A personal blog detailing dining and eating experiences
Tried the poke bowl from this grocery store because of multiple recommendations from friends.
The order I got was a half and half order. One was the fresh secret spicy ahi poke, and the other one was a more creamy, sweet not spicy one (unfortunately forgot the name).
Overall was a good poke bowl, but also wouldn’t go out of the way for it.
First (real) meal of the trip!
The location we went to was near the downtown area.
Overall, place was great. I would come back, and all the food I would get again (of course there may be other Japanese places with a more upscale vibe. The vibe in this restaurant was like an every day Japanese restaurant).
To drink we got a bottle of Sake.
For food, had these dishes to share: udon with chicken, o toro nigiri, kani nigiri, salmon nigiri, shrimp tempura, o toro roll, and assorted sashimi platter.
We came here from a suggestion from a hostess at a happy hour bar (who was from Netherlands). Great suggestion.
For dinner, got 1 sushi sampler and 1 meat sampler to share between 4 of us. That plus a dragon roll was good enough (didn’t feel too full).
For drinks got an old fashion, plus some slushy based drink.
Also, according to our waiter, apparently on the Fridays it is a different vibe with fire dancers also appearing.
An excellent sushi place in downtown Toronto. Food and drinks were amazing, and worth the $$$$
We got the Omakase fixed menu (only $125 Canadian). It included a range of sashimi, nigiri, and aburi sushi (torched rolls). It also came with a desert.
We also got some extra dishes on the side like octopus, and a sea bass.
For drinks, tried the washi which was great. They also have a nice selectionof Japanese whisky.
Would 100% come back.
For our second day at Edinburgh, we decided to try this Michelin star restaurant for lunch.
The menu is fairly simple, and they mentioned we should order 2 to 3 dishes per person.
We ended up getting the North Sea crab, the trout temaki, arbroath smoke croquettes, and the okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake).
I would say the first two items I would get again. For 3rd, it was too salty, and the 4th I didn’t like the ginger.
For drinks got an espresso martini. That was good. And for desert got the chocolate ice cream (hidden inside is a lava cake) and strawberry hibiscus meringue (hidden inside is the strawberry sauce you put on waffles). The deserts were amazing.
Overall I would come back, it probably replace the last two dishes with others.
Went to this place for my first dinner in Boston (wanted something with noodles).
Sat at the bar and got a couple of drinks plus food. Got a memoset as a drink (of course a whisky based cocktail) and toki highball (they had a very large Japanese whisky selection).
For food, got the Pork Yakisoba. I liked it, but didn’t have enough meet (would get it again, but paired with something else with more meat. Some people would say it was just instant noodles with a bunch of flavoring and some meet added).
I liked the vibe of the restaurant, and the bartender was good to talk to (he gave some suggestions for speak easys). I would come back here.
Ok, so this place was awesome. Had a good vibe, and I really liked the food.
For two people, I recommend getting all of the following: wagyu tacos, sashimi platter, protein roll, King Crab fried rice, and show me the roll.
Next time I think I would also get the Rock shrimp to try.
For drinks, since they had toki, got a toki highball.
Grabbed lunch here (it was a 12 minute walk from our hotel in downtown LA). Gotta say I would go back (and didn’t get any stomach issues after!).
For drinks I got a Sapporo light. For food, got the 4 hand roll combo (came with Toro, yellowtail, NZ Sea bream, and crab hand rolls). I also added salmon sashimi, and a lobster hand roll. Honestly, it was all good. I would say the lobster hand roll and salmon sashimi were my favorite, but I also dislike the crab (which was the opposite opinion of some people as they thought it was to mayo ish).
Went to this place for dinner in ktown in New York city. This place is fairly similar to the one in Tokyo (it’s one we went to after clubbing at Womb in Japan). I will say concept is very similar (ie single booths for each person, and you pre-pay).
I ordered an Asahi beer, the original Raman, and extra pork (probably didn’t need the extra pork based on my hunger level).
So we found this place near our hotel in Shibuya while walking to find something to eat. It’s a conveyor belt sushi place. Overall, great food, and very fast.
Got a sashimi plate, a nigiri plate, and of course a highball. Would recommend coming back here again.
PS. Could not find this on Google maps (it is on Apple Maps though).
