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| - One night, I was futzing around on Yelp and came across this new place. There were a lot of good reviews, so I went out the next day on a mission to try this place and review it, too!
While the location is great (across the way from SideBar), the parking kind of sucks, but I found a spot eventually (it was also lunch time on a weekday, so that's probably my bad). I met a friend there, and we were eager to see what all the hype was about.
Basically, everyone is right! It's like Chipotle or Subway, but with sushi! What a great concept!!! You can choose white or brown rice with either soy skin (which I thought sounded effing gross) or the traditional seaweed (way better!) and then you can pick three veggies (anything additional is 50 cents more) and you can add meat(s) for a little extra, too. I opted for the seaweed with brown rice and added avocado, cukes, sprouts and asparagus to it. It was quite a nice little green roll, if I do say so myself (and I do). They take the roll and put it in this nifty roll cutter, and out comes 10 perfectly cut sushi pieces. Then as you move closer to the register, they ask if you'd like any toppings (crispy tempura, roe, sesame seeds, etc.) They have all kinds of sauces: ponzu, soy, teriyaki glaze, sweet chili, sriracha, eel, and maybe more that I can't remember. You can also grab a bowl of miso soup or some edamame just in case you want a little something extra. When I went to pay, my rolls were only about 4 dollars plus my drink= 6 dollar meal. Woo! When you go to the condiment bar, it's full of ginger and wasabi and two big iced tea pitchers and then two more that are full of ponzu and soy sauce. It was awesome and I was in condiment heaven!! I grabbed some of the hibiscus tea and was ready to go. The roll was soo delicious and the tea was surprisingly good. I went back for more, and grabbed a roll to go for my woman and a cucumber salad (they also have a squid salad and a seaweed salad). All in all, my expectations were met and then some and my friend really enjoyed her meal, as well.
The food was great, the staff was friendly and helpful (they saw the look on my face as I walked up and totally knew I didn't know what I was doing), they explained how everything worked and made my experience that much better.
Can't wait to come back!
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