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Yang Yang's Kitchen
Categories: Restaurants Sushi Bars Restaurants Asian Fusion Sushi Bars, Asian Fusion [Edit]
4261 Hwy 7Markham, ON L3R 9W6
(905) 944-0818
- 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:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
21 reviews for Yang Yang's Kitchen
Review Highlights
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"AMAZINGGGGG AYCE SUSHI." In 5 reviews -
"...favorite all you can eat sushi places in the Toronto area." In 3 reviews -
"and don't forget ice cream." In 3 reviews
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21 reviews in English
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Review from B M.
Scarborough, ON
12/22/2011
Really really good rolls and thick, fresh sashimi. Service was a tad slow, but we went when it was busy and that was expected. This place is probably one of the top 5 AYCE sushi places in the GTA. The food is consistently good, and I've never left here disappointed.
The price is on the higher side of what the usual AYCE places charge, but I can justify it once in a while. A cheaper alternative is in Akina Japanese Cuisine at Denison and Kennedy -- very similar in terms of quality and consistency. -
Review from Mark L.
Updated - 5/14/2012
NOPE. Either the food and service fell off significantly from my first visit, or the novelty (and more likely the fact that I was hungover and hungry for anything at the time) heavily influenced my opinion of this place.
I guess I can start with the good: Shrimp tempura, kalbi, futomaki, and ice cream were on point. That's it.
Onto the negatives... where to begin? Servers went out of their way to ignore you. No, really, they would grab your empty plates and run as fast as humanly possible before you could get their attention. And when they walk by your table they will have tunnel vision or stare at the ground even if they see you in their peripheral looking, waving, doing backflips, etc. Food took forever to arrive. You don't get spoons with your soup or ginger with your sushi. Hot tea tasted like bitter pee. I don't know, it was funky and sour and bright yellow and oily(?). Several ordered items never arrived and had to be ordered twice. Miso soup was all salt. The avocado on my green dragon roll was extremely mushy and ruined the entire roll. Old, soggy shrimp tempura in the shrimp tempura roll. Towards the end of my meal I contemplated whether I should tough it out and get my money's worth or just put up the white flag. In the end I gave up and made my own personal history by leaving an AYCE for the first time ever without being stupid full to the point of having to harness all the energy in my body just to keep it from spewing from all orifices of my body.
The overall quality of the food was not as good as I remembered and fell more in line with cheap buffet food, which to me actually isn't bad, but I feel like this was much worse than that.
I'm not writing the place off completely. I mean, it is bad, but it can suffice as that hangover cure kind of bad where you just have to eat something cheap, plentiful, and awful to hit the spot.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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8/20/2011
A friend took me here on a road trip to Toronto, and this is probably the best Asian buffet I've… Read more »
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Review from Em L.
Markham, ON
4/3/2012 1 Check-in Here
The service isn't that great, I remember at the end the server wasn't very delighted to take our desert orders.
Been here a couple of times the food selection is delightful and the taste isn't bad either.
If you're hungry I would suggest to stop by here and try it out because the food does come fast! -
Review from Leslyn T.
Markham, ON
3/26/2012 1 Check-in Here
I have eaten dinner at Yang's a few times over the years, normally due to a family occasion. This place is just... OK. Based on my most recent visit (yesterday), it's just not a place I would get excited over.
I'll start with the positives. The venue is quite large, bright and seemed clean. The salmon sashimi cuts were thick and tasted fresh, as did the wasabi. Most of the food tasted good enough and the service wasn't too bad. Mind you, we had an early 6:30pm dinner so it wasn't hard to yank a waiter's/waitress' attention.
Now onto the not-so-impressives. The miso soup was lukewarm which made it kind of gross to me. The soft shell crab roll, which is my all-time favourite sushi, was a bit of a let down - it just didn't have the crunch or taste I like. They sat us in a corner table where several waiters and waitresses literally hovered and socialized which made it hard to enjoy my company and my dinner. The deep-fried banana was also lukewarm which made my boyfriend and I laugh quite hard at that point because really, why were we being served lukewarm food?
Overall, it wasn't too disappointing - filled us up just fine but it doesn't stand out in the crowd of AYCEs. -
Review from Billy K.
Markham, ON
3/18/2012
I should mention Im not a big fan of AYCE sushi. It's always poorer quality and you have to fight to catch the attention of your server. I find this place loud, they don't bring you what you order and the food is bland. A lot of better options in Markham if you avoid AYCE.
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Review from Kate P.
Markham, ON
11/8/2011
They have a good variety of sushi and many japanese food :3
What i like:
- The sashimi was cut thick, ( i think it's pretty good)
- Their ice cream
What i dont really like:
- it's a little bit expensive lol
- washrooms aren't clean -
Review from Ronalyn E.
Mississauga, ON
2/15/2012
AVOID WEEKENDS AND BUSY DINNER TIMES!!!
Not enough room to stand and wait for your table. The servers kept cutting through from one end to the other without being polite at all and without the care in the world if they spilled something on you.
Waited to be seated for about 30 minutes even though they said it would be a 10-15 minutes wait. Once seated, our waitress (didn't catch her name) took our order at the same time she took the couple sitting beside ours. We felt very rushed as she took our order and asked for a sprite and a coke lastly.
The couple next to us seemed to get their food and drinks on time. We asked our server for drinks and the status of our food. She said she was going to look into it. Waited another 15 minutes without any confirmation or a status or arrival of any meals.
We asked for the status with another waitress and she came back with our drinks and a bowl of rice but without our sushi.
Again, we asked our waitress for food with no reply at all.
After 40 minutes of waiting for our first order which still didn't arrive - my boyfriend and I decided to get up and leave the restaurant. As we walked out our server thanked us for coming!
The servers sucked and their customer service was even more disappointing.
I wouldn't go to this restaurant on busy days, they might just forget about you! Doesn't seem that they care for your business unless you were their ethnicity.
Overall experience is very disappointing. -
Review from Jonathan C.
Oakville, ON
2/28/2011
Gorging on raw and cooked fish, tempura, udon, rice and an wide assortment of other Japanese foods is something I try to do less often nowadays than I did 5-10 years ago, but something I enjoy nonetheless.
As far as AYCE sushi spots go in Markham, this is one of the better ones because of the large variety of dishes. Quality is at or above par as other AYCE sushi establishments. Sushi on 7 (across the street) is pretty good as well, but seating is limited there so you'll have an easier time finding a table at Yang's on a weekend.
What sets Yang's apart is that Yang's has a greater number and variety of dishes at Yang's than other AYCE sushi places, including a about 12-16 items from the grill such as salmon belly, salmon head, mackerel, sole filets and have some items such as salmon tataki, beef tataki and eel pancake that other AYCE sushi places don't have.
The sushi is good, I've only had one or two experiences in the many times I've gone here where the sushi was still really cold. Considering how busy they are they get food out to you quickly. Do be warned that they seem to run out of some items later at night, this past weekend they were out of seaweed salad and steamed egg.
They have an assortment of ramen, udon and fried rices as well.
Desserts are your typical AYCE fare of ice cream and fried banana (which aren't very good, but there aren't many AYCE places with good friend banana anyway).
It's about $29 (tip and tax included) for dinner on a weekend, and I think about $26 on a weekday.
My favorite AYCE sushi shop is still Prince sushi in Mississauga, but this Yang's a good choice if you're in the north east end of the GTA. -
Review from Erwin M.
1/31/2011
I've been wanting to try out this place for years but its notoriety as far as service goes always brought me to another AYCE. Seemed like the consensus was, good food, god awful service. Since I was running out of AYCE options, I finally decided to try it at around 11:30am on a weekend, which is always a great time to avoid crowds in places like this so that I can focus solely on the food. When I got in, I got immediately greeted with a frown asking how big our party was. For the place to be less than half occupied at that time, I could imagine how terrible things could be if the servers had to do some actual work during rush hour. Everything was smooth sailing after we got our seats so no complaints for me so far.
First observation, the selection is slightly more diverse than what I'm used to. They have ramen in the AYCE menu which I have not seen anywhere. It obviously wasn't great ramen but just having it in the menu makes me give them my thumbs up. The sushi selection was pretty standard and was pretty much the same as in any other AYCE. Seriously, how much fish quality can you get for a $15 buffet!?
I ended up ordering some grilled squid, fried salmon belly, oyakudon, and a lot more items that weren't sushi. This is probably the restaurant where I had the least number of sushi orders just because they had other stuff that seemed interesting. The food was good, not amazing, but that's pretty much the best I can expect from a sushi buffet.
Note: $15 price applies to cash payments. -
Review from Joe H.
4/27/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Japanese all-you-can-eat places have been sprouting out like crazy for the past little while and I guess it's pretty hard to find a good place now a days. It's almost a crap shoot now a days because you can either find something decent or you can fall really, really short.
Yang's is chinese owned and run, I guess that's pretty important sometimes to show how legit a restaurant is. The place is usually jammed most of the time which I guess shows how good the place is.
A thing I really like about Yangs is that they have a decent sushi and sashimi selection. The fish is usually pretty fresh and you get a generous portion of it (unlike the razor thin portions some places do). Their special rolls are so-so, and their sushi is alright as well. One thing I appreciate that they have is the salmon roe sushi (which I like a lot). I personally think their sushi rice needs a bit of work though. I know it's an all-you-can-eat quality, but I really dislike the hard rice which I've gotten some times.
The rest of the menu Items are pretty decent as well. The dishes themselves are pretty generic, but what sets Yang's apart is their grilled fish and ramen. If you actually are into it, you can get a grilled salmon head (or any other part for that matter), as well as grilled mackerel. These are pretty good to get your slow snacking on (cause they love it when you stay long =/). I found it's pretty hard to find a all-you-can-eat place that will actually serves stuff like this.
Now ramen... I've had hit and miss with the ramen here. I've had ones that were alright and ones that were pretty craptastic. Either way, I like having something warming go down so I usually order it anyways. It's not the best ramen, but at least I can keep ordering it.
Yang's isn't the best all-you-can-eat japanese restaurant I've been to, but it is one of the best ones around the area (geez, are we really stuck with this?). Would I come back? Probably if I have a hankering for some sushi. -
Review from Ray N.
9/8/2010
Came here with a Native Canadian when I told him I loveeed sushi, and boy-- he sure knew where to take me!
Being in LA for so long, I have never ever experienced such a MAGNIFICENT all you can eat sushi joint! No kidding, I think this tops all the all you can eat sushi places in SoCal!
Pricing was usual-- cheaper on weekdays & lunch.
Food was amazing-- from raw SASHIMI (yes, no rice) to cooked salmon belly, skewered steak, shrimp tempura, bbq eel cakes, etc. It was all amazing and totally worth it. Sushi pieces didn't have too much rice, so it was made to perfection; however, there is a time limit of an hour and a half to finish your food-- but then again, that rule isn't too strict.
I loved almost everything about this sushi place MINUS the salmon skin rolls-- they totaaaallly failed at making that. On top of that, this place is like ran by Chinese (Cantonese) folks-- so it's not exactly "authentic." But nonetheless, this place is amazing! I really really really wished they had one in LA :(
Low lights:
- Salmon skin rolls weren't thaaaat great.
High lights:
- Good pricing.
- AMAZINGGGGG AYCE SUSHI!Listed in: Keep the sushi ROLLIN'!
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Review from T. T.
1/4/2010
The food is definitely worthy of the INCONSISTENT services that you'll get. While the food's served buffet style, one must order it A.S.A.P in order for the food to get there on time. In short, here are the dishes to try:
- Salmon (sashimi)
-Shrimp tempura roll
-Beef tenderloin
-Short Ribs (korean bbq style)
-Chicken Fried Rice
Again, food is good as long as you fore-go the expectation of getting good services. -
Review from Ron D.
Scarborough, ON
5/20/2009 1 photo
I love my Sushi and I know quality sushi. If you really love or like sushi, this is a place for you. It's worth driving to Markham for this.
The only downside, some of their servers doesn't know how to work and deal with hungry crowd, they need to smile more.
My suggestion, if you go here, it's a must to have somebody that can eat like you. really! -
Review from Rachael T.
Toronto, ON
2/18/2009
Have you ever had a time where the service at a restaurant just makes you never wanting to come back to the restaurant, yet the food is just impeccable (and by that, I mean that it's probably one of the best sushi places I've had in Markham.. yet will never compare to Vancouver).
I have a love-hate relationship with Yang's Kitchen! The staff always seem annoyed, uninterested and fed up, but it's an all-you-can eat restaurant... how else am I going to get my food? I've read once about the manager attacking a customer due to some payment/ receipt issues.. and they do not always honour the 10% discount they advertise in the Chinese newspaper, learned from experience with my own family.
My suggestion - go with a big group of people.... and order anything you want. I have no complaints about their food so I'll still go back for good company. -
Review from Annie L.
Markham, ON
7/9/2010
Just finished dinner a few hours ago and food is Amazing as usual!
If you know what to order, you're in the right place. Why I love this place is variety and there's a lot of tasty ones. My usual are...
- Grilled Beef Ribs that melts in your mouth.
- Enoki beef rolls that has a flavorful texture.
- Surf clam, salmon, and white tuna sashimi cut to perfection.
- Grilled egg plant cooked just right.
- Grilled Squid made just right without tasting like rubber.
- Teriyaki Salmon roll that has melted cheddar in the middle (odd at first but it has a good taste). Tip is to order it early as it takes time to make and don't eat it right away. It's really hot!
For a buffet, it's the best sushi place in the suburbs. Can't argue with price which is favourable to my wallet. I believe I took my girlfriend here for our second date and she's a fan! When I asked her, she always have Yang on her mind.
If I can name one bad thing, it would be service. Depending who you get, you might have to repeat yourself or orders never show up. One incident was when they were out of white tuna, they didn't even let us know until I asked. It needs improvement but the staff does look over work.
Tip: Remember to take cash as there's a discount. If you're using credit, it's regular price. -
Review from HK T.
Ottawa, ON
6/19/2010 1 Check-in Here
This has been one of my favorite all you can eat sushi places in the Toronto area. I've been here several times and have always found it to be consistently good. Service is what you expect from an Asian restaurant however tonight I found that it was quite good considering it was busy.
Some of my recommendations include,
Korean BBQ style short ribs
Skewered steak
Deep fried scallops
Salmon Sashimi
Spicy crispy rolls
Steak and Chicken Teriyaki
Shrimp tempura
Beef wrapped around Japanese mushrooms (sorry I can't remember the actual name for it)
and don't forget ice cream!!!!
Prices were reasonable except for when it comes to children. Any kids who eat and who are 8 years or younger pay 8$!!! Those with kids say around 2-5 years old may want to reconsider.
I've been a repeat customer and will continue to visit Yang's until I find another all you can eat sushi place to replace to take its place.
Pay cash and save 2$
The only piss off I will mention was they charged for a 2 year old daughter to eat. The price was half however still considered expensive when you take into consideration how much really a 2 year old would eat. -
Review from Tina N.
Toronto, ON
7/30/2010
Invited by friends to try out this restaurant, I was really excited for the all you can eat Japanese food experience but by the end of it, I left disappointed. The food wasn't very good but tolerable at the least. For a typical all you can eat place, I guess it was ok for what it was since it was similar to what you'd find at any other AYCE "Japanese" restaurant since it didn't taste like real Japanese food. The service was okay but no smiles from the server. It was coupled with mediocre food quality which made for a non-memorable dining experience. They did however, have a wide range of selection of food from the grill to the raw stuff. Even so, I don't think I'll return.
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Review from Nikolaos N.
Montréal, QC
7/1/2009
Oh Yang's Kitchen, your service is terrible but the food well its not great but its all you can eat. This is probably the best asian all you can eat restaurant I have every had the pleasure eating at. This restaurant is best enjoyed with a group of frineds who just want to pig out. I love this place so many fond memories if I were in toronto right now I probably would be eating there tonight.
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Review from N Y.
Toronto, ON
8/15/2010
I used to go to this place quite a bit about 5-7 years ago. After a while, the service was just so bad that my friends and I stopped going and we discovered that more and more sushi AYCE restaurants were opening in the city.
This weekend, I went back there again and although it feels like the decor is still the same, I had noticed that they had changed the chairs and seating. The place itself is just as spacious as I remember as well (quite a bit of seating available).
The food options were quite abundant and I never get to try EVERYTHING I want to try at an AYCE restaurant because I usually end up being too full!
The service was good up until it got a bit busier. I think if you go at around 5:30-6pm, it's not as packed and the waiters/waitresses are much nicer because they're not running around the whole restaurant serving food and constantly taking orders. We had ordered three times including dessert, and the food came to our table fairly quickly. Again, it's probably because we got there at 5:45pm. However, they did forget my fried scallop dish, but I'm not that surprised because something always tends to be left out/forgotten when AYCE orders are taken. It's okay though because I was already stuffed by the time I realized that the scallops hadn't made it to our table!
Overall, I'm glad that I came back to visit this place again. The only other issue I had was that it was $22.99 for dinner on weekends, which was slightly more than other sushi AYCE restaurants.
I'm not sure I'd visit again soon though because I'm sure that I can find a cheaper AYCE restaurant with food that's just as good. I might visit again after trying a few more different AYCE places. -
Review from Geegee g.
Waterdown, ON
11/26/2011
This AYCE used to be one of my favourites, however the quality of the service and food has declined a lot lately. After visiting the Yang's in Mississauga, I was hoping that this branch would be slightly better. For starters, it seems that all of their portions have gotten smaller. I know I can just order more, but the second problem was that food never reached us. I ordered three rolls, yet they all magically went to the table behind us, who had arrived 20 minutes after us. We asked one of the waiters, and she curtly said "Maybe it's because they're frequent customers" and walked away. Fine. We just ordered them again, and they came eventually...but the sashimi was not very fresh and some of the rice had a weird taste. Of course we just set aside some of the inedible rice, but the same lady walked by and demanded to know "Why" we didn't eat the rice. We explained it to her but again, she didn't do anything about it and just walked away. Lastly, it was not such a busy day, but we were told to make our last call after around an hour, and the bill was thrust upon us while we were still eating. I was extremely disappointed in their service and I would think twice before visiting this AYCE again.
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Review from p. t.
Scarborough, ON
10/18/2009
Acceptable food, but very bad service. Waiters often forget orders or give you the wrong one. Sometimes they say "last call" then forget about it. Still, there aren't really many other similar restaurants that offer better food, so go there if you can put up with it.
