Maruju Sushi

A couple days ago I took a day trip to Calgary with my parents. We go to cow-town quite a bit, but EVERY SINGLE time we go we ALWAYS go to this sushi restaurant. I'm not exaggerating, I swear. We were introduced to this place by my cousin, Steven Mah, and at first I didn't like Maruju Sushi because the portions were too small. I don't know why, but at the same time I still liked their food even though it wasn't miraculously good. Over the years, we kept going and now I absolutely love this place. Everytime we go, they're always changing and improving. Their portions are a lot bigger now; the picture with the salmon sashimi - my dad and I were thrilled with it. Their menu changes time to time; they have way more variety and choices - before they only had a page or two where each selection were very spaced out. Now they have four and are properly spaced out. They always add unusual but absolutely delicious dishes; in fact they were the first sushi place I knew off that had mango sushi - which by the way is sooooo effin delicious.

Some of the things that Maruju Sushi needs to work on is their service and the time they take to serve the food. Now it's not completely bad, but it should be worked on. They only have one waitress, which is fine, but when it gets busy...I feel bad for her. Even when it's dead though, she doesn't really interact with the guests unless it's to serve you your food and asks you only once if everything is okay. There are people who enjoy servers that leave them alone and only come when being called, but personally I don't because I would feel like a needy annoying person always asking them to come. When it comes to the time for food preparations, I'm just worried that if they do improve on the time it takes for them to make the food, the quality of it won't be as good. Personally, quality>time. It takes them maybe half an hour or 40 minutes to serve the food, which is a little long, but bearable. Basically, if you're in a rush don't go.


All-in-all, I totally encourage you guys to go to Maruju Sushi if you're ever in Calgary whether it be for this week because of the Stampede or any other reasons.

Maruju Cone: salmon, cucumbers, avocado, flying fish roe, mayo, sesame

Salmon and Tuna Sashimi

BBQ Eel Rice Bowl

Yuzu Dragon Roll: tempura shrimp, avocado, salmon, mango, tobiko, black sesame, yuzu sauce

Salmon Mango Roll and Chop Chop

Salmon Mango California Roll: crab, cucumber, avocado, mango, topped with salmon and mango sauce

Spicy Tuna Salad: chopped up tuna sashimi, avocado, romaine lettuce, black sesame and their own spicy salad dressing

F'Really Awesome Milkshakes & Smoothies

So for all of those who live in Edmonton, as you know we've been getting some crazy hot weather. To cool ourselves down we always get stuff like ice cream or sweet fruity drinks. I don't know about you guys, but everytime I get one of those I end up getting thirstier. Don't get me wrong, those sugary Frozen Lemonades from Tim Hortons, milkshakes and fruit smoothies from McDonalds are sooo good, but I crave water right afterwards. Well, thanks to my lovely new co-worker Megan who introduced me to F'Real Milkshakes, I finally discovered a summer beverage that will quench my thirst without the help of water.

F'Real Milkshakes can be found at the Co-op gas station on St.Albert Trail and 132 Ave. I've been told that other gas stations like the Macs near the University of Alberta also has these too. I'm not sure which other ones do, but if you bump into one of these machines I highly suggest you get one of these. I can't say F'Real Milkshakes has a low amount of sugar..cause I have no idea how much is considered low, but I can guarantee it's not overly sweet tasting. And a bonus, you can choose the thickness of your milkshake/smoothie!

Flavors:

• Strawberry
• Cookies & Cream
• Mint Chocolate Chip
• Chocolate
• Strawberry Banana
• Mango
• More...(I can't remember them all)

If you do take my advice and get one, enjoy and please share your thoughts on the product. I know y'all can be more descriptive than I am.

(By the way, there are cute looking guys that work there. At least when I went today...LOL!)

First Blog!

Hello! So this is my first blog and it's going to be all about food. Why? Well first off I love food. Who doesn't? Kinda need it in order to live. Hehe. Second, I think it's amazing how creative people can be, especially with food. Personally, I would hate being a chef because seeing my masterpiece disappear would kinda suck...but on the other hand it would be very satisfying to see it disappear because someone enjoyed it. I was going to first start off the blog with the first dish I had after I was done finals, but I didn't take any pictures...so that doesn't work. Also I'm very lazy right now and I just wanted to get the blog up and running. 

I'm sure the only people who are reading my blog right now are probably my friends...hahaha! so a shout out to you guys! thanks for following/reading! la-la-laave you guys! <3

I shall upload pictures soon! Peace! 

                                                                      - JLoo