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 »
Another Thai restaurant from the chef of Khao San Road, Sabai Sabai (@sabaisabaito). Sabai Saba is located at the south-east corner of Dundas and Church, quite convenient location and close proximity to Eaton’s Centre and Santouka. Great thing about Sabai is that they take reservations! I made a reservation for a Thursday afternoon and it was … Continue reading »
Raijin is another ramen shop that opened in downtown Toronto recently. It is actually opened by one of the chefs of Yours Truly and Daiji Matsubara who is known for his Vancouver ramen emporiums. I came here on a Thursday for lunch and there was no line up compared to their competitors (yay!). Raijin is … Continue reading »
Santouka’s grand opening was on Nov 23! Finally got to try out their full menu! My friends arrived at 11:45am and there was a line already. We waited for 45 minutes to be seated. I ordered the Spicy ramen combo for this visit. Unfortunately the noodles were not as spicy as I wanted…more like not … Continue reading »
Ramen hype! Sansotei opened just around September 2012, similar to other ramen restaurants that have just opened in summer such as Kinton Ramen and Momofuku’s Noodle Bar. My friends and I arrived on a Saturday noon and the line up wasn’t that bad as many other critics have mentioned. It was barely a wait; probably 5 mins. … Continue reading »
