I have family in Scottsdale and I think that I've eaten here literally every time I see them. Last night was no exception, so off to Ra's happy hour we went. They've recently changed their menu, so the happy hour offerings were different as well. They have a few more drinks on special, but I went with the white sake sangria which is always a favorite. Edamame was good per usual. But, the new offerings are what blew us away. The shisito peppers were probably my favorite part of the meal. They were simple, but every bite was spicy and filled with garlic. Also new and garlicy, were the garlic sugar snap peas. These were cooked well and very good. The dengaku tofu is an old favorite. I have to praise Ra for the amount of vegetarian dishes on their happy hour. There were more options than we ended up ordering and that is extremely rare on most menus.
My only complaint with the new menu was the vegetable roll. They seemed to have gotten rid of a standard veggie roll with cucumber, carrots, and avocado wrapped with nori. The new roll is wrapped in rice paper and had artichoke hearts, and iceberg lettuce and a few other things mixed in. I like that they tried to give it a new spin, but sometimes you really just want the classic.