SushiDog Bishopsgate

Situated in a prime spot opposite Liverpool Street station, Sushidog Bishopsgate is the fourth new site from this fun, relaxed, fast-food sushi concept. The best way to describe this restaurant is a Japanese-American hybrid - or perhaps the sushi version of Subway - but we’ll get to that in a moment. 

The Bishopsgate site is certainly more of a takeaway than a dine-in restaurant (though there are a few seats available) - a busy place for workers to pick up a quick bite before the commute home. It’s small, airy and bright, with a jaunty pop music soundtrack that creates a light-hearted atmosphere. Serving sushi rolls, poke bowls and Asian salads, the menu is full of fresh ingredients that leaves you feeling satisfied and full of healthy, delicious food. 

But these are more than just sushi rolls, these are more like sushi burritos. We opted against the signature rolls and chose to make our own from the arrangement of fresh toppings behind the counter. That is the beauty of Sushidog, everything is customisable. Fancy a simple roll with two toppings? Done. Fancy a double helping of fresh, sushi grade salmon, plus five toppings and two sauces? Done. Prepped and rolled in front of you, the team let you select, and will even recommend, all the best toppings. These guys make sushi-rolling look easy, handing over burrito-sized sushi rolls in minutes of you entering the shop. 

We enjoyed our gigantic, personalised rolls alongside the Sushidog-style tater tots, smothered in sriracha mayo, hot sauce, chillies and spring onions. While our first batch were on the cold-side, the flavours were delicious - a kick without being too spicy - leading us to a second round of tots that were newly out the fryer and much more enjoyable. 

It is certainly an exciting new concept that is evidently already attracting a large crowd, eager to try these personalised rolls, eaten like a classic American hotdog. Oh, and don’t forget to grab yourself some mochi for a quick dessert. 

SushiDog is a new sushi concept with four sites across London that are proving popular fast-food style dining spots. The bishopsgate store is located opposite Liverpool Street station and is a small shop offering a menu of large sushi rolls, poke bowls and asian salads. 

Taking up a relatively small store, the restaurant functions similar to a Subway with the freshly prepared ingredients laid out behind a counter. You can choose a base of either a roll, rice bowl or salad bowl and then a main topping out of sushi grade salmon, marinated ahi tuna, teriyaki chicken, chicken or prawn katsu, roasted red pepper or vegan chicken. Next, customers are offered a selection of sauces that are then drizzled over the top - the bonus being you can add as many as you like. With five additional toppings out of a selection of vegetables, classic sushi accompaniments and fresh chillies, every roll is sure to be different - Sushidog encourages guests to get in touch with their creative sides and direct the team members with building their own personal sushi combinations. 

If you're not up for getting creative, the menu also hosts a selection of signature items that feature classic sushi flavours that are sure to include many customer's favourite options. The signature salmon dish coats fresh salmon in Japanese mayo and soy sauce and tops it with cucumber, avocado, edamame, crispy onions and sesame seeds. Other signatures include the teriyaki chicken bowls or the spicy prawn katsu signature roll that uses the house hot sauce for a real kick of heat. 

Also on the menu are Japanese tater tots, seaweed salad, miso soup and an asian slaw that transforms the burrito-sized sushi rolls into a full Japanese feast. Sushidog is a great on-the-go option with a takeaway sushi roll, drink and mochi for dessert, selected, prepared, rolled, and paid for within minutes.