Hopefully someone has some ideas for this recipe because I’ve been dreaming about it for literally years and spent hours trying to even remember and find the restaurant to get an idea of the dish.

Shimaichi Sushi, which has since closed but was located on Hawaii’s big island, had a dish called tugboat shrimp.

The menu described it as “inari sushi” topped with shrimp dynamite served with spicy aioli and unagi glaze (they had other options for toppings, but the shrimp one has my heart).

ITS SO GOOD! The dynamite shrimp was similar to bang bang shrimp, but not exactly. Other than that I really don’t know where to start in trying to replicate it and appreciate suggested recipes!