My friend and I was feeling peckish after a night workout in Vaughan. This was one of the Japanese restaurant that remains open late into 2am and boy were we glad we drove 30 minutes to get here.
First of all, street parking is free after 9 or 10pm when we got there, it's a bonus. It looked unassuming from the outside but when we went in it was unbelievable crowded at 11pm on a weeknight. We couldn't get a table and had to sit at the bar.
The menu was Japanese fusion izakaya with offering from Japanese, Korean and western cuisine. The decor was modern and upbeat with dim lighting.
We ordered the Nagasaki champion. It was a soup with undescribable intense flavour. They didn't skimp on the ingredients either. In the end we were so full but there was still half of the wok left. We didn't want to waste any drop and asked for it to go, which the waiter happily obliged. He carefully double bagged the soup, which was different than most restaurants where they would place soup in a container with lid. I found the double bag method very considerate as you are not worrying about spillage while driving.
My friend and I made a pact that we'd come back every week after our workout to try every item on the menu