Gushi

Gushi is the shipping-container yatai that has been frying karaage on Dundas West since 2012: 707 Dundas Street West, across from Toronto Western Hospital, picnic tables when the weather allows. Official page eatgushi.webflow.io posts Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 12:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m., closed public holidays. Phone on city listings: (647) 569-7072. First-timers: original chicken karaage on purple rice, or the OG bento if you want takoyaki and a croquette on the same tray. There is no indoor dining room — this is a window, a shared patio, and a line of hospital staff at noon. Go after 2 p.m. if you hate a wait. This is street karaage, not an izakaya sit-down.