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| - Sakawa Coffee is the hero eatery we (the Danforth) don't deserve!
I've passed by on the way to work for months, and finally got to pop in for dinner tonight. We met up at six for an early meal of curry chicken and hamburg steak. Both mains come with rice, soup, salad, and a small daily side dish (today's was crispy sweet potato slices). I was starving walking in and so ready to double up on apps after the entrée, but was grateful that the gun was not jumped because it was actually a formidable portion for both of us.
Sakawa's spot on flavours definitely did their tagline of "comfort food and desserts" justice. Simple dishes executed perfectly wins in my books any day. They brew a mean cup of coffee and the french press genmaicha was still going strong after a third steep.
We finished off with the matcha sundae, which was as good as the pictures look and other reviewers make it sound. The crazy part was the $5.50 price tag. Having spent a small fortune (or at least the aggregate of a few weeks' pay) on Demetre's, Dolce Gelato, and Ed's to satisfy the separate and seemingly bottomless sweets stomach, this absolutely qualifies as a treasure find.
Uncle Tetsu's and Tsujiri got all the press when the Japanese craze swept Toronto, but I would've honestly traded them (AND Muji AND Uniqlo) for half-decent Japanese in my area, let alone the excellent one that's come in the form of Sakawa.
We're already determined to be regulars, see you soon!
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