3.5 stars.
Aka Teppan is a newly opened, small and cosy restaurant with their specialty sizzling meat on hot plate. If you craving some with Pepper Lunch from Asia, this is a good place to try similar food. Their menu items have some good variety besides meat on a hot plate like the appetizers, individual hot pot, drinks and desserts. There is a choice of pasta and rice with the hot plates and side toppings such as mushroom, cheese, corn and egg.
I had the beef with rice. The beef was OK quality. Maybe the more expensive Japanese beef on their menu would taste better. The corn was buttered and the rice had a tasty sauce all over it. Drinks and appetizers were good. No complaints on the quality or quantity of food.
The prices are reasonable in my opinion. The lunch special looks like a good deal.
When I came for dinner it was quite packed, so the kitchen took longer to make our food (~17 mins). It is a new restaurant so once the hype dies down, I'm sure they won't take as long to make the food. Lots of young people.
I hope they find success in their business because there is no restaurant (that I know of) that serves these kind of dishes in Markham.