Enoki vs Poseidon

BY HAELEY CARPENTER / Digital Media Director

Enoki Sushi and Poseidon Sushi and Hibachi are the only two restaurants in Stephenville that heavily focus on Asian cuisine. Enoki was established in 2018 and has dominated the Japanese and sushi food customers until Poseidon came to town in 2023.

I went to both restaurants to see which one has better sushi rolls.

Spoiler alert, Poseidon is the clear winner.

I tried the California roll, shrimp tempura roll, dragon roll and soft-shell crab roll.

The California Roll is a classic roll and at both restaurants, it was sweet and fresh. At Enoki, it tasted very fishy and not in a way that crab should taste. At Poseidon, there were a little too many sesame seeds on top for my taste.

Despite the sesame seeds, Poseidon’s was better.

Shrimp tempura rolls are one of my favorites and they are usually pretty good wherever you go. At Enoki, the roll was a little bit soggy and part of it was warm and part of it was cold. 

At Poseidon, this is one of my favorite rolls because it never disappoints. The crunch in the tempura is good and the avocado and cucumber adds freshness and flavors that make me want to do a happy dance.

So again, Poseidon wins.

Enoki features the dragon roll and Poseidon has a similar version with all the 

same ingredients which they call the green dragon roll. At Enoki, it was good, it just wasn’t anything special.

At Poseidon, this was my favorite roll that I had this time around. The flavors just worked better together. The baked eel brought in a flavor that most people aren't used to and I’m surprised that I liked it so much more at Poseidon than at Enoki.

Poseidon wins the dragon roll.

Soft-shell crab rolls are weird if you’ve never tried soft-shell crab. At Poseidon it’s simply called the soft-shell crab roll, but at Enoki, it’s called the spider roll.

At Poseidon, it wasn’t bad, but it was nothing to write home about. Part of the roll was warm and part of it was cold. It was still good but out of the four I tried, it was last on the list.

Other things to consider are the prices. Poseidon has a happy hour from 2:30-5:30 p.m. where you can get select appetizers and classic rolls for a couple of dollars cheaper.

At Enoki, the rolls I chose added up to $38.50 and at Poseidon the rolls were $42.95. 

Overall, Poseidon has been more consistent throughout the week than Enoki, you can almost tell when they get shipments in because there is more freshness on certain days.

Enoki has also been the same quality since I have lived in Stephenville (four years) and Poseidon has increased in quality since they opened a little over a year ago.