Roll yourself up in some delicious sushi
Many people in Boulder immediately think of Hapa to satisfy their deepest desires for sushi. Maybe it’s time for something different.
Here are a few alternatives right here in Boulder for your dining pleasure.
Kasa Japanese Bar and Grill is locate dat 1468 Pearl St. in a newer section of the mall. Prices vary from $3 to $15 for rolls, making Kasa a nicely priced alternative to the better known sushi joints in Boulder.
Their sushi menu includes everything from small rolled sushi to vegetarian nigiri rolls to special rolls. I would suggest the house Kasa roll for $13.25. It’s on the pricier side compared to most items on the menu, but includes eight various rolls to add some diversity to your meal without having to order more.
Sushi Zanmai, located at 1221 Spruce St., offers a homey atmosphere and traditional sushi, according to their Web site. One of the more outstanding features at Zanmai is karaoke night on Saturdays from 10 p.m. to midnight.
Prices here are pretty similar to Kasa, ranging from about $3 to $14 per roll. The must-eat roll at Zamnai is their specialty Z-#9 roll for $13. This roll includes shrimp tempura, avocado, salmon and eel sauce.
Another alternative sushi restaurant in Boulder is Japango, located at 1136 Pearl St. Japango has the same chic atmosphere as Hapa, but with a different selection of sushi.
For only $8, the Denver roll will help to stimulate your taste buds with fresh water eel, albacore tuna, cucumber, avocado and flying fish roe.
These, along with Hapa and Sushi Tora are all conveniently located on Pearl Street Mall within a few blocks of each other.
A brief guide to sushi lingo:
Sushi itself actually refers to the rice covering the fish inside, which is called sashimi.
There are two kinds of eel: unagi for freshwater eel and anago for salt water eel.
Aemono stands for vegetables, Agemeno means the roll is fried, Ebi is shrimp and Ika is squid. Kamaboko is imitation crab meat while Kani is the real thing. Maguro is the term for tuna, although Akami, Chutoro, Otoro and Toro refer to the part of the fish in the roll.
Oshibori is the term for the wet towels used to clean your hands before a meal.
Contact Campus Press Staff Writer Devon Taylor at taylordj@colorado.edu.
