Something old and something Pocahontas

If there's one type of cuisine that I can appreciate no matter where I am, its sushi. I adore sushi. I have my dad to thank for this, because if not for his constant insisting that I try it during our annual fall trips to Chicago when we would eat at Kamehachi, the city's first sushi bar, I wouldn't be the sushi fiend I am today. I adore sushi to the extent that I've attempted to make it on my own a couple times (you can judge my success based on the specific occasion and how drunk everyone was by the time I served it, but I feel like I'm getting the hang of it). So, naturally, I was thrilled when my roommate Grace told me she was having lady problems and asked if I wanted to get sushi. Duh girl.

She left me with the task of picking out the restaurant, so, thanks to a helpful tip from a nice wedding card salesman I met at the airport, I consulted Yelp. I've used Yelp in Minneapolis before with varying results, but I can tell you that the Los Angeles Yelp is much, much more developed and I found an amazing looking restaurant called Sun Sushi Bar and Japanese Cuisine right away.

I was totally blown away! First, please observe some of the menu items:

 None of the rolls pictured above are over $10.00 menu price.

So I'm sure you're thinking, yeah, that's what they look like in the menu. They're probably not that beautiful when they come to the table. WRONG.

Please excuse the awful quality, I swear they looked amazing. So much for making a point.

I decided on the B.J. Roll (please laugh, Grace and I did), and Grace chose the Sexy Roll (B.J. is above on the left, Sexy is on the right. You can see what their ingredients are on Sun Sushi's website). So when the waitress came to take our order and informed us that regular rolls were 50% off and specialty rolls were 15% off. ALL. THE. TIME, my decision to only order one roll quickly changed and I added a $2.95 eel and avocado roll to my order. Those two rolls + a $1 bowl of Miso soup made Lauren a happy girl, complete with leftover sushi for tomorrow. I'll definitely be back. All I can say is, what a nice end to my first week of classes (yes, I only have class Monday-Wednesday. I can feel your intense jealously all the way over here in Cali).

On a side note: I saw my first hummingbird today! I was too shocked to be quick enough to snap a photo, but here's a supplemental picture:

So FREAKING adorable! Do you think they make good pets? I want one like Pocahontas.

I totally deserve this. Probably a wolf instead of a raccoon though.

So friends! Tomorrow is my first free day in California! I still haven't decided what to do, but hopefully it will be something exciting!

Until tomorrow! <3