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The surprise

Sushi

River City · Bardstown Rd

Not a token menu. Twenty two specialty rolls, classics, nigiri, sashimi, and bowls, with a whole row named for Louisville and Kentucky.

*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. An asterisk (*) marks rolls served with raw fish.

Draft House Special Rolls

  • S-1New Yorker

    $11.95

    Asparagus, tempura shrimp, and avocado, topped with masago and spicy mayo.

  • S-2Ninja*

    $12.95

    Salmon and tempura flakes topped with spicy crab and eel sauce.

  • S-3Alaskan King

    $12.95

    Spicy salmon roll topped with torched salmon, spicy mayo, wasabi mayo, and masago.

  • S-4Derby RollSignature

    $13.50

    Tempura shrimp, avocado, cucumber, and asparagus, topped with torched spicy crab, masago, and special sauce.

  • S-5BardstownSignature

    $11.95

    Deep fried spicy tuna, avocado, and spicy crab with special sauces, wrapped in seaweed.

  • S-6Sakura

    $12.95

    California roll topped with eel and eel sauce.

  • S-7Fire Dragon*

    $13.50

    Spicy tuna roll topped with tuna and a touch of spicy mayo and spicy sauce.

  • S-8King Lobster

    $13.50

    Tempura shrimp and avocado, topped with salmon and a touch of spicy mayo and spicy sauce.

  • S-9Lucky 7

    $13.95

    Spicy crab and tempura shrimp, topped with salmon and yellowtail, lime, and special sauces.

  • S-10LouisvilleSignature

    $13.95

    Tuna, salmon, and asparagus, topped with yellowtail and avocado.

  • S-11Cowboy Roll

    $13.95

    Tempura shrimp and avocado, topped with torched salmon, masago, and special sauces.

  • S-12Kentucky*Signature

    $13.95

    Tuna, cream cheese, and avocado, topped with torched tuna, green onion, and eel sauce.

  • S-13California Dreamer

    $13.95

    California roll topped with tuna, avocado, spicy crab salad, crunchy flakes, and special sauce.

  • S-14River City*Signature

    $13.95

    Tempura shrimp, spicy crab, and avocado, topped with spicy tuna, tempura crunch, masago, tempura flakes, and special sauces.

  • S-15Super Volcano*

    $14.95

    Deep fried spicy crab, cream cheese, and jalapeno, topped with spicy tuna, avocado, red tobiko, and special sauces.

  • S-16Vegas Roll

    $11

    Deep fried roll with cream cheese, avocado, and salmon inside, with eel sauce.

  • S-17Hot Tuna

    $11

    Deep fried roll, seaweed outside, with spicy tuna, avocado, and special sauces.

  • S-18Paradise Roll

    $13.95

    Fried tempura yellowtail, cream cheese, and jalapeno inside, topped with spicy crab, avocado, and tempura powder, with spicy sauce and eel sauce.

  • S-19King of the Sea

    $13.95

    Deep fried tempura lobster, avocado, cucumber, and jalapeno, topped with spicy crab, fish eggs, and green onion, with spicy sauce and eel sauce. Seaweed outside.

  • S-20Sea Monster

    $11.95

    Deep fried tempura soft shell crab, lettuce, and avocado, with spicy sauce and eel sauce.

  • S-21Highland RollSignature

    $13.95

    Tempura shrimp and cream cheese, topped with freshwater eel, with spicy sauce and eel sauce.

  • S-22Red Unagi Roll

    $13.95

    Spicy crab, avocado, and cucumber, topped with freshwater eel, eel sauce, and red tobiko.

Classic Sushi

  • Crunchy Roll

    Choice of meat with cucumber and avocado, topped with eel sauce, spicy mayo, and fried onion.

    • Crab $10.5
    • Shrimp Tempura $11.5
    • Chicken $9

  • Dragon Roll

    $13

    Eel roll topped with avocado and eel sauce.

  • Munch Roll

    $12.95

    Spicy crab inside, topped with cooked shrimp and tempura flakes, spicy sauce, and wasabi mayo.

  • Philadelphia Roll

    $9.5

    Salmon, avocado, and cream cheese.

  • Rainbow Roll*

    $12.95

    California roll topped with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, and ebi shrimp.

  • California Roll

    $7

    Cucumber, avocado, and crab topped with masago.

  • Spicy California Roll

    $7.50

    Spicy crab, avocado, cucumber, and spicy sauce.

  • Spicy Salmon Roll*

    $9.5

    Salmon, cucumber, avocado, and spicy mayo.

  • Spicy Tuna Roll*

    $9.5

    Spicy tuna and cucumber with spicy sauce.

  • Sunset Roll*

    $12.95

    California roll topped with salmon and lemon.

  • Unagi Roll

    $9.95

    Freshwater eel, cucumber, avocado, and eel sauce.

  • Yum Yum Roll

    $7.5

    Spicy crab salad.

Vegetable Rolls

  • AAC Roll

    $4.95

    Asparagus, avocado, cucumber.

  • Avocado Roll

    $4

    Seaweed outside.

  • Cucumber Roll

    $4

    Seaweed outside.

  • Sweet Potato Roll

    $6.5

    Deep fried sweet potato, avocado, and cucumber with eel sauce.

  • Vegetable Roll

    $6.5

    Carrot, cucumber, and avocado.

Seaweed Outside Rolls

  • Salmon Roll*

    $6.5

  • Tuna Roll*

    $6.5

  • Yellowtail Roll*

    $7.5

Nigiri & Sashimi

Add 1 for sashimi.

  • Hamachi (yellowtail)*

    $6

  • Ebi (shrimp)

    $5

  • Kani (crab stick)

    $5

  • Maguro (tuna)*

    $5.95

  • Sake (salmon)*

    $5.95

  • Unagi (freshwater eel)

    $6

Seafood Bowls

  • Salmon*

    $12

    Salmon, rice, lettuce, avocado, spicy sauce, and eel sauce.

  • Tuna Bowl*

    $12

    Tuna, rice, lettuce, avocado, spicy sauce, and eel sauce.

  • Yellowtail*

    $14

    Yellowtail, rice, lettuce, avocado, spicy sauce, and eel sauce.

Sushi & Sashimi Combos

Comes with soup or salad.

  • Combo A*

    $20

    Pick California roll or spicy tuna, plus 6 pieces of chef's choice sashimi.

  • Combo B*

    $14.99

    Chef's choice 3 piece nigiri and 6 piece sashimi.