Sushirrito

About Sushirrito

Sushirrito is a fast-casual shop at 448 University Avenue that serves sushi in burrito form. The company calls itself the creator of the world's first sushi burrito brand. Each roll is made to order and wrapped to be eaten by hand, mixing Japanese ingredients with Latin flavors. Its website lists shops in San Francisco, Palo Alto and San Jose.

The idea came from Peter Yen, who created the concept and trademarked the name in 2008 while working in downtown San Francisco. Palo Alto Online reported that he wanted sushi that was quick to eat and still high quality. In January 2011 he teamed up with chef Ty Mahler, a former executive chef at Roy's Hawaiian Fusion in San Francisco, to open the first Sushirrito.

The Palo Alto shop opened on Saturday, January 17, 2015. It was the brand's fourth location and its first outside San Francisco. The space had previously been home to Sabrosa Taqueria, which closed in April 2014. At the time Yen called University Avenue "a strong destination for food."

The menu has shifted since then. In 2015 Palo Alto Online counted eight main sushirritos, including a pork roll called the Porkivore. The Geisha's Kiss was on that first menu and is still served. The vegetarian roll of that era used Japanese eggplant and portobello mushroom fries. The paper also reported that the fish came from Royal Hawaiian Seafood, delivered and cut daily. Today's lineup adds bentos, hand rolls and snacks around the core rolls.

What is on the menu

The sushirritos are the main event. The Geisha's Kiss pairs raw yellowfin tuna with tamago, piquillo peppers and pickled cucumbers. The Latin Ninja brings raw salmon with house chips, bubu, citrus ponzu and wasabi mayo. The Satori uses raw Japanese hamachi with cucumbers, pickled red onions, miso corn and bubu. For cooked options, the Kim-rrito has kabayaki beef, house chips, lettuce and a kimichurri sauce. The Sumo Crunch combines shrimp tempura and surimi crab with cucumbers, red tempura flakes and spicy aioli. The Salmon Samba wraps teriyaki-baked salmon with tempura asparagus, pumpkin seeds and Japanese seven-spice.

If you would rather eat with chopsticks, bentos are an alternative. The Three Amigos bento has hamachi, salmon and spicy tuna over sushi rice. The Surf and Turf bento pairs kabayaki beef with teriyaki salmon. Both come with miso corn, sweet potato and edamame. Hand rolls cover lobster, chu toro, yellowfin tuna, crab, rock crab, shrimp tempura, salmon poke and spicy tuna.

Snacks include panko-crusted Spam musubi, shrimp tempura, lava nachos with tuna picante and pepper jack and chicken karaage. House drinks include hibiscus yuzu, horchata genmai, passion fruit ume and a strawberry shiso fresca.

Dietary notes

The Vegan Kim-rrito is the plant-based choice, built from ponzu tofu, house chips, shiitake, takuan and a diablo vegannaise. Several items use tempura, panko and sauces. The menu does not mark gluten-free dishes, so ask the staff if you have a gluten allergy. Many rolls contain raw fish, which the menu notes item by item.

Ordering and catering

Sushirrito offers catering for meetings and parties, with an order button on its website. In the East Bay it sells a Sushirrito Kit for delivery. Hours are not posted on the company's homepage, so check the store before a late visit.

Who it suits

Sushirrito suits a solo lunch, a quick dinner before a movie or a meal for someone who wants sushi without sitting down for a long dinner. The mix of raw and cooked rolls helps a group where not everyone eats raw fish. Hand rolls and bentos give more traditional sushi fans an option too. Its catering service makes it an easy office lunch order.

Tips for visiting

A sushirrito is a full meal in one hand, which makes this a natural pick for a fast lunch downtown or food to carry to a park. Our downtown Palo Alto guide covers what else is on University Avenue. For more sushi, ramen and other Asian food, see our Asian food guide. Our cheap eats guide lists more quick meals around town.

Location and getting there

Sushirrito is at 448 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301, in the Downtown area of Palo Alto. Our Downtown guide covers what else is around.

The nearest train stop is the Palo Alto Caltrain station, about 0.4 miles away. That is roughly a 10 minute walk.

Parking: street spaces and city garages with posted limits (see parking in Palo Alto).

Hours

Hours from OpenStreetMap contributors, checked October 29, 2026.

What is nearby

• SomiSomi, bakery or dessert shop, under 0.1 mi
• Site for Sore Eyes, practice, under 0.1 mi
• Beautiful Moon Salon, salon or spa, under 0.1 mi
• U.S. Bank University Avenue, service business, under 0.1 mi
• Peninsula Optical, practice, under 0.1 mi
• Cogswell Plaza, 0.2 mi
• University Avenue, 0.2 mi
• Johnson Park, 0.2 mi

Other restaurants nearby: Taste (under 0.1 mi); Rooh (under 0.1 mi); Cafe Venetia (under 0.1 mi); Yayoi (under 0.1 mi). Browse the full restaurants list.

Before you go

• Popular dinner spots in Palo Alto fill up on Friday and Saturday nights, so book ahead where the restaurant takes reservations.
• Many kitchens close earlier than in big cities. Plan to order by about 9 p.m. on weeknights unless the posted hours say otherwise.
• If you have allergies or dietary needs, call ahead or check the current menu on the restaurant's website.

About this listing

Checked October 29, 2026 against Sushirrito official website; Sushirrito menu; Palo Alto Online on the 2015 opening. How our listings work. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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