I’ve been to the Gonoe location at Don Mills several times, and the Thornhill location is way busier. I couldn’t get a reservation and decided to drop by at 5:30 pm on a Saturday and luckily landed a table. Line ups started to form by the door around 7:00pm. The restaurant is located by the Red Lobster and Legend Chinese restaurant plaza just north of Yonge St. and Steeles Ave. Inside, there were mainly private booths with a small open area for large tables. By the bar, there were several aquariums with the live octopus, as well as buckets with sea cucumber and other seafood I did not recognize.
Gonoe is located in a plaza among many other Asian restaurants and marketplace. Owned and Operated by Korean, Gonoe serves Japanese cuisine along with several Korean dishes. As this restaurant is so popular, it is always packed. We went on a weekend and could not make a reservation and waited around 45 minutes for a table for 5.
Gonoe is located in a plaza among many other Asian restaurants and marketplace. Owned and Operated by Korean, Gonoe serves Japanese cuisine along with several Korean dishes. As this restaurant is so popular, it is always packed. We went on a weekend and could not make a reservation and waited around 45 minutes for a table for 5. Â
Wow best sushi in the city and the service top notch
The sushi was delicious! Pricey stuff for sure but definitely worth it! I wouldn't recommend the specialty roles! Personally I feel they're a bit over the top. The platter of any size, depending on how many people you are going with, should be more than enough to satisfy your sushi cravings! Typical environment and standard service. They provided a complimentary meal item which was so cute and unexpected!
Fabulous, warm, and friendly service. I can’t rave enough about the politeness, efficiency, and kindness of the staff here. We ordered the seafood combo and the medium sashimi and sushi boat. The sushi was very fresh and delicious. The octopus was squirming on the plate!! They also gave us complimentary steam egg, fried tofu, and Ebi mayo. In addition, they also served a salad and miso soup for each person. The prices were expensive for the portion sizes, but I’d still come back here in a heart beat because it has unique dishes and wonderful service!!!!
My new favourite sushi place! Their raw stuff is very fresh and reasonably priced. They also have a wide variety of Korean and Japanese a la carte dishes that are cooked for people who don't want raw fish. Staff is super friendly. It can get quite busy on weekends so reservations might be needed if you're going during prime time
The same joint as the Gal's sushi on hwy 7, but it does not serve the complimentary potatoes and cold noodles, instead, it comes with traditional Korean side dishes like kimchi, fish cakes, etc. The sushi and roll menu is also slightly different but has some of the same items like Green Dragon roll and spider roll.
Definitely a welcoming atmosphere. Staff was friendly and attentive. Food is fresh and authentic , the live octopus is phenomenal and an experience people must try when coming here. 10 out of 10 would come again and recommend.
My boyfriend wanted to try the “live octopus” since I’ve tried them in Korea, it’s definitely not as fresh as what you get in Korea but it would also not be fair to compare it against those ones. Decent sushi but the unagi bowl had little amount of unagi and was mostly rice.
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