This spot was so cute when I came here for my birthday with my friends! We ordered a little bit of everything off the menu and every single dish just hit. The dessert was probably my favourite part, and would definitely come back again. The service was so friendly and accommodating to our group. She made sure we were good the whole time. Would recommend doing reservations as they seem to get busy especially around dinner time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kelly Seay
Incredible food and such a vibey space. I’m vegetarian and was still able to enjoy a fair amount of food.
Food was OK. Not sure if there was anything I’d go back for. Tip ‘preset’ starting min at 20% threw me off. Service was basic. Food was pretty basic….
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Jeremy Goldfarb
Solid meal. The dessert toast is crack
Victorine Nolorgues
The best Japanese dessert I’ve ever had! Everything else we shared was super tasty too :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
SG
Hands down, of the best experiences I've had a while. Food and plating was spectacular. Service was over the top. The place itself was also beautiful. Highly recommend if you're into sharing smaller dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ryan Louis
Always so good - potato salad and the mackerel were standouts again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Olivia Rain
Overall had a good experience. The food and plating were great but very pricey for portion sizing. The service was impeccable regardless of how incredibly packed and chaotic it was in there. They were friendly and on top of it! The seating was the major issue for us, very tight spacing between tables, made it very difficult to maneuver.And like most spots in Toronto, not accessible at all for people with disabilities.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Shivin Kaul
Great place for sharing small plates of food. The service was excellent and the food was great. From the carpaccio to the soju high ball cocktails. The servers recommendations were spot on.
Definitely recommend this spot for a date or for a group.
The only downside was the chicken nanban, I mean it's like a deconstructed Mcchicken burger. Nothing Japanese about it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Corn Kakiage, Karashi Ribs, Tokyo Toast with Taro Ice Cream, Gyudon, Tai Carpaccio, Hamachi Sashimi, Tebasaki Nagoya Style Chicken Wings
Elissa Mielke
This is one of my favourites of all time. Every dish is interesting & delicious & an experience. The martini was perfect. The loveliest people work here. Everything is done with intention. My partner and I are based in LA now and anytime we hear anyone going back he yells tell them don’t miss Imanishi. So yeah, don’t miss Imanishi.
EXCELLENT SPOT! Right on the side of the park, we got the eggplant sandwich, and wow did it hit the spot, the eggplant was thin, crunchy and very flavourful and the pickles were crunchy. Going back for the EBI sandwich next! Quick and friendly service, have yet to try their coffee it looked a bit pricey.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura Dang
Some great hits with a few lows. We loved the Tokyo toast, beef tataki, and monkfish. The mackerel and pork belly skewers on the other hand were way too sweet.
Food: 4
Rob Rish
Amazing food, quick service, and a pleasant and lively atmosphere. So many amazing dishes that it's hard to fit them all in in one sitting, and we've tried... Will definitely be back to try the rest of the menu. Don't you dare leaving without having the Tokyo Toast dessert; it looks simple, but it's insanely delicious.
On the menu: • Corn Kakiage: Sweet corn tempura • Ebi Fry: Deep fried jumbo prawn and tartar sauce, 3 pieces • Chicken nanban: Deep-fried and battered chicken, amazu vinegar, eggy tartar • Prawn and cilantro salad: Cilantro, prawns, almonds, cucumber, crispy shallots, nori, fish sauce dressing • Saba miso-ni: Miso braised mackerel, koji • Anchovy potato salad & chips: Served with seaweed salt taro chips • Beef tataki: Seared ribeye, fried chickpeas, red onion, sansho pepper, almond oil • Gailan Gomaae: Boiled Chinese broccoli, yuzu peel, sesame dressing, katsuo-bushi • Tofu & mizuna salad: Silken tofu, avocado, mizuna, shio-konbu dressing • Pickles: Cucumber, rice vinegar, kombu, chili pepper
Dessert: • Tokyo toast: Deep fried thick cut sugar toasted Japanese milk bread, topped with ice cream and toasted soba
While the interior and atmosphere were a solid 10/10, our server was quite the character. I didn’t catch his name (a white man with a man bun) but he definitely left an impression. He started off by telling us the food is meant to be shared. Fair enough but my friends and I each ordered our own dishes along with a few shared plates, especially since the portions were pretty small. For some reason, he looked visibly annoyed while taking our order.
Later, when he came to clear our empty plates, I handed him my napkin. He snatched it pretty quickly and I guess I was holding it a bit tight because he gave me a side-eye. Maybe he was having a bad day but there’s no reason to project that energy onto customers.
As for the food, it was mediocre. I’ve had better izakaya/Japanese fusion elsewhere. The dessert was phenomenal tho. Would I come back? Probably not, unless someone invited me for a special occasion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Tokyo Toast with Taro Ice Cream
Ariana Calligaro
my favourite restaurant in toronto. vibes, food, service is all 10/10.
This spot was so cute when I came here for my birthday with my friends! We ordered a little bit of everything off the menu and every single dish just hit. The dessert was probably my favourite part, and would definitely come back again. The service was so friendly and accommodating to our group. She made sure we were good the whole time. Would recommend doing reservations as they seem to get busy especially around dinner time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredible food and such a vibey space. I’m vegetarian and was still able to enjoy a fair amount of food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Corn Kakiage, Smash Miso Cucumber Salad, Tofu \u0026 Mizuna Salad
Food was OK. Not sure if there was anything I’d go back for. Tip ‘preset’ starting min at 20% threw me off. Service was basic. Food was pretty basic….
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Solid meal. The dessert toast is crack
The best Japanese dessert I’ve ever had! Everything else we shared was super tasty too :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hands down, of the best experiences I've had a while. Food and plating was spectacular. Service was over the top. The place itself was also beautiful. Highly recommend if you're into sharing smaller dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always so good - potato salad and the mackerel were standouts again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overall had a good experience. The food and plating were great but very pricey for portion sizing. The service was impeccable regardless of how incredibly packed and chaotic it was in there. They were friendly and on top of it! The seating was the major issue for us, very tight spacing between tables, made it very difficult to maneuver.And like most spots in Toronto, not accessible at all for people with disabilities.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great place for sharing small plates of food. The service was excellent and the food was great. From the carpaccio to the soju high ball cocktails. The servers recommendations were spot on.
Definitely recommend this spot for a date or for a group.
The only downside was the chicken nanban, I mean it's like a deconstructed Mcchicken burger. Nothing Japanese about it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Corn Kakiage, Karashi Ribs, Tokyo Toast with Taro Ice Cream, Gyudon, Tai Carpaccio, Hamachi Sashimi, Tebasaki Nagoya Style Chicken Wings
This is one of my favourites of all time. Every dish is interesting & delicious & an experience. The martini was perfect. The loveliest people work here. Everything is done with intention. My partner and I are based in LA now and anytime we hear anyone going back he yells tell them don’t miss Imanishi. So yeah, don’t miss Imanishi.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
EXCELLENT SPOT! Right on the side of the park, we got the eggplant sandwich, and wow did it hit the spot, the eggplant was thin, crunchy and very flavourful and the pickles were crunchy. Going back for the EBI sandwich next! Quick and friendly service, have yet to try their coffee it looked a bit pricey.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Some great hits with a few lows. We loved the Tokyo toast, beef tataki, and monkfish. The mackerel and pork belly skewers on the other hand were way too sweet.
Food: 4
Amazing food, quick service, and a pleasant and lively atmosphere. So many amazing dishes that it's hard to fit them all in in one sitting, and we've tried...
Will definitely be back to try the rest of the menu.
Don't you dare leaving without having the Tokyo Toast dessert; it looks simple, but it's insanely delicious.
On the menu:
• Corn Kakiage: Sweet corn tempura
• Ebi Fry: Deep fried jumbo prawn and tartar sauce, 3 pieces
• Chicken nanban: Deep-fried and battered chicken, amazu vinegar, eggy tartar
• Prawn and cilantro salad: Cilantro, prawns, almonds, cucumber, crispy shallots, nori, fish sauce dressing
• Saba miso-ni: Miso braised mackerel, koji
• Anchovy potato salad & chips: Served with seaweed salt taro chips
• Beef tataki: Seared ribeye, fried chickpeas, red onion, sansho pepper, almond oil
• Gailan Gomaae: Boiled Chinese broccoli, yuzu peel, sesame dressing, katsuo-bushi
• Tofu & mizuna salad: Silken tofu, avocado, mizuna, shio-konbu dressing
• Pickles: Cucumber, rice vinegar, kombu, chili pepper
Dessert:
• Tokyo toast: Deep fried thick cut sugar toasted Japanese milk bread, topped with ice cream and toasted soba
Drinks:
• Sesarac: Sesame infused lot 40, dry vermouth, maraschino liqueur, pernod
• Yuzu lemonade
Instagram: @imanishijapanesekitchen
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
While the interior and atmosphere were a solid 10/10, our server was quite the character. I didn’t catch his name (a white man with a man bun) but he definitely left an impression. He started off by telling us the food is meant to be shared. Fair enough but my friends and I each ordered our own dishes along with a few shared plates, especially since the portions were pretty small. For some reason, he looked visibly annoyed while taking our order.
Later, when he came to clear our empty plates, I handed him my napkin. He snatched it pretty quickly and I guess I was holding it a bit tight because he gave me a side-eye. Maybe he was having a bad day but there’s no reason to project that energy onto customers.
As for the food, it was mediocre. I’ve had better izakaya/Japanese fusion elsewhere. The dessert was phenomenal tho. Would I come back? Probably not, unless someone invited me for a special occasion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Tokyo Toast with Taro Ice Cream
my favourite restaurant in toronto. vibes, food, service is all 10/10.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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