I was really elated to find a place having a premade sushi bar here in Trinidad:
:DYESSS! After a frustrating experience going to a sushi restaurant and being told we had to make reservations by a security guard(this was not stated on their website!), then told we can’t just call in we need to make them through facebook so they can vet me:rolleyes::mad:
They are also cheaper, some restaurants a single roll or plate is around $50 USD.
I just about gave up but I found a place where I can walk in and buy sushi, but man they have the same problem I had with this in the USA which is that it is hard to find plain maki rolls(seaweed, rice, fish) and unlike in the USA place I went to you can’t come when the chef is there and make special requests.
California roll type random veggies abominations abound, cream cheese in sushi, bizarre toppings like sriracha or mayo, deep fried sushi rolls?!? Quite a few have cooked fish, or fried shrimp?
I normally have to either get one with cream cheese and remove it before eating, or scrape off the sriracha sauce on top since I can’t custom order here. But once I do that it is fine.
I mean why would someone want to eat sushi if they hate raw fish?
EDIT:Even worse it appears people hate the nori(seaweed wrap) as they have several seaweed free varieties. I don’t get it. Even riceless rolls, but no maki.
Err… most of the things you describe like CA roll are makizushi. The important thing is that it’s in a roll. The three main types in the US are maki, temaki (hand roll, or maybe a subtype), and nigiri (1 fish + rice). I also can’t think of many US places that make premade sushi besides grocery stores, Whole Foods, or Panda Express. Every restaurant has been made-to-order (or it seems that way).
What a bizarre business model. I’m not familiar with Trinidad but it sounds like when some restaurant or club in a smaller city tries to pretend it’s in Manhattan or Vegas and creates exclusivity rules that don’t work.
It is not unknown in higher end places, I’ve seen restaurants that have a sign prominently by the door that they are private members only.
There is a movie theater here called Movie Towne, they have certain nights where the prices are more expensive than usual, you get nothing extra for going that night except the chance to brag you can afford it and you can rub shoulders with others that can instead of the “riff raff”. I can only say :rolleyes:
EDIT:But it is clear some customers enjoy or get off on the feeling of exclusivity.
The names I’d need to look up to see what they are called elsewhere but Redfish, Kingfish, Fry Dry(I think this is sardines), Shark, Bouche, plenty others but not tuna.
No clue if they are sushi grade, they are sold out the back of trucks in the street heh.
“Sushi grade” here is just a way of saying it is fresh. You don’t have that worry. I wish I could buy fresh caught fish. In your shoes I’d try the Redfish and Kingfish. You can always buy and try, then throw it on the grill if it isn’t working for sushi…
Huh? grude, there’s nigiri and maki sushi, which are less popular than signature rolls, in places like MoreVino and KaizanSushi. They don’t need reservations at all. I went to Kaizan just this Monday, and had two sushi rolls and some gyoza. My friend had a combo that included nigiri and seaweed salad.
Yes, sushi is hell as expensive… Oh, how I miss my $5.99 or less rolls from Athens, GA. I hated that town, but the food was good! Anyways, yes, they are expensive in Trinidad, but the $50 is in TTD, not USD… Some rolls cost TTD$50-$90, translating into $7.85 - $14.13 (based on current exchange). The most expensive item I saw was around $20 (USD). Yes, more expensive than US, but by a matter of 2X, not 5X.
First of all everyone please note my OP is bitching about the lack of maki rolls at PREMADE SUSHI BARS, of course you can get whatever you want at a restaurant!
Of course I’m talking about grocery store sushi bars etc. I just don’t understand why people would be like I feel like sushi! Except I don’ty want that raw fish/rice/ nori wrap!
Karl, the place I was talking about in my OP is the place at 1 Woodbrook Place, they used to be open and I even went to the grocery there. Then when I dragged my wife out for sushi on a special occasion they had put a damn iron gate around the entire complex(it is a high rise apartment complex with stores and food places on the base even a bank) and the security guard did not want to let us in telling us the crap in my OP. I was like fine, hope all the businesses inside the gate dry up due to lack of business.
We’ve been vacationing in St Martin for years. Last year we drove to Grand Case for dinner. It’s a little town filled with mostly high-end, trendy restaurants. The first place we walked into (L’Auberge Gourmande) we were told there were no openings that night. We were a little bummed (it had never happened before and was a Tuesday evening).
But, it’s a town of restaurants. We walked down the street to our second choice, then our third, then fourth. Each place was empty, yet had no open tables that night. The hosts/hostesses seemed confused. The street, as usual, was crowded with tourists and locals, but the restaurants were sitting empty and turning away business.
We eventually reached a lolo (roadside cheap but good grilled food) Talk of the Town. We had an excellent dinner and one of the workers explained what was going on. Someone had rented out all the restaurants for the night for some kind of event. She didn’t know why, but it was hush-hush. While we ate buses began arriving and offloading participants in the event.