Sushi Robo
1709 Robson St
Vancouver, BC V6G
The first time I had Japanese food was in Panama in a chain called Sushi Itto. Without any reference point or somebody to guide me, I ordered some dishes and hope for the best. Out of the dishes I ordered, I remember a roll (might have been California Roll, can’t say for certain) and some sashimi – most probably snapper. The meal was really bad, as it was bland and the sashimi was not sliced properly. Not knowing better, I just ate my dinner without making any fuss. The odd thing was that the memorable part of the dinner was the dessert: fried ice cream… In other words, I had a really bad start with Japanese food. It wasn’t until a couple of years later that I found there was a better Japanese restaurant in town (run by second generation Japanese) and had I gone to this other one instead, my experience would have been completely different. Oh, well…
When I moved here, I was surprised at the amount of Japanese restaurant here. Well, I shouldn’t have, considering Metro Vancouver is a multi-cultural city. Still, the bad memory of that dinner lingered and was not really interested in trying it. Until one day, that is, I decided to give it a second chance. The question of course was where. I could have had gone to any but I was feeling slightly intimidated. In the end, my first sushi experience in Vancouver was from a small shop called Sushi Robo…
