through the eyes of the a70

Streets of Barcelona.

My first time at the dessert place, Sweet Obsession on 16th and Trafalgar. On first look, the decoration was not all that elaborate, and the cakes look quite like the other cafe/cake shops.

Once I had a bite of their cakes, I knew why that place still had so many people late at night. The Chocolate Obsession was very very rich, and I don’t think I’ve had a quite a “hazelnuty-flavoured” cake (not even sure if that’s a word) with so much big chunks of the nut as the Chocolate Hazelnut Zuccotto. Quite a treat!

Another food outing. I promise this photoblog isn’t turning into a food blog anytime soon :-)

Suika is another Japanese izakaya restaurant (much like Guu) located on Broadway and Fir in Vancouver. ‘Suika’ actually means watermelon in Japanese – interesting. They replaced a Thai restaurant that was at that location. They’ve got a 88% rating on Urbanspoon and is one of the top Japanese restaurants in town. It was no surprise that they were still quite packed on a Wednesday night.

We ordered a variety of food from salads to fresh seafood to pressed sushi, an overall good mix. Their seafood is fresh, salad is well flavoured. The ma-po rice cake and Ebi-mayo could use a bit more work. Dish size wise they are about what you would expect from an izakaya place, and expect to spend roughly $20 per person to satisfy your stomach.