Sushi Hub - Brisbane City (Myer Centre)

With my new job having a much higher requirement to work from the office, I am given more opportunities to explore the city for new places to dine out at, sometimes though, there is nothing better than to have some comfort food, especially when work gets tough. For that I am grateful that my second favourite take away sushi chain opened another branch at the Myer Centre. 

Although the shop front is quite big, their sushi selection was more or less the same as their Albert Street store. They had a lot more staff though and I guess stock turnover would be a lot higher. Speaking of higher, the prices were also a bit higher than I remember from last time.

I got a small selection of their sushi to go. Service was very fast and efficient. It was interesting to see that they had moved away from plastic containers to cardboard ones. The box was relatively sturdy and my food made it back to the office without damage. Being made out of paper did mean that I wasn't able to pour soy sauce onto the lid to dip my sushi in though, so I had to improvise and add it directly to each piece. Starting with the sushi rolls, the size was fairly average and the fillings were fresh, but portion wise the filling was a bit less than it used to be. Perhaps a sign of shrinkflation. The flavours were still just as good though.

I also had three nigiri, this was the prawn nigiri. It was doused in sauce and not all that crispy, but I do really enjoy teriyaki sauce and mayonnaise. Compared to the sushi rolls, the piece of rice was very small compared to the prawn and this created a bit of imbalance in the sushi in my opinion.

A more balanced piece was the aburi scallop sushi. Also doused copiously in sauce, it was just larger than the piece of rice. I liked the tender thick cut scallop and wish there could have been more.

My final piece was the deep fried crab fillet. Like the prawn, it was huge and not very crispy on account of all the sauce. I liked the stringy texture of crab meat though and this is the only shop that deep fries their crab sticks. Compared to the last time I've been to sushi hub, prices have gone up and portions are a bit less generous, having said that they are still considerably better than the majority of sushi shops in the city, so I'll still definitely be back.

Price Range: $15 - $20pp

Taste: 7.5/10

Value: 6/10

Service: 8/10

Environment: NA