I stopped by a couple of weeks ago on a Friday, right as they opened at 11am. I was immediately greeted by a very polite and friendly gentleman.
As someone with terrible vision, I love that the menu is large enough to read from a short distance. Right as I arrived at the front of the line where he was waiting for me, I could see the price of a regular poke bowl, above his head, was $13. I believe this was a recent change. To be clear, I did not find this surprising, as prices have been going up everywhere with all this inflation. I was just glad I could immediately notice it and decide if I wanted to move forward with an order, instead of finding out after the bowl was made.
Even with the price increase, I didn't find it unreasonably high. That's pretty in line with a lot of poke places where I live in North Texas, at least in certain cities. I also found the portion to be more than fair as 3 scoops of protein are included, and many poke places only include 2 in the initial price. They had plenty of toppings and they only have an extra upcharge on 4 of them, like mango and avocado. They didn't charge for extra scoops of toppings or crunch either.
While there were about a dozen proteins to choose from, I went with my standby and got 2 scoops of salmon with 1 scoop of the crab salad (kani). They had all the toppings I expect and prefer. While I was in the mood for a more citrusy sauce, the yuzu ponzu hit the spot. There weren't a ton of crunchy toppings, but I was more than satisfied with the garlic and onion and got extra of those. The bowl was very good and I couldn't even finish half of it in one sitting, so I had more than enough for dinner later. While not the best I've had, it exceeded my expectations for what I would get in College Station by a fair amount.
When I got to the end of the line where the register is, I saw a little sign advertising musubi for $3.50. While that's at least $1 more than I feel musubi should ever be priced, I have seen many places sell it for $2.75 for years (also too high in my opinion) before this round of inflation. Plus, I LOVE musubi and won't ever turn down an opportunity to get it. When I asked about it, they were actually making it fresh right at that moment, in the back. I waited maybe 90 seconds before I had my musubi in hand.
I've had musubi at a lot of places, and it doesn't typically compare to my grandma's musubi, but it's still a nice and nostalgic snack. This particular musubi had a lot more sauce on it than what I'm used to, and the nori didn't have quite the snap I was expecting, it also extended over the entire thing. So definitely not like grandma makes it, at all. However, it was delicious! Different than my expectations, but very good for what it is and I inhaled it in the car... literally, lol.
The staff was so kind and the food really satisfied the craving I was having, so I would definitely stop back in again! read more