Jeonju Dining Review: "Miss Roll"

Written by dvm Wednesday, 17 February 2010 09:41

“A Review of Miss Roll California Roll and Sushi”

by Matthew “The Truth” White

“Tell me what you eat, and I'll tell you what you are.”-Brillat Savarin

Often going to another country brings many concerns. One of those being, what will I eat? Got to eat to live right? However you don't want to eat just to live. You want to eat good food. Food you can enjoy but also feel as if you are being at least a little adventurous. I got lucky when I first came to Korea almost two years ago and I found all of these things at a place near my former house. This place is Miss Roll California Roll and Sushi. This is the kind of place that you can go after a long day at work and just relax. The atmosphere is very calming because it is nice but simple. The service is good and very helpful when they can be. The menu is part in English and part in Korean. The title of the dishes are in English but what's in them is in Korea. This could pose a problem for those of us that are Korean illiterate but the menu tries to help by having big, bold, pictures of the items on the menu. This can help you see exactly what you are getting. As you can tell from the name of the restaurant this place mainly serves sushi but if you are not a lover of the raw fish fear not they have a wide variety of foods that'll satisfy your craving. They have pastas, u-dong, douburi, fried rice, cutlets, salads and omelets rice. I go there to eat the sushi but it's nice to know you have options. As for the sushi, this restaurant has defined for me what sushi is. It's fresh, full of flavor and just makes you feel good. It is smooth and soft yet bold and powerful all at the same time. I now compare every sushi restaurant I go to now to this one. So far I have not found one that is better. This restaurant proudly proclaims itself to be a fusion sushi restaurant and it takes that to a whole new level as it makes sushi with ingredients such as cheese, jalapeno peppers, bacon, pumpkin, to name a few. Some of my favorite sushi rolls are the Dragon, Philadelphia, and Rainbow. Now for you wine drinkers out there sorry to say but there is no wine to be found here just soju and beer. Also there is soda for those of you who don't like the spirits. Now for the price. Price is always important and for Miss Roll this is one of it's better points. You can get a great meal for about 9,000 won. I believe the most expensive meal I've had there was 11,000. So you can see it's prices are pretty standard with other Sushi restaurants. Also you get a bowl of soup as a started with your meals as well which is very nice. That only adds to the value. My final grade for Miss Roll California Roll and Sushi is 4 stars. This place isn't the fanciest place but it is a wonderful place that you go to when you want to relax and have some good food. So this is Matthew “The Truth” White saying go forth and eat well.

More information:

Website:www.missroll.com.kr

Telephone Number: 254-7988/7986 010-9654-7988

Location: Go to the old gate of Chobuk University, cross the street and when you see the 7-11 turn left. Walk about 20 feet and it'll be on your left.

Matthew White (Georgia, USA) teaches English at Woosuk University.

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