Beyond Sushi, an all-vegan sushi restaurant we love in NYC, invited us to try the new menu they launched in two of their locations (Union Square and Chelsea Market, soon coming to the Midtown West location as well). It’s so yummy, I’ve postmated Beyond Sushi to my office for lunch at least 3 times since we went.
They’ve added a few new rolls, including my new very favorite! Pictured above right, the Sunny Side roll: black rice, braised fennel, sundried tomato and avocado, topped with butternut squash and almond pesto…!!!!! It’s so good and refreshing.
But they really have gone ~beyond sushi~ with this menu, adding several noodle dishes, soups, and dumplings. Above is the dish I’ve been hardcore ordering to the office, Wild Shroom noodle salad: glass noodles, braised shiitake, portabella, enoki mushrooms, cashews, topped with porcini powder and micro arugula, with spincy bean and shiitake truffle sauce. It’s BANGING. I even like the funny mini mushrooms on top!
The dumplings we got, pictured above, were very yummy! Sort of a soft texture inside, not like whole pieces of veggies. There are three different dumplings to choose from but I guess we were in a mushroom mood so we got the Fun-Guy: braised porcini, shiitake, portabella mushrooms, baked tofu, and spinach topped with micro arugula and chili toasted panko, with spicy bean and shiitake truffle sauce.
New items I didn’t try: the rice bed salads! That’s next on my list–I HEART the black rice they use (should be called purple rice though tbh cause it’s purple). It’s like a tad sweet and nutty and just so much better than bland white rice. They also added a curried cauliflower wrap to their rice paper wrap selection. That’s also next on my list! You KNOW cauliflower is my JAM. Oh and there are four noodle soups now and you get to pick your noodles–soba, ramen, green tea (!!!), or glass.
If you can’t make it to one of the Beyond Sushi locations to try the new menu, they do delivery in certain parts of Manhattan, you can order on their site. Otherwise there’s always Postmates!