Mmmmmm...

cafe green tea





I met up with Sonia before she started her full time work in the real world. :) We went to J-Town for some Japanese food. I had the Udon with Tempura. The noodles didn't taste like they were defrosted. It was okay, not sure if it's worth that price.
But Sonia's curry tasted good... though probably from the packaged curry they were selling in the supermarket there.
I want to go back to try the curry hehe :)

Cafe Green Tea
J-Town
3160 Steeles Ave E
Markham, Ontario
905 470-0758

Labels: Japanese, Lunch, Noodles

pixel 8 lounge

Pixel 8; Spicy Ramen



Spicy Ramen ingredients


Everyone had plans on Canada except Will and I. How sad. :( We decided to go watch Fireworks at Milne Park in Markham and have dinner at Pixel 8 before going. My sister went there and said the ramen was pretty good - sorry DDD, I had ramen without you... i'll go with you next time.
The spicy ramen was not mild.. it was sooooo spicy. My mouth felt like it was on fire. The noodles tasted very fresh and chewy, at least I thought so.
Apparently Simon from UTSC worked there.. but I didn't see him until I was leaving.
I think I like their noodles more than Takebashi. Though, I have to go back to try something less spicy to compare.

Pixel 8 Lounge
50 Bur Oaks
Markham, Ontario
905 927-0076

Labels: Eating Out, Japanese, Noodles

ichiriki

My sister's noodles and my salmon/sushi bento


Sushi and Salmon


I met up with my sister after my interview for lunch. We had to do a quick lunch, for she only had an hour and I had to go to the library to research. We decided to go for sushi on Bloor Street. I haven't read anything about the restaurant, but on the door it had the Toronto Life signs. Overall, I think it was pricey and not super omg I have to go back type of place. hehehehe
I much prefer my big yummy inexpensive spider rolls at Bongs, which my sister still hasn't tried.


Ichiriki
120 Bloor St. E.
Unit 103
Toronto, Ontario
416 923-2997

Labels: Japanese, Lunch, Noodles

okonomi house

So after reading about okonomiyaki, I had a craving to try it. I heard plenty of good things about the one on Bloor and Yonge.

From Wikipedia,
Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き,
Okonomiyaki?) is a type of Japanese pan-fried
batter cake with various ingredients.
Okonomi means "what you like" or "what
you want," and yaki means "grilled" or "cooked" (cf. yakitori and yakisoba);
thus, the name of this dish means "cook what you like, the way you like." The
batter is made up of flour, grated yam, water or dashi, eggs and
shredded cabbage, and usually contains other ingredients such as Welsh
onion, meat
(generally pork or bacon), octopus, squid, shrimp, vegetables, kimchi, mochi or cheese. Okonomiyaki is often
compared to an omelette, pizza, or pancake, and as such is
sometimes referred to as "Japanese pizza" or as "Japanese pancake." Many
okonomiyaki restaurants are set up as grill-it-yourself establishments, where
the server produces a bowl of raw ingredients that the customer mixes and grills
at tables fitted with special hot plates.

I finally convinced Tim to go try it with me. I decided to get the beef, while he opted for the chicken. I also wanted the extras - aonori (seaweed) and katsuobushi.

This is Tim's boring looking chicken okonomiyaki. :)


This was my nicely decorated beef okonomiyaki.


I was fascinated by the katsuobushi. When I sprinkled it on my okonomiyaki, the katsuobushi began to move! I don't really understand why and I haven't had the time to look up why, but I will in the future.
Overall, it was very very filling. I found my beef very dry. Tim claims his chicken was good.


Okonomi House
23 Charles W.
Toronto, Ontario
416 925-6167

Labels: Eating Out, Japanese