Stingray Sushifusion Truck

The sushi tasted good, but the rice was hot, and it was $7 for a 5 piece roll, which looked like a half roll. Felt ripped off!

My BF and I got a sushi roll from Stingray last night, at the monthly food truck rodeo. We wanted to share a little something before deciding on the other dishes we'd try from different trucks, and the sushi sounded good. However, we were VERY disappointed to pay $7, then get a large plastic clamshell container with five teeny slices of sushi in it. The portion seemed like half a normal sushi roll.

The BF said "This better be damn good for over $1 per piece."

It wasn't. It was fine -- nothing wrong with it, but it was certainly not outstanding by any means. The filling was soft shell crab fried tempura style, and the crab really didn't taste like anything except tempura. It could've been shrimp or any kind of fish. The other flavors were also unremarkable, while the roll itself seemed dry. The accompanying soy-wasabi in a plastic ramekin was ABSOLUTELY necessary, both to add moisture and to add flavor.

I don't mind paying good money for good food, and I'm not looking for bargains at the rodeo, although there are some to be had. But this portion of sushi was downright stingy.  Luckily, we were able to steer some other food truck rodeo patrons away from Stingray when we overheard them discussing whether or not to try to sushi.

I have eaten at Stingray twice now. The concept is unexpected and interesting (Sushi-Dominican fusion). I don't think they use sushi rice in the rolls but that may be part of the fusion aspect. The Thai basil in the Spicy Tuna roll is a brilliant touch I will be stealing. The prices of the rolls are comparable to sushi restaurants but you seem to only get 4-5 pieces a roll vs the 6-8 you will get at sushi places. The fish seems relatively fresh and I did not suffer any ill effects or taste anything but delicious sushi on both my visits.

The trash plate here is the closest thing to a garbage plate I have ever tried and it was delicious. The ginger mayo is so fresh and kickin with the ginger. The tempura shrimp was lightly fried and the beef was tender. It was full of crunchy and fresh veggies (cucumber, bell peppers, etc) which made the whole dish taste light. Overall, a great concoction. A little steep price wise at $9 but I would probably order this again.

A friend tried the Yokoma Flan and said it was very very sweet. I would still like to try it sometime!

I hope they will consider offering roll combos with a little price break to drawn in the lunch crowd. I will check them out again downtown one of these weekdays to sample more of their unique take on maki.