Comparing sushi from Dillons vs. Target vs. Sam’s Club

I’m not a sushi snob. Grabbing the bite size treat from a gas station, convenience store, grocery store is not beneath me and something I’m always open to doing. There are three places to get sushi as a grab & go item near me: Sam’s Club, Target and Dillons.

This led me to thinking, what would fare best in a taste test at home? I made my way to all three stores, and unfortunately, it wasn’t the most apples to apples comparison. Dillons only had California rolls and spicy salmon rolls. I refuse to buy California rolls, so I went with the spicy salmon roll.

Then I made my way over to Target and all they had were California rolls and spicy tuna rolls. I refuse to buy California rolls, so I went with the spicy tuna roll.

When I arrived at Sam’s Club, they had California rolls, spicy tuna rolls and spicy salmon rolls. If you didn’t know, I don’t buy California rolls and opted for the spicy salmon over the spicy tuna.

Target was the most expensive at $9.99, followed by Sam’s Club at $8.49 and Dillons coming in the most affordable at $7.85.

Each container came with ten pieces of sushi and ginger. Only Dillons had a complimentary pack of soy sauce inside along with wasabi. Granted, free soy sauce packs were available to pick up at each of the stores. The absence of wasabi was unfortunate.

During the taste test, I avoided using soy sauce, ginger, or wasabi. This was a tasting straight out of the box.

I ate five pieces of each sushi, one by one, and finally came to a conclusion.

Dillons was the winner and there wasn’t much debate.

From the flavor and texture, they were far and away my favorite.

Sam’s Club and Target each had their flaws that just didn’t do it for me.

Target was a bit improved from my last outing, but the texture of the rice was still incredibly dense which felt like I was eating sushi that had been sitting in the cold for a while. I was happy with the bigger chunks of tuna in each roll though but felt the flavor was flat. Part of me wonders if comparing spicy salmon from Target would have made it a closer matchup.

As for Sam’s Club, the salmon had a mushier texture and a stronger fishy than the other two. That was a distant third.

From a lower price to complimentary amenities like wasabi, soy sauce and ginger, and overall quality, Dillons won it out for me.

Happy Dining,
Eddy

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