Kelly T.
Yelp
Sometimes you just need food delivered even when you know you're going to pay an arm and a leg in service fees and such. But, you're always in a much better mood when the food itself was worth the trouble. Kuben is an example of exactly that. Do I wish I had my $20 in extra fees and tip back? Of course, but the money I paid for food was worth it.
I ordered the chicken teriyaki bento, a spam musubi, a Kiss Me roll, and after reading reviews, just had to try the baked Mountain Roll. Great job to my Grubhub driver for getting it all to me on time and great job packing it up Kuben!
First up, Bento. This actually got my lowest star ratings for what I received. The amount was definitely a nice surprise but the flavors and textures were not the greatest. The miso soup was delicious and still hot upon delivery. That tasted great on a cold day. The edamame was fine. Not overly salted or flavored and not overly cooked and soggy. The gyoza were pretty standard: crispy and flavorful. No complaints there. The four piece CA roll was also pretty spot on. The little salad was unfortunate though; fully packed with bitter cabbage pieces that an apple dressing could not salvage. And last but not least, it was the chicken and rice portion of my bento that I was disappointed in. The chicken texture itself reminded me of the prepackaged Hormel sliced chicken you can buy and place in salads or cook on the stovetop. It was a little too rubbery. It's redeeming quality was they doused it in sauce so it masked it a little. However, silver lining. For some reason, my picky son loved it! He ate it all for dinner when I took it home and asked for more. So while it wasn't my favorite teriyaki chicken, it did not go to waste and someone enjoyed it.
The spam musubi was mediocre. It does look rather sad in the picture but all the general flavors were there, just nothing exciting to write about.
But now let's talk about these rolls. They were the highlight of my meal. The Kiss Me roll was shrimp tempura, crab, and cucumber on the inside and tuna, avocado, and ponzu sauce on the outside. Reminded me of a caterpillar roll with fresh flavors. It was delicious! And then don't even get me started on that Mountain Roll. After reading reviews I knew I had to try it. A baked roll, it had crab, avocado and cream cheese inside, and on the outside salmon! This baked goodness melts in your mouth (just make sure not to burn the roof of your mouth)!
This was a lot of food. Please keep in mind this covered me for lunch for two days, and my son ate the teriyaki chicken and rice for dinner. All in all, I enjoyed it. Could some parts have been better? Sure. Was I surprised with the quality for delivery sushi? Happily surprised.