Izakaya Ju - York

This is the best example of Izakaya style Japanese food in the Markham area. The staff is friendly and are all Japanese speakers. The chefs are all from Japan too.The food is always fresh and the selection is really remarkable. Everything from sushi and sashimi...More

I've been coming here for years and always order the same dishes.I highly recommend the Gindara Daikon. It may not look appetizing, but I assure you that you can't find a tastier cod and radish dish anywhere else! I also absolutely love the Osaka Cha-han rice (fried rice with squid topped with the typical takoyaki seasoning and sauce.)

It is always busy at night time, that's why u try the lunch instead. Food is good, feel comfortable on service, I definitely will come back again to try dinner.

This SPECIAL item has the really stinky fish smell and taste, and all bits and pieces are deep fried to max so they are extremely dry!I talked to the chef, and he knew the root cause of the problem which is the trash grade fish. Of course they refused to take their trash back. This reminds me the scrapple, a special item from Philadelphia, but scrapple tastes way better than this dish!!!Btw. one possible explanation of super deep fried extremely dry food is that the fish is not fresh, and deep fry is applied to mask the stinky smell.

As izakaya's go in Toronto, I'd rate this place top ten. The dumplings that are chicken wings are a marvel and unique to this place (as far as I know.) You really can't go wrong with any Japanese owned Japanese restaurant. It is in their culture to take pride in their work and their reputation.