The best tepanyaki restaurant anywhere is in Toronto, Canada. It's called Ten-Ichi and it's located on the Sheppard Avenue just east of McCowen (on the north side of the street). The place is often crowded, so reservation is a must.
Ten-Ichi is an "all-you-can-eat" Japanese restaurant which features four tepanyaki grills in one dinning room and a sushi bar in the next. The tepanyaki room can accommodate up to 30-40 guests while the sushi dinning room can accommodate another 40-50 guests. We have been going to Ten-Ichi for tepanyaki for the past 10-15 years, earning my parents and most recently, Joyce, "VIP" status at the restaurant allowing them a 10% discount off our meal tab each time.
What is special about Ten-Ichi is the quality of food. While we have been to many tepanyaki restaurants around the world (including one in Perth, Australia), Ten-Ichi stands out for the consistency in the quality of its food. The "all-you-can-eat" feature, at a very reasonable price of around CDN$25 per adult which includes a decent variety of sashimi, sushi, maki, tempura as well as high quality steak, chicken, prawn, fish (salmon and flounder), oyster, also add to its attractiveness. The sashimi is fresh albeit with limited variety. It's no wonder that Ten-Ichi is crowded even on a weekday night and reservation is a must, prior to a visit. Fortunately, with our VIP status, we h
ave always been able to get a table, no matter when we call.
What is special about Ten-Ichi is the quality of food. While we have been to many tepanyaki restaurants around the world (including one in Perth, Australia), Ten-Ichi stands out for the consistency in the quality of its food. The "all-you-can-eat" feature, at a very reasonable price of around CDN$25 per adult which includes a decent variety of sashimi, sushi, maki, tempura as well as high quality steak, chicken, prawn, fish (salmon and flounder), oyster, also add to its attractiveness. The sashimi is fresh albeit with limited variety. It's no wonder that Ten-Ichi is crowded even on a weekday night and reservation is a must, prior to a visit. Fortunately, with our VIP status, we h
ave always been able to get a table, no matter when we call. Our favorite items, apart what have been mentioned above, are the Dragon Rolls and Spider Rolls (softshell crab) and the tepanyaki beef slices roll (scallion and garlic chips rolled inside of thinly sliced beef and lightly grilled on the tepan.) The steaks and the flounder are always grilled to perfection. Again, since all of the grill-masters have gotten to know us over the years (the generous tips given each time also helped), they have regularly picked the best cuts of beef for our table allowing even Mom (with her bad teeth) to have a few pieces. The kids usually like to top-off their meals with (unlimited) servings of yogurt, ice cream, and other desserts.
Food: **** (out of four)
Ambiance: *** (out of four)
Ambiance: *** (out of four)
Price: $$$
Repeat visit: Definitely
Repeat visit: Definitely
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Wow. My stomach is grumbling just from reading this! I think I'm going to grab a bit to eat.
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