Sam Salmon's Vancouver Sushi Recommendations
 

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.

Y TU?

Sam Salmon's Vancouver Sushi Recommendations
 

"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
>

Nice list. I checked the menus and I don't see any place offering "White
Salmon".
Are you aware of any such place in your area?

Sam Salmon's Vancouver Sushi Recommendations
 

In article >,
Musashi > wrote:
>
>"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
>>
>
>Nice list. I checked the menus and I don't see any place offering "White
>Salmon".
>Are you aware of any such place in your area?
>
>

It's probably only shown on the daily specials board. :-)


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Sam Salmon's Vancouver Sushi Recommendations
 

"Sam Salmon" > wrote in message
...

> 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.

Way, way overrated. Went in there several years ago with two friends from
Japan. Told the guy behind the counter (Tojo?) to lay it on us; we wanted
the best he had to offer. What we got was not close to traditional (Edo)
sushi. Tasty, delicious, beautiful but not sushi. Look at the pictures of
his omikase on his web site . . . that's the stuff one gets. The chef was
proud of using "local" materials but this translated, in about half the
dishes, into "low cost" materials as albacore tuna, mushroom-based dishes,
etc.

Sam Salmon's Vancouver Sushi Recommendations
 

"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.

Sam Salmon's Vancouver Sushi Recommendations
 

I totally agree. that place looks like is basking in all its own glory. It
doesnt seem traditional worth shit(sorry). I admire new creations etc;
however, the small places with one old chef who works on his sushi
traditionally... well... those are my favourite :)
"D. Lutjen" > wrote in message
...
> "Sam Salmon" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > 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.
>
> Way, way overrated. Went in there several years ago with two friends from
> Japan. Told the guy behind the counter (Tojo?) to lay it on us; we wanted
> the best he had to offer. What we got was not close to traditional (Edo)
> sushi. Tasty, delicious, beautiful but not sushi. Look at the pictures
of
> his omikase on his web site . . . that's the stuff one gets. The chef was
> proud of using "local" materials but this translated, in about half the
> dishes, into "low cost" materials as albacore tuna, mushroom-based dishes,
> etc.
>
>

Sam Salmon's Vancouver Sushi Recommendations
 

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.
>
> Y TU?


Considering the high sushi-restaurant-per-capita rate in Vancouver,
you can pretty much spit out of your window and hit a sushi shop!
(One of the reasons I want to move there...)
Anyway, when I visited last I didn't get to go to any of the "fancy"
places, but I went into a little shop near Granville and Robson, and
while it wasn't the best sushi I'd ever had, I got tons of it for a
great price, it was good, and thier kitchen food was awesome.
(Important since my SO isn't a big raw-fish-eater)
I can't complain about a bento box that would feed two people easily
for about $9 Canadian.