TAI CHI BUBBLE TEA SUSHI BURRITO FREE

Then there are “toppings” and “crunch,” which include sushi egg, wasabi, cilantro, mango, green onion, masago, pickled ginger, seaweed salad, fried onion, fried garlic, fried wonton noodles and teriyaki seaweed. Flavors (sauces) include spicy mayo, wasabi sauce, Thousand Island (really?), Thai sweet chili, eel sauce, yuzu, ponzu, mango sauce and chili hot sauce (you’ll probably want just one of these, but whatevs). Mix-ins: pickled radish, cucumber, cream cheese, avocado, broccoli … and on and on.

TAI CHI BUBBLE TEA SUSHI BURRITO FREE

This is not either/or - as with the rest of the options, you’re free to order the dang works. Official Cheap Eats Son, Oscar, had a rice bowl with bacon and salmon and was much pleased.Īfter that, you pick greens: lettuce, spinach, red cabbage (is that, technically, a “green”?) and kale. The protein options are bacon, tuna, spicy tuna (ground tuna in a sauce), salmon, salmon tartar (I think they mean “tartare”), crab, shrimp, organic tofu and chicken. Prices are the same for all formats because pricing is done by the number of proteins you get. There’s the aforementioned burrito, then two bowl options, one with rice and one without. The teriyaki seaweed was silly given the seaweed on the outside, but otherwise, the Dude picked well and the thing felt like, you know, one thing, not just a stupid mess. It was bigger than you would think, a bit messy and quite delicious.

The Assembler Dude suggested spicy mayo, and I was too traumatized by all the choices to argue. I chose white rice and stuffed the thing with kale, pickled radish, edamame, carrot, green pepper, mushroom, sushi egg, masago (fish egg), seaweed salad, teriyaki seaweed and crunchy fried onion. Then you settle up, grab an order form and head on over to the serving line.Īfter entirely too long a conversation with Assembler Dude, my first meal was a burrito (seaweed-wrapped, like a Japanese hand roll) with a single protein, raw salmon. But for your main meal, all you do is specify how many proteins you’re going to want, one ($8.99), two ($9.99) or three ($11.99). Bubble drinks are one part, and we’ll get to that.

The counter as you walk in is where you order (sort of) and pay. So what to make of pseudo-poke-bowls at Tai Chi Bubble Tea in Henrietta? Well, the thrill might flee eventually, but two visits in, I’m still looking forward to my third. That suits my taste more than pseudo-Mexican, but after three visits, the thrill is, proverbially, gone. Near my daughter’s school in Cleveland, we discovered Bibibop, a pseudo-Korean version. At Moe’s or Chipotle, I end up liking half my meal then get tired of its lack of subtlety. Similarly, I have resisted the neologistic trend in restaurants toward the food-line bowl or wrap. But God help me, I love Twizzlers, and - horrors - I prefer them a little stale. The meal: Tai Chi Burrito with one protein.ĭon’t we all resist liking things that don’t fit our worldview? I’m the Local Food Guy, so I’m not supposed to enjoy things like Twizzlers. The joint: Tai Chi Bubble Tea, 3300 West Henrietta Road, Henrietta (585) 270-8130

Tai chi bubble tea sushi burrito