The flavors for PLACE: Sunny Blue's omusubi range from curry pork, to spicy tuna, to cod roe, to tuna and mayo. Each bundle is by default with white rice but can be substituted for brown rice (love healthier alternatives) for only $.25.
To start out my omusubi feast I chose the curry pork ($2.60) and the "Lucky Cat" ($3.60) which consisted of fresh wasabi, japenese pickles, bonito, and ume. The curry pork one was amazing! I honestly think I could have devoured 5 of those...and then gone home to complain about being full once again to the boyfriend. The Lucky Cat one was pretty good, and pretty interesting. It was very salty and savory and had great flavor but would probably leave that one up to a more traditional eater. I also got 2 tuna mayos with brown rice ($1.80 + .25 for brown rice= $2.05 ea). THOSE ARE A MUST! If you like tuna sandwiches then this is the one for you, it is a different twist on an always classic fav.
At first I was somewhat stunned to see no soy sauce or wasabi but realized that these bad boys have enough fantastic flavor to be eaten in the nude. Next time I am going to try the chicken meatball which has a ginger garlic tomato teriyaki sauce...holy delicious sounding.
Besides rice-y goodness, this place has also got frozen yogurt on steroids. They have about 5 flavors, but also special yogurt sundaes!! One that caught my eye was the Caramel Apple. This consisted of vanilla yogurt, fresh green apples, caramel syrup, and mixed nuts...OH EM GEE :) . But besides the awesome specials they also have 20+ toppings which all look fresh (unlike the self serve yogurt places these days with janky, old, and stale toppings all spilled into each other).
SEATING: To be honest, the seating is awful. But the place is small so more seating wouldn't really even be a option. They have one table outside, and two barstools inside at a makeshift bar kind of thing...so don't expect a full dining experience.
OVERALL: If your on Main st. you have to check this place out. The staff is friendly, and so is the owner Keiko. She informed me she grew up on omusubi, and that they are so popular in her culture they are comparable to the American love of PB&J. Sunny Blue runs on passion and quality and since it's a new business with a somewhat unknown product, we have to get this place going and make sure it stays in it's quaint location on Main St!!
Their website offers a look into their concept as well as a full menu.
sunnyblueinc.com
....Or just do it!
2728 Main St.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 399-9030
Other locations that have omusubi are:
Famima (an asain type 7-11 on the 3rd st promenade, and also has locations in Santa Anita, The Culver Center, Hollywood Plaza, and the California Plaza)
http://famima-usa.com/
Mitsuwa (a Japanese marketplace featuring mini restaurants and specialty shops and all types of Japanese cooking ingredients and types of fish) Mitsuwa has a couple locations that are listed on their website as well as an in depth look of what they have to offer:
http://www.mitsuwa.com/
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