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Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 900 York Mills Rd. (at Don Mills Rd.) View on map »
  • 416-444-2511
Editorial Review

A boisterous theatre of teppanyaki draws in groups for acrobatics around the grill, while an elevated dining room presents a traditional menu. Firm outsourced green tea soba noodles, dried seaweed and young spinach soak up the sweetness of silky bonito broth, with a slice of pink-rimmed fish cake as a chewy treat. Ringed by sake-soy sauce, grilled fillet of black cod impresses, each piece flaking then melting into a caramelized delight. Good sashimi selection; shiso is of the real—as opposed to plastic—vari­ety. Highlights include soft Spanish mackerel tingling with spicy grated ginger and green onion, and grilled teriyaki sirloin—as tender as tuna—with green beans. Mains $20–$50.

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