The taste of Pad Thai was so strong. Adding a business to Yelp is always free. It’s a Lebanese flatbread joint called Manoush’eh, also on Davie Street, only a few blocks down from Tom Sushi. Pad Thai tastes authentic.

“If you ask me, this is not the best sushi restaurant in Vancouver.”.

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It’s certainly cozy, both in size (three tightly squeezed tables) and room temperature (from the fire-burning oven). “Meh,” he replied. If you haven't had Thai dumplings before they are quite different ( they are purple to start) but” more, “ of Canada with a single step. For my taste I added some” more, “. It’s a nice-looking restaurant. The uni, unfortunately, wasn’t spanking fresh and had developed a slight fishy funk. All was tasty, not too salty, and arrived hot in about 35 minutes.

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Save. I’d never even heard of this place that 50-odd Yelp reviewers had deemed second best in all of Canada.

And I will tell you why. I'm so excited for a sushi restaurant like this to open up in the North York area! I was recommend Thai Nong Kai by a co-worker. He started working as a dishwasher in a sushi restaurant when he was 14. Cancel. All the rolls I have tried have been great. Best Thai near The One Sushi - White Elephant Thai Cuisine, Thai Boat, Khao San Thai Kitchen, Juree's Thai Place, Pad Thai Restaurant, Jackie's Thai, Rose Garden, Taste … Best Thai near The One Sushi - Khao San Thai Kitchen, Thai Manna, BeeFun hot pot, Saigon Thai Restaurant, Thai Nong Khai, White Elephant Thai Cuisine, Taste of Thailand, Juree's Thai Place, Thai Sa-On Restaurant, Pad Thai Restaurant 39 reviews. Write a Review. The fat of salmon match perfectly with the taste of the vinegar rice (sushi rice). “I am actually shocked about this situation,” Mr. Jeon said when I went in for dinner that night. The pressed aburi (flame-torched) sushi tasted overwhelmingly of gas, which can happen when the blowtorch flame isn’t deflected or filtered with bamboo charcoal. And exceptionally clean. Affordable 7. We had the vegetarian platter for 2 and it was ( did I say someone's already ? )

If you are looking to give feedback on our new site, please send it along to, To view this site properly, enable cookies in your browser. They proudly pointed out the framed Yelp award on the wall and advised us to order Lahm Bi Ajeen, a thin-crust flatbread spread with spiced ground beef. He works hard. We specialize in Indian street food, however, offer authentic Indian cuisine! … For Vietnamese/Thai, this hidden gem will certainly be one of my new” more, “ were quite large. Some information in it may no longer be current. The rolls are smothered under excessive squiggles of spicy mayo and sweet unagi sauce. Log In. It jumped ahead of the higher-ranked restaurants, the spokesperson explained, because there are different methodologies covering different time periods. If you would like to write a letter to the editor, please forward it to letters@globeandmail.com. For Businesses. One More Sushi.

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1 review of Hay Sushi "Yes!! They have great spicy tuna and their spicy scallops are done right! Delivery & Pickup Options - 160 reviews of Sushi One "Tucked away in the corner of bustling Yonge Street lies a fantastic sushi joint! We” more, “A cute old Thai restaurant. The atmosphere is also quite lovely--Dr. Jimmy, sushi master, built most of the furniture himself and puts a lot of care into his craft. His customers obviously love him. They even make some pretty bomb curries that” more, “Indie counterculture is an innovative new restaurant located in the heart of Kensington. Will be back !” more, “We ordered the Almond Chicken, Cantonese Chow Mein, and Wor won ton soup. This is a space where subscribers can engage with each other and Globe staff.

Yelp. I have nothing bad to say about this man. The prices are very reasonable – sushi rolls start at $8.95, or about half the price of the rolls that recently launched at both Cactus Club and Joey. wine country, Three small patisseries in Richmond, B.C.

Appetite satisfying 8.

And it is obviously popular. Contact the business for more information about recent service changes. Three regular customers, who were just about to vacate their table, welcomed us warmly. I had high hopes, having just” more, “I ordered Pad Thai and Tom Yum. This is his first restaurant. According to a recent article in the Los Angeles Review of Books, “the American restaurant review has officially entered its midlife crisis.” Up here in Canada, I can certainly relate. Maybe I am out of touch.

Convenient 5. that are reinterpreting the classic French dessert, Frankie We Salute You! The service was genuine and gracious, especially from Mr. Jeon, who I came to adore after several e-mail exchanges and a long phone interview. I did some research, as professional journalists are wont to do, and discovered that the first-place winner for 2019 was also from Vancouver. I guess the same methodology is applied to Canada. Give me break.

Jan. 28, 2020. Absolutely Delicious 6. I asked another friend, one who also came to Canada as a Syrian refugee, what he thought of the place. Whenever I have a sushi craving and need a quick fix I head over to Sushi One and satisfy my sushi need. He offers a large selection of premium fish for a small neighbourhood place. The next year, he left his third home-stay family and quit school because his parents back in South Korea had fallen on hard times. Reasons why I will definitely return: 1. Write a Review. Sushi One is the best sushi place in the area. So off I went, first to Manoush’eh with my friend John from the gym. 351 King Street East, Suite 1600, Toronto, ON Canada, M5A 0N1, Just $1.99 per week for the first 24 weeks, var select={root:".js-sub-pencil",control:".js-sub-pencil-control",open:"o-sub-pencil--open",closed:"o-sub-pencil--closed"},dom={},allowExpand=!0;function pencilInit(o){var e=arguments.length>1&&void 0!==arguments[1]&&arguments[1];select.root=o,dom.root=document.querySelector(select.root),dom.root&&(dom.control=document.querySelector(select.control),dom.control.addEventListener("click",onToggleClicked),setPanelState(e),window.addEventListener("scroll",onWindowScroll),dom.root.removeAttribute("hidden"))}function isPanelOpen(){return dom.root.classList.contains(select.open)}function setPanelState(o){dom.root.classList[o?"add":"remove"](select.open),dom.root.classList[o? So good for Mr. Jeon, who did not pay a penny for the Yelp honour and saw his search history on Google Business shoot up by 300 per cent overnight. First impressions? in Kelowna, B.C., will have you saluting vegetarian food, Due to technical reasons, we have temporarily removed commenting from our articles. Edit. Thank you for your patience. And it’s in my own neighbourhood. This is hands-down one of the best sushi/maki places in the city. All of the details are Thai inspired. We had to step through puddles” more, “ have yourself some classy Chinese/Thai inspired food.

“The cheese is too salty. This article was published more than 6 months ago. But when I asked for an interview with Vancouver’s community manager, she sent back more cut-and-paste answers to my questions and told me I could attribute them to “a Yelp spokesperson.” Do the community managers even exist? The bathrooms are spotless. Unclaimed. We aim to create a safe and valuable space for discussion and debate. Restaurants. Especially when the owners, as I later discovered about Manoush’eh, are Syrian refugees. For example, a few weeks before the Best 100 in Canada list was published, Tom Sushi was ranked as No. He brings us the Thai” more, “The flavours at Thai Manna are incredible!!! We had good service and good food. Our updated Japanese cuisine reflects the industrial, vibrant atmosphere, and every aspect of your dining experience, from the walls to the wasabi, was chosen to create a comfortable, tasteful environment. Ambiance 3.

We hope to have this fixed soon. Quick Service 4. But second place to eat in Canada? So delicious and we love ordering take-out from them” more, “, busy, which is nice to see. Auto Services. Our selection…” more. We specialize in Indian street food, however, offer authentic Indian cuisine! Tom Jeon, the chef-owner of Tom Sushi, is confused by Yelp’s methodology. This is a space where subscribers can engage with each other and Globe staff. Red Dragon Roll at Tom Sushi in Vancouver, B.C. They have a proper manoushe.”. Think Moxie’s of sushi – stacked-slate walls, dark leather booths, blond wood tables and bars.

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Our selection…” more, “Just tried this place out and picked out out as it was closed to another place we wanted to go but it was closed. Good Lord. They might not always agree with me, but at least they know what to expect. For example, a few weeks before the Best 100 in Canada list was published, Tom Sushi was ranked as No. The uni and bluefin are priced very affordably because, as he explained, he wants to give his customers the opportunity to try something new. We had the vegetarian platter for 2 and it was ( did I say someone's already ? ) Salmon Jalapeno Aburi Hako Roll and Red Dragon Roll at Tom Sushi. Open 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM. At The One Sushi +, options are a plus and you’re sure to notice. delicious. Holy moly! Even the cutlery and servers outfits. Popular Dishes. That means: Comments that violate our community guidelines will be removed. "remove":"add"](select.closed),dom.control.setAttribute("aria-expanded",o)}function onToggleClicked(){var l=!isPanelOpen();setPanelState(l)}function onWindowScroll(){window.requestAnimationFrame(function() {var l=isPanelOpen(),n=0===(document.body.scrollTop||document.documentElement.scrollTop);n||l||!allowExpand?n&&l&&(allowExpand=!0,setPanelState(!1)):(allowExpand=!1,setPanelState(!0))});}pencilInit(".js-sub-pencil",!1); // via darwin-bg var slideIndex = 0; carousel(); function carousel() { var i; var x = document.getElementsByClassName("subs_valueprop"); for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) { x[i].style.display = "none"; } slideIndex++; if (slideIndex> x.length) { slideIndex = 1; } x[slideIndex - 1].style.display = "block"; setTimeout(carousel, 2500); }, The best new Vancouver restaurants of 2019 – plus one gem in B.C. Yelp? I tend to give more leeway to the little guys who strive for excellence and hold the big restaurant owners and chefs – those with brand names and budgets to pay for slick publicity and influencer marketing – to higher standards. View Full Menu. His parents sent him to Canada from South Korea, alone, when he was only eight years old. Selection, selection, selection 2. Previously a local izakaya favourite known as Ogadang, this spot has undergone a complete rebranding to reinvent themselves as Hay Sushi, a restaurant offering a balance between traditional Japanese moriawase and innovative fusion eats. Add Photo. Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. John, who is normally quite talkative, didn’t have much to say while we were eating. We would order from here again. See All 34. Then I came across a story about Yelp’s ranking of the top 100 places to eat in Canada in 2020. When I asked Yelp’s senior communications manager in Canada how the rankings are determined, she quoted her own press release: “Yelp’s data-science team pulled the top restaurants by ratings and number of reviews in 2019 across the U.S., with representation based on each place’s share of top-rated restaurants nationally, then curated the list with the expertise of our community managers.”. © Copyright 2020 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved. Pacific Place Mall, 999 36 Street NE, Unit 1050, Calgary, AB T2A 7X6, “Very happy to have tried our Geez, food and service are splendid. I like to eat their salmon sushi without soy sauce or wasabi because I love the natural taste it originally have.