I was happy to see this location is as good as the one downtown, plus more.
The decor was interesting with a lot of industrial bricks and beams. It is much like their location downtown in that the Ramen menu is familiar. The biggest difference was in the appetizers
I had the baked oysters (Oyster Isobeyaki) which came on a bed of salt. Normally I prefer my oysters raw, but this was a nice substitute. A squeeze of lemon also smartens them up nicely.
I also ordered the Kakuni which is the braised pork belly with a seasoned egg but unfortunately forgot to take a photo of it. The pork as very tender and fatty which to me was very reminiscent of mei-tsai co-rou which is a Chinese dish. It was my favorite of the three appetizers.
The third appetizer I ordered was the Ebimayo. These are prawns with spicy chipotle sauce. This appetizer was excellent. My friend preferred this one and could have easily just ordered multiples.
Afterwards we each had a bowl of Ramen. I has the white, which is not my normal soup and he had the red. Both were excellent, but I still prefer the red.
we didn't have dessert but I could see it was similar to the one on Queen, yummy!.
I wish it was closer to Eglington station, it's a nice neighborhood to walk around in but when you're that full it's a little uncomfortable to waddle down Yonge street. I didn't notice any music, like the first reviewer complained about but it was rather busy when I was there.
I will probably stay at the one downtown, it's easier for me to get to, but I would love to see some of these exciting appetizers brought to Queen.