Random thoughts of restaurants and food in Vancouver, BC!
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King Sushi
410 Sixth Street
New Westminster, BC
New Westminster… A part of Metro Vancouver with its own pocket of interesting places. In the last week or so, I have been going to some restaurants in the area, somehow starting with Royal City Thai, which was blogged two weeks ago. This time, King Sushi, a sushi restaurant in Sixth Street based on a suggestion from Sherman. Would it be another good eats or a flop? One way to find out!
Fresh Box Sushi
#221 – 7155 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC
While I have not been accused to be a sushi police of sorts, I am sure there are a lot of people who might have wacky thoughts about me when I go to a Japanese restaurant and order mostly nigiri sushi rather than the more popular rolls. I won’t deny there is something attractive in rolls, specially if you want to share but, otherwise… On one night, in one of my random errands in Burnaby, I was in Highgate Mall when I had to go home but I was, at the same time, I was hungry and needed something quick. My first thoughts was “go to Save on Foods, grab a rotisserie chicken and go home”. In fact, I have had a post about that in the back burner for some time already (as in 10+ months!). Anyway, that was until I saw some “light” at the far end of this mall into Fresh Box, a small sushi restaurant which, although serves nigiri, it seems to also deviate more towards rolls. Oh, well, I might as well give these guys a try…
This is a stock picture of mine, not a picture I took on the night I went there!
Toyo Sushi
2211 Cambie Street
Vancouver, BC
As I have mentioned previously, one of the perks from blogging in general is that of meeting people. And, in the particular case of food blogging, that of meeting people for a meal. That was the case when Erin (of My Life in the E List) wrote a comment and, finding she is a blogger, one thing lead to another and that meant us meeting for lunch. Of course, that brings the question of where. After checking her blog, I found out she likes sushi and that meant we would originally meet in Ebisu on Broadway. But, alas, it was closed on the day we were supposed to meet for lunch! So, that led us to plan B: Toyo Sushi.
Shiro Japanese Restaurant
3096 Cambie Street
Vancouver, BC
It is said that when something bad happens, something good will. During the Olympics weeks, one afternoon, I decided to visit one of the houses/pavilions located outside of the major areas (Downtown Vancouver, Yaletown, Richmond O Zone, et al). That one place ended up being the Ukrainian House located near Cambie Street, not far from Vancouver City Hall. However, by some really odd twist of destiny, the one day I went was the one day they were closed. ARGGGGG!!! OK, I did check their site but, for some reason, it appeared as open that night but, the day after, I checked again and this time, it was listed as closed. >_<
Regardless, after this epic fail, I was walking back to the Skytrain station to go home when I saw Shiro. Based on the feedback of Sherman, I knew this was a place I should visit. And this night might be as good as any other night…
Miku Restaurant
1055 W Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
Sometime last year, I received an email from a person (to left unnamed) identifying herself as a person related to Miku Restaurant. According to the email, part of the reason I was sent the email was because I have blogged about a lot of restaurants in the Downtown area and there was an interest for me to write about them. As you know, I seldom accept such invitations and, when I actually go to the restaurant, I don’t identify myself. Of course, carrying a big camera does not help and you can easily be spotted. However, because of the Olympics, half the town might be tourist and, as a result, I was able to sneak past a lot of these checks. Seeing this opportunity, I checked with my friend PR if she would be interested in lunch. And to Miku we went…
Sushi Garden
4635 Kingsway (Location visited)
4269 Lougheed Highway
Burnaby, BC
In Vancouver, there are some sushi spots that are know to most people. There are high end places like Tojo’s or Octopus Garden and then there are all-you-can-eat sushi spots (too many to mention). One of the best known, non-all-you-can-eat sushi spots is Sushi Garden and, in a way, I find it interesting that I am finally blogging about it…
Azia
990 Smithe Street
Vancouver, BC
There has been a lot of times Sherman has been in Downtown Vancouver for lunch; however, for one reason or another, we can’t seem to agree on the time. I mean, what person who works regular hours have lunch at 2:00 p.m.? Anyway, this time Sherman was in the Downtown area and I checked with him if he wanted to go for lunch – at a *regular* time. By some odd circumstance, he said it should be OK until I realized there was one caveat: There will be some friends tagging along and they might not necessarily be the most adventurous group when it comes to food. That and other unrelated circumstances shot down a lot of options. As a result, I told Sherman: just come up with a place since he knew is group better than me. His choice? Azia.
