Japango is a quaint establishment located conspicuously on Bay and Dundas. I have heard that the lunch hour can be quite busy sometimes so it's a good idea to make a reservation beforehand to ensure a seat at the 20-seater restaurant.

The modest space was simply decorated with wooden accents and boxes.

I opted for the Japango Deluxe Dinner which is a pre-fix course meal ($35.00). It comes with miso soup, green salad, tempura, sushi miso black cod and ice-cream.

 The green salad was topped off with a gingery sauce and sesame seeds; it had a tangy taste to it. The miso soup wasn't spectacular so nothing more can really be said about it.

It was refreshing that the tempura (shrimp and yam) was not too oily and that the batter was light.

Instead of the miso black cod, I substituted it with beef teriyaki. The
beef teriyaki was well-presented with a few stir-fry vegetables. Overall, the dish did not disappoint as the beef teriyaki was both tender and moistly marinated in the sweet sauce.

For the price point of the meal; I was surprised that the platter did not include a wider selection of nigri sushi. Rather the selection was quite traditional with tuna, salmon, sea bream, butter fish nigri sushi and 6 pieces of California roll. Despite the minor selection, I enjoyed the sushi as it was very fresh. The amount of rice balanced the ratio size of the fish and the rice was well-flavored.

Although our server was not the friendliest; she was relatively prompt to take away the empty plates and refilled our green tea. Furthermore, the price point may be higher than nearby competitors, but Japango do offer high-quality sushi.

Pictured: Green tea ice-cream


Pictured: Bluefin tuna belly (o-toro) sashimi ($23.00)


Pictured: The chicken (white) dinner ($18.00). It comes with soup, salad and rice.



Address: 122 Elizabeth, Toronto, ON, M5G 1P5