Will’s Food Diary

Ok so Me and Andrew have been going to 8th ave a lot after our rotations at the VA. This is like a grand opening I guess idk what that even means anymore but we went. Everything here is pretty solid and I still hate peppercorns

Curry Fish – 3/5

We got like another Fish dish like the curry one and Andrew liked it a decent amount but I am not going to comment on it because I barely tried it but I’ll give it a 3/5. and here is a photo.

Saurkaut FISH – W peppercorns – 3.3/5

Wish it did not have the pepper corn. The fish is seasoned decently and tender. I am not going to go that much in depth in this not that I do that anyways because A i am so tired and B I don’t even know what anything else is in there. I WILL do my due diligence later but as of right now just take my word for it it’s pretty good.

Crispy Pork – 2.7/5

Doesn’t look the best and it wasn’t either. It’s decent barely better than the chicken here and that was bad so IDK. No flavour just some meat that helps fill you up. Would not get again.

Crispy Chicken – 2.5/5

It’s COOKED really well. Juicy and tender. The flavour is terrible it taste like nothing. It is truly a disappointing dish. There is some spice but its like no flavour. Would not get again.

Tomato Soup with Fish – 3.7/5

Filling / strong tomato flavour / The beef is actually pretty nice – tender juicy and a decent amount / the noodles mid / the mushrooms p nice.

Dessert 3.5/5

It is very plain. slight sweetness. Liquidy like water. really nice after the salty soup

Price – 3.5/5

Ok so like its 30 ish dollars but I am SUFFICENTLY full after every time I come here and that is TOTAL for both me and andrew and EVEN when we bring someone here it was still enough for us. So pretty good value for eating out standards. Not really for 8th ave so like its hard to give it a higher price rating when it is next to much Fujian cuisine.

Experience – 4.5/5

Ok honestly like I love this place. SIMPLE menu it’s all pretty much the same thing just slight variation. its fish soup with a side of rice and some random sides. I love that. You come here you know what you want and what you’ll get. You get a free dessert after it’s pretty big on the inside super casual spot. This is like OPTIMAL restaurant experience. No rushing no Thrills and No backs on the chairs.

Wowie I haven’t written a review in a while. Those monday posts like 90% of them I wrote in november. Crazy stuff and it’ll be like until august. My brain My back My relationships I don’t even know man. I feel like I am just going to be a shell of a person for the next 2 years. Am I being over dramatic. Yes but man I am learning a lot I guess which is what this is all for. It’s kind of fun the GRIND and the PRESSURE but seeing these surgeons and how they live. Makes you think. The surgeon that has a kid to go home to while he is seldom there at least has something to go home to. It’s not like he is dreading his “GRIND” (I am not saying I need a kid or something to come home to just as an FYI). They all tell me their woes in between patients. (well except one of them) and it’s like funny. The GRIND seems to not end until you are an attending. Like I lament, complain, whine whatever a lot. I don’t actually not like the current lifestyle I live. It doesn’t really feel like a grind. I understand that yes I cannot travel. I am missing weddings, I can’t pursue my hobbies as much as I’d like, and I have no money. But at the end of the day I do like what I am doing and I was aware it’d be like this before I got into it. It has been making me rethink my priorities in a lot of other aspects of my life. It’s so funny but it makes me wish I was like religious or had some sort of spiritual connection to something because sometimes I think it’d be nice to just have this thing that I can channel my frustrations with and gain some sort of clarity or strength to move forward instead of just saying “it be that way don’t it”. I think my closest connection to something of that sort is like I’ll just think like Anthony Bourdain or Guy Fieri. I don’t know why but I just assume those guys would have some quote or mantra that says it’s about the journey and not the destination or something that just makes me try to be more present or something. I guess this food review/ journal is kind of like that. I do think it is very funny that I choose to do this here. Do I like this or do I keep telling myself I like this?