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| - I've heard good reviews about Jinya from a couple of friends, so I was eager to give this restaurant a try when I was in the area.
Environment:
The restaurant is located near the College/Church intersection, which is very much TTC accessible. If you're driving there is also a private parking just right across the street.
Upon walking into the restaurant, the ambiance emitted more of a bar/izakaya vibe, as supposed to the other ramen restaurants that I frequent. There was a coat rack right by the entrance to hang your winter jacket. Going along with the bar vibe, there were many TVs around the perimeter of the restaurant with sports on.
The dining space was good sized, but many of their tables were only good for up to 4 people, and larger groups would have to use the high tables in the middle. There were also couple ledge seats available by the window and by the open kitchen for solo diners.
Food:
My friends highly recommended their Takoyaki so for sure I was going to try it. It was $6.95 for 6 pieces, so the price was reasonable. However, I find their Ramen bowls to be on the more expensive side, as the prices ranged between $12 to $15.
We received the Takoyaki first as it was our appetizer, and I really like how it tasted with the Japanese mayo sauce at the bottom, that I kept it for flavouring when our ramen arrived. The texture of the Takoyaki was really tender and fluffy and it tasted great when it was hot.
We waited for quite a long time for our Ramen to arrive, which was quite a bummer as ramen is supposed to be a type of "fast food" in Japan. When it finally arrived I was slightly disappointed by the portion size and the toppings, considering that I was expecting more due to the higher prices. The soup turned out to be too salty to the point that I wished I had told them to give me -50% salt when I placed my order. The Chashu pork was really tender, but it didn't really standout for me, similar to the rest of the toppings.
Service:
To be honest, when I realized the restaurant was going for the izakaya vibe I was expecting loud chants from the staffers, but thank god it wasn't the case during my experience. I was at Kinka recently where they did that constantly, and it felt like the noise was going to burst my eardrums at any moment.
In terms of service, you don't really get an assigned server to your table, so you're free to get a hold of any server walking by to place your order. They came over periodically to clear the dishes and to refill our water as well.
Overall, I think the restaurant is a 3.5 star for me, but for the sake of the review I'm giving it a 3 star, because the ramen was so average and the portion wasn't very big, so I can't justify paying a premium price for it.
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