Issai Japanese Eatery

We like the food, especially the Takoyaki and the Ramen. Both of them are flavorful and tasty. We will definitely coming back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cozy small shop with nice environment and good food, will come again~
Edit: green tea ice cream is one of the best ones ive had in toronto

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Taste good
U can customize your favorite
Matcha Icecream💯

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

soooo goood

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

i ordered the niku udon and everything tasted really good. service was good and quick, and the staff were friendly. my mom ordered the tonkatsu ramen and the broth was fresh. there is street parking that doesn’t get too busy

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The good: overall food quality, flavour, appearance, quantity, service speed, staff friendliness. If you don’t want to speak to anyone, you can order from a kiosk. Looks new and is very clean inside.

Less good: no alcohol! Therefore no beer, sake, wine, etc. 😭 My partner was really craving a beer to accompany the ramen after a stressful day at work and it was almost a dealbreaker except we were starving and too tired to venture elsewhere. There was miscommunication (slight language barrier) about which appetizers we wanted, but eventually got it sorted out. The takoyaki was a bit too soft for our liking. While the barstool seating was comfortable enough, the countertop was kind of at an odd height that felt too high when seated and too low for standing (at least for me at 6’3”). Parking might be a challenge. We got lucky and snagged free on-street parking, but have no idea where else one could park. IKEA down the street?? 🤣

As other reviews note, this is a very small restaurant with only 5 seats for dining in, all of which are bar-style split between 3 seats along a wall and 2 at the window. We didn’t check reviews beyond the overall rating and missed this detail, but were lucky they had no other guests when we arrived for dinner on a rainy weekday.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

The udon is great, but gyudon is a huge disaster, no idea why the beef can be more fisher than lamb

And plz be aware that the cash discount only work for take out

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

The food was good, but a little bit more pricer closer to $20 for a bowl of noodles or rice. I tried their new tomato cheese noodle soup, egg donburi and udon broth with beef. The tomato noodle soup tasted like Campbell's tomato soup poured into a bowl of noodles. I was a little disappointed to what I paid. They also had combos which gave you a side dish of mini donburi, small sushi and other lists of add-ons. There isn't very much seating. There is small bar that can fill up to 4-6 people. It's more like a takeout restaurant, you pickup your order and leave. It was worth a try, I enjoyed the food but I would have to think twice about coming back. Ailttle bit out of our budget family dinner outings.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Honestly the best japanese ramen I’ve had in a while!! Definitely coming back 🫶🏻

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really enjoyed the broth and atmosphere. Albeit a little small but offset by being cozy. Would like to try the salmon don next time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good place for ramen

Good!!

Good food. Friendly service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious food and superb service!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best service and remen in North York 👍

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5