A hotly anticipated new restaurant from British Columbia has officially landed in Toronto, marking its first venture outside the province. is, inarguably, the Japanese and Chinese food capital of Canada (its Chinese Restaurant Awards recipients outnumbered Ontario's two-to-one, after all), but Ontario comes in a very close second. Look no further than the fervour drummed up when The Lunch Lady, a Vietnamese restaurant from Vancouver, finally opened a location in Toronto this past summer for proof. to make its first venture into the Toronto market is Saku, a chain famed across Metro Vancouver and beyond for its Japanese cuisine, with a particular focus on katsu. As of publication, Saku is still in soft-opening mode, so you'll want to call ahead of your visit to confirm hours.