I don't know if it makes sense to add another review to the many already here but I honestly am puzzled the ratings have gone down to 4 rather than higher. First of all, my son (9) loves to repeat that this is still one of the top rated restaurants in Markham, and, he adds, their burger is his favourite out of all he's tried-- and believe me, he's tried 'em all! The food is truly outstanding, not just downtown TO level, but world-class, the professionalism of the chefs is truly mind-blowing. We have been numerous times and have never been disappointed, and were pleased on a recent visit to see some new additions to the menu, all or most of which we tried in a large group. A huge new item is the 'flower octopus' which is basically a baby whole octopus or two deep fried a la calamari, and then tossed with a chili sauce, medium hot, some crunchy veggies judiciously chosen and a lump or two of ricotti-- believe it or not, it works! Here the ricotti kind of serves the role of the paneer used in Indian cooking. A pork taco is so good I can without hesitation say it's better than 99 percent of Mexican restos we've been to-- and our family has traveled all over the US of A and in just about every city had Mexican, including in Cali where they really know how to do it. The duck taco remains from the original menu as well as the old favourites rendang curry, udon carbonara, chicken and waffles, and all the juicy burgers. The pulled pork frites are a winning dish and hopefully will never disappear off the menu. One interesting new addition is the sloppy joe burrito which uses rendang beef and coconut rice with the usual mexican cheese and tomato in what appears to be a homemade flour tortilla... creative!
But wait, there's more. These guys also have a Hawaiian connection because a salmon poke appears as app-- in the earliest days they made a tuna poke which we still talk about in our family (we visit the islands regularly and there developed a loving taste for poke, basically the Hawaiian form of ceviche or tuna tartar)-- and, in the mains sector, there's now a luau! Well, of course knowing these guys the meats are expertly done with ribs, seared pork belly, and panko-crusted duck confit, but what I would draw your attention to is the way the taro mash is utterly authentic in the correct Hawaiian manner, and a fritter stuffed with cheese and mashed potato is out of this world delicious. That alone would be a huge hit in any ordinary resto like Joeys. I was tempted to ask for a handful more-- perhaps they could be re-entered as an app? Again this to me shows the professional experience of the chefs. Why aren't they working for the United Nations instead of a small place on main street Markham, with their mastery of Hawaiian, Malaysian, Han Chinese, and Mexican cooking? There's no justice in this world. But at least our family has our little local favourite. read more