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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 9:35 am
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Sweet Willie
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Originally Posted by Rejuvenated
I have found Tojo's to be among the best. www.tojos.com
YES! Tojo’s was a sushi epiphany for me ^ ^ ^
If you love sushi, the meal to get is the "Omakase" at Tojos. Basically you are letting the chef (Tojo) serve whatever he likes. There were three price points from $50-150 a person. Upon recommendation I did not hesitate and ordered the $150 Omakase.
Epiphany is the word I need to use to describe what was served to me. If you consider yourself a sushi lover, THIS IS MY NEW TEMPLE OF SUSHI. Sushi in Japan did not come close to Tojo's IMO.
I've never really appreciated the salmon sushi I've had, but here it is an unworldly delicious experience.
Yes there were a couple of ok items in the 12 items I was served, but then again 10 epiphanies out of 12 is not too shabby.

Phnom Penh Restaurant, 244 E. Georgia St, serves some DELICIOUS meals. Definite musts are the lemon-pepper fried squid and the seafood hot pot. The squid is tender w/a hint of black pepper that you dip into a lemon sauce. At first bite your thinking "oh fried calamar, nothing special" but then the flavors take over and you realize that this is a very special squid dish. The seafood hot pot is a wonderful hot/sour soup stocked w/seafood and a myriad of tastes, just incredible.

Joe Forte's is a very loud and busy restaurant that serves some very good seafood.
There was a long wait for a table so the wife and I headed to the oyster bar to sit down and dine there.
Our caretaker/raw bar man was Oyster Todd (it said so on the check and his name badge). Oyster Todd was a cocky young guy who felt he knew everything about oysters and steered you to his favorites that were in season at the time. There were some varieties that I had not had before and Oyster Todd was not opposed to providing a free sample to sway me to his tastes. He did not disappoint, selections were great.
Wife and I both had fresh fish that were done just the way we requested and tasted delicious. Although Joe Forte's may seem like a tourist-trap restaurant, it proved a very rewarding dining experience on our evening.
Joe Forte's
777 Thurlow Street
Vancouver, BC
Phone: 604.669.1940

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