JINYA Ramen Bar

I enjoyed the spicy chicken Ramen. The unfortunate part, $ 15 for a small/​medium sized bowl, call me a glutton I was still hungry afterwards… If this was 9 – 10 bucks I’d return more often, at those prices once or twice a year, place is busy, so they don’t care if I come back. The fake yelling/​greeting could easily be removed, silly.

For my bowl of ramen, I ordered the Spicy Chicken Ramen. It was a bowl of thin ramen noodles with chicken broth, chicken chashu, spinach, spicy bean sprouts, tokyo negi, and green onion. Usually I order the pork version of ramen at ramen bars, but this Spicy Chicken Ramen definitely spoke out to me. You can choose either the spice level of Mild, Spicy, or Hot. I chose the Mild one even though looking back, it would have been nice to try their Spicy level.

Tight space. Order spicy chicken ramen and gyoza. Order came out quick and tasted great. However it exited the digestive system as quick as it came out the kitchen. Not sure what it was but something didn’t sit well.

It was great but it was $ 18.00 for a bowl of ramen! (After tax and tip) $ 18.00 with out any beverage is outrageous. Way too expensive for lunch. May be back if they start a lunch special… otherwise unaffordable.

3.5 stars.
I ordered the sprouting up ramen. Lots of sprouts, broth was good, chashu was good, noodles were okay, portion is adequate. Price is probably the highest among most ramen (ramen from $ 12 – 16) places in Toronto
Worth a try if you haven’t been

Had the chicken and pork ramen. It was great, you can really taste the chicken in the broth.

Jinya just opened and is already packed almost every night.
I tried it two days after the official opening and was not disappointed at all. The staff is really nice and always around when you need them.
The ramen is good, at least for the one I tried, and for students like me, it’s affordable :)

Probs one of the best ramen places I’ve had in Toronto. I’ve been waiting for this place to open ever since I heard about it. And it’s from LA too! I came here on a Sunday for late lunch and we got seats at the bar. I got the Sprouts ramen with pork chashu, Brussel sprouts, egg, and corn. It was sooooo good. The broth was amazing, thick noodles were cooked perfectly, the egg was perfect, pork was super tender, and the Brussel sprouts was a good addition since other ramen places don’t usually put in veggies. I really liked how light the pork broth was, I do like creamy broths usually but not something too heavy, so this was a good change. The portion was pretty big too! Although there is one thing to note– there’s no AC inside so if you come in the summer you’ll be sweating like cray cray

New place. Deco is ok, nothing special. Staff is ok, nothing special and the nonuniform squared open shirt style looks kind of awkward to me. Music is too loud! Ramen place is not a sportsbar! Waitress asked too much and weirdly — if you can hear them — whether the food they brought to our table was what we ordered. Shouldn’t they know before? On the opposite they forgot one item.
Ramens are decent, on the comfy creamy oily style, but easy to digest and in good (meaning small enough) proportion. It is clearly a bit different from all other ramen places so it is not only another one… Prices are a bit high.
I probably will continue to go to my basic kinton when craving ramen, and to this one when i wish to change, alternating with raijin or sansotei

Took a long time for food to arrive and when mentioned to staff they pretty much called me a liar. Food was more expensive than other places and I got only one piece of pork and less noodles. I won’t go back.

Checked this place out after finally waiting months under construction. Walking inside, you’re met with a traditional Japanese greeting shouted out by all the staff. The restaurant itself looks great and it’s very pleasing to the eye. There is a good amount of seating; table seating and bartop seating. The service was awesome from my waitresses who explained the menu and was attentive. I ordered the Spicy Chicken Ramen which came out very quick. THIS ramen was pretty darn delicious. A good portion and balance of noodles, broth and the chicken so tender that it breaks up into nice small pieces when you mix it all around. Overall this would be a must try if you’re looking for a decent ramen, good atmosphere and attentive service.

Consistency, people! Consistency is what I look for! Consistently good, not bad!
This place delivers on consistency and is the first restaurant (on my radar) that defies the famous quote «if better is possible, good is not enough» — my 10^th grade music teacher, simply because I have no idea how it can get any better.
They are consistent with the service, the sound level of the music, the décor, the staff, but most importantly… The food!
Sorry folks, today I wasn’t starving so I only ordered one bowl of ramen. Usually I would order more. I also ordered the same thing as last time just to see if they maintained the same level of godliness and also because I was craving cha cha cha as well. Needless to say, it definitely satisfied my cravings as well as maintained its level of godliness.
The ramen noodles were perfectly al dente, some people might think it’s too chewy or under done, but to me and many others as well this is absolutely perfect. I even wanted to ask if these ramen noodles were from the famous sun ramen company (?).
The pork and broth and loads of garlic was nothing short of greasy, oily, flavourful, salty, unhealthy, warm, porky, hearty, goodness. This isn’t a healthy dish, and I don’t feel bad for saying that, so don’t order the cha cha cha hoping for some extremely healthy bowl of noodles. It’s definitely not. It’s full of strong flavour, but yet there are subtleties in there that are just WOW. The pork was so tender, I would drink the broth out of a shoe if I could, and there’s no shortage of garlic in this dish. So, if you are going on a date or are sensitive to the breath of others or yourself, make sure you bring some mints or just stay away from this dish if you don’t like garlic!
I also took additional picture of this place today! Incase you guys didn’t know, they have this Instagram competition thing where if you take a picture of your bowl of ramen and tag something then you can enter to win a free bowl of ramen. I’ll include that picture in my review!
I will definitely be back next time and I will order something different!

Jinya is brand new in Toronto, and is a large global player in the world of ramen. I love ramen, so we just had to come check it out.
Located at Church and College, Jinya sits inside of an unassuming space that looks like a repurposed bar. The table settings were neatly placed and clean, with prominent Jinya branding, and there was even an array of sauces for your own enjoyment: hot sauce, gyoza sauce, ramen seasoning, and the familiar mixed chilli pepper powder. Being able to season your own dishes is relatively novel, so I’ll give them props for that.
Our server quickly greeted us and walked through the menu, before letting us know that, unfortunately, they had run out of thin noodles, so only thick noodles would be available. At the end of the day, not a huge deal, but I’ve never heard of a ramen place running out of noodles.
Anyhow, we ordered the brussels sprouts tempura, the premium tonkotsu white ramen, and the Jinya tonkotsu black ramen.
To start, the brussels sprouts were well presented, and were fresh from the fryer. They were hot, and crispy, and the sprouts themselves were nice and tender. That said, they lacked any sort of seasoning or flavour, and I really wish they served it with salt or some sort of flavoured sauce to dip it into. Really, really, disappointing.
My girlfriend had the premium tonkotsu white ramen ($ 12.75), which was a mixed pork and chicken broth, and I had the Jinya tonkotsu black ramen ($ 14.00), which was just a rich pork broth.
I can tell you that the noodles were well cooked, and the fixins were prepared well. Unfortunately, both of our broths were on the weaker side, in terms of richness, and were really nothing to write home about when it comes to flavour. In addition, both of the ramen we ordered had seasoned egg as an inclusion, except the premium tonkotsu white came with half, and the Jinya tonkotsu black came with a whole one. Who decided this, and why was no one told?
In addition, the portions were on the very small side. I found myself not feeling completely satisfied after a beer, splitting a starter, and a bowl of ramen. The pieces of pork in my bowl were also quite small, and despite being tender, lacked any sort of flavour. This did not help.
Basically, eating at Jinya came down to this: a mediocre bowl of ramen that was further dragged down by small portion sizes, tasteless meat, watery broth, and at a price point that makes it far more expensive than better bowls of ramen from other places. Very disappointing.
There are better offerings down the street, or a short walk away: Kinton, Santouka, Sansotei. I encourage you to explore those options, or any other ones that aren’t much farther away.

This place is ok, but wouldn’t be my first choice for ramen downtown — prefer Sansotei, Santouka, & Raijin. Found the Tonkotsu White too salty & Cha Cha noodle too overpowering. The tempura brussel sprouts were interesting & karaage good. Their iced green tea is uniquely delicious as it’s all matcha. Lastly, their price seems a bit higher than Sansotei (and maybe Santouka as well)

The ramen was not too bad and gyoza was pretty good
The rest was a disappointment
We ordered the Brussels sprout tempura and it smelled funky
Could be the oil or the batter
The jinya bun tasted ok, bun was not fluffy enough and saggy, and the braised pork didn’t have enough fat in it would have been better
Nobody came to ask how the meal was so I didn’t provide any feedback right there and then
But here it is
Maybe they had just opened up only one week, possibly needs some time to iron out the kinks

Very very delicious. Definitely a top ramen spot in Toronto. I got the CHA CHA CHA ramen and it was very heavy. When people who work at a ramen shop tell it’s heavy, you know it’ll be heavy and if you can’t handle a fatty heavy meal you probably shouldn’t be getting ramen in the first place. Otherwise stick with a garden salad.

Super duper delicious! Great service, cozy space and amazing Ramen. I got the cha cha cha which I see a poster below thought was too fatty. It’s a heavy Ramen for sure but they tell you that when you order it. I honestly think this was the best bowl of Ramen I’ve had in the entire city. The noodles are chewy and thick, the broth was life changingly delicious and you get served a garlic press and raw garlic to add to your bowl. There was delicious «Ramen sauce» at each table you could also add. I also ordered the takoyaki which was also amazing. My only gripe is the price. A $ 14 bowl of Ramen is expensive but in this case I would pay it because it’s that filling and delicious. I’ll be coming here very often because it’s so close and worth the money.

Best Ramen in Toronto! I had an incredible experience. The broth is so delicious and the menu has lots of great options. Server was so nice and food tasted very fresh. Love the ambience of the restaurant too. Will definitely be coming back here on my next visit to Toronto.

Was excited to try this spot out as soon as it opened after seeing the menu for their different locations.
The service was fantastic! Everyone was friendly and we had two people check in with us after we got our food. The waitress was patient and explained the menu to us and answered our questions which. The only thing we didn’t enjoy was the noise level at the restaurant. It was hard to hold conversation and we were periodically startled by the random Japanese shouts which as classic to ramen joints.
LOVED that they had two vegetarian options which were very distinct from each other. There was a creamy vegan broth with a thick noodle which was very rich and paired well with the silken tofu topping and thick and chewy ramen noodle. The second option was a vegetarian broth that was lighter and much more savoury topped with a tonne of vegetables and a lighter noodle. Both were spectacular though the creamy vegan broth was definitely more filling.
The food was fantastic, the ambience trendy and fun though slightly loud and the service was perfection. Can’t wait to go back!

Another ramen place in the downtown area. We were able to try it at their grand opening.
Let’s start either pros: the service was good and the noodle cook just about right, not too chewy nor slimy.
Cons: the music was waaaaay too loud, it was impossible for us to chat. It took a long while Between we ordered and the food was served. The broth is too greasy, my gf and her frd had very hard time finishing their «cha cha cha» due to that. I ordered their spicy ramen, there was only one piece of pork in it. Considering their price is 20−30% more than other places, like sansotei and santoku, that’s an eye opener for me.
In all I wouldn’t go back nor I would recommend anyone to try it.