Hashi Izakaya - North York

The food was tasty and the service was good, but I do wish they would lower the volume of the music. It felt like I was in a nightclub because it was so loud. Despite that, I would still consider returning.

Sharing is strongly encouraged as Hashi serves sizable portions. For example, the squid butter yaki $9), essentially a squid cooked in butter, arrives whole and cut into thin bite sized slivers. The squid was overcooked and a tad tough. Moreover, the sweet soy butter glaze was rather muted and the mayonnaise dip is definitely not the flavour I wanted with the dish. <br/ <br/ Similarly, the grilled gindara $13) could use more of the saikyo miso marinade given the black cod is such a neutral fish. The dish is an improvement over the last, with the fish cooked well, although could benefit from a crispier skin. <br/ <br/ The kamikaze $12) and dynamite rolls $13 on menu; $10 actually charged) were large and filled with spicy tuna kamikaze) and shrimp tempura dynamite) along with avocado and cucumber in both. Perhaps a bit too much sauce was doused over the kamikaze; not a drop of soy sauce was required

Yuzu Izakaya, now Hashi Izakaya, was quite good. I can't believe I haven't discovered this place until now, it is in a neighbourhood I frequent so often.<br/ <br/ The menu is not huge but diverse, there are many snacks to choose from and a good alcohol selection as well.<br/ <br/ We decided upon the salmon natto, grilled mackerel, and beef bulgogi rice. All were well-sized portions, very good taste, and overall well executed.<br/ <br/ Looking forward to coming back and trying some of the other menu items. For some reason I like this place better than guu. <br/ <br/ Btw tried the frozen beer because it sounded exciting but turned out to be just a cold Sapporo with a cool looking foam on top. Regular Sapporo is just as good in my opinion.

This is my favorite place to hang out with my friends.Love the food and very friendly staff. Love it .xoxo

Overall, I really enjoyed this izakaya and it’s a such a quick walk from Finch station. I expect to be able to return this place sometime again and try out one or more of the salmon sashimi dishes and sushi roll platters~ :