Where to Eat: Boru Asia Bistro Lunch Buffet

When deciding to become a vegan, one of the things that I was most concerned about giving up was sushi. I love me some raw fish, and, as kind of a sushi snob, I looked down on veggie sushi. However, I was willing to remain open-minded, and I had my first veggie sushi experience at Boru Asia Cafe in Ballston yesterday at their lunch buffet.

Many sushi buffets that I've been to in the past (which is actually very few) had a very small selection of sushi, and used a lot of fillers to substantiate the buffet. This was definitely not the case at Boru, and they had a wide variety of both veggie and fish sushi. If you do eat the fish sushi, they had a great selection of rolls and pieces, all of which looked very good. I was particularly impressed with their veggie selection, and I enjoyed cucumber, avocado, and pickled ginger rolls. And let me just say, part of the reason why I love sushi so much is because I am obsessed with the ginger that comes on the side, and I LOVE that they cut out the middle man and put the ginger in the sushi.

Not only was the sushi very plentiful, but they had seaweed salad, edamame, bean sprout salad, green salad, and make your own miso soup! It was pretty much my Japanese vegan paradise. On top of all of that, it only cost $13 for all you can eat! I can't wait to go back.

The only drawback I can say is that the quality of the sushi, while definitely tasty, was not extraordinary. It was solid good sushi, and trust me, I filled my plate, but it wasn't on the best-I've-ever-had level. But for $13 and the variety that they offer, I think it is completely worth it.

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