US / Pop-Tarts Pop-Tarts Sushi: Like Gum Mixed With Graham Crackers Turns out Pop-Tarts Sushi is as bad as it sounds By Kate Seamons, Newser Staff Posted Aug 11, 2010 10:10 AM CDT Copied Pop-Tarts Sushi: Like Gum Mixed With Graham Crackers Could we have porn in Times Square instead? (Fox News) The Pop-Tarts Cafe has opened its doors in Times Square, unleashing its version of sushi—that's crunched up Pop-Tarts rolled in a Fruit Roll-Up—on the unsuspecting masses. Is it a dining experience worth seeking? Eater rounds up some reactions; Newser adds a few more: "The store looks like Lisa Frank threw up everywhere, but in a good way," remarks The Awl. Shep Smith isn't wowed. "You know, we used to have porn in Times Square. Could we have that again please?" "Like Proust's madeleine, the taste of the Pop-Tarts sushi instantly took me back to my childhood," reports Gothamist. "Specifically, memories of attempting to eat bubblegum and graham crackers at the same time." The "too sweet" sushi is worth trying, but skip the Lemon Razzy, notes Slashfood. "The fake lemon flavor and warmer-than-room-temperature tart made for a cloying and messy snack." There's been some grousing about the prices, notes Portfolio: "People waiting in line don’t have any problem paying $2.99 for a four-piece sushi roll, but $2.50 for milk—now that’s too high. Even in New York." Of course, "the Pop-Tarts poo-bahs probably couldn't give a blueberry-filled damn what critics think anyway," notes WalletPop, which reported that 250 orders of sushi were sold by 4pm. Capping things off, Geekosystem writes, "It might be a good time now to note that Pop-Tarts are perhaps one of the unhealthiest snack foods to exist." (More Pop-Tarts stories.) See 1 photo Report an error