For months, Costco has been undertaking a “secret sushi project,” according to, which reportedly involved extensive tests that even required teams of Costco employees flying out to Japan to research types of rice. The Issaquah location debuted the company’s first sushi counter — also the first of its kind in the U.S.
“We’ve already had it. It is f******* terrible,” one Costco member wrote. “The rice is hard and the fish is near flavorless. I’m not saying this as a sushi snob. I’ve eaten grocery store sushi and thought it was ok in a pinch .” The sushi’s price ranges from $14 to $19 which, while much steeper in price than the food court’s $1.50 hot dog, $2 slice of pizza, or the $3 chicken bake , it is approximately half the cost of most sushi in Seattle.