J-Grill (Japanese)

Some people can't stand it when their food comes with a side order of hypotheticals.

J-Grill offers up something truly unique in Toronto - rice burgers. These aren't much like your traditional grilled patties. More like Tokyo loose meat sandwiches. Sauted, sauced fillings are wedged between two warm, fried patties made of rice.

Three of the four varieties were sampled - BBQ beef, ginger pork, and vegetable tempura. All of them were yummy new sensations. (Be warned: the burgers are small, but the rice expands in your stomach about five minutes after you've polished them off.)

On the ride back from Richmond Hill, one of the diners refused to answer the question, "If you had to choose, which one would you get, the beef or the pork?"

"I don't have to chose."

"But say you did. Say you only had $4 left to your name and you could only buy one."

"If I only had $4, I wouldn't blow it on a rice burger."

Guess they were good, but not that good.

The menu also offers rice bowls, noodle soups, sushi, and intriguing Japanese curries.

Lunch for two $25 with tax and tip

J-Grill
815 Major MacKenzie Dr. E, #15
(south side, east of Bayview)
Richmond Hill, L4C 9X2
905-780-8600