I tried the spicy crunchy salmon and it was incredible. The salmon was super fresh, the crunch was…read moreperfect, and the spice hit just right without being overwhelming. You can tell they care about quality. One of the best sushi rolls I've had in Toronto! thanks Chef Emily

After a good amount of day drinking, my buddies and I needed some food in our bellies before…read moreproceeding to start our night drinking. We picked this spot for its convenient location to all the bars we wanted to visit. First things first, make sure you check in here for a free sake offer. My buddies, who don't yelp at all, were impressed by this and have now become yelpers. For our appetizer, we decided on having spicy edamame. Served warm, it's pretty standard, pretty good. For my dinner, I decided to have a teriyaki chicken bento box. Chicken was good, not great. It was served with vegetable tempura, a California roll, rice, and pot stickers. The sides were again fine, not great. Prior to getting your box, you are served a salad with ginger dressing and a miso soup. The former was actually really good, great dressing. The latter was probably the worse miso soup I've ever had at a Japanese restaurant. It tasted like lightly flavored water and wasn't worth the calories. Employees here are super nice and the restaurant itself is quaint and decorated super cute. All that being said, I felt like the food quality was pretty average and I don't really see the need to return on my next visit to Toronto.

It's a cute little restaurant on the Danforth, in the east end. The decor gives the space a cozy…read morefeel. The food is decent. I ordered many Galbi and Tempura Bento Boxes. The Beef Bulgogi was good, as was the calamari. I loved that the portion of rice was so small. I need to eat fewer carbs. It was like they knew that. Hahaha. The service was good. She refilled my water a lot. I think it's Korean-owned. I thought I heard a faint Korean accent on the server. Anyway, it's good. Check it out.

Lovely place with an excellent customer service , the lady who attended us was really sweet, small…read moretalk and a lovely attitude. The place is really cozy and with a great ambiance, really quiet and with a good view outside. The dishes were amazing!! it was a lot of food, and i didn't expected because the prices were really affordable compared to other places. Im new in town and it was honestly the first good restaurant that i found. I really good surprise and i encourage you to tried them!!!

Fairly priced sushi, delicious and fresh. We come here way too often! You can taste the quality of…read morethe fish. And service is always so efficient and friendly!

I've been a regular customer for this specific location and I always catch myself coming back…read morebecause of the amazing taste of the food. It's known if you have good staff, that means you'll get happier customers and every single one of the staff that worked there, especially the staff at the front desk are so kind they smile and they're amazing people. I recommend this place because this is the best sushi place that I've ever been to.

Came here with a friend wanting a lunch bento box. The sashimi is decent quality and good value for…read morethe price. Service is attentive and warm. The atmosphere is casual and buzzing. They give you a free dessert or two soft drinks for a Google review. Looking forward to coming again next time to try their chirashi and a specialty roll.

A hidden gem. Every time I go here I wish it were closer to downtown. It recently got renovated and…read moreI wish some of their old menu items were back, but still delicious!

Had one of their teriyaki chicken sets which came with rice, california rolls, miso soup, and…read moresalad. It was good but nothing too amazing. Service was very nice.

Small portions and expensive prices! $15 for basic cali…read moreroll and small piece of salmon as part of their lunch special.... not happy w the portion size and price!

I love this place. It's family operated, friendly and welcoming. The sushi is fantastic and they…read morewill make you feel welcome and remember you every time you come back. One of the things that we get every time we go there is the deep fried calamari, It's perfect every time.

Excellent service and delicious food! Highly recommended if…read moreyou're in the area for fresh sushi served with a smile! I got the Wasabi special roll which was deep fried and filled with cheese, salmon and avocado I was still hungry so I got the red dragon roll which was good but not outstanding I think the flavor profile of the red dragon could be improved a bit but the Wasabi special was a hit!! The server was excellent and even encouraged me not to order too much bc the portions were quite large (he was right). It's not often you find an honest restaurant that doesn't want to upcharge Highly recommend you check this place out if you're in the area for a quick lunch!

So glad I finally got a chance to try this place! So unassuming on the outside but the quality and…read moreservice are top notch! I got their sashimi bento box and a japango roll for lunch and I devoured it all! So tasty and fresh! I have nothing bad to say about this place. Can't wait to come back and try other items!

I visited this spot for the first time as a group of 3. We ordered the salmon lover platter and…read morebutter fish platter and we completely fishised everything. It was the perfect amount for 3 hungry people! We were served edamame on the house due to the pretty long wait times (we were the first group to arrive and received food last/while other groups were leaving). I'm still rating this place positively since the quality of food, value, and hospitality were exceptional. We'll be back for sure!!

As someone who's usually not a big fan of ramen, I love this place because it offers brothless…read moreramen and rice bowls (donburi), and has a good selection of non-meat / seafood and vegetarian options. In fact, they don't only have 1 vegetarian option, but 3 (mapo tofu, vegan BBQ, and vegan karaage). From the outside, the place looks very average. But I could see why this place is very popular and is one of the highest rated ramen restaurants in the city. The food was delicious, noodles were chewy and bouncy, and they had a good selection of items with lots of customization options (able to omit or add certain ingredients). The inside was quite small and often packed, especially during peak lunch and dinner hours. The walls were adorned with Japan-inspired murals including Mount Fuji, cherry blossom trees, and a cat eating a bowl of ramen - very cute. Service was hospitable and very friendly. Every table had 2 bottles containing konbu vinegar and chili oil that you could mix into your bowl. After finishing your bowl, you can ask for a complimentary extra scoop of rice (oimeshi) to mix with the remaining sauce. Ordering was done via QR code on the table. We tried 3 items and everything was excellent: 1) Aburi Salmon Mazesoba - The noodles we chose with this bowl was thin ramen. I liked how chewy and bouncy the noodles were. It was even better because it was brothless (not a fan of the typical ramen broth because I always found it too salty). This mazesoba bowl was perfect - very flavourful, and the salmon was much like the aburi salmon you'd get in other Japanese restaurants. The spicy mayo was omitted by request through the online ordering system. Every mazesoba came with soft-boiled onsen egg (perfectly runny and great for mixing with the rest of the bowl), shiitake mushrooms, green onion, corn, nori, minced garlic, and roasted sesame seeds. We opted for extra corn, nori, and garlic. A fully satisfying flavour bomb in one bowl. 2) Garlic Shrimps Mazesoba - The shrimps here were sautéed with garlic and we could taste the strong garlic flavour, which I loved. Tender pieces of shrimps sat on top of soba noodles (we could choose between 4 different types of noodles), along with all of the mazesoba toppings. The soft-boiled onsen egg was perfectly runny, just like in the other bowls. We also added extras into this bowl (corn, shiitake mushrooms, green onion, and garlic). 3) Unagi Donburi - This was also 10/10. The rice was nice and soft, what you'd expect in a good donburi. The unagi was perfect, and I wish there were more slices of unagi in the bowl. It also came with onsen egg and shredded nori (seaweed), and we added fried garlic for the extra topping. Besides being able to customize the ingredients, we were also able to customize the spice level (we chose no spice for all bowls) and add additional toppings. We added vegan BBQ to one of the bowls, just to try it. The vegan BBQ wasn't my cup of tea because the taste and texture reminded me of actual char siu which I didn't like, but it was good to have tried it as a side / add-on item instead of having to order a whole bowl of it. The only downside of the menu was the lack of actual vegetables (as a side or add-on). It would've been nice to have the option to order bok choy or some green vegetable to eat with the bowls. Dessert selection looked pretty solid (Japanese Mille Crepe, Matcha Cheesecake, Kinako Ice Cream, Taiyaki), but we were too full for dessert. Overall it was a very satisfying and delicious meal, with nice and jovial service (both servers who served us were very warm and friendly).

Mazesoba -- brothless ramen -- is not a concept that announces itself loudly, and neither does…read moreMegumi. Tucked quietly into Deer Park, this compact little room has a charm that rewards the intentional visitor: low-key in presence, earnest in execution, and staffed by a team whose warmth is, by all accounts, one of its most consistent assets. The format is simple and novel for Toronto: a tangle of thick, chewy noodles -- ramen or udon, your choice -- dressed in a deeply seasoned sauce and crowned with toppings that vary by bowl. The kitchen leans on technique where it matters: the braised pork belly, torched to order, shows genuine care, and the chicken karaage arrives tender and well-seasoned. The pork gyoza and takoyaki round out the appetizer offering competently, though the latter would benefit from a more generous hand with the octopus filling. Where Megumi earns its admirers, it earns them convincingly. The signature bowl -- for those who mix their noodles faithfully into the sauce -- delivers a satisfying umami depth, and the house chili, applied cautiously, adds a compelling heat. Yet for a first-time visitor arriving with elevated expectations, the experience lands closer to pleasant than revelatory. The sauce, on occasion, reads as slightly restrained; the toppings, while attractive, can feel measured. This is not a knock so much as a calibration. Megumi Mazesoba is a neighbourhood gem in the truest, quietest sense -- a sincere restaurant doing something genuinely interesting in a city that needs more of both. A bowl here is worth your evening; a return visit, once you've found your order, may well exceed it.