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| - Location: Upscale japanese a-la-carte restaurant in Downtown Markham area. Right beside Markham VIP. Outdoor and underground parking available but fill up quickly.
Specialities: Fresh sushi, sashimi, izakaya-style appetizers, ramen, and liquor licensed - Japanese beer, sake and other alcoholic beverages
Perks: they have a special recommendation menu with discounts on select items. I got a cell phone reminder for my reservation and suggestions for alternate parking space for Mother's day. I thought that was a nice touch.
Food: Ordered Mother's Day omakase ($150 for 4 ppl) which includes a variety of appetizers ranging from wasabi taco, seaweed salad, 4 pcs of yakitori / pork belly, black cod curry tempura, grilled bone marrow, to the "20 pc sushi omakase". The quality of the food was great - fresh sushi, beautiful plating, creative flavours. BUT, really not enough to fill 4 adults for the price we paid. The 20 pc omakase ends up to be 5 pieces of sushi per person. The appetizers all end up to be one pieces per guest. We had to order 2 additional appetizers and 2 additional ramens to fill up.
Ramen: I opted for the tsukemen and garlic shoyu ramen. Garlic shoyu has a strong flavoured garlic oil, tasty and lots of toppings. As for the tsukemen, it wasn't too surprising. The soup is served in a stone bowl. But since all the noodles and toppings were cold, it took a while to warm up - especially considering we were sharing bowls.
Overall: you pay for the atmosphere, ambience and service. If you want good, affordable Japanese food or sushi, this may not be the best choice for you.
Suggetion for improvement: include the Chinese / Japanese names for sake and liquor as the majority of customers can recognize them. They are not familiar with the English translations.
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