Restaurant of the Week:
Many sushi restaurants have the same sushi selections, with a few “signature” rolls or pieces thrown in. After visiting most of the sushi restaurants in Shreveport-Bossier, I was bored with the same old selections of Spicy California Rolls, Vegetable Rolls, Shrimp Tempura, etc. Then a friend told me about the new Avocado California Roll and Sushi restaurant near the new Target in Bossier City. He said they had an immense selection of sushi to choose from and that they were a great place to dine. I decided to try it out.
The décor is odd, as there are pictures of Italian villas and gardens on the wall and simple dining chairs and tables. The tablecloths reminded me of the thick vinyl ones my aunt used to put on the kids' table for Thanksgiving dinner. The room was uncomfortably cold.
It took our waiter 15 minutes to even acknowledge we were there and to take our drink order. After that, it took another 15 minutes just to get the drinks and yet another 10 minutes before he took our food order. Yes, by this time we had been there 40 minutes and didn’t have our food. No, it was not busy. There were only six other patrons in the whole restaurant and they had three waiters. We waited 20 more minutes before our food arrived; making our time spent there an hour, thus far.
I ordered the Spicy Chicken California Roll (not listed on their website) and the Avocado and Cucumber Roll. The Avocado and Cucumber Roll was what you would expect, but the Spicy Chicken California roll was an unexpected experience.
Take your basic Spicy California Roll, top it with fried chicken and walnuts, and drizzle some sort of coconut/ginger sauce on top and you have the Spicy Chicken California Roll. It was delicious! And almost worth the wait…almost.
My husband is not a sushi fan, and unfortunately they didn’t have many other options (although their kids' menu does have corndogs). He ordered Beef Fried Rice. It came piled high on his plate and wasn’t greasy or overly fried. It was actually very good.
If you want to take a look at their menu (which isn’t even half of what they offer; my friend was correct on the size of their selections) you can visit them at www.avocadorollnsushi.com.
I’ll visit them again, but I will make sure I have more time the next time I do. I don’t have a very good review to give, other than that they do have a unique selection and their food was pretty good.
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