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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
A roll with a hole? See for yourself
In this week’s Food & Life section, American-Statesman features writer (and transplanted New Yorker) Jeff Salamon teamed with Tasty Touring food blogger Jodi Bart and me to taste bagels from from five bakers, including emerging Austin phenom Rockstar Bagels. We ran out of room in print for the photos of the contenders, so here they are. (I won’t spoil it by telling you who won, but you can read about the taste-test here.)
(American-Statesman photos by Mike Sutter)
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Trailer Treasure: Sushi A-Go-Go
* Update 3/13/12: New location at 801 Barton Springs Rd.*
How does your schedule look? Try this one: Take (left) and Kayo Asazu have two young children, they run a catering business called Deli Bento, he’s a chef at Yu Sushi Izagaya downtown … and they have this trailer on Manor Road called Sushi A-Go-Go where they sell sushi rolls six days a week.
But the first question always seems to be, ‘How good can sushi from a trailer be?’ The answer is: just fine. When Kayo Asazu opens the service window, the frosty rush of the air conditioning flows out, and she keeps the fish and vegetables fresh in the commercial-grade refrigerator inside the new Magnum trailer.
Japanese natives who’ve been in Austin about eight years, the Asazus offer sushi rolls primarily in the $4 to $6 range, with familiar choices such as crab salad, spicy shrimp, barbecued eel, tempura and smoked salmon, plus a range of veggie rolls starting at $3.50. For $12, the Fat Samurai roll is packed with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, crab salad, shrimp and avocado. The Longhorn Roll ($5.50) has rib-eye steak, cream cheese and avocado.
Kayo Asazu says she wants to help people experience sushi for the first time, but for the adventurous, there’s a Swamp Roll with Tabasco, crawfish and okra that honors the couples’ time in New Orleans. Another specialty is ‘Box Sushi,’ with the rice pressed in a wooden mold rather than rolled, filled with crab salad and a choice of fish, starting at $10.
Customer Carmen Knight said, ‘It’s fun to get something fast that’s not fast food.’ And speaking of fast, you’d be advised to hit the Manor Road location soon. The couple plans to move the trailer north to 4001 Medical Parkway in the next month or so. The Asazus promise to keep customers up to date on Twitter (@sushiago_go).
801 Barton Springs Rd. 423-7170, www.sushi-a-go-go-austin.com. Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. 4 to 8 p.m. Saturdays. Closed Sundays.
(American-Statesman photos by Mike Sutter)
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