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Traditional Japanese Mom and Pop establishment. The chef takes care to make everything by hand. Buckwheat Noodle soup was delicious. It's expensive bu…
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Inaho Japanese Restaurant
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Best Japanese around. Food portion are good for an a la carte menu. great tempura…
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Inaho Japanese Restaurant
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Awful. This place was just down right awful . So disappointed with the food and service . I will never be going back there or recommend it to anyone .…
Chantal Desantis
Inaho Japanese Restaurant
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9 Reviews on “Inaho Japanese Restaurant”
Awful. This place was just down right awful . So disappointed with the food and service . I will never be going back there or recommend it to anyone .
The best. The best real Japanese sushi bar in Toronto. We go there all the time
Return visit. Fish selection was normal. Quality was good. Decor was subpar. Service was slow. Left thirsty thinking the soy was high sodium. A good meal but slightly over priced. 75%
Very slow. 50 min for two dishes. My friend got hers first then my came 40 min later
Mom And Pop Sushi. E: The night of Jan. 10 I obtained a reservation and went here having heard a few good things about Inaho over the years.Restaurants live (attract customers and kudos) anddie (bad reviews and distaste) by their foodand Inaho is not different in this regard.Night-time and a reservation was certainly required as not a single table was available when we arrived.In the menu one will find several meat andvegetarian options that are not mainstreamentries in Japan or elsewhere. Natto Tempura, anyone?Right, the menu was rich and varied for such a small restaurant staffed by one lone Japanese chefand the sushi and sashimi menu choicesrested on the tried and true. As long as the choices you usually make revolve around Hamachi, Maguro andsalmon you would be okay here. Just do not expectuni, toro, aji or sayori, at least not on a regular basis here. Those would be seasonal or special items.My choice was the hamachi (good), rainbow roll (suggested by the waitress and unfortunately all about salmon), saba (stringy and dry likely due to lower quality and inadequate marination) and items that were either not available or sold out. The rice was well packed and the sushi and maki dishes were presented with some care and design.Rolls seem to be the chef and the waitress’ choice and as edible and decent as they are they do not invite superlative adjectives. Still, the rice is above average and the fish decent and certainly edible.The natto tempura was tasty and light, but likely unhealthy due to deep frying. The green tea ice cream is concocted by the chef by using crushed green tea imported from Japan. They also have a full menu of katsu, noodle and don (rice) dishes.The dinner for two was in the order of $40, which is inexpensive compared to similar restaurants.-A: The atmosphere is spartan and I am certainly not a fan of sushi restaurants that have TV sets on. No, not sports channel – those are bad omens too – as bars are liable to have, Inaho had a Chinese channel on. As with most sushi restaurants in the Toronto area most customers are Chinese, which inevitably means couples, dates, families, friends and acquaintances are texting, e-mailing or surfing while eating. This behaviour has actually become an inside joke for us. Nonetheless, they have a few special touches (balloons!) and Japanese paraphernalia around the restaurant to add atmosphere to their simple eatery.The washroom is certainly clean, as is the table and the dining area. The upper reaches of the room has some cobwebs that need to be cleaned.-T: Service can be slow and austere as the entire 7-8 tables are served by the Chinese wife of the chef (a situation that reminds one of Vancouver area’s Sushi Hachi – the lone waitress, not the waitress’ background), while her Japanese husband works behind the bar preparing the fish. The varied cooked food menu (here they diverge from Sushi Hachi which does not even have a real kitchen) presumably aids the restaurant distribute the workload should people order katsu or don items.My 7:00 o’clock reservation was honoured and a table was awaiting us upon arrival.-S: The waitress did forget an item and was generally rushed, but she was never unpleasant or unkind. Kudos to her for her efficiency. Just do not expect much attention or speed. Chef Ooki, who hails from Shizouka, but has been in Canada for over forty years, is focused on his task and has little time to interact or even look up (that is reminiscent of another Richmond Hill restaurant, Miyabi). The chef was working in a sushiya in Japan, initially worked at a hotel in Canada before opening his own Japanese restaurant. Inaho is his newer venture and been in place for over ten years. His older venture lasted some seventeen years.The waitress was kind enough to offer us free ginger and green tea ice cream (see above), a gesture which is unnecessary, but kind.
A cute small little sushi store. Sushi isn’t cheap tho around $5 for 6 pcs roll. The one I had was ok. Nothing too crazy. Katsu don was ok too. Although I’ve eaten better. Eh. Overall value is questionable
Good but expensive!. The plate presentation was great. Food was on the pricy side but very good.Best miso soup I have ever had very unique!!