Dinner at RA

After Dragon.Con we stopped off at a restaurant downtown for a late dinner. I chose a place down the street from where I work called RA, a sushi bar. It has a great theme and layout, and the staff is very friendly, even if not always super attentive. I got a cocktail called a “Dragon Bite” which was very bright and refreshing, but could have used a double shot of Bacardi Dragonberry. S. ordered a Tuna Tataki starter dish of thinly sliced, seared ahi tuna served with an onion soy vinaigrette. Then she ordered a King Crab Roll with king crab mix, cucumber & avocado, rolled & topped with king crab, all served with an Asian pesto sauce which I think was predominately ginger and cilantro. She also had the Salmon Asparagus Roll which had kani kama crab mix, cucumber and asparagus rolled, all topped with raw salmon slices.

I had the house’s signature dish, the Viva Las Vegas Roll, which had kani kama crab and cream cheese rolled in rice and seaweed, lightly battered with tempura, fried and topped with spicy tuna, kani kama crab mix & sliced lotus root chips and finished with a sweet eel sauce and spinach tempura bits. Very good. I also had the Gojira (Godzilla) Roll, which had shrimp tempura, kani kama crab mix, cream cheese and cucumber rolled and topped with spicy tuna and spinach tempura bits served with sriracha & spicy mayo sauce.

The vibe was cool but the music was a bit off the mark. The in house DJ could not seem to settle on a particular decade to play from. Maybe he was trying to make everybody happy. But when you try to make everyone happy… Our server was a hottie, so that forgave the few minor sins we had to put up with, and it was a holiday weekend and a Saturday night. Overall we were very pleased. It is a little on the pricey side, and I’d like to see what the lunch offerings are. But, it is Midtown so expect to dig a little deeper.

The photo is from www.sincerelytrulyscrumptiousxoxo.com because mine turned out too dark and blurred to use.