Sanuki Udon has opened up recently downtown and is on UberEats as well. Found out later otherwise would have tried it today. Stuck with the trusty old Raku again.
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Not to be mistaken but just a note that the āSanuki Udonā downtown on Carlton St ā¦ is NOT related to the āZen Sanuki Udonā at Scarborough. Having tried both, as well as Raku, personally I prefer Zen Sanuki Udon ā¦ despite it being a bit āfar.ā 
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Ah ok good to thanks for sharing
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Iāve been to Tsuchi twice now. I like it. I think the hot food is only offered on the weekends. It is plant-based. Best fake meat and fake chicken I have ever tried.
The monthly bento:
Melonpan
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$35 Premium Sushi set to-go from Oroshi. Open Wed to Sun.
I will be returning to Oroshi soon.
I tried the Ebi Sando at Imanishi Sando Bar last weekend. It was good but a relatively small portion . I would need 2 sandos to feel like I had a satisfying lunch. I think there were 3 shrimp in the sando.
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A couple of ā under-the-radar ā , OMAKASE option only, authentic Japanese Sushi-Ya have opened up:
These are: Shizuku at Finch & Kennedy ( $190 - 18 pieces; $270 - 22 pieces )
and
Sushi Gin at Hwy#7/Commerce Gate ( $170 for 3 Otsumami, 12 Nigiri, 1 Maki, 1 Tamago, Dessert )
https://www.sushigin.ca/
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Our local ramen shop Oji Seichi has been featuring Ramen-Krishnan, a collaboration with the actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan. Oji Seichi is apparently one of her favourite places to eat and she was approached about the collaboration. In consultation with Maitreyiās mother, the result is a ramen that features Tamil flavours and a soft serve with mango.
They are only featuring this special until early March and we would definitely recommend trying the ramen at least. It is based on a chicken and crab broth, miso, and paruppu (lentil curry). We thought there was also coconut to add to the creaminess. Whatever the case, it was rich, complex, and had decent kick. The chewy noodles take up the flavour very well. The toppings include a runny egg, tender chicken, pickled ginger, green onions, bean sprouts, and tempura imitation crab (maybe the only weak link).
The vanilla soft serve came with mango and cheeni murruku cookie - nice and fun (good crunchy cookie crumble) but mango could have been stronger and tangy-er.
For drinks, we had the Japanese Highball (Suntory Toki whisky, yuzu, lemon, soda water) and Minabe Mule (Willibald Farm vodka, umeboshi, cranberries, lime, ginger beer). Both were good but maybe werenāt up to the challenge of pairing with such a strongly-flavoured soup.
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Interesting.
A couple of years back, Oji Seichi was in my top 10 Toronto places. But they dropped the tempura dishes (which were a highlight for me). It was puzzling, as on my first visit after the tempura disappeared, I overheard anothe table also bemoaning its absence.
The gyozas are still my favourite in Toronto but the Ramen seemed middle-of-the road (Iāve tried both on their regular menu - great textures but lacked āzingā).
Maybe a return visit now due - although imitation crab has always been a turn-off for me.
Also puzzling that this āspecialā isnāt on their website!
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If you scroll all the way down to the bottom, you will see the Instagram posting about this ramen special. Since we live in the neighbourhood, we were just walking by and noticed a sign about it.
They have dropped some of our favourites too. The maitake sando was particularly good (if small). I agree the regular ramen is good but not special. This one is special (minus the fake crab) and I look forward to more special ones.
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Iām banned from Instagram!
Iām not on Instagram, so I canāt really see things on it. The bottom of Oji Seichiās main webpage does post stuff from their social media that you can read without going to Instagram.
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Little Pebbles has taken over the old Aroma space on College at Euclid. It looks cute. I will stop by today.
Little Pebbles has seasonal chiffon cakes, as well as black sesame lattes, matcha lattes, etc.
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I tried Tondou Ramenās tonkatsu ramen and 6 pieces of chicken karaage. It was okay. Second time having their karaage and first time having their ramen. The fellas who work there are very friendly and the food is ready in 15 minutes.
I donāt have that much experience ordering restaurant ramen. I think Iāve only ordered it twice in Toronto and once in Japan. I do want to try a chicken ramen at some point.
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Needed a quick meal before something at the Four Seasons Centre, so we went to Ikkousha (the pork version; the chicken version is a few doors west). Overall, very good.
Gyokai had a fish, chicken and pork broth (redolent of the dried fish), with thin slices of pork, extra-thick noodles, and menma. The noodles were done āhardā to order and I added an egg.
My wife had the Signature Tonkotsu [no pic], with original noodles, black fungus, sliced pork, spring onion, extra egg, and a scoop of spicy chia siu - should have ordered this with low salt as the spicy chia siu adds more salt.
We also tried the gyoza, which were fine, if not exceptional.
The karaage was also pretty good, with a nice kick from the pepper.
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I needed a quick meal before the opera tonight.
I ordered a take-out vegan 12 Spice āBeefā Curry & Rice ($15.80) from Tsuchi. It is was generous and quite tasty. I like their Tsuchi Plate (a $27 Bento that changes every month or so) a little more.
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We noticed Gushi years ago and everytime we walked by it on a pandemic stroll, we thought we should try it. So tonight we finally tried it. Overall, good, but nothing worth seeking out. The fried chicken is decent, but there are many better versions around. The version with fermented ghost peppers, maple, and hachimi did not have much detectable maple, but was otherwise the most flavourful. Takoyaki were fine, but not special. A veggie curry over purple rice was tasty, in the straight out of a package way.
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Flipperās, a Japanese brunch and souffle pancake chain, opened a location at 31 Elm St recently.
Flipperās
(905) 878-0986
Open 9 am- 4 pm daily.
https://g.co/kgs/3im4SYY
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Theyāve actually expanded down south in the US.
Do you like them?
Iāve been once and while ok, I feel like their food is more photogenic than crave-worthy.
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Havenāt been yet.
I donāt like sweet breakfasts that much. Iāve only tried souffle pancakes twice (elsewhere).
I was hoping they would serve Omurice, but it looks like the savoury brunch dishes are bennies, Croque Madame, BLT, burgers , avocado toast and fried chicken & waffles. Maybe Iāll try the Croque Madame at some point.
Iām surprised the Canadian operations donāt seem to have a website.
