Restaurant Review: Japanese Village

Tonight I went out for dinner to celebrate an old high school friend's birthday. It was my very first time eating at Japanese Village (I know, I know, I don't know how that's possible either) and while driving home I thought, hey, I could write restaurant reviews on my new blog too because a) it's about food, and b) they contribute to making life "flavourful" (horrible pun fully intended), and lastly and most importantly, c) it's my blog and I can do what I want!

I go out to eat about a couple times a month, maybe a bit more, so this won't be a terribly regular feature. But you can be sure that if I find any new gems, I'll be sure to update you!

Anyways, on to more important things. Japanese Village -- what's not to love? Honestly, it was amazing. The service was excellent, the food even more so, and the entertainment? Well, it's been a long time since I was that entertained while eating a meal. They cook all of the food right in front of you, and their chefs are, from my very limited experience, hilarious. (I listened in on several other chefs other than the one at our table. They were all pretty darn funny.) Perhaps the whole gig would get old if you went there every week, but I found it vastly entertaining.



And did I mention delicious? Yum. I had the teriyaki steak (medium rare and sliced super thin) and it was absolutely scrumptious. Plus they have this amazing ginger dipping sauce (the sesame one is also excellent). Plus the meal comes with rice, shrimp (I gave mine to the birthday girl), assorted sauteed vegetables and mushrooms (which, dipped in the ginger sauce, were DELICOUS. And I don't even like mushrooms). Plus your choice of ice cream or sherbert at the end. All for $20.35. Once you add in a drink and a tip and tax it comes to about $30.

In my opinion? Worth every penny.


**The above is obviously not a picture of what my dinner actually looked like. I ate it much too quickly for that, but this is the best facsimile I could come up with off of Google Images!**