Eat Every Roll at The Eatery: The Results!
It's finally time for the blog that you have all been waiting for!! The results of our epic 69 roll eating project! Just in case you need the backstory: My personal favourite sushi restaurant in Vancouver is The Eatery in Kitsilano. (You'll find it featured in the Worldwide Faves section of this blog!) I like it because it's super unique, an amazingly fun atmosphere, casual, not too expensive, located in my neighbourhood... And most of all because the sushi is funky, innovative and exciting! It's a sushi party every time and you're invited!!
The best thing on the menu is their rolls. They offer sixty nine different rolls to choose from!!! Each one is very interesting and far from your average roll. Recently, it occurred to me what I must do. I must try every single one of their funky sushi rolls. I am going to visit The Eatery once a week (Sushi Sunday!), order four rolls each time, and keep doing so until I have tried them all. My husband is going to help with this project in order to provide a second opinion. Sushi Sunday: THE RESULTS! Here are the rolls that reined supreme! We had a total of seven rolls that earned an average score of 4.25/5 or higher.
Fantasy Roll ~ Tempura prawns, avocado, cream cheese & mango wrapped in soybean sheet. Interesting and different! Great creaminess and crunch. Loved the soybean wrapper. 4.25/5 Electric Banana ~ Shockingly good! Eel and avocado topped with tempura banana. An old standby and favourite! So good with the tempura banana! 4.75/5 - TIED FOR 1st PLACE! Green Eggs & Ham ~ Bacon and tamago, topped with avocado. Really fun! The bacon and eggs is so interesting in sushi! This tasted exactly how you would want it to. 4.25/5
Fortune Roll ~ Salmon with sesame oil, crab, avocado, tuna, green onion, mayo, tempura bits. Yum! Lots of great fresh fish going on here. A little bit of heat. Tempura crunch is always nice too. 4.25/5 Bob Marley ~ Jammin' roll. Avocado, mango, topped with tuna and cusabi sauce. An old standby and personal favourite! The mango is so juicy and interesting! The sauce is YUM. 4.25/5 Rainbow Roll ~ Discover the pot of gold. Tuna, salmon, ebi over crab and cucumber. The heaps of crab was delicious. This one is fresh and classic. 4.25/5 San Francisco ~ BAKED! Crab, avocado topped with torched salmon, drizzled with Japanese mayo. WOW! Really different! The torched salmon was incredible!! Great combo! 4.75/5 - TIED FOR 1st PLACE! These rolls are all of your top bets for delicious sushi roll goodness!! Additionally, maybe you're more of an Erika or more of a Tim? Interestingly, we did end up with different personal favourites. Erika's Top Rolls: Electric Banana - 5/5 Bob Marley - 5/5 San Francisco - 4.5/5 The Beet It Roll - 4.5/5 Tim's Top Rolls: Green Eggs & Ham - 5/5 San Francisco - 5/5 Electric Banana - 4.5/5 Fantasy Roll - 4.5/5 Fortune Roll - 4.5/5 Rainbow Roll - 4.5/5 Happy funky sushi eating!