FAST CASUAL RASA RAISES FUNDS TO GROW
“RASA announced the completion of a Series A financing round led by female-founded growth equity firm, Rellevant Partners. The funds will be used to open new locations, expedite market expansion, implement new technologies, and grow the RASA team with a continued focus on creating a best-in-class experience.”
QSR MAGAZINE
RASA GETS FUNDING ROUND FROM RELLEVANT PARTNERS
“Rasa’s unique brand fills a major void in the industry. The quality, flavor profile and affordability of its offerings positions the company to become a clear leader in the category.”
NATION'S RESTAURANT NEWS
NATIONAL LANDING: WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
“The vision with RASA has always been to take this cuisine and culture we’ve grown up loving and introduce it in a more accessible way.”
WASHINGTONIAN
RASA Brings a New Generation's Spin on Indian Food
“It might be fast and casual, but a lot of effort goes into this food. Almost everything is made from scratch, including garam masala, whose ingredients go through a spice grinder the business partners picked up in India”
THE WASHINGTON POST
First Look: RASA
“We raved about our samples of RASA at last spring’s New Kitchens on the Block. As long as they maintained their flavors, we knew we’d like the brick and mortar version. They maintained the flavors. It’s easily the most flavorful fast casual option in D.C.”
BRIGHTEST YOUNG THINGS
Next-Generation Indian Restaurant Rasa Rises in Navy Yard
“Customers are transported to India even before they enter the 2,300-square-foot space. An ornate door was created by Rahman’s aunt in India and shipped stateside in multiple pieces. Inside, the cavernous space will give off a whimsical vibe — starting with a three-seat swing set behind the main window.”
EATER DC
RASA: BEST PLACES TO EAT IN WASHINGTON, DC ON A BUDGET
“This perpetually busy award-winning fine fast casual Indian restaurant in Navy Yard from co-owners and lifelong friends Sahil Rahman and Rahul Vinod is known for serving healthy and crave-worthy bowls using high quality ingredients made fresh in-house daily, serving up perennial favourites from samosas and in-house chutneys to sweet potato tikka and lamb kebabs”
THE BUDGET TRAVELER
3-UNIT RASA SCORES SOME GROWTH FUNDING
“Best friends Sahil Rahman and Rahul Vinod first came up with the idea for their Indian fast-casual restaurant in high school. Now, that kernal of idea is Rasa, a three-unit chain headquartered in Washington, D.C. that just received a cash infusion to help it grow.”
RESTAURANT BUSINESS ONLINE
fast-casual indian restaurant completes new financing round to grow its presence
“The raise positions the company to potentially double its footprint in Greater Washington in the next few years.”
WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL
A NEW WAY TO LOVE INDIAN FOOD: FAST-CASUAL AT RASA
“It has been said that entering the restaurant business is so challenging, it has to be in your blood. If that’s true, lifelong besties Sahil Rahman and Rahul Vinod, who opened a third location of their Indian fast-casual concept, RASA, in July, have an advantage.”
ARLINGTON MAGAZINE
RASA Brings Us Incredible Fast Casual Indian Fare
"I’ve been raving about my experience at Rasa since the moment I left that glorious lunch. Between the quality ingredients, great ambiance, and exceedingly friendly service, Rasa went above and beyond what you’d expect from a 'fast casual experience.' And they even offer adult beverages!"
THE HUNGRY LOBBYIST
Flavor-Blasted Casual Indian Restaurant RASA Opens Wednesday in Navy Yard
“When you sample the separate components of a dish at RASA, opening Dec. 6 in Navy Yard, you're hit with the intense flavors of Indian herbs and spices. The peanut sesame sauce is savory, the tamarind ginger chutney is fiery, and the dehydrated bitter melon slices used to add crunch are this year's kale chips. Together they form a bowl as boisterous as the soundtrack to any Bollywood movie."
WASHINGTON CITY PAPER
This new fast-casual Indian restaurant serves spicy rice bowls and masala gin and tonics
“It’s worth veering from the pre-made bowls for the spiced beef, flavored with a blend of cardamom, cinnamon, clove, coriander and ginger that packs fiery heat. Try mixing it with dehydrated bitter melon and a peanut sesame sauce for a harmonious blend of spicy, earthy and savory flavors.”