The food was good, and portions are super generous. I appreciate how many options and variations…read morethere are on the menu. Got the original chicken karaage boneless - I appreciate that it comes with 3 dipping sauces so you can try various flavours and not just stick with 1 flavour like at normal fried chicken restaurants. If you're not in the mood for Katsu, there's other itemskke karaage, baked chicken , rice cakes, or udon. They also serve pizza from Pizza Maru which operates from the same premise. However, the menu was hard to read. The service wasn't super friendly - I almost felt like they were hoping we didn't dine in so they can focus on take out orders. We were the only 2 people that were waiting for their dine in orders and the food felt like it came out slow. The ambiance was quiet. Lots of empty seats. Perhaps it was the day we went, but even if the restaurant isn't busy the atmosphere wasn't as welcoming. Ie, it felt like I wanted to quickly finish eating and leave asap rather than enjoy my meal with my company. Limited parking spaces, but is free.

(4.5 rounded up) Food: 5 | Service: 4 | Ambiance: 5…read more It's been a long time since I last visited this location, and I was pleasantly surprised--it's now renovated and expanded to about twice its original size. Lots of seating is available, including comfortable 4-6 person booths. The only downside is that parking right on Yonge is very limited. The menu has expanded beyond katsu to include pizzas, wings, udon, and tteokbokki. The katsu was excellent with its light, crisp batter, and the special set came with a great variety of sides plus both rice and a small bowl of udon. The pizza and wings were also fantastic--we ordered the half-and-half pizza with the signature shrimbul (highly recommend if you like a little heat) and Korean bulgogi. The wings were flavorful and delicious as well. Service was decent, though we docked half a star because some drinks on the menu weren't available (only 2 out of the 5 beers listed). That said, we still had a great experience overall and will definitely be back!

(4.7) Such an affordable place I regret not coming sooner. My first time here and the place is…read morepretty small but the wait for the food wasn't too long. Not too busy when we went on a Saturday evening. The portion sizes are pretty good especially for the price. Everything is well seasoned.

Food was delicious. The fired pork was cut thin which gave…read moreit a nice crispy crunch. Th black bean noodles was okay. I've had better elsewhere for sure but I did enjoy the quail eggs as you typically don't get those. The service was excellent. Th complimentary daikon radish on our table was refilled 3 times without even us asking! Ambiance is a nice cute vibe. The restaurant is plot up into two rooms so it feels small and homey

Came here on a Friday night and had such a fun experience…read more The space has a great after dark vibe with dim lighting and neon accents, cozy but still lively. We ordered the oden set with yogurt soju, Taiwanese popcorn chicken, and the salmon fried udon with uni sauce. Everything was super comforting and flavorful, especially the oden on a cold night. What really made it stand out was the bingo game. It got the whole bar involved and made the night feel more interactive and social. We ended up chatting with a group nearby and even taught them a Malaysian yam seng cheers, which turned into a really fun moment. Great spot for a lively night out with good food and energy. Would come back.

Taste & Flavour -- 8/10 The food was good. I had the spicy…read morebeef udon and the typhoon chicken wings. The wings were the standout--very well deep-fried with great texture. Cocktails were fine, but not particularly memorable. Creativity & Presentation -- 7/10 Straightforward and competent. Nothing that surprised, but nothing out of place. Hospitality -- 8/10 Friendly, attentive, and genuinely engaging staff. Ambiance -- 7/10 A cozy Asian-themed bar. Tables are quite close together, which adds energy but limits privacy. Value for Experience -- 9/10 Strong value for the price. Easy to see this being a regular spot for many.

This was my first time at Menami. It is located at 5469 Yonge St (near yonge & finch). I'll be…read morehonest - this is one of the few restaurants I've been to where every dish I've tried was absolutely delicious and flavourful. No complaints whatsoever. For tapas, we ordered salmon sashimi, beef tataki and corn kakiage (a must try item)! For the main dishes, we ordered the spicy cream seafood udon and tonkatsu. We also ordered cocktails ('drama queen'- a new edition to their menu and 'good morning sunshine.' Service was also excellent. I highly recommend this spot to anyone looking for a cozy izakaya that serves delicious food and drinks.

Staff was super picky about where guests sit, even when it's 9pm. They made a big fuss on using QR…read morecode menu which directs the guest to their website to view the menu, except the website is not customized to display properly in older phones. The octopus appetizer was surprisingly delicious and shocked our palette. The udon was slightly small in portion with more soup than udon noodles. Tempera and the udon were ok, but nothing stood out. Staff occasionally checked to refill water, but you probably had to proactively remind them because they didn't check often despite the restaurant not too busy. The TV showed ice hockey which gave an odd vibe to the furniture and ambiance of the restaurant.

July 5/2025: Dinner with my Al…read more I'm my opinion this was terrible! We started with roasted peanuts with the skin on. I thought they'd be warm or hot but nope! Just $6.99 for a plate of peanuts! The mains were shared. Deep Fried Spicy Chilly Chicken ($21.99) which consists basically of chicken knuckles with very little meat. The spice was delicious but it includes whole red chili's, which were a little over the top for hotness. Second was the Skewer Platter ($24.99). It was chicken knuckles, beef, pork. Good but lacked any real quantity of protein & was disappointing. Finally the last was the Yang Zhou Fried Rice ($15.99). This was the best of the dishes & the only one we fully finished. Service was good & fast but there was a mild language barrier. The menu itself was only available online so we missed some subtitles of said menu. We were the ONLY customers in the restaurant when we arrived. This is more traditional Korean Food & was definitely NOT to our liking. Mostly it came down to what we thought vs what we got. NOT a do over for me!

I visited Baili expecting to have fusion food, but the menu may have changed because what I got…read moreseemed to be Chinese food, which reminds me of spicy flavours from Sichuan though maybe it isn't exactly that type of cuisine (spicy and numbing peppercorns, if you're into it). We ordered the spicy beef, assorted skewers, corn ribs, and finished off with a salted egg tiramisu. The menu seems kind of inconsistent and unfinished from when we went a few weeks back. Even ordering some menu items was a challenge, as it was only in Chinese, and we had to use Google Translate to understand what they were. It definitely did not feel like a full fusion restaurant, but more like a Chinese restaurant with a few items that were a bit more Westernized, like the corn ribs and a couple of dessert options. There was a ceviche option (we didn't order it), but it was really just sashimi cut into chunks, not the delicate, thinly sliced ceviche some might expect. However, the main thing that really drew me in was the salted egg tiramisu! It's a good tiramisu, don't get me wrong. However, I hardly tasted the salted egg component, it very well could have been a regular tiramisu, as the salted egg flavour was really subtle that I was questioning whether there was salted egg in there. We eventually did find the salted egg layer. The assorted skewers and corn ribs were tasty and I would recommend. The Hunan spicy beef had good flavour and also recommended by the waiter but was a bit too intense. Keep in mind, if you don't like coriander or think it tastes like soap, there is a ton stir fried in. It wasn't really to our taste preference in terms of spice level because there were a ton of numbing peppercorns in it, it was like eating a landmine trying to dodge them. We brought it home, and I picked out the zillion peppercorns and stir-fried the beef with some eggplant and a touch of sweetness and it worked so well. The menu left me a bit confused and unsure how I feel about this restaurant overall, as there wasn't one signature dish that made me feel like I had to revisit for it and of course getting burned with the peppercorns wasn't the best either especially when we mention less spicy but we should've specified less numbing (we didn't know it would be numbing though).

Great Jjamppong with pickled radish. I highly suggest people trying it! The broth was perfect and…read moreit was reasonably priced.

Love the half half dishes, more variety, just right amount for 1 person. Many different choices, my…read morefav are black noodles and jam pong. Service is friendly with digital ordering pad. Place is spacious and feels homey and cozy.

This place does bbq over a lit charcoal. And it cooks super fast! The place is super clean and has…read morea nice retro decor. There's always a big bowl of clementines/tangerines beside the sauce bar (so many options) and shrimp chips to curb your hunger. The meat is always super fresh and their mixed rice with egg is a must get with the meat! My family loves pickled cabbage and they have a platter with pork belly! You need to cook them on a different type of grill so make sure you eat the other meats first or at the end.

Had an epic time at Meataa 7 Charcoal BBQ in North York with my crew. We went for the meat platter…read morefor 3, loaded with pork jowl, lamb ribs, pork belly, kalbi, and finished with their kimchi fried rice - everything grilled to smoky perfection on the charcoal setup. Plenty of options of sauces. Complimentary chips and orange. The servers were super nice and hands-on; when it wasn't too busy, they helped us grill and kept walking around to flip the meats so we didn't have to stress. Portions were generous, flavors popped with that authentic Shenyang-style char, and the vibe was perfect for a group hangout. Definitely coming back for more late-night sessions - open till 3AM!

Honestly everything slaps. Meals are a bit small, but pricing is fair. Fried cheese, eel, pork…read morebelly, and the star of the show is the udon. Soju specials right now for $15. Come here, and drink and eat delicious food. Charles stamp. Make sure you don't drive :)

3.5/5, +.5 for service…read more Pretty good izakaya place, I'd say it's a bit more low key compared to the likes of Kinka and Nome further south on Yonge. The menu options definitely aren't as diverse compared to other izakaya places I've been to in the city, but that could be a good thing as the quality of a smaller menu could be higher. I had the tako wasabi, shrimp cream croquette, buta, and a grilled butter squid. The buta and the grilled butter squid in particular were excellent. The tako wasabi was good, though not spectacular. The shrimp cream croquette was average, though I understand it's a new item so they're trying to work the kinks on that. I noticed many folks order udon soups here. I know Mikaku has an udon bar as well, but my mom isn't an udon person so we skipped on that. Service was excellent here. Seeing how the OG Kenzo location being converted to this made me quite happy. I'd happily add this to my list of izakaya places I'd recommend.