Zakkushi

Love love loved this place! The food was absolutely delicious, the skewers were super juicy and the Mentai Carbonara Udon was so flavorful. The service was great and the ambiance of the place was just amazing.

Always a great experience coming here. From the service to the food and to the ambiance, always consistent. One of the places in Toronto that emulates the top tier service you would get in Japan.

Overpriced. The honey lemon lamb looks different from the picture and doesn’t taste good. We ordered 1pc of wagyu beef for $13.50 and it’s smelly and salty.

Unbelievable place that captures the feel and atmosphere of a real Japanese izakaya. Having been to Japan multiple times, this is the first place that actually reminded me of my time there. The yakitori was excellent, the drinks tasty and the staff was super friendly. Can't wait to come back.

Authentic Japanese meat restaurant. The food is delicious, the meat skewers were very juicy and perfectly seasoned. The staff is very helpful, polite, and cheerful, making the whole experience amazing. I'll definitely be coming back. Sorry for the photos since I already started eating. :p

The food was so delicious, even among the variety of Izakaya available in Toronto - truly a gem! The service was insanely good and efficient. I barely had time to ask for another set of forks when the waitress already had one at hand. The atmosphere is also really lovely and fun, but can remain intimate in the booths. Definitely would recommend going out of your way to check it out!

What a great recommendation by a friend! First step into the restaurant you are greeted with warm welcomes and great service. From a person that watches/reads a lot of anime and manga this place really feels like those places people come after a long day of work to drink and relax. Everyone that worked there was very attentive and nice, plus food and drinks came fast! For 2 people we ended up ordering, 2 pints of beer, their premium set (us wagyu, pork, duck, chicken, lamb), karaage, 6 piece sashimi, scallops, beef tongue, ikura + soy butter onigiri. Everything was so delicious! Our favourite was the wagyu from the premium set! (We thought we wouldn’t be full but we were stuffed lol) Will definitely come back again to try other items on the menu.

Worst service I've ever experienced. We called in advance to make a reservation and they never mentioned the 20% gratuity for a large group. They only mentioned it when we got there. We said okay and sat down anyway but that was just a start. One of our friends had a tumbler with her to take her medication but they said they have to confiscate it because they don't allow "outside drinks". We told the server it's just water with powder but they said drink it outside and come back or they will have to take it away. Our friend even showed them the pills she has to take and said she can just drink it all in 1 minute but they said no?? We couldn't believe this and we didn't want to stay here anymore so we all got up and left. We didn't want to spend any money here. What a shockingly hostile, inflexible and unaccommodating restaurant! We will never be coming back here. Can't believe the 4+ star reviews.

I really enjoyed my experience at Zakkushi. It's an authentic yakitori izakaya. The flavors are at par with yakitori restaurants that I tried in Japan before. The Zakkushi set and onigiri were so good, but surprisingly the highlight of the meal for me ended up being their Mentai Udon Carbonara. The distint umami was on point and blended wonderfully with the creaminess of the sauce! The seasonal special, Sakura High Ball, was an excellent pairing! I would definitely come back!

From left to the right, the first one is toooooo salty. Don't know what happened to make it tooooo salty. The third one was so-so; the sauce wasn't that match. The oden soup is very sweet and salty. The "fish cake" is too soft, I guess it has been sank in the soup for so long. The white radish absorb so many soup and it becames so sweet and salty. Don't recommend the oden soup. Except for all this, the environment and customer service is nice. Servers will greeting you when you came and left. Also, kind of expensive though. A set of izakaya and oden soup is up to $40.