Sushi Mama is a sushi shop at 108 College Street in Awapuni, Palmerston North. It has served fresh sushi in the city since 2016, and the website describes it as premium New Zealand sushi. Sushi is sold by the piece, in sets of 5 or 10: salmon, cream cheese salmon, cream cheese teriyaki chicken, teriyaki chicken, vegetable with mayonnaise and sesame sauce, and avocado. The shop also serves rice bowls with crumbed chicken, teriyaki chicken or both, with vegetable salad, BBQ sauce and aioli. Salmon and avocado bowls, and a tuna bowl with cucumber, carrot, onion and vegetables, are also on the menu.
Several sushi items are marked gluten-free friendly, but the website warns they are prepared in the same environment as other ingredients. Our pick in Awapuni for sushi by the piece or in a rice bowl.