It’s o-FISH-ial. On Jan. 21, Cafe Nova introduced ヴィSushi to Villanova students, serving a variety of fresh, hand-rolled sushi dishes.
California and shrimp tempura were among the roll options, as well as many gluten free choices, such as the spicy tuna roll and seaside roll salmon. There are many choices open to every kind of sushi-lover and even those allergic to seafood. With only carrot, cucumber and avocado, the vegetable roll is a great allergy-friendly order, both with seafood and gluten free.
One of sushi’s biggest fans, sophomore Caelen O’Leary, was involved in this new station release.
“One day [some point earlier last semester] I had seen on GrubHub that there was a sushi option, and I was so excited,” O’Leary said. “My teammates and I went right after practice to order it, but there was nothing there.”
Turns out, this was a one day pop-up. It most likely was trying to gauge student interest in sushi. While O’Leary was disappointed, her determination to have sushi did not stop there. She ended up directly messaging Villanova Dining, expressing her passion towards having the sushi station and wondering if it was going to include it as an everyday option in one of its dining halls.
While it is uncertain if O’Leary’s proactive stance towards making sushi a regular option contributed to the decision to implement it, it can be assumed that there were many students that felt similarly about this issue. Since its opening, ヴィSushi has been a hit. With very long wait times around lunch and dinner, this was easily the most popular food destination on campus this week.
Many students were eager to give it a try, especially sophomore Kyra Dragan, who ordered the salmon and avocado roll, shrimp tempura and California roll.
“I think it is great that they added more food diversity to campus,” Dragan said.
Junior Nate Wamley agreed.
“I basically tried every roll and I was very impressed with its freshness and taste,” Wamley said. “I was very impressed with all of the options they had.”
While the sushi has been an overall success, some students were left slightly disappointed about the portion sizes.
“I really enjoyed it. I just wish there was a larger portion because I was still left hungry,” junior Danielle Cappelli, who tried the shrimp tempura roll, said. “I was given about seven rolls, but the roll itself was super small.”
With a very busy first week back, the sushi on Villanova’s campus was a popular dining option. With numerous positive reviews, ヴィSushi is here to stay.
“I definitely will keep going back in the future because I think it’s a good food option on campus that tastes good and something I know I will always be in the mood for,” sophomore Nikki Neumann said.
The next time students are hungry for some lunch, they should consider giving Cova’s ヴィSushi a try.
