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| - I was so disappointed in Kaka. I've heard so many great things about it on Yelp, social media, and friends and I hyped it up for myself for months but the food wasn't as good as I thought it would be. This is a good place to go with friends - really nice interior with a more upscale vibe than the surrounding restaurants and you can't even tell that you're in First Markham Place. Really loud music. Service was overall okay (given that it's an AYCE) and courteous. You'll have an easier time here if you speak Cantonese rather than English.
As we waited for the rest of our group to arrive, servers were going around giving complimentary dishes (like scallops with cheese, and some raw salmon/tuna - not sure what it was as it was already at the table when I arrived). Pleasantly surprised at that. However, nothing they gave us really stood out to me.
Perhaps the complimentary dishes should have been a sign as to what the actual food we ordered would be like - it wouldn't have been as disappointing if it wasn't so hyped. Kaka is known for its pressed/torched sushi and even advertises it on the front page of the takeout menu. We were excited to order some but when it came it didn't really fulfill our expectations. A few things - really minimal amounts of fish - there was so much more rice - like five times the amount of fish. The rice was also kind of warm and really soft - it fell apart when I tried to pick up the sushi with chopsticks. This is also because the pieces were sliced so thinly. Usually I have photos but not this time as I was with friends - you'll just have to take my word for it.
I know that Kaka is also known for its twists on your regular Japanese AYCE fare and I was excited for this. However, the execution of these ideas fell flat for me. For example, on the torched ika - why is there shacha sauce on it?? I know Kaka is Chinese-run but this was really odd and the flavours didn't really match. Even the agedashi tofu had it's own odd thing going on - there were mushrooms and something like chili oil on it. It tasted okay but whatever new and interesting things Kaka is doing with their food it doesn't seem to add very much to the taste - as in, their additions don't feel like they are necessary. better. Their teppanyaki/teriyaki was average, as was their fried items.
Sashimi was fresh, but not any more so than other good AYCE places. Also, we ordered 45 pieces and they gave us 18. I guess that was a good thing because none of us ate very much because we weren't that into the food. Desserts were okay - again, nothing mindblowing. Again, they have unique menu items but execution is not quite there. The mango lychee slush only tastes like mango. The lychee panna cotta was very thick and milky with little lychee flavor and wasn't very appetizing. The one thing I really liked was the matcha creme brulee. I probably could have eaten a few of those. My friends didn't like the regular vanilla creme brulee.
Overall... for $40 it wasn't worth it. Kaka has interesting menu items but nothing really stood out. Also, we were surprised by the limited menu on a Friday night - the website advertises much more.
(The wi-fi password is their reservation number on the takeout menu.)
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