Minji, Daniel, and I took our friend Samuel out for his birthday at Shinta since he had never had Japanese BBQ and wanted to try it. Since it was his first time having Japanese BBQ and it was his birthday, we decided to spring for the Silver Wagyu AYCE menu and quite literally ordered every single item off of it:
Chef selected wagyu cuts
Chef selected wagyu cuts
Chef selected wagyu cuts
Chef selected wagyu cuts
Rack of lamb, miso toro beef, and pineapple
Australia Mg+ top sirloin steak and foie gras
Prime kalbi short rib
Toro beef with tare sweet soy sauce
Thick cut ox tongue
Berkshire pork belly and sous vide pork belly
Sukiyaki beef
Thin cut beef tongue, scallops, and shrimp
Hazelnut chocolate mochi jelly cake from Savorology
I didn't even include the non-meat items we ate: clams in sake, baked sweet potatoes with cheese, cheesy butter corn, vegetables, takoyaki, cold noodles, or bibimbap… Honestly, there was so much meat that we couldn't keep track of every single cut we ate. I can only tell you that there wasn't a single one we didn't like. That having been said, I think after you eat like, 12 different types of beef, you can't even really tell which one is the wagyu, so I can't say that the $53 price jump from their regular menu to the Silver Wagyu menu is worth it. Still, Samuel loved everything and had a great time, which is what really matters at the end of the day. And we even got him an adorable hazelnut chocolate mochi jelly cake from Savorology which is just as delicious as it is cute.
The only thing I have to complain about here is how much they rush you to leave when your seating time is almost up. They have a 2-hour seating limit, which is reasonable, but they come by the table to ask for "last call" orders about 30 minutes before your time is up. Of course, by the time your last call orders arrive and everything is grilled, you only have about 10 minutes to eat. So not only were they hesitant to bring out the birthday cake with only 5 minutes remaining in our seating time, they were also reluctant to bring out a knife or plates for it. And when we finally got a knife to cut the cake, our server lay down the bill on the table and got a bus boy to start cleaning up everything off our table and even asked if we wanted to get the cake we were IN THE MIDDLE OF EATING to go. I get that you want to get the next table seated, but you can give us an extra 5 minutes to eat a cake that was clearly for a birthday. Especially if we're spending over $100 per person. Again, I understand that it's apart of your policy, but it is somewhat unprofessional and ruins the vibe of what is clearly someone's birthday celebration. Seriously, your next party can wait 5 minutes. They can accommodate it at every other restaurant.
Shinta Japanese BBQ
280 West Beaver Creek Rd.
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3B1
(905) 597-0305
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