Hi there.
I try out Kaijiken in Toronto for the first time. This place came to my attention from some Youtube food influencers. There was a short video from Clement Leung, this video from a more local influencer Jimmy Ho and this one from this Cantonese Chinese youtuber Chloe.
Kajiken - Toronto Queen Street West Location
Kajiken is a franchise Japanese restaurant based in Nagoya, Japan. The first store was opened in Nagoya in 2011. The US expansion occurred in 2022 with its first Canadian location in 2025 in North York, Ontario (north Toronto area).
I visit the Queen Street West Kajiken location that is more in the downtown Toronto area. It is near the Eaton Centre Mall and is near the Osgoode Toronto subway station. The year of opening for this location is unknown (not on website).
Menu & Ordering
There was no physical menu. To access the menu, use your phone and scan the QR code.
Instead of calling for the waiter to order your item, you order your food through the website from the QR code. The QR code is linked with your table code.
There is one issues with this ordering method. You may not have a phone on you to scan the QR code. I guess you would have to use the physical menu instead.
I wanted to try out the Sukiyaki Aburasoba (brothless) noodles so I order that one. They do have ramen noodle soup and rice dishes (Donburi). The order has been sent if it says Order Submitted on the bottom right of your phone.
Each table has a drawer where there are napkins, chopsticks and spoons available. On the table, you have sesame seeds, vinegar, white pepper, chili oil, fried garlic pieces and chili sauce.
Sukiyaki Beef Aburasoba Noodles
After 12 to 15 minutes, my order has arrived. Here it is.
With the Aburasoba (brothless) noodles, they recommend to mix the noodles for 20 seconds before eating.
The noodles are really good. They are thick, firm and very chewy. They are similar to hand pulled Chinese noodles. In terms of taste, there is a mild sweetness with the beef and sauce. This dish is actually not very salty which is good.
After a first taste, I mix the sesame seeds, white pepper, fried garlic pieces, vinegar, chili oil and chili sauce. Be careful with the sesame seeds when you open the lid. I think I opened the wrong lid and almost spilled a bunch. Woops.
The chili oil is not that spicy but the chili sauce does have a kick to it. I got used to the chili sauce after a second taste of it.
A lot of noodle was given in this bowl. I guess that since there is no soup, you get more noodles.
My Thoughts
For the Aburasoba noodle dish alone, I think I give it a ten out of ten. If you factor in price, service and experience I would deduct some points.
This Sukiyaki Aburasoba is priced at 17.99 CAD plus taxes and minimum 15% tip. Ramen dishes in Toronto these days are typically at the 15 to 25 CAD range. You may find some alternative places with cheaper pricing for similar chewy sauced noodles. Maybe at a Chinese place that does hand pulled noodles.
Service is friendly and the waiters do periodically check on you and fill up your cup of iced water when you are low. However, I did see two instances where the waiters almost gave the wrong order to people. One was where the waiter almost gave me food that belonged to the lone diner on my right. The second instance was on my left shortly after. There may be something wrong with their internal order system.
The ordering process is simple and easy to follow (at least for me). One issue I can see is wondering whether you put in your order correctly on your phone.
I dined in on a Thursday at 5PM when the restaurant was half full. When I finished and left it was around 5:45PM. The restaurant was getting busier and it was around 75% full. I can see why this place gets good business.
My rating would be 8.5 out of 10. The food was great and I would consider a revisit if I'm in the area. I can see some people call this place overrated, pricey or have issues with ordering.
Kajiken Queen West Location (beside Scotiabank branch).
214 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1Z2
Thank you for reading.