"Quietly tucked away in Hayden Street, this don place is perfect for lunch and dinner in the Yonge/Bloor area! Simple white and natural wood colour d\u00E9cor with gray flooring keeps it modern and clean. Since discovering the spot, it seems they've picked up fast on Ritual. Miso soups and don bowls were flying into their takeout boxes and crowds of people came in to pick up their orders. The open concept kitchen lets you see everything, and the bar stool benches for dining in provide a hybrid of intimacy and community unique to small shops such as these (think ramen shop, but modern d\u00E9cor). What brings us back is definitely the convenience and so far, the no-complaints about the menu items. \n\nWe were craving dons and this spot popped up. It was a late weeknight, activity was slow, the place was quiet and calm. We picked out the Japanese curry don (update: not on the menu currently in Jan 2018) and their signature Buta Fire don. We also got their karaage to top up the meal. It was a bit of a wait, but we did see the kitchen progressing and felt reassured. The karaage is crunch and flavourful, moist and served hot - no complaints. The curry don I got vegetarian, which was more than sufficient as we had the karaage as well. The curry sauce was flavourful and just the right level of spice for me (basically mild kick) which meant I could still taste the other flavours. The Buta Fire comes topped with tons of pork, and also has a small kick of spice to round out its flavour. Both dons were satisfying and immediately made it on the roster of go-to meals near the office.\n\nRecent visit rotated out the curry don and was replaced by the sake lover - salmon and wasabi, a deconstructed salmon maki roll almost. Lots of salmon sashimi, a good amount of wasabi (more than I needed) and rice with cabbage, crisps, and mayo. It wasn't as refreshing as expected, but satisfied the \"I want sushi\" craving while still being a filling meal."^^ . . "2018-01-24T00:00:00"^^ . . "1"^^ . "4"^^ . "2"^^ . . "0"^^ .