This review is written with the fact that Fertitta Cafe does not claim to be a legitimate Asian restaurant in mind. They serve Asian foods such as banh mi, dim sum, bao, rice bowls, and sushi rolls. Almost all of the sushi rolls are pre-made by the workers there so you just go up and ask for the sushi box you want. WIth that said, I was fairly satisfied with my Spicy Crab Lover roll aka USC Roll. They have a naming theme with the rolls by calling them USC, Trojan, Cardinal, Fight On, etc, but the label on the sushi box just lists the regular sushi names. They packed a nice heavy layer of imitation crab mix on top of my roll consisting of 8 fairly large pieces of sushi. The ratio of rice to imitation crab mix was 3:1. The imitation crab mix was soft and flavorful from my wasabi/soysauce mix, but was not spicy at all. Let's be honest, I didn't eat here expecting a genuine sushi experience, but rather because I was hangry before my class. This sushi did it's job in getting me full and satisfied. However, the price of 13.99 is ridiculously high.
I like the fact that this cafe offers an awesome water dispenser, which you can choose from ambient, chilled, and chilled sparkling. read more