Asakusa Sushi: Burnaby

Overview:

Small but clean and bright on the inside. Good food and a decent selection. Lots of lunchand dinner specials and combos. Rolls were a good size. Good prices on some rolls.

Pros:

Prices were ok for the quality

Cons:

Mainly pay parking unless you park at the mall and cross the street.

Contact Info:

4729 Kingsway, 

Burnaby, BC 

V5H 2C3

Phone: (604) 436-5505

Sushi Royal House: Vancouver

Overview:

Sushi Royal House is a fun and welcoming place to enjoy simple, fresh and delicious food crafted using a combination of Japanese ingredients and fresh products.

Thoughts:
Nice and clean on the inside. Quick service and decent prices. The parking lot was a bit tight and a lot of reserved parking making it hard to find a spot.

Pros:

Decent food for a decent price and close to the Skytrain.

Cons:

Small parking lot making it hard to find parking.

Hours:

Mon-Wed, Sat 11:00am - 9:00pm

Thu-Fri 11:00am - 9:30pm 

Sun 12:00am - 9:00pm

Contact Info:

2893 Grandview Hwy., 

Vancouver, BC 

V5M 2E1

Phone: 604.436.0890

Phone: 604.568.0941

Website: http://toktokvan.com/sushiroyalhouse/menu1.php

Crazy M Ranch: Prince George

Overview:
Come and enjoy a horse drawn sleigh ride through beautiful woodland trails and open fields where deer and many other kinds of wildlife can be seen. The hour long ride will bring you back to a building “The Sleigh Shed” which is heated by an old fashioned wood cook stove where complimentary hot chocolate, coffee, tea and cookies are served.

Thoughts:

This is a great winter season activity for a fairly large group. The family run ranch offers hour long sleigh rides followed by another hour of drinks bon fire and sledding.

The property is about 20 min out of the city and is pretty easy to find. The ameneties are in great condition and they are constantly adding new things to make your experience more enjoyable.

Coffee and tea are provided and outside food is allowed as well. We brought hot dogs and marshmallows to roast on the fire and they had sticks there for you.

The sledding hill was a bit of a walk from the hut and would be a bit difficult to use within your time frame. It probably gets most use during larger groups where multiple sleigh rides are required.

Pros:
Good for large groups and a lot to do in the couple of hours you get. Very friendly family that runs the sleigh rides.

Cons:
Sledding hill a bit far and it is an open sleigh ride so weather may or may not be on your side.

Contact Info:

Crazy M Ranch - Sleigh Rides

Prince George, BC

For bookings ask for Gaylene

Phone: 250-560-5505

Website: http://crazymranch.weebly.com/

Sloquet Hot Springs: Fraser Valley

Overview:
Sloquet Hot Springs is a wonderfully wild set of shallow, man-made pools fed by a small, all natural, and very hot, waterfall.  The pools stretch from the waterfall to the large and crashing Sloquet River. The large, spread out campsite for the hot springs lies a short 5 minute walk from the springs.

Thoughts:

A great spot for relaxing and very scenic. It was very busy on the summer weekend and the campground was quite full.

A bit of a drive in as it is about 3hrs from Pemberton on gravel roads or 3hrs from Harrison on a gravel road that requires 4 wheel drive in sections.

The springs are in a natural setting broken up into multiple pools each getting gradually cooler towards the Sloquet river.

About 20 sites for camping and most can hold multiple tents and even a small trailer if you want to tow one in on the gravel roads. There is a $15 fee to camp and a $5 day use fee if the attendant is there to collect (apparently mainly on weekends and during the summer months).

Aside from the long drive in it is a great spot to go and I would definitely head back that way. I probably would not come up from Harrison though but rather just spend the extra time to drive down from Pemberton.

Pros:
Very nice setting and very clean.

Cons:
A pretty long drive down a bumpy gravel road, day use and overnight fees

Contact Information:
Cultus Lake Park
4165 Columbia Valley Highway
Cultus Lake Park, BC V2R 5B5

Website: http://whistlerhiatus.com/driving/sloquet-hot-springs-126k.html

Skaha Lake Park: Penticton

Overview:
This beautiful park offers outdoor fun for everyone! Located at the south end of Penticton, this 21 acre park offers a variety of year round recreational opportunities. Skaha Lake Park includes one of BC's most beautiful sandy beaches; the red sand beach is great for sunbathing & wading in the warm waters of Skaha Lake.

Thoughts:
A nice lake in the summer with plenty to do. A spray park for the kids, small concession and of course a sandy beach. Boat rentals and a slide offer some water fun as well. The lake is nice and warm in the summer because of the size and can get quite busy.

There is a very large parking lot and plenty of space on the beach or grass for everyone.

Pros:
Warm waters and plenty of things to do to keep you busy for the day.

Cons:
Swimming area can be quite crowded as it can be a bit short in areas because of a drop off.

Contact Information:
Phone: 250-490-2426

Website: http://www.penticton.ca/EN/main/community/parks-trails-beaches/parks/skaha-lake-park.html

Bentei Sushi: Burnaby

Thoughts:

Super friendly service and very quick. The prices are also on the lower end which is good for the quality of the food. The rolls were decent size and the rice and roll contents were very good but the seaweed wrap was a bit chewy.

The restaurant was a little unsettling from the outside and the inside looks like an old diner but very clean.

Pros:

Other than the seaweed the food was good and the prices were even better.

Cons:

Chewy seaweed on the wraps and looks a little rough. 

Contact Info:

#5-5901 E. Broadway St.,
Burnaby, BC
V5B 2Y1

Phone: 604.291.0080

Website: http://www.benteisushiburnaby.com/

Gaya Sushi: Burnaby

Thoughts:

Small place with limited parking but quite a few seats.  Very busy at lunch and had to wait a fair bit of time to even be seated.

Nice decor and very clean looking.

Pros:

Lots of seating and better location is decent for people in the area. 

Cons:

Small parking lot and food was just ok 

Contact Info:

105 - 2900 Bainbridge Ave
Burnaby,  B.C.
V5A 2S8

Phone: 604.368.0086