BUSINESS
Wallowa County Chieftain
A6
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Couple brings sushi to Wallowa County
BIZZ
BUZZ
DINING CAR
SUSHI AT THE
DEPOT
What: The Dining Car,
sushi
By Bill Bradshaw
J
OSEPH — Those who
enjoyed sushi off ered
at the Historic Depot
on New Year’s Eve can rel-
ish in it on a regular basis,
now that the Dining Car
there will off er it fi ve days
a week.
“That was just a trial
run,” Dining Car co-owner
Adam Roseberry said. “This
is an ongoing thing.”
He and partner Jenny
Augst off er a variety of
sushi — mostly rolls —
Thursday through Mon-
day from 3-9 p.m. They also
cater parties, they said Fri-
day, March 18.
He said they did a “soft
start” early this month.
“We got our fi nal health
inspection a month ago and
have been slowly building
momentum since then,” he
said.
He said most of the
information on the Din-
ing Car is available on their
Facebook page.
What is sushi?
According to japan-
guide.com, sushi is the most
famous Japanese dish out-
side of Japan, and one of the
most popular dishes among
the Japanese. It can be
defi ned as a dish containing
rice that has been prepared
with sushi vinegar. There
are many diff erent types of
sushi, most of them heavy
in seafood and many com-
ing with various vegetables
and dried seaweed.
“Our menu is constantly
Where: The Historic De-
pot, just north of Joseph
Who: Jenny Augst and
Adam Roseberry
When: 3-9 p.m. Thurs-
day-Monday; also
catering
Phone: 916-295-3570
Email: msjennyferaugst@
gmail.com
Also on Facebook
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain
Adam Roseberry, left, torches the top of a sushi roll while Jenny Augst stands ready to cut it
Friday, March 18, 2022, at the Dining Car in the Depot north of Joseph. The couple recently
started off ering sushi to Wallowa County.
evolving,” Roseberry said.
“The way the fi sh is, it’s
going to be seasonal a lot of
times, you’ll get things that
are better than others, diff er-
ent exciting things. Check
with us a lot because our
menu’s ever-growing and
ever-changing. Like any
good sushi bar, if you’re too
consistent, you’re not fi nd-
ing the cool stuff out there.”
Much of their seafood
shipped from Portland.
They’re also waiting on a
new fi sh supplier opening
up in Enterprise.
Sushi is often served
with wasabi — a Japanese
horseradish — and ginger.
“For the ones who like it,
they really like their wasabi
and ginger,” Roseberry said.
A local touch
Wally,” named for the leg-
endary monster of Wallowa
Lake.
They were created just to
serve at the Dining Car.
“We try to give every-
thing cool, local names,”
Roseberry said. “The Big
Wally’s named after the
monster in the lake, and
things like that.”
Many of the sushi orders
refl ect a Wallowa County
touch.
One they call the Wal-
lowa Roll consists of deep-
fried shrimp, avocado,
salmon and their special
miso ginger sauce. They
take a torch to the top to
lightly sear the salmon
and caramelize the sauce.
Another is called the “Big
While Roseberry does all
the sushi and Augst handles
the customers, their busi-
ness is mostly take-out for
now.
“We will, eventually,
welcome indoor dining,”
Augst said. “That’s some-
thing we’ve been cautious
and careful with because
He’s been making sushi
for about 15 years and is
still learning about it. They
tried several diff erent types
of wasabi and ginger before
settling on their favorite.
“We didn’t know there
was that much variation,”
he said.
Mostly take-out
of COVID. In addition to
that, we just want to pace
ourselves. We are hosting
a few birthday parties by
reservation.”
“A couple people have
asked about having a table
for themselves and we’re
into that, but we don’t have
the manpower for full sit-
down yet,” Roseberry said.
Baby break planned
They’ll be taking a bit of
time off in a few weeks, as
Augst is preparing to give
birth.
“He wants to have time
to bond with the baby,” she
said of Roseberry.
In fact, the baby was
what prompted the couple
to move here.
“We needed a change of
venue and wanted to have
our baby around family
and be around family when
the baby came,” Roseberry
said. “We didn’t have much
family left where we were
living in California. That
didn’t bother us when it was
& Skylight
Gallery
just us, but with the coming
of the baby, we wanted to
be around family.”
Roseberry’s mother is
Leita Barlow, owner of
the Depot. His sister Amy
works with their mother and
another sister, Autumn and
her fi ancé, Daniel Zieman,
operate Z’s BBQ on the
premises.
“We visited Leita once
a few years ago and fell in
love with the beauty of the
area,” Augst said. “She was
always encouraging us to
come join the Depot and
do our thing with sushi. We
found out we were pregnant
and didn’t like where we
were living and didn’t want
to raise a child there.”
They moved here in
November.
“We saw an opportunity.
We came out in October to
feel it out,” Augst said. “We
took a leap of faith and tried
it and so far, we’re 100%
happy.”
So far, the couple is quite
content.
“The people here are so
nice and welcoming,” Augst
said. “We’ve met a lot of
couples our age who are
starting their families who
have kids our kid can grow
up with and play with.”
Surprises are still to
come, especially about the
sex of the baby.
“It’ll be a surprise,”
Augst said. “We might have
to write it on the chalkboard
out there that ‘It’s a boy,’ or
‘It’s a girl.’ Stay tuned.”
———
Bill Bradshaw is a
reporter for the Wallowa
County Chieftain. Have a
business tip? Contact him
at 541-398-5503 or bbrad-
shaw@wallowa.com.
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