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| - I had Pepper Lunch 15 years or so ago in Japan I was instantly addicted to the hot plate beef & buttery rice combo. I've been waiting for awhile for a replica or franchise in Toronto. Finally AKA Teppan opened a few years back and we came often. AKA Teppan closed and re-opened with a new expanded menu and rebranded as Flaming Kitchen. This place is a copy of Pepper Lunch.
For those who haven't tried this before, meals are served on a HOT plate (200+ degress Celsius) - so DO NOT TOUCH! They have a lot of menu items in their new menu, however I always go the Supreme Beef - it is too good to resist! Supreme Beef is their specialty and you won't get a screwed up order. Basically, what you get is a bowl of rice with butter and special sauce goodness in the middle. The rice is surrounded by rolls of beef (think of those rolls of beef that you get for Chinese hot pot). It is up to you to unroll the beef, along with breaking up the rice and mixing the butter and sauce. As you mix, the beef is cooked and the flavours are all mixed in.
We did also order the Seafood Pancake, Black Sesame Parfait and Mango Supreme. Seafood Pancake is all dough, with maybe 2-3 pieces of squid - DO NOT order this! Black Sesame Parfait is decent as well as the Mango Supreme. I wouldn't come here just for the dessert, however their dessert is decent, actually better than other dessert only places in First Markham.
Note 1: I don't think their "plate oven" is very large. If you have multiple party members, it is unlikely that you get your meal at the same time. The orders will roll out as the plates are done, so you should start cooking your food once you get your plate, don't wait for the others in your group to get their food.
Note 2: I noticed a lot of reviews complained about the service - I agree, the waitresses here are a bit dense and don't seem to know much. They weren't aware of the Yelp checkin offer for free pop either, but we were able to get it after they discussed with the manager.
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