Sushi Bong Reprise and every single pomegranate in the world in one place

So last week, i had dinner with my lovely co-worker girls, and we all loooove sushi, and since i'm the lone pedestrian, they let me pick the place, somewhere close by me, so they can drop me off after work. (they're the best!).  And since i'd been raving about the neighbourhood hole in the wall, Sushi Bong, i insisted we check it out. We did end up getting kicked out of the 10 people seater eatery, so i suggest you be ready to cut your meaningful conversations short when the sole waitress hands you the bill to get the hell out. 

Here's the bong sashimi for 2, @ around $20 bucks.

shrimp tempura @ around 9 bucks

this is 1 softshell crab roll... @ around 10 bucks

Dynamite roll @ around 6 bucks and spicy salmon roll @ around 4 bucks.

So after we got kicked out of Sushi Bong, it was SOMEBODY'S good idea to walk into the first brightly lite store, Marouf Tochal... i still have no idea what this place is! Like Ned Flanders' store where everything is left handed, everything here is pomegranate, pom juice, pom ice cream, pom slushes, pom smoothies.... 

After mulling over the menu for about 5 minutes and not finding anything, 2 of us decided to try the pomegranate ice cream with pomegranate syrup.  Which, the syrup is actually quite interesting (they sell it there in bulk as well, for making dressings, or marinades, etc.)  The ice cream was tart as hell, and i had an instant Renee Zellweger lemon face, but.. it tasted healthy! the PERSON who brought us to this place ordered nothing... haha

I checked out its facebook page and it lists it as:

For ppl who love sour flavor of pomegranate juice,pomegranate ice cream,pomegranate lavashak! and more products of pomegranate!

which, i cant really fault it. if you like sour. this is what you like

Lots of pom EVERYWHERE.

Bay Sushi - Vancouver

Bay Sushi

678 Seymour Street

Vancouver, BC

(604) 806-0363
http://www.baysushicafe.com/

Here`s another Vancouver post, cause... again, i was visiting last week, and i have sooo many pictures to update with, seriously, the amount of eating i did in vancouver last week would have served me well for 2 normal weeks... So 2 wednesday ago, I went downtown to Zeal Salon on Robson to get my hair did (i LOVE their massage chairs, and friendly, cute, anime Japanese service, detail oriented and man i love that scalp massage on the, did i mention massage chair).  Anyway, since i used to live in that area, after my hair appointment, I went to check out my once favourite neighbour cheap sushi joint: Bay Sushi, by... well The Bay (HBC), across from the granville skytrain station... that place is always packed with exchange students, and suits, and hungry people of all sorts.  You go pick out your food, they have the same specials since i was around 3 years ago on a chalkboard out front, and various pics around inside, so order your food, get a cute laminated ticket, wait for your food, and eat in, or take out! 

I choose the eat-in option with a Chirashi Don at around $13-$14 bucks. This thing was MASSIVE as i could not even finish it. The fish was fresh and assorted. salmon, tuna, some other white fish, and squid maybe, i dunno. I got the hot version, which really, just came with a big bottle of hot sauce. Fresh and delicious! Man i miss vancouver

here`s a shot of the fish once i moved the seaweed out of the way... 

The Power of BONG!!!

This dynamite roll will not be contained!!! and for $5.98 for a ginormous supersized logo of a dynamite roll, come'on, this is pretty impressive! That's why Sushi Bong is my Toronto go-to for a sushi fix.  

Located at: 5 Northtown Way North York, ON M2N 7A1, or 5 minute drive from my house, or a 12 minute walk...

Torontonian Vancouverites like myself, and my friends, for sure have a hard time finding suitable, respectable, cheap, sushi places to call home.  Thanks to my lovely stef lung who introduced me to this hidden gem of a place, i've been regularly dining here ever since!

It's a shoebox of a place, can seat the most... 10-12 people, most people come for take out, and it's always busy. 

if i had a video, the sushi would be shaking cause it was like, i swear a pound. Here's the inside of a dynamite roll

Here's the inside of a california roll

The Udon + California Roll was a combo at $8.95, you have your choice between seafood and chicken udon.

Bong Sashimi: $10.40

This is their - for one - sashimi meal! 

I had to use flash, because my hands kept shaking and the pics kept blurring... hehe

The rolls were so heavy i tried to carry it to the table and the styrofoam ripped. hehe

Gyoza: $4.50

Here's the whole meal - for 2. for $33 bucks, after tax!