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September 2023 by Liz B.
Craving poke bowl for lunch in Upper Marlboro and this was the closest spot. I heard about The Spot from Yelp and decided to check it out. Inside it is decorated like a mall food court with some video games to give it an old school look.I ordered on the kiosk a custom poke bowl with spicy tuna and salmon and all the fix-ins. LOL just brown rice with kimchi, salad, mango and pineapple. My bowl was ready for me a few minutes past the quoted time. The staff were friendly and hardworking, but the poke was underwhelming. The tuna was flaked, but the salmon was cut in long strips. Also the pineapple was canned not fresh.Overall I would try other vendors at The Spot before ordering from Sushi Monsta again.
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September 2023 by Jennifer S.
The food was horrible. Worst sushi and ramen I've ever had. I threw everything away. I don't know how it has so many good reviews.
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August 2023 by Tameka O.
My first time trying their sushi. Great value. Very tasty. Will definitely order from there again. Not bad at all.
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August 2023 by Melissa G.
Easy to order. They have a digital kiosk and the menu posted. The staff was running from front to back, checking on orders. Have multiple food options ranging from sushi, Ramen, combo boxes and build your own burrito and bowls. Opted just got some wdamame since I ordered dinner from another spot but plan to come back and try their sushi and Ramen.
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August 2023 by LaDonna Lindsey
I ordered the avocado salmon roll. Definitely low-grade sushi. Had a weird taste and smell.
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June 2023 by Kaylun Draughn
Don’t order sushi from here.Update: Accidentally ordered from here again. Definitely not high quality sushi but it wasn’t terrible so I added a star.
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May 2023 by Cw F
Best ramen I've got , I‘d like to try seafood & miso next time.
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May 2023 by John L.
This review has the full menu with prices (see photos) and a detailed description of 4 dishes. Orders are placed in a kiosk, at the cash register, or online. Use "the spot" app for online orders. Make sure to pick the correct location before ordering. There is a " The Spot Food Hall" in Rockville, MD. They have signs telling customers to use the kiosk. Special orders are handled at the register. Here are the 4 dishes that were ordered:1) The Seaweed Salad had a well-balanced flavor of sugar, salt, sesame oil, and rice vinegar. The texture was slightly crunchy, which was just right. My wife and I enjoyed it. Soy sauce instead of salt would make this more flavorful and better tasting.2) The Fried Pork Roll sushi had crispy pork and avocado with a bit of spicy mayo between them. They were wrapped in 2 layers of nori and rice. The pork was a little dry and slightly chewy. It had a good fried flavor. It reminded me of tempura pork. They had wasabi in packets. You have to request it. Overall, this sushi was good tasting, especially when a little wasabi and soy sauce were added. 3) The Tan Tan Men noodle dish hadspicy sesame flavored soup with fish cakes, boiled egg, scallions, corn, bamboo shoots, and roasted seaweed. You get a choice of spicy ground meat, chicken thigh, or chashu pork. We chose chashu pork. The noodle choices are ramen or udon. We chose ramen noodles. The broth was moderately spicy and nicely balanced in flavor. It had flavors of soy sauce, sesame, sugar, rice vinegar, chicken broth, and red chile. Everything was cooked well. Chashu pork is pork belly braised in a sweet soy sauce based broth. It was tender and somewhat moist. My only complaint is that it had only 4 pieces of pork. 4) Their poké bowl menu had a good variety of choices. 5 bases (rice, noodles, or salad), 13 mix-ins, 14 proteins, 8 sauces, and 6 toppings. All proteins cost extra. We got the Seared Salmon bowl with all the mix-ins except jalapeños, pickled ginger, and pineapple. We chose roasted sesame sauce and wasabi yuzu sauce. We got all 6 toppings.They were fried onions, fried garlic, sesame seed, furikake, bonito flakes, and shredded seaweed. We went home and poured everything into a large bowl and thoroughly mixed it. It was incredibly flavorful and a harmonious blend of umami flavors. The seared salmon was moist and tender with a decent flavor (no grill flavor, though). There wasn't a lot of salmon. This was a lot of food and worth the price. It can get pricey if you put a lot of protein in it. FYI: furikake is a dry condiment that typically consists of a mixture of dried fish, sesame seeds, chopped seaweed, sugar, salt, and monosodium glutamate. Bonito flakes are smoked, fermented, and dried fish fillets that are shaved into thin flakes. The service was polite, relatively quick, and patient. The restrooms and dining room were clean. Seating is plentiful because they're in a food court. There's no outdoor seating. They're located in a shopping center called Restaurant Row Apollo. Parking is plentiful and free. This eatery is in an upper middle class area and is easy to access. There are 5 other eateries in the food hall. But, if you're in the mood for Japanese food, then this is the place. Their sushi was typical, but the bowl and ramen were good. Those are the dishes I would recommend.
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May 2023 by Greg S.
Sushi Monsta spicy tuna roll was overall really good. I wish I had a longer review, but with sushi, it's either good or bad, and this place had good sushi. The portion was good, but the price was a tad on the higher end for this sushi type. Yet, this is one of the few places in the Camp Springs area where you can get decent sushi that isn't from a grocery store. This roll wasn't bland, and it tasted fresh. I enjoyed it. If you are in the area, stop in and give them a shot. I will surely return to try some specialty rolls that they had.
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April 2023 by Ny Banx
Worst sushi I’ve had in a long while. First and foremost I asked for the Cherry Blossom roll which according to their pictures is suppose to be several large rolls arranged to look like hearts containing tuna and salmon. What I got was 8 small regular rolls with freezer burnt or brown tuna on top and Barely a single speck of salmon inside. I ate two and realized something was off. I lifted up my fish just to see that the rice was red? I’ve been eating sushi containing tuna many a year and NEVER had a piece of fish leave red residue on my rice. It’s like they colored the fish to make it look fresh.The miso was clearly OLD. ‘Why? How?’ you may ask- well there was a clear distinction between the onions in the soup. On one hand we had fresh cut onions and on the other hand we hand a soggy nearly disintegrating chopped onion.I was so disappointed in this. I won’t be ordering again and I encourage others not to even waste the time engaging with this establishment. I should have read the reviews first like normal but DoorDash made it seem so good. At this point I feel like any good review left is probably fake.
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March 2023 by Jada Harris
ordered the spicy tuna roll, it had a weird smell and weird taste as well. so sad i didn’t like this place
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February 2023 by Ayesha Holt
Had a seared salmon poke bowl. It was delicious, I will be back again.
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February 2023 by Justin McCroskey
Ordered from the kiosk, waited 20 minutes. Came up to ring the bell, and afterwards found out that nothing had been started with my order or the person in front of me. He had been waiting for 35 minutes
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January 2023 by Sabrina G.
The sushi was great and a nice amount for the price. It was fresh and we will definitely try them again. Next time when I visit I would like to order with a Luce person or atleast be greeted by a live person instead of trying to figure out how to order for about 5 mins. I think when visiting these food halls they have to remember everyone's not tech savvy and or they just don't like using the tech. We did wait a great time for our food. We had to ask for it and it was another three minutes until someone bought it to us. This place is located inside of a food hall which is always clean. I give them a 3.5/5 due to no really interaction with the workers.
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January 2023 by val p.
Sushi was a little bland. The rice did not seem seasoned, and that makes a big difference. Made me want to go to another restaurant to satisfy my taste for good sushi.