Zyng Asian Grill

Got their pad thai. Unfortunately 80% of the dish tasted like carrots and excess oil. Disappointing

I actually smelled this place before seeing it, and the scent of warm noodles really attracted me to try it out. Unfortunately the ramen gets a lot of hate at Zyng, so I heeded advice and ordered the make-​your-​own meal instead. You get a choice of noodles, meat (+$ 2.00), soup base and vegetables. You can either get your veggies at the self serve counter, or you can get the chef’s selection. I chose to get the chef selection, which consists of red + green peppers, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, shredded carrot and Shanghai bok choy.
My friend and I came during lunch time, and the restaurant was quite packed. The waiters vary in attitude– some of them are very nice whereas others kind of ignore you completely. The staff bring you water without even asking, but neglect to fill it when empty. We ordered takoyaki, which is steaming hot and filled with large octopus pieces inside. However, there are no bonito (fish flakes), and they skimped on the mayonnaise. Honestly the takoyaki tasted kind of like fried dough– nothing out of the ordinary.
Our main dishes arrived quite quickly, and we ordered customized bowls of noodles. The udon noodles are soft, not chewy, and the coconut curry soup base is a little weak; it doesn’t mix that well with the ingredients. The peanut soup base is very tasty though! I believe the protein is worth getting because you get huge chunks of chicken or an abundance of beef, depending on what you choose. The portions are quite large and I was unable to finish mine, but I do have a rather small appetite.
You have to walk up to the register and pay yourself, but the waiters give you fortune cookies to chew on. It’s a little pricey here for the quality, but otherwise a good, casual restaurant to have a quick bite!

AVOID THIS PLACE. We picked a place at random and were already starving, I should have taken the fact it was empty as a bad sign but we were hungry and beyond using logic at that point. Got the takoyaki as an appetizer which was okay, but definitely not the tastiest I’ve had, and the tonkochu ramen. The ramen was just an embarrassment. Broth was just beyond bland and tasteless. Absolutely nothing stood out about it. Topped with an unmarinated, HARD boiled egg. Wtf? Don’t bother. Friend got one of the mix your own bowls and her udon was overcooked, and the spicy thai sauce on it was flavorless aside from spice. No hint of garlic or anything else. Super weird.

This is my first review and the exact reason why I joined Unilocal — never again shall I walk in a random restaurant without checking its reviews online! Do the homework even if I’m too hungry to think!

Ordered a ramen where the soup was salty and noodles were undercooked and stuck together. It took a long long time for the food to come out.
All the portions seemed irregular. Some dishes had large portions and some dishes had really small portions eventuough they were around the same price. I ended up ordering dumplings but they tasted pretty nasty…
Pretty disappointing… Food trucks have better tasting food than here…

The quality of food in this restaurant is way below average standard. I ordered Shoyu Ramen and the ramen turned out to be very soggy. Also, the soup base was very bland. Based on my experience with other ramen restaurants, I can tell the ramen served here is not authentic at all. I also ordered gyoza for appetizers. The gyoza was okay but still a little bit pricey.
As for other intangibles, the restaurant wasn’t busy yet still took them 10 minutes to serve the food. Overall, this is a very disappointing restaurant.

I normally don’t write reviews but I just had to say this was the absolute worst food I’ve ever had, possibly in my entire life. The only reason I ended up there was because I was starving, craving ramen, and it was the first spot I saw so I decided to try it out. Service was unbelievably slow and inattentive even though it wasn’t very busy. I ordered the spicy ramen. The noodles were undercooked and still stuck together. The boiled egg was overcooked and probably old. There was maybe 2 mini pieces of meat. The broth was bland, not even spicy. I should’ve just went home and made a better bowl of instant noodles.

Had dinner there tonight and a cockroach joined us at our table.

Ended up here because I had intended to go to Kenzo Ramen on Yonge, which may be closed. Anyways, it was not busy at all but I still had to wait 10 minutes for my drink. The hot sake was tepid. The server couldn’t explain the difference between the Chashu Shoyu Ramen (8.95) and the Tonkochu Ramen (9.95). I ended up ordering the Tonkochu, which had some tasty toppings and a slightly cloudy broth. When it came, the soup tasted good. No complaints there. But I had to get them to point out the pieces of pork in it, because they were not on top as shown on the picture menu. I may come back if I’m in the area, but honestly you get what you pay for.

I came for my lunch break today. The environment was spacious and they had a nice, friendly greeting. I order a spicy ramen for around $ 9.95. I wouldn’t say it was the greatest ramen for that price. It was a lot spicier than I imagined, but all I tasted was basically «hot sauce» and not the miso broth that it should’ve been in. They also gave a fortune cookie on your way out, which was cute :). Overall, I wouldn’t say I would purposely go there again, but it’s close to work so I may try something else the next time I’m there!

It was okay. The choose your own bowl is really the only way to go. The sauce was very pineapple-​y and the curry tasted kinda cheap. The chicken actually tasted like KFC chicken which is strange. Didn’t feel very authentic towards any asian culture, but it was on the healthier side. Overall, the price is way to high in comparison of what you get compared to the other restaurants in toronto like amazing Ramen shops for 9.99 or all u can eat sushi across the street for 11.99.

I had some kind of beef rice thing today and it was pretty good
the décor seems to be kind of drab which seems to be the way it is just south of bloor
the restaurants all seem to dark drab and messy

Small portion sizes, Over-​priced and bland food. About to order food and they say the credit card machine is not working… Very dissapointing. Will never go back again. Probably among the worst food I bought for $ 10 + tips.

Fairly mediocre Americanized Asian food (does not compare in the least to Ginger across the street — probably why Zyng’s empty all the time). But with top notch service.
I had the «Make-​your-​own Noodle» thing. It’s a pretty good deal. You have tonnes of options in the veggies, sauces and toppings you can use. Plus, they don’t try to trap you by having «luxury» items that cost more. This is also the first place that I tried zoya (a soy-​based protein). It’s pretty good. Still think I prefer tofu, but that’s probably just me.
Staff are young dudes who prepare and package the food quickly. They’ll chat with you if you’re up for it.

If the price was about 3 or 4 dollars less, you’d see three stars here. But it’s not.
You’re looking at $ 10.00 for a bowl of noodles, with some veggies thrown in. You can choose to add the vegetables you want, but if you do — you get a small bowl to fill, and you don’t end up with much. Provided you don’t hate the «chef’s special» it’s probably best to go with that.
Choose your noodles — choose your sauce — choose your meat.
End of the day, you get a lot of noodles (that are pretty bland) with a lacking amount of sauce (that is pretty bland) and mostly congealed on the bottom of the bowl, away from what you’re actually eating.
There are some vegetables though, and that’s nice.
It’s not the best food — but it’s far from the worst. You do leave full, and that’s something. The location is a good one too, relatively close to Bloor station. Everything costs a pretty penny up that way.
I was glad to have eaten there, I just wish it was better (or cheaper).

I’ve no idea what possessed me to come here for a quick lunch. It’s cheap, mock Asian food. But I had a hankering for Thai and came here for fuel to continue the rest of my day. I ordered the Spicy Thai fried rice with beef. It was garnished with bean sprouts, shredded raw carrots and cilantro. The beef was the cheapest cut they could find, possibly gristle. I squeezed all the lemon into it and hoped for the best!

I haven’t been to this place since the mid-​1990s. It’s obviously changed hands and names over the years. A weird feverish Thursday night turned my Friday date night with The Banker into something of a lame quest for soup or something. I remembered this place. The format is still the same, pick your noodles, etc. Although it’s now stir fry, not soups. It’s a kind of Mongolian grill without the Mongolian buffet concept.
Service is nice enough. The place is clean, modern, and bright inside. Prices are not unreasonable. Banker thought the veggie bowl was on the small side. But in the mix it all works out.
Nothing horrible. Nothing to blow you away.

When i want a noodle place that’s quick and cheap, I love going to Zyng. It’s a no-​frills type build-​your-​own-​meal restaurant. You can pop in and sit at the window and people watch, or grab something quick to go.
I’m a picky eater so the choose-​your-​own-​veggies style suits me well. You pick from a selections of noodles, sauces and protein (meat or veg) then grab a bowl and pick your own vegetables. They fry it up quick and serve it hot. I don’t find the portion size too small. No need to pile your plate high and stuff your gut. If i’m really hungry i can inhale the whole bowl. But usually i split it into two meals and have the leftovers the next day. I love the Fiery Teriaki sauce!
Overall a great, cheap noodle spot!

Cheap, fast, and relatively healthy fare. I have been here a few times because it makes my friends and I nostalgic for the make-​your-​own stir-​fry we used to get every week at the cafeteria at university.
The vegetable selection is decent and you can get just veggies, tofu, or various meats. The sauces are a little hit and miss. The spicy peanut is okay, but some of the other ones, like yakisoba sauce are way too salty.
They also have pre-​set combos (instead of creating your own stir fry) and appetizers like edamame, yakitori, etc. But I think most people come here for the DIY style.
I don’t come here too often anymore as I have found there are so many better options in the area (e.g. 7 West, Okonomi House, Tokyo Kitchen, Gourmet Burger Company, etc.).

It’s a nice looking place and the food is alright tasting. But that’s about all that is good. Sure it’s a build your own meal kind of thing but definitely the worst I’ve experienced. For $ 10 they give you a small bowl (think miso soup at a sushi place) which you have to pack full of veggies. They add the noodles and meat after.
Really what’s the point of this? Sure maybe I want more broccoli than sprouts but with such little options and bowl size they might as well just whip me up a stir-​fry of their own and save me the effort of getting up from the table. Any place I’ve gone to before (i.e. the fantastic Open Sesame in Calgary) has a huge bowl and huge buffet to match where you can choose not only veggies but noodles and sauces as well.
You’re definitely not getting your value here for the small portion sizes. Skip this one.