KINKA SUSHI BAR IZAKAYA NORTH YORK

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   Christina

   Toronto

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on December 29, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   First time for my group of 8, got to share many dishes, loved the sashimi sampler, Aburi chef's selection, beef short ribs, grilled fish neck; but top favorite has to be the grilled octopus, carbonara udon, kinoko cheese bibimbap (did a repeat on this one). Excellent service, lively ambience but can talk comfortably. Highly recommend.
   

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   Diana

   Toronto

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 25, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   One of the worst dining experiences I’ve had in my life. Once seated, it took 40 minutes to get my order taken and a simple glass of water. Then another hour for my food and wine to arrive. I had to watch a table that came way after me get served before me. Watched my order of underwhelming fries(2/10) sit on the counter for 15 minutes before it was brought to me. Of course by now it was ice cold but I was so hungry that I ate it because I had already waited so long. Sent back the edamame because it was a cold bowl of literal mush Brown and over cooked. Truffle udon was a sloppy mess. The only two decent things were the sashimi( because they didn’t have to cook it) and the chicken wings(6/10). I had to remind the server that he should be charging me the happy hour pricing. This experience was so awful and completely ruined my Christmas Eve dinner. I would never go back and I don’t recommend it to anyone. Stay away at all costs and eat literally anything else. The whole time I felt like I was bothering the staff by asking for the most basic things like napkins and a simple glass of water( I had to beg for a refill). The only thing they did efficiently was bill us out.
   

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   Keis

   VIP

   Toronto

   26 reviews

   5.0

   26 reviews

   Dined on December 22, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very creative and very well flavored food. Everything was excellent, including the service.
   

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   Julian

   New York City

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on December 18, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was cooked to perfection. Our waitress paced our meal between appetizers and desserts. Our favourite was the grilled octopus. The desserts seemed a little pricey at first but well worth it to finish an excellent meal. It was an excellent start to our holiday dining.
   

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   David

   Toronto

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 1, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Had the omakase $66 per person for two and some drinks. Drinks were pretty good. Omakase was pretty good, fish was fresh, but there were some bit of scales that you usually wouldn’t expect. Service was okay as there seats were full. But it’s pretty hard to get a hold of someone.
   

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   Christian

   VIP

   Toronto

   110 reviews

   5.0

   110 reviews

   Dined on November 29, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   These guys are really on top of their game with wonderful food and exceptional service! Highly recommended, in an area where it seems a surplus of good choices exists for the hungry diner, this izakaya really stands out. There are specials that change frequently, a deconstructed potato salad (bacon bits, fried onions, mayo, mustard, eggs, plus the namesake potatos) was absolutely shocking in the freshness and savouriness of its components, the sushi fish specials are always exceptionally tasty, the tempura and kalbi (ribs) are popular dishes (among other diners we noticed) for good reasons, very good and compelling reasons indeed! We particularly love the octopus dish which presents a really tender piece of invertebrate tentacle, plus potatos, backed with some very complex sauces involving garlic and miso. The rice plus protein (eg beef, pork, eel) bowls are remarkable as well, highly satisfying as comfort food if you desire that. Looking forward to going back regularly... Note too there is a happy hour daily up to 630PM with cheaper bar food items, eg fries and cheaper draft sapporo. Well worth the cheapness there!
   

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   Keis

   VIP

   Toronto

   26 reviews

   5.0

   26 reviews

   Dined on November 23, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The servers are so friendly and helpful. The TEMAKI sushi was good. I had a great evening with my friends.
   

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   Nancy

   Toronto

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 23, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was good, although the menu seems to be smaller than before
   

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   Dino

   Toronto

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 14, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   There’s 3 sushi roll options.. if you’re looking for a snack sure, if you’re going out for dinner.. find somewhere else, slow service, lack of service, manager or supervisor barely helping server that was struggling.. spent 250$ w/tip.. I’ve been in service industry for a very long time, I hate leaving reviews like this, the reviews that are online are totally misleading. The fried chicken was the only silver lining.
   

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    Grant

    New York City

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 8, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    The restaurant does has a Omakase menu. For a little bit more money, and to try more dishes, I recommend to order from menu instead of the Omakase menu. To me, the music level is just a little bit too high.
    

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