Le Cafe Michi - North York Industiral

We came on a Saturday when they opened at 11:30AM; we got a table right away but it seems like most of their tables had reservations. We wanted to try this place because we heard good things about their charishi and baked goods! <br <br Most dishes come as a combo coffee or tea, salad, entree and choice of dessert: cake, creme brulee, trifle, etc. We got the Cafe au Lait Chirashi 40 and Pork Katsu Don 21 . A lot of the entrees were in the 20 40 range, with any dish that contained sashimi sushi being in the higher range. They have a few sushi rolls, but only basic ones like spicy salmon rolls at 10, so if you come here, you aren 't coming for sushi rolls. <br <br The charishi bowl was a 4 layer bowl consisting of a layer of sashimi, rice, unagi, and then rice again. The sashimi was fresh and well presented but I was hoping to get 'melting in your mouth ' type sashimi for the price we paid, but it wasn 't. The pork katsu don was decent but nothing what would justified how much this dish is. We got the blueberry cheesecake, which tasted standard. And tried the tofu cheesecake we were hesitant at first because we had no clue what tofu and cheesecake had in common but you actually don 't taste the tofu! Just a lighter cheesecake in density and cheese flavour somewhere between a traditional cheesecake and Uncle Tetsu 's cheesecake . <br <br Overall, we 're okay with paying for food if it reflects in the dishes. We had high expectations due to the reviews but to us, the price was not justified with what was served. Although the food was good, it was just okay. Perhaps this is one of the better places in Scarborough, but there are definitely better places elsewhere for fresher sashimi.

Cafe michi is a cute little Japanese restaurant. It is usually quite busy so I would recommend you to make reservations.<br/ <br/ I had the cafe au lait chirashi. The sashimi is fresh and very delicious. The rice beneath actually had unagi. Every bite was flavourful. With the meal, you get a dessert. I had the creme brulee which I really enjoyed. I like the vanilla more than the green tea creme brulee.<br/ <br/ The chochin bento is also a very good choice if you want a bit of everything.<br/ <br/ This is definitely some of the best Japanese food around here.

It had been a while since we visited Le Cafe Michi for lunch. Normally, I visited in the past to buy their popular Japanese cakes. Their cakes were always delicious and just a little sweet. Set in a strip mall in Scarborough, this Japanese eatery offers sushi desserts such as green tea mousse cake.

Small tiny restaurant. Atmosphere is just simple and nothing fancy. Very casual dining. Price is not cheap for what we get. Food is not bad though sashimi can be more fresh. It was okay restaurant. I may come back again.

Looking at the prices for Le Cafe Michi, I was caught a bit off guard as most everything is more expensive than other places. I thought the food had better be good and it actually was! The place is tiny like a small cafe with a sushi bar in the back that is a bit hidden. The cakes and such are on display as soon as you walk in, but it can get a bit cramp, especially when there's a crowd. Menu offers some Japanese cafe dishes along with sushi. <br/ <br/ There are some nice set meals available and most of the the meals come with a complimentary ginger salad and dessert. The meal set I ordered included a tasting of karaage (fried chicken), unagi don, and chef sashimi. The karaage was done very well. Chicken was juicy without being dry and oily either. They also have a spicy mayo drizzle on top. The unagi don was good. The unagi tasted good, while the portion size was actually a lot larger than it looks. Sashimi included 2 pieces of tuna, salmon, and hamachi. The sashimi were some large pieces and tasted real fresh. <br/ <br/ The real reason for constantly coming back are the desserts. I ordered the English Trifle, which had so much fruit and cream packed into a larger than expected cup. The dessert was equal parts sweet and filling without going overboard in either. We have tried other desserts too like the matcha cheesecake, tofu cheesecake, and others. They were all so damn good. <br/ <br/ As far as sushi goes, there are definitely better places, but it was still good. The food in general was good, while the desserts were fantastic. The place has an afternoon tea special before the dinner rush in case you can make it. Otherwise, be sure to grab some dessert at the very least.