Unagi-Don - cream teriyaki and shimeji mushrooms with Japanese barbecued eel. Garnished with nori and shiso -$17

This pasta dish was very creamy. My friend called it a "very heavy meal" due to its creamy texture. It's what made it my favorite dish. If you like something creamy I would recommend this. I've tasted four pasta dishes, as we all shared a portion of our dishes to each of us in addition to our own dish. We asked for small plates so that we could easily distribute the Japanese poutine and share it. After we finished the Japanese poutine we used the same plate, filled it with a portion of our own dish as we passed the small plates around in a circle. That way when each of our small plates reach us we have three other pasta dishes to eat. It was a good way to taste the other dishes without having to go buy them. So far out of the  four pasta dishes I've tried I liked the Unagi-Don, despite the fact that I do not like eating eel. For the record, I never tried the eel so I cannot say how it tasted. Moreover, my friend had no complaints in regards to that particular dish, so it's safe to say that it is quite good. I probably would buy this next time I come back to this restaurant.

Shrimp Okonomiyaki - Spaghetti sauteed with bacon, onions and garlic, dressed with shrimp, homemade steak sauce, Japanese mayo and bonito fish flakes - $14

This dish is one of my least favourite. It's not so bad but compared to the other 3 pasta dishes it's quite on the dry side. I like my pasta to be creamy. Other than that I think it's still quite delicious.

Napolitan - Japanese tomato sauce with sausage, bacon, onions, nori and shiso -$10

This pasta dish tasted like the Filipino spaghetti. It is sweet rather than sour, and the tomato sauce was also palatable.

Shiso Clam Vongole - White wine, olive oil, garlic, bacon, fresh Manila clams and shiso -$15

I ordered this dish. The shiso taste on this dish was very strong. This dish was very dry for me. It did have a lot of clams in it. So if you like clams, I recommend this dish. I chose this dish simply for the clams. However, it was my least favourite.

Japanese Poutine Fries - poutine garnished with nori and shiso.

This was my first time having Japanese poutine fries. Apparently, there are other places where you can get one. As per my friend, this was more creamy and very similar to a regular poutine but has an additional touch of shiso and nori. To me it was not salty and very creamy. It was very delicious. I would recommend for poutine lovers to try it out.

Overall I would go back to this place for many reasons. Firstly, it's located at J-town. Secondly, you can go dine at this cafe after shopping around the area in J-town, which is a fairly small plaza. Finally, the food was delicious.

While shopping for some cosmetics at Tony Moly, I stumbled upon this product. Since it was only for $5 (CDN). I decided to purchase it. For a girl like me, who has little knowledge for pedicure and manicures, I thought this was the best alternative without spending $20 towards nail treatment. I wasn't expecting much from this product to be honest.

A couple months ago our family went to Dragon Pearl on a Sunday afternoon for lunch. Our family loves eating at all-you-can-eat buffets, so we thought we'd give this new restaurant a try. The restaurant is located 865 York Mills Rd, North York. For each individual it costed $21.99 for that particular day.




This is the front entrance of the restaurant. Our family went crazy over pictures haha.

I don't actually have that much pictures of the restaurant because it was so dark. I think that would probably be the only draw back of the restaurant. It is quite dark, kinda like Hollister lighting 2.0. However, the interior design of the restaurant had a touch of ancient modern Chinese feel with hints of red throughout the restaurant. Once you enter the entrance you'll be welcomed with glass displayed sculptures of Chinese zodiac signs (and free book marks!), as well as bamboo wood seating to stay seated while waiting for your table.

Entering the buffet portion there is a wide selection of foods (seafood lovers you will not be disappointed!).  The eating area (aside from being fairly dark) had a very nice ambiance. There were a lot of tables designed to carry up to 10 people. Our family is quite huge, so not every one could fit in one table. Nonetheless, most of us fit into one huge bamboo table.

The room right next to the general eating area, was a room designed for family events. So if you're interested in having a family party and you're into doing family video montages, you'll be pleased to know they have a large projector ready.

Overall thoughts:
- Place was very clean
- Food selection was great
- Food taste better than most all-you-can-eat buffets that we go to (Super Buffet)
- Place is a bit dark, so those who love to pull out their phone cameras mind find that lighting can be very poor
- Servers were really friendly and welcoming

Look how cute the tea set was! We have never seen tea served like this in buffets.

This was actually my first plate haha.

So, if you're in the North York region or in the Scarborough region head down to Dragon Pearl with some families and friends if you like all-you-can-eat buffets. You won't be disappointed!

A few days ago, we had a craving for Korean food. There are a lot of Korean restaurants within the GTA but we decided to go to somewhere that requires less traveling. One of the restaurants we usually go to is Gabin, located at Steeles Ave and Silver Star Blvd (within the boundaries of Scarborough and Markham). It's a small restaurant with a nice atmosphere. It offers wide choices of food including hotpot, stone pot foods, appetizers, lunch combos, bento, and mini Korean grill (it's nothing like the round Korean grills you normally see in a Korean grill house). The food is quite decent. I notice that when you go during busy hours such as lunch time, the meal portions are less than when non peak hours. The price is decent as well. Below are some of the foods that they offer. I usually get their bibimbap but after trying out Tsuki Izakaya's kalbi bibimbap, I didn't want to eat other bibimbap out there; well, at least for the time being I didn't. In addition, I decided to opt for something a little different.

My family and I headed out to this local asian cafe, called Destiny on Saturday. I decided to take some pictures of the food, deserts, and drinks we ordered.  Destiny is a wonderful place to go to if you're in the Scarborough area however, there is another branch located in the Richmond Hill area. What I like most about Destiny (aside from the bubble tea), is the ambience of it. The interior design of the cafe makes the place look very classy, and chic giving that 'lounge' type feeling. I've seen a lot of teenagers and young adults appear in the cafe but that doesn't mean older adults are prohibited.

French Fries for the little one who was with us :).

I didn't eat the Seafood Fried Rice here, but it costed $8.99

I was the only one who wasn't so hungry since I ate some BBQ (guilty!) prior to going. So I ordered Caramel Ice Cream Bubble Tea. It's quite a lot for the price you are paying. $6.99.

The Deep Fried Mushroom for $7.49