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| - I can't believe there's an authentic Japanese place 30 seconds from my apartment! I should be ashamed of myself as a Japanese lmao. I have walked by this place so many times for the past year and I never entered because I thought it was a shady place owned by a non-Japanese person. However, I was still really curious, so I decided to take it to Yelp (like I do with every restaurant), and I found out the owners were Japanese! Also, by authentic, I don't mean authentic as in it's completely the same as how they make it in Japan. This restaurant adapted well, kept the essence of Japanese food and culture while adding in some Canadian/Montrealer elements. It also isn't fancy Japanese food like many restaurants here, it's very casual and has a lot of foods that Japanese families would make (which might not be appreciated by people who aren't too familiar with Japanese culture). I personally really liked that a lot though!
My family and I went there for a weekday dinner. It was not crowded at all, there was only another table taken by 2 people and that was it. The place is small, only has a few tables, which gave a nice homey vibe but seemed difficult if it was super crowded. We ordered a sushi plate and many appetizers because we were very excited. We got Japanese croquettes, ebi tempura (shrimp tempura), aji furai (fried horse makarel), agedashi tofu (fried tofu with dashi or broth), then we got some matcha ice cream as dessert. They were all delicious and being deprived of Japanese food, my sister and I were just in heaven.
The only letdown was the service, the owners had a somewhat cold attitude and didn't have a lot of "will" to serve, unlike the usual customer service in Japan. But I personally don't mind that too much, since I care more about the food than the service. But if you do mind the atmosphere and the all-around vibe of the place, you might want to take that into consideration.
Overall, I would recommend this place to smaller groups on non-peak hours. They're only operated by a couple, so it will be understaffed when it's a full house. Our food came super quick when there was only one other group, but I don't really know how bad it'll be when there are more people. The food brought me back to my childhood so I'll definitely be visiting when I feel like some comfort food again, especially when it's so close by!
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