Sushi Near USF Tampa: Your New Study-Break Spot
· By the Sus Hi Team
Let's be real for a second. You're a USF student (or you live in New Tampa, or you work nearby) and you're staring at your phone trying to figure out where to eat. Again.
We've been that person. That's kind of why our Tampa Dojo exists.
We Opened in June 2020. Yeah, That June 2020.
Not exactly the smoothest timing for a restaurant opening. But we did it anyway, because Tampa deserved the same thing UCF students had been getting since 2011 — sushi you build yourself, made fast, without the $60 dinner bill.
Nine years of running Dojos in Orlando, then we brought it over to Tampa. And the Bulls showed up. Still showing up. Honestly, some of our regulars have been coming in since their freshman year and now they're bringing coworkers.
What Makes Us Different From Every Other Sushi Spot Around Campus
Most places near USF give you a menu and that's it. We hand you the wheel.
You pick your base, your protein, your sauces, your toppings. We flame-torch proteins right in front of you. Every house sauce is ours. It's your bowl, not our interpretation of what you might want.
- Sushi Bowls — our #1 seller, which honestly surprised us back in the day. The Party in My Mouth Bowl is criminally underrated.
- Sushi Burritos — the Fry Me a River Burrito has ruined regular lunch for a lot of people.
- Mac & Cheese Crunch Burritos — steak, mac and cheese, crunch. If you haven't tried this yet, what are you even doing?
- Poke Bowls — the All Mighty Poke Bowl for when you want it clean and raw.
- Chilled Noodle Bowls — perfect for Tampa summers, which is most of the year.
Late Nights Are Kind of Our Thing
Select Dojos stay open until 2AM. If you're grinding through finals at the USF library or coming off a shift, we get it. Nobody wants gas station snacks at midnight when actual sushi is an option.
That's the part people don't expect when they search for sushi near USF Tampa — most sushi restaurants shut down at 9. We're not most sushi restaurants. We're a Dojo, our team are Ninjas, and we like to think we keep weirder hours than everybody else.
Vegan? We Got You.
The Hi-Ya! Waska Bowl is fully vegan and it's not an afterthought. Same with the Livin' on the Veg roll, Edamame Dumplings, Spring Rolls, and Seaweed Salad. Bring your picky friends. All of them.
Skip the Line, Seriously
Over half our orders come through digital now, and there's a reason. Order ahead on the app or online, walk in, grab your bag, go. You also stack rewards points while you're at it — free food eventually, which is the best kind of food.
Download the Sus Hi rewards app on iOS or Google Play. Or order at order.incentivio.com/c/sushieatstation and pick the Tampa Dojo.
So next time you're hunting for good sushi near USF Tampa, just come see us. Build something ridiculous. Add too many sauces. Tell us we were right about the Mac & Cheese Crunch Burrito. We'll be here — probably later than you'd expect.
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