The other location was a bit salty for my taste but this one is perfect
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ava Berry
Delicious, fast and fun! Highly recommend!
Hana
super delicious but quite pricey, the zakkushi draft was actually super yummy for being the cheapest of the beer. food doesnt fill well cause the portion size but staff was very friendly! Max bills they can give are 2 bills, so be ready to pay for the group on one bill.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Victor Sgornikov
A few weeks back after a busy work week, my daughter and I experienced the very unique and authentic experience of a true Japanese izakaya (tapas and drinks restaurant) right on Queen Street West in Toronto.
Right from the warm friendly greeting, and the lively atmosphere (where orders, special directions, and greetings are called out in Japanese by the servers, and cooks in the open kitchen), we knew that we were in for a special night.
We had reserved ahead of time, and upon arrival were immediately whisked to our quarter of a large table where the server produced a convenient wicker basket to hold my daughter's knapsack, and invited us to use the handy coat-hooks located next to our table.
The menu is a delight of interesting and appealing dishes. We each ordered the 5 skewer Zakkushi set as the base of our meal (a great value, and good introduction to the menu) and after that just added on. For drinks, although there is a good selection of Japanese beer and sake, which are probably the more usual pairings for the excellent food, we ordered a steaming pot of green tea, but also shared a glass of Takara Umeshu (Japanese plum wine) just to try something unusual that we hadn't had before. All the dishes that we that we tried as well as our drinks were superb, and complemented each other well.
In our opinion this restaurant is a gem! Great food, great atmosphere and great value! We look forward to continuing our sampling of their extensive menu of authentic Japanese delicacies sometime soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Louise Lagman
Better off going to the Carlton location. Food is great, but service at this location leaves much to be desired. Servers’ attitudes dampened my anniversary.
As good as the food was, not worth the $250+ we spent given the poor customer service. Servers ignored us for the first 10-15 minutes, serving other tables that came after us. All food items took a while to arrive, with one skewer coming almost 30 min after ordering.
Near the end, a server embarrassed me in front of other customers by telling me I used another customer’s menu, even though I used the same menu from my table that another server put beside me. After paying, we told a server about the incident, and his reaction was apathetic at best.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
A R
I have been to many Izakayas in my life - both in Toronto and in Japan. Zakkushi is a pretty solid choice, especially if you’re coming with a group of friends.
The skewers were delicious and the platters allowing you to sample a variety of skewers are a great first choice to help you decide what you want more of.
The drink selection was also excellent! Will be coming back if I am in the area again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Valery Moskalenko
Great! Will return!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeff
We had a wonderful experience with Yuki here and it was really really good food. One of the best of its kind in Toronto !
Janice-WY So
I’ve been to Zakkushi several times and it never fails to impress me. The skewers are always flavourful ! Must try the premium beef tongue and the pancake ice cream. The atmosphere is cozy and authentic, making it a perfect spot to enjoy with friends or family. The warm and attentive service from all the staffs makes every visit special.Yuki-san 最高~
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
MM. T
Fantastic service and amazing food!!🤩 Definitely coming back and chill with friends!!🤩
I’m a loyal customer at the Carlton location, and this time I brought all my coworkers to recommend Zakkushi since it was closer to our store.
I was horrifically disappointed at the services provided here in Queen. Note that this is a Monday evening, there were only two other tables (one was a group of two, one was a single person) so it was not busy at all with two servers running the floor. We sat down, waited 5 minutes with our arms up and no one came to take our order. The waitress looked at us, then walked away to serve the single person. We didn’t have enough plates and chopsticks, not even water was served while we waited.
The service speed was quite slow, which is understandable, but they missed 3 skewers in our order and the waitress gave us an attitude when we asked about it. Both servers were smiling to the other guests, but served us with annoyance and impatience written across their faces.
We are a group of 8 people, and we took some napkins. The waitress came over, TOOK THE NAPKINS AWAY, and said “you don’t need this (these napkins)”. We are paying guests at your restaurant and we can’t even have some napkins? She then proceeded to take away the entire stack of napkins near our table to prevent us from taking any. This was absolutely ridiculous and we left the place feeling disrespected.
I can’t tell if this was racist. The other tables were Koreans and we were Chinese. Just putting it out there.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Lu Xu
The service was terrible, as if we owed them a lot of money. It took forever to get our order, even though the restaurant wasn't busy at all. I really don't understand. Furthermore, none of our orders were served, yet they insisted they had served them. We ordered five cheese and meat skewers, but only two were served, and they told us they had served them all. There were three tables in total, so two waiters couldn't serve three? I don't understand, and the service was terrible.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Sunny Xu
When we entered, there was no water provided—we even had to ask the server for it. When we tried to call the server over to place our order, she only came to stand far away from us. How could she possibly hear me with the music being so loud? Since there weren’t enough napkins, we took some from the next table, but then they actually took those napkins back to their bar counter—I didn’t understand what that was supposed to mean. On top of that, she even got the number of dishes I ordered wrong. Not recommended!!!
JIANLIN SHE
The only reason I give 1 start review is because I can’t do 0 start. Lack of dishes, no water service since we sit for 10min. They are not even in the busy period.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Alan Kivaev
A delicious and authentic yakitori experience right in Toronto. From friendly and attentive Japanese service, to delicious yakitori, Zakkushi is the real deal. Very reminiscent of small yakitori spots in Tokyo and Osaka.
They have some of the best chicken hearts I've ever tried.
The other location was a bit salty for my taste but this one is perfect
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious, fast and fun! Highly recommend!
super delicious but quite pricey, the zakkushi draft was actually super yummy for being the cheapest of the beer. food doesnt fill well cause the portion size but staff was very friendly! Max bills they can give are 2 bills, so be ready to pay for the group on one bill.
Food: 5
Service: 5
A few weeks back after a busy work week, my daughter and I experienced the very unique and authentic experience of a true Japanese izakaya (tapas and drinks restaurant) right on Queen Street West in Toronto.
Right from the warm friendly greeting, and the lively atmosphere (where orders, special directions, and greetings are called out in Japanese by the servers, and cooks in the open kitchen), we knew that we were in for a special night.
We had reserved ahead of time, and upon arrival were immediately whisked to our quarter of a large table where the server produced a convenient wicker basket to hold my daughter's knapsack, and invited us to use the handy coat-hooks located next to our table.
The menu is a delight of interesting and appealing dishes. We each ordered the 5 skewer Zakkushi set as the base of our meal (a great value, and good introduction to the menu) and after that just added on. For drinks, although there is a good selection of Japanese beer and sake, which are probably the more usual pairings for the excellent food, we ordered a steaming pot of green tea, but also shared a glass of Takara Umeshu (Japanese plum wine) just to try something unusual that we hadn't had before. All the dishes that we that we tried as well as our drinks were superb, and complemented each other well.
In our opinion this restaurant is a gem! Great food, great atmosphere and great value! We look forward to continuing our sampling of their extensive menu of authentic Japanese delicacies sometime soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Better off going to the Carlton location. Food is great, but service at this location leaves much to be desired. Servers’ attitudes dampened my anniversary.
As good as the food was, not worth the $250+ we spent given the poor customer service. Servers ignored us for the first 10-15 minutes, serving other tables that came after us. All food items took a while to arrive, with one skewer coming almost 30 min after ordering.
Near the end, a server embarrassed me in front of other customers by telling me I used another customer’s menu, even though I used the same menu from my table that another server put beside me. After paying, we told a server about the incident, and his reaction was apathetic at best.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
I have been to many Izakayas in my life - both in Toronto and in Japan. Zakkushi is a pretty solid choice, especially if you’re coming with a group of friends.
The skewers were delicious and the platters allowing you to sample a variety of skewers are a great first choice to help you decide what you want more of.
The drink selection was also excellent! Will be coming back if I am in the area again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great! Will return!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had a wonderful experience with Yuki here and it was really really good food. One of the best of its kind in Toronto !
I’ve been to Zakkushi several times and it never fails to impress me. The skewers are always flavourful ! Must try the premium beef tongue and the pancake ice cream. The atmosphere is cozy and authentic, making it a perfect spot to enjoy with friends or family. The warm and attentive service from all the staffs makes every visit special.Yuki-san 最高~
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic service and amazing food!!🤩
Definitely coming back and chill with friends!!🤩
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I’m a loyal customer at the Carlton location, and this time I brought all my coworkers to recommend Zakkushi since it was closer to our store.
I was horrifically disappointed at the services provided here in Queen. Note that this is a Monday evening, there were only two other tables (one was a group of two, one was a single person) so it was not busy at all with two servers running the floor. We sat down, waited 5 minutes with our arms up and no one came to take our order. The waitress looked at us, then walked away to serve the single person. We didn’t have enough plates and chopsticks, not even water was served while we waited.
The service speed was quite slow, which is understandable, but they missed 3 skewers in our order and the waitress gave us an attitude when we asked about it. Both servers were smiling to the other guests, but served us with annoyance and impatience written across their faces.
We are a group of 8 people, and we took some napkins. The waitress came over, TOOK THE NAPKINS AWAY, and said “you don’t need this (these napkins)”. We are paying guests at your restaurant and we can’t even have some napkins? She then proceeded to take away the entire stack of napkins near our table to prevent us from taking any. This was absolutely ridiculous and we left the place feeling disrespected.
I can’t tell if this was racist. The other tables were Koreans and we were Chinese. Just putting it out there.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
The service was terrible, as if we owed them a lot of money. It took forever to get our order, even though the restaurant wasn't busy at all. I really don't understand. Furthermore, none of our orders were served, yet they insisted they had served them. We ordered five cheese and meat skewers, but only two were served, and they told us they had served them all. There were three tables in total, so two waiters couldn't serve three? I don't understand, and the service was terrible.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
When we entered, there was no water provided—we even had to ask the server for it.
When we tried to call the server over to place our order, she only came to stand far away from us. How could she possibly hear me with the music being so loud?
Since there weren’t enough napkins, we took some from the next table, but then they actually took those napkins back to their bar counter—I didn’t understand what that was supposed to mean.
On top of that, she even got the number of dishes I ordered wrong. Not recommended!!!
The only reason I give 1 start review is because I can’t do 0 start. Lack of dishes, no water service since we sit for 10min. They are not even in the busy period.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
A delicious and authentic yakitori experience right in Toronto. From friendly and attentive Japanese service, to delicious yakitori, Zakkushi is the real deal. Very reminiscent of small yakitori spots in Tokyo and Osaka.
They have some of the best chicken hearts I've ever tried.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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