A new twist on sushi: hand-held sushi “burritos.”

The hand-held sushi burrito roll.

The hand-held sushi burrito roll.

What do you get when you mix Asian and Latin flavor combinations? A new twist on sushi. Inspiration Roll serves up hand-held sushi “burritos.” They delicately roll up sushi in a sheet of nori and rice–like a burrito but without the tortilla. You can even pick your own options and make a custom burrito of your own. It’s no wonder Inspiration Roll made it into NJ Monthly’s Top 30 Best New Restaurants. Two rolls that got my mouth watering were the Edison, with baked salmon, kimchee, pickled and friend onions and miso and the Einstein with pork katsu, purple cabbage, tam ago and teriyaki sauce.

They also specialize in handmade ramen noodle bowls created by Master Chef Kotani who has over 20 years of Ramen experience from New York to London. Their noodles are made from scratch daily without preservatives. The one that caught my eye: the Spicy Tonkotsu: thin noodles in a pork broth with soy, roast pork, boiled egg, scallions, bamboo shoots, kurage mushrooms, and dried seaweed. Everything on their menu is extremely reasonable. Their sushi burritos are only $12; ramen bowls are $10.

Ramen noodle bowl.

Ramen noodle bowl.

Mon-Thurs: 11am – 9:30pm. Fri & Sat: 11am-10pm. Sun: 11am-9pm.
Inspiration Roll, 83 Summit Avenue, Summit; 973-998-9449.

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Author: Heather Zachariah

Former Art Director for Home Magazine, Heather Leahy Zachariah, left her career in publishing after baby number number one. She now works from home as a freelance graphic designer and a chauffeur to her 3 busy kids. "Working on TipsFromTown has been a wonderful outlet for me. It renewed my love of publishing where I can design colorful, enticing pages online and allows me to share the things I love about being a mom." Heather grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, a place that still is near and dear to her. " After living in Brooklyn for 18 years and studying Graphic Design at Pratt Institute, she now lives in the Jersey burbs. "I love living so close to NYC, but in my heart, I'm an Ohio girl."