Date: October 24 2010
Location: 3-3160 Steeles Ave E, Markham, ON L3R 4G9 (J-Town)
Website: http://www.izakayaju.com/index.html
There are 3 new restaurants open this year in J-Town and Izakaya Ju is one of the them. I've visit Izakaya Ju many times recently as their food are very Japanese and delicious. They got the liquor licence recently so there are selection of different Japanese beers and sakes. Izakaya Ju carries a lot of traditional dishes include: Yakitori, and Ochazuke. They use Binchōtan (a type of charcoal) to grill the yakitori so it has the right amount of distinct smokiness.
Asahi Dark Large Beer
I love this dark large. It is very easy-to-drink.
However I don't think it is for sale in LCBO yet.
Gyu Tongue
Very tender beef tongue with spicy onion on top. It is a cold dish.
Deep Fried Sweet Shrimp
This is on the special menu which changed regularly.
The shrimps were very crispy and I can eat the "whole" shrimp along with the shell !!!
Ton toro
Ton toro is pork cheek meat. It is very tender and flavorful.
Curry Rice
Minced beef and veg curry on rice with porched egg.
This dish was covered with grounded beef cooked in curry.
You don't see the curry sauce but it sure has a very strong taste.
This is on the lunch menu but can be ordered during dinner as well.
Deep-fried Chicken Knuckle
A very interesting dish. It is a mixture between the crunchy cartilage and the meat itself.
Motsuni
Pork intestine and yamcake miso stew.
It has a strong miso taste which makes everything richer.
The pork intestine tasted excellent because it has absorbed all the miso flavour.
Asari Sakamushi
Manila clams steamed in sake soup.
The clams were very fresh but nothing mind blowing.
Agedashi Mochi
Deep fried rice cake in bonito broth.
The rice cake was deep fried so the surface absorb the flavour from the broth.
The centre of the rice cake was very soft and sticky. Love it!
Chawanmushi
An egg custard dish with shrimp and shiitake mushroom served in a tea cup.
The egg was very smooth and it was not over cooked.
Spare Ribs
Ju style BBQ Ribs.
Very juicy BBQ Ribs. I love the sweet BBQ sauce.
Chicken Salad with Cold udon with sesame oil
This can be found in the special menu.
It is a very refreshing dish and I enjoy the nutty sesame taste a lot.
Neba neba
Chopped natto, okura and Japanese yam on salmon sashimi topped with wasabi and seaweed
Natto is a very Japanese food and not everyone will like it.
I expected it to have a very strong Natto taste but surprisingly it tasted pretty good.
It tasted like regular soy bean but very slippery so it goes well with the salmon
Nankotsu
Grill chicken soft bone or cartilage. It is slightly spiced with salt only.
I love its crunchy texture.
I love this dark large. It is very easy-to-drink.
However I don't think it is for sale in LCBO yet.
Gyu Tongue
Very tender beef tongue with spicy onion on top. It is a cold dish.
Deep Fried Sweet Shrimp
This is on the special menu which changed regularly.
The shrimps were very crispy and I can eat the "whole" shrimp along with the shell !!!
Ton toro
Ton toro is pork cheek meat. It is very tender and flavorful.
Curry Rice
Minced beef and veg curry on rice with porched egg.
This dish was covered with grounded beef cooked in curry.
You don't see the curry sauce but it sure has a very strong taste.
This is on the lunch menu but can be ordered during dinner as well.
Deep-fried Chicken Knuckle
A very interesting dish. It is a mixture between the crunchy cartilage and the meat itself.
Motsuni
Pork intestine and yamcake miso stew.
It has a strong miso taste which makes everything richer.
The pork intestine tasted excellent because it has absorbed all the miso flavour.
Asari Sakamushi
Manila clams steamed in sake soup.
The clams were very fresh but nothing mind blowing.
Agedashi Mochi
Deep fried rice cake in bonito broth.
The rice cake was deep fried so the surface absorb the flavour from the broth.
The centre of the rice cake was very soft and sticky. Love it!
Chawanmushi
An egg custard dish with shrimp and shiitake mushroom served in a tea cup.
The egg was very smooth and it was not over cooked.
Spare Ribs
Ju style BBQ Ribs.
Very juicy BBQ Ribs. I love the sweet BBQ sauce.
Chicken Salad with Cold udon with sesame oil
This can be found in the special menu.
It is a very refreshing dish and I enjoy the nutty sesame taste a lot.
Neba neba
Chopped natto, okura and Japanese yam on salmon sashimi topped with wasabi and seaweed
Natto is a very Japanese food and not everyone will like it.
I expected it to have a very strong Natto taste but surprisingly it tasted pretty good.
It tasted like regular soy bean but very slippery so it goes well with the salmon
Nankotsu
Grill chicken soft bone or cartilage. It is slightly spiced with salt only.
I love its crunchy texture.
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