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| - Restaurant: Shiso Tree Cafe
Cuisine: Japanese
Location: Markham
Address: 3160 Steeles Ave E
Price Range: $10~
1: Poor 2: OK 3: Good 4: Very Good 5: Excellent
Food: 4
Service: 3
Ambiance: 3
Overall: 3.5
Extra information:
* Open for lunch and dinner
* Closed Mondays
* Serves Dessert
* Good for family
More so recently I've been really obessed with making Japanese fusion Spaghetti at home. These recipes usually consist of some type of meat or seafood, Japanese mayo or soy sauce.. let your imagination go wild!
You probably tried something similar to this at various Izakayas- for example, Guu serves Carbonara Udon with bacon, onions and poached egg on top.
So I've heard of good things about Shiso Tree Cafe at J Town and decided to check it out for lunch with my family on the weekend.
Parking is pretty easy here, you just find a spot inside the plaza and you are good to go.
Restaurant itself isn't that big so if you don't want to wait, I would suggest arriving a little early.
Thankfully, we got the last table that was avail and then line-ups started around the door.
Shiso Tree Cafe served other appetizers but Japanese fusion pasta is what they specialize in so you want to get that for sure.
The price varies from $10~22 and they all come with salad and garlic bread on the side.
Ordered: Uni Tagliolini 4/5
* Cream sauce using fresh Vancouver sea urchin roe (uni) with house made fresh pasta for $22
* Keep in mind that this is seasonal as long as uni is in season
* My mom loves uni so she decided to get this, note that this is probably the most expensive pasta off their menu
* I was expecting more of a creamy sauce, but you can def taste uni in the sauce
* This did take a while to come so be patient
Ordered: Shiso Clam Vongole 3.5/5
* White wine, olive oil, garlic, bacon, tomato, fresh manila clams and shiso for $15
* This was just like your ordinary clam vongole that can be found at Italian restaurants
* There weren't that many clams and the ones that did exist were quite small
* I found it to be a litle too bland and didn't think it was anything special
Ordered: Shrimp Okonomiyaki 5/5
* Spaghetti sauteed with bacon, onions and garlic dressed with shrimp, homemade steak sauce, Japanese mayo and bonito fish flakes for $14
* This was the dish I ordered and I really enjoyed every bit of this
* It is somewhat on the heavier side of spaghetti with mayo and steak sauce
* Every component of this pasta worked well with each other
* I would def get this again or recommend it to others
Summary: Nice quick lunch spot in J-Town if you love Japanese fusion dishes or want to try something new. They have specials that change throughout season so check it out!
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