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| - Japanese Izakaya restaurants are basically pubs with much better food. Located in the J-Town complex near Woodbine and Steeles, it's a great place to try authentic Japanese pub food with the emphasis on grilled items and ramen.
The menu is limited to tapas style eating where you pick and choose thing from appetizers, skewers, ramen, etc.. They do have some set menus but most of them seem to be for lunch menus. Going to an Izakaya restaurant, I do recommend just pick and choose off the menu, and keep ordering till you are full! Eat like they do in Japan!
The food was wonderful! Some of the stand outs were the Yakitori Combo (chef choice), Deep Fried Chicken Soft Bones, Asari (Clam) Ramen, Stuffed Chicken Wings and the Okasa Fried Rice. The only weak spot was probably the lobster roll, but then again Izakaya places are not known for their sushi. Other then that everything we had was fantastic!
For dessert, I highly recommend the custards (egg and green tea) as they are beautifully done.
The service was very friendly and the atmosphere was very nice. Not as rowdy as some other Izakaya places probably but that is probably because we are in the suburbs:)
Highly recommended and will be back!
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