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| - Korean/Chinese-run so-called 'Japanese' restaurants are as hip as a Porsche SUV and as useful as a crucifix hanging from the rear view mirror of a car. These are things that only those who don't know any better and have no clue entertain.
Here the owner and chef is Chinese, but he has spent time in Japan and even speaks some Japanese.
That is why it was a surprise that the food followed actual Japanese recipe and was not watered down or Canadianized or served with hot sauce like Korean food like they do at Kushi. The items were actually prepared with care, marinated in advance correctly and did not try to innovate or to be creative. Great... No short cuts here!
Truth be told their main items are sushi and ramen and my friends and I had tempura, nabeyaki udon and katsudon and they were both great, but I cannot write about their main features. There are so many terrible and fake sushi and ramen restaurants in town that probably whatever Nakayoshi serves is better than the average.
Nabeyaki udon was rich, the noodles were tasty and the broth was flavourful. Certainly the chicken was marinated in advance and the vegetables were mushrooms were exactly the Japanese way.
The katsudon was tasty too and perfectly Japanese. The cut of meat and batter was perfect. This was like eating it in Japan.
Tempura came with a crisp and fresh batter and was not thick or oily.
The beer was cheap.
To be precise Nakayoshi has a couple of fake Japanese or trendy items like teriyaki this and teriyaki that including teriyaki poutine.
They have a wide menu, which is why they call themselves an izakaya, and there are some items only in Japanese on the wall (the embarrassing 'dumpings' is on the menu... eeewwww). They have a wide range of drinks and appetizers.
The restaurant was mostly empty, which we appreciated (I am sure unlike the owner). There is a good Japanese-style decoration and attempt at atmosphere and to their credit play Japanese music on the PA. Unfortunately, they have two TVs which are on CP24, which is not my idea of a classy restaurant or izakaya or Japanese restaurant. Still, the TVs are far and one could instead focus on the nice Japanese dolls in the cases on the wall.
The sole Japanese waitress was very friendly (or nakayoshi) and efficient. She did make a mistake in our order and quickly tried to rectify it and make up for it. She was very service-oriented.
The restaurant is very clean. Keep it up.
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