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It probably is difficult to locate for those who aren't familiar with Richmond Hill geography. I recommend that you drive east on 16th avenue so that you can turn right into the plaza directly. Turning left on 16th avenue could prove to be difficult if you are doing this during rush hour. To find this plaza, look for McDonald's or St. Louis Wings.
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I went with a bunch of friends so we all got to try a bit of everything. At first, I found that the prices were very decent but the portion sizes proved otherwise. They probably could add a bit more food to each dish and make the whole experience "worth it". If you are a girl who doesn't eat a lot, this is fine, but for a guy it's not enough (trust me on this).
Their specialty is in gyudon. Let's go through some history lessons, gyudon is very popular in Japan and people literally see it as a beef bowl. Layers of beef are piled at the very top, with a bit of sauce, and the rest is rice. In Japan, Yoshinoya is the restaurant that people go to when they want to eat gyudon. It's not supposed to be fine dining, quick order, let's eat, and get the hell out atmosphere lols. Yoshinoya is popular in Hong Kong as well.
The beef here is great, super tender, good seasoning, and the amount is alright. The rice is not too soggy, I would say they did a pretty good job. For $2 extra, you can make it a combo, but the miso soup was horrible and the potato salad was too salty. I recommend you skip that. My boyfriend ordered the chicken karaage and honestly it tasted excellent, but 4 pieces? No, this is not Kinka or Guu - you can give us more. The gyoza that came with the ramen was not good - the batter was too thick - it was too crunchy - not hitting home for me. The ramen had a good broth, unique, warm, and worth ordering. There's a lot of potential here so I recommend the following: 1) Increase portion sizes if you want to retain customers, 2) Redesign some of your recipes, especially sides, 3) Look at putting a sign at the front to direct customers to the cashier for ordering - while it may be common sense, the point of restaurants are to make things straight forward. This isn't an escape room lols.
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