KCulichi Sushi opened its brick and mortar location at 542 Southwest Boulevard Thursday after years as a mobile restaurant. The restaurant serves a beloved Mexican take on Japanese sushi, turning the tradition of small raw rolls on its head.
“It’s the complete opposite of traditional sushi,” said co-owner Jorge Sotelo Garcia, 23. “The only thing that we share with the Japanese-style sushi is the rice and the name.”
Instead of raw food, everything comes either baked or fried. The melted cheese on top of the rolls pulls, like with a pizza. Though chopsticks come with the order, there’s no shame in needing both a fork and knife to cut the pieces apart.
Culichi (pronounced Ku-Lichi) is a Sinaloa-style sushi made with very large portions and cooked meat. All the rolls at KCulichi Sushi are either baked or fried and feature meats like chicken, shrimp, crab and beef and come with a side of shaved carrots…