A recently new izakaya place just opened up around Yonge and Wellsley, Nejibee Izakaya. The restaurant is actually quite hidden, I couldn’t find it at first because when I got to their address at 24 Wellsley St, I only saw a grocery store. So apparently Nejibee is right behind it near a street called Phipps St. instead. I … Continue reading »
Ryoji situated in Little Italy/ Portugal. Quite an odd place to find a Japanese restaurant there. Ryoji is relatively big; there’s an area to lounge, a sushi bar and plenty of seats accompanied by mirrored ceilings. It’s a lot bigger than their competitors (Sansostei,Santouka, Kinton…). I went on a Friday lunch and it was rather empty. It’s probably due … Continue reading »
Hapa Izakaya is a Vancouver izakaya that opened its first Toronto restaurant in Little Italy early Fall 2012. Yes, another one joining the Toronto izakaya family! This is quite a delayed post as my visit was actually during their soft opening in September, their first day opening! My friends initially had a tough time making … Continue reading »
Just a few days ago, Sept 6, Hapa Izakaya finally opened in Toronto!! Amazing food and friendly service! Details of the post will be coming up shortly! http://smilingmango.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/more-vancouver-izakayas-in-toronto/
Guu‘s new hype – Kinton Ramen (@KintonRamen). I first came on a Friday afternoon, it was a 45 min wait for two people, so we left. The next time we came, it was estimated 30-minute wait time so we patiently waited. It was exactly 30 mins till we got our seats (better than Guu I … Continue reading »
