Essence Of Japan Japanese

Essence Of Japan Menu

(407) 928-7668
1551 Lee Rd, Orlando, FL 32810

Hibachi Menu Hibachi Starters


Gyoza
$6.00
beef dumpling pan fried or steamed served with a vinegar sauce
Edamame
$3.50
steamed Japanese soy beans served with a hint of salt
Shrimp Cocktail
$7.00
jumbo gulf shrimp served with house special sauce
Shrimp Tempura
$7.00
tempura battered shrimp fried to a golden crisp
Vegetable
$5.00
sweet potato, onion, and mushroom fried to a golden crisp
Tempura Sushi Sampler
$7.00
chef's choice assorted cooked fish with vinegar sushi rice
Crab Rolls
$3.50
crispy fried spring rolls stuffed with crab cream cheese and scallions
Egg Rolls
$3.50
veggie and beef stuffed egg rolls served with our own dipping sauce
Shumai
$5.00
steamed Japanese shrimp dumplings served with Japanese hot mustard
Agedashi Tofu
$6.00
crispy fried tofu served in a ginger soy tempura sauce with daikon
Calamari
$6.50
crispy tempura fried calamari served with our own special dipping sauce
Bonsai Chicken Wings
$5.00
crispy marinated chicken wings deep fried to a golden crisp and served with our own special dressing
Chicken Yakitori
5.00
Japanese marinated chicken on a skewer served with our own teriyaki glaze

$Sushi Menu Soup & Salad


Miso Soup
$1.50
a miso broth with tofu & scallions
House Soup
$1.50
a beef and chicken broth with mushroom, scallions and fried onions
House Salad
$2.50
crisp lettuce and greens served with our own special dressing
Seaweed Salad
5.00
assorted types of seaweed served chilled

$Zensai (Cold Appetizers from the Sushi Bar)


Ika-Sansai
$6.00
thin sliced marinated squid with assorted Japanese veggies
Tuna Tataki
$10.00
seared tuna thinly sliced served with our own special ponzu
Sunomono
$7.00
a choice selection of seafood and cucumbers served with an amazu vinaigrette
Usuzukuri
$8.00
thinly sliced whitefish served on a bed of ice and served with our own special ponzu
Tako-Su
$7.00
octopus, cucumber, and oranges served with a sweet amazu vinaigrette and Japanese seven spice
Sushi
$7.00
tuna (1), salmon (1), shrimp (1), snapper (1)
Sashimi
$7.00
tuna (2), snapper (2), salmon (2)
Sushi & Sashimi
9.00
tuna (2), salmon sashimi (2) chef's choice roll

$Nigiri & Sashimi

nigiri one order = 2 pieces sashimi one order = 3 pieces add $1 for sashimi temaki (traditional hand roll)
Bincho Maguro
$5.00
albacore tuna
Botan Ebi
$5.00
large sweet shrimp, heads deep fried
Ebi
$4.00
steamed shrimp
Escolar
$4.00
white tuna
Hamachi
$5.00
yellowtail
Hokkigai
$4.00
arctic surf clam
Hotate
$5.00
scallops
Idako
$5.00
baby octopus
Ika
$4.00
squid
Ikura
$5.00
salmon roe
Inari
$3.50
sweet tofu pocket
Kanikama
$4.00
fish stick
Kani
$5.00
snow crab
Masago
$4.00
flying fish roe
Maguro
$4.00
tuna
Midori Tategai
$4.00
green mussel
Saba
$4.00
mackerel
Sake
$3.50
fresh salmon
Smoked Sake
$5.00
smoked salmon
Suzuki
$4.00
snapper
Tamago
$3.00
egg omelet
Tobiko
$4.00
flying fish roe
Toro
$6.00
fatty tuna (when available)
Unagi
$5.00
fresh water eel
Uni
sea urchin
Uzura
2.50
quail egg

$Essence Rolls

6 to 8 pieces / add masago to any roll add $1
Abako
$7.00
albacore tuna, oranges, scallions, served with kabayaki glaze
Amigo
$6.00
shrimp tempura, fresh salsa, avocado, jalapeno
Cali Roll
$4.50
kanikama, avocado, cucumber
Candy Cane
$8.00
California roll wrapped in tuna and white tuna
Caterpillar
$8.00
shrimp tempura, cream cheese, scallion, cucumber, wrapped in avocado and served with kabayaki glaze
Crunch
$7.00
choose between whitefish, salmon, or tuna, with cream cheese, scallion, rolled in Japanese breadcrumbs and deep-fried with kabayaki glaze
Rainbow Dragon
$10.00
tempura fried giant shrimp, scallion, cucumber, cream cheese, wrapped with tuna, snapper, salmon, white tuna served with kabayaki glaze
Ebi
$5.00
steamed shrimp, cucumber
Ebi Tempura
$6.50
shrimp tempura, leaf lettuce, avocado, scallion, cucumber
Fundo
$6.00
a spicy tuna roll with "funyuns" , an essence of Japan original
Garlic
$6.00
yellowtail & garlic deep-fried and served with kabayaki glaze
Gokudo
$5.00
mackerel, scallion, ginger
Kamikaze
$9.00
snow crab California roll with baked spicy seafood topping
Kendo
$9.00
kenny's signature spicy tuna roll tempura flash-fried with wasabi aioli
Maine
$10.00
tempura lobster, scallions, tobiko and wasabi cocktail sauce
Neo-Tokyo
$10.00
steamed shrimp, cucumbers, scallion, asparagus, tobiko topped with baked scallops, and macadamia nuts
Negi-Hamachi
$6.00
yellowtail, scallion
Oceans 11
$11.00
crab, tuna, salmon, whitefish, asparagus, scallion, cucumber, avocado, cream cheese, spicy sauce, rolled in tempura crunchies
Volcano
$10.00
soft-shell crab, cream cheese, scallions, cucumber, topped with a sweet spicy sauce
Mamasan
$10.00
shrimp tempura, cream cheese, scallion, cucumber, wrapped with smoked salmon and wasabi-honey glaze
Papasan
$9.00
spicy tuna, cream cheese, rolled with a crispy spring roll skin and a teriyaki glaze
Salmon Skin
$5.00
grilled salmon skin, cucumber, scallion, furikake, radish sprouts
Philly
$6.00
smoked salmon, cream cheese
Rainbow
$8.00
crab California roll wrapped with tuna, salmon, snapper, shrimp
Salmon Supreme
$8.00
salmon, cream cheese, cucumber, scallion wrapped with fresh salmon
Spicy Tuna
$5.00
tuna, scallion and our own special spicy sauce
Spicy Octopus
$6.00
octopus chopped with scallion and our own special spicy sauce
Spicy Scallop
$9.00
scallops broiled to perfection with our own special spicy sauce
Tuna Deluxe
$9.00
spicy tuna roll wrapped with fresh tuna
Spider
$9.00
soft shell crab, scallion, cream cheese, cucumber, asparagus, mayo
Tekka
$5.00
fresh tuna
Una-Kyu
$5.00
eel and cucumber
Sumo
8.00
cucumber rolled with tuna, shrimp, snapper, crab, cream cheese, scallions in a pool of our special ponzu sauce

$Essence Specialties


Oyster Shooters
$2.50-12.00
served chilled, Japanese style in a bath of our own special ponzu, scallion, tobiko, and a hint of lemon and wasabi
Tuna Kobachi
$12.00
fresh diced tuna served with Japanese seven spice, scallions, kaiware sprouts, sesame oil, and tobiko
Yamamoto Sashimi Salad
$12.00
albacore tuna tataki served over a bed of mixed greens, kaiware sprouts, and our own apple garlic ponzu
Japanese Style Ceviche
$10.00
a choice selection of fresh fish marinated in a amazu citrus vinaigrette served with crispy wontons
Tuna Yoko
10.00
fresh diced tuna served chilled in a martini glass with a spicy & sweet sesame sauce and wonton crisps

$Vegetable Rolls


Asparagus
$3.50
fresh blanched asparagus
Avo-Kyu
$3.50
avocado, cucumber
Futomaki
$9.00
kanpyo, gobo, sakura denbu, cucumber, tamago, kanikama
Gobo
$3.00
pickled burdock
Inari
$3.50
sweet tofu
Kanpyo
$4.00
pickled gourd
Kappa
$3.00
cucumber
Oshinko
$3.00
pickled radish
Shitake Kumomoto
$8.00
soy paper wrapped with tempura mushrooms and kabayaki glaze
Ume-Kyu
$4.00
ume plum paste, cucumber
Yasai
5.00
asparagus, avocado, carrot, cucumber, kanpyo, lettuce

$Sushi Platters


Kyushu
$14.00
sashimi: 35 pieces of sashimi, sushi, and rolls, sushi: tuna (2), salmon (2), whitefish (2) tuna, yellowtail, shrimp, salmon, snapper, freshwater eel, rolls: flying fish roe, artic surf calm, octopus, botan ebi tekka (6), cali (8)
Bamboo
$38.00
56 pieces, all rolls, rolls: shrimp temp, cali, 1/2 futomaki, negihama, spicy tuna, tekka, una-kyu, yasai
Osaka
54.00
56 pieces of sushi and rolls, sushi: tuna (4), yellowtail (4), shrimp (4), salmon (4), freshwater eel (2), octopus (2), white fish (2), flying fish roe (2), rolls: avo-kyu, cali with tobiko, shrimp temp, una-kyu

$Udon Noodle Soup


Vegetable
$9.50
Japanese style noodle soup with assorted fresh vegetables and fish cake
Tofu
$9.50
Japanese style noodle soup with assorted fresh vegetables and fish cake and four pieces fried tofu
Shrimp
11.00
Japanese style noodle soup with assorted fresh vegetables and fish cake and 2 piece shrimp tempura

$Dessert


Cheesecake
$4.00
Tempura Cheesecake
$6.00
Ice Cream
$4.00
vanilla, chocolate, red bean, and green tea
Fried Ice Cream
$6.00
Temp Oreo
$2.50
tempura fried oreo served with vanilla ice cream in a mini glass. Hits the spot for that "sweet craving"!
Tempura Twinkie
$2.50
tempura fried twinkie served with chocolate ice cream in a mini glass
Fruit Salad
$2.50
market fresh fruit served with flavored yogurt and whipped cream in a mini glass for a refreshing end to a great meat.
Avocado Delight
$3.00
fresh avocado lightly mixed with sweetener and whipped cream served in a mini glass - unbelievably good!

Starters


Gyoza
$6.00
beef dumpling pan fried or steamed served with a vinegar sauce
Edamame
$3.50
steamed Japanese soy beans served with a hint of salt
Shrimp Cocktail
$7.00
jumbo gulf shrimp served with house special sauce
Shrimp Tempura
$7.00
tempura battered shrimp fried to a golden crisp
Vegetable
$5.00
sweet potato, onion, and mushroom fried to a golden crisp
Tempura Sushi Sampler
$7.00
chef's choice assorted cooked fish with vinegar sushi rice
Crab Rolls
$3.50
crispy fried spring rolls stuffed with crab cream cheese and scallions
Egg Rolls
$3.50
veggie and beef stuffed egg rolls served with our own dipping sauce
Shumai
$5.00
steamed Japanese shrimp dumplings served with Japanese hot mustard
Agedashi Tofu
$6.00
crispy fried tofu served in a ginger soy tempura sauce with daikon
Calamari
$6.50
crispy tempura fried calamari served with our own special dipping sauce
Bonsai Chicken Wings
$5.00
crispy marinated chicken wings deep fried to a golden crisp and served with our own special dressing
Chicken Yakitori
5.00
Japanese marinated chicken on a skewer served with our own teriyaki glaze

$Essence Lunch Special Teriyaki

all lunch special are complemented with our own house special mushroom & onion soup fresh vegetables, white rice or fried rice, and choice of 2 piece Cali roll or egg roll. Pick any one of the listed items to create your lunch
Beef, Shrimp, Chicken, Tofu
9.50-1.00

$Sushi Lunch Specials


Sushi Lunch
$12.00
10 pieces - tuna, salmon, shrimp, white fish, California roll (6)
Sashimi Lunch
$12.50
10 pieces - tuna (3), salmon (3), white fish (2), white tuna (2)
Sushi & Sashimi Combo
$15.00
15 pieces: sushi tuna, salmon, shrimp, California roll (6) sashimi - tuna (2) white fish (2), white tuna (2)
Chirashi Lunch
$13.00
tuna, salmon, eel, shrimp, vegetable on bed of sushi rice
Three Roll Lunch
$12.00
Choice of 3 rolls listed below, alaska salmon, cucumber, asparagus asparagus, avo-kyu avocado, cucumber, boston cooked salmon, cucumber, California kani, cucumber, gobo pickled burdocu, kanpyo pickled gourd, kappa cucumber, oshinko pickled radish, negi-hama yellowtail, salmon, shrimp steamed shrimp, cucumber, spicy tuna tuna,spicy sauce, tamago egg omelet, tekka tuna, ume-kyu ume plum paste cucumber, yasia asparagus, avocado, cucumber, carrot, lettuce, white-maki white fish with tobiko.
Two Roll Lunch
$9.00
Choice of 2 rolls listed below, alaska salmon, cucumber, asparagus asparagus, avo-kyu avocado, cucumber, boston cooked salmon, cucumber, California kani, cucumber, gobo pickled burdocu, kanpyo pickled gourd, kappa cucumber, oshinko pickled radish, negi-hama yellowtail, salmon, shrimp steamed shrimp, cucumber, spicy tuna tuna,spicy sauce, tamago egg omelet, tekka tuna, ume-kyu ume plum paste cucumber, yasia asparagus, avocado, cucumber, carrot, lettuce, white-maki white fish with tobiko.

Essence Hibachi Dinners Sharing Charge

all hibachi dinners are complemented with our house mushroom and onion soup, house salad, fresh vegetables, white rice, and appetizer shrimp
Filet Mignon (9 Oz)
$24.00
the very best center cut tenderloin expertly prepared to your likings
New York Strip (9 Oz)
$19.00
perfectly marbleized top choice strip steak prepared with the essence of Japan
Teriyaki Chicken (8 Oz)
$15.00
tender boneless chicken breast grilled and dressed with our homemade teriyaki sauce
Hibachi Shrimp (7 Oz)
$19.00
succulent shrimp perfectly grilled and seasoned with soy sauce, black pepper, and a splash of lemon juice
Sea Scallops (7 Oz)
$20.00
large scallops elegantly married with teriyaki, black pepper, and lemon juice
Salmon (9 Oz)
$17.00
fresh pink salmon grilled to perfection by your teppanyaki chef
Lobster (8 Oz)
$32.00
the oceans gift perfectly seasoned and prepared teppanyaki style
Vegetarian Heaven
14.00
assorted fresh vegetables and tofu steamed, grilled and lightly seasoned

$Combinations

pick two of any listed items to create your own combination. Add $4 for filet mignon Filet mignon (4.5 oz), scallop (3 oz), NY strip (4.5 oz), shrimp (3 oz), salmon (4.5), chicken (5 oz)
Combinations
18.00

$Essence Special Dinners


Geisha Special
$28.00
filet mignon (4.5oz), hibachi shrimp (3oz), & chicken (5oz)
Samurai Special
$30.00
filet mignon (4.5oz), hibachi shrimp (3oz), & scallops (3oz)
Shogun Special
$30.00
filet mignon (4.5oz), hibachi shrimp (3oz), & salmon (4.5oz)
Sumo Special
$36.00
filet mignon (4.5oz), hibachi shrimp (3oz), scallop (3oz), & chicken (5oz)
Seafood Special
$28.00
salmon (4.5oz), hibachi shrimp (3oz), and scallop (3oz)
Essence Deluxe
$42.00
lobster tail (4oz), filet mignon (4.5oz), hibachi shrimp (3oz), & scallop (3oz)
Dinner for Two
56.00
filet mignon (9oz), hibachi shrimp (6oz), & chicken (10oz), w/ chicken yakitori appetizer (2), egg roll (2), and ice cream (1)

$Side Orders

w/ purchase of entrees
Rice
$2.00
Noodles
$2.00
Vegetables
$3.00
Shrimp
$10.00
Scallops
$10.00
Filet Mignon
$11.00
Lobster
$12.00-22.00
Salmon
$9.00
Chicken
$7.00
N.Y. Sirloin
9.00

$Sushi & Sashimi Dinner Combinations


Samurai Sushi
$24.00
22 pieces: tuna, salmon, shrimp, yellowtail, snapper, surf clam, eel, white tuna, tekka-maki (6) crab California roll (8)
Osaka Sashimi
$24.00
tuna (3), yellowtail (3), salmon (3), white meat fish (3), octopus (3)
Chirashi - Zushi
$18.00
assorted fish and Japanese vegetables beautifully arranged over a bed of sushi rice
Sushi & Sashimi Combo
$24.00
sushi: tuna (1), salmon (1), shrimp (1), yellowtail (1), octopus (1) snow crab California roll sashimi: tuna (3), snapper (3), salmon (3)
Tekka-Don
$18.00
fresh tuna beautifully arranged over a bed of sushi rice

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