This is an outstanding Japanese "tapas" style restaurant with high energy and excellent food. The service is a little scattered due to the high volume of customers, but otherwise, this place was a real find!
The greetings from all of the staff, at top volume and in Japanese, are startling if you don't expect them. Prepare yourself and smile and wave back.
My friend and I arrived on a Monday at 5:30 and did not wait one minute, though we had to sit at the bar in front of the cooks. This was an excellent move, as we later found, because watching the chefs prepare the dishes was entertaining!
We followed the advice of our server and ordered 8 dishes between the two of us, and shared everything. Some highlights:
Shabu Salad -- outstanding dressing.
Deep Fried Soy Marinated Chicken and Deep Fried Prawns -- very good, with flavorful sauces. Safe, if you are not Japanese experienced.
Kinoko Cheese Bibimbap -- you'd never think cheese with mushrooms and sticky rice...think again. It was fantastic.
The Calimari was VERY authentic and whole...which is hard unless you are experienced with Japanese cuisine.
Several Torontonians we spoke to couldn't believe we just stumbled upon this place. I encourage you to do a little stumbling and stop by...