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Sushi Bake Delivery Service Baked Sushi ATX Opens in Austin | Eater Austin

"Run by Rosselle and Mark Mercado, Baked Sushi ATX is a new Austin delivery service that I found focuses on sushi bake — layered, baked, deconstructed sushi casseroles that became a trend in the Philippines during the pandemic. Their Bake California Maki tops sushi rice with a creamy shredded-crab mixture plus mango, cucumber, and furikake, and is studded with roe and fried seaweed; you can eat it heated or at room temperature or scoop it onto nori sheets to eat, which Mercado describes as “scoop, eat, wrap, repeat.” There’s also a customizable spicy version and a half-spicy/half-original option. Trays come in an 8-by-5.5-inch size for $12 and an 8-by-8-inch size for $20, both including nori sheets, and additional flavors are planned. The Mercados, who moved from the Philippines and previously worked at the Fairmont Hotel, launched the home-based operation in mid-August after Rosselle was laid off; they follow strict COVID-19 safety measures (sanitization, masks and gloves). Orders are placed online with preset pickup days and times in the East Riverside area, sales have been steady, and they plan to expand pickup locations to north and south Austin and offer free downtown deliveries." - Nadia Chaudhury