Hot Tuna Wok & Roll Bar - Asian Fusion and Sushi — Restaurant in Harrisburg

Hot Tuna Wok & Roll Bar, the beautifully decorated new Asian Fusion restaurant in Harrisburg, NC, offers a variety of Asian -inspired dishes, ranging from wok dishes to assorted sushi. We are long-time sushi lovers and Hot Tuna passed the freshness test with delicious gyoza, miso soup, a variety of sashimi, and shrimp tempura rolls accompanied by cups of lychee/lime and mango/cardamom green teas. The service (from hostess Ashlee to server Brooke) and plate presentation were great.

However, we also wanted to try some of signature rolls, but nearly everything had some kind of spicy fish or spicy sauce in it and dietary restrictions prevented us from trying those (need more variety there that ease up on the jalapeno and chili sauce!). Down the road, we'd like to see the addition of shumai appetizer along with the delicious gyoza, and bento boxes and chirashi bowls and/or specials that include miso soup and house salad with traditional ginger dressing in the price - and "mocktails" versions of the exotic drinks for those of us who don't imbibe alcohol.

Hot Tuna is still going through growing pains, and tweaking the menu, and will be adding desserts from soon-to-be- opened sister store Sugar Street next door that we were told would include homemade ice cream and cheesecakes. We hope that the owners' investment pays off, that they listen to customer feedback, and that they become a favorite choice for finer food in a town riddled with fast-food chains. Hot Tuna Wok & Roll Bar is a very...

My husband and I visited for a date night and we weren’t disappointed. I had booked a table for the dining room and they originally seated us way back against the wall in the bar area. I asked if we could be moved to the center dining room and they accommodated us immediately. The manager was professional and really knew what she was doing.

Everything we had to eat was delicious. We had the chicken lettuce wrap as a starter. The starter came out quickly and was very tasty. The main flavor was from the peanut sauce. I would’ve loved for there to have been some ground basil or maybe just a hint of spiciness, but it was still delicious.

Next, I had the Super Philly roll, which was the best thing we ate! My entrée was the chicken fried rice. The vegetables were cooked perfectly al dente and the dish was fresh and hot. I just wish it had had a little more kick. I guess I wanted everything to be spicier.

My husband got the lamb meatballs with curry sauce and rice. The plating was gorgeous, but he wished there was much more sauce on the plate as that’s where the flavor was.

I’m excited to come back and try more of their sushi as well as the steak.

Our server was excellent. The place was really busy on a Friday night. Our reservation was for six and we were served our food and we’re signing the check at 6:45! Way to hustle in...

So we made a reservation for 5PM. As I parked the car my wife, son, and 77 year old mother in law went to check in. We got there at 4:53PM. As I was coming in my wife was told that we can't be seated because they are closed. Luckily there was a bench outside for my mother in law with a cane to sit on sense they could not accommodate us for showing up 7 minutes early to our reservation. Two minutes after we get there a couple goes walking in. I wait another minute and go in to see the couple seated. I told the host that we would like to be seated now and was told rudely that he has to go in the back to see if we can be seated. As he came back he said nothing to me, and started messing around with the computer. As I was about to leave he tells the teenager with him to seat us in the green room in the back. We were seated and not explained anything about the menu. The same host sat another family by us a few minutes later and politely explained the menu to them. If you don't want people in your restaurant before 5pm don't let people make reservations for 5pm. I don't think us showing up 7 minutes before a reservation was out of order. Food was alright. It will be a while...