Tonight, my family and I went out to a teppanyaki place in Markham called Akasaka for our cousin’s birthday. Teppanyaki is a type of Japanese way of cooking when the chef cooks in front of the guests on a large griddle while also putting on a performance while cooking. For example, stacking sliced onions and creating a fire in the middle to make an onion volcano. Akasaka had many different courses, but the one I chose had lots of meat including lamb chops, beef wraps, kobe beef, and other items like soup.
I usually enjoy teppanyaki-style restaurants since most of them have nice performances and food. This time was no different; the food was very good with the meats containing lots of fat which makes it almost melt in your mouth. The performance was also nice with the most exciting part being a large fire used to partially cook some beef. For me, the best part’s of the meal were the meats; the miso soup tasted kind of weird and the bean sprouts were slightly bland in my opinion. We also got fried rice which was good and had lots of egg mixed into it.
I would definitely go back again if I get the chance to. I do recommend Akasaka to anyone going to try teppanyaki for the first time although their prices are pretty high for single person course is around $30-$40. However, it’s definitely worth it if you asked me. Overall Akasaka was a nice place and I would recommend to someone and go again if I could.