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    Akira Japanese Restaurant

    Japanese
    Closed5PM - 9PM
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    Appetizers
    Sushi Bar
    Kitchen
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    Featured Items

    • Edamame

      Soy bean sprinkled with sea salt
      $6.00
    • Salmon Avocado Roll

      Fresh salmon avocado
      $10.00
    • Spicy Mango Roll

      Yellowtail scallion, avocado, house spicy sauce topped with mango
      $18.00

    Appetizers

    Cold Dish

    • Ankimo

      Monk fish pate, onion, spicy radish, scallion and ponzu sauce
      $14.00
    • Beef Tataki

      Grilled medium rare beef ribeye with thinly sliced onion, spicy radish, scallion and taaki sauce over spring salad
      $17.00
    • Hamachi Carpaccio

      Thinly sliced hamachi, sliced avocado with sauce and truffle oil ponzu
      $24.00
    • Hawaiian Poke

      Spicy tuna or tako over spring salad with special Hawaiian sauce
      $20.00
    • Hiyayakko

      Cold tofu with soy ginger dipping sauce topped with bonito
      $7.00
    • Kaiso Salad

      Seaweed salad
      $7.00
    • Mixed Green Salad

      Organic salad with homemade miso ginger dressing
      $8.00
    • Oshitashi

      Boiled spinach, soy broth topped with bonito
      $8.00
    • Sunomo Ebi

      Shrimp, cucumber, seaweed with vinaigrette dressing
      $11.00
    • Sunomo Tako

      Octopus, cucumber, seaweed with vinaigrette dressing
      $11.00
    • Tsukemono

      Assorted Japanese pickle veggies
      $7.00
    • Wasabi Squid

      Thinly sliced fresh squid with yuzu and wasabi chips
      $14.00

    Hot Dish

    • Agedashi Tofu

      Deep fried tofu in dashi sauce topped with bonito
      $10.00
    • Edamame

      Soy bean sprinkled with sea salt
      $6.00
    • Fried Calamari

      $11.00
    • Gindara Miso

      Grilled marinated miso black cod
      $18.00
    • Hamachi Kama

      Grilled yellow tail collar with ponzu sauce
      $20.00
    • Ika Sugataki

      Grilled squid with lemon ginger sauce
      OUT OF STOCK
      $12.00
    • Kaki Fried Oysters

      $12.00
    • Kakuni Pork Belly

      Braised pork belly simmered in sweet soy sauce
      $14.00
    • Kamo Shioyaki

      $16.00
    • Kani (Crab) Croquettes

      $9.00
    • Matsutake Shrimp Temp Appetizer

      OUT OF STOCK
      $20.00
    • Nasu Dengaku

      Grilled eggplant with special miso sauce
      $11.00
    • Shrimp Tempura Appetizer

      2 tiger prawns and assorted vegetable tempura
      $14.00
    • Spicy Black Cod Belly Appetizer

      Tempura battered black cod belly fresh chilli pepper and fried garlic over spring salad
      $20.00
    • Spicy Soft Shell Crab Appetizer

      Tempura battered soft shell crab fresh chilli pepper and fried garlic over spring salad
      $20.00
    • Stuff Jalapeno

      Grilled jalapeno stuffed with spicy albacore tuna topped with spicy mayo sauce
      $13.00
    • Tori Karaage

      Marinated fried chicken
      $10.00
    • Yaki Asparagus

      Grilled fresh asparagus with olive oil, sea salt, and black pepper
      $11.00

    Appetizer Sides

    • Eel (Unagi) Sauce

      $1.00
    • Extra Ginger

      $1.00
    • Extra Wasabi

      $1.00
    • Fresh Wasabi

      House made fresh wasabi
      $5.00
    • Miso Dressing

      $1.00
    • Miso Soup

      Dashi broth with tofu, seaweed and scallion
      $4.00
    • Ponzu Sauce

      $1.00
    • Siracha Hot Sauce

      $1.00
    • Slice Lemon

      $1.00
    • Spicy Mayo Sauce

      $1.00
    • Steamed Rice

      Side of fresh rice
      $4.00
    • Sushi Rice

      Side of sushi rice
      $4.00
    • Teriyaki Sauce

      $1.00

    Sushi Bar

    Sashimi

    • Bincho Maguro Sashimi

      Albacore
      $19.00
    • Bincho Maguro Toro Sashimi

      Albacore tuna belly
      $28.00
    • Engawa Sashimi

      Halibut fin
      OUT OF STOCK
      $28.00
    • Hamachi Sashimi

      Yellowtail
      $19.00
    • Hamachi Toro Sashimi

      Yellowtail belly
      $28.00
    • Hirame Sashimi

      Halibut
      $23.00
    • Hon Maguro Sashimi

      Blue fin tuna
      $30.00
    • Kanpachi Sashimi

      Young yellowtail
      $23.00
    • Madai Sashimi

      Seabream
      $23.00
    • Maguro Sashimi

      Big eye tuna
      $23.00
    • Moriawase Sashimi

      15 pieces - chef's choice
      $66.00
    • Otoro Sashimi

      Blue fin tuna belly
      $46.00
    • Saba Sashimi

      Norway mackerel
      $19.00
    • Sake Sashimi

      Salmon
      $19.00
    • Sake Toro Sashimi

      Salmon belly
      $28.00
    • Shima Aji Sashimi

      Stripejack
      $29.00
    • Tako Sashimi

      Octopus
      $19.00
    • Uni Hokkaido Sashimi

      Sea urchin, japan
      $58.00
    • Uni Santa Barbara Sashimi

      Santa Barabara sea urchin
      $34.00
    • Wallu Sashimi

      Butterfish
      $23.00

    Nigiri

    • Amaebi Nigiri

      Nigiri (2 pcs). Sweet shrimp
      $11.00
    • Anago Nigiri

      $10.00
    • Bincho Maguro Nigiri

      Albacore
      $10.00
    • Bincho Maguro Toro Nigiri

      Albacore tuna belly
      $13.00
    • Ebi Nigiri

      Nigiri (2 pcs). Steam tiger prawn
      $9.00
    • Engawa Nigiri

      Halibut fin
      OUT OF STOCK
      $13.00
    • Hamachi Nigiri

      Yellowtail
      $11.00
    • Hamachi Toro Nigiri

      Yellowtail belly
      $13.00
    • Hirame Nigiri

      Halibut
      $11.00
    • Hokkaido Hotate Nigiri

      Nigiri (2 pcs). Fresh scallop from hokkaido
      $11.00
    • Hon Maguro Nigiri

      Blue fin tuna.
      $14.00
    • Ika Nigiri

      Nigiri (2 pcs). Squid
      $9.00
    • Ikura Nigiri

      Nigiri (2 pcs). Cured salmon roe in red wine
      $12.00
    • Inari Nigiri

      Nigiri (2 pcs). Sweet tofu skin
      $8.00
    • Kani Nigiri

      Nigiri (2 pcs). Steam red crab
      $12.00
    • Kanpachi Nigiri

      Young yellowtail
      $11.00
    • Madai Nigiri

      Seabream
      $11.00
    • Maguro Nigiri

      Big eye tuna
      $11.00
    • Otoro Nigiri

      Blue fin tuna belly.
      $20.00
    • Saba Nigiri

      Norway mackerel
      $11.00
    • Sake Nigiri

      Scotland Salmon
      $9.00
    • Sake Toro Nigiri

      Salmon belly
      $13.00
    • Shima Aji Nigiri

      Stripejack
      $13.00
    • Spicy Hotate Nigiri

      Nigiri (2 pcs). Scallop mix with spicy mayo tobiko
      $12.00
    • Tako Nigiri

      Octopus
      $9.00
    • Tobiko Nigiri

      Nigiri (2 pcs). Flying fish roe
      $9.00
    • Tamago Nigiri

      Nigiri (2 pcs). Japanese omelet
      $8.00
    • Unagi Nigiri

      Nigiri (2 pcs). Fresh water barbequed eel
      $10.00
    • Uni Hokkaido Nigiri

      Hokkaido Japan sea urchin
      $24.00
    • Uni Santa Barbara Nigiri

      Santa Barbara sea urchin
      $15.00
    • Wallu Nigiri

      Butterfish
      $11.00

    Special Fish from Japan

    • Hobou Nigiri

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • Hobou Sashimi

      OUT OF STOCK
      $34.00
    • Mizu Dako Nigiri

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • Mizu Dako Sashimi

      OUT OF STOCK
      $34.00
    • Madagascar Nigiri

      $16.00
    • Madagascar Sashimi

      $34.00
    • Kuromutsu Nigiri

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • Kuromutsu Sashimi

      OUT OF STOCK
      $34.00
    • Kinmedai Nigiri

      $16.00
    • Kinmedai Sashimi

      $34.00
    • isaki Nigiri

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • isaki Sashimi

      OUT OF STOCK
      $34.00
    • Hotaru Ika Sunomo

      Horse Mackeral sashimi topped with special sauce.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $15.00
    • Sawara Nigiri

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • Sawara Sashimi

      OUT OF STOCK
      $34.00
    • Itoyori Nigiri

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • Itoyori Sashimi

      OUT OF STOCK
      $34.00
    • Karei Nigiri

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • Karei Sashimi

      OUT OF STOCK
      $34.00
    • Suzuki Nigiri

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • Suzuki Sashimi

      OUT OF STOCK
      $34.00
    • Kamasu Nigiri

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • Kamasu Sashimi

      OUT OF STOCK
      $34.00
    • Medai Nigiri

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • Medai Sashimi

      OUT OF STOCK
      $34.00
    • Aji Nigiri

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • Aji Sashimi

      OUT OF STOCK
      $34.00
    • Bincho Tataki

      $19.00
    • Inada Nigiri

      $16.00
    • Inada Sashimi

      $34.00
    • ishigaki dai nigiri

      $16.00
    • ishigaki dai sashimi

      $34.00
    • Yagara sashimi

      OUT OF STOCK
      $34.00
    • Yagara Nigiri

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • Toro Tar Tar

      OUT OF STOCK
      $13.00
    • A5 Wagyu Nigiri

      $16.00
    • Tobiuo Nigiri

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • Tobiuo Sashimi

      OUT OF STOCK
      $34.00

    Special Rolls

    • Akira Cucumber Roll

      Tuna, hamachi, sake shiso leaf, avocado wrapped with cucmber and ponzu sauce
      $19.00
    • Atlantic Roll

      Spicy tuna, cucumber, topped with salmon and sliced lemon
      $18.00
    • Black Spider Roll

      Tempura battered soft shell with unagi, lettuce, cucumber, avocado, shiso leaf, gobo, kaiware, black tobiko and sweet soy sauce
      $21.00
    • Caterpillar Roll

      Barbecued eel, cucumber, topped with avocado and tobiko
      $18.00
    • Cherry Blossom Roll

      Fresh salmon, avocado topped with big eye tuna
      $19.00
    • Crunchy Spicy Tuna Roll

      Spicy tuna, avocado deep-fried in panko topped with spicy mayo, spicy sauce, scallion and sweet sauce
      $18.00
    • Dragon Roll

      Shrimp tempura, snow crab, topped with barbecued eel and avocado
      $19.00
    • Kobe Dragon Roll

      Asparagus tempura, gobo, kaiware, shiso leaf, topped with kobe beef garlic, scallion and ponzu sauce
      $21.00
    • Peacock Roll

      Tuna, sake, hamachi, unagi, gobo, ikura, cucumber roll in soy paper
      $20.00
    • Pink Dragon Roll

      Shrimp tempura, avocado, topped with albacore tuna, garlic chip, scallion and ponzu
      $19.00
    • Pumpkin Tempura Roll

      Japanese pumpkin tempura topped with fresh albacore, fresh garlic, scallion and sweet soy sauce
      $19.00
    • Rainbow Roll

      Snow crab, avocado with 5 variety of raw fish on top
      $19.00
    • Seared Salmon Belly Roll

      Snow crab, avocado topped with seared salmon belly and jalapeno
      $19.00
    • Spicy Mango Roll

      Yellowtail scallion, avocado, house spicy sauce topped with mango
      $18.00
    • Spider Roll

      Tempura battered soft shell crab, lettuce, cucumber avocado, gobo, kaiware, and tobiko
      $18.00

    Rolls

    • California Roll

      Snow crab, avocado, Japanese mayo
      $10.00
    • Futo Roll

      Omelette, shitake, spinach, gobo, and cucumber
      $11.00
    • Negi Hama Roll

      Hamachi, scallion
      $10.00
    • Negi Toro Roll

      Bluefin tuna belly, scallion
      $13.00
    • Philly Roll

      Fresh salmon, avocado, cream cheese
      $12.00
    • Saba Gari Roll

      Norway mackerel with pickled ginger
      $10.00
    • Salmon Avocado Roll

      Fresh salmon avocado
      $10.00
    • Salmon Skin Roll

      Grilled salmon skin, gobo, cucumber, scallion, shiso and kaiware
      $10.00
    • Shrimp Tempura Roll

      Shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, Japanese mayo
      $11.00
    • Spicy Hamachi Roll

      Chopped hamachi, spicy sauce, scallion, sprout
      $10.00
    • Spicy Tuna Roll

      Tuna, spicy sauce, cucumber, sprout
      $10.00
    • Tekka Roll

      Tuna, sesame
      $10.00
    • Tuna Avocado Roll

      Tuna, avocado
      $12.00
    • Unagi Avocado Roll

      Grilled fresh water eel, avocado
      $12.00
    • Unagi Cucumber Roll

      Grilled fresh water eel, cucumber
      $11.00

    Vegetarian Rolls

    • Avocado Roll

      Avocado, seasame seed
      $9.00
    • Gobo Ume Shiso Roll

      Pickled burdock root, pickled plum, shiso leaf
      $9.00
    • Horenso Roll

      Boiled spinach, sesame seed
      $8.00
    • Kappa Roll

      Cucumber, sesame seed
      $8.00
    • Natto Roll

      Fermented soybean
      $8.00
    • Oshinko Roll

      Japanese pickle radish, sesame seed
      $8.00
    • Shiitake Roll

      Mushroom, sesame seed
      $8.00
    • Vegetable Tempura Roll

      Japanese pumpkin, sweet yam tempura
      $10.00

    Kitchen

    Bento Specials

    • Sushi Bento

      Sushi combination includes 6 pieces of nigiri, and choice of California roll, spicy tuna roll, or salmon avocado roll. Serve with salad and miso soup
      $30.00
    • Akira Bento

      Served with salad, miso soup and rice. Choose one item: kalbi, beef ribeye teriyaki, chicken katsu, chicken teriyaki, saba shioyaki, salmon shioyaki or teriyaki, shrimp tempura or tonkatsu. Choose one roll: California roll, spicy tuna roll or salmon avocad
      $28.00

    Sets

    • Beef Teriyaki

      Grilled beef ribeye steak with teriyaki sauce
      $26.00
    • Chicken Katsu

      Breaded fried chicken and served with special tonkatsu sauce
      $18.00
    • Chicken Teriyaki

      Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce
      $18.00
    • Kalbi

      Grilled marinated beef short ribs
      $28.00
    • Saba Shioyaki

      Grilled mackerel with sea salt
      $19.00
    • Salmon Shioyaki

      Grilled salmon with sea salt
      $20.00
    • Salmon Teriyaki

      Grilled salmon with teriyaki sauce
      $20.00
    • Shrimp Tempura Set

      2 tiger prawns and assorted vegetable tempura
      $20.00
    • Tonkatsu

      Breaded pork loin fried and served with special tonkatsu sauce
      $18.00
    • Set Combination

      Please choose any two items from sets above
      $26.00

    Donburi

    • Chirashi Don

      Chef's selection of sashimi over sushi rice
      $35.00
    • Curry Don

      Japanese curry chicken or pork cutlet over rice
      $20.00
    • Katsu Don

      Pork cutlet, egg and onion with special sauce over rice
      $20.00
    • Oyako Don

      Chicken, egg and onion with special sauce over rice
      $18.00
    • Sake Don

      Salmon sashimi over sushi rice
      $35.00
    • Tekka Don

      Big eye tuna sashimi over sushi rice
      $35.00
    • Ten Don

      Tiget prawn and assorted vegetable tempura with special sauce over rice
      $21.00
    • Unagi Don

      Barbecued eel with special sauce over rice
      $25.00

    Noodles

    • Beef Soba

      Beef ribeye and vegetables in dashi broth
      $17.00
    • Beef Udon

      Beef ribeye and vegetables in dashi broth
      $17.00
    • Chicken Soba

      Chicken and vegetables in dashi broth
      $15.00
    • Chicken Udon

      Chicken and vegetables in dashi broth
      $15.00
    • Nabeyaki Soba

      Shrimp tempura, chicken, egg, fishcake, clam, and vegetables
      $19.00
    • Nabeyaki Udon

      Shrimp tempura, chicken, egg, fishcake, clam, and vegetables
      $19.00
    • Shrimp Tempura Soba

      Tiger prawn, vegetable tempura on the side, noodles in dashi broth
      $18.00
    • Shrimp Tempura Udon

      Tiger prawn, vegetable tempura on the side, noodles in dashi broth
      $18.00
    • Vegetable Soba

      Vegetables in dashi broth
      $15.00
    • Vegetable Udon

      Vegetables in dashi broth
      $15.00
    • Zaru Soba

      Cold buckwheat noodle with dipping sauce
      $14.00
    • Ten Zaru Soba

      Tiger prawn, vegetable tempura, cold buckwheat noodle with dipping sauce
      $18.00

    Dessert

    • Daifuku Mochi

      Red bean wrapped in rice flour
      $7.00
    • Green Tea Cheesecake

      Green tea cheesecake
      $7.00

    Drinks

    Nigori Sake

    • Sayuri

      300 ml. Refeshing aroma, natural sweetness and smooth aftertaste
      $20.00
    • Dassai Nigori

      300 ml. Dry, light, refreshing, and sweet
      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00

    Junmai Ginjo

    • Ozeki Karatamba

      300 ml. Light, clear, smooth and sharp dry
      $20.00
    • Hakutsuru

      720 ml. Smooth, fragrant with floral aroma
      $45.00

    Honjozo

    • 1.8L Oni Koroshi Genbie (Cold)

      Soft, semi dry and semi sweet
      $65.00

    Sparkling Sake

    • Hana Awaka

      250 ml. Citrus flavor surrounded with tiny, tight bubbles, refreshingly delicious and mildly
      $15.00
    • Awayuki

      300 ml. Softly sweet sparkling sake with notes of peach, cucumber, watermelon and just
      $17.00

    White Wines

    • BTL Hakusutru Plum Wine

      Fresh plum, bright, tangy notes and a pleasing fruity aroma
      $28.00
    • BTL House Sauvigon Blanc

      $28.00
    • BTL Details, Sonoma County

      Earthy with notes of melon, and citrus
      OUT OF STOCK
      $35.00
    • BTL Benvolio Prosecco Sparkling, Italy

      Light and refreshing bubbly with floral aromas and notes of honey and citrus
      $40.00
    • BTL Matanzas Creek, Sonoma County

      Crisp with notes of grapefruit and green grass
      $40.00

    Red Wines

    • BTL House Cabernet Sauvignon

      $28.00
    • BTL House Point Noir

      $28.00
    • BTL Carmel Road, Carmel

      Vibrant blank cherry aromas with layers of vanilla bean
      $35.00

    Beer

    • Asahi - Large

      Fresh, crisp and clear
      $10.00
    • Kawaba Twilight Ale

      Refreshing, crisp, and soft bitterness
      $9.00
    • Kawaba Snow Wizen

      Unfiltered amber ale, slight bitter and smooth taste
      $9.00
    • Kawaba Sunrise Ale

      Unfiltered amber ale, slight bitter and smooth taste
      $9.00
    • Sapporo - Large

      Crisp, refreshing, and clean finish
      $9.00
    • Sapporo - Small

      Crisp, refreshing, and clean finish
      $5.00

    Other Beverages

    • Bundaberg Ginger Beer

      $6.00
    • Coca-Cola

      Coca-Cola Original Taste — the crisp, refreshing taste you know and love
      $3.00
    • Diet Coke

      Take a Diet Coke break with this refreshing, no-calorie soft drink
      $3.00
    • Perrier Sparkling Water

      $5.00
    • Sprite

      Classic, cool, crisp lemon-lime flavored taste that's caffeine free
      $3.00
    • Ramune

      Japanese carbonated soft drink
      $5.00
    • Roasted Rice Tea

      $3.00
    • Green Tea

      $3.00
    • Apple Juice

      $5.00
    • Orange Juice

      $5.00
    • NA Sapporo beer

      $5.00

    All hours
    Sunday5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Monday5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    TuesdayClosed
    Wednesday5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Thursday5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Friday5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Saturday5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    Akira Japanese Restaurant is an intimate neighborhood restaurant in the heart of San Francisco, serving fresh, thoughtfully prepared Japanese cuisine in a warm and welcoming setting. Since 2016, we have focused on quality ingredients, traditional techniques, balanced flavors, and attentive hospitality. Our menu features sushi, sashimi, grilled dishes, comforting Japanese entrées, and seasonal specialties inspired by the spirit of Kaiseki. Many of our signature sauces are prepared in-house, including ginger miso dressing, teriyaki sauce, ponzu, and seasoned sushi soy sauce, giving our dishes a distinctive flavor you will not find everywhere. With only 34 seats, including a sushi bar and nine dining tables, Akira offers a relaxed and personal dining experience. Whether you are joining us for a casual dinner, a special occasion, or a fresh meal to enjoy at home, our goal is simple: serve delicious Japanese food with care, consistency, and genuine hospitality.

    Location

    1634 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94109

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