The moment Lucas woke up today he wanted to know what was for breakfast. When I said pancakes, he replied banana pancakes. I've never had banana pancakes before. He couldn't believe this and insisted he cook me some. I tried a bite and decided they're not for me. I like bananas, but the consistency and texture some times gets to me. So putting them in pancake form didn't have much of a shot to win me over, but as you might have guessed by now, I'm always up for trying something new.
We needed to run to Hobby Lobby and living in the Ingersoll district we're pretty much right in between Merle Hay and Southridge. We decided to head down to Southridge just to find Hobby Lobby is closed on Sundays. Oh well, we decided to check out the mall. Neither of us had been there since the major renovation turned it into more of a strip mall. It's got some new stores and looks much better. Unfortunately, it still wasn't busy. Maybe once Marshall's opens and the faux-ice skating rink open up more people will head that way.
Slowly but surely I am eating my way around the metro. After shopping we decided on sushi. I'd never been to Sakura Sushi in West Des Moines on Grand and Railroad and figured now's a good time. Bam! Awesome sushi. My former boss said how much he loved it there, and I concur. This is a picture of the Dynamite. The Cruncy 2-1, Philadelphia and Spicy Tuna all get our seal of approval. The fried calamari is great too, but you only get 6 pieces for $6. Not sure that was worth it. I'll be back to try more!