Rollapalooza

By far my favorite sushi place!!  

This place is simply amazing.  There is no corkage fee and a new wine store called 'Paired' just opened up across the street on Buckingham where Kafka used to be.  

What keeps me coming back to this place is the excellent food and friendly service.  We usually order the 20 piece sashimi platter which features a variety of fresh fish that changes with the daily selection.  Everything is very reasonably priced too, especially for how delicious everything is.

When we order rolls we like to get the Spicy Tataki (comes to the table on fire!), the Mafia, or the super white tuna with avocado (we get it wrapped in black rice instead of the traditional white rice).  All are amazing!

I also like some of their more adventurous creations- Eric will make a dessert that has diced salmon, white tuna, avocados, tomatoes, and asparagus in a sweet sauce that is surprisingly delicious.  

One piece of advice- the place is not huge (maybe seats 50 guests when completely full) so you may want to make reservations ahead of time.  Enjoy!!

Solid sushi - always tastes fresh. Quick delivery and great selection.

3.5 stars, but in my experience not worthy of 4. BYOB is a plus, our server was very nice, and the rolls were pretty good. The atmosphere, the prices, and the willingness to accommodate changes to existing menu items brought down my rating.

The atmosphere of the place makes you feel like you're in a strip mall, not like you're somewhere you would pay $13+ for a roll. We went on a Friday night and there were only 2 other tables seated-1 of which sat several college-aged individuals talking very loudly and drinking from the bottle of vodka on their table. Obviously Rollapalooza can't help it when people are rude, but that is the atmosphere they've created.

My fiancé had the Spicy Tataki roll that had an impressive presentation (it came out with the plate flaming) and was pretty good. He had another roll that neither of us remembers, obviously just so-so. I ordered two non-rice menu items-the Martini Q and the Yellowtail Jalapeno. I specifically chose Rollapalooza because I noticed they offered a menu option (the Martini Q) that was a roll wrapped in cucumber. I was trying to avoid rice (eating a Paleo diet) and was hoping they could make other rolls wrapped in cucumber, as I've had other places. They said they couldn't do that and they weren't really able to offer me much information on components of other items I was interested in. They were, however, able to give me the sauces on the side which I appreciated.  In short, if you're looking to order straight from the menu you won't have any issues, but they may not be able to accommodate special requests.