Magmnus Saunders
Google
I ordered 12 rice balls, 1 lucky sushi bag, 1 sushi boat, and 1 drink. I got all of this for just under $24 including tax. Each rice ball was $1.00, each lucky bag and sushi boat was $1.99, and my drink was $3.99. I went on a Saturday around 5:45. They were out of all flavors of rice triangle and skewers, and a few milk tea flavors. 8 rice balls was more than enough for me for one sitting since they have so much rice in each one, and I had to finish my review later when I could eat the other 6 food items. The average person can expect to eat 6-10 food items.
For the drink, I ordered the rose blossom lemonade, with 25% sugar. I don’t know if they stuck to 25%, because it was very sweet. If mine was 25%, then I would recommend not going any higher than that. The rose blossom flavor was a good strength though. Most rose lemonades I’ve tried, the lemonade overpowers the rose. This one however, has enough rose flavor. The lemonade flavor and the rose flavor were well balanced. 5/5
The first and best rice ball I tried was the pickled cucumber rice ball. I would highly recommend it. The seasoning was good and not too weak, so it was quite enjoyable. 5/5
The other rice balls I rated 5/5 include the Snapper and the Smoked Salmon. Both of these were flavorful. I could taste the fish, and there were other flavors there too from seasoning.
The rice balls I rated 4/5 include the tuna, white tuna, and fish egg. These were nothing special, they just tasted like rice. Not enough topping. I also rated the avocado rice ball a 4/5 because it’s okay, but nothing special. The other rice ball I rated a 4/5 is the crab stick rice ball, since the wasabi flavor was too strong and was the dominating flavor. I couldn’t taste the crab stick or the rice. These were all fine food, but I wouldn’t order them again.
The rice ball I give a rating of 3/5 is the shrimp rice ball. The shrimp was overcooked and therefore tough and flavorless. It was not a good bite. Would not order again and would caution others against ordering.
The rice ball I give a 2/5 rating to is the salmon rice ball. It was mostly rice flavor, but a fishy scent and aftertaste. I felt the texture or some stringy bits of fat in the fish. Also as soon as the fish hit my stomach I felt uncomfortable, like it wasn’t the highest quality fish. Would not order again, and would recommend that no one orders it unless they improve the fish quality.
I got two fruit rice balls. One mango and one strawberry. They are aimed more towards a dessert course, as they have frosting sauce and sprinkles on top. This sauce isn’t very sweet, so you don’t have to avoid it if you’re someone who dislikes frosting. The toppings don’t add much flavor, only visuals. The dominant flavor in these rice balls was the fruit, which was soft and ripe. 5/5
The lucky sushi bag wasn’t great. I got the shrimp tempura flavor. If you wanted tempura, it’s pretty good, although a very small amount of shrimp. But the bag itself is quite oily and mushy, and the rice is not flavorful. For the price, it’s not worth it at all. 3/5
I also tried a gunkan sushi boat. The topping was metallic tasting. I’m not sure what the topping was since the item was just called “gunkan sushi boat”, but it was sort of a spicy vegetable mixture. Tasted like instant kimchi. If they had better options for filling/topping for the sushi boats, then they might be worth the price. I wouldn’t recommend the flavor I tried. 3/5
Rose Blossom Lemonade - 5/5
Pickled Cucumber Rice Ball - 5/5
Snapper Rice Ball - 5/5
Smoked Salmon Rice Ball - 5/5
Strawberry Rice Ball - 5/5
Mango Rice Ball - 5/5
Tuna Rice Ball - 4/5
White Tuna Rice Ball - 4/5
Fish Egg Rice Ball - 4/5
Avocado Rice Ball - 4/5
Crab Stick Rice Ball - 4/5
Shrimp Rice Ball - 3/5
Shrimp Tempura Lucky Sushi Bag - 3/5
Gunkan Sushi Boat - 3/5
Salmon Rice Ball 2/5
Overall, 4/5 rating