Big Sushi - Greasy Chopstick #1

you may have noticed from the post title that we have determined that the sushi equivalent of the greasy spoon must be the greasy chopstick!

• the Where: Big Sushi
• the When: lunch with Devon for Sara's birthday weekend ..in november. (at that point we hadn't considered incorporating our sushiventures into our blog)
• the Eats: bento box lunches!

we had a relaxed lunch at Big Sushi, taking our time eating as much as we could of our bento boxes.
we didn't finish.

the meal started with miso soup, which was tasty, and a salad (apparently the dressing wasn't particularly memorable as it doesn't come to mind)
Sara didn't like the blandness of the sauce on her chicken teriyaki
the tempura was nice and crisp, but there was a little too much greasy goodness for us to finish

the gyoza were delish, and enjoyed (read: fought over) by all
i devoured my salmon sashimi, which i greatly enjoyed **salmon love!**
and i found the fresh orange to be a nice touch

the restaurant wasn't busy, service was quick, and our server was very pleasant and attentive

• the Verdict: Big Sushi gets three-and-a-half out of five golden chopsticks

~j&s

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We're back!

Justine here, letting you know that Sara and i are back in the blogosphere!

you may have noticed that our daily trip blogging didn't exactly work out
(not even remotely)
we were lucky enough to have had internet access in halifax, and were able to put up a brief post on our travel experiences
unfortunately, although for the entirety of our trip we chose sites that offered free wireless, it *never* worked out!

we got it all:
the wireless was available, but only at the front desk
there's internet, but no electricity to plug in the laptop (which was dead)
the wireless is there, but it's not working right now

the only other location that we were able to gain internet access was in montreal - our very last night of the trip
the cafe had decided to close early, and there was no way to post five days worth of travelling in ten minutes
speedy, yes. lightspeed? no.

and so, we didn't post at all.
which is just terrible, as posts are the entire point of blogging!
we are dedicating ourselves anew, although the blog topics will be changing a little

Sara and i are still students, and still living on a student budget
--> big thanks to our parents for our continued survival!!
we will not be able to finance a summer roadtrip this year, but are looking to take Stella out to some beaches in the area for some (free) fun in the sun!

in the meantime, we will be reviewing sushi in The Annex
turns out this Toronto neighbourhood has got a lot in the way of sushi spots
i will also be including the occasional review on sushi in Kingston
i was surprised to see how many sushi places are around town *yumm*

Sara and i are on the search for the best and tastiest lunch deals that our student budgets can afford!
we're looking for a place to call our own greasy spoon
..or whatever the greasy spoon equivalent is in the sushi world

so send us your recommendations and we'll take a look
we're not in the same city regularly, but with a little patience and a lot of determination, we will meet up in order dine and review

take care everyone - you'll be hearing from us soon!!

~j&s

also, to our loyal readers:
we missed you both <3