Before we start, no, I was not paid to say nice things about these places. (But if you’d like to pay me, you’d be even more nice … 😉 just kidding. not really.)

Prior to my arrival in Vancouver, I was not a fan of sushi. But now I know that was just because I hadn’t tasted the restaurant quality stuff. The African in me didn’t understand the point of cold rice or cold fish and why on earth anyone would put the two together.

BUT THEN

A friend of mine knows a lot of good Japanese restaurants in Vancouver and sometimes she invites me along on her sushicapades. (Also, another friend likes to make café-crawls so perhaps restaurant features will become a regular on this blog?) Allow me to share with you two places we’ve visited that give you tons of food for not a lot of money. Keep in mind, I’m not an aficionado so this isn’t necessarily top-of-the-line food (if you know somewhere better, comment!) but I liked it and so did most people in our dining party.

1.) B.C. Sushi. Four words: ALL YOU CAN EAT

You will get your money’s worth at this place, which is located here. The buffet cost us $13.95 I think and that was because it was the weekend. Not sure, but I think it costs $12.95 during the week. I went in with the intention of ordering one round of food. We ordered three. And there were five of us. The amount of food we ordered covered three tables and it just kept coming. I highly recommend the yam tempura as well as the spring rolls which are perfectly bite-sized. Their California and salmon rolls were decent but I can’t remember what other ones we ordered. S always asks for spicy mayo with her food because it’s never on the table. So if you haven’t, you should give that a try at least once. They also have a non-buffet option.

On the flip side, my roommate said that she didn’t think B.C. Sushi was the greatest. She’s gone out for Japanese food way more often than I have and she said that the all-you-can-eat aspect was part of the problem. It was evident that the restaurant was focused more on pumping out a large quantity of food than they were on the quality.

Verdict: 3 spicy mayos out of 5.

2. Sun Sushi. Two words: HELLA CHEAP.

It’s the so-full-you-have-trouble-finishing-for-$6.95 kinda cheap.

(sorry couldn’t resist. Full House was my jam.)

I was here a few days ago and I’m seriously impressed with the amount and quality of food you can get for so little. Kinda makes me want to re-evaluate my meal plan. I ordered the Beef Teriyaki Box which was a convenient little box with compartments for salad, four kinds of tempura, California roll (6 pcs), beef and rice. Since moving down my chopsticks skills have gone from non-existent to being able to eat a full meal including rice, which might not be a big deal for y’all, but Friday was like my first time eating rice with chopsticks, so pat on the back for moi.

Even though this was totally me the whole night:

Verdict: 4 little boxes out 5

If you do go out and try these places,  which you obviously should cuz hello student budget, hit me up with your reactions and let me know what you thought.

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