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| - This place is owned by the same people as those who own Spoon by Corner and Fork, and therefore, many of the poke bowls and burritos are the same. Again, I am slightly irritated by the name The Rising Sun, for reasons I have mentioned before (the connotation and relationship with imperial Japan during WWII). I strongly urge the owners to change the title and name, as this is still a very sensitive topic.
I ordered a customized poke bowl this time, and my friend got a personalized burrito too. Compared to the standard items on the menu, the custom made items cost at least a $1 more.
I got a salmon poke bowl with half base, kale, arugula, lychee, pickled cucumber (I was hoping for the Vietnamese type, but they ended up being the actual Japanese pickled type), shredded crab meat (LOL naive me was expecting real meat, and was therefore quite disappointed to find that it was the imitation stuff), and seaweed salad. For toppings, I got ginger (tasted slightly funny), tobiko (my complaint is that the portion was too small), green onion, and sesame seeds. For dressing, I got sesame vinaigrette and wasabi cucumber on the side. The vinaigrette was great!
The poke bowl was a decent size, but I found their salmon to be not too fresh. The flavour was quite fishy, and I had to mask it with soy sauce and wasabi. Their packaged wasabi was very spicy and flavourful!
My friend got the salmon burrito, with lettuce and spring mix, edamame, mango, shredded crab meat, and avocado (I wanted avocado, but it cost a $1 extra for poke bowls). For dressing, she got spicy mayo and teriyaki sauce, with fried onions, tempura bits, tobiko, etc. She loved the burrito, but mentioned that she wouldn't get the fried onion next time as the taste was quite overbearing.
A good and filling meal, and can be made quite healthy if you make the right choices!
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