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McKenna’s Low-Carb Sushi Menu

Rice? Never heard of her.

A sushi-themed cheat sheet for ordering low-carb at Umai-Ya. No prices, no noodle temptations, and no accidental carb avalanches.

How to order like a low-carb legend

Magic phrase: “No rice, no noodles, no tempura, no sweet sauce, dressing on the side.”
If possible, ask for sashimi instead of sushi and extra vegetables instead of rice.

Opening Splash

Soups, salads, and calm seas ahead

  • Clear Soup
  • Miso Soup
  • Edamame
  • Cucumber Salad — dressing on the side
  • Tuna Avocado Salad
  • Squid Salad — ask if dressing is sweet
  • Umai-Ya Salad — best with no dressing or dressing on the side
Best bets Watch the dressing

From the Sushi Bar

Fancy, flavorful, and still behaving yourself

  • Pepper Tuna
  • Salmon Tata
  • Tuna Tata
  • Yellowtail On Fire
  • Rainbow Naruto — cucumber-wrapped glory
  • Salmon Mango — only if you want a slightly sweeter choice
Great low-carb picks Ask about sauces

The Sashimi Dock

Your cleanest no-rice protein parade

  • Saba
  • Tuna (Maguro)
  • Salmon (Sake)
  • Red Snapper (Tai)
  • White Tuna (Escolar)
  • Smoked Salmon (Iburi Sake)
  • Octopus (Tako)
  • Yellowtail (Hamachi)
  • Surf Clam (Hokkigai)
Order as sashimi when possible

Skewers of Glory

Tiny swords of protein

  • Chicken Skewer — ask for no sugary glaze
  • Beef Skewer — ask for no sugary glaze
Sauce check recommended

Hibachi Harbor

Big meal energy, minus the rice mountain

  • Chicken Hibachi
  • Shrimp Hibachi
  • Steak Hibachi
  • Salmon Hibachi
  • Scallop Hibachi

Best mod: no rice, no sweet sauce, extra vegetables if possible.

Most filling low-carb entrées

Secret Roll Society

Only if they can do no-rice, hand-roll, or cucumber-wrap magic

  • Yellowtail Jalapeños
  • Tuna
  • Salmon
  • Avocado
  • Cucumber
  • Spicy Tuna
  • Asparagus
  • Spicy Salmon
  • Tuna Avocado
  • Spicy Yellowtail
  • Salmon Avocado
  • Yellowtail Scallion
Ask for no rice Skip sweet or mayo-heavy sauces

Proceed with Caution Lagoon

Not forbidden, just suspicious

  • Seaweed Salad — often sweetened
  • Kani Salad — imitation crab may add carbs
  • Crabmeat (Kani) — usually imitation crab
  • Fish Egg (Masago) — usually fine in small amounts
  • Shrimp — may default to sushi with rice
  • Eel (Unagi) — often comes with sweet eel sauce
Ask questions first

The Forbidden Reef

Leave these to the carb enthusiasts

  • Ramen
  • Fried Rice
  • Udon Noodles
  • Tempura Items
  • Bento Boxes
  • Teriyaki with sweet sauce
  • Takoyaki, Crab Rangoon, Spring Rolls
  • Shumai, Gyoza
  • Sweet Potato Roll
  • Shrimp Tempura Roll
  • Chicken Crunchy Roll
  • Most regular rice-filled rolls
Here be carbs
What to say when ordering:
“Hi, I’m eating low-carb, so I’d like no rice, no noodles, no tempura, and no sweet sauce. Can I get sashimi instead of sushi, and dressing on the side?”

Elegant. Polite. Devastating to unnecessary carbohydrates.