Enso: Rolls & Bowls

My girlfriend and I were excited to try this place, We usually always pass it and decided to finally try it out. Unfortunately we were both let down. I had a rice bowl and she had the lo mein. Both were not at all what we expected. Very disappointed and will not return.

Decided to check this place out for a quick lunch. Should have stuck to my rules, no chain restaurants but I didn’t. Service was reasonably friendly, although not very informative about how the process worked. (Very chipotle like). The food was average at best and the chicken they used was clearly old and out of date. I ended up eating the rice with spicy peanut sauce, leaving the fatty chicken parts behind. Certainly WAY over priced for what you get. I will not return and some office colleagues shared similar stories.

Love this place, we consistently eat here at least every other week. Employees are always super nice and quick.

This is really not good or any type of authentic Asian food. The noodles are like spaghetti noodles and I really don’t trust this sushi at all…

as another Unilocaler stated, i really wanted to give 2.5 stars and not a full 3!
now with that being said, it’s a great idea/​concept. honestly, the food is good for a quick sushi fix. i have only ordered the sushi so can not comment on the bowls.
i, do however LOVE the wonton chips and wasabi hummus! delish!
the rolls are actually nice size.
another plus: they serve adult beverages! woooo! also, have a little happy hour pricing which is positive, in my opinion.
i love having lots of options as far as sauces, fillings, etc. there are plenty to choose. brown/​white rice etc.
enso, i will be back. you never know when that sushi craving is going to hit!

I kinda wanted to give this place a 2.5. Not because it’s «bad», but because it just isn’t that good. I know, I shouldn’t be expecting great sushi to come out from a fast casual type sushi place. The concept is really cool, and the prices are very reasonable for the roll size, and the fact that it’s fresh fish. The service is quick and great, but after having good sushi, I just can’t bring myself to enjoy Enzo.
If you’re going to get some sushi here, spicy salmon or spicy tuna is the way to go.

Enso is delicious and very healthy but a bit on the expensive side. For the portion sizes, not the best value. However, some of the tastiest and healthiest food around.

Very good food for the price. But I wait an extremely long time regardless if there are 5 people in front of me or 1. Put more people on the line! It’s ridiculous.
Ordered and was charged for edamame and never received it. A second time asked for ginger and got wasabi instead. Both times by the manager. Check your bag before you leave (for to go orders.)
Very friendly, but be ready to wait a long time.

They changed the takeout bowls! So nice to not have to deal with leaky containers.
Tofu tasted really bad today though :(
Spicy peanut is still my fav sauce.

Enso is perfect for you if you want Asian-​inspired food without having to expand your palette. Obviously, you don’t go to a fast-​casual restaurant for an authentic experience, but compared to the other «ethnic» fast casual places in town, this place missed the mark for me due to lack of flavor, portion size, and cost. My husband got a rice bowl with fish and veggies. There really wasn’t a lot of fish in there and the rice wasn’t flavored at all. I created my own tofu and lo mein bowl. The noodles were good but they seemed more like spaghetti than lo mein. I liked the texture of the tofu and there was a wide array of fresh veggies. It was a healthy meal that left me full but not stuffed. But I think I would go somewhere else for stir fry next time.

I’ve eaten here a bunch of times, but have ordered the SAME THING EVERY TIME (spicy tuna roll and philly roll). Those rolls are pretty good. It’s not the same quality/​deliciousness as a real sushi joint, but it’s good enough for me to stop in once every other week or so. Accordingly, this review is re: sushi and not the bowls.
As you’ll probably gather from other reviews, this is a fast-​ish food option serving sushi and bowls with rice or noodles. You can choose from pre-​selected sushi roll or bowl options, or you can pick all of the ingredients of your choosing for sushi or a bowl.
Most of the «make your own» sushi options sound horrible to me, and are ingredients you would never find on a sushi menu. beef brisket? shredded pork? cheddar cheese? WHY? the only seafood options are: salmon, spicy salmon, tuna, spicy tuna, crabstick, spicy crabstick. I think crabstick is gross, so salmon and tuna are all that’s left for sushi using fish as a protein. These are all the same proteins available for the bowls, too.
I LIKE what I order, and appreciate that I can take my order to go, but am not dying to order anything else on the menu.
Service is hit or miss. Everyone there is friendly, but once a few sushi orders are in, it (understandably) takes a while for them to assemble the sushi, etc. and a line will form. For the bowls, they put all the ingredients in bowls, and then send it back to the grill (wok? I don’t know — a magical heat source?).
They use a machine/​contraption to adhere the sushi rice to the nori and it seems like it doesn’t work properly because the employees often have to add rice by hand to the bare spots. They also use a machine to cut the sushi which sometimes leaves the end sushi pieces all wonky with little of the fillings.
in summary: yeah, it’s okay as long as you keep your expectations in check.

Yum! This place has fresh veggies out and you pick what you want in sushi or a stir fry bowl. I got a spicy tuna roll which was delicious. It came in a seaweed wrap. It was $ 10.50 for one roll and a drink. I would go back if I was around there. It is a good place for a casual lunch, or lunch with a coworker.

I’m someone who does not eat or trust meat from fast food places, so I had my doubts about the quality of the raw fish I would be eating in a sushi roll that was $ 6 – 8 a roll… but I’ve been here multiple times and have been quite satisfied each time. It’s freshy-​fresh and It’s a nice «quick & customizable» Asian restaurant. I’ve always opted for a spicy tuna or salmon roll– maybe one day I’ll venture into the bowls– but, I love creating my own rolls. I try to pack them with veggies and spicy things to see how much the nori can handle. If you are hesitant about what sauce to get, you can ask of a little taste or just get it on the side.
Around Thanksgiving they had items like turkey, sweet potatoes, etc… so if eating Thanksgiving dinner in the form of sushi was something you have always dreamed about, this is the place to get creative and check that off your list of food-​ventures. If you’re more traditional stick with some of the more classic dishes they have laid out on their menu.

Stumbled in randomly, saw it passing by. It’s basically like chipotle with Asian food.
I loved how they have suggested entrées, I’m a horrible cook so I enjoy having them tell me what combination to make.
Went with veggie Lo mein, made with a smooth peanut sauce. It was a bit bland for my taste, but certainly delicious! I tend to enjoy food on the spicy side, so next time I’ll experiment with the sauce.
Came in a pretty big bowl, about the same food size as a chipotle bowl. Was $ 9, in my opinion a bit high, however it appears to be healthier than alternative options so I suppose it’s worth it.
Restaurant is very clean, food is fresh, nice quiet atmosphere. I will likely return

One of the things I have read in most reviews about this place in which I agree with is that everyone MUST remember it’s not a fancy sit down sushi restaurant. It is made to image the fast pace of american lives. It mirrors the idea of chipotle and piada.
I had a coupon for a free bowl or roll and that is what brought on my first visit. I went during lunch time and had a good experience. I opted for a free roll and ordered their suggested Spicy Tuna Roll (Sometimes the options overwhelm me). I also ordered the Sweet Potato bowl. The Spicy Tuna Roll was to my standards really tasty. The Sweet Potato bowl was tasty except for the sauce. This particular bowl comes with a Sweet Soy sauce. To me it was so overly salty I could barely eat the bowl. As a disclaimer I do not ever add salt to food because I don’t like much salt however the saltiness of this bowl was so overwhelming to me. The other downfall of this place is that while they cook all the orders as they come in the place became rather smoky and I noticed that my clothes smelled of smoke after leaving.
I do like the concept of this restaurant and as a Lakewood resident I can say for a fact that there are a limited amount of places to get sushi from, so I welcome this new addition.

I absolutely love this place… I try to go at least once every couple weeks. I’ve finally perfected my roll… spicy salmon, spicy crab, cucumber, cream cheese, and avocado all topped with 5 spice mayo and sesame seeds.
I saw a lot of the reviews complaining about the price but if u look at the size of the roll your getting and compare it to others their rolls are much larger.

Really enjoyed being able to customize my own roll here as opposed to being stuck with the stores pre-​made varieties. The customization also allowed for a much bigger roll than would be if it were pre-​made. The flavors were all in all pretty tasty.
I also ordered the wasabi hummus which comes with won-​ton chips and let me tell you, it was amazing! Definitely will be back for that. Oh, and the garlic edamame, definitely get that. The workers were very friendly and seemed to know what they were doing.

I’ve tried a different chipotle style sushi place like this before and loved it but my experience here was pretty mediocre at best. I was really hungry and didn’t think a roll was enough, so I got the noodle bowl. I LOVE sushi so i was excited to eat some raw fish. I got the salmon and picked out the noodle and the veggies and they bring it all back to the cooks to stir fry it. Maybe it was ridiculous for me to expect that they would keep the sushi salmon raw — it came out cooked, which was a bit of a bummer. I kinda wished they warned me about that. That aside, it was definitely under seasoned and needed soy sauce.
Although I didn’t eat the rolls, I saw how they were made. A bit skimpy on the actual fish in my opinion. They’re bulked up with alot of rice to get the bigger size.
So for the price — meh.

I was in the area, just finished watching a movie at the AMC Westwood Theater. I had heard about this new sushi place so I figured I would give it a whirl. They didn’t have much to choose from. Salmon, Spicy Tuna, California, Philadelphia, and some kind of Beef Roll. You can create your own, but I wasn’t in the mood to pick and choose… I was starving and I just wanted sushi.
I chose the Spicy Tuna and the California. The rolls are huge, but that is because there is so much rice! The nori was tough like cardboard. The spicy mayo didn’t taste like spicy mayo and the yum yum sauce didn’t taste like yum yum sauce! There was no flavor whatsoever. The tuna was red… probably from the spicy sauce it was marinating in?
Also, I felt that they were overpriced. Their rolls were $ 8 !! I went to Morimoto in NYC, which is a highly renowned sushi restaurant and most of their rolls were only 7.5−8.50
Although, I had a bad experience, I’ll probably go back. I think I just ordered the wrong thing. Maybe I’ll order the beef roll or one of their bowls. I can’t not like a restaurant just because the spicy tuna and California roll weren’t the best.
Plus, the employees were really nice and upbeat, the décor was really cute too

First experience was decent… But this second round is much better! I think I’ve perfected my roll… If your roll/​bowl isn’t good, well you made it so it’s kinda your fault. I suggest this place for a quick, cheap, filling lunch/​dinner.