Because you love sushi...

Well fall is now in full effect, and continuing to colour the streets of Vancouver. People are less focused on Bronzer and more focused on staying in and indulging in tasty food. Since sushi is ever popular in Van City, I thought I'd share one little gem you'd barely notice unless you already knew it was there!

Ringo Sushi: a well lit, nicely furnished little restaurant on 836 Denman Street. This restaurant has Charcoal tiling, a romantic archway, a few cool art pieces and some plant-life accents.

Personally I love sushi and eat it as often as I can afford, so naturally I've grown a bit picky about what is good and what isn't. I was first pleasantly surprised at how friendly the staff was. Smiles and polite attitude 'a blazin, I already felt like I had made a good decision. The second thing that set this place apart from the rest was that they don't charge for spicy mayo! Small I know, but I haven't yet eaten sushi and been given spicy mayo for free. I just assume places usually charge because mayo isn't cheap, but at Ringo Sushi that is not a problem! 

The warm and calm atmosphere is another refreshing change. Due to the high volume sushi places tend to have, it's surprising to enjoy my meal and also be able to hear myself think! Another wonderful quality that some, but not all will have (and this is for you poor young students and artists like me) is great prices! 

Sushi traditionally doesn't come as big as some of the rolls you can find in North America, but the bigger ones we do find here are usually different and interesting from place to place. Two special rolls I particularly enjoyed were the Stanley Park Roll - with yam tempura inside and avocado on top - and the Crispy Tuna Delight Roll - with yam tempura and spicy tuna on top. A bit redundant - I know - but I love yams! I have a habit of wanting to document how tasty my food is - to share it with everyone - and taking pictures way too late, but I hope this can at least illustrate some of what they have to offer. Also, they did look more pleasing before I poured spicy mayo all over them! Ringo has a number of other special rolls that look undeniably delicious as well, and I look forward to my next visit when I can try them.