Ra-ra-rahhh men

I haven't updated since July? That's just pure weaksauce. The weeks leading up to my European adventure was a little hectic. When I came back, I tried to squeeze the last remaining minutes of summer. Excuses, excuses I know, but now that it's getting cold, I will be hibernating at home dressed in my standard winter outfit (sweatpants and hoodies) blogging my Europe trip!

Before I left for Europe, I needed to devour as much Asian food as possible, I begged Julian to take me to eat ramen noodles at Kenzo. Kenzo is a popular Japanese ramen joint downtown. When I heard there was a Yonge and Finch location, I squeeled! That means I won't have to trek downtown to satisfy my sudden intense ramen craving on a cold winter's day *score!*

We pulled up to the tiny front parking lot (no joke). After reading reviews on my Urbanspoon and Yelp apps (yes, both, I'm crazy obsessive), I discovered this uptown location was not affiliated to the two downtown Kenzo locations. The sign looked a little different from the downtown location, but the menu was identical. It didn't matter because the ramen tasted just as good!!! Noodles were not too soft, al-dente to my liking, and they were not shy about loading up my bowl with chasiu (bbq pork), egg, sprouts, carrots, mushrooms, and grounded pork in a spicy ramen broth.

{ my fully loaded King of Kings ramen }

{ tonkotsu ramen: chasiu and egg in a pork bone soup }

{ gyoza dumplings with a chili vinegar dipping sauce }

There was poor ventilation in there for a muggy August day. I was sweating buckets while slurping on my yummy noodles. It didn't matter because it was SO GOOOOOD.


Kenzo Ramen
6180 Yonge St.
Toronto, ON
(416) 229-4526

Sashimi House

Sashimi House is my go-to-place for quality sushi at an affordable price. Tucked in a small plaza on Sheppard Ave East (near Fairview Mall), this mom and pop shop has been around for many years. The restaurant is often filled with a busy business lunch crowd during the weekdays. I discovered this place through my uncle... he works there haha. The interior is nothing really special, the chairs aren't the most comfortable, but customers are willing to put that aside for fresh fish.

We came here to celebrate Mother's Day with Julian's family. We ordered a sushi party tray of 80 pieces for the 5 of us ($53). Julian decided to get his usual House B Special ($14.99). Their combos are the best bang for your buck. The portions are generous, sushi dinner combos are between $14-17 and lunch boxes range from $5-9! A-la-carte items are also available. They make a mean spicy salmon roll, it's spicy and actually crispy!

{ sushi party on a boat, woot woot! }

 

{ tofu tempura on the house } 

{ Julian's House B Special with a side of shrimp tempura }

Sashimi House makes amazing banana tempura. Strangely, this dessert isn't on the menu. If they have bananas in stock that day, then you're in luck, never hurts to ask! It is sooooo delicious dipped in maple syrup!

Sashimi House

2038 Sheppard Ave E

Toronto, ON (North York)

(416) 495-1208