#34 making sacrifices for food
i have heard lots of raves about sushi california but i haven’t had the chance to go over there since it is so far away from my house. thankfully two weeks ago, fae brought me to have lunch there after church. i had lots of expectations and it certainly didn’t disappoint.
sushi california
501 North Road
Coquitlam, BC V3J 1N7
(604) 931-8264
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the place has quite a handful of parking spaces but if you are walking from lougheed skytrain station, it will be quite a distance. there are not many seats, which portrays exclusiveness. it was about 2pm but we did not have to wait long for a table. the restaurant was very busy though. though the servers did not appear friendly, they are indeed very welcoming. as the saying goes, ” never judge a book by it’s cover “.
smoked salmon cream cheese roll – CAN$3.95
fae recommended me to try out the smoked salmon cream cheese roll. it has 8 rolls instead of the usual 6. it consisted of mango, crabmeat and red pepper filled with cream cheese and topped with smoked salmon. this is an unique roll that is to die for. the cream cheese made the roll orgasmic as the roll kind of melts in your mouth !
ratings: 4/5★
spicy salmon sashimi – CAN$7.95
fae also ordered the spicy salmon sashimi as she claims that it is delicious and swore by it ! i was stunned to receive a huge portion of spicy salmon sashimi. i feel that it can be shared between 3 people at least. the sashimi is really fresh and i like how consuming tonnes of it doesn’t make you wanna puke. you know how when you eat too much sashimis in other restaurants, it feels puke-worthy ? this is one of the best sashimis i have ever tasted !
ratings: 5/5★
since my brother came, fae introduced my brother to sushi california so i brought my father and brother there. my father was complaining on how cold it is to walk from lougheed skytrain station to the restaurant so please take a bus to commute there if it is too cold.
rainbow roll – CAN$5.95
i have ordered rainbow roll from sushi garden, sushi town and sushi california and the one from sushi california beat the others HANDS DOWN ! i wanted my brother to try this since he likes raw fishes so much. the rainbow roll consist of tuna roll, salmon roll, tai roll, tako roll, hokki roll and ebi roll. it seems like it is freshly prepared and well made, kudos to that !
ratings: 3.5/5★
spider roll – CAN$6.95
spider roll consist of deep fried soft shell crab, lettuce, cucumber, avocado and masago. i really like how the deep fried soft shell crab isn’t oily. the masago was evenly distributed instead of having chunks of it at the sushi.
ratings: 4/5★
my brother really like the spicy salmon sashimi, spider roll and rainbow roll and he commented that singapore’s sushis are a far fetched from canada’s.
ugnagi don – CAN$9.95
my father ordered this dish but i haven’t tried it before so i got no comments on it.
chicken katsu roll – CAN$3.95
smoked salmon roll with cream cheese – CAN$3.95
edwin timothy came late and he ordered the above dishes. he’s also a regular of sushi california so according to him, smoked salmon sushi with cream cheese seems like the restaurant’s signature dish.
our bill …
the total bill of 2 smoked salmon roll with cream cheese, 1 ugnagi don, 1 spider roll, 1 rainbow row, 1 chicken katsu roll and 1 spicy salmon sashimi don came up to CAN$60.65 so we gave CAN$70 in total.
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ambiance: 6/10
service: 8/10
food (taste & appearance): 8.25/10
value: 6.5/10
total: 7.19/10★
in conclusion, sushi california lived up to it’s hype and i’m going back for more !
just a side note, sushi california is ranked 23rd amongst restaurants in vancouver !
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