Kind of a hard place to park in as this plaza is very popular in the Richmond hill area. First time here with my sister and her best friend. Got the tuna tataki rice. It was absolutely delicious! Wasabi mayo wasn't strong so it didn't take out all the flavor of the tuna and the spices that were put in there. For appetizers I got the takoyaki (with lots of squid inside- very rare to find in other restaurants) and the beef tongue skewer. Both were delicious. Next time I'd like to try the udon next time and the agedashi tofu ! Definitely recommended ! read more

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The donburi was delicious. Went for an early lunch so not packed at all. The waiters were kind and courteous ready to take your order ( maybe because there wasnt anyone in store). But the food is worth the travel from scarborough read more

Donburi - Ten don - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

This is a cute looking place with fast service and decent food. I ordered the umami rice bowl which reminded me of a japanese version of bibimbap with eel. There was too much terriyaki sauce, making the dish too sweet for my taste but it came with complementary salad and miso soup. I would not order it again but am interested to try some of their non rice bowls. They also have a lot of snack foods. I tried the scallop, cuttlefish and chicken heart sewers. My favourite was the scallop, it was so juicy! The karaage chicken was yummy as well. I would come back to try the spicy gyu fries and some more of their snacks. read more

Donburi - Umami bowl - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Great food, service and atmosphere. As soon as you walk into the restaurant, you immediately receive a warm welcome in Japanese. The restaurant is bright, clean, and you have a good view of the kitchen area as well. Friendly service and staff. The prices are reasonable and I would recommend trying and sharing a few small dishes in addition to the donburi and udon noodle dishes. I would have wanted to try more dishes, but there were only two of us and our stomachs were too full, even for dessert! We had: Soup and salad (they seemed to have put their own spin on the salad dressing which was a nice touch) Chicken gyoza (crispy, not greasy) Ikayaki (cooked well and not too chewy) Beef udon (tender beef with tasty broth) Umami don (very flavourful and beautiful presentation) For drinks, we tried the strawberry and lime cider (delicious!) and the mango and soju drink (bitter and sweet!). Next time, I will make sure that I save room for dessert, as I've heard that they have panna cotta and green tea creme brulee. I may also want to try their okonomiyaki fries and other tapas dishes. Overall, great place visit with friends or family, and it's definitely different from what's available in the area. I've posted a couple of photos, but after the first dish arrived, I became too preoccupied with eating and forgot to take photos of the other dishes! Next time! read more

Donburi - Strawberry and Lime cider - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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The food here is good and somewhat different from what is offered around the area..but business in the Richmond Hill/Markham area can be tough as there are so many different restaurants and cafes around! I usually get the rice with mayo, unagai, imitation crab..superb..all entrees are served with miso soup and salad. The only downside is that the service here is very slow..the staff seem to be all over the place when it gets a little busy (i.e. ~30% of capacity). I have never seen this place busy, but it could be due to the service and pricing.. a typical dinner rice dish is around $8-12. read more

Donburi - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I went to this place yesterday and we had a fantastic time. Here are a couple of things that really stood out. The service was amazing. As soon as we entered, they provided me with a seat and then began talking to and playing with the kids while I was reviewing the menu. When he left, he would always come back to make sure that everything was ok. We were playing a lot of different games while we were waiting for the food. The waiter would provide us with a large box of crayons and paper so that we could continue with the fun. The decor of the place wasn't anything special. It just seemed like any other Japanese fast food places I have gone to in Japan. It felt regular. I love skewers. I usually go to Zakkushi in Toronto, but I guess I found a closer place to go for my skewer cravings. It isn't as good as Zakkushi and there aren't a lot of selection like Zakkushi, but the quality of the food was pretty good. The only complaint that I had was that the beef arrived a little bit cold (-1 star). We got the udon and the beef rice. We finished it all because it was so good. The kids loved the place and we would definitely go back again. Finally,they have a promotion. If you check in on yelp, they will give you a free scoop of green tea ice cream. I nice thing for desert. Pro Great Food Fantastic service Con Beef skewer a little bit cold read more

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Overall average food and environment. The setting was ok but wasn't too clean. The food sems average for what you get but that is around all the same in that plaza. The only surprising part was the deep fried oyster which comes with a wasabi sauce which makes it really stand out. Remember to do a check in to get your free ice cream. read more

Donburi - Katsu don - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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So so not great, the portion is not very much. I will not going back there for anytime soon. read more

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Pretty decent spot, and it's unique in decor with the various paper drawings they got taped onto one of the main focus walls. They also have a tv playing anime, while another played some English teleseries which kept glitching, sadly. Staff was great, attentive, standard with procedures, and food was okay. Ordered the unagi don, takoyaki and some other chicken/rice dish, so it was filling. There's more rice than meat ratio, so don't be expecting them to be THAT generous, but overall it's okay like I said earlier. They also serve matcha beer which sounded interesting, but didn't bother to try. Gets pretty busy for dinner, so good luck with parking around the main entrance, there's free underground parking though but can sometimes get packed as well. read more

Donburi - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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A wide variety of don dishes, from chicken katsu, to gyuu dishes! While the entrees on their own are quite overpriced for 55% rice and 45% topping, there is a substantial amount of choice for lunch specials, which include miso soup. The chicken katsu, both on its own and in the curry dish, is fried to a nice crunchy texture without compromising the juicy chicken. The tempura is also lightly fried to a good texture. The food came in large portions that definitley leave you full. There currently is a promotion for chicken skewers, $5 for three and thus we tried the chicken teriyaki skewers, which came in a fair portion and were well flavoured. Pretty nice service, and good for group dining! read more

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Quiet but friendly staff. Been here a few times to catch up with friends or have a date night. Great place to munch on food and have a chat. I usually get Chicken Teriyaki Udon, Omurice, or the Unagi Don! read more

Donburi - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Was in nearby area for an errand and dropped by to grab a quick bite. Cute decor, good selection and most importantly their curry gyudon is bomb. They use japanese curry which goes perfectly together with the beef. Portion was generous for a decent price. Would def return. read more

Donburi - Curry gyudon - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Mediocre food. I enjoyed the Katsu Donburi however for the Teriyaki Donburi I feel like you can get the same quality from Thai Express. For the Udon, the broth was really bland, no deep flavours.. Kinda disappointed . Only thing I reeeeeally enjoyed was the gyoza - it had a different kick to it probably cause of the dried herbs. Very delicious! Service was also great. Overall rating 7/10. read more

Probably the best late night place to eat. I usually come here after working out at GoodLife. Haha. The food is great. My favourite is the gyudon!! if it's your first time going there, try to order the different skewers. The prices are reasonable... You're probably gonna spend $10-$15 per person Tip: check in on yelp. Free ice cream. The server gave us the sesame one instead of green tea. Amazing read more

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Great place to grab a cheap lunch. You can get a lunch combo with their donburis with miso soup and a drink for less than $10. Considering this place is in an extremely high traffic area, and their decor is pretty nice and clean, I'd consider that pretty good. You can also get free green tea ice cream if you check in on Yelp! My favourite donburis are the curry katsudon and tempura don. You can't really go wrong with any of them though. They have some cheap appetizers and skewers on the side if you want a little snack too. It's not really a place I'd go for dinner but the bright colours and cute atmosphere make it a great spot for lunch! read more

Ordered the katsu udon because I saw the waitresses there eating that. Worst decision ever, I should have just stuck to the gyuu don instead. The katsu was didn't have enough batter and it was overcooked. The pork itself was rough and dry, and the udon was bland. Disappointed because not only the food was mediocre but it took them more than 30 mins to make it. read more

Donburi - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

ERMMEGEERD...if I was still a short round anime loving 14 year old I would be throwing dolla bills at the staff here. This place is lit...hold up I am still a short round anime nerd...just 5 years older and with less dolla bills. Regardless I'm making sure to come back to this Japanese eatery First off the food is boooomb. The karaage is juicy fried bits of happiness. The Siracha mayo and jap mayo add a deeper flavour to balance out that salt Their takoyaki was fried perfectly with and nice crispy coat and gooey inside. However Donburi suffers from a common takoyaki mistake...there be like only one piece of octopus in my balls. Without it it's just hard balls filled with goo. Not my ting The show stoppers were donburi themselves. Although the rice could be seasoned better, they give a large portion of it. The curry chicken Katsu is ORGASMAGICAL. The spicy beef bowl also had a generous portion of shredded meat piled on top. The only complaint is the staff. Although there were only about 12 people seated the food took way to long to come. Think about that night with that guy who wasn't great but just wouldn't finish? Felt exactly like that lol... Good place to grab lunch and study as they have wifi and outlets. They do have a liquor licence and serve some frozen beer. read more

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Amazing even on a busy Friday night. Great takoyaki and gyuu! My favourite is the umami don and gyuu don I've never been disappointed here! read more

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I eat a lot of junk so when i need a restaurant to help me cleanse my body, this is the joint. This place will get me pooping for days! Total stomach cleanse. A must go if you're ever constipated or need a really good poop. Highly recommended read more

After ordering first dish up on 7mins. Main course of shrimp curry on rice on at 13 mins Pretty authentic new retro style Japanese food. Great service, food came quick, needs more decor but for a hidden restaurant, they are more than I expected. read more

Donburi - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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I came here when it first opened and I think their food is really great. I highly recommend it. I've talked to the owners a few times and they are very nice folks. I will keep coming back, especially if it's a late night and I need some good food. The only thing I noticed this time is that they are busier now at the midnight mark but just moving to an empty booth was challenging. I don't mind if the servers have a hard time helping me move my table over since they were busy. I just mind that they forgot after we asked 3 times. We ended up doing it ourselves. Anyway, I still recommend this place so go! I just hope that as they get busier, their service doesn't lose the warmth it had on my previous visits since they've opened. read more

Donburi - Yum - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Always good for a quick bite. Love the Gyudon and katsu don Karage chicken is also great read more

This place used to be a great late night spot but recently food quality has gone down significantly. The booth at the very back had a lot of fruit flies hanging around and we noticed a COCKROACH on the wall. Definitely would not recommend. read more

Have been here a couple of times and the quality of the beef don has been up and down. Today I taste an improvement with their signature beef don. Had the beef don and the curry beef don. The rice is chewy and not soggy like before. The portions are generous, enough to pack away for another meal. Lots of beef on the rice and seasoned well. Curry beef don had less beef but a good amount of curry sauce to mix rice into. It comes with a cabbage slaw with sesame dressing to cut the greasiness. The potatoes are a bit underdone, but otherwise the bowl is great. They are currently advertising matcha beer for $8.45. Kinda skeptical but maybe some adventurous matcha foodies might want to give it a try. Quick service, great place for a quick meal. read more

This is a small cozy place, taste is above average. Many side dish options on top of the main dishes. I find portions are quite generous. read more

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The food experience has definitely come down a lot since I was last here few years ago. We ordered some skewers, a whole grilled squid, a donburi, and a rice ball. The skewers were the biggest letdown. When we bit into it, it had the smokey grill scent but it was cold. You'd expect fresh skewers to be sizzling or hot but definitely not cold. It wasn't just one of them but all 3 of them were cold. Made me think they were sitting around and they just reheated it quckly. Then we had the whole squid. It was pretty decent, served hot and pretty tender. The tentacle portion was a bit burnt though. Then we moved on to the rice ball. In my previous orders, the rice ball had a nice toasty crust to them but tonight's crust was not very toasty and overall rice was soft and mushy. Lastly we had their famous beef donburi. The beef was very tender and the rice was pretty good too. Probably the best item in the entire meal. Overall experience though was a huge letdown especially because few years ago it was amazing and now it's one of those meh I'd had better places. You can tell it by how many empty tables there are in the restaurant too. There's too many other choices around to go for mediocre food now. read more

I was really hoping to enjoy this place but it was only ok. I ordered the tuna tataki don and while the tuna would have been fine they added too mich flavour powder and that was all I could taste. The rice was extremely dry, which probably works well with their saucier options but with the tuna it created a distracting texture. that said I'll probably give them another try sometime with their more popular menu items. They have a decently sized menu and a few non-meat options (but still w egg for most of them) so I hope my next meal there will leave me a bit more impressed. read more

Donburi - tuna tataki don - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Great prices, great service and yummy food !!! I ordered the beef short rib and it was really good!

Ha. I did end up giving this place another go and my experience this time was way better than the first. Although I was tempted to order udon again I DIDNT. I decided to go for their gyudon. I also got their takoyaki balls. The gyudon was pretty good. They were pretty fking generous with the meat and rice like damn. 1/4 in and I was like I'm done. I was legit stuffed. The beef meat was actually really nice. It was not tough at all and it literally melted in my mouth. Very tender indeed. Rice was quite nice, BUT it was just a tad bit too um.. watery? It was kind of like congee for me LOL. But yeah other than that, rice was okay and generally the gyudon wasn't too overpowering in taste. Not too sweet, not too salty, it was just right. This is just a personal preference, but I like adding some sriracha or whatever hot sauce for that extra kick (but they don't have hot sauce so *sad face*). If you get this during lunch time, you get a drink which is pretty cool (green tea or milk tea). I got the milk tea (but it was pretty damn bad no offence lawl). For the takoyaki balls, they were alright. For $5.50 you get 6 balls (which is more than what usually get at other places so that's cool). My only argument is that they were not as hot as I wanted them to be. Unlike last time, the service this time was a lil better. Food came pretty damn fast. Oh and like last time, they still play anime. This time they had One Punch Man on. Not gonna lie, it was pretty annoying having to hear the dude go "hhhuuuuuuUUUUUUUAGGGGGHHHH" every time he punched something LOOL. Ah and I found it funny how only one person working there tried to be like the other Japanese restaurants by greeting the customers. He was the only one and it sounded a lil awkward (like come on guys join the dude) but hey A for trying lawl read more

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Came here after a day spent at a group meditation and yoga retreat with my friend. I live nearby and the donburi/Japanese franchise concept of the restaurant differs from the common ethnic Chinese/Cantonese food offered in the area so I decided it was worth a try. The restaurant offered both booth and table seating and its interior resembled the traditional decor of a small adorable Japanese restaurant. Pictures of past guests in its many franchised locations and anime sketches also hung on the walls. I ordered the gyuu curry don and my friend opted for the Katsu curry don. We also decided to try the teriyaki beef tongue skewer to share for something experimental. The gyuu curry- sweet, salty, and I tasted something like japanese mayo in the sauce. There was plenty of shredded beef sitting on top a bed of fluffy rice with a pool of curry sauce mixture of carrots and onions. Overall, very tasty and plenty of flavor but I definitely had to take a few gulps of water to wash it all down. The teriyaki beef tongue was gamy and had the distinct flavor of- you guessed it, tongue but I personally could've passed on this. My friend also said she really enjoyed her Katsu don and that tongue was just not her thing. Overall, I'd say it was a pleasant experience if not for the stomach ache I got the minute as I finished my bowl of gyuu curry. :( I don't know if it was a sanitary issue in the food but it definitely was an unfortunate end to the dining experience. I'm willing to give them a second try next time I'm sick of Chinese food, sushi or seafood and am feeling up for some high sodium foods. Tip: Check in on yelp for free ice cream for dessert. read more

Donburi - Gyu curry don on right and katsu curry don left. - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Taste: Loved the Beef Tataki presentation. The meat was soft and tender and tasted great dipped in the ponzu sauce. I never usually eat unagi but i had to try it in Donburi's Umami Don, and I'm glad I did. The combination of savory flavors in this bowl all went very well together in each bite. Service: No complaints about the service. Servers were nice and the dishes came out in a timely manner. Value: Good value. The beef tataki was $9.50 and the donburi was $10.50. The donburi definitely is enough to fill you up! Ambiance: Just a regular average casual dining spot. Nothing special really. read more

Donburi - Beef Tataki. - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Came here yesterday with my family for a quick lunch. We ordered a tempura don ($8.50), a chicken katsu don ($8.50), and a carbless gyuudon ($8). The tempura don was a little on the dry side, but the other two were pretty good! The carbless gyuudon was like the regular gyuudon ($9.50), but instead of rice, they gave us cabbage and fried tofu as the base. All combos came with a soup, salad, and drink (coffee or milk tea). Portions were decent, and were well worth their lunch price. We also ended up ordering a wasabi beef skewer for $2.50. We didn't realize 1 order was 1 small skewer, and the beef also turned up very dry. I don't think we'll be ordering that again. All in all, I'd give the food 3.5 stars. In terms of service, the service was VERY SLOW. At the beginning, the waitress forgot to give us water when we sat down. We had to ask her twice before she served us some. The food also took a while to come. It took them over 15 minutes before serving us our soup and salad, and another 20 minutes until the dons actually came. When we finally wanted the bill, all the waiters were in the kitchen, so we couldn't ask for anyone to get us the receipt. It took them over 5 minutes until a waiter actually came back out to serve us again. Overall, I'd give the service 2.5 stars. Despite the service, I think I will visit again because of their lunch special. read more

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Good spot for late night snack/ comfort food. Service was quick and friendly. Food is always on the salty side though. read more

Donburi - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Dined in. Ordered the roasted miso cod. Taste was good. But the portion size was ridiculously small. Considering the cost of 10.50. You can probably get cod at any high end restaurant for 25-30 for an acutal meal. Here you get 2 bites of cod of 10.50. Shameful. read more

Located in Commerce gate Donburi serves some amazing Japanese food but portion is on the smaller end but not uncommon for Japanese places at all. Atmosphere was great and they usually have daily special written on the chalkboard on the wall. I got the curry pork katsu which took forever to come as both my friends were half done their meal when I got it. The Katsu wasn't crispy to my liken and it was very thick and tough. The curry flavour was good but needed more to cover all the rice I was left with plain rice after the curry was all done. You get Miso soup here which is sub-par only. They also show Anime on their 2 TVs which was a bit weird. If you check in with yelp you get free green tea ice-cream but it didn't taste that good to be honest but it was free so can't really complain. Not sure if I will be back but I was just in the area that day so I decided to stop by. read more

I eat here at least once a week and the food has always been amazing just like the service. Also great that they are open until 2 am on Fridays and Saturdays read more

Ordered Donburi with eel. The portion of the eel is soooooooo tiny with tons of salad. Doesn't worth it.

Been here so many times and always have good experiences. The lunch combo is even a good deal, cheaper price and includes drink. My favorite is the "no carbs gyu don". Must try! read more

Donburi - Lunch combo on weekdays :) - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I went here for dinner with a friend and we sat down within seconds. I ordered the curry pork katsu and the portion was really big that I had it for lunch the next day as well. The owner, Irene, talked to us and she's such an outgoing person! She was talking to me like old friends catching up and I also learned she rides a motorcycle as well! Overall the atmosphere and food was great. My suggestion is you have to get the chicken karaage since that was the food that stood out during my dinner. read more

This place have been pretty consistent. Especially with the beef rice and the fried chicken is nicely spiced. You will feel like you are back in a HK Japanese restaurant. If you like polar beer, they serve polar beer too. Definitely worth a try. read more