La Maison du Japon

Ben, Wynnie, and I decided to celebrate our day off with all you can eat Japanese dinner at newly renovated La Maison du Japon, where we proceeded to order way too much food. So, prepare yourself for an onslaught of food porn:

Salmon and butterfish sashimi

Salmon and avocado maki

Roasted eel maki

Fish roe, spicy butterfish, crab stick, and shrimp sushi

Salmon roses

Volcano Roll

Gold Dragon Roll

Spicy salmon hand rolls

Gyoza

Deep-fried scallops with wasabi mayo

Popcorn chicken with Japanese mayo

Calamari

Pork tonkatsu

Grilled salmon belly

Black pepper beef with garlic slices

Beef-wrapped enoki rolls

Teriyaki beef ribs

Butter sautéed shrimp

I've been going to La Maison du Japon for years; since they opened during my early teens. I remember the food always being good, but I was sort of blown away by today's assortment. The fish was fresh, the sushi and rolls were well-made and had a good rice-to-fish ratio, the grilled meats were soft and tender and perfectly cooked, and all the fried items were perfectly crisp on the outside (no sogginess here!) but not overly greasy. And they offer such an amazing variety of food — we would've tried more things if we weren't already bloatingly full. The service is good, if not on par with most all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurants: Polite, ridiculously efficient, and best of all, they speak English! After having visited Yang's Kitchen, the service by comparison is simply magical, really. Oh, and the new decor is gorgeous, too, all sleek, clean, and modernized. After having visited so many all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurants, La Maison du Japon is still my fail-safe.

La Maison du Japon

7500 Woodbine Avenue

Markham, ON L3R 1A8

(905) 415-8233