{"id":408738,"date":"2026-07-23T00:32:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T00:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/408738\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T00:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T00:32:21","slug":"sushi-push-pops-crab-rangoon-burritos-go-viral-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/408738\/","title":{"rendered":"Sushi Push Pops, Crab Rangoon Burritos go viral on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Sushi Stand sushi push pop at Liberty Public Market. (Photo by Andi Ruiz\/Times of San Diego)<\/p>\n

Pizookies, dot cakes and Dubai chocolate \u2014 only a few viral food trends on social media drive customers out of their beds and flock to the restaurants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

San Diego\u2019s food scene recently acquired one of the most popular food trends that traveled from the East Coast to the West: Sushi push pops.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The sushi push pop was created by Suka Sushi<\/a> in New York City. The pops hit the internet in late 2025 causing huge hour-long lines to try the viral menu item.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The push pop consists of a simple sushi roll stored inside a tube. It comes with its own smaller tube of soy sauce that you pour in and then use to push out the roll.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The nuance is it turns a fancy sit-down affair into an easy on-the-go lunch\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Sushi Stand <\/a>at Liberty Public Market<\/a> has recently debuted its own rendition of the famous push pop in five different flavors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But, this isn\u2019t the only internet-breaking treat that\u2019s hit the San Diego area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Slurp<\/a> Thai Street Food at Liberty Public Market is the creator of the Crab Rangoon Burrito: A Thai-Mexican infusion of a classic appetizer and a beloved lunch choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Created by co-owner Bella Kim, the Crab Rangoon Burrito went national by blowing up on Instagram and TikTok for customers showcasing their golden crunch and cheesy crab-stuffed interior.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe viral crab Rangoon roll has really changed our business,\u201d Gene Kim, co-owner of Slurp and Bell Kim\u2019s husband, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gene Kim said they wanted to incorporate Thai street food as a part of his wife\u2019s heritage and combine it with San Diego\u2019s staple Mexican cuisine. The Crab Rangoon Burrito was then born and caught the attention of many influencers in California and the Midwest.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always knew about social media and how powerful it could be,\u201d Gene Kim said. \u201cBut we didn\u2019t expect the way it took off from June of last year.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gene Kim said they have been overwhelmed by the positive response and have been experimenting with new ways to take traditional recipes and make them approachable for new and current customers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Young Kim, owner of BOPJO<\/a>, also at Liberty Public Market, believes in making fun food that resonates with its customers and entices new ones.\u00a0<\/p>\n

BOPJO takes a Korean spin on Mexican cuisine with its special California Burrito and Korean-Mexican bowls.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s create something that\u2019s gonna be unique,\u201d Young Kim said. \u201cIt\u2019s not so traditional because I think there are so many traditional restaurants out there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Young Kim said you have to innovate to keep up with the fast-paced food business, especially with social media in the mix.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou always have to be changing things up so that you bring in new customers,\u201d Young Kim said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

San Diego food is \u201csomewhat underappreciated,\u201d Young Kim said\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kim hopes that in the coming years, San Diego\u2019s cuisines will become more popular, especially at Liberty Public Market.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people who are behind it are great people,\u201d Young Kim said. \u201cYou\u2019re gonna be seeing a lot of good fun stuff coming out of Liberty Market in the future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Sushi Stand sushi push pop at Liberty Public Market. (Photo by Andi Ruiz\/Times of San Diego) Pizookies,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408739,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[103359,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-408738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-liberty-public-market","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}