Torisho Beach

Drove past a few times and wanted to try it. Chicken was ok. Sides were very ordinary and not much flavour. Quite expensive for what you get. Service was like going to Service Ontario although didn't have to wait long because they appeared to have only one other order.

We got the karaage chicken and the nanban special - both were great!Preference was the karaage because it was slightly crispier. All was packaged well. Best if eaten soon after you purchase for peak flavour and texture!The potatoes, rice, coleslaw and edamame were a nice addition to the box.Location looks lovely and the staff were really helpful in helping us decide what to get. Will definitely be returning!

You’re missing out if you haven’t fried Torisho Beach’s food! Excellent and friendly service, and a great find from my girlfriend and will say, their food is DELICIOUS!! The photos can only do so much to make you wanna try it! And their new bowl was really really flavourful and a good balance of chicken and coleslaw-like sauce!!

Really hit the spot! Chicken pieces were bigger than I expected, and the potato salad is great. Definitely will be adding to the lunch rotation.

have gotten a few dinners for here. lovely service and delicious food. bento boxes are great portion sizing for price payed. super nice addition to queen st E/the beaches. always looking forward to getting more food from here in the future :)

OISHII KARAAGE DESU KA!!! (It's tasty fried chicken) It's about time they bring a Japanese fried chicken franchise to Toronto. I'm all about fried chicken. My favorite would have to be Momo" (dark meat) it is juicy and full of flavour. BAM! Check out the sampler box you get a little bit of everything. Still need to try out the rest of the menu. SUBARASHI!!! GANBATTE! FIGHTING!"

I am overjoyed at the recent opening in my neighbourhood in the Beach of a branch of the Japanese fried chicken chain, Torisho. I’m obviously not the only one excited because at one stage during the afternoon there was a lineup round the block. Torisho is part of a worldwide franchise of 300 establishments. It was originally started in Osaka although this is the first one in Canada. This one is takeout.When you think of fried chicken you might think of Kentucky Fried and that would be a big mistake. Torisho sets the bar much higher and is a totally different way of preparing chicken. It’s called Karaage and it’s succulent and delicious. To my mind, it would be incorrect to think of Karaage as fast-food.I chose the Bento Box - Momo and Mune which is five mixed pieces of boneless thigh and breast of karaage chicken - white and dark meat. This comes with white rice, cabbage slaw, potato salad, edamame and miso soup. I also had the tempura green beans. The Bento is a good way of getting a sampling of everything.The word ‘karaage’ refers to a Japanese style of cooking, where bite-size pieces of the chicken have been marinated for two days in a mixture of twelve herbs. I think I detected soy sauce, ginger and possibly sake as part of the marinade. There’s definitely a tempura flavour to it. It’s then coated lightly with flour, potato or corn starch and deep fried in oil. To my mind, it beats the hell out of Colonel Sander’s secret recipe and definitely seems a more healthy alternative. It’s tender and juicy as well as ultra crispy and has both taste and texture.The owners of the restaurant are three partners headed by Kaori. She was the inspiration who worked so hard to bring the concept to Canada and what a brilliant move this has been. Way to go Kaori! I suspect this healthy alternative to fried chicken is here to stay and with hopefully more branches on the way.On the door chatting with passerbys was Alexander who was doing a brilliant job of extolling the virtues of this new restaurant. He is fired up and obviously so very proud of the new enterprise that I mistook him for an owner. What a good team they make and this is a formula of cooperation that will make them for success. I wish them all much success. Welcome to the neighbourhood.

Best part of the meal for me was definitely the chicken wings which were crunchy and tasted great, though I wish they were bigger. The corn croquettes were also nicely seasoned. The karaage itself was not bad but could really benefit from being more crisper and the chicken burger is honestly a pass for me as the pickles kind of overwhelmed most of the flavor.

Staff very friendly, food was delicious and affordable. The Beef croquette was great and the Karage was juicy and tender. 100% coming back. A fulfilling Lunch for under 20$

Known for their award winning Japanese Kaarage. I tried the Tebaski, Nanban Chicken, Momo Kaarage, Croquettes (Beef, Corn and Cheese; Beef was my favourite), Tempura Green Beans, Potatoe Salad, Coleslaw and a variety of dipping sauces (all during one visit). Everything was amazing (Thank You Arvin for the recommendations)!! NOTE: There is no seating as this is a take-out restaurant.Right now Torisho Beach is offering FREE Ice Cream with Bento Box purchase - every FRIDAY! I tried the Black Sesame Ice Cream and loved it.