Izakaya Ju Japanese Restaurant

Izakaya Ju, one of the handful of restaurants in J-Town, has been around for some time. My husband and I went for a date night many years ago, but hadn't returned until today. The lunch menu is much more limited compared to dinner, but there is a decent variety. We had the ramen, ja-ja men, and black cod, and all were simple but done well. We didn't order any sashimi, but it seemed a bit on the pricier side for lunchtime (a simple sashimi set was just over $40). With current food prices everywhere, though, it wasn't surprising either. Service was friendly and attentive, and the space is larger than I remembered, with ample seating when we went at lunchtime.

CA$30–40

It’s a decent place for a Japanese style pub like food run by Japanese. There are many Izakaya restaurants in Toronto nowadays and this one offer similar food quality based on my experience. I have started visited this restaurants years ago (when the other half was another restaurant selling reman).. thru out the years, these are now my favourite dish: -Mushroom salad - the mushroom are generous and nicely pan fried. -Fried soft chicken knuckle bones - for those soft bone lovers , boy I love it as it freshly fried! Lovely with lemon juice -chicken wing skewer(salt) - must try!! Nice charcoal aroma with crunchy skin and juicy meat inside -teba gyoza - they stuffed minced pork into a boneless chicken wing and fried them, with the soy sauce that come with the dish, soooo yummy!! These are my personal favourite dish and hope u will like it too if u haven’t tried… Price is not cheap though … so my rating overall is between 3.5 to 4 stars on average..

Good atmosphere for a meeting with friends. Place is crowded, it makes sense to make a reservation. Service is good. The food looks simple but made very well. The sauces used make it taste very delicious. I tried a lot of dishes and was positively surprised with all of them. Enjoy!

The restaurant is located inside J-town. They open a few hours for lunch and dinner. In between, they're closed, so it's better to check their opening hours before going. I always get their salmon ikura don. It's a bit expensive, so it's only a treat meal. lol Fresh ingredients and they don't cheap out on the quantity. It might look small, but it's very filling.

Excellent food and service. You should make a reservation though. Of the yakitori we liked the chicken balls and pork the best. The rice dish reminds me so much of okonomiyaki flavours, loved it. Karaage was moist and crispy, delicious. Looking forward to coming back to try other dishes.

Fantastic food made with care. Portions are small for the price but definitely worth the splurge. It's a popular place, so book a reservation. The octopus fried rice is phenomenal and was our favourite by far. The karaage fried chicken was great too We had the 5 skewer yakitori combo and the chicken balls were the best of the 5.

CA$40–50

CA$30–40

Had lunch here and enjoyed the hayashi beef tongue rice and shared the yakitori and vegetable skewers. All of the food tasted good, and surprisingly the vegetable skewers, especially the leek and shishito peppers, were one of my favourites. Prices are on the expensive end.