We came on their second week - the menu is small and limited, and goes from around $15 to $20 with varying amounts of tempura (mostly fish and veggies). While the tempura itself was crispy and light, it lacked some flavour, so careful not to use too much of the 'tendon' sauce! The rice was a bit mushy for my liking, and especially so because the tendon sauce seeped through. Service is quick, but overall it was a little disappointing. read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I was very excited to try this place as it's been on my list for a while now but I was a little disappointed. Overall the food was average and didn't really wow me even though I was actually really hungry at the time. This place is downstairs of Konjiki Ramen. The menu we were given had both the tempura menu and the ramen options on there. The tempura menu consisted of the "don" menu (tempura with rice on the bottom) and the set menu (comes with rice, miso soup, etc). You do have the option to change the rice and miso soup to udon for an extra $3. I was feeling for noodles so both my boyfriend and I opted for the menu that wasn't in the menu book - they were special items pasted on the walls. We got the curry beef udon, the seafood kakiage udon, and the chef special tempura. The curry beef udon was pretty good and flavourful. The seafood udon was actually a seafood "tempura" with udon. The udon and the seafood was decent but overall felt average. The chef's special consisted of 3 pieces of tempura - 1 shrimp and 2 other fish. This item was good and the seafood tasted unique. However it felt a little expensive for the amount of food given. Overall we found the food just average and the prices a bit expensive for what you get. read more

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To sum it up, I believe this restaurant specializes in tempura but the tempura was pretty mediocre. It's not anything that you wouldn't be able to eat at an average Japanese restaurant. It might be because we visited on a hot summer day and there was not enough air conditioning which may have affected my appetite...the saving grace is that the service was really good! read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Have been waiting for a tempura restaurant to open in Toronto for a long time! Menu is very focused and features about 6 tempura-don options and a small handful of appetizers. Averaging about $17 per bowl, the tempura is crisp with each piece fried perfectly so that the ingredients are never dry or overcooked. As the sister restaurant to Konjiki, I hope Akimitsu opens more locations soon so that I can get my tempura fix more often... read more

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Marked improvement from my first two experiences! The seafood was well seasoned - though the roe and one of the fish were slightly fishy - but the squid was no longer bland and there was much more restraint with the sesame oil. The food also came very promptly. I ordered the Askakusa set and all the tempura was still presented in a tall pile, which meant that the stuff on the bottom was squished and soggy from the weight of everything still, but because I dismantled the pyramid as soon as it arrived, the situation was much, much better. If only there were a set with squid, a couple shrimp, and some veggies! That would be so perfect. Will keep coming here! read more

SOLD OUT MOST ITEMS Came to restaurant @ 5:45 PM , Dinner opens @ 5 PM Came here and was anticipated to try their Prawn Tempura Udon, (heard this chain was famous in Japan) Waitress said their sold out of udon ... So we Tried to order Beef and Prawn don and she said beef was sold out... So dinner time starts at 5 PM If your restaurant was already sold out of udon Wouldnt you prep ahead and make sure dinner time still had udon or beef available?? Ordered chicken karaage and it was so dry Big disappointment. read more

$20 for a bowl of tempura is quite a lot. We tried the Asakusa and they offer 3 different types of seafood which is quite an excellent selection. However, everything was tasteless. The meal was disappointing and there was nothing special about the tempura. read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

came here around 7:30pm on saturday night - seated right away. there was only 2 other groups when we left. its prob best to try this place out now as not a lot of people know about Akimitsu yet. akimitsu share the kitchen with konjiki ramen that is upstairs. however you can not order from konjiki as they operate separately. the menu is quite limited as they are still working on it. you can either go with tendon or the set which you get extra cabbage salad and the rice is served on the side. i got the asakusa don. - shrimp, salmon, mackerel, herring fish roe, eggplant, squid, king oyster mushroom and shishito pepper. the batter is very light and crispy. you wont get a greasy feeling after finishing the whole don. the fish was not over deep fried, not dry.. the squid was very tender (chopped into pieces before deep frying) this place is a-ok for me. if i were to choose, i would get konjiki ramen instead. read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

the food felt like something you can have in Japan, I'll give you that. but the choices of tempura they use were a bit questionable... salmon tempura is so common here but it's not in Japan but that doesn't make this place unauthentic. you'll be in that limbo the servers were attentive and friendly! it feels a bit overpriced for an-okay dish read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This place specializes in tempura and ramen. I had the edomae tendon and it was really good! Best tempura I've ever had - the veggies and seafood were very fresh and justify the price (with tax it was just over $16). This also came with rice and miso soup. The server also explains which seafood is in the tempura (I guess this changes depending on availability? So I suggest you mention allergies). They use sesame oil and another oil I forget to fry so if you're allergic to peanuts you'll be safe! Also this is more filling than it appears. I thought I would need an appetizer as well but I was full after this. read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Edomae Tendon - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Rather expensive though it's a decent tempura. Enough seating to be spacious / not packed. Edit: I went for a second time, and ordered the ten don with onsen tamago. This combination is much more heavenly; it must be the right amount of sauce (runny egg and tempura sauce) that made all the difference. read more

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Extremely disappointing service. Ordered 50 minutes ago and still do not have our food despite the restaurant being mostly empty. This location is nothing like the one in North York at all. Options are so limited in comparison and the tempura over rice option is honestly just so dry and confusing. How does it take over 50 minutes to make ramen?????? The interior decor is also nothing like North York or the Tokyo restaurants. Our server with the pink hair is absolutely garbage. The menu is confusing so we accidentally ordered the cheaper option which did not include curry. The katsudon was frankly so dry without the curry so we apologized we misread the menu and asked if we could pay extra and add some curry sauce. The waitress said they will not give us any curry sauce until we order an additional curry dish. What kind of despicable service is this? Tldr; slow service, poor hospitality, limited options. Skip this one and go to North York - it's worth the drive. read more

Clean, simple décor. Note during this visit, the staff only allowed the choice of either the ramen menu or the tendon menu but not both at the same time. The only loophole around this was to order, finish and pay for the bill before ordering off the other menu. The staff was otherwise pretty nice and upbeat. Had the ramen first so only tried one appetizer and one main from this menu. Have to say was not impressed at all. Had something like this during a trip to Taiwan and that was so much better in comparison. This felt like overpriced tempura that can be easily matched at other restaurants for a lower price. To specialize and offer only tempura, the product definitely needs to be much better. The food was sort of bland, needed a lot of sauce to salvage. Overall, would not come back again for a tendon bowl. read more

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Quite pricey for the portion size, but it was tasty. Get the Asakusa Tempura Set ($20), which contains: 1 salmon, 1 kazunoko (salted herring roe on fish), 1 prawn, 1 chopped squid patty, 1 white fish, 1 eggplant, 1 king oyster mushroom, 1 bean (or okra? i forget). Get it with 1 onsen tamago (hot spring egg, steamed), so you can use it as a dip or pour it in your rice. If they only give you the dipping sauce, also ask for the pourable one because it's stronger. Also the sets are the same as the ten-don, just plated separately, which makes it easier to eat imo, since the oils from the tempura are not going straight into the rice. read more

3.5 stars Went here with a group of 6 people on a Friday evening, joined the waitlist and got a table in about 45 minutes. It was a hot day and we were seated next to the door. It was pretty hot throughout dinner, not sure if there was no AC or due to the proximity to the door. The restaurant specializes in tempura, there are two main options, either tendon which is tempura in a bowl of rice or a tempura set which comes with tsukemono; Japanese preserved vegetables. I got the Prawns Tendon which comes with 5 prawns and 1 shishito pepper, the batter was light and crispy. However, the tempura was a little oilier than expected. I especially liked the tempura sauce, a perfect balance not too sweet or salty. The sauce is put into a little container and you can control how much goes into your food. The rice was a little disappointing as it was on the softer side. The meal was also on the pricier side at $17 before tax. Overall, it was a good meal but if I had to choose, I'd rather go to konjiki on top. read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Prawns Tendon - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

3.5 to 4-star for a tempura specialty restaurant located downtown. This restaurant only serves tempura so if you aren't a fan of that, better choose another restaurant. They are located on the ground floor; the second floor of the building, or should I say house, is the famous konjiki ramen restaurant. I came here on a Sunday for lunch and was seated right away. You can get their tempura as either tendon or a tempura set. The difference is that the tempura in the set is separated from the rice and comes with pickled veggies. The sauce is the usual tempura sauce you get. In the tendon, the tempura is placed on top of a bed of rice (like a typical don) and they give you a sauce in a container that you can pour on your tempura. My friend and I both got the Asakusa except she went with the don and I went with the set. I also got an onsen egg on the side and we shared a takowasabi. I wanted to try as much as I could since I don't expect to have the chance to come here often. The Asakusa comes with one shrimp, 4 seafood and 3 vegetable. It's a decent portion and I really like that they don't just focus on shrimp tempura. I enjoyed all the other seafood (there was squid, white fish, salmon and mackerel). The veggie tempura was also juicy - they had king mushroom, eggplant and shishito pepper. All the tempura was done very well, sauce is yummy (both the one that comes with the set and the one you pour into the tendon). The onsen egg is also really good too. If I do come back, I wouldn't get the set, not sure whether it's worth it to pay a dollar more just to have your tempura separate. The taste of the sauce is relatively the same. The pickled veggies weren't really pickled in my opinion so not too sure about that. It is a bit on the pricier side but this is located downtown as well so I'm not as surprised. Although it is good, I'm not sure whether the batter is top-notch amazing tempura as I have not had authentic tempura to compare. read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Asakusa Set with onsen egg - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I was a bit confused when I first went to the restaurant because I was asked if I wanted ramen which was upstairs or wanted to have tempura. I said tempura and the server explained you could have ramen downstairs as well. We ordered one ramen and one Tendon. I'm not a huge fan of fried food but the tempura was excellent, not too oily and the batter was not over powering. I have to note that it was the ramen broth that blew me away. I was not expecting such a flavorful broth and the first sip made me want to have more ramen broth. The reviews here all state a lineup but each time I've been at 8:30 or later there's barely anyone at the restaurant. read more

I've been here a few times and have enjoyed it each time. It's definitely pricier than your usual tempura, but that's also reflected in the quality of the ingredients. I also like that it's consistently tasty - I've been here about 4 times and the seafood tempura is consistently good. I like their tofu nuggets appetizer as well, it's tasty and has the consistency of a chicken nugget (in a good way). read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Tempura lunch with their tofu nuggets as an appetizer - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

First rate service High quality food Best Tempura I've had, better than I can make However, I did not like the pickles as they had shiso, which I can't stand. But its actually very reasonable for what you get, I recommend unreservedly! read more

Super hard working waitress there. So friendly. Tempura is light and crispy and not greasy at all.

Got the Ebi tendon. Tempura is pretty decent, but it's too pricey for me. After tax and tip comes to about 21 dollars. Also the menu doesn't have a lot of variety. My coworker ordered the braised pork belly. The pork belly was really tender and the egg was also very good. Quality: 8/10. Service: 8/10. Value 6/10. Overall 7/10 (not an average). read more

This place shares the same spot as the Ramen upstairs but you could order Ramen while seating at the ground floor with belongs to Tendon. Hubby and I came for Friday dinner and ordered a few items to try out - Ebi tendon, asakusa tempura set, beef croque and onsen tamago. Everything was perfect - even the rice. This restaurant actually use imported Japanese rice. Despite of our untimely arrival of Onsen Tamago - Price is very reasonable compared to the food quality - highly recommend. read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Ebi tendon - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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We came here on a Saturday night for dinner with our young children. I was concerned there would be a wait around 6 PM and waiting with kids isn't ideal. Thankfully we were seated within 5 min. The staff was super friendly and accommodating for our young. children. My daughter dropped her kids chopsticks she brought from home and the staff kindly washed them for her. The tempura was good but my husband thinks it's a bit of a heavy batter. He likes another spot in the city. I liked the assortment of tempura. It can be a bit much fried food but it was good to try. 3 for the food but extra star for their staff being great. read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Some of the best tempura I've had in the city. Well-seasoned, crispy and enough shrimp in there so it doesn't feel like you're just biting into batter. I judge tempura similarly to fish and chips. Akimitsu is a famous tempura shop in Tokyo, Japan and it came here in collaboration with Konjiki Ramen for their downtown location. They have some side items you'd see on the ramen menu such as the pork belly, gyoza and chicken karaage. I wish there were more customization options for which tempura types you want in your bowl, but for tempura, this is really high quality. I am glad Akimitsu came here to Toronto :) read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Been wanting to try this place tempura place for a while. Finally got a chance to try it the other day, came here at 5:00 pm and good thing there was no line up. Ordered the tendon set, comes with 1 shrimp, 2 seafood and 3 veggie, white rice and miso soup. I would say everything was pretty good especially if you add the sauce they give you. The miso soup was flavourful. The combo was $14.50. Pretty decent price. But overall, i give 4 stars because it was nothing over the top. read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Tendon set, miso soup, tempura with rice on the bottom - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

5-star, in anticipation of their plant-based options. Good seating arrangement, open kitchen. The attendants seemed to be instructed to clear the tables while the customers were still using the chopsticks/ cups for eating / drinking. read more

I came here yesterday and expected a little bit more due to all the hype. All in all, average. You'd think for a place specializing in tempura, the tempura would be phenomenal but instead, I found it to be super greasy, batter heavy, and nothing out of the ordinary. Definitely not worth the price tag. If you are craving tempura, I'd suggest rolling into any sushi spot downtown to satisfy the craving. read more

Shitamachi (pronounce it like sheet a matchy) is a Japanese spot on Elm serving perfectly cooked tempura dishes. You can have your choice of a number of combos of veggie and seafood tempura. If you are a tempura fan then this place is for you. Fast service, tasty food. read more

Tried Dual Donburi couple days ago in Akimitsu. Really loved the tempura and spicy chicken. Even though I don't eat spicy food, it was acceptable spicy + you can ask to remove spicy sauce if you want. (I also removed onions) Goes perfect with salty tendon sauce. I usually add onsen tamago when I order tendon. And I saw on option to add onsen tamago tempura. I've never seen egg tempura in my life and it tasted very very good. Highly recommend to add it if you order dual donburi. read more

Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu - Dual Donburi - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Waited 50 minutes after ordering for appetizer to arrive, and ramen and tempura bowl comes afterwards. It is way too slow. I saw another review for this restaurant that says they waited 50 minutes for ramen, so this is probably not an isolated incident. read more

I got the edamae don and the vegetable tempura was pretty average. What stood out was the salmon and the fish roe. It was my first time having seafood tempura that wasn't just prawns and it was delicious! The tempura batter wasn't oily which is also a plus. There are various menu options depending on if you want more seafood or more vegetables. If I go back for a second visit I'd opt for more seafood. read more

Really great tempura! Got the edomae tendon and the asakusa tendon, and both of them had a good coating of tempura (right thickness, great batter flavour, good fry). The seafood themselves were fresh, and the veggies were standard. If ever there was one area i wasn't that pleased with, it's the price-to-portion ratio. Left Shitamatsu really happy with how their tempura tasted, but was still hungry after the meal despite it not being cheap. Oh well. read more

Meh... $18 for tempura, but certainly did not taste it. It was greasy, shrimp was tough, probably over done and really nothing special. The whole restaurant smelled of grease too. This is a pass for me... read more

I didn't really expect much before visiting, but I was thrilled to find out there is a place in Toronto that specializes in tempura dons! I love tempura and thoroughly enjoyed my tendon here. You can't go wrong with any of the options as they are all huge in portions! I had never had fish tempura before and here I got to try that! read more

Loved the taste, it's amazing. Just like if it was in Japan and have no regrets going all out with the Asakusa tendon, I wanted to post my photo of this neat setting with miso soup and all the fish with prawn in the front but it's not working I'm so sad. Anyways the people are great and all the food was just perfect!! :) read more

I went there couple of days ago and had ebi tendon which comes with 5 shrimp and 1 vegetable. Definitely the best tempura I had in Toronto and would recommend everyone to visit at least once! I also would go back there to have their other tendon and tempura set as well. read more