I wish I'd studied the old menu! Is there something particular you are missing from the old menu? I had a vague impression that some of the cheaper items were gone, but I didn't miss them. The demographics for Kingyo (unlike Guu, it's not Ryerson/UofT students, it takes reservations, has comfortable seating) may skew to higher quality, larger portions, higher prices than true izakaya. I will watch in the future and report back.
I was there last night, and we ate exclusively from the extensive specials list, which changes every two weeks. Enjoyed sublime garfish/needlefish/sayori and REAL bream/Tai sashimi, light and luscious chawanmushi (last offering this year in the hope that spring will eventually arrive!), matcha creme brûlée and others. It does seem they'e shortened the sushi offerings, but sushi is widely available in Toronto and many of their dishes are ONLY available there. I hadn't had castera (cake)since my last visit to Nagasaki and was delighted to find it at Kingyo.
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