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Sushi Blues Cafe
301 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 110
Raleigh, NC 27603
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Lunch Menu
A La Carte Menu
Dinner Menu
Lunch Menu
Sushi Bar
sushi blues merchandise: t-shirts $14 / caps $16
Sushi Appetizer**
$9.00
one california roll and three pieces of sushi (chef's choice)
Sashimi Appetizer**
$9.00
slices of fresh catch of the day (chef's choice)
Sunomono
$7.00
octopus, seaweed salad with cucumber in ponzu sauce, sesame seeds
Kani Su
$7.00
shrimp, crab, sesame seeds, seaweed salad, and cucumber in ponzu sauce
Ika Sansai & Seaweed Salad
$8.00
cooked squid marinated in sesame oil sauce, served cold with seaweed salad, sesame seeds, ponzu sauce
Spicy Fish**
$7.00
diced fresh fish and cucumber in spicy sauce, scallions, sesame seeds, ponzu sauce, and smelt roe
Spicy Octopus
$8.00
diced octopus and cucumber in spicy sauce, scallions, sesame seeds, ponzu sauce, and smelt roe
Sesame Tuna**
$8.00
diced fresh tuna, masago, sesame seeds and cucumber in our sesame oil flavored ponzu sauce
Salmon Tataki**
$9.00
slices of fresh flame-seared salmon served with daikon, sesame seeds and ponzu sauce
Tuna Tataki**
$9.00
slices of fresh flame-seared tuna served with daikon, sesame seeds and ponzu sauce
Beef Tataki**
$9.00
thin slices of rare flame-seared beef served with ponzu sauce, daikon, sesame seeds
Kitchen
Dynamite
$7.00
mixed seafood, japanese kewpie mayo, mushroom and onion on a bed of rice
Edamame
steaming hot soybeans, lightly salted
- Regular $4.25
- Large $8.00
Ebi Shumai (Steamed or Fried)
$6.00
shrimp dumplings served with mustard sauce
Ebi Gyoza (Steamed or Fried)
$6.00
seasoned shrimp dumplings, served with dipping sauce
Pork Shumai(steamed or Fried)
$6.00
dumplings filled with ground pork, served with mustard sauce
Pork Gyoza(steamed or Fried)
$6.00
seasoned pork dumplings, served with a dipping sauce
Shrimp Tempura Appetizer
$7.00
shrimp tempura (fried) and vegetables
Hamachi Kama**
$9.00
lightly-salted, grilled yellowtail collarbone, with ponzu sauce
Chicken Harumaki
$6.00
fried spring rolls stuffed with chicken and cheddar cheese
Grilled Squid
$8.00
grilled whole squid served with ponzu sauce
Yellowtail App**
$9.00
fresh yellowtail seared (rare) in hot sesame oil, topped with ponzu and sesame seeds
Tiger's Eye**
$8.00
baked rings of fresh squid stuffed with salmon and asparagus, eel sauce, sesame seeds
Special Combos
served with miso soup
Wolfpack Combo**
$12.00
wolfpack roll (8-12 pieces), 3 pieces of nigiri sushi (chef's choice)
Sushi Mori**
$9.00
california roll (8-10 pieces), 4 pieces of nigiri sushi (chef's choice)
Hosomaki**
$11.00
california roll (8-10 pieces), tuna roll (6 pieces), cucumber roll (6-8 pieces)
Sake Combo**
$10.00
salmon roll (6-8 pieces), 4 pieces of salmon nigiri sushi
Tuna Combo**
$11.00
tuna roll (6-8 pieces), 4 pieces of tuna nigiri sushi
Kani Combo
$10.00
california roll (8-10 pieces), 4 pieces of imitation crab nigiri sushi
Sushi, Sashimi, Sunomono**
$12.00
cucumber roll (8-10 pieces), 3 pieces of nigiri sushi (chef's choice), sunomono, sushi rice
Sushi, Sashimi, Spicy Fish**
$12.00
cucumber roll (8-10 pieces), 3 pieces of nigiri sushi (chef's choice), spicy fish, sushi rice
Teriyaki & Stir Fry
seafood or meat sauteed in our signature teriyaki sauce, served with baby bok choy, steamed rice and miso soup
Chicken Teriyaki
$8.00Fish Teriyaki
$9.00Beef Teriyaki**
$9.00Beef Yakiniku
$9.00
tender slices of beef sauteed with onion in our spicy house sauce
Shaken Beef
$12.00
cubed top sirloin sauteed with red onion in our house sauce served on top of greens with lemon venaigrette
Rice Vermicelli with Beef
$12.00
sauteed beef, rice noodle, greens, sweet fish sauce
Japchae Noodle (Sweet Potato)
$12.00
beef or chicken sauteed with clear noodle, dried asian mushrooms, baby bok choy, carrot, and shallot
Tempura
lightly battered-dipped and deep fried to a crispy golden brown, served with our house tempura sauce, steam rice, and miso soup
Chicken with Vegetables
$9.00Shrimp with Vegetables
$9.00Vegetables
$8.00Noodle
Pho
$11.00
vietnamese beef noodle with thin sliced beef, basil, beansprouts, green onion, cilantro
Sauteed Soba Noodles
- Mixed Vegetables $8.00
- Shrimp, Chicken, Pork, or Beef $9.00
Udon
japanese white noodle in our house broth
Hanaboko (Fish Cake) with Vegetables
$9.00Chicken
$10.00
shrimp, pork, or beef with vegetables
Nabeyaki Udon**
$10.00
shrimp tempura, egg, vegetable tempura
Donburi
bed of steamed rice in a bowl topped with a choice of meat sauteed in our donburi sauce with onion and egg. served with miso soup
Chicken
$9.00Pork
$10.00
**These items may be cooked to order, are served raw or undercooked, or have certain raw or undercooked ingredients. consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness
Makimono
All rolls are bogo: rolls of equal or lesser value - per party. No split checks for bogo sushi: separate payments are available. Rolls cut into four to ten pieces
Tuna**
$7.00
Fresh tuna and scallions
Spicy Tuna**
$7.00
Fresh tuna, scallions, and spicy sauce
Fish**
$7.00
Choice of salmon, yellowtail, or white fish, and scallions
Eel
$8.00
Eel, cucumber, sesame seeds, and scallions
Salmon Skin
$7.00
Grilled salmon skin, sesame seeds, and scallions
California
$7.00
Crab, avocado, cucumber, sesame seeds, and roe
Rainbow**
$13.00
A rainbow of fish (tuna, salmon, red snapper) on top of a california roll
Bagel**
$10.00
Salmon, cream cheese, and scallions (deep fried $1)
Spider
$11.00
Soft-shell crab, asparagus, avocado, spicy mayo, and roe
Crazy Sammy
$9.00
Eel, salmon skin, cucumber, sesame seeds, and roe
Volcano
$13.00
California roll topped with seafood sauteed with onion, mushrooms, crabsticks, mayo, scallions, masago, and sesame seeds
Tanzana**
$8.00
Yellowtail, cucumber, avocado, sesame seeds, and roe
Lobster
$16.00
Lobster tempura, fresh spring mix, roe, spicy mayo, cucumber, and avocado
New Orleans
$8.00
Ebi shrimp, avocado, cucumber, fresh spring mix, and mayo
Kewpie
$8.00
Crab, cucumber, avocado, spring mix, and mayo
Blues
$11.00
Fish tempura, cucumber, roe, sesame seeds, and spicy mayo
Shrimp Tempura
$10.00
Shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, sesame seeds, and masago
Etta James
$9.00
Ebi shrimp, crab, cream cheese, spicy mayo, cucumber, onion rings, roe, and sesame seeds
Dizzy
$7.00
Crab, cream cheese, cucumber, sesame seeds, and tobiko
Speakeasy
$10.00
Eel, cream cheese, cucumber, masago and sesame seeds, topped with avocado
Coltrane**
$10.00
Salmon, cream cheese, fresh spring mix, sesame seeds, and tobiko
Toro/Mahi Crunch*
$9.00
Deep fried fatty tuna (or mahi), crab, asparagus, rolled in seaweed, topped with eel sauce, sesame seeds
Spicy Scallops**
$11.00
Fresh scallops, scallions, spicy mayo, and masago
Lena Horne**
$8.00
Mackerel, scallions, avocado, cucumber, sesame seeds, and spicy mayo
Dylan**
$9.00
Tuna, cream cheese, avocado, cucumber, sesame seeds, and masago
Dynamite
$11.00
Seafood sauteed with onion, mushrooms, crabsticks, mayo, scallions, masago, and sesame seeds
Santana**
$14.00
Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, avocado, cucumber, masago, and scallions
Makimono Extras
Cream Cheese
$0.75With Brown Rice
$1.00Deep Fry Any Roll
$1.00Roasted Jalepeno
$0.95Roasted Pineapple
$0.95Fresh Spring Mix
$0.95Aparagus
$0.95Cucumber
$0.75Cilantro
$0.75Side of Sauce (Sriracha, Spicy Mayo)
$0.75Avocado
$1.00Bacon
$1.00Nigiri
Two pieces per order (sushi or sashimi) add $1 per piece for quail egg
Salmon**
$4.75Tuna**
$4.75Yellowtail**
$4.75Octopus**
$4.75Ebi Shrimp**
$4.75Red Snapper**
$4.75Eel**
$4.75Mackerel**
$4.75White Tuna**
$4.75Scallop**
$4.75Salmon Roe (Ikura)**
$4.75Squid (Ika)**
$4.75Mussel**
$4.75Flying Fish Roe (Tobiko)**
$4.75Crab Stick**
$4.75Smelt Roe (Masago)**
$4.75Omelet (Tamago)**
$4.75Sweet Shrimp (Amaebi)**
$7.50Sea Urchin (Uni)**
$7.50Fatty Tuna (Toro)**
$8.00
When available
Our Specialty
Steven Tyler
$14.00
Chopped shrimp tempura, spicy mayo, scallions, and cucumber, on top of a Dizzy roll
Ring of Fire (hot!)**
$14.00
Onion rings, roasted jalapenos, cucumber, spicy mayo, roe, spring mix, and sesame seeds, topped with fresh tuna,salmon, and white tuna
Carmen
$13.00
Shrimp tempura, tempura sweet potato, tempura zucchini, spicy mayo, and sesame seeds
The Rolling Stones
$15.00
Chopped soft-shell crab, spicy mayo, cucumber, roe, andscallions, on top of the California Roll
Bob Marley (hot!)**
$12.00
Roasted jalapeño, seared fresh tuna, pineapple, roe, and sesame seeds
Jimmy V
$13.00
Shrimp tempura roll topped with shredded imitation crab seasoned with pepper and mayo
Marilyn Monroe**
$15.00
Softshell crab, cucumber, spicy mayo, fresh spring mix, roe, and sesame seeds topped with fresh salmon
New York, New York
$12.00
Eel, shrimp tempura, cream cheese, sesame seeds, avocado, and roe
Sweet Home Alabama
$11.00
Tempura chicken, spicy sauce, cucumber, spicy mayo, fresh spring mix, roe, and sesame seeds
Rat Pack
$13.00
Strips of eel and avocado on top of a Shrimp Tempura roll
Naruto Maki*
$11.00
Crab and avocado rolled in paper - thin cucumber wrap, served with sesame seeds and ponzu
Yummy**
$14.00
Rainbow of fish (tuna, salmon, red snapper) on top of a Shrimp Tempura roll
Bourbon Street Oyster**
$12.00
Fried oysters, spring mix, cucumber, spicy mayo, sesame seeds, and masago
Wolfpack!
$10.00
Crab, tempura flakes, asparagus, avocado, sesame seeds, spicy mayo, and tobiko
Philip Rivers* **
$14.00
Tuna, salmon, white tuna, and avocado rolled in thin cucumber wrap, ponzu sauce, and sesame seeds
74/83**
$13.00
Fresh tuna, avocado, cucumber, tempura flakes, spicy mayo, sesame seeds, and tobik
Yellow Brick Road
$12.00
Ebi shrimp, tempura flakes, spicy mayo, masago, sesame seeds, topped with shredded imitation crab seasoned with pepper and mayo
David Thompson
$9.00
Shrimp tempura, crab, cucumber, cream cheese, spring mix, tobiko, sesame seeds
Gottfried? (Hot!)
$13.00
Fried calamari, roasted jalapenos, onion rings, cucumber, spring mix, spicy mayo, tobiko, and sesame seeds
Clapton**
$14.00
Chopped fresh tuna, cucumber, roe, spicy mayo, scallions, on top of a California Roll
Fire and Ice (Hot!)
$13.00
Shrimp tempura, ebi shrimp, jalapenos, cream cheese, spicy mayo, spring mix, tobiko, and sesame seeds
The Marine (Hot!)
$14.00
Shrimp tempura, dynamite mix, jalapenos, cream cheese, tobiko and sesame seeds
Footloose (Hot!)
$12.00
Bacon, avocado, tempura onion rings, spring mix, cucumber, jalapenos, and sesame seeds
Russell Danger
$14.00
Bacon, avocado, spring mix, topped, with shredded imitation crabs, sesame seeds, black pepper, and mayo
Carter Finley
$14.00
Fried calamari, bacon, avocado, cilantro, cucumber, spicy mayo and sesame seeds
For Vegetarians
Big Count Basie
$10.00
Sweet potato and zucchini tempura, cucumber, and sesame seeds
Crunchy
$8.00
Tempura flakes, kampyo, avocado, spicy mayo, cucumber, and sesame seeds
Billie Holiday
$10.00
Onion rings and sweet potato tempura, avocado, cucumber, and sesame seeds
Lennon
$11.00
Fried Tofu, sweet potato tempura, avocado, cilantro, and sesame seeds
Cucumber
$6.00
Cucumber, and sesame seeds
Veggie/Spicy Veggie
$7.00
Assorted vegetables, spicy sauce, sesame seeds
Avocado & Cilantro
$7.00
Avocado, cilantro, and seame seeds
Oshinko
$7.00
Oshinko (pickled daikon radish), and seame seeds
*Indicates low carb. ****These items may be cooked to order, are served raw or undercooked, or have certain raw or undercooked ingredients. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness
Teriyaki
Seafood or meat sauteed in our signature teriyaki sauce (with steamed baby bok choy and steamed rice)
Shrimp
$14.00Scallop
$16.00Steak
$14.00Chicken
$13.00Salmon
$15.00Tempura
Lightly battered, deep fried to a crispy golden brown, served with house tempura sauce
Chicken
$13.00
Skinless chicken breast slices with fresh vegetables
Shrimp
$15.00
Jumbo shrimp with fresh vegetables
Grilled/Pan-seared
With steamed baby bok choy and steamed rice
Grilled Tuna Steak**
$16.00
Served with our tuna steak and ponzu sauce
Grilled Salmon**
$14.00
Served with ponzu sauce
Spicy Chicken
$12.00
Sauteed chicken breast in a spicy sauce
Grilled Steak**
$16.00
New York Strip steak cooked to order and served with our special steak sauce
Yaki-niku
$14.00
Seasoned beef slices with onions in spicy sauce
Noodle
Yakisoba
sauteed noodles with veggies
- $9.00
- chicken $12.00
- shrimp $14.00
- beef $13.00
Tempura Soba
$13.00
Soba in a hot broth topped with shrimp tempura
Nabeyaki Udon
$13.00
White wheat noodles in a broth topped with shrimp tempura
Pho
$11.00
Vietnamese beef noodle soup
Japchae noodle (sweet potato)
$14.00
Beef or Chicken sauteed with clear noodle, dried asian mushrooms, baby bok choy, carrot, and shallot
Donburi
Large bowl with a bed of rice with
Katsu-don
$13.00
Pork katsu with egg and onion in a special katsudon sauce
Oyako-don
$12.00
Chicken with egg and onion in a donburi sauce
Stir-fry
With steamed rice
Shrimp
$15.00
Stir-fried shrimp and vegetables
Scallops
$16.00
Stir-fried scallops and vegetables
Chicken
$13.00
Stir-fried chicken and vegetables
Pork
$14.00
Stir-fried pork and vegetables
Shaken Beef
$14.00
Cubed top sirloin, shallot, stir fried in our house sauce, serve on bed of fresh greens with citrus vinaigrette
Veggie
$9.00
Stir-fried fresh garden vegetables
Katsu
Breaded and fried to perfection served with a tangy dipping sauce. Served with steamed rice
Chicken
$12.00
Boneless, tender chicken breast
Pork
$14.00
Juicy pork cutlets
Sashimi
Served with sushi rice
Sashimi Moriawase**
$22.00
An assortment of the day's fresh fish
Salmon Heaven**
$18.00
Fresh cut salmon sashimi
Tuna Heaven**
$24.00
Fresh cut tuna sashimi
**These items may be cooked to order, are served raw or undercooked, or have certain raw or undercooked ingredients. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness
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General Info
Hours
Monday:
11:30am - 12:00am
Tuesday:
11:30am - 12:00am
Wednesday:
11:30am - 12:00am
Thursday:
11:30am - 12:00am
Friday:
11:30am - 2:00am
Saturday:
5:30pm - 2:00am
Sunday:
5:30pm - 12:00am
About Us
Sushi Blues is located in downtown Raleigh at 301 Glenwood Avenue. Sushi Blues Cafe opened on November 4th, 1999, and very quickly became one of the downtown favorites. With great food, great music, and a friendly and courteous staff, Sushi Blues is an excellent choice for you night out on the town. Come and join in on the fun! We are here to give you a great dining experience. With over 300 items on the menu to choose from, Sushi Blues has something for everyone. It is no wonder why Sushi Blues was voted Best of Citysearch!!