Tummy Chronicles: Sushi Bar Zipang

Overall Restaurant Rating: ♥♥♡♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥

So another long week of work, and after a long week and a long Saturday workday the best thing to do is EAT! And the manfriend was awesome enough to call and make a reservation for 7:00pm, because this little restaurant seriously gets pack. And I have heard numerous praises on how awesome and fresh the sushi is here, and also hearing from the manfriend that his coworkers also enjoy the food there, I was sold.

And as we walked up to the outside somehow it was not what I was expecting from the name of the restaurant, in my head I was thinking more modern, but it was super adorable and traditional. I was pumped for sushi! And like previous posts of mine, I have probably let you know that I really enjoy different and interesting rolls, well this was sure a disappointment, without thinking babe ordered the Zipang roll and I ordered the House Special Roll, and by the time the rolls came out, they looked almost identical, they tasted almost identical, but they had 1,2,3,4..Four different types of seafood in them, it was quite disappointing, the rolls were not rolled very neatly, they crumbled to the touch, and our Zipang roll was hardly even cut up into pieces. The seafood was delicious though, fresh and chunky. Hehe.

Bonita Flake and Deep Fried Tofu ♥♥♥♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥ Only 2pcs, but none the less yummy.

Special Scallop (Scallop, Flying Fish Roe, Mayo) ♥♥♡♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥ I didn’t like the Mayo, I thought every sushi place used the same brand of mayo, but for some reason this mayo was kind of tasteless.
Toro (Belly of Tuna) ?????/♥♥♥♥♥ Manfriend’s Toro, I didn’t even touch it. Haha
Shake (Salmon) ♥♥♥♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥ Fresh.
Uzura Tamago (Quail Egg) on Masago (Capelin Roe) ♥♥♡♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥ The Masago was sort of bitter. Weird.
Maguro (White Tuna) ♥♥♥♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥ Super fresh.
Smoked Salmon ♥♥♥♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥ Super super fresh. Haha they were all the same level of freshness.
Spicy Tuna Roll (Tuna, Green Onion, Spicy Sauce, Lettuce) ♥♥♡♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥
Zipang Roll (Tuna, Crab Meat, Sweetened Omelet, Flying Fish Roe, Avocado, Lettuce, Capelin Roe) 8pcs ♥♡♡♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥ The Masago also mad this whole roll bitter here and there, not impressed with how poorly it was rolled. Wasn’t even cut into pieces. The Sweeten Omelet was also dry not moist, hence deducting a ♥.
House Special Roll (Tuna, Salmon, Prawn, Avocado, Capelin Roe, Lettuce) 4pcs ♥♥♡♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥ Fell apart too fast, and tasted almost identical to the Zipang roll even with the different seafood in it.

Buzzworthy Randoms: Monster (Vivienne Tam Butterfly) Headphones

"Music, Tech and Fashion Equal Triple Happiness"
So I actually saw these pretty little monsters a little while back and I was definitely tempted to buy a pair, but they were pretty pricey and for the reviews about Monster headphones I was quite apprehensive. But then last week on a Wednesday I just happen to be browsing around on Futureshop and saw they were a whopping $69.99 CAD instead of $79.99 CAD and yes that was the decision maker. So do do doo, I make my way into Futureshop pick up a box, and happily stroll along to the cash register, paid for them and went on with my day. After a long day of running errands and shopping, I finally made it home, excited as ever to open and take a few shots of these little monsters..but guess what, the little cute icon falls off without me even laying a finger on it, yes! Falls completely off.. so back to Futureshop I go.

As I got to customer service the guy tells me to grab a new box, there were only two left so I grabbed the prettier box, brought it up to the counter and talked myself into purchasing warranty as well! Another $20.00 dollars on these babys.

A few days go by and what do I notice? That same little icon thingy that was broken the first time is now scratched! Almost undetectable, but after all it’s me, so of course no matter how little the dent or scratch is, I am supper irritated! So after all that I am just waiting for a speaker to blow or something so I can go back to Futureshop and get a brand new pair, yes you read that right I am that person. Haha

But let’s see the overall take on these monsters?
Let’s say ♥♥♥♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥
The sound quality is great, ear buds fit funny, the design is beautiful, but quality wise, not worth my 2 cents.

Boo! A very irritated and dissapointed ohsotedious.

End of the Month Photo Log (February)

Tummy Chronicles: Taste and Koto Sushi Lounge

The best food day ever!
Overall Restaurant Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥/♥♥♥♥♥

Taste
“Eat less, taste more”

One of the first weekdays the manfriend and I both had off, enabling us to make it down to Taste for lunch. And let me tell you, I seriously adore adore this little restaurant, even though their Valentine’s menu sucked, our lunch date definitely made up for it. So if you haven’t been I highly recommend you go....right now! And make sure you save room for dessert. Hehe.Deceivingly petite dishes, but trust me your tummy will be jam-packed.

Duck Fat Popcorn ♥♥♥♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥
Mac n’ Cheese (Aged Cheddar, Parmesan) ♥♥♥♥♥/♥♥♥♥♥ Hands down the best Mac n’ Cheese I’ve ever come across, seriously! I drool dream about this Mac n’ Cheese.
Gnocchi (Wild mushroom, Truffle) ♥♥♥♥♡/♥♥♥♥♥
Cheesecake ♥♥♥♥♥/♥♥♥♥♥ and again, hands down the best cheesecake I’ve ever come across. And how unique is the presentation, just so good. When I dream of food, Taste is definitely on my mind.

 

And to top things off our waiter got our bill mixed up with the other people sitting beside us so we even saved a few dollars to boot! How funny




Overall Restaurant Rating: ♥♥♥♥♡/♥♥♥♥♥



So for Christmas my brother gave my boyfriend a $50 groupon to this place and the hardest part is it’s never opened on Sundays, and that’s our go out and stuff our faces day of the week. And to be honest, just because we had a groupon I didn’t have much expectation for our little venture for sushi. But!! I was blown away! Where have you been little restaurant? Koto is just fantastic, you walk into a cosy, super fresh atmosphere.

And speaking of fresh, the sushi was fabulous, Koto has definitely stood out for me, it seems like they put an interesting fusion twist on things and it makes all the dishes so much more fun and refreshing. Beautifully presented and delicious to taste, one of the better Calgary sushi places for sure! Worth what you pay.

 

Fried Gyoza ♥♥♥♥♡/♥♥♥♥♥

Spicy Tuna Tempura Signature Maki Roll ♥♥♥♥♡/♥♥♥♥♥
Smoked Salmon Sashimi ♥♥♥♥♡/♥♥♥♥♥
Toro (Fatty Tuna Belly) Sushi ?????/♥♥♥♥♥ Toro’s not my favourite, so this was all the bf’s.
Shake (Salmon with Spicy Volcano Sauce) Sushi ♥♥♥♥♡/♥♥♥♥♥
Thake (Tuna with Spicy Miso Sauce) Sashimi ♥♥♥♥♥/♥♥♥♥♥ Whatever the Spicy Miso sauce is, it is the best sushi sauce ever created. My new favourite, a must order every time.
Lobster Dynamite Tempura Signature Maki Roll ♥♥♡♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥
Dragon Signature Maki Roll ♥♥♥♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥

Korean Style Spicy Sashimi (Salmon) ♥♥♥♥♡/♥♥♥♥♥ Best display of Sashimi ever! Filled with Avocados, Tomatoes, and super fresh Salmon of course, thinking about it makes my mouth water.

Green Tea Ice Cream ♥♥♡♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥ Not yummy, the only disappointment of the night though, it tasted like freezer burn.

 

Tummy Chronicles: Sura and Seoul Korean BBQ

A weekend full of delicious Korean-ness.

Overall Restaurant Rating: ♥♥♥♥♡/♥♥♥♥♥

SuraI don’t know how anyone can walk into this little restaurant and not drool their face off.
Beef Bulgogi ♥♥♥♥♡/♥♥♥♥♥
Pa-Jeon (Green Onion and Seafood Pancake) ♥♥♥♥♡/♥♥♥♥♥ Best Seafood Pancake I’ve ever had at a Korean restaurant, the batter was just right and it was loaded with Seafood and Onions.
Ddeok-guk (Rice Cake Soup) ♥♥♥♥♡/♥♥♥♥♥
and yummy side dishes. ♥♥♥♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥



Overall Restaurant Rating: ♥♥♥♡♡/♥♥♥♥♥

Seoul Korean BBQ

All you can eat is amazing! A week night out with the family and endless meat, what can possibly be better?

Hair & Makeup: New colour, new fringe,

and bright lights. ♥

Buzzworthy Randoms: Glossybox Subscription (Canada)!

Have you heard?
Goodness in a box delivered to your door every month. ♥

Oh my goodness! I am so excited to receive my Glossybox! I just subscribed today, and I couldn’t be more excited. I love surprises and I love little things in boxes, so what a better combination then getting little surprises in a pretty box delivered to your door every month? Oh the joys of how material things feed me a burst of excitement and contentment.

There happens to be so many other little companies like Glossybox, some more popular than others like Luxebox (Loose Button) they have a waiting list for subscriptions, Birchbox only for Us residents, Glymm, and Topbox, and plenty more I’m sure. 

I can't wait to recieve my little box and test out all the little goodies. Oh so excited!