It's about time to update my review as I visited Takumi two more times since last time. I tried…read moreboth lunch and dinner AYCE menu and the food quality was constantly good. Especially lunch was very satisfying considering the price -- my favourite was poke bowl and shrimp. Service got even better -- quick and friendly (last time it felt a bit unorganized probably because it was right after the grand opening) Inside of restaurant was nice and clean as always.

Takumi located at Finch and Leslie is a Japanese AYCE BBQ restaurant. The unique concept is that…read moreyou grill your own meats. This particular location is actually their second location where their first location is in Mississauga. The restaurant is open daily starting from noon till late (11pm to midnight) where it gets extremely busy during the day (especially the weekends). Reservations are only available for parties of 6+. The space is accessible where are private/semi-private booths for groups of 4 or less. Seating time per table is 2 hours only where the last order is taken 30 min prior to the end of your seating time. The seating limit is strictly enforced due to the busyness of the restaurant. Price wise, for dinner, the AYCE is $42.99 from Mon to Thurs and $45.99 from Fri-Sun and the holidays. Children ages 4-10 are charged $22.99 and toddlers up to the age of 3 eat for free. Moreover, there is a senior discount as well ($3 off). For dinner, the menu is sorted into beef and lamb, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, appetizers (prepared and already cooked foods), rice, noodles, soup and desserts. In terms of the beef, the prime beef steak AAA is limited to 2 pieces per guest. Other beef options that they offer include the marinated beef short rib, boneless beef short rob, beef brisket, and beef tongue. For pork they have both the thin and thick pork belly. They also have chicken wings and chicken cartilage. Seafood wise there is both garlic shrimp and sake-marinated clams as well as cheesy muscles and salmon fillet. Veggie wise there are items like shishito peppers, enoki mushrooms, and pineapples. For the appetizers the standouts are the taco beef spring roll as well as the seaweed salad. Lastly, they have a daily dessert that is not listed (your server will let you know what it is that day). I dined at Takumi recently on a Friday for dinner where I was able to make reservations in advance. Our table was ready at 6pm where there was no line ups yet. Sitting down at our table, our server informed us of the 2 hour seating limit and mentioned that she would be the one taking our orders. Our table had 2 grills which was great. On the table you also have a variety of condiments to place onto your sauce tray to dip your meat and veggies into. The time it took to order until the time the food came out was reasonable. We were able to order 3 times from our server before being told that it was time to order dessert as our seating time was almost up. Standout items included the boneless beef short rib, marinated chicken wings, garlic shrimp, and the prime beef steak. The taco beef spring rolls were also great as well. A house salad is definitely needed to cut the richness and fattiness of some meats. The daily dessert was a taro soft serve which was tasty as well. Service was average but it should be noted that each server takes care of several tables, often having to place multiple big orders at once as well as clear tables. By the time we left the restaurant there were lots of people waiting for a table. Overall, a good AYCE Japanese BBQ experience!

Honestly had to give this place a 5/5. It's one of my favourite restaurants in this area during…read morelunch and late night dinners. If it's not busy, I think this place is amazing because the food is good, the drinks are cheap and abundant. The flavours be hitting!! Love the lamb, beef belly, tofu, mushrooms, chicken w pineapple, chicken wings, chicken skin, fried rice & side dishes and more. Great seasoning, amazing flavour. A great place to grab cost effective, good, yummy skewers, food and beer. During dinner times peak - there is often a wait. Cash discount. Takes card too. Ya this place is one of my faves.

Kinda fun take on skewers, which we're getting lots of new places for. I love Chinese skewers so…read morethat's a good thing. This is a pay-per-skewer place with a big section where you choose your raw skewers, they cook it for you, and you're charged accordingly. They range from about $1-$3. Quite liked the seasoning and you can taste the difference so not everything is using the same type. Love the chives and the mala chicken skin. If that's not enough, they also have lots of things you can order off their regular menu. I did see some classics like Saliva Chicken, which is delicious, but also some things I like but don't usually see like mashed yam with blueberry jam. Don't knock it 'til you try it. Having said that, I find the menu dishes pretty expensive. Almost $10 for an order of garlic cucumbers. Also maybe noteworthy but it feels like service is...slightly dependent on the type of customer you are, if you get my drift. Not that it's not good, everyone was lovely. Our server did seem to have trouble with English though. Our host did not. Maybe because we can get by with some Mandarin, the server defaulted to that with us and kinda tuned out when we used some English? Idk. I guess be prepared for an authentic Chinese skewer experience lol. Last to note, the wait is pretty crazy unless you come before 6 on a weekday. They don't take reservations so you're stuck on a waitlist.

quality is not that great. The meat quality is average. the fried/appeptizer options are not that…read moregreat and not fresh. Not much desserts they have a google promo for lobster - its premade and not fresh staff are nice willing to help change grill but very on time with a 1.5 hour seating time

Gyumanor is inside the super busy FMP plaza. It's always hard to find parking in this plaza,…read moreespecially during meal times on weekdays and pretty much all day on weekends. We made a reservation for one of the private rooms on a weekday. It was surprisingly not busy at all. Our food arrived very quickly each time we ordered, and they came to check on us multiple times and to change out the grill. It is AYCE but there are some items that cost extra. The menu has a good amount of variety yet it is not overwhelming. Lots of different meats to choose from, plus sushi as well. The torched sushi was my favourite! The snack bar / appetizers are self-serve in the main dining area. I really liked the cold marinated sliced fish!

Best Japanese BBQ we've ever been to! Good cuts of meat, impeccable service, great ambiance. Will…read morebe back!! And remember: always keep the grill stocked!!!!

We decided to come here with my work colleagues, I would say so far this is one of the best…read moreJapanese bbq places, we got a whole bunch of food the best is the spicy beef, I felt like the other ones were okay but the reason I'm giving 4 stars is because of the spicy beef. The beef was very well marinated I could eat the spicy beef all day it is pretty expensive and if you come with over a certain amount of people automatically 15 percent gratuity. The crème brûlée was pretty good. The short ribs were really good as well, but still the spicy beef is to die for.

Just came here with a few friends after being dejected from Dai Maru and Gyu Bee…read more No prior reservations and we got a table for six. The service today was actually super amazing. My favourite is the boneless short ribs. Second favourite is the beef. Also I am not really a lamb person but I actually enjoyed it. Now to violate my diet I think I kept on eating the pudding.

Suki was so rude to us and the food was gross. All the meat was marinated with the same sauce. You…read morecan't even tell what was beef or pork. Everything tasted like rubber. There was a 15% surcharge ON TOP of a 12% charge

I visited this hot pot restaurant after a friend recommended it, and I had a really good overall…read moreexperience. The food was enjoyable, and I especially liked how interactive the dining experience is. One of the highlights for me was the sauce station you can customize your own sauces, which really adds to the experience and makes each visit feel unique. Customer service was okay and generally polite. The staff were available when needed and did their job without any major issues. The only downside was that there were a few extra fees added to the bill that weren't clearly explained upfront, which was a bit unexpected. I think clearer communication about pricing would make the experience even better.

This is a great idea, which I haven't seen anywhere else!…read moreMixing 2 great things in one restaurant that go together like bacon and eggs. Chinese Hotpot and Korean BBQ. Since it was our second ayce hotpot of the day, it was a welcome option to have the BBQ ready for us to order options for. Instead of milling around looking at the options for hotpot, this restaurant serves everything at your table. Since there is not a lot of space around the tables to move, this makes a lot of sense. The atmosphere is more bar-like compared to say, Happy Lamb across the street which is more like a family restaurant by comparison. Think dark wood Izakaya style interior with dimmer lighting and yes, they serve beer! Unfortunately no cheap pitchers like some other Chinese bbq places have, but at least they have beer available in bottles which kept our spirits up during this birthday bash.

Great restaurant, especially with Ashley! Service was great and they're fast. Highly recommendread more

I came with a few coworkers for lunch because we saw that they had new Lunch Combos that seemed…read morelike really good value. I've attached an image of the lunch combos. The restaurant is located inside the Empress Walk Mall and they do offer free parking for 2 hours so make sure you validate your parking ticket before leaving. The inside of the restaurant was modernly decorated and seating was very spacious and comfortable. The washrooms were really clean as well and service was exceptional. The waiter came and took away empty plates, replenished water and replaced our grill plates in a timely manner. We ordered 2 Combo A's and 1 Combo B which was $15.99 and $19.99 respectively. Each combo comes with 1 appetizer, seasonal veggies, salad, rice, kimchi, lettuce, miso soup, dessert and the different types of meats that comes with each combo. Everything tasted quite delicious and honestly this was a ton of food for the price. They might've made a mistake and gave us 2 portions of their beef since we ordered 2 Chicken Combo's and 1 Beef combo but we somehow ended up with more beef than chicken. If I do had to nitpick, I would say that the pork belly and their beef slices were really thin but at this price, that is to be expected. Unfortunately for dessert, they didn't have soft serve so I opted for their creme brulee which was so soft, creamy and delicious. I just wished it was a bit bigger. I tried my coworker's mango sago and it was creamy with just the right level of sweetness and wasn't too tart. I would highly recommend this place for their lunch combos but it's only available between 12pm-4pm on weekdays. These combos are great options for people that don't necessarily want to do their AYCE menu but still want some Japanese BBQ. I'll definitely come back and maybe try their lunch or dinner AYCE. Overall though, it was a fantastic lunch and all 3 of us were really full.

Solid and cheap skewers place 50% off sausage and lamb skewers if you pay cash! Friendly service…read moreonly downside is the rice always comes last but you need it first to offset the saltiness and flavour of all the meat!! Sweet and sour pork is so chewy and delicious, cucumber dish is so addictive and the skewers are solid and smokey in flavour!

The food was AWESOME! Service was normal for what you'd expect at a busy Chinese restaurant. You…read morehave to get their attention as they are busy. But I will definitely come back as the skewers, cold dishes were all really really good! Even my 2.5+yo loved the skewers. Nothing was salty or overly spicy. We really liked the 土豆絲 shredded potato and 夫妻肺片 fuqi feipian. We get them at other restaurants but these were different with a sweeter balance. Not overly spicy and just so refreshing. Definitely coming back to try their hot pots and dry pots!