After a busy day out we ended up here at Mama Rice Roll for a very late lunch. It's located in Dragon City Mall, in Calgary's Chinatown. They have one of those electronic kiosks where you can place your order. My daughter and I ordered a Steamed Rice Roll with shrimp in it, a Fried Shrimp Sushi Taco, Unagi Sushi Taco, and a couple of drinks, one of which was a Hong Kong Style Milk Tea.
It was about 3pm or later when we sat down to eat and drink. I normally try to avoid caffeine past noon but some unexpected events occurred earlier in the day which led to me ending up drenched, wet and cold. So...I defied my normal rule of avoiding caffeine past noon so that I could have a cup of something warm to help warm me up. This is where the Hong Kong Style Milk Tea came in. Oh my...that caffeine really kept me awake later at night and I got barely any sleep. The HK Milk Tea was very tasty though so...if you're an HK Style Milk Tea fan then I could definitely recommend this drink.
The steamed rice roll wasn't bad but I've had better. The Sushi Tacos were what we had really come for. They didn't disappoint. They were absolutely scrumptious. Also a lot messier to eat than I anticipated though. Definitely be prepared to get your hands dirty with these as they are packed with yummy but messy fillings that will spill out and get all over your hands. Make sure to grab some napkins to wipe your hands with! If I'd had more room in my tummy I might have also ordered one of their Tamago Sandwiches. Maybe next time.
This Mama Rice Roll place is also Mama Dessert and there was a separate system in the Kiosk for ordering desserts from this same place. Desserts looked very tempting too. One of our friends ordered a Brown sugar bubble tea drink from the Mama Dessert menu and she said it was really yummy. read more