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    Japas

    3.2 (58 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    JAPAS ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Restaurant had a nice atmosphere and felt very cozy. Two dart boards are available for customers to play at for an unlimited amount of time. Food was relatively well priced and tasted good. Service was a bit slow but it seemed like it was a really busy night and they only had two servers working. Keep in mind, I went on a Saturday night.

    Jennifer K.

    Seriously, they call themselves an Oyster bar? Japas' oysters might be one of my worst oysters encounter. The Fanny Bay we ordered for 7 for $10 were not fresh. They smelled funky and not of the smell of the ocean. The water it soaked in looked milky. The crushed ice they were served on was half melted. Service was slow and indifference even when we were the only customers for the afternoon. We were given chopsticks to eat our oysters... I don't know if I would be coming back. At least not for any of their oysters!

    Dollar oysters!
    Pam C.

    Found this dark little corner restaurant on Bloor when we were hunting for last minute oysters. Japas is open until 2am on weekdays too! The place is very dark but not in a bad way - it has a nice feel and the mood music was definitely set well. Initial hiccup when we walked in and there was no one to greet us. We ended up walking to the back of the restaurant before we found staff to get us seated. It was kind of empty, but with the promotions I was surprised it wasn't more full. Dollar oysters on Mondays and Tuesdays, and half off their Japanese "tapas" on Wednesdays with the purchase of a pitcher. We got some beers and a plate of oysters. The oysters were a little slow in coming, but we were pretty pleasantly surprised when they arrived. They were plump, medium sized malpeques in nice, salty brine. They definitely don't skimp on toppings - you get a cocktail sauce, a gingery orange sauce, and a brown salty sauce. Best part - we got real shredded horseradish instead of the preserved stuff. I can see how the oysters were a little poorly shucked - there weren't any shell pieces or anything really gross, and each oyster sat in a delicious pool of brine. A lot of the oysters were still connected to the shell, but honestly that's OK - it doesn't take much effort to scoop your fork through before you eat it. Definitely will be back next week - not perfect, but love the price and the specials.

    Julie H.

    Came here on a Friday night with a few friends. We ordered the soba noodles and salmon sashimi rice. The food was mediocre- very simple and can make it tastier at home. We also ordered the 2.5L litre beer tower of steam whistle for $30 and really enjoyed that. They also have two darts machine with loads of people playing on it so we didn't get a chance to play. I came here before just to play darts and would come here again just for the same reason. Japas is a nice place in the Annex for drinks (wouldn't come here for food) and darts.

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    Sasha H.

    This place.... is just not worth it. Very small and packed with people. There are two electronic darts stations, which are fun. The service here isn't the best. Just takes a long time to get a drink (unless you go up to the bar). I got their special chu-hi (which is an alcoholic beverage with a popsicle in it.) the popsicle was supposed to be mango, but I got melon instead. Usually I'd be ok with alcoholic, but with certain circumstance, I asked for non-alcoholic, which was still the same price as alcoholic. Basically paid $9 for a cup of sprite with a popsicle in it. If I knew it was melon, I would not have gotten this. I'd probably stick to their beers instead of any specials. Come early if for a table or if you want to play darts.

    Maia E.

    My friend recommended Japas on a Friday night. We got there super early at 6pm when they opened. Apparently the place gets pretty packed which I witnessed. It's a really cute tapas place with booze and dart boards. We ordered a bunch of tapas which was ok not amazing. My tonkatsu ramen was tasteless and not good at all. However the alcohol selection was plentiful! They have $9 cocktail drink specials as well at 3 shots for $13! Amazing. I never played darts but had an amazing time. Around 11 pm they have a DJ come in playing amazing music. Great place to hang out with friends if you want some food to eat, play darts or watch the game. I had a great time and will be coming back for sure!

    Bernie C.

    The lovely Toronto Yelp CM was kind of enough to organize an event here and got us some Sapporo, fried chicken and edamane. I have to admit, that despite my attempted aversion to fried food, I took one bite and thought it tasted amazing. It had a good amount of meat in it and wasn't overly battered. In addition, I also ordered the sashimi platter. The presentation was very good and all the fish pieces were very fresh. However, they could have been seasoned a bit better. It was refreshing, but it lacked a certain je ne sais quois compared to the more authentic sushi joints. Ah well, it was still good and reasonable at 18.95. In terms of the atmosphere, it's pretty chill and their electronic dart games are pretty cool. Verdict: pretty decent place to hang out for drinks and light snacks.

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    Canchi M.

    It's great during weekdays too! It's true that they really need to improve on the service as one of the server really didn't understand what we want to order. We tried to order yakitori with salt and 2 with sauce (teriyaki sauce), but we end up missing 1 order of the teriyaki sauced (yakitori/beef skewer/chicken wings), so that's a bit of a miss there. The men's washroom finally to the point of ready, as the urinal are working now. They changed their tuna carpacho, from 5 pieces of thick tuna, to now 8 pieces of thin tuna. I like it the old ways, but totally understandthe change, as it's better for large group to share. This time me and my friends had a few more things (on top of things I had last time): Ikasugatayaki Enoki Bacon Chicken wing (as one order has 1 wing, can't really call it wings, right?) Mini okonomiyaki Kaki furai Japas salad Ankou karaage (they said it's "monk fish" on the menu) And we had Bagna cauda too, it's in a thick paste, instead of a sauce. Enoki Bacon is great, how can you not love bacon with mushroom? Drinks are cool too! (Please see pictures) Popsicle Hi are really with a popsicle stuck in the glass! We were the first table of the night, and a lot of people came in after us. After we left, we found out that there is a happy hour menu, but probably we can only take advantage of it on weekends. Any event in that area? XD

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