I really don't understand how this place has 4 stars :S
I've been wanting to try this place for some time now and finally tried it with the family.
Right away walking into the place, it has hot and hard to breath. It was mid August and the temperature outside was better.
We ordered the shigure don, a crab rice, ramen and shrimp balls. (Don't remember the actual names on the menu)
The first rice dish was beef which had no taste and comparable with canned food. I thought it was more like dog food, the rice was mush too.
The second rice dish with crab was slightly better with proper rice that wasn't mush. Points for using real crab but it was cold which it was supposed to be but it wasn't really enjoyable.
Ramen was probably best, decent taste but full of msg.
Last was the shrimp and clam balls made the same as the octopus balls but with different ingredients. Tasted alright, doughy and little ingredients but the taste was good.
Overall, food was mostly bad, I've been to japan and the food is a disgrace and is even bad to Toronto's standards, atmosphere was bad but service was great and fairly cheap approximately $10 per person.
I would say not recommend this place.