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| - The first thing you notice when you walk into KaKa is the modern, upscale décor. It looks nothing like a traditional AYCE joint (i'm looking at you Aji Sai). There is a beautiful wall of sake barrels as you enter; and in the back of the room is a sushi bar with 10 person seating, offering a live view of the chefs at work.
Kaka is very busy. It's not unusual to call for reservations and not get a date up to two weeks away. I wouldn't recommend walk-ins either, especially on weekends, and if you do, be prepared to eat at Ding Tai Fung instead, as wait times can be up to 4 hours.
KaKa's big sell is that they aim to provide a premium AYCE experience, and on that, they deliver. Expect to find top notch, quality menu items that you don't normally find at a Japanese AYCE buffets. Make no mistake , this is no Sushi Kaji, or even Kura Sushi (for those of you who have been to Japan), but KaKa definitely stands out in the GTA as far as AYCE goes. Two of their exclusive items are the Aburi style (blowtorched) sushi and Oshi (box/pressed) sushi. We ordered multiples of the aburi salmon, B.C. tuna, beef tataki and the shrimp oshizushi. All of these arrived to the table with excellent presentation, adorned with little (but not overwhelming) garnishes. The shrimp oshizushi in particular was delicious and very close to aburi ebi sushi I've had in AYCEs in Japan. Sadly, there are only three kinds of torched and box sushi, but I recommend you try them all. We also ordered several rounds of tempura, gyoza, kalbi, lamb skewers, sashimi and baked oysters. It was all pretty good. At some point during our dinner, we even had a plate of Chef Specials containing four kinds of sushi (hamachi, conch, scallop, tuna) brought to our table. The dessert menu is also atypical, and has so much more to offer than the usual freezer burned green tea ice cream. I tried the mango lychee slush (which was delicious) and only wish I had room for the earl grey milk ganache squares and the lavender chocolate Pots.
All in all, I like this place and would definitely come back. I've noticed that the reviews for Kaka are somewhat mixed, but I would recommend people give this place a second try if your first experience wasn't perfect. I would also suggest to stay away from the typical AYCE offerings (you can get those anywhere for less) and fill your belly with aburisushi!
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