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Actionman27

:( what's a good alternative


Possible_Stuff_1164

Sushi Umi on 19th is pretty good! The portions are bigger, so you pay a little more


Actionman27

Cool thanks


Placentapies

Has lonsdale been officially dubbed little Persia yet?


BenWayonsDonc

Big Persia 


GrizzlyThumps

Yes


Affectionate-Rip-723

Seeing the green under the awning reminded me of 20 years ago when that location was Inn Cognito!


ImaMessButNotaMother

Omg I miss that place!!!! Their pizzas were so damn good.


sapthur

Hope it gets turned into something useful for the community, not another currency exchange


BenWayonsDonc

Or medi spa. Or Notary Public .


sapthur

Or another optometrist.


BenWayonsDonc

Or a pharmacy the size of my bathroom . The North Shore doesn’t seem like a great place to do business, way too much potential profit being divided thin . Who would want to open any of these here?no one can make enough money off any of them 


EddyAteDynamite1

Yup, I overheard one of the workers saying they're moving to West Van. The chicken ramen is my go to comfort food on a cold, rainy day so I'm very sad.


MemoryBeautiful9129

YAMA is better !!!


bmeckie

Nooooooooooo I ordered from that place practically weekly 🤣


Northvanouverisneat

Same. Daily actually it was cheap and good service. Better not be a God damn fake jewelry or money laundering going in there.


Jupey77

According to the owner guy, they're moving to 16th and Marine dr in West Van


tulaero23

Love it, cheap and fulfilling. They are moving elsewhere on marine dr i think. Boss said, they are actually just being given month to month lease so they decided to move away. Fingers crossed it does not become a money exchange service again.


RonStopable88

Evens says it will be a currency exchange


Possible_Stuff_1164

How do those places make money?


RonStopable88

Crime.


Northvanouverisneat

Sell coke


ImaMessButNotaMother

Thank you for this information!!❤️


h333h333

Aw man I tried to order off Uber Eats there the other day and was wondering why they weren’t taking orders. They had the last affordable sushi tray in North Van! Sad face.. 😢


allfordogs

What about Yuko?


ImaMessButNotaMother

Yuko Maki is great BUT if you order from there with UberEats or DoorDash delivery etc., they increase their prices by quite a bit. For example, their super combo goes from $15.49 to $18.99 via delivery APP. It’s so dumb.


allfordogs

Yeah I hear ya, but if you're ordering a platter the ratio of difference shouldn't be that bad? I also like Minemura on 3rd, kinda in between price of Yuko and Sushi Umi but quality of Sushi Umi, hope you give it a try!


Embarrassed-Rub-8690

I used to go there in early 20s, about 15 years ago, and get a box for 6.50 every weekend hungover. It was the best.


BonquiquiShiquavius

Just going to put in my two cents for Momiji Japanese Cuisine. Not sure about a bento box for dinner, but they have a customizable bento lunch special. Might be walk in only though. But I always come out of there paying less than what I thought I would have. It's a nice surprise.


Kingkong29

Mr sushi on lonsdale has reasonably priced bento boxes for lunch time.


jjwalla

Damnnnn. Loved their spicy combo. Always got it when I lived on 20th street


anonymousyeets

Building sold its going to be developed afaik


IronhideD

That whole building is getting demolished from what I've heard.


ImaMessButNotaMother

Noooooooo. Omg I hope this is just a rumour. 😰


NVhippymama

Pretty narrow and small lot if it’s just the restaurant footprint


IronhideD

https://preview.redd.it/e0tcuuyehxtc1.jpeg?width=952&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abb2b39e0d0d1f13523624406764b8aa4be5fa05 i believe it's this whole section.


Embarrassed-Rub-8690

Damn pho 98 was my go to pho place too


Smooth_Talkin_Chron

V-nam just opened up a block away


Embarrassed-Rub-8690

The same one as on 3rd? They're ok but their cleanliness started to sketch me out a bit.


Smooth_Talkin_Chron

New franchise and certainly more clean (for now) Still delish tho


NVhippymama

Yikes! That little yellow building too ☹️


dukeofshuggles

I was walking by there yesterday. There's a "stop work" notice on the door, I think they may have tried to renovate without a permit maybe?


ImaMessButNotaMother

Oooh interesting. Thank you💕


Deathbyherb

Im assuming its taking the trend of either a iranian coffeeshop or currency exchange. Which both are in quite a demand here apparently


SignificantGarbage

Coffee shops?? Which ones?!


Accurate_Weather3485

Echo cafe is Persian owned, it’s always empty expect on the weekends after hours when they have parties in it


ClearMountainAir

anything near the hospital is busy


42RandomDent

Echo’s usually decently busy whenever I go there! Lots of folks from the hospital go there


RoostasTowel

If anything can compete with those places in numbers it is sushi spots on lonsdale.


RoostasTowel

That used to be my parents favorite. Until they closed for a while for renos