Restaurant Reviews – JETAA Toronto

From Kyoto to Toronto, Tsujiri brings matcha to the masses

Houjicha Float with matcha/vanilla ice cream

Brace yourselves, matcha lovers. Tsujiri, the popular Japanese tea brand from Kyoto, has landed in Toronto, and finally has an answer to all of your green tea-filled dreams.

Located just steps away from Yonge & Dundas Square, the new Toronto location is the first outside of Asia for the nearly 156-year-old brand, and marks the beginning of a large-scale global expansion into markets including the U.S., the U.K., and Australia.

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April Ramen Romp Report: Ryoji Izakaya

Communications
May 1, 2015
Events / Ramen Romp / Restaurant Reviews

On a Sunday afternoon in late April, six dedicated Ramen Rompers made it out to Ryoji Ramen & Izakaya in Little Italy for yet another delicious adventure! Ryoji is one of Toronto’s few – if only – Okinawan-style izakaya.

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Event Report: December Ramen Romp

Communications
January 5, 2015
Around the Town / Events / JETAA Event Reports / Restaurant Reviews

We had a super successful Ramen Romp in December where we gorged on greasy ramen and delightful Japanese desserts from Touhenboku Ramen. Three cheers to the wonderful staff who were…

Upcoming Event: December Ramen Romp

Communications
December 1, 2014
Around the Town / Events / Restaurant Reviews

Missed the last ramen adventure? Come join us on the second round of ramen! Bring your partner or friend along as well. This time we will be trying Touhenboku Ramen…

Review: Santouka Ramen

In my pursuit to find tasty bowls of ramen in the Toronto food scene, I think back to when all that the city had was two out-of-the-way Ajisen Ramen joints. I celebrated when the third downtown location opened at Spadina and Dundas; even though it served just slightly above cup ramen quality noodles (no disrespect to cup ramen intended), it was Japanese ramen with similar ingredients as a Japanese salaryman might order and get in a similar-looking restaurant in Sapporo.

With that in mind, I had marked expectations for one of the newest ramen shops in town: Santouka Ramen, by the corner of Church and Dundas.

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