
Japanese food and Ladner. Not something that quite rolls of the tongue. In fact, there is probably no tongue to be found here either... Ox tongue that is... I digress. Okay, Ladner is somewhat of an oddity. Separated from Richmond by an arm of the Fraser river on one side, Burns Bog to the East and farms to the South and West, it is small community isolated from the rest of Delta. Therefore, it is never on anyone's culinary radar. Other than the locals, not many people venture into Ladner for eats. Recently, I had an outstanding meal at La Belle Auberge which would warrant a drive into the community. It's

Today, I decided to try one of the newer additions to the limited Japanese food scene in Ladner - Oki Doki Japanese. Yah, it has an odd name and it doesn't necessarily instill confidence. That hasn't stopped me before though! I decided to go for one of their lunch combos and ended up adding an Appetizer Tempura to start. Although the tempura wa


For the specialty roll, I choose the Green Dragon which consisted of dynamite roll with roasted eel on the outside. Appearance-wise, the darn thing was not a thing of beauty. Haphazardly made and a bit hard to pick up without pieces falling out. However, the roll itself was tasty. The rice was actually not bad with a nice bite. I could detect vinegar and sweetness in the rice as well, not a lot; but it was there. The prawn tempura was not very crunchy and I guess it is forgivable considering the amount of

The Good:
- Some interesting specialty rolls
- The lunch options are decent
- Friendly owners
The Bad:
- Not exactly great on the presentation
- A bit expensive
5 comments:
Hmmmmm.... Setting a trend of sorts? Two sushi places in Ladner back to back??? What's next, a revisit to Kawawa??? :P
OMG, they actually named it Oki Doki ?!?
How about a "Pearl Harbor Sushi" ?
Kawawa ....... brrrrr, I'm still in therapy over that experience !
LR, yes, that is the name. Go figure! Kawawa... please do not mention that! LOL..
um..i dont really agree with what your saying. I love oki doki. The food is always fresh and their presentation of the rolls are very good.
Well, you have your opinion and I have mine. I never said that their food wasn't fresh either. If you look at the picture of the sushi roll, it is not exactly rolled with care. But then again, your experience might have been different than mine. So there is no wrong. If you look at my pictures, I am merely stating my experience.
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