Curry and California Rolls at Banzai Sushi, SNR 2019

There are still people out there who are leery of consuming raw fish. There are some that refuse to even go to sushi restaurants on the assumption there’s nothing else but raw fish. There are also those who do go, but only order the chicken teriyaki bento box.

And don’t forget those who won’t eat raw fish if it didn’t come straight out of the water within a few miles of the restaurant. Of course, for those who are prepared to “try anything once,” know that at most Japanese restaurants, the menus are expansive.

Open since 2006 (and sold to the Kaizen Dining Group in 2014), Banzai Sushi offers donburi bowls, bento boxes, ramen, udon, soba and sushi rolls. The Ebi Nigiri ($5.95) might be the training wheels of sushi introduction for skeptics, and yet its cold sweetness atop a bed of seasoned sushi rice is still delightful. The temaki has all of the components of sushi rolls, except it’s hand rolled into a cone filled with your choice of accoutrements. I always go with the Salmon Skin Temaki ($5.95), a trumpet of gossamer salmon skin, cold and crisp cucumber, scallions and unagi sauce. And it’s never a bad idea to order the Mixed Tempura ($7.95) with its springy shrimp and snappy vegetables all covered in an ethereal batter.

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