Tasu Asian Bistro Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to Tasu Asian Bistro, a hidden gem nestled in the heart of Raleigh, NC. This charming Japanese restaurant showcases a vibrant menu bursting with freshness and flavor. From the sumptuous Fatty Yellowtail Jalapeno to the rich Albacore Appetizer, each dish is crafted with precision, using high-quality ingredients that truly highlight the essence of Japanese cuisine.

Among the standout offerings are the creative Deep Fried Tempura Appetizers and a delightful selection of sushi that captivates both traditionalists and adventurous eaters alike. Diners rave about the 6-piece Bigeye Tuna wrapped in creamy avocado and drizzled with yuzu dressing—an experience not to be missed.

The warm, friendly atmosphere and attentive service further enhance this dining experience, making Tasu the perfect spot for sushi lovers and newcomers seeking authentic Japanese flavors. Come visit and indulge in the culinary artistry that makes Tasu Asian Bistro a must-try destination!

Sushi Bar Starters

6 Pieces Bigeye Tuna

Tuna wrapped with avocado and yuzu dressing.

$13.95

6 Pieces Yellowtail Jalapeno

Yuzu soy sauce, cilantro and jalapeno.

$13.95

4 Pieces Fatty Yellowtail Jalapeno

Yellowtail, bell jalapeno, yuzu soy sauce and cilantro Sriracha truffle oil.

$15.00

4 Pieces Fatty Salmon

Salmon belly. Wasabi sauce, salmon roe and kizami wasabi.

$15.00

6 Pieces Suzuki

Strike bass. Sesame oil, sesame seed, green onions and wasabi sauce.

$15.00

Albacore Appetizer

Sesame oil, shiso leaf and yuzu dressing.

$13.95

New Style

Chef chosen fishes. Hot oil, cilantro, jalapeno, onions, tomatoes and ponzu sauce.

$17.95

Tuna Nachos

Spicy tuna, mango, avocado, cilantro and chips.

$15.95

Tuna Poke

Taro chips with your chosen fish and poke sauce.

$14.95

Salmon Poke

Taro chips with your chosen fish and poke sauce.

$14.95

6 Pieces Monkey Brain

Spicy tuna, crab meat and special sauce.

$13.95

5 Pieces Magic Mushroom

Salmon wrap with avocado, spicy mayo on top and masago.

$9.95

Fried Pancake

Leek flavor.

$9.95

Heart Attack

Deep fried jalapeno, cream cheese and spicy tuna.

$10.95

Jalapeno Sashimi

2 pieces tuna, 2 pieces salmon, 2 pieces yellowtail, seaweed salad, jalapeno and special sauce.

$19.95

Edamame

$6.50

Spicy Edamame

$7.00

2 Piece Spring Rolls

$5.75

6 Pieces Gyoza

Pork and vegetables.

$7.95

6 Pieces Shumai

$7.95

4 Pieces Age Tofu

Deep fried tofu in dashi sauce.

$7.50

2 Pieces Yakitori

Chicken skewer grilled.

$7.50

5 Pieces Golden Mussel

$9.95

6 Pieces Crab Cheese Wonton

$7.50

Dynamite

Crab meat, shrimp, mushroom and onion.

$10.50

Crispy Calamari

$10.50

6 Pieces Takoyaki

Deep fried wheat flour balls with slice octopus.

$10.50

Okonomi Yaki

Japanese savory pancake with chicken, seafood and veggie.

$14.00

Shrimp Tempura

2 shrimps and 5 vegetables.

$10.95

Chicken Tempura

2 chicken and 5 vegetables.

$10.95

Hamachi Kama

$12.50

Salmon Kama

$12.50

Appetizers

Deep Fried Tempura Appetizers

Assorted Tempura

$10.00

Calamari Tempura

$8.50

Lobster Tempura

$18.00

Vegetable Tempura

$7.50

Shrimp and Veggie Tempura

$10.00

Chicken and Veggie Tempura

$9.00

Soft Shell Crab Tempura

$10.00

Age Dashi Tofu

Deep fried soft tofu in dashi broth.

$6.50

Tatsuta Age

4 pieces Japanese style deep fried chicken wings

$10.00

Hitokuchi Tonkatsu

5 pieces bite size tonkatsu.

$8.00

Geso Kara Age

Deep fried squid tentacles.

$8.50

Kani Cream Korokke

4 pieces crab cream coroquette.

$8.50

Miso Soup

Tofu and Seaweed

$3.50

Cucumber Salad

$4.00

Avocado Salad

$4.50

Mango Avocado Salad

$5.95

Spicy Crab Meat Salad

Spicy mayo, masago, cucumber, crab meat and crunch.

$5.95

Tuna Tataki Salad

Pepper sauce.

$11.95

Green Salad

Miso dressing

$3.95

Tuna Avocado Salad

Spicy mayo.

$9.95

Sunomono

$7.50

Seaweed Salad

$6.75

Soup and Salad

Poke Bowl

Poke Bowl

Vege comes with avocado, cucumber, spring mix, mango, tomato. Top masago, crunch, (poke sauce, spicy mayo or wasabi dressing).

$17.50

Yaki Udon

Stir fried noodles with chicken and vegetables.

$16.50

Yaki Soba

Stir fried noodles with chicken and vegetables.

$16.50

Su Udon

Udon soup with vegetables.

$13.50

Su Soba

Soba with vegetables.

$13.50

Tempura Udon

Noodle soup, tempura shrimp and tempura veggies.

$17.50

Chicken Fried Rice

$12.50

Nabe Yaki Udon

Fish cake, shrimp tempura, egg and chicken meat.

$18.50

Oyako-Don

Chicken and egg in soy broth rice bowl.

$16.50

Katsu-Don

Pork cutlet and egg in soy broth rice bowl.

$18.50

Unagi Don

unagi on bed of rice and avocado. Served with soup

$22.95

Chirashi Bowl

15 pieces sashimi on rice and avocado. Served with soup .

$24.95

Pork Katsu

Fried breaded fillet of pork and served with special sauce. Served with soup and salad.

$16.50

Chicken Katsu

Fried breaded fillet of pork and served with special sauce. Served with soup and salad.

$16.50

Chicken and Shrimp Fried Rice

$17.50

Kitchen Dishes

Grill Entrees

Chicken Teriyaki

$17.95

Beef Teriyaki

$20.95

Salmon Teriyaki

$20.95

Shrimp Teriyaki

$20.95

Yakika Teriyaki

Grill squid.

$18.95

Tuna

Maguro.

$7.00

Salmon

Sake.

$6.50

Yellowtail

Hamachi.

$6.50

Striped Bass

Suzuki.

$6.50

Super White Tuna

$6.50

Mackerel

Saba.

$6.50

Shrimp

Ebi.

$6.50

Crab Meat

Kani.

$6.50

Surf Clam

Hokkigai.

$6.00

Squid

Ika.

$6.00

Fresh Water Eel

Unagi.

$6.50

Sweet Shrimp

Amaebi.

$9.50

Scallop

Hotategai.

$7.00

Smoked Salmon

$6.50

Tomago

Omelete.

$5.95

Seared Tataki Tuna

$7.50

Ankimo

Monk fish liver.

$8.95

Octopus

Tako.

$6.50

Avocado Sushi

$5.50

Asparagus Sushi

$5.50

Oshinko Sushi

$5.50

Flying Fish Egg

Tobiko, choose of red, green and black.

$6.50

Quail Egg

$5.50

Spicy Lobster

$6.00

Salmon Egg

Ikura.

$7.00

Fatty Salmon

$7.50

Fatty Yellowtail

$7.50

Poke Tuna

$7.50

Masago

Smelt egg.

$6.50

Inari

Tofu Skin.

$5.50

Red Snapper

Tai.

$6.50

Spicy Octopus

$5.95

Toro

Fatty Tuna.

$0.00

Canadian Crab Leg

Crab leg avocado caviar.

$13.50

King Salmon

$12.00

Spanish Mackerel

$9.00

Uni

Sea Urchin.

$0.00

Shitaki Mushroom

$5.50

Madai

Japanese red snapper .

$10.00

Sushi and Sashimi

Sushi and Sashimi Dinner

Sushi Regular

8 pieces sushi and California roll.

$23.95

Sashimi Entree

15 pieces sashimi.

$26.95

Sushi and Sashimi Dinner

4 pieces sushi, 9 pieces sashimi and 1 spicy tuna.

$28.95

Sushi and Sashimi for 2

8 pieces sushi, 15 pieces sashimi and 1 spicy tuna and 1 California.

$46.95

Sushi for 2

16 pieces sushi, spicy tuna and rainbow.

$46.95

Sashimi for 2

25 pieces sashimi.

$53.95

Tuna Roll

$6.50

Salmon Roll

$6.50

Yellow Tail Roll

Yellowtail and green onions.

$6.50

Albacore Roll

Albacore and jalapeno.

$5.50

California Roll

Cucumber, avocado and crab mix.

$5.95

Spicy Tuna Roll

Cucumber and spicy tuna.

$6.50

Spicy Salmon Roll

Cucumber and spicy salmon.

$6.50

Spicy Yellowtail Roll

Cucumber and Spicy Yellowtail.

$6.50

Boston Roll

Cooked shrimp, cucumber, avocado and lettuce.

$6.50

Alaska Roll

Salmon, avocado and cucumber.

$6.50

Philadelphia Roll

Salmon, cream cheese and cucumber.

$6.95

East Roll

Unagi, avocado, tamago and masago.

$6.95

Salmon Mango Roll

Salmon and mango.

$6.50

Tuna Avocado Roll

Tuna avocado.

$6.50

Yellow Tail Jalapeno Roll

Yellow tail and jalapeno.

$6.50

Unagi Roll

Eel and cucumber.

$7.50

Spicy Scallop Roll

Masaso, spicy scallop and crunch.

$7.50

Spicy Shrimp Roll

Spicy shrimp and cucumber.

$6.95

Spicy Crab Meat Roll

Spicy crab meat and cucumber.

$6.50

Yellow Roll

Spicy mix white fish, masago and crunch.

$6.95

Futo Maki Roll

Tamago, cucumber, avocado, lettuce, shrimp and masago.

$8.95

Uni Roll

Sea urchin.

$14.95

Salmon Skin Roll

Cucumber, lettuce and salmon skin.

$5.50

Chicken Tempura Roll

Cucumber, avocado, lettuce and chicken.

$8.95

Shrimp Tempura Roll

Shrimp tempura, avocado, lettuce and cucumber.

$8.95

Spider Roll

Spider tempura, avocado, lettuce and cucumber.

$10.95

Regular and Hand Roll

Vegetable Roll

6 Pieces Cucumber Roll

$4.95

6 Pieces Avocado Roll

$4.95

6 Pieces Sweet Potato Roll

$4.95

8 Pieces Avocado Cucumber Roll

$4.95

Mushroom Roll

Cooked mushroom, asparagus, top: avocado and seaweed salad.

$11.95

5 Pieces Vege Roll

Cucumber, avocado, asparagus and lettuce.

$5.25

8 Pieces Peanut Avocado

Peanut avocado.

$5.45

5 Pieces Green Roll

Tempura and broccoli.

$4.95

8 Pieces Yum Yum Roll

Tempura sweet potato and top sliced avocado.

$8.95

Rainbow Roll

Inside: California. Top: 4 fish and avocado.

$11.95

Nori Roll

Inside: Spicy yellow tail, crunch and asparagus. Top: Super white tuna, mango sauce and green onions.

$12.95

Kelly Roll

Inside: Salmon and mango. Top: Tuna, jalapeno and mango sauce. Hot and Spicy.

$12.95

Mexico Roll

Deep fried spicy tuna, spicy salmon, spicy yellow tail, cream cheese, jalapeno and special sauce. Hot and Spicy.

$9.95

Mango Roll

Inside: Shrimp tempura and crab mix. Top: Avocado, mango and mango sauce.

$13.95

Volcano Roll

Inside: Crab meat, cream cheese and avocado. Top: Baked salmon, special sauce, crunch, onion and masago.

$12.95

Hot Girl Roll

Inside: Spicy tuna and spicy salmon, spicy yellow tail and jalapeno. Top: Crab meat. Hot and Spicy.

$12.95

Red River Roll

Inside: Spicy tuna and spicy salmon, spicy yellow tail, asparagus and crunch. Top: Spicy crab meat. Hot and Spicy.

$13.95

Number 7 Roll

Deep fried spicy tuna, avocado and special sauce. Hot and Spicy.

$7.95

Crunch Roll

Inside: Spicy yellow tail, crunch and asparagus. Top: Crunch, spicy mayo, green onions and masago. Hot and Spicy.

$11.95

Manhattan Roll

Inside: Spicy crab meat and cucumber. Top: Super white tuna, salmon and avocado. Hot and Spicy.

$11.95

Tokyo Roll

Inside: Spicy salmon, mango and crunch. Top: Tuna, yellowtail and avocado. Hot and Spicy.

$12.95

Ivy Roll

Inside: Shrimp tempura and jalapeno. Top: Albacore, avocado (mango sauce). Hot and Spicy.

$12.95

New York Roll

Inside: Salmon and avocado. Top: Mango (mango sauce).

$10.95

Forest Roll

Deep fried cooked shrimp, crab meat, cream cheese and avocado (special sauce).

$9.95

Crazy Dragon Roll

Inside: Shrimp tempura and jalapeno. Top: Avocado, crab meat, crunch and masago (special sauce). Hot and Spicy.

$13.95

Pink Lady Roll

Spicy tuna, spicy salmon and spicy yellow tail and avocado (soy bean pepper).

$12.95

Summer Roll

Inside: Shrimp tempura and cream cheese. Top: Avocado and strawberry (special sauce).

$12.95

Dragon Roll

Inside: Eel and cucumber. Top: Avocado and masago (unagi sauce).

$10.95

Black Dragon Roll

Inside: Shrimp tempura and crab mix. Top: Eel and avocado (unagi sauce).

$13.95

Spider Man Roll

Inside: Soft shell crab, mango, cucumber, avocado and spicy tuna (soy bean pepper).

$13.95

Lobster Tempura Roll

Cucumber, crab meat, avocado and lobster (soy bean pepper) (unagi sauce).

$13.95

Kobe Beef Roll

Tempura asparagus, Kobe beef in sofe paper.

$14.95

Fire Fighter Roll

Inside: Spicy tuna and jalapeno Top: Avocado, piced tuna, green onions and poke sauce. Hot and spicy.

$13.95

Rockn Roll

Inside: California Top: Red snapper, avocado seared with special sauce, green onions and crunch. Hot and Spicy.

$13.95

Poke Roll

Inside: Asparagus and avocado. Top: Tuna, poke sauce and green onions. Hot and Spicy.

$11.95

4 Seasons Roll

Inside: Spicy tuna and avocado. Top: Red, green, black, orange and fish eggs. Hot and Spicy.

$11.95

Sky Roll

Inside: Tempura asparagus and avocado. Top: Yellowtail jalapeno, red tobiko, sesame oil and ponzu sauce. Hot and Spicy.

$12.95

Giant Roll

Inside: Salmon, cream cheese and avocado. Top: Seared scallop, mayo, green onions and special sauce.

$15.95

Saigon Roll

Rice paper wrapped with tuna, lettuce, spicy mayo and shrimp tempura.

$13.95

Mile High Roll

Deep fried with baked salmon, cream cheese, avocado and mushroom. Hot and Spicy.

$10.95

Sashimi Roll

Cucumber wrapped with 3 kind of fishes and avocado and lettuce.

$12.95

Baked Dynamite Roll

Deep fried baked spicy yellowtail, shrimp tempura, avocado and top is baked crab mixed. Hot and Spicy.

$15.95

Deluxe Roll

Ramen

Tonkotsu Ramen

Grilled pork belly, egg, vegetable, green onion and pork broth.

$16.95

Miso Ramen

Chicken, egg, vegetable, corn, ginger, onion and miso broth.

$16.95

Shoyu Ramen

Fried Tofu, Fish cake, mushroom, corns, pickle ginger, in soy sauce broth

$16.95

Spicy Seafood Ramen

3 pcs of green mussels, 3 pcs of shrimp, vegetables, egg in spicy miso broth

$18.95

Tofu Salad

Served with mixed greens, seaweed salad and choice of lemon soy or house miso flavored dressing.

$15.00

Chicken Salad

Grilled and sliced. Served with mixed greens, seaweed salad and choice of lemon soy or house miso flavored dressing.

$16.00

Mushroom Salad

Grilled assorted mushrooms. Served with mixed greens, seaweed salad and choice of lemon soy or house miso flavored dressing.

$16.00

Salmon Salad

Grilled and sliced. Served with mixed greens, seaweed salad and choice of lemon soy or house miso flavored dressing.

$18.00

Spicy Seafood Salad

Tuna, yellowtail, crab, octopus and shrimp. Served with mixed greens, seaweed salad and choice of lemon soy or house miso flavored dressing. Spicy.

$26.00

Dinner Salads

Nigiri and Sashimi

Maguro

Tuna. 2 pieces.

$6.00

Bincho

Albacore tuna. 2 pieces.

$7.50

Kanpachi

Amberjack. 2 pieces.

$11.00

Tuna Tataki

Seared tuna. 2 pieces.

$6.50

Hamachi

Yellowtail. 2 pieces.

$6.00

Suzuki

Bronzini. 2 pieces.

$8.50

Younq Yellowtail

2 pieces.

$9.00

Shake Salmon

2 pieces.

$6.00

Hirame

Halibut. 2 pieces.

$8.00

Tai

Red snapper. 2 pieces.

$8.00

Ebi

Shrimp. 2 pieces.

$5.50

Ama Ebi

Raw shrimp. 2 pieces.

$8.50

Saba

Mackerel. 2 pieces.

$6.00

Kani

Crab leg. 2 pieces.

$8.00

Canadian Crab with Caviar

2 pieces.

$10.00

Aji

Spanish mackerel. 2 pieces.

$7.00

Escolar

Super white. 2 pieces.

$9.00

Tako

Octopus. 2 pieces.

$7.00

lka

Squid. 2 pieces.

$6.50

Hokki Gai

Surf clam. 2 pieces.

$6.50

Tamago

Custard egg. 2 pieces.

$6.50

Kaibashira

Scallop. 2 pieces.

$6.00

Spicy Scallop

2 pieces.Spicy.

$7.00

Tobiko

Flying fish egg. 2 pieces.

$6.50

lkura

Salmon egg. 2 pieces.

$8.00

Unagi

Fresh water eel. 2 pieces.

$7.50

8 Pieces California Roll

$6.50

8 Pieces Spicy Tuna Roll

Spicy.

$7.50

8 Pieces Spicy Salmon Roll

Spicy.

$7.50

8 Pieces Spicy Yellowtail Roll

Spicy.

$7.50

8 Pieces Baked Spicy Yellowtail Roll

Spicy.

$7.00

8 Pieces Philly Roll

$7.50

6 Pieces Tuna Roll

Tekka.

$6.50

6 Pieces Yellowtail Roll

Negihama.

$6.50

6 Pieces Yellowtail Jalapeno Roll

$7.00

6 Pieces Salmon Roll

$6.50

5 Pieces Sea Eel Roll

$8.50

5 Pieces Fresh Water Eel Roll

$8.50

5 Pieces Salmon Skin Roll

$7.00

5 Pieces Spider Roll

$9.00

5 Pieces Shrimp Tempura Roll

$8.50

5 Pieces Chicken Tempura Roll

$8.00

8 Pieces Eel Wrapped in Avocado Roll

$12.00

5 Pieces Futomaki Roll

$11.00

8 Pieces Rainbow Roll

$15.50

6pc Salmon Avocado

6pc

$7.50

Rolls

Vegetarian Sushi and Rolls

2 Pieces Avocado and Sprouts Sushi

$5.00

2 Pieces Mushroom Sushi

$5.00

2 Pieces Sauteed Eggplant Sushi

$5.00

2 Pieces Inari Sushi

$5.00

6 Pieces Kanpyo Roll

$5.50

6 Pieces Umeshiso Roll

$5.50

6 Pieces Natto Roll

$5.50

5 Pieces Fresh Veggie Roll

$7.00

6 Pieces Lime Flavored Carrot Roll

$6.00

5 Pieces Veggie Tempura Roll

Asparagus and potato.

$6.50

8 Pieces Magic Mushroom Roll

$10.00

6 Pieces Alaskan Roll

Salmon with jalapeno.

$7.50

8 Pieces Tropicana Roll

Salmon with mango.

$14.00

6 Pieces Fire Cracker Roll

Smoked trout.

$15.50

Crunchy Crab Roll

Tempura soft shell crab.

$11.00

6 Pieces Saigon Roll

Tuna and shrimp tempura.

$9.50

8 Pieces Dragon Roll

Eel and cheese.

$14.50

6 Pieces Lobster Tempura Roll

$16.00

Excalibur Roll

Fried California roll.

$9.00

8 Pieces Tuna Tatataki Roll

$16.00

8 Pieces RC Roll

$14.00

6 Pieces Bincho Roll

Albacore tempura.

$14.00

8 Pieces Yellowtail Rainbow Roll

$16.00

8 Pieces Baked Dynamite Roll

$16.00

Chef's Creations

Noodles and Bowls

1/2 Udon

$7.00

1/2 Soba

$7.00

Tempura Soba

Su soba with tempura.

$17.00

Katsudon

Rice bowl with pork cutlet and egg in soy broth.

$16.00

Una Don

Rice bowl with baked fresh water eel and avocado.

$18.00

Japanese Curry

$14.00

Japanese Katsu Curry

$20.00

6 Piece Gyoza

Pork dumpling.

$7.50

6 Piece Veggie Gyoza

$7.00

Yakitori

Grilled chicken skewer with teriyaki.

$7.50

Sanma Shio Yaki

Grilled salted pipe mackerel.

$12.00

Surumeika Maruyaki

Grilled whole squid.

$12.00

Buri Kama

Grilled yellowtail collar.

$13.00

Shake Kama

Grilled salmon collar.

$13.00

Pan Fried and Grilled

Lunch Special

Sushi Lunch Special

4 pieces sushi and 1 California.

$14.50

Sashimi Lunch Special

9 pieces sashimi.

$15.50

Combo B Lunch Special

4 pieces sushi, 6 pieces sashimi and 1 California.

$20.50

Lunch A

2 pieces tuna sashimi. 2 pieces tuna sushi and 1 tuna roll.

$15.50

Lunch B

2 pieces salmon sashimi, 2 pieces salmon sushi and 1 salmon roll.

$15.50

Lunch C

2 pieces yellowtail sashimi, 2 pieces yellowtail sushi and 1 yellowtail roll.

$15.50

Combo A Lunch Special

4 pcs Sushi, and 6 pcs Sashimi

$15.50

Any 2 Rolls Maki Lunch

$14.95

Any 3 Roll Maki Lunch

$18.95

Maki Lunch

Desserts

Ice Cream Tempura

Green tea or vanilla.

$5.95

Ice Cream

Green tea or vanilla.

$5.00

Mochi Ice Cream

Choose 2 flavors.

$5.00

Cheese Cake

$4.95

Fried Banana

$4.50

Chocolate Cake

$4.95

Sesame Ball

Deep fried glutinous rice flour with red bean paste.

$4.95

Tiramisu

$5.95

Soda

$1.95

Ice Tea

$1.95

Lemonade

$1.95

Thai Ice Tea

$3.95

Ramune

Strawberry, original and orange.

$3.50

Soft Drink