Don Don Izakaya どんどん居酒屋

Can't recommend this place enough! Great atmosphere, food was really varied and interesting. And the manager passed fresh bluefin tuna around the restaurant to try later in the night. Awesome!

One of my fav restaurants . love the duck and apple salad , steamed shabu-shabu, ginger fried chicken , jaja beef ( my fav!!) 5 skewers combo!! ???? ???? ????????????????????

Don Ramen is the only ramen in the menu. The atmosphere is like a bar from 7pm-12am. Mon-thurs. Cool environment and good service .

This place is filled with good vibe and great energy. The executive chef Sensei Daisuke Izutsu created a personal dish for us. IT WAS AMAZING!

Great vibe with fast and friendly service . Kimchi pork udon is delicious.

Small portions, expensive for their size but great for sharing several of them. We had the ginger chicken and the gyoza which were great, loved the tempura green beans . The steamed shabu shabu was ok.

The tamago roll is warm which I'm used to being cold. Other than that, I love the atmosphere and food. I'll be back

Nice alternative to Guu and Fin with more daring menu items, although less refined. Order a little at a time because food comes right away. Seaweed chips go nice with beer .

Better than Guu since they dont put mayo in everything. Menu is fully developed with traditional and fusion options. Hidden away, yours to discover

Try their new frozen beer , called Polar Beer . The foam is ice cold like a slushy .

This Izakaya restaurant isn't as great as GUU, there are more "cooked" items on the menu but if you're more interested in sashimi salads , fried/grilled oysters go to GUU if you're willing to wait !

Excellent restaurant , the servers are friendly and fast! My suggestion is: Sapporo Beer , BBQ and shrimp ! Delicious

Insanely fast service , sometimes very congested but that comes with being a popular place!

I compared this place to Guu and I like it better here. Good selection and quality and most importantly - not that long of a wait time!

I love the steam shabu-shabu and the smoked sashimi is excellent.

The smoked seared salmon is buttery and delish. They also bang on a drum while they sear it

Great atmosphere for groups. Food is pretty good too

Don Don Izakaya details: 130 Dundas St W, 416-492-5292, http://www.dondonizakaya.com, they're on facebook & twitter too. Soft Opening began on Fri 1/6. Grand Opening date is TBD.

July's best recc: tuna carpaccio ! a very literal melt-in-your-mouth experience, so good.

Friendly servers great authentic japanese food with a twist. Service is top notch.

Great atmosphere, a bit chaotic when seated in front of the chefs .

Smokey Hay Salmon Sashimi is delicious... Plus they bang the drums when they make it

Try a bottle of cloudy sake (nigori) with edamame and the assorted 6 piece grill. Tasty!

Really authentic and fabulous Japanese Ramen !

Lunch was okay... Smelled like antiseptic cleaner/Windex the whole time as soon as you enter

Try the black sesame ice cream !

Mini barrel of Sake for 30% off ($80) is plenty of drinking for 4 people.

From November menu, Do NOT get the chicken ramen . It's a cold dish without soup . they don't put any sauce on the noodles+VERY little ground chicken . cold cooked noodles without taste even after mixing

Amazing service! Ask for Massa, he's fantastic!!

I really like their smoked hay sashimi .

Great atmosphere, cool decor and bar .

Best dish: don don black croquettes !!

TheBBQ Pork on a bun with cilantro is yum.

Benches are awful. Eat the ginger chicken and fwhat fwhat buns !

Food portions way too small. I was really confused when the shabu shabu came out. I know that ur supposed to get many dishes but I'm sure they could have put a few more pieces of meat instead of 2...

Cheese wontons are super delicious but overpriced :)

$3 Sapporo during lunch !

Great food!! Busy restaurant

love the match mousse + red bean !

Be prepared to order lots! Still hungry!!!!!!!

The food was alright, the staff lacked communication. There was also a language barrier. We placed our order 4 times. Got our food 1 hour after we order. Terrible service... rather go to Guu.

Ginger fried chicken .

Went in for lunch . Two people I was with got their lunch ; my colleague and I didn't. After 40 minutes of waiting for our food, we gave up and left. Suuuuuper slow service.

They have Asahi Black!

Bang the drum !!

The taste is great... But disappointingly tiny :(

Not that great, and expensive . Server forgot 2 of our orders.

Food/service is horrible :(

small portions (compared to guu), jajayaki skillet was dirty , food mediocre. menu confusing too

Not as good as Guu