April 11th, 2008 by Petunia Bloom – Comments (4)
Before moving to Tulsa, I never dreamed I would consider Sushi one of my favorite foods. In college my friends took me to In the Raw which is another sushi restaurant in Tulsa. I liked it, but it wasn’t anything to write home about. A friend suggested that my husband and I try Asahi. He told us to definitely try the Spider Roll.
Asahi is located in a very low rent strip shopping mall behind Toys-R-Us on 71st and Memorial. We were not impressed upon arriving and a bit hesitant to try it. It was very clean when we got inside so we felt more comfortable. We ordered Spider Rolls and they were excellent. As we started eating there more, we started ordering different rolls. We haven’t had anything that we thought was not good.
My favorite rolls include the Spider Roll (of course), the Asahi Roll #2, the Spicy Salmon Roll, and my all-time favorite is the Unagi Roll. It is a very spicy roll with a lot of sauce on the top. It is one of my favorite things to eat.
If you have never eaten Sushi before, I would suggest ordering at least two rolls. One roll just doesn’t fill me up. If you are a real sushi fiend, one of the great things about Asahi is they have half-price rolls. If you order more than three rolls (on an order) there is a part of the menu with half price rolls. Most of them are about $3 half price.
Asahi’s owners are a cute couple who are almost always at the restaurant overseeing things. Several times our waiter/waitress has brought us free rolls or other free goodies. The service is good unless they are very busy. Then you can expect up to a 40 min wait on your food, which is worth it. The quality of the rolls could be more consistent, but I have never had anything that didn’t taste good.
Asahi is my favorite place in Tulsa to eat. It is a restaurant you can’t miss!!
Tags: Asian · Dinner · Hole in the Wall · Japanese · Lunch · Sushi
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Bruce Lau Jun 13, 2008 at 9:22 am
korean chef and there chinese chef at the memory of japan just as good
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Jen Feb 19, 2010 at 10:32 am
I do love Asahi.
I have eaten a lot of sushi around town, but when I just want good traditional Nigiri at a good price, this is where I choose. No pretense, good rolls, and they don’t feel the need to be trendy. It’s like…eating sushi at someone’s home. I am comfortable and happy there. They often bring us free extras, as well, if it’s not busy. 
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