Trapper's Sushi in Covington Review



From Top to Bottom: Crystal Delite, Budda, and Timmy Rolls

It's no wonder people rave about Trapper's Sushi as the best sushi in the South King County area. They have exceptional customer service and sushi that tastes so fresh and unique than any other sushi restaurant. After trying this place for the first time, I was hooked. I will definitely be adding Trapper's as one of my go-to-craving restaurants. You get what you pay for here, as it is no $1.00 plate serve yourself Sushi Land stuff, and each roll is artfully hand-crafted to hit your every taste bud. So if you haven't tried it yet, I'd advise you to go.

Curb Appeal: I was immediately delighted to see the iridescent blue sign of the restaurant which reminded me of a downtown lounge/martini bar from outside, and although it's in the parking lot of a Kohl's, the curb appeal was still classy and conveniently located in South King County. Unfortunately, there is not one in the downtown Seattle area yet. The interior offers bar seating, regular tables, and booths with bright daylight lighting. They also have medium-to-large flat tv screens above where you can watch your favorite sport's shows.

Customer Service: Exceptional. As soon as you walk in, the hostess' booth is conveniently placed on the right side of the entrance, so you have two hostesses to greet you a warm welcome. I came on a Tuesday evening, around 6pm and was seated right away. As the evening went on the place got busier. I was delighted that our server quickly offered to take our drinks and without even asking, she told us what the day's Specials were and answered all of our questions with ingenuity. I was surprised how on top of her game she was, as I gabbled my life stories to a friend who sat across from me, not a second went by where I had to ask for another drink or refill. Even when we left, we were given a warm "good bye."

Food Quality: I think the presentation of the long rolls were phenomenal. Everything had amazing unique flavors and textures. I especially love my rolls with a crunchy coating and spicy inner. The Timmy long roll was huge, as you can see from the pic above, and hard to eat in one bite, but was delicious with its spicy crab tuna, salmon, yellowtail, coated with tempura and hot sauce.

Price: We ordered the Crystal Delite, Budda, and Timmy Rolls, averaging about $9 each. Edamame was $4. A few glasses of White Zinfandel was $4 each. So, the menu is not particularly expensive nor cheap but moderate with each entree costing about $10-15.

Specials/Happy Hour: All-You-Can-Eat Lunch $17.95 Dinner $26.95
Sunday Special $2 off when you wear any sports jersey

Website:http://www.trapperssushi.net/

Hours of Operation: Sunday-Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday & Saturday 11am-10pm

Phone: 253-981-3270

Address:
In Kohl's Parking Lot
16908 SE 269th Place
Covington WA 98042
For directions via Google Maps click here

Read other's reviews:

From UrbanSpoon
From Yelp
From CitySearch

If you are not in the Covington area, you can also visit the one in Bonney Lake or Puyallup.

How to Make English Muffin Mini-Pizzas

Hello pizza lovers out there! I'll be sharing with you a simple recipe to make mini-pizzas using english muffins. This recipe is so simple and easy, kids can do it. It's just as easy as making a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich, all you need are the right ingredients. Once you try this pizza recipe, you'll want to make it over and over again and will think twice about ordering Pizza Hut or Papa John's. It's cheap and the best part is, you get to control what goes on it. You can make it as lean or as meaty as your heart desires. But I'd opt for the healthier version.

Prep Time: 5-10 minutes

Cook Time: 5-10 minutes

Total Time: 10-20 minutes

Ingredients:

English Muffins 

• I like using whole wheat, whole grain, multi-grain, or other healthier variations than the plain white ones that are insufficient in fiber

Spaghetti or Pizza Sauce 

• I use Prego Veggie Smart because it's just way better for you, 50% of daily vegetable recommendations and 25% less sodium

Margarine or Butter or Olive oil  

• I prefer Margarine I Can't Believe it's Not Butter!, a friend suggests Garlic Butter

Shredded Cheese  

• Any kind will do, even a block of cheese will work as long as you thinly chop it so it melts fast.
• Mozarella is the most favored. I like using Three-Cheese Blend. Some use Cheddar. For a healthier option you can mix non-fat/low-fat shredded cheese with the regular kind, 50/50, or just use the healthier one by itself.

Condiments 

• In the picture above, I used garlic, olives, and red pepper because this is what we had. Use whatever you have in your fridge.
• Some ideas for you: mushrooms, green or yellow bell pepper, sliced peaches, caramelized onions, pineapple.

Meat 

• I used pepperoni
• Some ideas for you: ham, chicken, meatballs, bacon.

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees (a mini-toaster works too).
2.  Split your english muffins into halves and then butter them.
3. Use 1 spoonful of pizza or spaghetti sauce to coat the top of the english muffins, go thin or thick depending on your desired taste.
4. Mince the garlic and put on top of each halve. Dice the red pepper and olives and add on top as well. Next sprinkle the cheese on top so everything looks even and then add your meats, for me it was pepperoni.
5. Put in the oven for 5-10 minutes or until the cheese has melted and everything has browned.
6. Optional: Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and crushed red pepper.
7. Another option: use Siracha for spicyness.

Remember: Butter, sauce, condiments or cheese, and then meat. Voila!

Now that you get the gist of it, I hope I've inspired you to try recipes of your own in creating mini-pizzas. Meat is not a necessity, you can just eat with cheese, sauce, and veggies or fruit. De-lectable! You can make chicken alfredo mini-pizzas by substituting the spaghetti sauce with alfredo sauce and using chicken instead of pepperoni. Good luck!

I dedicate this post to a great friend and confidant who shared this idea with me. Thank you Tierra M. :)