Site:http://maki.us.com/
Located in North Austin (Mopac near Braker).
Before we share our opinions on this place,
let's give you the facts.
This is a Subway type Sushi place.
Meaning, just like how they prepare your sandwich
at Subway, that's how they roll here.
Doesn't this look like a Subway to you?
Except, instead of yellow and brown, it's green and brown.
You walk in and you choose what wrapping
you want.
The people here don't physically put rice on the wrapping.
They have a machine that does it in 3 seconds.
You choose up to three veggies which include some fruits as well.
After you choose your wrapping and veggies,
it's time for the good stuff (the meats).
Then you choose any toppings you want on top
or on the side.
And that's about it. You pay.
You sit and enjoy.
Fast and easy.
The hard part is deciding all those veggies
and combinations.
Comments:
We actually enjoyed this place.
It's definitely, low budget.
The staff wasn't your usual staff you
see at sushi bars, they were more like
college students or something.
The presentation of the sushi was just plain
and casual. They put them in baskets
and nothing fancy.
The atmosphere is casual and modern.
The sushi is great for the price.
There was not one sushi roll that stood out.
They were all equally great.
Price: They charge for the wrapping
which includes up to three veggies.
One wrapping is 3 bucks
the other 4 bucks.
The meats range in price.
From 2 dollars to 4 dollars.
Most toppings are free.
So you're looking at about $5-$8 per roll.
That good thing is each roll
comes with 10 pieces.
When you go to an actual sushi place, they
serve you an average of 8 pieces per roll
for a little bit more money (unless it's happy hour).
There was three of us this time,
so we ordered 6 rolls (60pcs).
The price was the same as ordering 4 rolls
at another place.
Shoot, this is even cheaper than sushi you get at H.E.B.
This is how we Roll (Rolls we made up and tried):
We chose traditional seaweed wrapping for all rolls.
In the picture below, the left roll is
a combination of regular salmon, cream cheese,
avocado, and sprouts with tempura crunch flakes
on top (cheesy with a little crunch).
The roll on the right is a combination of spicy tuna,
jalapeño, and strawberry (weird, but spicy as hell).
Here we have a roll with a combination
of crabstick, double avocado, and cucumber
with sweet chili sauce.
Next to it: Shrimp Tempura with cream cheese
and jalapeño. Both delicious.
Regular tuna with cream cheese and cucumber
with japanese mayo on top and smoked salmon
with cream cheese and jalapeño with wasabi mayo.
Nice and deadly with wasabi.
We didn't really taste the fish in these rolls,
the veggies and the rice stood out more.
But, they were there.
So good enough for the price.
Fast and original.
We ordered more than enough rolls, but
with patience we knocked them all out.
That's just how we roll.
