Linq-to-entities query too slow

Question

I am fairly new to Entity Framework and I am not sure I am really using it to it's max potential. I have this query, that IMHO seems to take a little longer than I feel it should. I have tried various combinations to retrieve all the data I need making as few connections as possible and so far this query yeilds the best results with an average of about 320 ms. Is there anything I can do to make this query faster?

Something to note is that the include for Awe_PageContainerBlurb is a many-to-many relationship based on 3 tables.

var roles = from role in db.aspnet_Roles
            join userRole in db.aspnet_UsersInRoles on role.RoleId equals userRole.RoleId
            where userRole.UserId == userID
            select role;

var awePageData = ((ObjectQuery<Awe_Page>)(from page in db.AweBjects.OfType<Awe_Page>()
                                           join app in db.aspnet_Applications on page.ApplicationId equals app.ApplicationId
                                           where app.ApplicationName == user.ApplicationName
                                               && page.Active && page.Name == pageName
                                           from pageRole in page.aspnet_Roles
                                           where roles.Contains(pageRole)
                                           select page))
                                           .Include("Awe_PageContainerBlurb.Awe_Container")
                                           .Include("Awe_PageContainerBlurb.Awe_Blurb");

var menuItems = from menu in db.AweBjects.OfType<Awe_Menu>()
                join app in db.aspnet_Applications on menu.ApplicationId equals app.ApplicationId
                where app.ApplicationName == user.ApplicationName
                    && menu.Active 
                from menuRole in menu.aspnet_Roles
                where roles.Contains(menuRole)
                select menu;