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JJ Japanese Thai
Category: Restaurants Japanese Japanese [Edit]
6485 Mississauga RdMississauga, ON L5N 1A6
(905) 567-8882
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
12 reviews for JJ Japanese Thai
12 reviews in English
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Review from Sonia B.
Mississauga, ON
4/20/2012
A hidden gem!
As an sushi lover, I am always looking for new places to get my fix. This restaurant offers a large assortment of Japanese and Thai food, although to be honest so far I have only had the sushi there, which has been nothing but fresh and delicious. Expect to pay about $15 per person.
What really sets JJ apart is the trendy decor! The interior design could be compared to an Earls or Milestones, with an Asian twist. JJ has a slight lounge feel to it, with exposed stone, white tablecloths and chandelier lighting. The restaurant is sprinkled with Asian elements such as Buddha statues and calligraphy plates. The long, dark wood, candlelit bar is the perfect spot for an apres-work drink and app.
The restaurant loses one star for service, as there may be times where your server is nowhere to be found- but all in all a must try. -
Review from Nicole L.
1/12/2012
After a long day of audit we were trying to place a good place nearby for dinner. My coworker previously visited JJ with our Japanese coworkers they were happy with the food there. The restaurant was located in a strip filled with restaurants. When we walked in, on first look it seemed like a dark loungey restaurant but it was a contemporary restaurant with a "posh" look.
We were seated immediately in front of us were these hardcover menu with delightful photos of the food served at JJ. However there was no price. We were like hmmm....maybe this was a very expensive restaurant. My coworker explained that last time he was given a menu with price. We looked around and true enough there was another menu that was wordy and had no photos in it. At that moment, the server came over and explained that we could go with the regular menu or the buffet. The menu with photos was a buffet menu, oh how nice I thought. The best part, it was $27 ++ a person.
The menu included standard Japanese and other asian appetizers I had age dashi tofu, seaweeed salad, smoked duck salad and miso soup. They were very delicious and high quality you could tell especially even the miso had authentic flavor. Then came the sashimi, sushi and other rolls.
Camillia Sashimi Tako; Tai; Hokkigai; Salmon; Butter Fish; White Tuna; Katsuo:
They were of superb quality and well-cut.
Aburi Sushi Ika; Salmon; Katsuo; Unagi; Saba:
Then I opted for the slightly charred nigiris of more or less similar cuts of fish. It came with a thicken teriyaki sauce. I cannot describe to you how the slightly char brought such a great flavor to the nigiris
I also had the white tuna tataki that was good but didn't have a "wow" factor.
I end the buffet with the Bangkok Street Style Pad Thai:
It had a much stronger and spicier flavor. Very surprised by it and loved it!!
Honestly I was not having high hopes when I realized I was going to an Asian restaurant in the greater Toronto area. Especially it was Japanese slash Thai - that's usualy a bad sign in DC. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the higher standard of Asian food much higher than DC for the price paid. The quality of buffet food surpassed the so-called "Japanese" restaurants in DC. Yep it's true. What a good find in Toronto. If you are in the area, I highly recommend you try it. -
Review from Karla R.
Brampton, ON
5/8/2012
I love Asian food and this restaurant has great food. Sushi is fresh, noodles are often overcooked though. Thai spicy noodles are ok but they put too much sauce and it's almost like you're eating soup and the rice noodles are too soft. They have an all you can eat menu which is worth the price if you eat mainly sushi.
Now for the service.
Terrible service!! Waiters act like you're bothering them and then have the audacity to remind you to tip them after all the attitude. I actually had a waitress keep some of my change without my telling her to and then she called over her manager when she wasn't tipped. I always tip generously when the service is good but she was so bad I decided to keep my money. If you decide to eat here remember to count your change before you leave!
Aside from that the ambiance is great and the restaurant is nicely decorated. It's not very expensive either. Try the wonton soup and enjoy the food! -
Review from Ken R.
7/1/2011
This is a great concept. In addition to a wide assortment of Thai and Japanese food, for a fixed price you can get an all-you-can-eat option that allows you to order anything off the menu -- in smaller portions -- as much as you want. A great way to try new things.
All of my dishes were very good. We had some service issues, but I don't think it was our waitresses fault. -
Review from Suor K.
Maple, ON
12/29/2011
We have come here a couple times for work lunch and each time they have easily seated a group of 5+ people without a problem. The food is mediocre at best, not near what I would consider authentic Thai food. For example, they don't use the proper type of noodles for pad see ew (although from what I hear, this is a problem with Thai food in the GTA in general) or the proper vegetables. As a warning, when you order tea, you will not receive a communal teapot. Instead, each person who gets tea will have their own teapot. The service is also lacking a bit as others have mentioned.
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Review from Viviana M.
Toronto, ON
8/4/2010
Best calamari & Thai garlic shrimp. Highly recommend this place.
Nice ambiance. Ok service though, hence the lack of 1 star to complete the 5 star rating. -
Review from Syl M.
Good sushi (but not the best ever), really nice trendy\classy ambience, ok service. I would rate it a 3,5 if possible.
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Review from robert h.
Mississauga, ON
1/29/2012
My friend recommend me to come to this Japanese Buffet restaurant because the interior design was great and the food was not to bad. So I decided to give a try. I do agree the interior design is more like western style, and I have to say it's a great environment. However, the service was total disaster and the food was just around average until the last dish which the fist was "SMELLY". I couldn't believe the waiter's attitude was terrible. He shows no professionalism and seems don't care. I asked him to order a Scallop and he said sold out and walked away ! ! ! ! ! I was shock with my friends. if it's out of stock, you should either apologize or offer another dish but instead he just walked away. I wouldn't recommend anyone to visit this restaurant. The buffet was 27.99 which is probably the highest price for buffet in Mississauga but the food quality wasn't above average. If you really like Japanese Buffet restaurant, you can try Yao in Golden Square on Central Parkway or 168 on Dundas street. For authentic Japanese cousin, you should visit Kumai whose food quality was the best. The only down side is that you will spend at least 2 hours in that restaurant. so if you are in a hurry, then it's not recommend.
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Review from Aaron S.
3/13/2011
I have been out here on several business trips and I am definitely a repeat customer at JJs. The all-you-can eat menu is the way to go. The sushi is excellent and the Thai Dumplings are amazing. The service was amazing my first time, but has been has been only so-so the last few times. I recommend this place to anyone craving sushi in Mississauga
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Review from Bryan D.
NORTH YORK, ON
7/28/2010
Wicked sushi and tastes very fresh. Fast service too! Dynamite roll is pretty good
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Review from Paul Y.
Mississauga, ON
11/2/2009
The food here is really good, but the service loses points.
They have some interesting combinations and recipes that work surprisingly well. I asked for extra spicy on my Pad Thai but it wasn't unmanageable and the portion was decent sized. The ambiance is a darker, moody feel, with some very interesting decorative elements.
Everytime we go, we order the fried ice cream. It is delicious, comes with two contrasting sauces, and really helps put a nice end note to dinner.
The sore points arise when it comes to the service. The couple times I went, it felt like the staff were more interested in talking with each other, than to attend to our needs. The food took a good 40 minutes to prepare, and then the bill took an almost equal amount of time to be rung through. This was after they brought us the bill unprompted (hinting at us to leave, perhaps). -
Review from Carol G.
Etobicoke, ON
11/14/2009
I have to agree with Paul. The food was good. Hubby, my mom and I shared pineapple fried rice, Pad Thai, Basil Beef and Spicy Tuna rolls. However, we waited over 45 minutes for our RESERVED table. The manager attempted to apologize for the wait with free appetizers, but unfortunately the waiter we had was not in the greatest mood. When we got to the table we were only given 3 menus for a group of 8, and when I asked for extra menus the waiter got annoyed. Even when we tried to ask his opinion on what option was less spicy the waiter did not acknowledge the question. Overall, nice atmosphere, good food, but it was the service that may not have us coming back for more.
