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Starters
Deep Fried Homemade Tofu: tangy and salty- very flavorful. I am not usually a fan of tofu but I loved the novelty of the texture.
Tontoro (Pork Jowl): rich and delicious, it reminded me of chinese pork.
Takoyaki (Deep Fried Octopus Ball): Fried mashed potato, ocotpus, bonito flakes, pickled ginger, tonkatsu sauce and mayo. I found it interesting- there was a mashed potato mixture on the inside with the octopus ball.
Ramen
Tondou Tonkatsu Ramen: Rich and flavourful pork bone broth, topped with chashu, bean sprout, scallion, and kikurage mushroom. I found this to be a lovely. very heavy/rich of a dish.
Tondou Shio: Light and flvourful chicken and pork bone broth, topped with chashu, leek, konbu, fish cake, and yaki-nori. This was my personal fave. It was rich in flavor but not as overwhelming as the Tonkatsu
Seasonal Special Ramen: cheese ramen (delicious)
Tondou Vegetable: Konbu and Shitake mushroom broth topped with thnkly sliced mixed vegetables and finished with garlic chips, black pepper and basil oil. I found this to be an interesting western fusion dish with the sliced red peppers and balsamic vinagrette to add an earthy aroma/taste.
Dessert
SataAndagi: Freshly prepared Okinawa doughnuts drizzled with chocolate sauce with ice cream. This was a rich ice cream and I loved the homemade jam that accompanied the dish
My suggestion is to check out Toronto Common (torontocommon.com) if you haven't already. It is a great business that lets you sample little portions of their top sellers. I think I paid $25/person for all of the samplers I got above. Definitely well worth it :)
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