I Love Sushi

I Love Sushi
494 Queen Street. West
Toronto, Ontario
(416) 364-8833
Deal Purchased: $20 for $40 towards Food and Drinks at I Love Sushi
Deal Site: WagJag
Date Purchased: August 7, 2012
Date Visited: February 12, 2013
Recommended: YES

Pros: Clean, delicious food, excellent service, reasonable prices, lots of variety
Cons: The front sign needs an update

Wow, I have to say when I approached this place from the outside I did not expect the fantasticness that awaited me inside.  The place looked like it was freshly painted.  It looked really nice, the seats were comfortable, and the distance between the tables was great and left enough room for my fat butt to fit between the tables without knocking over cutlery when heading to the bench.

Our server was delightful.  She was really sweet, and although she had a bit of tunnel vision and seemed to only be able to concentrate on one thing at a time, she was still really friendly and deserved the big tip that she got.

The food... well that was pretty decent for sushi in this city. There are only a few sushi places I can count that I actually would return to.  The best roll we got was the sweet potato tempura roll. It was delicious.  The sushi pizza was also very good, I don't know what it was but the sauce that was on it was delicious!  It sorta reminded me of.. you know when you order fried chicken that comes with a white peppercorn gravy.. it sorta reminded me of that delicious gravy! Yummy!  I was a little saddened by the green dragon roll only because it said it was avocado on shrimp tempura but when we got it it had crab it in as well, and I don't like crab.  They need to improve the information on their menu a bit if this is the case.  On the other hand, their menu selection was HUGE!!  It was like two restaurants in one.  They had both Japanese and Thai food.  Huge amounts of options and everything sounded really good. We got a couple of their desserts as well, the coconut sticky rice with mango which was delicious, and the fried banana with ice cream. YUM!  Now I'm gonna lie and say the food is gourmet, but honestly it was very good for a local sushi place. Oh, and another thing about the sushi that I really like was that their rice was a good temperature.  There is nothing that I hate more when ordering sushi that cold rice.  Yuck!  If I wanted cold rice sushi I would pick up sushi from the grocery store.  Ew!

Best part, the guava candies that come with your bill, which are my favourite!

Anyway, check it out!

TOTALLY RECOMMEND!

Inspired Life Health Centre

Inspired Life Health Centre
5-320 Danforth Ave.
Toronto, Ontario M4K 1N8
(416) 461-8688
Deal Purchased: $15 for One Infrared-Sauna Session at Inspired Life Health Centre ($45 Value)
Deal Site: Groupon
Date Purchased: September 22, 2010
Recommended: YES

Pros: Clean facilities, knowledgeable and helpful staff, convenient location, sauna does wonders!
Cons: Sauna is a tad on the small size, have to get dressed in order to get to shower. 

I love this place! The sauna is excellent and always clean.  The whole office in fact is spotless and nicely laid out.  Their staff are top notch and are always friendly.

I've been back many times since I purchased the deal and have used several of their practitioners too. I am really ecstatic with their service and facilities.

TOTALLY RECOMMEND!

Rio UV Gel Nail System

Rio UV Gel Nail System
Apple Creek Products
http://applecreekproducts.com/

Deal Purchased: $56 for a Rio UV Gel Nail System from Apple Creek Products (a $112 Value)
Deal Site: WagJag
Date Purchased: October 7, 2012
Recommended: YES

Pros: Works similar to Shellac and stays on for a long time. You can use your own regular nailpolish so there are lots of colours to choosse from. Does a great job if you follow the directions properly.
Cons: Take a long time because you have to do your thumb seperately from your fingers.


I purchased this item because going to the salon to do shellac is just getting way to expensive.  I love using dark colours on my nails but I really do them myself becuase they end up chipping within two days of putting the polish on.  When I saw I could use my own polish colours with this item that is what sold me.

The item was shipping out really quickly and was in perfect condition when I received it. The only thing it doesn't have included that I would like to see is a cuticle oil.  I had my own so it wasn't a problem.

If you follow the directions properly the colour will stay on a really long time.

There are a few things to really pay attention to:
1) Don't let the top coat get too close to the sids of your fingers.  It will harden on your fingers and then it will begin to peel and also it will feel funny.
2) Make sure to put a bit of elbow greece when you use the finishing liquid to really clean off the nails at the end otherwise they feel a bit gummy.
3) Have a stop watch or something near you so you know when to do the next coat.

 RECOMMEND IT!

Just Bounce Trampoline Club

Just Bounce Trampoline Club
3731 Chesswood Dr
Allen Road & Sheppard
North York, ON
M3J 2P6
http://www.justbounce.ca

Deal Purchased: $18 for 2-Introductory Trampoline Classes from Just Bounce Trampoline Club (a $40 Value)
Deal Site: Teambuy
Date Purchased: March 27 2011
Recommended: YES

Pros: Really supportive coaches, Everyone goes at own pace, Small Class Size, REALLY FUN!
Cons: Difficult to find


I went last night to use my voucher for Just Bounce Trampoline club. Holy Jumping Jellybeans Batman... Trampolining is freaking fun!!! I actually had a crazy enjoyable time! From the moment I walked in the door, despite being a bit nervous to start, everyone there made feel very comfortable. All I had to do was fill out a waver.. pretty much signing my life away and then started the class. We started with a 10ish minute warm up followed by some play time on the double mini which are those small tramps that you run and then jump onto. I got the hang of it on about the second or third attempt.

We then moved upstairs for the real bouncing action on the larger trampolines. I started off slow with just jumping straight up and down, and each time it was my turn to go on the coach gave me something new to try. I ended up mastering the half turn to seat drop by the end of the class.. go me!!

I have to also add trampolining is not only wicked fun, but it's also an amazing workout! 

I LOVE this place and I

TOTALLY RECOMMEND IT!

Feather Fashionista

Feather Fashionista
http://www.featherfashinista.com/

Deal Purchased: $9 for your Choice of 3 Hair Extensions and 3 Microbeads from Feather Fashinista (a $20 Value)-Other Option Available
Deal Site: WagJag
Date Purchased: October 11 2011
Recommended: YES

Pros: Lots of Colours to choose from, Fast Shipping, Excellent Support
Cons: Sent wrong colour

Being a hippie at heart I enjoy putting things into my hair that are inspired by the beauty of the animals of the world.  So when I saw this deal I jumped at the chance to become one with my feathered friends. 

I ordered a lot.  Like 10x3=30 a lot. Because I could, and because I'll probably still wear them even when they go out of fashion.  I do things like that!  It makes people respect me because it shows that if I wear a style it's because I like it and not because everyone else is doing it!  I've been wearing big ass hoops since the 80's! 

I received the feathers in the mail within 2 weeks time in a nice litle envelope as supposed to 10 nice little envelopes which was great because it saved envelopes/trees and saved them money on shipping!  Go Planeteers! 
Unfortunately 2 of the colours I ordered were the wrong shade of blue so I emailed the company who wrote back instantly and told me they would send me the correct ones and apologized for the error. I asked them if I should return the ones that were incorrect and they told me to keep them.  The customer support was truly excellent!  I'm expecting to receive the new feathers this week.  If I don't I'll update this post and let you know but consider this a definite

RECOMMEND

Update: The company sent me the correct colour feathers as promised right away! :)

Aki Da Japanese Seafood & Teppanayaki Restaurant

Aki Da Japanese Seafood & Teppanayaki Restaurant
1911 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON
M4L1H3
www.akidasushi.com

Deal Purchased: $15 for $30 Worth of Authentic Upscale Japanese Cuisine and Drinks at Aki Da Japanese Seafood & Teppanayaki Restaurant
Deal Site: WagJag
Date Purchased: May 11 2011
Recommended: YES

Pros: Delicious and Fresh food, Wide variety of Menu items, Excellent Service, the little candies at the end of the meal, Pleasant Atmosphere
Cons: Can be a bitch to find parking, expensive

If you've ever traveled outside of Toronto you know it's rare to find a city with such a vast variety of amazing food choices. So it was a bit of a shocker when I was in Scottsdale Arizona last year and found a sushi restaurant called Roka Akor that might have actually ruined me from ever eating sushi again! Since I've been back I have yet to eat any sushi that even came close. I actually barely touched sushi at all because it's just always a let down. Until now. Aki Da... thank you for allowing me to eat sushi again in Toronto!

The menu options were vast and every item ordered was absolutely delicious! I'm a big fan of the Red Dragon Roll and the ridiculously delicious Crystal Salmon Roll which is rolled up in rice paper. The presentation of all the food is incredible. Every item looks like it should win a beauty pageant! Even their desserts are amazing, tempura cheesecake.. Hello!! Puddle on the floor!

Since my first experience there I've been back three more times and it's consistently good! They also give these little delicious guava or pineapple candies with your bill.. Yum!!

The only downfall is that I wouldn't be able to afford to eat there on a regular basis without the deal vouchers. It would end up being a special occasion treat to go there, but no denying that it's worth every penny!

I TOTALLY RECOMMEND this place!