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| - For anyone that has been to the Markham Kaka, be warned, you are NOT going to like this location. A lot of the other reviews on here complain about the long wait times and the fact that there is no iPad ordering system. The wait times at the Markham location are really no different, and can be long and painful without reservations, especially on weekends. I don't miss the iPads either, as the paper ordering system seems to work just fine. The real trouble with the downtown location is that the sushi is just not that good. The presentation is lazy and haphazard and looks to be thrown together hastily without much care. Several of garnishes had fallen off of the sushi and onto the too-large plates and that's how they were served to us. More importantly, Once we tasted the food it was very clear that the quality of the sushi was mediocre at best; more akin to a run-of-the-mill AYCE rather than the quality we had come to know from the Markham location. Even the torching on the aburi sushi (which has always been Kaka's star feature and selling point) was lazy and negligible. Lastly, like many of the other reviewers on here, I will also agree that items from your orders do often get left out or missed, and given my overall experience, I have some concerns that it might be done intentionally.
It has been a while since I've visited the Markham location, so I don't know if they have kept up with their quality. I won't recommend to readers to trek it to Markham as that it may not be feasible for everyone. However, if you are able you should give the original location a try for yourself and see the difference. My suggestion otherwise is to take a trip to Taro's Fish on Sheppard Ave. instead. While Taro's is not AYCE, you will love every bite for the same price.
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