I’m always down for a sushi fix, but vegan sushi? It would be a first for me. My sister was in town and she wanted to try Beyond Sushi. They offer vegetarian and vegan sushi, noodles, dumplings, and dessert. It sounded interesting, so we headed to the midtown west location.
Dinner at Beyond Sushi
The place is small with a few tables and long counter along the wall.
Seating Area
Wall Art
We looked over the menu and ordered at the register. A table opened up soon after.
Menu
I had the cucumber mint lemonade. It was refreshing and not too sweet.
Cucumber Mint Lemonade
We ordered 3 rolls, dumplings, and noodles. It all looked really good.
The Spread
We ordered the Spicy Mang with black rice, avocado, mango, English cucumber topped with spicy veggies, and a toasted cayenne sauce. The Mighty Mushroom roll had six-grain rice, enoki mushrooms, baked tofu, braised shiitake, micro arugula, and a shiitake truffle sauce. The La Fiesta was made with black rice, avocado, chayote, and pickled jalapeño topped with black bean purée and kaffir lime chips with a tomato guajillo sauce.
Three Rolls
I was skeptical at first and really missed the fish, but the rolls were delicious and had great flavors.
Spicy Mang, Mighty Mushroom, La Fiesta
Black Rice
We also tried the Smokey Tom dumplings. They were topped with lemon panko, sumac, parsley, and a tahini sauce. We were fans and thought they were really good.
Smokey Tom Dumplings
The filling was made with sundried tomato, spinach, charred onions, and smoked butternut squash.
Sundried Tomato Filling
The noodles sounded good too. We ordered the Zany Carrot Рsoba noodles, carrots, baked tofu, cashews, avocado, sesame seeds, and cilantro with a jalape̱o peanut butter sauce.
Zany Carrot
The peanut sauce was good and everything was super fresh, but the noodles were just slightly overcooked and a bit too soft.
Soba Noodles
We couldn’t leave without trying one of their two desserts. We grabbed a Black Bean Sweet Potato brownie from the open cooler. The brownie was surprisingly good. It was pretty dense, but was moist from the black beans. Not bad.
Black Bean Sweet Potato Brownie
The vegan sushi was really good. Can it replace real sushi? Not for me, but I wouldn’t mind it every now and then as a healthier option. Afterwards, we stopped by Tanner Smith’s nearby for a couple cocktails.
Drinks at Tanner Smith’s
Okay we were full, but we couldn’t resist trying one of their most popular appetizers – the eggplant chips. They were sliced super thin and fried to crispy perfection. Honey was drizzled on top and additional honey was served on the side. Delicious.
Beyond Sushi
62 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10019
(646) 964-5097
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Tanner Smith’s
204 W 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
(646) 590-2034
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