"1"^^ . "2018-01-18T00:00:00"^^ . "There's a lot of izakayas in Toronto, but nothing quite as friendly, delicious and feel good vibes like Kintaro!\n\nThis is my 4th visit with my best friends for dinner, drinks and catch ups. On this evening, we ordered sake and beer for drinks with maguro tataki, tori karaage, kaki karaage, momo mochi, hatsu, karubi, enoki bacon, ramen, gyu don for food. \n\nMaguro Tataki - I enjoyed the hint of grill taste with citrus, but not as tender as other times I've visited\nTori Karaage - there's a nice balance of crunchy, well seasoned outside and juicy inside \nKaki Karaage - oysters tasted fresh with a crispy thin coating of panko \nMomo Mochi - chicken and rice cake were both tender with a simple seasoning of salt & pepper, the chicken kept it's tenderness even after it was sitting on our table for 30 mins\nHatsu - chicken hearts was also tender and lightly seasoned, we spritz some lemon on and elevated the taste slightly \nKarubi - beef barbecued right, simple seasoning, but quite tasty\nEnoki Bacon - sinfully delicious, especially when followed a shot of sake\nRamen - my friends said it was delicious\nGyu Don - it's well seasoned and portion plentiful \n\nLike I said, the vibe is good, music is background, waitstaff are friendly (could probably use a 3rd person on busy evenings). Will definitely be back!"^^ . . "1"^^ . "4"^^ . . . "5"^^ .