Montana Could Be Next for Walmart’s Dining Upgrade

Walmart has now entered its we "don't just sell socks and baby formula" era.

The retail giant is testing a new restaurant-style set-up in renovated “next generation” Supercenters, and they are now offering sushi.

Yes. Sushi. At Walmart.

Not the pitiful little grab-and-go kind that gets served on a tray and only uses "Krab" instead of real crab. This isn’t just a sushi bar, it’s part of a larger plan for remodeling stores to get them out of the ’90s and make the whole place less like a warehouse and more like someplace you might actually want to shop.

Which is funny, because no matter how many makeovers they perform, Walmart is Walmart. There will always be someone shopping for a trampoline at 10 p.m. in pajama pants.

Will Sushi Soon Hit Montana Supercneters?

If the company continues to invest in new layouts and fresher-looking stores, there’s no reason Montana shouldn’t eventually make the list. Walmart has been opening remodeled Supercenters across the country, and we’ve got enough stores in this state that it would make sense at some point.

And let’s be real, we already have grocery store sushi in Montana. Albertsons and Super One both carry it, and it’s generally somewhere between “this is acceptable” and “I’m probably gonna barf later.”

So if Walmart actually succeeds in bringing us sushi that’s better than what we find at most average grocery stores, people will absolutely buy it.

It feels wrong, but also… weirdly inevitable to grab paper towels, motor oil, and a spicy tuna roll in one trip.