Summer Menu Series: RA Sushi

RA Sushi has added a variety of new menu items that will only be available through September. The new items are intended to cool you down in the hottest part of the summer. Check out the new items and let me know what you’re wanting to try.

The Bites

Edamame Wontons ($8) Lightly fried wontons with a creamy edamame cheese filling

Seared Dill Salmon Roll ($11) Cucumber, avocado and arugula rolled and topped with seared salmon, lemon and truffle salt

Chili Shrimp Roll ($12) Kani kama crab mix and cream cheese rolled in rice and seaweed, lightly tempura battered and topped with spicy kani kama crab mix, crispy shrimp, cilantro and jalapeno

Lobster Salmon Roll ($13.25) Lobster, mango, avocado and cucumber rolled and topped with lobster, salmon and lobster cream sauce

Shrimp Calamari Tempura Roll ($9.50) Calamari and shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado and cream cheese, rolled and topped with crunchy tempura bits and then drizzled with sweet eel sauce

RA Sushi has brought back three of its most popular hand rolls for only $5.50 each. Perfectly portioned for one, they make the ideal light dinner item or a great to-go sushi lunch option when on the run. Each hand roll is wrapped in lo bok and soy paper and filled with rice and romaine lettuce.

• The Spicy Tuna Hand Roll features spicy tuna mix, avocado and cucumber.
• For those craving a little heat, the Chili Ponzu Yellowtail Hand Roll is filled with spicy yellowtail mix in a chili ponzu sauce, cilantro, jalapeno and cucumber.
• The Shrimp Tempura Hand Roll is a combination of shrimp tempura, kani kama crab mix, tuna mix, creamy wasabi sauce, avocado and cucumber.

Through the end of September, RA Sushi will be adding four refreshing summer salads to its menu.

• The Asian Chicken Salad features mixed greens tossed with chicken, cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes in a soy vinaigrette, topped with sweet cayenne cashews, fried ramen noodles and sesame seeds ($10).
• The Pineapple Grilled Shrimp Salad is a tropical-inspired combination of mixed greens, shrimp, pineapple and green onion, tossed in a soy vinaigrette and topped with sweet cayenne cashews ($11.75).