Tia Choudhury
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I almost didn’t want to review this place because it is so awesome and I don’t want it to get super crowded but it is also too good of a place to not share.
I came here on a Sunday even with two of my friends. This was our first time here and a little overwhelmed with all the choices. We asked so many questions and I know that the staff probably was annoyed but they were so nice and answered all our questions thoroughly with a smile on their face.
The concept is similar to chipotle if you want to get a bowl (with a twist: you can choose one of their own speciality bowl creations as well). For the bowls, you can choose white rice, bamboo rice (a green rice that gets the chlorophyll from the bamboo) and volcano rice (multigrain, healthy version). I got the volcano rice and my friend got the bamboo rice - which was amazing! It had a really unique herb-y taste and I am definitely getting it next time. Then you have your options of protein (tuna, salmon, yellowtail and shrimp). They also have tofu for a vegan option. You can also choose different portions of the protein. Then they have all the toppings - vegetables, tobiko (HIGHLY recommend the citrus), crab, seaweed salad, sauces. I got the Truffle Tuna (one of their premade recipes) but ended up switching it out for salmon and shrimp. The truffle was AWESOME and complimented the fish amazingly. They also have pokirito (sushi burrito). We shared one (Maui) which was good too.
On top of all the food we got (btw: their regular is a good size portion), we still had room for their mochi ice cream. We got the lychee colada, raspberry with white chocolate crunch, pistachio, hazelnut crunch, matcha green tea and Thai iced tea. My absolute favorite was the raspberry. The lychee colada and matcha were subtle and probably the least flavorful.
I am so excited to have found this place (and also close to my house)! They have good options for people who like seafood and also vegan options. One of the cons was parking - we had no problem with street but I don’t know about busier times. Looking forward to trying new stuff!