… and the Two Hungry Blokes are still rolling. If posts are appearing and disappearing, that’s because I’m giving this blog a complete makeover in a quiet time of early Sunday morning, trying to put in consistency in all the articles we’ve written in the past three years (wow, has it been that long now?). The system is being a pain by deciding a few posts from way back when are being posted today, deleting posts, and rolling back a few articles to an unedited state.
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Million Dollars Can’t Buy You Happiness at Itami
Note: For some strange reason our previous host provider, eBlogger, loses some of our posts. Despite our best attempts to keep regular backups, even this article disappeared from our archives. This piece had to be ‘republished.’
Itami Sushi Japanese Restaurant
708 View St
Victoria, B.C.
(250) 381-8868
J: Wow, I mean really wow. Maybe really wow just doesn’t say enough on how nice Itami Sushi looks. They spent roughly one million on the interior alone. The Japanese garden at the front entrance should’ve more care and attention paid to it. And that chandelier above the serving desk, yes I thought that was excessive but there was very little else I could find wrong. I just have to wonder what their washrooms look like. But with all of this eye candy, the restaurant was barely populated on a Friday night. I asked myself why.
Going Cukoo for Kuku’s
Kuku’s Take Out & Delivery
24 Burnside Rd. West
Saanich, BC
(778) 430-5858
J: Ed and I found ourselves in the Harriet/Burnside area which is where my old stomping grounds were. I fondly remember local streets like Cloverdale before they were industrialized.
As a child I walked along the train tracks that once existed half way down Cloverdale’s hill (now the Galloping Goose trail) which ran next to a creek that would freeze over for the winter. I remember the friends I made and the games we used to play. 1977 to 79 were some very good years for one to be a Canadian kid.
Going down the ’66 for poutine?
Poutine 66
2637 Quadra St.
Quadra Village
Victoria, BC
(250) 385-5553
When a trip out to the Western Communities or deep into Esquimalt is out of the question for poutine, maybe the fact there is a route 66 starting at Quadra and Hillside is worth the detour. Poutine 66 may well be a side-operation of Palagio Pizza’s Quadra Village location. In addition to the standard pizza fare at affordable prices, this operation is branching out to include some funky ass delights.
Third Time is the Charm at Sidney Bakery
Sidney Bakery
2507 Beacon Ave.
Sidney, BC
(250) 656-1012
J: It appears that with Sidney Bakery the third time is the charm. My previous two visits (one per year) were horrible. This visit I was giving the bakery a final chance before I wrote them off.
From the oblivious chatty teenager behind the counter to the indifferent woman from last year, one would almost think one would need to act as Mordecai Richler’s famous Jacob Two-Two just to be served a lesser famous peppermint whoopee.
Lunn’s, the Jewel in Sidney’s Crown
Lunn’s Pastries Deli & Coffee Shop
2455 Beacon Ave.
Sidney, BC
(250) 656-1724
E: Try as we might for two years along with James’ ability to put ideas off for the last minute, at long last we arrived at Lunn’s in Sidney! I thought we’d have to become senior citizens by the time we’d arrive in this popular dining spot.
Is it fate? or simply because James is on vacation? I think it’s the task of getting him to leave the cozy atmosphere of Langford to enter into another township.
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