Sushi Tree Catering

This was my favorite food cart while it was open. If I’m not mistaken, the cart has permanently closed. The business has transitioned into a catering business. I felt a huge loss when I learned this.

Full disclosure: I didn’t get the sushi. Mostly because, as another reviewer noted, Sushi from a food cart feels… icky.
But I did get the winter special UDON. Mmm… Fresh and delicious and perfect for a chilly fall Sunday.

This is my favorite cart at the mississippi pod. The sushi is simply delicious. The No Po roll is my favorite, covered with a nice layering of avocado and this japanese herb that reminds me of a cross between mint and basil… so good! Every roll I have tried is a beautiful tasty experience! (I eat with my eyes as well as my taste buds so the colorful almost artistic sushi here satisfies both)
The menu seems to have expanded recently… I am pretty freakin excited to try these new items!!! If I lived closer to the neighborhood you would probably see me there daily instead of weekly…

Great ingredients rolled up with love!

All veggie sushi at this wonderful little sushi food cart!
It was delicious, light and fresh. The half roll is a great option if you’re just looking for a small snack. Good prices, and great friendly staff!

we shared a crunchy roll made up of avacado, tofu, cucumber, and cream cheese after a beer at prost. excellent, and very tasty… nice staff

I work nearby and am so glad they offer delicious, filling but light, veggie sushi! Really very tasty and great service!
Perfect cool lunch on a summers day.

The Sushi Tree is a vegetarian and vegan sushi cart located in the Mississippi Street pod. The folks there are friendly and informative. They offer a variety of individual rolls to choose from, as well as a filling lunch special.
Sushi Standards Rating Scale:
What we ordered: The lunch combo
Total Cost: $ 6.50 (before tip)
Décor: As a cart, there is nothing stand out, however this particular pod provides a nice, comfortable outdoor dining experience. [4 stars]
Creativity: They offer a nice variety to choose from given all of their rolls are vegetarian/​vegan. [4 stars]
Presentation: They took care with their presentation and the potential to move towards artistry is definitely there. [3.5 stars]
Freshness: Everything tasted exceptionally fresh. [5 stars]
Taste: My date and I both ordered the lunch combo and we got the edamame with one and the miso soup with the other. The edamame was OK, but disappointing as it was unsalted. The miso soup was a huge disappointment, even with the beautiful shitake mushrooms inside. The sushi was definitely the star of the combo as all of it tasted great. [4 stars]
Sustainability: They offer a cup full of traditional chopsticks to choose from rather than the wasteful, break-​apart, wooden chopsticks. Because all of their offerings are vegetarian/​vegan, they are more sustainable than most sushi joints. [4 stars]
Service: The service was great. As I mentioned above, they were both friendly and informative. They also brought out the soup and edamame to us while we waited (exceptional for a cart). [5 stars]
Bang for your buck: You definitely can not beat $ 6.50 for four different kinds of vegetarian sushi – avocado, cucumber, tofu, inari – plus your choice of edamame or soup. And the individual rolls aren’t bad either at $ 5 — $ 8 each. [5 stars]
Overall: This is a great option and reminder that vegetarians/​vegan can have and love sushi too. The only down side is that they (and a majority of the pod) are closed Monday and Tuesday.

I came across Sushi Tree while exploring the Mississippi area with a friend. We turned a corner, and voila! Like stumbling upon a little pocket universe of yumminess, we entered the lovely cart area in which Sushi Tree lives.
It was love at first sight. From clear across the lot, Sushi Tree quietly whispered «I make vegetarian and vegan sushi.»
Startled, I replied «Eh, what? Did a cart just talk to me?»
«Yes, darling,» Sushi Tree responded. «Come and tickle your palate with my textures. Taste my rolls and lick my rice. Squeeze my chopsticks, and together, we shall create a beautiful meal!»
Sushi Tree didn’t lie. Together, we reached new heights of orgiastic delight through mastication. When we finished, I was satiated and looking forward to my next visit to this paragon of vegetarian sushi.
Sushi Tree, you’re my new sushi squeeze. I will be back — again, and again, and again…

There are certain things that you should probably never buy from a cart. Off the top of my head:
— Babies (who knows if they’ve been inspected for diseases)
— Rare and exotic animals (again, diseases, also creepy)
— Sushi, because something about raw fish from a mobile food purveyor with limited refrigeration capacities sounds like a recipe for the heaves.
But somehow, Sushi Tree changed my mind about the third thing. In fact, I am now convinced that no trip to Mississippi Street is complete unless I can rest the tootsies, wait on some surprisingly complex and hearty rolls to toss down the gullet, and plot the location of my next baby and rhino horn scheme. If the two rolls I ate are any indication, it’s not essential to stick any water-​bound critters on rice for sushi to be delightful. Especially if you think of things like salmon and tuna as critters in your food. Yucky.
My roll was the Good Burn, which includes avocado, bell pepper, cucumber, daikon, radish, and wasabi spread. Ter’s was the Green Dragon, a similar breed of sushi that swaps the wasabi and red pepper for cilantro and asparagus. Both were awesome. Neither harmed any babies or other squirmy creatures in their preparation. I guess you could argue that the vegetables suffered for human consumption, but I’ve never met an avocado that didn’t have it coming.

The sushi here is really good. I’m glad that there’s a vegetarian sushi place so close to where I work. All the rolls I’ve have were good. The quality is miles above many sushi places especially the fast food type sushi bars or supermarkets. I would definitely recommend this place. The service is excellent and the quality of food is awesome. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the price. I know you’re paying for what you get, which is amazing, but most days I can’t spend that much on lunch for the amount I get. Other than that, it’s definitely a treat.

You know, now that I’ve been to Sushi Tree a few times and the excitement has faded, I think I’m going to have to knock this rating down by 1 star. Don’t get me wrong — we still LOVE the idea of a vegetarian sushi place. And the sushi, while they don’t necessarily knock your socks off, they do taste quite good. The problem I have is that I’ve been very turned off by the prices. I can never get full from just 1 roll (not even when it’s the mega roll), so a full meal for me at Sushi Tree usually ends up costing some $ 13 — $ 16 per person… for food cart food. I just can’t figure out what’s driving up the cost — the ingredients (which are all vegetables), or a spot at the Mississippi food cart area where Native Bowl is selling bowls for $ 6 each? Seems like I should just finally give Bamboo Sushi a try if I’m paying that kind of prices anyway…

Stopped by here the other day & it was a delight! This sort of sushi and/​or rolls are pretty easy to find at any Bay Area farmers’ markets, but I hadn’t seen any since the move to PDX. Now I know where to go!
Sweet service with a friendly woman in the cutest food cart!
Delicious options — try the Shiso Lovely Roll (AMAZING!)
Great prices for what you get.
There are lots of menu choices that have me desirous of a return visit. This is where you’ll find me when the weather gets warmer & I can truly enjoy the outside dining up on N Mississippi. Support this cart — it’s a gem!

Great rolls! Creative fresh ingredients and in house made pickled ginger that is off the chain!

My review will be quite simple and short.
Excellent customer service,
Cute little area.
The absolute best vegetarian sushi I have ever had.
I had my first NOPO roll a few hours ago and am already thinking about going back and getting another. I have never been so impressed with a food cart! Hooray!