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    Kuma Sushi + Sake

    1040 Polk St

    San Francisco, CA 94109


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    Chirashi and Chef's Choice
    Starters
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    Kuma's Pantry
    Sake By the Carafe

    Featured Items

    • Salmon Avocado Roll

      Salmon, sesame seeds, lemon slices, and avocado.
      $11.00
    • Miso Soup

      Awase miso with a kelp, mushroom, and shungiku leaf soup base; creates a flavor that’s almost tea-like.
      $5.00
    • Sake

      Salmon, US Atlantic
      $8.00

    Chirashi and Chef's Choice

    • Chef's 4-Piece Nigiri Tasting

      Four pieces of sushi selected by the chef. Types of fish may vary depending on season, but we generally like to start with lighter flavors and end with a belly cut.
      $24.00
    • Chef's 8-Piece Nigiri Tasting

      Eight pieces of sushi selected by the chef. Types of fish may vary depending on season, but we generally like to start with lighter flavors and end with belly cuts.
      $48.00
    • Sake-Masu Box

      A filling dish utilizing all parts of both salmon and ocean trout. 12 slices total, cuts from the back and the belly, cured roe, and salmon skin chicharrones, all served over our wild grain rice blend, with assorted veggies and kinshi tamago.
      $48.00
    • Chirashi

      To fully embrace take-out, we've replaced our chef's choice sashimi with Kuma's chirashi. Inspired by one of our favorite dishes and the idea of a casual night in, you'll get 14 cuts of today's best fish, ikura snap peas, and kinshi tamago scattered over a house blend of nisihki rice and wild grains.
      $54.00
    • Chirashi Deluxe

      All the goodness of our house chirashi with the addition of a few more luxurious items for when you're feeling fancy. Includes local uni, toro, and assorted shellfish.
      $69.00
    • Sashimi Sampler

      A pared down version of our dine-in sashimi platter designed to handle the bustle of take-out. A selection from the chef of 3 fish, 2 pieces each for 6 pieces total.
      $27.00

    Starters

    • Miso Soup

      Awase miso with a kelp, mushroom, and shungiku leaf soup base; creates a flavor that’s almost tea-like.
      $5.00
    • Osuimono

      Slices of shiitake mushroom and tofu suspended in clear soup made from this morning’s fish bones.
      $7.00
    • Edamame

      Blanched soybean pods tossed with coarse sea salt.
      $6.00
    • Seaweed Salad

      A mix of both local and Japanese seaweed marinated in sesame oil.
      $7.00
    • Kuma's House Salad

      Massaged kale, salt pickled cucumber and local seaweed. Optional addition of salmon skin chicharrónes.
      $10.00

    Small Plates

    • Great Balls of Fire

      Panko breaded tuna and hamachi roll, topped with sriracha, spicy mayo, unagi sauce, green onions, tobiko, and our house furikake.
      $14.00
    • Kama

      Choice of yellowtail or salmon fish collar seasoned with sea salt and steam broiled until perfectly tender and juicy. Served with a garlic ponzu dipping sauce.
      $18.00

    Sushi

    • Ama Ebi

      Spot Prawn, British Columbia
      $14.00
    • Hamachi

      Yellowtail, Kagoshima
      $9.00
    • Hirame

      Fluke, US East Coast
      OUT OF STOCK
      $11.00
    • Hotate

      Scallop, Hokkaido
      $12.00
    • Kanpachi

      Amberjack, Hawaii
      $12.00
    • Kuro Dai

      Black Sea Bream, Miyagi
      $10.00
    • Maguro

      Tuna, Pacific Islands
      $11.00
    • Magurozuke

      Soy marinated tuna, Pacific Islands
      $12.00
    • Masu Toro

      Ocean Trout Belly, Loch Etive
      $15.00
    • Pirikara Hotate

      Scallop dusted with our house 7-spice blend and seared, Hokkaido
      $13.00
    • Sake

      Salmon, US Atlantic
      $8.00
    • Sake Toro

      Salmon Belly, US East Coast
      $14.00
    • Sunazuri

      Yellowtail Belly, Kagoshima
      $15.00
    • Tai Kobujime

      Sea bream, Kagoshima
      $11.00
    • Tombo Ahi

      Albacore, Hawaii
      $10.00
    • Toro

      Bluefin Tuna Belly, Ensenada
      $21.00
    • Umi Masu

      $9.00
    • Uni

      Sea Urchin, location varies based on season
      OUT OF STOCK
      $22.00
    • Walu

      Yuzu marinated escolar, Korea
      $10.00

    Maki

    • California Roll

      Real crab, avocado, and sesame seeds.
      $11.00
    • Salmon Avocado Roll

      Salmon, sesame seeds, lemon slices, and avocado.
      $11.00
    • Negi Hama

      Yellowtail and green onions in toasted seaweed.
      $9.00
    • Spicy Tuna Roll

      Spicy tuna, cucumber, avocado, perilla leaf, daikon radish sprouts, and red leaf lettuce.
      $12.00
    • Ebi Tempura Roll

      Tempura shrimp, cucumber, avocado, perilla leaf, daikon radish sprouts, red leaf lettuce, and spicy mayonnaise.
      $13.00
    • Rainbow

      California roll topped with various fish chosen by the chef.
      $17.00
    • Hey Girl

      Tempura shrimp, cucumber topped with layers of tuna and avocado, spicy mayo, and unagi sauce.
      $19.00
    • Fresca

      Spicy tuna, pineapple, and avocado, topped with walu ceviche and spicy oroshi.
      $18.00
    • Tango

      Fresh tuna and mango topped with ocean trout and yuzu kosho.
      $18.00
    • Jackalope

      Hawaiian amberjack and pickled jalapeno on top with spicy hamachi and fried green scallions inside
      $19.00
    • The Saratoga

      Seared ocean trout sprinkled with lemon zest topping a roll of avocado, asparagus, and jalapeño.
      $17.00
    • Half Baked

      Baked crab and avocado roll topped with salmon, green onions, tobiko, spicy mayo.
      $19.00
    • Avocado Maki

      Large slices of avocado and coarse sea salt.
      $7.00
    • Sweet Potato Roll

      Tempura sweet potato and (vegetarian) unagi sauce.
      $8.00
    • Faceplant

      Jicama, avocado, cucumber roll topped with marinated Japanese eggplant and crushed sesame seeds.
      $16.00
    • Ox and Tiger

      Spicy hamachi and jicama roll topped with walu ceviche and kumquat.
      $18.00

    Kuma's Pantry

    • Umami Soy Sauce (8oz)

      $10.00
    • House Ponzu Sauce (8oz)

      $10.00
    • Kuma's Shira Ae Salad Dressing (8oz)

      $10.00
    • House Spicy Mayo (8oz)

      $10.00
    • Kuma's Everything Furikake (1oz)

      $5.00
    • Kuma's Everything Shichimi (1oz)

      $5.00

    Sake By the Carafe

    • Hot Sake

      $10.00
    • Funaguchi One Cup

      Honjozo -- Kikusui’s undiluted, unpasteurized honjozo sake. Served in a “one cup” size as unpasteurized sake is light sensitive. Big, bright and boozy, Niigata 200ml
      $10.00
    • Suijin

      Junmai -- Water God. is our driest sake and perfect for showcasing a sharp, powerful flavor of rice, Iwate 15 carafe
      $15.00
    • Fukuju

      Junmai -- Ginjo Happy Brewery. Silky with notes of apricot, this sake is used to toast at Nobel Prize Award Ceremony, Hyogo 20 carafe
      $20.00
    • Kikusui

      Ginjo -- Chrysanthemum Water. A top seller. Clean, crisp, and bright, Niigata 19 carafe
      $19.00
    • Tenbu

      Junmai Ginjo -- Holy Warrior. From the famous shochu distiller Nishi Shuzo we have another sake that fits the “drinks like a wine” category. Notes of watermelon, banana, and yogurt. Kagoshima 21 carafe
      $21.00
    • Ginban Banshu 50

      Daiginjo Silver Plate. A bold, fruity nose followed by a dry, spicy finish. It’s a sake that pleases all palates, Toyama 22 carafe
      $22.00
    • Sequoia Nama Genshu

      Nama Genshu means sake that has not been pasteurized or diluted. High alcohol and slightly effervescent with a deep rich taste. Sequoia’s best, San Francisco.
      $35.00
    • Sequoia Coastal Nigori

      Perfect spring nigori sake with a floral nose and flavors of yogurt and lychee. One of Sequoia’s best selling sake is a must try for fans of nigori, San Francisco.
      $32.00

    Chirashi Deluxe

    $69.00

    All the goodness of our house chirashi with the addition of a few more luxurious items for when you're feeling fancy. Includes local uni, toro, and assorted shellfish.

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    All hours
    Sunday12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
    Monday12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
    Tuesday12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
    Wednesday12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
    Thursday12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
    Friday12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
    Saturday12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    We’re Ryo and Cory, two lifelong friends and chefs, specializing in Japanese cuisine with a shared commitment to high-quality ingredients. Kuma features a focused menu with spotlights on the day’s catch, along with curated sake selections. Hope to see you soon!

    Location

    1040 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109

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