Today, I didn’t feel like going home for some reason. It was also dinnertime after work so I decided to go find something to eat. Problem is when I don’t specifically crave anything I spend forever wondering what to eat (I even pulled out my list of places to try out but I wasn’t in the mood for it).

But not long after driving, I found myself in front of Nomiya (the one by Ellerslie). If I had to compare, I think I liked the noodles at the Calgary Trail side more.

I came at the right time during their happy hour! It’s basically deals on some appetizers like chicken karaage.

I had a friend that used to work here and I’d make the excuse to come here as much as my wallet would allow (poor uni kid life). Plus I’d often suggest this place when my friends ask where to go to eat hehe.

That friend and I would go out to eat the bento boxes here, so as part of nostalgia I guess I ordered one! The karaage didn’t taste as good as it used to :'(.

If I had to try and pinpoint what I didn’t like about the chicken was that it was dry– like the chewy kind of dry.

I realized as I was slowly eating that it gets kind of lonely. So I attempted to talk to the sushi chef, inquiring about some of the fish he had in the display. Nope. He definitely didn’t want to talk never mind carry a conversation with me.

Luckily there was a cute waiter that would check up on me every so often?

Eventually do you know who kept me company for a bit? A nice mom that came by to drop food for her son working at Nomiya haha.

There was this one sushi chef that worked at Nomiya that I absolutely loved. He carried this warm smile and was just super friendly. And whenever I came by with my friend, he’ll make sure to give some nicer pieces or extra treats :). He’s like the grandpa I never had. So cute!

Before I left, the waiter gave me like 2 handfuls of the mikilta candy!! THAT made me super happy ahaha.

And just like that, there goes another day~

Just an average day.

-Mish