Japango - Fancy Japanese Restaurant in T-Dot

Location: 122 Elizabeth St. (Dundas St. W. & Bay St.)

Access: TTC, street parking available

Price: Avg. $25 per person

Blogsters' Rating: 4/5

Japango is a little tiny Japanese restaurant tucked away in Elizabeth St.  They offer tradition Japanese food with a modern twist.  If you are in that area and would like some Japanese food, this is the place for you.  They have less than ten tables in the restaurant, so do remember to make reservations or be expected to wait in line.

As our appetizer, we ordered the Tempura Appetizer and Gyoza.  We were quite disappointed with the Tempura as it is not crispy or crunchy at all.  They were soft and soggy.  The Gyoza were good enough, but not memorable as it taste like any other gyoza we had before.  

The taste of the Katsu Don was very good.  It has a well balance of sweetness, sourness, and saltiness. However, the texture was not that great as the deep fried pork was very soggy as well.

The Japango Roll is their signature roll.  We are not quite sure what exactly it is made out of, but we are certain that it is a California Roll topped with salmon, scallops, Tobico (flying fish eggs) and some of their signature sauce.  This is truly one of their best dishes.  The Japango Roll has a very soft, creamy, and buttery texture.  The salmon and scallop sashimi are fresh and rich.  In addition, the sauce that they have used is spicy, which adds a little kick to the whole experience.

One of the special dishes that Japango offers is the Tobico with Quail Egg.   With the raw quail egg yolk, the sushi is very rich in flavour.  You can also feel the bursting of each individual flying fish eggs in your mouth in every bite. 

Happy chefs making sushi at the bar =)

In general, we did enjoy our dinner at Japango.  We loved their sushi and sashimi. Their staffs are very friendly and helpful in explaining their menu.  We would definitely come back again!