Imadake

9 Reviews on “Imadake”

• Jonny

  The last time I went to Imadake was at the end of a food crawl (my one and only time I’ve done an organized one). It’s been years since then so for my last meal of the trip, my aunt suggested Imadake.We came on a Wednesday evening and it was reasonably busy. We had no trouble grabbing a table. The inside is super cool with huge Japanese styled murals adorning the walls. They even have a cute anime style portraits of all their staff members.Sake bombs are the thing to do if you’re drinking. When I say sake, you say bomb. Sake. Bomb. SAKE. BOMB.They had a summer special menu along with a poke bowl on the back. The main menu is pretty extensive but has pictures of everything; cold dishes, salads, grilled, fried, ramen/noodles, hot dishes and desserts.- Gobo ($7.00) – burdock root deep fried. I’ve only had burdock one other time. These reminded me of daikon. Interesting spin mimicking fries.- Gyu tan ($10.00) – miso marinated cow tongue. Delicious! It take a bit longer to chew but it’s well worth the effort. My favourite dish of the night.- Takoyaki ($6.00) – you get 6 pieces of octopus balls. I’m not a huge takoyaki fan but these were hot and crispy. I appreciated how it was lightly sauced and had just the right amount of bonito flakes.- Kaiso sarada ($8.00) – seaweed salad with sesame dressing. Wasn’t expecting this to be a mix of salad and seaweed.- Agedashi ($6.00) – tofu in fish broth. Lightly deep fried but oh so soft on the inside. Really nicely done.- Pork yakiudon ($13.00) – noodles had a great chewy texture. We would have liked more pork slices.Good spot to bring a group of friends. I’d come back to try more. cherrybobombs.wordpress.com

  November 22, 2020, 2:59 am

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• Joanie Metivier

  Octopus balls!!!!From the street this restaurant doesn’t catch the eye. Once you get in, it’s more interesting. You get welcome by all the staff cheerfully screaming a nice Japanese word that I did not understand. I’m guessing it meant hello or welcome. The decor is pretty nice with some cultural touches everywhere, tableware, beautiful mural, decorative sake bottle and very short schoolgirl skirts. The bad part was that I had to sit on a wooden crate thing. You need to order the ‘Sake Bomb’ a fun drink made from rice beer and, of course, sake. Now, the food. There’s all kind of little plates you can order and also bigger plates like the best Ramen i have ever eaten, spicy and tasteful. I can’t get enough of their octopus balls which melt in your mouth. Special mention to the Koroke, incredibly original fried potato croquette and my son’s favorite. I particularly love the dried fish flakes you can find on most of the dishes. There lots of things worth trying or reordering. For me, it was a special diner because it was my first time out of the children’s hospital in a long time. It’s a great place to change your mind if you’re stuck there since it’s just beside. well, for me it was.

  April 2, 2020, 5:22 am

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