CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Rock N Roll Sushi, a popular franchise with locations throughout the South, will be opening their first Clarksville restaurant on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard later this year.
Local franchisee Brad Hollar told Clarksville Now he is opening Rock N Roll Sushi with his partners former NBA player Brian Roberts and Matt Rodgers, host of Hallmark Channel’s “Home & Family” and “American Idol” finalist.
The new restaurant is set to open in November at 108 Morris Road, the former home of Pie Five.
“We chose Clarksville because we fell like it’s a great place. We think there’s a lot of success to be had over there. When you see places like Drake’s coming in there, and some of the other concepts going in, it just seems like a great place,” said Hollar.
Rock N Roll Sushi has over 50 locations in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.
Sushi amplified
The Alabama-based chain opened in 2010 and consider themselves “the original American-style sushi restaurant founded on great food and rock ‘n’ roll music.”
Hollar called it “sushi, amplified.”
Their menu includes Americanized sushi rolls like the VIP Roll, deep fried or baked with shrimp tempura, crab, cream cheese, Cajun crawfish, jalapeno spicy mayo, sweet chili and eel sauce, and the Punk Rock Roll, with shrimp tempura, spicy tuna and cream cheese topped with a salad of strawberry, avocado, jalapeno and cucumber and sweet chili ponzu dressing.
Rock N Roll Sushi will also have an appetizer menu featuring options like crispy wantons and jalapeno poppers, as well as a hibachi menu and full bar.
Not your usual sushi restaurant
Hollar told Clarksville Now that Rock N Roll Sushi will be different from what people expect in a sushi restaurant.
“The name itself sets Rock N Roll apart. When you go to a normal sushi place, you’re used to a quiet atmosphere,” Hollar said. “With us, it’s like walking into a rock concert.”
Hollar said their restaurant will feature rock ‘n’ roll favorites from the ’70s and ’80s, with music videos playing on televisions throughout the dining area. Their menus will be made from vinyl record sleeves purchased locally from Oddball Music.
“It’s gonna be a nice place, nice atmosphere, something different,” Hollar said. “Whatever you think of sushi now, once you go in and try this, I think you’re going to think something different.”
Hollar said that, barring any supply chain issues, Rock N Roll Sushi is expected to open in late November.