Alright, Decatur, Alabama. You want sushi, and you want it on a Tuesday, which, if you're smart, means BOGO free sushi rolls. A dangerous game, my friends, a beautiful, chaotic game. Stepping into Rock & Roll Sushi on a Tuesday, you're not just walking into a restaurant; you’re entering a culinary mosh pit. It's a glorious mess. The place was absolutely slammed – a testament to the lure of a good deal and, hopefully, good food. To-go orders piling up, diners packed in, the air buzzing with the low hum of a thousand hungry people. This isn't your serene, quiet sushi joint. This is where the action is, where the hungry masses descend. And frankly, that's often where you find the good stuff. We started, as any civilized person should, with egg rolls. Crispy. Uncomplicated. A solid opening act. And to wash it down? The unsung hero of a thousand meals: Coke Zero. Because sometimes, you just need that sharp, unapologetic sweetness to cut through the richness to come. No pretense here, just pure, unadulterated refreshment. Now, the main event. My weapon of choice: the Jailhouse Roll. A fried roll, they tell me. Shrimp tempura, cream cheese. Standard enough. But then, they hit you with the Cajun-seasoned crawfish, spicy mayo, eel sauce, and those glorious, glorious crunchy flakes. That's where the magic happens. That's the textural revelation. It’s a riot of flavor and crunch, a perfectly orchestrated symphony of the deep-fried and the delicate. Honestly, the crunchy flakes? My kind of addiction. Across the table, my wife went for the Sweet Home Alabama Roll. More fried goodness – smoked salmon, krab stick, cream cheese, avocado, all topped with the same spicy mayo, eel sauce, and those essential crunchy flakes. She said it was that perfect dance between savory and sweet. And in a world of extremes, finding that balance is a quiet triumph. The Man in Charge: A Glimpse of Sanity Even in the beautiful chaos, you notice things. The new manager, for instance, a man in the eye of the storm, calmly navigating the madness. Stopping by tables, checking in. That's a good sign. It tells you someone gives a damn, even when the plates are flying and the orders are stacked to the ceiling. It’s the difference between a place that’s just busy and a place that’s busy and cares. So, Rock & Roll Sushi in Decatur, AL. On a BOGO Tuesday? It’s a full-contact sport, but one well worth the effort. The food hits the spot, the atmosphere is electric, and even with the crowds, they're managing to keep it together. If you're in town and craving some rolls without breaking the bank, know this: you're walking into a good time. Just make sure you're hungry. And maybe bring...
Read moreWe went to eat sushi around 1:30pm on Saturday. We have had good meals at other Rock N Roll Sushi locations outside of Huntsville. This location however is a disaster. I understand you have to take precautions with Covid-19, but it appears to be an opportunity to run this location like a slop shop rather than a fine sushi restaurant. Patrons can only sit every other both and tables are six feet apart. They were all full except a table by the door and the bathrooms, so we sat at the bar which was empty. Five minutes later they seat a patron one bar stool over. Apparently that equates to one booth interval or six feet between tables. We asked for hot tea which you would think hot green tea would be available at a sushi restaurant. The bartender acted like we had asked him to clean out a portapotty after a Journey concert. He said “let me check, not sure if we have it here”. He came back about 10 minutes later with hot tea in a suspected cancer causing styrofoam cup about half full with a Lipton green tea bag. If we had ordered a beer, we would have gotten a glass. Hence, why glass for a beer, but styrofoam for hot tea? We ordered the seaweed salad, shrimp tempura roll, and an eel roll. The food was good...no complaints. After the seafood we asked for clean plates for our sushi. Again, we had asked for something that disgusted our waiter. Once the sushi came I asked for soy sauce and the little dipping bowls. The waiter gave me a mad-dog look like he could kill me, said nothing and came back with two tiny plastic condiment cups about half full of soy sauce. There was a dab of wasabi about the size and thickness of a nickel. We asked for more but never received it. To top it off, we saw raw fish sitting out on a prep counter the entire time we were there. The place had dirty boxes on the floor and near the food prep area. This Rock N Roll Sushi restaurant is a clown show. I do not recommend...
Read moreThis was my first time at Rock N Roll Sushi, and it was fairly average and mediocre. I walked into the restaurant and there was no one at the front counter, despite not being very busy. There was only one other person who was dining and was already eating their food, and another person who was waiting for a pickup order. A lady finally came and asked me if I was there to pick up a to go order, I said no, since I had yet to place one yet, and then she just walked away. I sat there for about 5-10 minutes until she eventually came back and took my order. The one plus about my visit is that the time of preparing my to go order was fairly quick, but I guess that was a given since I was the only person waiting for anything. The sushi itself was not amazing. I got the crowd surfer roll, and it was so overly dosed in oil that it was hard for me to consume. For a roll with "spicy" as its first descriptive adjective, it wasn't very spicy aside from the jalapeno on top, and leaned more towards the sweeter side. The tuna inside and on top was mediocre and was very skimpily sliced. I did enjoy the bit of crunch on the inside though. The rice consistency was okay, but maybe it was masked by drenching it in oil. Overall, they were right about this place being "American-style" sushi, as this was a far from authentic sushi experience. Go somewhere else if you're expecting great sushi. At least the...
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