A new Japanese restaurant just touched down in Sacramento and, before you scroll, this one serves its sushi in taco form.
Nestled near a smog auto shop on Stockton Boulevard, a block south of Florin Road, sits Engawa Fusion , the city’s newest destination for an Instagramable sushi taco.
The roughly 1,000-square-foot restaurant held its soft opening in April with a menu largely focused on noodle and rice dishes, from ramen and udon to donburi, rice bowls with toppings and appetizers.
The sushi tacos, seven to be exact, have a dedicated section on the menu.
The traditional hard tortilla shell is swapped for a circular piece of fried seaweed molded into a similar shape. The result is a crispy and airy shell that can hold the combined weight of rice, flavorful protein and snappy vegetables.
Prices range from a $9.50 vegetarian taco assembled with fried tamagoyaki , or rolled egg, with cabbage and cucumber, to a $12 Taco Unagi of grilled eel with apples, carrots and cucumbers.
The man and mind behind Sacramento’s latest food craze is Alvin Zhang, owner of Engawa Fusion, and longtime lover of Japanese and Mexican cuisine. He created a restaurant where he can have both in one dish.