Update (April 7, 2018)
I came back again to visit and the service is still iffy. We were missing several orders, items were crossed off the menu (or not available), and the food came out slowly.
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KaKa is in beta testing.
I went to the Markham location hoping for a familiar experience downtown.
I came here wanting to binge on aburi (blowtorched) sushi, and the restaurant delivered. Compared with my last visit to the Markham location, I can say that objectively, the quality of the food is better. The sashimi came in nice large chunks and they didn't skimp on ingredients for the sushi. However, keep in mind that the menus are a bit different and there are fewer items available downtown.
The service is where things felt glitchy: some of our ordered were duplicated, they were missing some items from the menu, we asked for tea and received hot water instead, and some orders took a long time. Surprisingly, it was the aburi sushi that came out the quickest.
Overall, this restaurant has a lot of potential. I'll definitely be back once they've ironed out the k