Tokyo Kitchen

Sashimi is fresh and thick-​cut. Their donburi, noodles in soup, and curries are great. the food is simple, nothing fancy, but everything I’ve had so far is definitely tasty. It’s a small restaurant, and often filled when I walk past in the evenings. Sadly, there’s currently a sign on their door saying that they’re going to be closed for a while due to building renovations. Hope they open soon again as I’d love to try some of their lunch specials.

I’ve been here a few times and it has always been so delicious and authentic! Sad news — the restaurant is closed for a year for renovations starting Dec 31!

Delicious and homemade! Fresh ingredients and it’s authentic Japanese food! They have the most amazing croquettes here. Its not a good place for sushi but if you like home style Japanese food like curry, udon or tonkatsu, they do it well here.

Tucked away on a quiet Charles Street, Tokyo Kitchen is a Japanese owned restaurant which serves simple casual Japanese food. It is consistently good. My friend and I ordered the Ten-​katsu Don and the Curry Pork Katsu, Tokyo Kitchen specializes in fried food and never fails to disappoint with its lightly breaded and crunchy pork cutlets and tempura. The Japanese curry possess great depth in flavours from the many hours of stewing and tastes amazing with rice. The tempura brings out the fresh flavours of shrimp and the variety of vegetables and always great for a post-​gym meal.

One of my favourite Japanese places in Toronto.
Katsu Don is best in town.
Tempura/​Ten Don is always well battered, crispy, and tender.
I don’t recommend having sashimi or sushi here though.
Service is always friendly and efficient.

Still great and the dinner crowd was very little this time around. I tried the curry this time. I think the deep fried variety dish is better. I will try their ramen next time. Good experience overall.

consistently delicious and fresh Japanese food. served quickly and in a friendly manner. small resto can only accomodate like max 30 ppl so dont come here with a big group but perfect for a date or catching up with a few friends. highly recommend — one of my favourite sushi, tempura, bento, teriyaki spots. helps that it is only a block away so perfect for when you forget to cook dinner but still wanna eat something delicious that doesnt break the bank.
only drawback would be awkward placement of bathroom — not in resto. i suggest peeing before heading over.

This is my favourite place for Japanese home-​style food. I’m gonna warn you ahead of time that this is a no frills, lowkey lunch/​dinner spot with excellent food. I come here to eat after a long day of work by myself and it always hits the spot. Only bring people who share the sentiment on good food – this is not a glamorous first date, it’s a simple and earnest place for companions to enjoy quiet jazz and the sound of slurp slurp.
There is a bathroom in the building complex. Ask for the key and walk around into the parking lot. It’s the second door from the parking security.
My go-​to is the tempura udon – perfectly crisp tempura with just the right amount of batter, and wide assortment of vegetables. The ten-​don with katsu is the best deal on the menu. You can never go wrong with the una-​don, absolutely delicious every time. The sashimi is also fresh and portioned well. I always have a hard time deciding what to eat.
This is where to go for authentic Japanese food. If I had to complain about anything, the waitresses are a little forgetful but cute nonetheless.

This might be irrelevant, but a lot of reviews here keep on talking about how cute the waitress is. I can contest to this. She is a lovely person who is both efficient and polite.
Besides this, Tokyo Kitchen is a pretty awesome place. It’s rather small with no washroom (whaaat?) but other than those flaws, the menu has a lot of choices to choose from! They have croquettes and Japanese curry and tonkatsu, which is kind of hard to find around here. I personally think their lunch or dinner specials are much more worth your money. The portions are pretty large, so don’t balk at the price on the menu.
A lot of university students eat here, but it’s not terribly crowded when you go in to eat. I found everything to be quite good– the tempura is doughy but very crispy, and the salad is the basic kind you can find at any restaurant. I swapped my teriyaki for BBQ eel, which for the record was not worth it. There were 4 slices of eel on top of a bowl of rice, but you pay an extra $ 1 if you order the BBQ eel in your set menu.
One other thing I don’t like is that you have to pay for tea. It happens a lot in Toronto but I still feel personally victimized whenever a place doesn’t offer up tea immediately for free. I think we should start a petition for free tea in Japanese restaurants!

This place was terrible. The food was flavourless and we ordered the shrimp teriyaki special and it was too dry small pieces of shrimp. Barely edible.
Outside didn’t look great either. Inside it was small. The food came out pretty quick but that’s probably because it’s precooked.
The service was nice but I’m never going back. I think the should close up shop.

Their lunch specials are really good. The bento boxes are well done. The service is fast and they put two tables together for a birthday group of 8. It’s worth a try. Can also confirm the server and chefs are Japanese for what it’s worth.

Great little restaurant– quick, friendly service tasty food, and reasonable prices. We had the beef curry with shrimp and beef noodle udon soup– both were exactly as expected. Will definitely be back to try some other dishes.

The service was amazing and so friendly! I’ll for sure to be back!
I got the Bento box A and my partner got the chicken teriyaki. Both were very good and we were eating off each other’s plates.

Very delightful place to eat!
Went with a friend after work (who coincidentally came with me to Kaiju) to try out this place on his recommendation. After a short commute we found out that the place was closed!
…well at least until 5:30. After a short wait at the nearby starbucks we finally saw the place was open and decided to head on in. We were greeted by a small cozy restaurant and — get this — an actual Japanese waitress! She brought us our menus and quickly brought us our waters.
Being the big guys we were, I ordered a pork cutlet curry dinner and my friend got the chicken tatsuta curry dinner, along with a spicy salmon (to test how their sushi was) and the croquette (I’ve always wanted to try these!)
The waitress (did I mention she was Japanese?) took our order, went into the kitchen and yelled the order to the chef (who also was Japanese!). Our orders came relatively quickly. We then realized our grave error in that we had ordered way too much.
Digging in, the food was quite good! The katsu plate gave you 2 medium sized pieces of pork, along with a heaping amount of rice, and curry to boot. I’m rather torn now, as both Kaiju and Tokyo kitchen have stolen my heart (and stomach respectively). I think at the end of the day, I’d have to give it to Tokyo Kitchen, as their meat was that much more tender, and their curry was that much more gratuitous. The owner of Kaiju will always have a spot in my heart, but for the time being, Tokyo Kitchen has my stomach.
Their croquette was, okay. As this was the first time I’ve had it, I have no comparison to pit against it, so all I can say was that it tasted to me like a deep fried potato cutlet, with small bits of meat thrown into it.
Finally their Spicy Salmon Roll was subpar. I guess as a kitchen, I’ll stick with their kitchen items.
At the end of the day, this place is a nice spot to go to for a cozy little conversation with a few others. Their generously sized portions will leave you beyond satisfied, and if not, their prices were quite good to start off with. Just order something else and be on your way. Their (Japanese) service was extremely friendly and courteous and made our visit all the more delightful.
Just make sure you don’t need the washroom before you head there, as they’ll give you a key attached to a spatula, and make you walk out of the restaurant in shame towards their shared washroom facilities located in the parking garage in which the restaurant is located by.
Yeah, that’s a thing.

Authentic Japanese place — I recommend it if you’re looking for the real thing. Many of the patrons are Japanese themselves, which is considered a good sign.
The atmosphere is comfortable and the food is solid & comforting, I would recommend you to try any kind of tempura, it’s really worth it.
The washroom is outside around the corner what is a bit inconvenient.

The GF and I walk by this place all the time, we finally decided to give it a try after reading up on the generally favorable reviews on Unilocal.I’d like to start off by saying this place is really hard to find. There aren’t any real indications on the outside that it’s a Japanese restaurant. No sign flippers or big pictures of their menu on display. Just look out for the many people on the patio eating curry bowls and sashimi!
The food is good, not good enough to speed dial home to your mom and tell her you’re taking her here next mothers day though. You can tell the food is made with care and by actual Japanese chefs in the back. How do I know this you ask? Well I heard them speaking Japanese to each other! I had the Pork Katsu Curry dish and the GF went with the salmon sashimi. Both were made quick and came out fresh. Only problem though, the portions were a bit small. So small that I went to red bench after to gorge on ice cream sandwiches because I was still hungry.
They take credit card surprisingly as most of these types of places are cash only, so that was a plus. A brother has to collect his air miles knowmsayin? Service was a bit slow, but they were pretty friendly. Expect to drop about $ 50 for a small dinner for 2 at this place, knowing you will be hungry after. Overall, I’d come back here again, but it wouldn’t be my first choice for Japanese in the downtown area.

This is very much a japanese restaurant with an authentic menu
I decided to skip the usual stuff and go in for the food a salaryman would eat when not slurping a One Coin bowl of ramen
Thus the Pork and Chicken Katsu Curry dishes were top picks. We shared the dishes and they were delicious. Japanese curry is different than indian curry but nevertheless its just as good.
We also enjoyed the meat croquettes which were not greasy and have a tasty Panko coating as well especially when dipped in the curry sauce. These are traditional japanese comfort food dishes
I have also had the Salmon Teriyaki which is two filets smothered in a sweet soy sauce on rice with 2 croquettes. This makes for a filling and hearty meal.
yes the resto is in the parking lot but not actually inside the green P its at street level
The owner/​chef Jun Yamashita does a wonderful job bringing a little bit of his Tokyo kitchen to the downtown core.
Great service, pricing a bit higher than normal but the food quality is excellent
I have not had bento box or sushi so I cannot rate it

Great Food, Great Service, a Little Expensive.
FOOD — GREAT!
My friend and I both ordered curry, one chicken and one pork. The portions for the Pork is larger than the Chicken, but the Chicken tastes more tender.
The Curry is excellent, and I’ll definitely go back for more. But ah, so much to try, so little stomach space…
The store actually has a very large menu, so I wish that was available online. Maybe I’ll take a picture next time.
SERVICE — GREAT!
It’s the usual hospitality you’d expect from a Japanese restaurant. Water comes quickly, and everyone is so polite.
PRICE — Mid-​range
It’s more expensive than Kaiju, but you get larger portions here, and it’s authentic cuisine here.
The side dishes were more expensive than I would have liked. Takoyaki comes to nearly $ 1 per piece.
EXTRA NOTE
The chopsticks. They use the kind that is hexagonal at the grips and square at the tips!
All in all, Tokyo Kitchen is a great choice with a wide variety of items to choose from, but definitely the best place for curry in downtown Toronto.

I love this place. It is bright, clean and warm. The waitress is so cute and friendly. The restaurant is owned by Japanese and they are all super warm hearted.
I ordered the pork curry rice and Ikura side dish.
I am not a fan of curry, so it is delicious but It did not surprise me.
I really love Ikura, but with the radish is kind of sour.
The food is fair good. But I really really love this quit white place.

Love their pork katsu curry!!! One of my absolute favorite places for lunch around yonge and bloor. The overall feel of the restaurant is quaint and relaxing and the hostesses are all so nice and friendly. Food is authentic and delicious. The only thing I would complain about is the prices aren’t cheap, and some of the sushi rolls are a little expensive… I’d stick with a ‘sushi’ place for sushi, like wow sushi, japango, etc. But the outstanding parts of this place is definitely the other Japanese food items people overlook! Definately check it out.