Izakaya Ju - Toronto, Ontario

Authentic Japanese izakaya in uptown. Skewers were perfectly grilled with top graded Bincho charcoal and all dishes were well served. The seasonal special dish, Shirako Ponzu, was a surprise to me!!! I feel hungry now upon posting this. Bon appetite!

Pork on skewers was bit chewy and had too much fat on it. However the ramen was great, I love the broth. Cassis oolong was on the lighter side not enough cassis.

Been coming here for years ever since our Japanese mechanic reccomended it. Great quality food at reasonable prices. The only note is that this place definitely gets busy, so be prepared to wait for your food a little as there's usually only 3-4 chefs and 1-2 servers.

Fantastic food made with care. Portions are small for the price but definitely worth the splurge. It's a popular place, so book a reservation. The octopus fried rice is phenomenal and was our favourite by far. The karaage fried chicken was great too We had the 5 skewer yakitori combo ... and the chicken balls were the best of the 5. Read more

It’s a decent place for a Japanese style pub like food run by Japanese. There are many Izakaya restaurants in Toronto nowadays and this one offer similar food quality based on my experience. I have started visited this restaurants years ago (when the other half was another restaurant selling reman).. ... thru out the years, these are now my favourite dish: -Mushroom salad - the mushroom are generous and nicely pan fried. -Fried soft chicken knuckle bones - for those soft bone lovers , boy I love it as it freshly fried! Lovely with lemon juice -chicken wing skewer(salt) - must try!! Nice charcoal aroma with crunchy skin and juicy meat inside -teba gyoza - they stuffed minced pork into a boneless chicken wing and fried them, with the soy sauce that come with the dish, soooo yummy!! These are my personal favourite dish and hope u will like it too if u haven’t tried… Price is not cheap though … so my rating overall is between 3.5 to 4 stars on average.. Read more