Sushic is a quick service sushi chain, mainly located in college student unions all over the place but also operates in grocery stores and is based in Houston. Today, Sushic opened at the UNLV student union - a highly anticipated replacement for 2 failed spots in the past 5ish years between Taco Bell and Panda Express.\n\nNow, the food may just be A-OK compared to sushi restaurants off campus, but the fact that it is convenient, cheap, and healthy makes it a great alternative to all of the other places in the nearby area. There is a case of rolls being made in the on-site kitchen in front of customers and then placed out for sale. When I arrived at noon, rolls were constantly being assembled and placed past the case onto the counter before the cashier for additional options.\n\nA menu board on the back wall, which is hard to see when joining the line in front of the case, allowed for other items to be ordered and made to order. I initially ordered a spicy salmon roll, but it turns out they had no salmon today. I then ordered a spicy tuna roll (not too bad at $5.49 for 9 pieces) and noticed by the cash register there were hot items for sale not on the new menu. These included bimibap (with fried egg), udon with kamaboko, and teriyaki chicken on rice with vegetables and salad.\n\nI ordered a bimibap and received the bowl with a side of gojuchang. A few minutes of waiting and I got my spicy tuna roll which was inside out and luckily, it had no mayo: tuna, shichimi, and avocado on the inside wrapped with nori, rice on the outside with shichimi togarashi sprinkled on top. This is nice and simple, considering many rolls in the case had goopy mayo sauces on them.\n\nThe bimibap for $7.99 was not too bad for something at the student union either: rice, cucumber, yellow bell pepper, shiitake mushrooms, daikon, lettuce, beef, and fried egg with plenty of gojuchang on the side. Overall, there are some kinks to work out but Sushic is off to a good start and hopefully will stick around in this trying location on campus.
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