I went to Maison du Japon with a co-worker. We went for the all you can eat lunch buffet ($11.99). The inside of Maison du Japon is nothing really to write home about. Tables are fairly crowded together and the feeling of chaos is abound. Simply order off the menu and they will deliver it to your table. Service was fairly attentive at the beginning but once our order started showing up at the table, bit by bit, we finally realized that we weren’t going to receive half of what we ordered. Our waitress basically disappeared and thus we had to flag down another server who then took our order for the missing items. Upon that, we did finally receive everything. Anything you wanted beyond that you had to flag down someone to get it for you.

As for the food itself, the non-sushi items were ‘ok’: teriyaki beef, spare ribs, etc. The maki, however, was awful. We ordered the Spicy Salmon roll and a tempura/avocado/cucumber (from what I recall) roll. Both were tasteless. The Sushi Pizza was a bit of a joke compared to most places. All in all the food was not good at all. You could say it was ‘all you can eat’ so it’s not going to be great. True, however something half decent would be nice.






Between the horrendous service and poor quality food, Maison du Japon in Markham earns a big 2 out of 10 from this half of the Sushi Toronto team.

I’ll apologize ahead of time for reviewing a sushi restaurant in ‘car-country-Markham’. I try to stay south of Bloor, and Highway 7 is far (far) from there. Regardless, I went for lunch with the guys from work (free lunch Thursday no less). A few blocks (do they have blocks in Markham?) from our office is Gal’s Sushi. Gal’s is actually a really nice looking restaurant. It’s modern and spacious, with large tables that easily hold a large group of work mates. The staff is all hooked up with headsets and the whole deal. I’m not sure if that helps at all but you can’t say that Gal’s is stuck in the dark ages. There was one instance where two staff members were communicating via their ‘technology’ despite being a few paces away. Nice. Service is quick and courteous and lunch comes out quite quickly. I went for one of the Lunch Box Specials (L3. Roll Box) for $7.99. I can say that I was quite full after wards. The rolls were tasty goodness for sure. It comes with 3 spicy salmon and 3 spicy tuna rolls with another 6 of another variety as well. There were also 4 larger/skinnier rolls with a tempura-like ‘crust’. Sorry, these descriptions aren’t the best, but just trust me that it all tastes great. There are other fixings that come with it as well. Soup, salad, and more. A lunch at Gal’s Sushi may make you forget you’re in the wasteland that is Markham, for a few minutes anyway. Parking is somewhat limited (at the back of the building) but if you’re a real transit enthusiast, the Viva stops only a few steps away (Town Centre Blvd). I recommend Gal’s: 9 headset wearing staff members out of 10.

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