RA Sushi

• 2011 Winner

  Best Sushi restaurant

The Midtown restaurant is the company's first location in Georgia. RA Sushi, which has 23 locations across the country, serves sushi, as well as Japanese fusion dishes. In Atlanta, the 7,800-square-foot restaurant seats up to 240 people, who can sit in the main dining room, at the sushi bar and at the indoor/outdoor bar. A private meeting room is also available.

Signature items include the apple teriyaki salmon, which is a marinated grilled filet with a sautéed Fuji apple glaze served with wasabi mashed potatoes, and the Chicken Katsu, which is a breaded chicken breast over Asian coleslaw served with an Asian dipping sauce and a barbecue dipping sauce. Specialty sushi rolls include the Tootsy Maki, which is a crab mix, shrimp and cucumber wrapped in seaweed and rice and then drizzled with sweet eel sauce and topped with tempura bits. The Beef Tataki roll is made with artichoke, asparagus, roasted red peppers and avocado rolled and topped with seared flat iron steak and chili soy sauce. It's served with a creamy wasabi sauce.

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