**NEW LOCATION ALERT**
Welcome to Ontario St, Hungry Ninja! Formerly located on York St this “hole in the wall” Japanese joint is owned by busy entrepreneurs Maiko Onuma and her husband Aaron. While we announced Hungry Ninja’s opening in Downtown Stratford a year ago, we have finally caught up with Maiko in person!
With a home base in Cambridge, over these past few years, the couple have been busy raising four children (now ages 15 to 5) and opening eight Hungry Ninja locations across south-western Ontario. As we are all well aware, it has not been an easy environment for small business of late so outlets in operation now are three – Cambridge, Guelph and here in Stratford.
The menu is authentic Japanese fare, with Japanese basil and edible flowers imported directly from Japan. The ‘to die for’ ramen is made with in-house braised pork and homemade broth. Very soon, Maiko hopes to be offering saki and Japanese whiskies and cocktails.
Not only is Maiko a talented chef, but a classic pianist, too, having trained at Music University of the Arts in Tokyo. On a holiday working visa in Toronto to learn English in 2006, her class went on a four day trip to New York City. It was her “Canadian living in NYC” tour guide who would soon become her husband!
For more info, find Hungry Ninja in our online directory.
