Tokyo Asakusa Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu Canada

Mediocre food…. Tempura is def pre made and re- heated. Tempura at sushi SYCE is def better. Eel is at the quality of those they you can get from grocery stores.
No water was served for 10 mins.
Had to call the server multiple times to get our order in.
Took 50 mins for our food to come.
Portion is so small too
Who is actually giving this place high ratings? Definitely DO NOT RECOMMEND

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

I visited the restaurant for lunch.
It took 1 hour to get my food.
They were busy but only one waitress was working.

AVOID the tempura, especially anything with SEAFOOD.
Went here for dinner yesterday night and honestly, it was a really bad experience. We ordered the Asakusa Tendon and Ebi Tendon, and both were super disappointing. The salmon and eel tempura tasted really fishy and not fresh at all. The tempura was greasy and soggy.

After we got home, we ended up getting sick, vomiting and diarrhea. Never ever ordering seafood here again, and I wouldn’t recommend anyone else do either.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

I visited Tokyo Asakusa Shitamachi Tendon Akimitsu in Toronto and tried their Unagi Tendon (eel tempura bowl) — and it was nothing short of excellent. The eel was tender, buttery, and perfectly encased in a light, crisp tempura batter. It had that delicate balance between richness and smokiness that you expect from good unagi, but with the added texture of the tempura coating.

The tendon sauce tied everything together — sweet, savory, and glossy without overpowering the natural flavors of the seafood. The rice underneath was well-cooked and absorbed just enough sauce to stay flavorful without getting soggy.

It’s not easy to execute tempura this well, especially with something as delicate as eel, but Akimitsu nailed it. If you’re looking for a satisfying and expertly fried tendon experience in Toronto, this is definitely the place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Terrible service which absolutely ruined my experience at this lovely restaurant. The young Asian tall man with a fringe was absolutely disrespectful and did not treat me as a customer. Apart from being slow, he informed me to wait multiple times without an apology or any sign of regret for waiting — this is not at all Japanese etiquette. I strongly recommend the owner of the tea to consider a different waiter if they would like the business to continue to grow as the food was delicious.

So stupidly delicious 🤤

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had the tempura udon ebi set, the tempura udon asakusa set, and takokayi. I enjoyed the tempura ebi set, good portions, big shrimp tempuras, udon tasted flavorful. The Asakusa set is similar but comes with less shrimp tempura and other stuff like tempura fish (salmon?). I did not enjoy the asakusa set nearly as much as the ebi set. Takokayi was cooked well and tasted great. The service was average, 1 time they got the wrong udon set. I suggest staff write down all the orders and repeat/confirm before giving it to kitchen. Another time we came early, but the staff that handles tempura was not avaliable until 6pm. If you want tempura, come at around 6pm.

Used to be good, quality has come down a lot.
They seem to be very short staffed, took over 1 hour to get our food.

The service was good and portion size was decent.

The food itself - not good. Breading was too heavy and you can tell the oil wasn't hot enough since everything was very greasy and soggy. I've had better tempura at AYCE sushi, which is disappointing for a tempura focused restaurant. Good tempura shouldn't make you feel heavy after eating it...

As an example, the king oyster mushroom appetizer felt like eating paper towels soaked in oil.

Please increase the temperature of your oil - it's not hot enough.

My favorite at all time

Got food poisoning avoid

Proper tempura 🍤 great value too highly recommend

Just an average tempura restaurant in Toronto—nothing special and didn’t meet my expectations.
The tempura batter was a little bit thick, and the rice portion was too small.
The eel didn’t taste fresh enough.

One of the better places to have tempura in Toronto without feeling like you're being ripped off.

This rice bowl too sweet for me, too much sweet soysauce. Probably I was coming during christmas that original chef wasnt actually work. Will try again next time on regular day.