So originally I posted this blog when the pumpkin spice latte came out a couple weeks ago. It is a true reminder of the fall season and of course McDonalds has also launched the pumpkin spice latte as well.
McDonalds
I bought the PSL from McDonalds and they have a pumpkin spice muffin as well.
Upon first taste the McDonalds PSL is not as sweet but rather kind of bitter after taste. This is kind of expected as McDonalds lattes are naturally kind of bitter in comparison to Starbucks.
Assuming that the McDonalds I went to made the correct latte with three pumps of syrup as McDonalds generalizes their formula I'm going to say that McDonalds pumpkin spice latte was hotter in temperature but not as smooth. Furthermore, it lacked a true pumpkin smell or taste... It also has some pumpkin spice powder to it which is
I also had their pumpkin spice muffin which I completely just threw it into the garbage and didn't take a bite into because it was so hard ... Could probably break a window if I threw it but I can't judge if perhaps they served me expired product or it simply is a hard muffin so I guess my judgement on it shouldn't be taken completely.
Price wise I will hand i over to McDonalds because they are cheaper naturally and thy also have a hot beverage special with their muffins.
Starbucks
I bought the PSL and it was about drinking temperature and it was real smooth. Had a sweet taste to it and it really smelt like pumpkin spice for sure. It was slightly sweeter and i much prefer the fragrance. On the indulgence side it has whip cream and pumpkin. I like the espresso in it because you can taste the espresso but at the same time it isn't over powering.
Personally, I like the Starbucks PSL but I do recognize that McDonalds quality cannot be judged based on one McDonalds quality is not necessary the same from one to another. I curently work on the southside so I tried Millwoods McDonalds and Calgary Trail Starbucks so I do think my judgement could be bias so head out and try each one for yourself :)
Mcds
Temp: Too Hot 3/5 (burnt my tongue on it)
Value: 5/5
Taste:3/5
Starbucks
Temp: 5/5
Value: 2/5
Taste: 4/5
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The Dessert House (Southside)
The Dessert House just recently opened and many people have presented things to us that we should try it since we really hang out at bubble tea shops...
Lkung's Thoughts
So... how should I start this but personally maybe because they had just opened recently they have some things to improve... They had a lengthy menu but all the food items are like taped out (like crossed out but with tape over it that says out). We asked the server if she had all the foods on the menu and lets be realistic that they did not... They said they don't have a deep fryer yet so hence anything on the menu that was deep fried was like good luck. I appreciate the efforts they tried but I don't think they really know what they are doing about the food.
Lets start with the bubble tea because I'm sure that is one of the features on the menu. They are quite creative with how you can almost select what you want in your bubble tea. They let you mix flavors and make it your own. I personally had a green apple red tea with pineapple jelly and well it tasted much syrup and water, no tea flavoring at all...
I also ordered fish tofu with satay, fried stuffed tofu with curry, fruit juice with fresh fruit - mango fruit juice with grass jelly and fresh fruit (they call it something else but I don't remember).
Food and bbt wise I don't think it met any standards I had... I mean personally I'm not too picky with bbt and like snack foods like that... According to Josie my tofu was stuffed and let me tell you it tasted like tofu to me... And the part about fried... very misleading... tasted like an ounce of oil drowned in tofu and second, there is like no point of ordering satay or curry, you might as well have bought the sauce from the can and just put it on my tofu... no difference... like such a lack of heart in cooking the food.
Service wise I really think the servers tried, they occasionally checked on us but it was a pretty quiet place I think and they had some kind of Chinese tv show they were watching behind the counter.
Overall the bill came out to be about 45 dollars-ish with a minor tip i believe...
Hopefully they get better and perhaps I will get the chance to go back and try when everything is in place...
Many people do like it and it is a very unique idea though so kudos to them. =)
My rating's
JosieNg's Thoughts
I don't even know where to start with the dessert house. I was actually excited to try what they had to offer until I actually went to try their food and they really didnt have much to offer. It was pretty disappointing to open up their menu and see that mostly everything on their menu was taped with an X and had 'out' written all over it. So I asked ther server about the food items that were canceled out and the waitress told me that their kitchen still doesnt have a deep fryer so all food items that had to be deep fried (which was most of the food items) had to be crossed out. They told us that they should be getting a deep fryer some time in December. But of course we were already there and there were still some foods and drinks to try so we decided to stay and try out what they did have on their menu.
Okay so I ordered the lychee slush with lychee boba to drink. The boba in the drink was pretty interesting. The boba was good but the drink itself wasnt very good. It didnt have the lychee flavor in the drink that there usually is in a lychee drink. It just tasted like sugar water with lychee pop boba pieces.
Next is the food. I ordered the fried stuff tofu with satay on top. And let me tell you this right now. I am from Brunei. I know what satay tastes like. I have eaten lots and lots of satay in these 20 years of my life. What they put on their tofu did not taste like satay at all. It was grainy and tasted like it was from a can. The tofu was supposedly 'deep fried'. It did not taste deep fried to me at all. It was not crispy or anything. The tofu was soft and tasted like they boiled it in oil...BOILED not FRIED. So when you bite into this tofu a bunch of oil would squirt out of this tofu and all you would taste is oil. Overall this was gross and the food was bland. And yes like LKung stated above the meat did not taste like meat at all. The meat had the texture of a tofu so you wouldn't even know that there was meat inside it.
I also ordered a dessert. I had the baked banana dish with vanilla ice cream. At first, just from looking at it, it looked like a really good dish. The banana's were wrapped in some pastry sheets and baked. Then they put some vanila ice cream on top of that. When I took my first bite of this dessert there was no taste of banana anywhere. And the texture of banana wasn't there either. The banana tasted like the pastry sheets that were wrapped around them. The bananas they used were not fresh but frozen so the taste and texture of the banana kind of disappeared.
They certainly have a very creative menu but it definitely needs alot more work put into it.
I dont think I would go back even when they have a deep fryer. I dont think having a deep fryer would make a difference in the love that they put into their food.
And my rating's are...
Lkung's Thoughts
So... how should I start this but personally maybe because they had just opened recently they have some things to improve... They had a lengthy menu but all the food items are like taped out (like crossed out but with tape over it that says out). We asked the server if she had all the foods on the menu and lets be realistic that they did not... They said they don't have a deep fryer yet so hence anything on the menu that was deep fried was like good luck. I appreciate the efforts they tried but I don't think they really know what they are doing about the food.
Lets start with the bubble tea because I'm sure that is one of the features on the menu. They are quite creative with how you can almost select what you want in your bubble tea. They let you mix flavors and make it your own. I personally had a green apple red tea with pineapple jelly and well it tasted much syrup and water, no tea flavoring at all...
I also ordered fish tofu with satay, fried stuffed tofu with curry, fruit juice with fresh fruit - mango fruit juice with grass jelly and fresh fruit (they call it something else but I don't remember).
Food and bbt wise I don't think it met any standards I had... I mean personally I'm not too picky with bbt and like snack foods like that... According to Josie my tofu was stuffed and let me tell you it tasted like tofu to me... And the part about fried... very misleading... tasted like an ounce of oil drowned in tofu and second, there is like no point of ordering satay or curry, you might as well have bought the sauce from the can and just put it on my tofu... no difference... like such a lack of heart in cooking the food.
Service wise I really think the servers tried, they occasionally checked on us but it was a pretty quiet place I think and they had some kind of Chinese tv show they were watching behind the counter.
Overall the bill came out to be about 45 dollars-ish with a minor tip i believe...
Hopefully they get better and perhaps I will get the chance to go back and try when everything is in place...
Many people do like it and it is a very unique idea though so kudos to them. =)
My rating's
Cleanliness... 5
Food/Bubble tea - 2
Service - 2 (wasn't much interaction and well english wasn't a first language, not a bias just that hinders the interaction even so simple as ordering and asking about product availability)
Pricing - 3 (Its the normal price of a bubble tea but food wise I think the pricing can be better since seriously the food we tasted wasn't all that great and didn't have that much effort in it)
JosieNg's Thoughts
I don't even know where to start with the dessert house. I was actually excited to try what they had to offer until I actually went to try their food and they really didnt have much to offer. It was pretty disappointing to open up their menu and see that mostly everything on their menu was taped with an X and had 'out' written all over it. So I asked ther server about the food items that were canceled out and the waitress told me that their kitchen still doesnt have a deep fryer so all food items that had to be deep fried (which was most of the food items) had to be crossed out. They told us that they should be getting a deep fryer some time in December. But of course we were already there and there were still some foods and drinks to try so we decided to stay and try out what they did have on their menu.
Okay so I ordered the lychee slush with lychee boba to drink. The boba in the drink was pretty interesting. The boba was good but the drink itself wasnt very good. It didnt have the lychee flavor in the drink that there usually is in a lychee drink. It just tasted like sugar water with lychee pop boba pieces.
Next is the food. I ordered the fried stuff tofu with satay on top. And let me tell you this right now. I am from Brunei. I know what satay tastes like. I have eaten lots and lots of satay in these 20 years of my life. What they put on their tofu did not taste like satay at all. It was grainy and tasted like it was from a can. The tofu was supposedly 'deep fried'. It did not taste deep fried to me at all. It was not crispy or anything. The tofu was soft and tasted like they boiled it in oil...BOILED not FRIED. So when you bite into this tofu a bunch of oil would squirt out of this tofu and all you would taste is oil. Overall this was gross and the food was bland. And yes like LKung stated above the meat did not taste like meat at all. The meat had the texture of a tofu so you wouldn't even know that there was meat inside it.
I also ordered a dessert. I had the baked banana dish with vanilla ice cream. At first, just from looking at it, it looked like a really good dish. The banana's were wrapped in some pastry sheets and baked. Then they put some vanila ice cream on top of that. When I took my first bite of this dessert there was no taste of banana anywhere. And the texture of banana wasn't there either. The banana tasted like the pastry sheets that were wrapped around them. The bananas they used were not fresh but frozen so the taste and texture of the banana kind of disappeared.
They certainly have a very creative menu but it definitely needs alot more work put into it.
I dont think I would go back even when they have a deep fryer. I dont think having a deep fryer would make a difference in the love that they put into their food.
And my rating's are...
Cleanliness - 5
Food/Bubble tea - 0.5
Service - 1 ( Didn't really see the waitress very often. She was at the back watching some Chinese television show)
Pricing - 2 (In my opinion the pricing was kinda high especially for a place that has not so good food and drinks.)
Pricing - 2 (In my opinion the pricing was kinda high especially for a place that has not so good food and drinks.)
Sugarbowl (Southside)
Lkung's thoughts...
I think we went there because it was very interesting... Like apparently the sugarbowl has been around the garneau area as many various business forms such as a pub and other stuff before but yea it seemed like a hip place to have some quick lunch... Also I believe they also serve breakfast all day...
For my starter, I had the yam fries and I felt they were good... A little dry and could use some more sauce on the side. They were thinly sliced which is probably why it was a little dry when fried.
I personally had the breakfast special with sausage, eggs, toast, and some potatoes. Their potatoes were very unique tasting but I felt it was a little salty... the sausage was sausage and the rest was normal... didn't particular stand out to me but I don't think I ordered what they are famous for so therefore I don't know how valid this rating is...
Oh and I also had their yam fries. They weren't as good as I thought they were going to be...pretty meh to be honest.
But I must admit that the atmosphere was quite hip and chill! Quite the place to have a chat and just look around...
And my ratings are...
JosieNg's Thoughts
I have heard lots of reviews from this place and thought that we should try it out since some of my friends thought this restaurant was a hit.
So we got to the Sugar Bowl and sat ourselves. The servers were really nice and the restaurant was very comforting.
Lkung and I went to this restaurant in the morning so we decided to order some breakfast food since we havent had breakfast yet. I ordered a breakfast burrito and it was HUGE. The wrap had eggs, tomatoes, peppers, and onions. And i got some salsa and guacamole on the side. The wrap wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. It was on the bland side. Maybe they forgot to add salt or something but it was pretty bland. As I was eating nearer to the end of the wrap it was kinda soggy from the veggies inside the wrap.
Oh and I almost forgot. I also ordered a poutine. The fries inside the poutine were great. The fries actually stayed crispy even with the gravy on it. However, the gravy was really salty. But i did enjoy the fries themselves.
To be honest I would not go back for their breakfast but I heard that the dinner menu burgers tasted pretty good. And I think that the burgers and cinnamon buns are what they are known for so I would definitely go back to give those a try.
My portion of the bill came out to be about $14. The burrito was $6 and the poutine was $8.
And my ratings...
I think we went there because it was very interesting... Like apparently the sugarbowl has been around the garneau area as many various business forms such as a pub and other stuff before but yea it seemed like a hip place to have some quick lunch... Also I believe they also serve breakfast all day...
For my starter, I had the yam fries and I felt they were good... A little dry and could use some more sauce on the side. They were thinly sliced which is probably why it was a little dry when fried.
I personally had the breakfast special with sausage, eggs, toast, and some potatoes. Their potatoes were very unique tasting but I felt it was a little salty... the sausage was sausage and the rest was normal... didn't particular stand out to me but I don't think I ordered what they are famous for so therefore I don't know how valid this rating is...
Oh and I also had their yam fries. They weren't as good as I thought they were going to be...pretty meh to be honest.
But I must admit that the atmosphere was quite hip and chill! Quite the place to have a chat and just look around...
And my ratings are...
Cleaniness... 4 (they were busy and had some tables dirty and its an older place so little touch ups required maybe but it makes the place unique too)
Food - 3
Service - 3.5 (it was chill)
Pricing - 5 (for what I had I think it was priced quite well)
JosieNg's Thoughts
I have heard lots of reviews from this place and thought that we should try it out since some of my friends thought this restaurant was a hit.
So we got to the Sugar Bowl and sat ourselves. The servers were really nice and the restaurant was very comforting.
Lkung and I went to this restaurant in the morning so we decided to order some breakfast food since we havent had breakfast yet. I ordered a breakfast burrito and it was HUGE. The wrap had eggs, tomatoes, peppers, and onions. And i got some salsa and guacamole on the side. The wrap wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. It was on the bland side. Maybe they forgot to add salt or something but it was pretty bland. As I was eating nearer to the end of the wrap it was kinda soggy from the veggies inside the wrap.
Oh and I almost forgot. I also ordered a poutine. The fries inside the poutine were great. The fries actually stayed crispy even with the gravy on it. However, the gravy was really salty. But i did enjoy the fries themselves.
To be honest I would not go back for their breakfast but I heard that the dinner menu burgers tasted pretty good. And I think that the burgers and cinnamon buns are what they are known for so I would definitely go back to give those a try.
My portion of the bill came out to be about $14. The burrito was $6 and the poutine was $8.
And my ratings...
Cleanliness - 2 (The cups that were used for water were really dirty)
Food - 3.5
Service - 4
Pricing - 4
Friday, November 4, 2011
Kabuki Sushi and Grill (Southside)
lkung's response
This Kabuki place is by the University, some state its by the Garneau area and well its been open for a while and me and JosieNg decided to go try it out just recently... And let me tell you it was interesting... People in my classes have been praising this place for a while and of course... high expectations were expected.
Let's start with what I ordered... We went in for lunch with a friend.. and I ordered Bento box B which included sushi, beef teriyaki, salad, rice, miso soup, one piece of fried pork (i'm sure there is a name for it but idk) and tempura. I further ordered a fresh oyster and the avocado roll.
Bento box B - like all bentos they start with a soup... the miso soup... and well I didn't like it... not that it didn't have a taste to it but it was like overall just salty... maybe because I was ike half sick but seriously I really didn't taste much to it... had some onions and tofu i believe.... Yea... it just didn't go so well with me...
Next arrived the bento... the beef teriyaki was pretty good actually and quite saucy (if thats a word) it was soft and tender and it was a good blend of flavour, the sushi was decent lets say... heres is the problem I had with it... I personally think they tried to make the rice soft and sticky but it just wasn't too sticky... fell apart in the chopsticks and I didn't really know what else to say... The blending of the rice and fish was decent but to say it was fantastic... a little far... Although the fish slice was quite generous and it was fresh fish although not totally like woot off the boat... (thats not what I expect, haha I do realize I live in the middle of no where and no where around the ocean at all! Actually QUITE far from it). The salad although I find quite intersting, they did their own blend of sauce and it was unique to them! I would have to say it was quite good of a salad! Omg... some critical work to the tempura.. It was like 50/50 to me... they had a slice of squash, two shrimp, a slice of yam and a green bean. The sauce they had for the tempura didn't jump out at me... on the salty side actually so please make your own judgement. Lets start with the slice of squash, its like ugh... like lets be realistic it was like half a pound of oil mixed with a squash slice, it was like wow... shrimp i think was good, the yam was decently cooked, and well the green bean threw me off for sure.
The raw oyster... was a beauty in itself... tasted kind of like a frozen oyster thawed out and then landed on my plate... with some salty suace and wow... It was just gross... There was a giant grain of like sand but whole and hard in the little oyster and portioning when I say little, mine was little... The grain covered like half the oyster and definitely ruined my taste buds.
The avocado roll was good, nice and fresh... hehe good aspect.
Pricing wise I would have to say it was decently priced. For lunch it was $13.50 for my bento, $2.50 for my oyster and then about $5.50 for my roll so i would have to say pricing was good, but keep in mind it was lunch!
Time for Ratings
Cleanliness - 4 (unique, dark designed restaurant, small in size so you can see everything and it was CLEAN!)
Service - 3.5 (only one lady was the server so it took a little longer for her to refill teas and stuff like that)
Food - 3.5
Drinks - 3 (I had green tea, and it was good)
Pricing - 4 (I also looked at the dinner menu and it was higher so I wouldn't say this is the best priced sushi there is)
JosieNg's thoughts
SUSHI TIME!!! Again....LOL anyways you guys all know that i am a sushi lover. This was one of the Japanese restaurans that I have been wanting to try for a while now. Me and lkung decided to go try it two days ago cause we wee in the Southside already anyway. And here we go...
So this is what I ordered. I had the bento box A, which included miso soup, chicken teriyaki, salad, tempura, one piece of fried pork which like Lkung said probably has a name but I wouldn't know what it would be called and a california roll. I also ordered the avocado maki and a caliornia cone ( which i always order at japanese restaurants...its like a trend haha)
Okay let's start off with the bento box. So they give you a Miso soup with the bento. The miso soup to me did taste like a miso soup should taste like although it was a bit on the salty side and the soup was actually grainy. So no I didn't like this soup...don't think anyone would like grainy soup. Then came the bento box and it looked really appetizing. Couldn't wait to dig into the food. The chicken teriyaki wasn't very good. Usually the chicken teriyaki is crisp on the outside and tender/moist on the inside. This one was not even close to that. I bit into the chicken and it was like hard. It wouldnt even be defined as crisp at this point...like it was over fried and was hard. Tasted actually like chicken jerky or something. Then moving onto the salad portion of the bento. I have no idea what they put into this sauce but i didnt like it at all. It was an oil based dressing but then again different people have different tastes so that is my thoughts on the salad. The tempura was interesting and the tempura sauce was like dipping your tempura into a bowl of salt. I gave each vegetable a try and for each one that i bit into it was like drenched in oil. You can like see the grease on the tempura. Then I had the shrimp tempura and never in my life have i ever taken the batter off of anything...The shrimp tempura was soggy. It was so drenched in oil that i had to take the batter off the shrimp. Anyways, lastly I had the california roll from the bento. The first few peices were alright then I had my fourth one and i bit into a grain of something that actually cracked my tooth. I have no idea what could have been in a california roll that was that hard but it was kinda gross.
The acovado maki was fresh but the rice could have been stickier cause it was falling apart. But aside from the rice it was actually pretty good and I really enjoyed it.
The california cone that I ordered was not eaten so I cant really say anything about it. But by looking at it, it had the same rice issue...was falling apart. Yeah...I didn't eat the california cone cause of the issue I had with the california roll in the bento. It really grossed me out...and my tooth was in like pain. So yes, I lost my appetite unfortunately.
So here is the pricing. $12.50 for the bento box, $3.50 for the maki, and $4.50 for the cone.
Overall I was disappointed in this sushi restaurant.
And my ratings...
Cleanliness - 3.5
Service - 3.5
Food - 2.5
Drinks - 5 (I only had water to drink)
Pricing - 4.5
This Kabuki place is by the University, some state its by the Garneau area and well its been open for a while and me and JosieNg decided to go try it out just recently... And let me tell you it was interesting... People in my classes have been praising this place for a while and of course... high expectations were expected.
Let's start with what I ordered... We went in for lunch with a friend.. and I ordered Bento box B which included sushi, beef teriyaki, salad, rice, miso soup, one piece of fried pork (i'm sure there is a name for it but idk) and tempura. I further ordered a fresh oyster and the avocado roll.
Bento box B - like all bentos they start with a soup... the miso soup... and well I didn't like it... not that it didn't have a taste to it but it was like overall just salty... maybe because I was ike half sick but seriously I really didn't taste much to it... had some onions and tofu i believe.... Yea... it just didn't go so well with me...
Next arrived the bento... the beef teriyaki was pretty good actually and quite saucy (if thats a word) it was soft and tender and it was a good blend of flavour, the sushi was decent lets say... heres is the problem I had with it... I personally think they tried to make the rice soft and sticky but it just wasn't too sticky... fell apart in the chopsticks and I didn't really know what else to say... The blending of the rice and fish was decent but to say it was fantastic... a little far... Although the fish slice was quite generous and it was fresh fish although not totally like woot off the boat... (thats not what I expect, haha I do realize I live in the middle of no where and no where around the ocean at all! Actually QUITE far from it). The salad although I find quite intersting, they did their own blend of sauce and it was unique to them! I would have to say it was quite good of a salad! Omg... some critical work to the tempura.. It was like 50/50 to me... they had a slice of squash, two shrimp, a slice of yam and a green bean. The sauce they had for the tempura didn't jump out at me... on the salty side actually so please make your own judgement. Lets start with the slice of squash, its like ugh... like lets be realistic it was like half a pound of oil mixed with a squash slice, it was like wow... shrimp i think was good, the yam was decently cooked, and well the green bean threw me off for sure.
The raw oyster... was a beauty in itself... tasted kind of like a frozen oyster thawed out and then landed on my plate... with some salty suace and wow... It was just gross... There was a giant grain of like sand but whole and hard in the little oyster and portioning when I say little, mine was little... The grain covered like half the oyster and definitely ruined my taste buds.
The avocado roll was good, nice and fresh... hehe good aspect.
Pricing wise I would have to say it was decently priced. For lunch it was $13.50 for my bento, $2.50 for my oyster and then about $5.50 for my roll so i would have to say pricing was good, but keep in mind it was lunch!
Time for Ratings
Cleanliness - 4 (unique, dark designed restaurant, small in size so you can see everything and it was CLEAN!)
Service - 3.5 (only one lady was the server so it took a little longer for her to refill teas and stuff like that)
Food - 3.5
Drinks - 3 (I had green tea, and it was good)
Pricing - 4 (I also looked at the dinner menu and it was higher so I wouldn't say this is the best priced sushi there is)
JosieNg's thoughts
SUSHI TIME!!! Again....LOL anyways you guys all know that i am a sushi lover. This was one of the Japanese restaurans that I have been wanting to try for a while now. Me and lkung decided to go try it two days ago cause we wee in the Southside already anyway. And here we go...
So this is what I ordered. I had the bento box A, which included miso soup, chicken teriyaki, salad, tempura, one piece of fried pork which like Lkung said probably has a name but I wouldn't know what it would be called and a california roll. I also ordered the avocado maki and a caliornia cone ( which i always order at japanese restaurants...its like a trend haha)
Okay let's start off with the bento box. So they give you a Miso soup with the bento. The miso soup to me did taste like a miso soup should taste like although it was a bit on the salty side and the soup was actually grainy. So no I didn't like this soup...don't think anyone would like grainy soup. Then came the bento box and it looked really appetizing. Couldn't wait to dig into the food. The chicken teriyaki wasn't very good. Usually the chicken teriyaki is crisp on the outside and tender/moist on the inside. This one was not even close to that. I bit into the chicken and it was like hard. It wouldnt even be defined as crisp at this point...like it was over fried and was hard. Tasted actually like chicken jerky or something. Then moving onto the salad portion of the bento. I have no idea what they put into this sauce but i didnt like it at all. It was an oil based dressing but then again different people have different tastes so that is my thoughts on the salad. The tempura was interesting and the tempura sauce was like dipping your tempura into a bowl of salt. I gave each vegetable a try and for each one that i bit into it was like drenched in oil. You can like see the grease on the tempura. Then I had the shrimp tempura and never in my life have i ever taken the batter off of anything...The shrimp tempura was soggy. It was so drenched in oil that i had to take the batter off the shrimp. Anyways, lastly I had the california roll from the bento. The first few peices were alright then I had my fourth one and i bit into a grain of something that actually cracked my tooth. I have no idea what could have been in a california roll that was that hard but it was kinda gross.
The acovado maki was fresh but the rice could have been stickier cause it was falling apart. But aside from the rice it was actually pretty good and I really enjoyed it.
The california cone that I ordered was not eaten so I cant really say anything about it. But by looking at it, it had the same rice issue...was falling apart. Yeah...I didn't eat the california cone cause of the issue I had with the california roll in the bento. It really grossed me out...and my tooth was in like pain. So yes, I lost my appetite unfortunately.
So here is the pricing. $12.50 for the bento box, $3.50 for the maki, and $4.50 for the cone.
Overall I was disappointed in this sushi restaurant.
And my ratings...
Cleanliness - 3.5
Service - 3.5
Food - 2.5
Drinks - 5 (I only had water to drink)
Pricing - 4.5
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| Bento B |
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| Miso Soup |
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| Fresh Oyster |
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| Avocado Roll (Bottom) & Avocado Maki (Top) |
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| Bento A |
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| California Cone |
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Pazzo Pazzo (Downtown)
LKung's Thoughts
They are located close downtown by city hall...
They had a really nice restaurant and during the lunch hour they are just packed!!! The food takes a little long but well worth it with their portioning! Me and Josie shared a pasta an salad combo and it was super filling, in fact we actually had half of the salad left and the pasta left... Some things I have to say is that it was super good for calamari (like heck super amazing - must try), we had the aribiatta (praying I spell this right) but it had peppers in it... We had the chicken Pazzo salad I think that's what it is called but it was very garlic overdose so it was tough to eat! Omg their Italian sodas are worth a try as well!
My ratings for the day...
Cleanliness - 4 (they were very busy and they had some stuff on the floor)
Service - 4 (very lovely waitress and very nice but food took a while but worth it, understandable since they were busy, only 1 server I think)
Food - 4
Pricing - 4
Drinks - 3.75 (peach Italian soda but it was good mmmmmmmm..... )
JosieNg's Thoughts
This is a true Italian Restaurant. Very nice restaurant with really nice people. Service was a little slow but all in all it was a good time. So me and LKung shared an appetizer which was the calamari. Calamari was crispy and delicious. They also give you two dipping sauces for the calamari, a spicy tomato sauce and a garlic aioli sauce. Then we had the Arrabiatta pasta which was a penne pasta with garlic, jalapeno peppers, Parmesan cheese, and tomato sauce. Pasta was so worth it. They give you such huge portions you wouldn't be able to finish it yourself. Oh and we also had a Pazzo salad. The salad had a creamy garlic dressing but it was a little intense. The raw garlic in the dressing really came out and all you can taste was the garlic. The salad was also supposed to have seasoned strips of chicken but at the end we realized that there was no chicken in our salad. We also had Italian Sodas. I had the strawberry Italian soda and it was alright.
My Ratings!
Cleanliness - 4 (There was only one server/waitress)
Service - 3.5 (It was a pretty long wait for everything but then again there was only one waitress)
Food - 4
Drinks - 3 (Couldn''t taste the strawberry flavor)
Pricing - 4 (It was around $40 for the both of us)
They are located close downtown by city hall...
They had a really nice restaurant and during the lunch hour they are just packed!!! The food takes a little long but well worth it with their portioning! Me and Josie shared a pasta an salad combo and it was super filling, in fact we actually had half of the salad left and the pasta left... Some things I have to say is that it was super good for calamari (like heck super amazing - must try), we had the aribiatta (praying I spell this right) but it had peppers in it... We had the chicken Pazzo salad I think that's what it is called but it was very garlic overdose so it was tough to eat! Omg their Italian sodas are worth a try as well!
My ratings for the day...
Cleanliness - 4 (they were very busy and they had some stuff on the floor)
Service - 4 (very lovely waitress and very nice but food took a while but worth it, understandable since they were busy, only 1 server I think)
Food - 4
Pricing - 4
Drinks - 3.75 (peach Italian soda but it was good mmmmmmmm..... )
JosieNg's Thoughts
This is a true Italian Restaurant. Very nice restaurant with really nice people. Service was a little slow but all in all it was a good time. So me and LKung shared an appetizer which was the calamari. Calamari was crispy and delicious. They also give you two dipping sauces for the calamari, a spicy tomato sauce and a garlic aioli sauce. Then we had the Arrabiatta pasta which was a penne pasta with garlic, jalapeno peppers, Parmesan cheese, and tomato sauce. Pasta was so worth it. They give you such huge portions you wouldn't be able to finish it yourself. Oh and we also had a Pazzo salad. The salad had a creamy garlic dressing but it was a little intense. The raw garlic in the dressing really came out and all you can taste was the garlic. The salad was also supposed to have seasoned strips of chicken but at the end we realized that there was no chicken in our salad. We also had Italian Sodas. I had the strawberry Italian soda and it was alright.
My Ratings!
Cleanliness - 4 (There was only one server/waitress)
Service - 3.5 (It was a pretty long wait for everything but then again there was only one waitress)
Food - 4
Drinks - 3 (Couldn''t taste the strawberry flavor)
Pricing - 4 (It was around $40 for the both of us)
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| Arrabiatta |
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| Pazzo Salad |
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| Calamari |
Wasabi sushi (Southside)
Lkung's thoughts
So seriously in Edmonton we have a lot of japanese restaurants but ones that stand out are hard to find. This place totally tops the charts. Me and Josie went to eat lunch there today and let me tell you it was magnificent... I had a lunch bento with sushi combo number three and it was so good. The bento consisted of the normal - miso soup, rice, salad, tempura, sushi and chicken. To tell you the truth this would be the best $13.50 I have ever spent. They don't allow substitutions but it was super filling like super! But it was super good! Like the tempura was soft on the inside and then crispy on the outside! This restaurant is super authentic too like they do it Japanese style! Sushi had a small amount of wasabi in each one which is not expected but definitely how the Japanese eat it! The sushi stayed together so well yet so soft And the fish was good too! Fresh and thick sliced appropriately! Of course the California rolls and avocado which I a favorite was like outstanding but the only thing about this restaurant is that it is only open for lunch on Wednesday to Friday...
The restaurant was small but clean and they had so nice yet quiet waiters but they were real nice! It's a nice restaurant that I would definitely go back for like holy smokes so good!
Here are my ratings...
Cleanliness - 4 (I didn't check out the bathrooms)
Service - 4.5 (quiet waiter but he was real nice)
Food - 5 (must try!!! You are missing out)
Drinks - n\a (only had water)
Pricing - 4 (our specials were super good priced but sashimi wise it was high)
So for my bill it was $13.50 for the bento and then $10.50 for the sushi combo...
Let's pass it over to Josie! :)
JosieNg's thoughts
So I love sushi. I can eat sushi everyday if i could. This is by far the best Japanese restaurant that I have been to in Edmonton. So Lkung and I have been wanting to try this place out for a while now and decided to go their for lunch today.
When you first step into this restaurant its pretty tiny but cozy like. Everyone there seemed friendly enough especially our waiter. The food also came out pretty fast.
So, I had the lunch bento which includes the miso soup, avocado maki (consistes of 6 pieces) and a California cone. In all honesty, I don't really like drinking miso soup but the miso soup that i had at Wasabi was delicious. Everything in the bento tasted so good. The chicken teriyaki was crisp and the sauce was perfect. The tempura was crispy and cooked perfectly. The avocado maki that i had tasted so fresh and was just amazing. The California roll had like a burst of flavor then you first bite into it. And lastly the California cone looked beautiful, it was amazing. This was the best I've ever had.4
For my portion of the bill it was $13.50 for the lunch bento,$3.50 for the avocado maki, and $4.50 for the California cone.
And my ratings!
Cleaniliness - 4.5
Service - 5
Food - 5 (Definitely my go to place for sushi)
Drinks - 5 (Only had water)
Pricing - 4.5
So seriously in Edmonton we have a lot of japanese restaurants but ones that stand out are hard to find. This place totally tops the charts. Me and Josie went to eat lunch there today and let me tell you it was magnificent... I had a lunch bento with sushi combo number three and it was so good. The bento consisted of the normal - miso soup, rice, salad, tempura, sushi and chicken. To tell you the truth this would be the best $13.50 I have ever spent. They don't allow substitutions but it was super filling like super! But it was super good! Like the tempura was soft on the inside and then crispy on the outside! This restaurant is super authentic too like they do it Japanese style! Sushi had a small amount of wasabi in each one which is not expected but definitely how the Japanese eat it! The sushi stayed together so well yet so soft And the fish was good too! Fresh and thick sliced appropriately! Of course the California rolls and avocado which I a favorite was like outstanding but the only thing about this restaurant is that it is only open for lunch on Wednesday to Friday...
The restaurant was small but clean and they had so nice yet quiet waiters but they were real nice! It's a nice restaurant that I would definitely go back for like holy smokes so good!
Here are my ratings...
Cleanliness - 4 (I didn't check out the bathrooms)
Service - 4.5 (quiet waiter but he was real nice)
Food - 5 (must try!!! You are missing out)
Drinks - n\a (only had water)
Pricing - 4 (our specials were super good priced but sashimi wise it was high)
So for my bill it was $13.50 for the bento and then $10.50 for the sushi combo...
Let's pass it over to Josie! :)
JosieNg's thoughts
So I love sushi. I can eat sushi everyday if i could. This is by far the best Japanese restaurant that I have been to in Edmonton. So Lkung and I have been wanting to try this place out for a while now and decided to go their for lunch today.
When you first step into this restaurant its pretty tiny but cozy like. Everyone there seemed friendly enough especially our waiter. The food also came out pretty fast.
So, I had the lunch bento which includes the miso soup, avocado maki (consistes of 6 pieces) and a California cone. In all honesty, I don't really like drinking miso soup but the miso soup that i had at Wasabi was delicious. Everything in the bento tasted so good. The chicken teriyaki was crisp and the sauce was perfect. The tempura was crispy and cooked perfectly. The avocado maki that i had tasted so fresh and was just amazing. The California roll had like a burst of flavor then you first bite into it. And lastly the California cone looked beautiful, it was amazing. This was the best I've ever had.4
For my portion of the bill it was $13.50 for the lunch bento,$3.50 for the avocado maki, and $4.50 for the California cone.
And my ratings!
Cleaniliness - 4.5
Service - 5
Food - 5 (Definitely my go to place for sushi)
Drinks - 5 (Only had water)
Pricing - 4.5
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| Lunch Bento with rice and Miso soup |
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| California Cone and Avocado Maki |
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| Lunch Bento |
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| Sushi Combo #3 |
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| Miso Soup |
Friday, October 7, 2011
Tutti Frutti (Whyte Ave)
Lkung's experience...
Tutti Frutti Whyte Ave is like a pretty cool place to be actually. This has become one places that we always go to as a hang out...
The service is simple and friendly and well its 0.49 cent per ounce I believe for toppings and yogurt. I personally tried the taro, lychee, passionfrui, green tea, mango, coconut and chocolate and I do enjoy it. The toppings can be fruits or some kind of candy or toppings like crushed oreo cookies.. Its quite enjoyable...
Usually they have two sizes and I always end up with the small size one and i fill it quite decently so price wise it was about five dollars but definitely a must try...
Cleaniness... 5
Food/Yogurt - 5
Service - 4 (there isn't much interaction but I've had super friendly counter people to people that just stand there and do nothing and doesn't even greet you so...)
Pricing - 4
JosieNg's Critique
I love frozen yogurt. Twisted Yogurt, YogenFruz, Kiwi Kiss, Tutti Frutti....You name it, I've been there. My first time trying tutti frutti was just a couple weeks ago. This is by dar the yummiest yogurt place that I've been to in Edmonton. The flavors that they have are really good. Flavors like lychee, taro, almond, green tea, red velvet (my favorite), death by chocolate, coconut, and mango. I definitely recommend rying this yogurt place out.
Cleanliness - 5
Service - 3 (The first time i went to Tutti Frutti, the boy that was working there wasn't very friendly)
Food - 5
Drinks - No drinks :)
Pricing - 4.5
Tutti Frutti Whyte Ave is like a pretty cool place to be actually. This has become one places that we always go to as a hang out...
The service is simple and friendly and well its 0.49 cent per ounce I believe for toppings and yogurt. I personally tried the taro, lychee, passionfrui, green tea, mango, coconut and chocolate and I do enjoy it. The toppings can be fruits or some kind of candy or toppings like crushed oreo cookies.. Its quite enjoyable...
Usually they have two sizes and I always end up with the small size one and i fill it quite decently so price wise it was about five dollars but definitely a must try...
Cleaniness... 5
Food/Yogurt - 5
Service - 4 (there isn't much interaction but I've had super friendly counter people to people that just stand there and do nothing and doesn't even greet you so...)
Pricing - 4
JosieNg's Critique
I love frozen yogurt. Twisted Yogurt, YogenFruz, Kiwi Kiss, Tutti Frutti....You name it, I've been there. My first time trying tutti frutti was just a couple weeks ago. This is by dar the yummiest yogurt place that I've been to in Edmonton. The flavors that they have are really good. Flavors like lychee, taro, almond, green tea, red velvet (my favorite), death by chocolate, coconut, and mango. I definitely recommend rying this yogurt place out.
Cleanliness - 5
Service - 3 (The first time i went to Tutti Frutti, the boy that was working there wasn't very friendly)
Food - 5
Drinks - No drinks :)
Pricing - 4.5
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