"Sam Salmon" > wrote in message
...
> Because I live in one of the most ethnically diverse and exciting
> cities on the planet, and because it's very much tourist season
> already, I've decided to share some of my favourite Sushi Bars here in
> Vancouver-by-the-sea with the less fortunate.
> First the web sites
>
> http://www.tojos.com/ the Grand Old Man of Sushi and still fabulous
> but be advised out-of-towners pay out-of-town prices, which in the
> larger scheme of things seems only fitting.
> 30 minute stroll from my place.
>
> http://www.van-info.com/octopus/english.html a personal fave lo these
> many years this unique and charming place serves a 'less traditional'
> form of Sushi.
> A 3 minute walk from my place.
>
> http://www.okadasushi.com/ arguably the most traditonal of Vancouver
> Sushi Bars with offerings often unheard of except in Japan-Chef is
> something of a showboat but the quality is unsurpassed.
> 30 minutes walk towards downtown over the Burrad St. Bridge
>
> Shijo 1926 West 4th Ave
> 604 732 4676
> best Sushi rice in the city consistently jammed with Sushi
> lovers-overpriced for my taste.
> A full 60 seconds walking time as the journey is partially uphill(!)
>
> En Japanese Restaurant
> 2602 Granville St
> 604 730 0330
> Aspires to be a low budget successor to Tojo-san/sometimes succeeds.
> About 12 minutes walk from my front door.
>
> There are other but they require driving-something I'm often in no
> shape to after a visit.
>
>

Meh, although Tojos is very good and all, it ain't worth the cash IMO (been
there many times, and I live near it too, so don't go on about locals only
prices).
I do agree that there are many, many good sushi places in the Greather
Vancouver area.

heheh...I've never seen anything called "white salmon" served, but more and
more serve only wild salmon (and make a point of mentioning it...signs etc).
I guess the reason is that a lot of people here don't want to support the
fish farm industry, being that the negative effects are in the news quite a
bit (somewhat big news around here).
I'd still rather catch my own and feed my friends all the sashimi they can
eat.

This is just my $.02 and not ment as fodder for the farmed VS wild salmon
debate/flame/troll.