I usually don't leave reviews, but I felt as though I need to share my story. We went on a Wednesday late afternoon and since it was my first time, I wasn't sure if they wanted me to order online or just through the front. "Jessica" said she got my order (I had shown her the order on my phone) and said I could pay directly at the machine. I got a copy of the receipt through text. 15 minutes later, she gave us our tray and we started eating at one of the tables. I went through the menu online and noticed that it was shrimp in the roll, and not salmon as stated. I asked her about it and she said, "That's what you ordered." I explained that I ordered the "32 piece Rumbling" and didn't make any chances to it. I had paid for it as per her instruction. I even showed her the receipt. Jessica said she didn't even put my order in and that she thought I was the "6:20pm customer". She turned around and continued to go back to her packing. No apology was given about the mix up at all. I told her moving forward, she should check and confirm what her customers have ordered before making assumptions. We don't live far, but this would not be a place that I would return to. read more

I learned about both Cafe Mozaiko locations through two different Yelp experiences. This Markham location was the first one that I had visited two summers ago. I loved the aburi (torched) sushi from this experience. I didn't return to this location until recently. It's mainly because the hours at its Richmond Hill location worked better for me than this one. Last Saturday, I noticed that Uber Eats had a BOGO deal on a number of items. It was the perfect opportunity to revisit this eatery in Cathedraltown and take advantage of these deals. I got the following items: - Aburi salmon ochi sushi (three pieces x 2) - Aburi shrimp ochi sushi (three pieces each x 2) - Lychee jasmine iced tea I was maybe twenty minutes away from this eatery. My order was ready halfway through my drive over here. It was pleasant at around 6 pm. It's free street parking. I had no problem finding a free spot steps away from the main entrance. It felt great walking through the door to head inside this eatery again. The tables and chairs for dining were still there. Friendly staff behind the prep area said hi. I liked the welcome. I indicated that I had an Uber Eats order. It was indeed ready. I got my drink and food handed to me. The nice woman said that I could grab a colourful straw for my tea. Naturally, I got a purple one. I thanked everyone and happily left with my dinner. I then had a smooth ride home. After I had put away all my groceries, I had dinner. I started with my tea. The lychee jasmine iced tea was yummy. It was slightly sweet. I enjoyed the flavourful jasmine tea. The lychee was subtle, but it took off a bit of the jasmine tea edge. It was my first time having it. I'd get it again. The aburi sushi was amazing, as usual. The aburi salmon ochi sushi was delicious. Each bite melted in my mouth. Torched sushi is always excellent here. The same goes with the shrimp version. The shrimp was torched nicely and was cooked perfectly. Not rubbery. It tasted fresh. This location recently added tofu pockets to its menu. A few months ago, you could only get them only at the Richmond Hill location. It's nice that they feature the same items at both locations now. It was wonderful returning to this location. The sushi is awesome here. I hope to return for more soon. (50) read more

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I attended a Yelp Elite event at this restaurant a couple years ago and have been a regular customer since! They have many excellent options to choose from and I am on their mailing list and regularly receive discount codes that I can use to order online. I normally order something from the lunch special and would highly recommend the Aburi Kabayaki ($15.00)! It contains 6 pieces of Aburi Salmon Oshi and 6 pieces of Aburi Shrimp Oshi. It is made fresh so it takes about 20 minutes for the order to be ready. I would definitely recommend signing up to be on their mailing list and collect points if you're a frequent customer! read more

Cafe Mozaiko - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I have been coming to Cafe Mozaiko numerous of time since they opened in this quiet neighborhood for both dine in and take out. Every single visit had always been 5 star. The decor here is cute with anime theme. Though there are not too many seats available for dine in but their food orders always packed in a to go format. I like to pre order and paid for my food at their website. My orders always ready when promised. I love to order their cooked Salmon Bento and their Aburi Sushi. Their Houjicha Milk Tea so good. Specials available all the time, check their ordering platform and socials. read more

Cafe Mozaiko - Fully cooked Chirushi - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Absolutely love this spot! So delicious! The restaurant is along the shops at Markham Cathedral town, parking is on the sides of the streets. Was quite busy when I got there, so I had to drive up and down the street a few times before finding a spot. Going into the restaurant you know the owner love all things anime! There's anime posters and figurines everywhere in the shop which is a cute touch. This spot is more of a take out style/ order at the counter and seat yourself. Owner is super nice and friendly. Ordered the Aburi Quartet to get a taste of all the flavours of aburi (torched) sushi. It came with 4 different flavours of torched sushi which was such a great sampler. All the pieces were nice and fatty, saucey and so delicious to eat in one bite. Don't underestimate the size of this, as it kept me super full for a long time. I've also got this as a takeout party tray platter before with all their flavours of aburi sushi for the holidays and it was definitely a huge hit! A crowd favourite for sure. Definitely consider this option for parties/ gatherings. Writing this review has got me droooling! Can't wait to come back for more! read more

Cafe Mozaiko - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I don't know how I feel about this sushi place. The door to the storage room is through the toilets. read more

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This is a cute little cafe featuring pressed sushi and drinks. Inside deco is very bright with a wall of Japanese cartoon. Service is fast, they are focusing on take outs, so you meed to pay at the counter. Ordered their 42 pieces pressed sushi platter at $60, good quality and variety . Also ordered two drinks milk tea is mild, iced jasmine tea with lychee topping. Not too sweet, I like it. They also have fruit smoothies but are not real fruits but flavoured, so didn't order them. read more

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Good take out experience from Cafe Mozaiko. I always wanted to try out this restaurant and it's just minutes away from my home but never got the chance to. I ordered the grilled salmon and aburi sushi combo. I got there at the suggested pick up time and the food was ready to be picked up. I didn't need to wait and the food was fresh and hot. I added the Royal milk tea for $2.5 as it doesn't come with a drink. Overall, the aburi sushi is good and salmon tasted fresh. The only thing is the rice that comes with the grilled salmon was a little harder than my liking but overall I think the price is $15 is reasonable and good experience overall. read more

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Saw some amazing reviews and pictures, so i decided to stop by and try some torch sushi Its a relatively small store (3-4 tables), was planning to dine-in, but with only 3-4 tables, we ended up getting takeout instead. I ordered the Aburi Salmon Duo since im a salmon Addict the order is made fresh in front of my eye, which was pretty cool. FYI: if your looking for fancy sushi skills. This is not the place for you. I think its more like a small family business. Taste wise: 4/5. It taste not bad, i prefer the one with the black fish eggs on top. The other one just has mayo on it which some people may think its too heavy after the 3/4 piece. - and its on the pricey end for sushi. 12 pieces for $21 seems a bit $$. Overall i would rate it a 4. Food wasn't bad, I just thought it would be more authentic (not asking fancy chef, but seeing the sushi made from those sushi mold kinda killed the vibe?) the torch action was 10/10 tho I loved their Demon Slayer Theme drinks and menu pictures, super cute! read more

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It's all about Japanese comics/animation and aubri sushi. Aubri sushi means seared sushi so all of our sushi are seared. Although most people choose takeaway, there are four tables for those who prefer to stay. There's a tv that plays Japanese animation, and it happened to be One Piece on the day we visited. We ordered Stohess District and Spy Family. The portion is huge and generous. Look at the tofu pocket! Stohess District is all about salmon with mayo and teriyaki sauce drizzled on top; seared salmon and tofu pocket filled with sushi rice and salmon. I guess it's great for salmon lovers. Spy Family (holiday edition) is $10 more than the original version, which I guess the difference is there's more salmon in the holiday one. It comes in three flavours: wasabi (green), sweet (with cooked shrimp), teriyaki (with black flying fish roe). I personally love how they decorate the wall with lots of posters!! Japanese comics lovers' heaven! I must say their service is probably the sweetest and most caring I've received in GTA so far. Big shout-out! I hope their owner is proud of their staff. read more

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While I do enjoy the concept of their cafe, I unfortunately didn't feel it was anything special. Food was quite average and if I'm being honest felt like it was heavily sauced with kewpie mayo. The aburi aspect was quite weak and only slightly torched. The sushi rice was made well and seasoned ok. I also got the oyakodon which was ok, but nothing special. Price wise I would say is decent for the meals in general, however quality isn't the greatest. Not much customer service too so it was really a 'department store' feeling. May try again in the future but right now not my cup of tea read more

I've waited... I've waited a long long time to review mozaiko. From its predecessor... I think it was an italian cafe... to when Mozaiko first opened where I bought an iced genmaicha from them to now Mozaiko having a separate location along highway 7.... I finally managed to muster up some energy to whip up a review on Mozaiko. As they say procrastination is an enemy of success... the success of writing a Yelp review, that is. Through the years it looks like they've kept the anime theme going. They were putting the Spy Family on promotion, so that it made our decision simple not that they have an extensive menu to begin with. The spy family comprise of pieces of three types of sushi: wasabi salmon, original salmon with black fish roe and peach shrimp. Flame gun oishizushi are not my usual thing to order, but I went in with an open mind. To this date, I still don't understand the hype. The food was decent, but nothing really special. My experience was that they really overdo it with the sauce. As a result, you can only taste the mayo based sauces and it makes the whole experience real heavy. I also find the other side toppings on the sushi not necessary providing any additional value to the palette. Case in point, one peach shrimp had a dash of peach jam on them. First off, there was barely any peach jam taste even if you tried the jam on its own, nor did it tone down the heaviness of the sauce. One of the pluses was they did not overdo it with the flame gun. Like I said, decent food, not 4.5-5 stars worthy. I may stick to the drinks if I happen to visit them in the future. Aside from the menu names, I don't really get the anime connection aside from the owner being a huge anime fan. read more

Discovered this place on Yelp! Picked up the aburi mosaic platter which was assorted aburi sushi. Shared this with my friends and they were impressed. It has lots of variety and tons of flavour. It is on the heavy side with all the sauce which makes this great for sharing. The price is fair for what you get. The inside is cafe style and on the smaller side. Definitely a place to try! read more

The service was really good greeting when we stepped in even got a free mochi with food purchase we ordered the takoyaki, stranger don, aburi sushi gold, the stranger don was really good, beef was tender rice was seasoned perfectly and the egg complements the whole dish, the takoyaki was very soft inside melts in your mouth, and the sushi was really good fish was cooked perfectly just the salmon which was separate was a bit dry I probably won't come back here considering there are so many sushi places best one is still ikon sushi bar but I'll give this place a good effort, the ambiance was nice typically what would you see in a take out sushi place ikon was more nicely set up, the portion size here is fairly decent as well read more

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We were just taking a stroll around our neighbourhood and discovered this new cafe that just opened about 2 weeks ago. This area is known as Cathedral Town which has been developed with beautiful homes surrounding The Cathedral of Transfiguration. And within this residential area, there is a small street named Cathedral High Street that has about 30 shops such as hair salons and beauty care stores. If you were driving in the area, you would have never noticed these shops. It's quite hidden, so I'm sure these stores rely heavily on getting business from the residents living in the area. We were only planning on trying their drinks as it was a perfect resting point half way through our walk. We got one of their specialty drinks - Genmaicha Milk Tea (Japanese Roasted brown rice) and it was so refreshing and tasty. After seeing their food menu, we decided to stay for lunch. We were so pleasantly surprised that this simple cafe had a really good selection of Japanese fusion food. We got the Okonomiyaki and Torch Spicy Salmon bowl. Both dishes were delicious. I'll definitely be planning more walks to this area now. I get both good food and good exercise! read more

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Pretty good Aburi experience at the Markham location, keeping in mind I was just here for the food (and didn't know enough to appreciate the anime references) note that I was told there's a cash discount but only on the 42piece platter which I didn't get so not sure how much the discount is My favorite were the tofu pockets, definitely interested in trying the Wall Sina next time. Just a bit bummed that there are more choices at the Richmond Hill location, will have to check that out next time. read more

Cafe Mozaiko - Spy family & Mozushi Set Classic (10 piece) - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Ordered takeout from Cafe Mozaiko - they have an anime theme for their sushi platters and I thought that's pretty cute! We ordered the "Wall Rose" platter (reference to Attack on Titans). We enjoyed the spicy flavours a lot! My favourite item was the scallop + fish roe salmon sushi. Service was great too, staff were really nice :) read more

Cafe Mozaiko - Wall Rose sushi platter - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Cafe Mozaiko is a wonderful Japanese restaurant in Cathedraltown which I've had the pleasure of dining at a few times now. They offer delicious aburi sushi as well as a nicely curated menu of other non-sushi dishes such as karaage and okonomiyaki. Staff are friendly and attentive, especially Vanessa was incredibly nice, and very helpful in answering questions about the menu options. There's a limited amount of seating indoors and outdoors. Street parking is available in front of the restaurant. I purchased 3 pieces of the aburi salmon, as well as 6 pieces each of unagi and shrimp aburi. Each piece of fish was fresh tasting. The rice was perfectly seasoned. There was a smokiness imparted by the light torching that nicely complimented the fish and their sauces. I particularly enjoyed the slight yuzu flavour of the sauce that accompanied the unagi. They have a good selection of bottled and canned beverages including Japanese soft drinks. Their in-house made drinks are lightly sweetened which suits my palate just fine. We were impressed with the cafe's very reasonable pricing for aburi, but it's the quality and consistency of the food that will keep me coming back to Cafe Mozaiko again and again. read more

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Ordered some Aburi sushi and drinks. The aburi sushi is enjoyable and hits the spot. Eel, ebi (shrimp), salmon, and tuna. These are dressed up differently in the party tray. Thumbs up! Matcha milk drink is excellent. Not overly sweet and has a bold matcha taste. Highly recommend! The Nezu strawberry milk drink is similar and uses strawberry powder rather than fresh strawberries. It's like the strawberry powder found in strawberry bubble tea. Yuzu black tea is also refreshing. Order online for a link to their loyalty program where every dollar spent earns you one point. Redeem for food and drinks. Wasabi is very spicy here, and that's a good thing. You should definitely try Cafe Mazaiko. read more

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I will caveat that I have only gotten takeout from Cafe Mozaiko so can only speak to the takeout food experience. Cafe Mozaiko puts a twist on sushi by specializing in aburi style sushi. However, I find that there is just too much sauce on everything, which overly masked the flavour of the sushi and rice. Overall I thought the food was ok, but didn't blow me away. read more

Cute little restaurant for some tasty aburi sushi and other Japanese food and drinks! I came here for takeout and ordered their Aburi Kabayaki (Salmon Oshi 6 pcs, Aburi Shrimp Oshi 6 pcs). $17 for 12 pieces of aburi sushi is incredible value, and the quality and portions were both great! They also have lunch specials which are even better value! The interior is nice and well-decorated and they even have some patio seating, would definitely come here again for both takeout and dine-in. read more

I got the Aburi Kabayaki which is 6 pcs Aburi Salmon Oshi and 6 pcs Aburi Shrimp Oshi. For the price point- it can't be beat. Definitely the best place for torched sushi and sushi in general- in this area!! The mayonnaise on top was a little too much for my personal liking so I had to scrape off a bit but my friends loved it. The fish and shrimp tasted very fresh and it did not take long to make at all. The ambience of the restaurant is very cute with photos of anime posters all along one wall. Def a fave lunch spot! read more

Cafe Mozaiko - Aburi Kabayaki - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

5 Stars!!!! Omg!! The best Aburi Oshi Sushi in Markham. It is a hidden gem in Cathedraltown. My favourite dishes: Aburi Fully Cooked, Aburi Kabayaki! I can't stop myself to reorder them. Stranger don surprise me a lot! It tastes so good, like homemade gyudon (beef bowl). They have three different types of Salmon Tsukushi Bentos and they are all delicious!! My must order item, too. Aburi Mosaic Sushi Platter looks pretty! Good for gathering dinner Don't forget to collect points for yummy rewards! read more

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A quiet little gem sushi spot! I've tried some of their lunch specials and aburi sushi sets. I really like the presentation of the aburi sushi and it is truly delicious as well! However, it falls apart easily sometimes when you pick it up with chopsticks. That's really my only complaint about the food at place! I think their lunch specials are a good deal, but the menu can be a bit pricey in general. If you're on their mailing list, they often have sales for aburi platters, so do join that for updates! The drinks aren't quite as worth it on their own, but you can usually add a drink for a small price to a meal, which is nice. I recommend taking a trip up north of Markham and trying this place! read more

Wonderful small sushi shop. I ordered the 42 piece sushi that came with takayoki for my partner and I. The sushi was beautifully made and tasted amazing! I'm not kidding when I say everything tasted good. Staff are very friendly and food was made right on time for pick up. I'm looking forward to coming back and trying out the rest of their menu. read more

Amazing! Got the lunch special with 6pc of torched salmon aburi and 6pc shrimp aburi for only $15! The chefs are really nice and even brought it out to the patio for us! My sister got the aburi salmon tsukushi gold as well. Would recommend and come back! read more

Cafe Mozaiko - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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This is definitely one of the best places I've tried recently. Really great prices for what you're getting and the food is also really good (which is really rare from my experience). My friend got a karaage + rice + salad for around $12 and I was able to get a salmon rice + 6 pcs of sushi for around $16! we also got the chance to try their okonomiyaki for $10. Overall, the food was really tasty and great priced! I'm definitely planning my next visit back. read more

Cafe Mozaiko - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Tried the chirashi lunch and aburi salmon tsukushi silver. They were both tasty and prices are also very reasonable. They also have aburi sushi platters and bubble tea as well. Staff were also very friendly. Highly recommended and will order again! read more

Cafe Mozaiko - Fully cooked chirashi lunch - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Owner is always so nice Great price point for sushi lunch and party trays I've been here 3 times already! read more

The specialize is all things torch sushi. It can feel like a little too much sauce though when every piece of sushi is torched. I really love the anime theme and emphasis. A true weeb at heart. I haven't checked out their drinks yet but they all have a different theme which I think is super creative read more

WOW - what a hidden gem in Cathedral Town!! My mother used to just live around the corner and I had no idea there is a Sushi place down the street. (Hello, how about some snail mail door to door flyers?) We now mostly are north of there but so convenient shooting down the 404. Was going to make the trip great by stopping by at La Rocca on the other side but found out they are temporary closed =(. I guess the business went to Egg Tarts at You & Me Bakery. Ok back to Cafe Mozaiko, we some how stumbled on their instagram months back just before the lock down is lifted and never had a chance to try until today - Pre-Mother's Day Dinner. We ordered Aburi Mosaic Sushi Platter with 42 pieces + 4 Big Coin Red Bean Cake 4 pcs and Stranger Don for pickup and it definitely did not disappoint. We love Aburi and have tried a lot of places multi times where it's available. And between JaBristro in Toronto and Kishimoto and also Green Leaf in Vancouver, the Aburi at Cafe Mozaiko is up to par to these higher end restaurant and frankly we found the Aburi is much more flavourful then the other mentioned. As for the Stranger's Don, got that to feed our younger kids and I'm not sure if we should lol, the eggs are cooked perfectly partly cooked, partly semi raw, and not flaky. The beef are thin slices and just the right amount, again, super flavourful! Just wished the portion is a bit bigger, ESPECIALLY when i ordered a "LARGE" instead of small. I now wonder what small would look like? A cup? Haha Staffs are super friendly and the store looks very clean :) Note - although I paid $60, I did not get the 4 Big Coin Red Bean Cake as part of the order. I do see the regular Aburi Mosaic Platter without the cakes for $58. I think i should reach out to them .... Not going to drive back down today tho. read more

Cafe Mozaiko - Aburi Mosaic Sushi Platter - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Great selection of torched sushi and great combos so you can try more than one thing . Friendly staff and very reasonable prices. We were given a complimentary mochi for dessert. Will definitely be back ! read more

Local mom and pop Shop in a really nice location. The store has an anime theme. Food are freshly made they specialize in bento, aburi sushi platter. They also have some drinks milk tea or fruit tea. Staff are nice and friendly. Good lunch deals read more

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What can I say. The service was great. The food came out quickly. The prices are fair and the pressed sushi was really yummy (good rice to topping ratio and the rice texture and seasoning was excellent). Also, there is a bit of an anime theme going on, so if that is your thing, you should try this place out! read more

Cafe Mozaiko - Platter - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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This may be the only place you get get aburi sushi for a reasonable price in Richmond Hill, so it's worth trying. The price/value is probably one of the best you can get, and they have great lunch deals as well! But flavour wise, I found the aburi too saucy (I don't like sauces foods in general) & a little sour (I also don't like sour foods) for my personal taste. read more

If you are an aburi sushi fan cafe mozaiko is the spot for you! It is a small cafe located in the Cathedral town area. It is a hidden gem as I wouldn't have noticed it if I didn't take my dog for grooming in the area. I got to try the beautiful 42 piece Aburi Mosaic tray. I was blown away by the attention to detail for each piece of sushi and also how many different flavors this tray had! It featured 7 different mouthwatering flavors and each piece just melted in your mouth. By far my favorites were the Wasabi shrimp and the Spicy salmon. All the ingredients were super fresh and it is made fresh on the spot once you order! This tray was also super filling as me and the hubby are normally quite big eaters but we were struggling to even eat half of the tray. This definitely can easily feed up to 4 people. Aside from this beautiful tray cafe mozaiko also has various lunch specials, dons, drinks and even desserts! They have a new dessert item called the Butterfly Dance which features taro waffles, Taro ice cream and blueberry topping which is inspired by anime characters. Be sure to also check out their spy family sushi tray which features amazing flavors such as Wasabi salmon. read more

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Small Japanese cafe located in a place where you wouldn't go to unless you lived in the area or passed by. Tried the beef with egg on rice and also a curry bento dish. The food is okay and nothing to write about. They provided us a green tea cheese cake on the house and I think this was the best part of all the food we tried. read more

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This is a lovely little cafe that serve Japanese food.. and drinks too! We first go there to buy a drink after finished lunch and we got the red bean match milk tea if I remember correctly and tasted not too bad. So we decided to also to give it a try again at dinner time! The person who works there is very friendly and when we order take out over the phone, he is pleasant to talk to and take his time explaining things when I have questions for the menu. We ordered two take out item: 1. Stranger Don - it's thin beef with egg and in my opinion, it tastes better than the Gyu Don u typically get from a Japanese restaurant. Quite tasty and the beef is tendor! Yummy! 2. Curry Karaage bento - the curry sauce taste quite good and the Karaage is not too bad. The Karaage goes quite well together with the curry! But I was hungry , so I ordered extra Karaage just in case :). The bento box also has an onsen egg, quite runny! 3. The hot Royal milk tea - it's a good cup of milk tea with a strong tea aroma! Taste particularly well after eating the Stranger Don and the Karaage bento. We went again on the next day and try more dishes for take out, the udon and the zaba fish. Fish is cooked very soft and juicy!! Definitely will visit again!! Thank you Kai San! gochisousama deshita! read more

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The restaurant is located in a food court on the 2 nd floor. The food was good. We ordered out a tray of 42 pcs of an assortment of aburi sushi for $66. read more

Cute cafe, owner and staff was all smiles and welcoming service. We got a taste of their green tea cheesecake, and an intro to all their teas! As a snack, we had the takoyaki, which had great flavour. Loved how their packaging was all recyclable. Could stay here all day, and will come back for their sukiyaki and/or salmon bowls. read more

Cafe Mozaiko - Japanese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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