Akira Japanese Restaurant

Akira Japanese Restaurant Menu

(415) 800-8498
1634 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94109

Sashimi and Nigiri


Otoro
Blue fin tuna belly
Hon Maguro
Blue fin tuna
Maguro
Big eye tuna.
Hokkaido Uni
Sea urchin from Hokkaido, Japan
Uni Santa Barbara
Uni from Santa Barbara
Hamachi Toro
Yellowtail belly.
Hamachi
Yellowtail.
Hirame
Halibut.
Sake Toro
Salmon belly.
Sake
Salmon.
Kanpachi
Amber jack
Madai
Seabream.
Bincho Maguro Toro
Albacore tuna belly.
Bincho Maguro
Albacore.
Wallu
Butterfish.
Saba
Norway mackerel.
Tako
Octopus.
Sahimi Moriawase
$66.00
15 pieces. Chef's choice.
Engawa
Halibut fin.
Hirame
Halibut.
Chu Toro
Blue fin medium belly.
Kurodai
Nigiri or sashimi

Nigiri

2 pieces
Unagi
$9.90
2 pieces of nigiri. Freshwater barbequed eel.
Anago
$10.20
2 pieces of nigiri. Sea eel.
Amaebi
$11.40
2 pieces of nigiri. Sweet shrimp.
Kani
$11.10
2 pieces of nigiri. Steam red crab.
Ika
$9.00
2 pieces of nigiri. Squid.
Ebi
$9.00
2 pieces of nigiri. Steam tiger prawn.
Hokkaido Hotate
$11.40
2 pieces of nigiri. Fresh scallop from Hokkaido.
Spicy Hotate
$12.30
2 pieces of nigiri. Scallop mix with spicy mayo tobiko.
Tobiko
$8.70
2 pieces of nigiri. Flying fish roe.
Ikura
$10.50
2 pieces of nigiri. Cured salmon roe in red wine.
Tamago
$7.50
2 pieces of nigiri. Japanese omelet.
Inari
7.80
2 pieces of nigiri. Sweet tofu skin.

$Special Rolls


Akira Cucumber Roll
$19.20
Tuna, hamachi, sake, shiso leaf, avocado wrapped with cucumber and ponzu sauce.
Atlantic Roll
$18.00
Spicy tuna, cucumber, topped with salmon and sliced lemon.
Caterpillar Roll
$18.00
BBQ eel, cucumber topped with avocado and tobiko.
Cherry Blossom Roll
$19.20
Fresh salmon, avocado topped with big eye tuna.
Crunchy Spicy Tuna Roll
$18.00
Spicy tuna, avocado deep fried in panko topped with spicy mayo, spicy sauce, scallion and sweet sauce.
Kobe Dragon Roll
$20.40
Asparagus tempura, gobo, kaiware, shiso leaf topped with kobe beef garlic, scallion and ponzu sauce.
Dragon Roll
$19.20
Shrimp tempura, snow crab, topped with barbecued eel and avocado.
Black Spider Roll
$20.40
Tempura battered soft shell crab with unagi, lettuce, avocado, shiso leaf, gobo, kaiware, black tobiko and sweet soy sauce.
Peacock Roll
$20.40
Tuna, sake, hamachi, unagi, gobo, ikura, cucumber roll in soy paper.
Pink Dragon Roll
$19.20
Shrimp tempura, avocado topped with albacore tuna, garlic chip, scallion and ponzu sauce.
Pumpkin Tempura Roll
$19.20
Japanese pumpkin tempura topped with fresh albacore, fresh garlic, scallion and sweet soy sauce.
Rainbow Roll
$19.20
Snow crab, avocado with 5 variety of raw fish on top.
Seared Salmon Belly Roll
$19.20
Snow crab, avocado topped with seared salmon belly and jalapeno.
Spicy Mango Roll
$18.00
Yellowtail scallion, avocado, house spicy sauce topped with mango.
Spider Roll
$18.00
Tempura battered soft shell crab, lettuce, cucumber, avocado, gobo, kaiware and tobiko.
Black Spider Roll
18.30
Tempura battered soft shell crab with unagi, lettuce, avocado,shiso leaf, gobo, kaiware, black tobiko and sweet soy sauce

$Appetizers Cold Dish


Mixed Green Salad
$8.70
Organic salad with homemade miso ginger dressing.
Kaiso Salad
$6.60
Seaweed salad.
Oshitashi
$8.10
Blanched spinach and soy broth topped with bonito.
Beef Tataki
$17.40
Grilled medium-rare beef with thinly sliced onions, spicy radish scallions, and tataki sauce over a spring salad.
Sunomono Ebi
$11.10
Cucumber and seaweed with vinaigrette dressing.
Sunomono Tako
$11.10
Cucumber and seaweed with vinaigrette dressing.
Wasabi Squid
$14.10
Thinly sliced fresh squid with yuzu and wasabi chips.
Hawaiian Poke
$20.10
Spicy tuna or tako over spring salad with special Hawaiian sauce.
Hamachi Carpaccio
$24.00
Thinly sliced hamachi, sliced avocado with ponzu sauce and truffle oil.
Spicy Soft Shell Crab Appetizer
$22.75
Tempura battered whole soft shell crab with fresh chili pepper and fried garlic over spring salad.
Spicy Black Cod Belly Appetizer
$20.10
Tempura battered black cod belly with fresh chili pepper and fried garlic over spring salad.
Fresh wasabi
$3.90
Horseradish.
Hiyayakko
$7.80
Cold tofu with soy ginger dipping sauce topped with bonito.
Ankimo
$13.50
Monkfish pate, onions, spicy radish, scallions, and ponzu sauce.
Oyster Shooter
$19.69
3 shots. Oyster and shot of sake with uni, quail egg in mini Moscow mug.
Kumamoto Oyster
$4.20
Each. 1/2 shell oyster topped with ponzu sauce, scallion and spicy radish.
Spoon Special
23.95
3 spoons. Quail egg, scallop, ankimo with ponzu and scallion topped with uni.

$Appetizers Hot Dish


Edamame
$6.90
Soy bean sprinkled with sea salt.
Agedashi Tofu
$9.50
Deep-fried tofu in dashi sauce topped with bonito.
Anago Tempura
$13.50
Sea eel and assorted vegetable tempura.
Shrimp Tempura Appetizer
$13.50
Tiger prawns and assorted vegetable tempura.
Tori Karage
$9.50
Marinated fried chicken.
Nasu Dengaku
$10.80
Grilled eggplant with special miso sauce.
Yaki Asparagus
$11.40
Grilled fresh asparagus with olive oil sea salt and black pepper.
Ika Sugatayak
$12.00
Grilled squid with lemon ginger sauce.
Kaki Fry
$11.40
Panko battered fried oysters
Stuffed Jalapeno
$12.90
Grilled jalapeno stuffed with spicy albacore tuna topped with spicy mayo sauce.
Kakuni Pork Belly
$13.50
Braised pork belly simmered in sweet soy sauce.
Hamachi Kama
$20.10
Grilled yellowtail collar with ponzu sauce.
Kamo Shioyaki
$21.00
Grilled medium-rare duck breast with sea salt.
Gindara Miso
$18.00
Grilled marinated miso black cod.
Nameko Akadashi
$8.40
Red miso soup with mistuba, sansyo, and nameko mushroom.
Miso Soup
$3.90
With tofu, seaweed, and scallion.
Steam Rice
$3.90
Cooked using moist heat.
Sushi Rice
4.50
Seaweed wrapped around rice and filling.

$Donburi

Served with salad and miso soup.
Chirashi Don
$36.00
Chef's selection of sashimi over sushi rice served with salad and miso soup.
Tekka Don
$36.00
Big eye tuna sashimi over sushi rice served with salad and miso soup.
Sake Don
$36.00
fresh salmon sashimi over sushi rice served with salad and miso soup.
Unagi Don
$24.00
Barbecued eel with special sauce over rice served with salad and miso soup.
Katsu Don
$19.80
Pork cutlet, egg, and onion with special sauce over rice served with salad and miso soup.
Curry Don
$19.80
Japanese curry chicken cutlet or pork cutlet over rice served with salad and miso soup.
Ten Don
$19.80
Tiger prawn and assorted vegetable tempura with special sauce over rice.
Oyako Don
18.60
Chicken, egg, and onion with special sauce over rice served with salad and miso soup.

$Rolls


Spicy Tuna Roll
$10.20
Tuna, spicy sauce, cucumber, and sprout.
California Roll
$10.20
Snow crab, avocado, and Japanese mayo.
Shrimp Tempura Roll
$10.80
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, and Japanese mayo.
Salmon Avocado Roll
$10.20
Fresh salmon and avocado.
Spicy Hamachi Roll
$10.20
Chopped hamachi, spicy sauce, scallion, and sprouts.
Unagi Cucumber Roll
$11.10
Grilled fresh water eel and cucumber.
Unagi Avocado Roll
$11.40
Grilled fresh water eel and avocado.
Salmon Skin Roll
$10.20
Grilled salmon skin, gobo, cucumber, scallion, shiso, and kaiware.
Negi Toro Roll
$13.20
Bluefin tuna belly and green onion.
Negi Hama Roll
$10.20
Hamachi and green onion.
Tekka Roll
$10.20
Tuna and sesame seeds.
Saba Gari Roll
$9.55
Norway mackerel with pickled ginger.
Futo Roll
$10.80
Omelette, shiitake, spinach, gobo, and cucumber
Philly Roll
$12.00
Fresh salmon, avocado, and cream cheese.
Tuna Avocado Roll
11.40
Tuna and avocado.

$Vegetarian Rolls


Kappa Roll
$8.10
Cucumber and sesame seeds.
Gobo Ume Shiso Roll
$8.40
Pickled burdock root, pickled plum, and shiso leaf.
Natto Roll
$8.10
Fermented soy bean.
Avocado Roll
$8.40
Avocado and sesame seed.
Horenso Roll
$8.10
Boil spinach and sesame seed.
Shiitake Roll
$8.10
Mushroom and sesame seed.
Oshinko Roll
$8.10
Japanese pickle radish and sesame seed.
Vegetable Tempura Roll
10.20
Japanese pumpkin and sweet yam tempura.

$Special Set Lunch (12pm-3pm only)


Shokado Bento Special
$19.75
Traditional Japanese dishes served in a Japanese lunch box. Includes sashimi, broiled fish, tempura, nimono simmered dish, miso soup, pickles, and rice.
Lunch Sushi Combination
26.10
Our sushi combination includes 6 pieces of nigiri, California roll or spicy tuna roll, and miso soup.

$Set Lunch (12pm-3pm only)

Served with salad, miso soup, and rice.
Kalbi Lunch
$20.10
Grilled marinated tender short ribs.
Beef Teriyaki Lunch
$21.00
Grilled beef with teriyaki sauce.
Salmon Shioyaki Lunch
$18.60
Grilled salmon with sea salt.
Salmon Teriyaki Lunch
$18.60
Grilled salmon with teriyaki sauce.
Shrimp Tempura Lunch
$18.60
Tiger prawns and assorted vegetable tempura.
Saba Shioyaki Lunch
$17.70
Grilled mackerel with sea salt.
Saba Miso Yaki
$17.72
Grilled mackerel simmered in miso sauce.
Chicken Teriyaki Lunch
$17.10
Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce.
Chicken Miso Yaki
$17.06
Grilled chicken marinated in miso sauce.
Tonkatsu Lunch
$17.10
Breaded pork loin fried and served with special tonkatsu sauce.
Chicken Katsu Lunch
$17.10
Breaded chicken fried and served with special tonkatsu sauce.
Set Lunch Combination
24.00
Please choose any 2 items from above.

$Special Set Dinner (5pm-10pm only)


Dinner Sushi Combination
29.95
Our sushi combination includes 6 pieces of nigiri, California roll or spicy tuna roll, and miso soup.

$Set Dinner (5pm-10pm Only)

Served with steam vegetables, miso soup, and rice.
Beef Teriyaki Dinner
$21.00
Grilled beef with teriyaki sauce.
Chicken Katsu Dinner
$19.50
Breaded chicken fried and served with special tonkatsu sauce.
Chicken Teriyaki Dinner
$19.50
Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce.
Kalbi Dinner
$22.50
Grilled marinated tender short ribs.
Saba Shioyaki Dinner
$20.10
Grilled mackerel with sea salt.
Salmon Shioyaki Dinner
$21.00
Grilled salmon with sea salt.
Salmon Teriyaki Dinner
$21.00
Grilled salmon with teriyaki sauce.
Shrimp Tempura Dinner
$21.00
Tiger prawns and assorted vegetable tempura.
Tonkatsu Dinner
$19.50
Breaded pork loin fried and served with special tonkatsu sauce.
Set Dinner Combination
28.80
Please choose any 2 items from above.

$Noodle Soup


Nabeyaki Udon
$20.10
Shrimp tempura, chicken, egg, fishcake, and vegetables served in small iron pot.
Nabeyaki Soba
$20.10
Shrimp tempura, chicken, egg, fishcake, and vegetables served in small iron pot.
Tempura Udon
$17.40
Tiger prawn and vegetable tempura with udon noodle soup.
Tempura Soba
$17.40
Tiger prawn and vegetable tempura with soba noodle soup.
Beef Udon
$17.40
Thick wheat flour noodles.
Beef Soba
$17.40
Subtle buttery fish.
Chicken Udon
$16.20
Poultry, thick wheat flour noodles.
Chicken Soba
$16.20
Poultry, subtle buttery fish.
Vegetable Udon
$14.70
Thick wheat flour noodles.
Vegetable Soba
$14.70
Subtle buttery fish.
Ten Zaru
$17.40
Tiger prawn and vegetable tempura with cold buckwheat noodle and dipping sauce.
Zaru Soba
14.10
Cold buckwheat noodle with dipping sauce.

$Desserts


Grilled Ice Cream
$12.14
Creme flambe outside, black sesame ice cream inside topped with fresh fruit and powdered sugar.
Black Sesame Ice Cream
$8.20
Green Tea Cheesecake
$9.55
Mochi Ice Cream
$9.52
Daifuku Mochi
9.00
Red bean wrapped in rice flour.

$Omakase


Dinner Omakase
99.75
Our dinner consists of 7 pre-fixed courses in kaiseki style. We use the best ingredients, including fresh seafood and vegetables, which may vary occasionally depending on the season. Includes: Kobachi 3 small appetizer plates, tsukuri sashimi, yakimono grilled, nimono warm, owan soup, nigiri 7 pieces, and dessert.

$Beverages


Coca Cola
$3.00
Diet Coca Cola
$3.00
Perrier Sparkling Water
$5.10
Sprite
$3.00
Ramune
$4.50
Japanese carbonated soft drink.
Roasted Rice Tea
$2.63
Green Tea
$2.63
Orange Juice
$2.40
Bottle Water-Arrowhead
2.40

$Junmai Daiginjo Sake (Must be 21 to Purchase)

Premium sake 50& polished rice with complex flavors and aromas.
Kamotsuru Tokusei Gold
Must be 21 to purchase. Rich and fragrant with gold leaf sakura blossoms.
Kiku Masumune Kaho Gura
$35.44
Must be 21 to purchase. 300 ml. Crisp, fragrant, delicate, and aromatic.
Kubota Manju
$169.31
Must be 21 to purchase. 720 ml. Clean, light, aromatic, and smooth.
Hakutsuru Nishiki
269.06
Must be 21 to purchase. 720 ml. Full-bodied, rich, and fragrant.

$Nigori Sake (Must be 21 to Purchase)

Cloudly white and coarsely filtered with a sweet and creamy texture.
Sayuri
$28.88
Must be 21 to purchase. 300 ml. Refreshing aroma, natural sweetness, and smooth aftertaste.
Dassai Nigori
35.44
Must be 21 to purchase. 300 ml. Dry, light, refreshing, and sweet.

$Junmai Ginjo Sake (Must be 21 to Purchase)

40 % polished rice with light, fruity, fragrant, and complex flavor.
Ozeki Karatamba
$35.44
Must be 21 to purchase. 300 ml. Light, clear, smooth, and sharp dry.
Kikusui
$102.38
Must be 21 to purchase. 720 ml. Crisp and dry premium sake.
Hakutsuru
115.50
Must be 21 to purchase. 720 ml. Smooth and fragrant with a floral aroma.

$Honjozo Sake (Must be 21 to Purchase)

30% polished rice, a small amount of alcohol is added for fragrance.
Sho Chiku Bai
Must be 21 to purchase. Hot or cold. Light, smooth, and fragrant.
Oni Koroshi Genbie
Must be 21 to purchase. Hot or cold. Soft, semi-dry, and semi-sweet.

Sparkling Sake (Must be 21 to Purchase)

Light and refreshing sparkling flavor with a splash of fruit.
Hana Fuga Yuzu
$18.83
Must be 21 to purchase. 250 ml. Citrus flavor surrounded with tiny, tight bubbles, refreshingly delicious, and mildly sweet.
Awayuki
22.31
Must be 21 to purchase. 300 ml. Softly sweet sparkling sake with notes of peach, cucumber, watermelon, and just a hint of marshmallow creme.

$Shochu (Must be 21 to Purchase)

A distilled spirit made from barley, sweet potatoes, rice or buckwheat, and brown sugar.
Kuro Shiranami
Must be 21 to purchase. Mild sweetness, light aroma, and body serve straight up on the rocks or with a bit of water.
Iichiko Seirin
Must be 21 to purchase. Clear, refreshing, and sweet served straight up on the rocks or with a bit of water.

Beer (Must be 21 to Purchase)


Asahi
$10.20
Must be 21 to purchase. Large. Fresh, crisp, and clear.
Kawaba Snow Wizen
$9.60
Must be 21 to purchase. Unfiltered wheat beer, refreshing, and smooth taste.
Kawaba Sunrise Ale
$9.60
Must be 21 to purchase. Unfiltered amber ale, slight biter, and sweet round taste.
Orion
$10.80
Must be 21 to purchase. Clean, refreshing, and slightly dry lager.
Sapporo
Must be 21 to purchase. Crisp, refreshing, and clean finish.
Kirin
6.00
Must be 21 to purchase. Malt, smooth, rich taste.

$Alcohol (Must be 21 to Purchase)


Alcohol Free Beverage


Bundaberg Ginger Beer
$4.50

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