Cafe Express – Crunchy Roll
October 26, 2009
Two of the most overused words in the food business, which I’m noticing more and more: “cafe” and “express.” Today, I visited a sushi bar that dared to use both in the same name, Cafe Express.
They had a nice selection of different sushi. I decided on getting the “Crunchy Roll” with miso soup and a cup of water. After a brief wait of about five minutes, my order was ready. The “Crunchy Roll” turned out to be a good-sized meal. And it was beautiful to look at, which is always something I enjoyed about sushi. The “Crunchy Roll” turned out to be crunchy for two reasons. First, it had a fried, breaded crust on the outside. This was brilliant, I now think that all sushi should be deep-fried in batter. Secondly, there was a piece of fried shrimp in the middle. Unfortunately, they included the tail, which is a pet peeve of mine, but I was mostly able to overlook that today. Overall, this was definitely one of the better sushi places I’ve been to.
$6.95 Crunchy Roll + $1.00 Miso Soup + Water + tax = $8.75
Cafe Express
1100 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20036 (map)
