BOKU Japanese Eats + Drinks (Distillery District)

42 Gristmill Lane, Toronto
(416) 368-8686

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Nakul Gupta

A very nice meal, especially if you love Ramen and Sushi.
Also their Chicken Nandan with special tartar sauce is worth trying!

Louise Yang

Service was great, but it’s more like a Chinese place than Japanese, especially the noodles were not authentic Japanese flavour

Robert MacDougall

great spot ☀️🥵 to take a break from the heat 🍱 delish sushi & cold alcohol free sapporo

Lo

The spicy pork ramen is my go to! It’s a great and filling dish to warm you right up on a cold Toronto day! Service is efficient & we’ve never had to wait unless it during the Christmas market.

Tushar Dhoraje

Amazing little place in the Distillery district. Lively atmosphere, friendly & attentive staff, very good service and most importantly, absolutely delicious food at a decent price. My wife and I had the miso soup which was perfect portion for each, & shared their house salad that was perfect for two, the Tuna Tataki on a bed of greens with some garlic chips sprinkled on them, and their vegetarian Japanese curry with noodles and silken tofu. Spent $70 USD including tip.

Definitely a must visit in my books. Will come back here again during my next trip to Toronto.

Marianna Fox

A bit of a wait time, since we visited at a busy time. The service was very friendly and a nice atmosphere overall. Food was good, but we enjoyed the appetisers (gyōza and karaage) more than the main dishes. Big variety on the menu and interesting cocktails.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gyoza, Karaage

sumi

A Chinese woman is so rude. The basic kindness of a restaurant. She have forgotten. I hope a Chinese woman will be polite to Japanese restaurants

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

James Midkiff

Vegetarian miso ramen was uninspired. The tofu was straight out of the box, there were almost no mushrooms, and the whole dish looked very bland without vegetables.

Kinton Ramen, Ajisen Ramen, and Afuri Ramen are all significantly better for a lower price.

At least the drinks were good - the Ting and the Brunette.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

cha magmo

The service is great! Loving foods here and the vibe(●°u°●)​ 」

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

ElliotE

loved the katsu curry and the atmosphere was so cozy!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Eileen Lau

Honestly, my experience here was BAD. We came on a Saturday afternoon during the Christmas market season, so it was pretty busy. We put our name on an iPad, and the wait was about 45 minutes.

When we were seated we had to share a table (we were a group of 5). The servers kept mixing us up, literally 10 seconds after we paid she forgot. They also charged us an automatic 20% service fee without letting us know first, no word of it at all, I found that to be dishonest.

My friend and I got the tonkotsu ramen. It was so strange, the noodles were not ramen noodles at all, but Chinese flour noodles. The broth was not rich and tasted like plain bland pork broth. My friend's pork belly slices tasted like it had gone bad. Prices were also on the high end for ramen.

My other friends got a salad and eel on rice.
There were also only 2 washrooms so the lineup was really long.

I don't recommend this spot... And my friends agreed

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

Luis Maningat

This place is the most non-baby friendly place ever!

Place has one baby seat. I asked the host to have a bigger table instead and she just shrugged me off. I told her that our baby was literally seated on the ground, she clearly didn’t care.

Super rude and inconsiderate hostess! They need to train their staff on how to handle this kind of situation, because she clearly doesn’t know how to 🤷‍♂️. What a way to ruin our Christmas dinner

Definitely a No-go if you have kids lol

Kid-friendliness: Not at all

Wheelchair accessibility: Non-existent

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

M Capaldi

This cozy restaurant in Distillery offers delicious Japanese and similar fare. The atmosphere within is brightened by colorful parasols hung upside down from the ceiling over the dining area. Service was pleasant and attentive, and my group's meals were absolutely delicious. I enjoyed the unagi don - a must-try if you like eel! Friends loved the spicy ramen and beef teriyaki.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ivan Josic

Nice, small restaurant with great food and nice atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Takoyaki, 405 Black Garlic Ramen with Egg, Gyoza, Miso

jose silva

Went there during the Christmas market, ramen is super overpriced for the quality they have. My girlfriend ordered the 35$ seafood ramen, it had 2 shrimps and one little squid piece, not to mention it doesn't look nothing like the picture in the menu.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

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BOKU Japanese Eats + Drinks (Distillery District)

42 Gristmill Lane, Toronto, ON M5A 3C6
(416) 368-8686