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Samurai Restaurant 2588 Lake Tahoe Boulevard
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Food Menu
Appetizers
BBQ Albacore
Slightly spicy and grilled albacore$16.50Firecracker Salmon
Salmon covered in sweet and spicy sauce$10.50Edamame
Crunchy soy beans in their pods$5.00Spicy Edamame
$7.50Sunomono
Tangy pickled cucumber$5.00Ebi Sunomono
Tangy pickled cucumber with octopus or shrimp$9.00Agedashi Tofu
Lightly fried tofu with scallions and ginger in delicate sauce$8.00Shumai
Steamed seafood dumpling$9.50Yakitori
Grilled chicken on a stick with Samurai's special sauce$11.50Tempura Appt
Shrimp, vegetables lightly battered and fried to a tender crunch$12.50Tempura Appt (Shrimp Only)
Shrimp, only 5 pieces$12.50Japanese BBQ Ribs
BBQ short ribs in a tasty Japanese yakiniku sauce$19.00Gyoza
Pot stickers pork and veggie 6 pieces$9.50BBQ Yellowtail Collar
Grilled yellowtail collar with a ponzu sauce. A rare treat$18.00Soft Shell Crab Appt
A must try for crab lovers with a ponzu sauce$11.50Sashimi Appetizer
$18.50Green Muscles
Baked with Samurai sauce 4 pieces$10.00Mussels on Steroids
Baked with Shrimp, scallop and crab$16.00Baked Baby Octopus
Baked Octopus$13.00Volcano
Seared tuna surrounding a mound of spicy scallops topped with seaweed salad and ponzu$20.50Oyster Shooter
$7.50Oysters 1/2 Dozen
$17.00Tako Sunomono
$9.00
Fresh Salads
Good Luck Salad
Seaweed, fresh tuna, and cherry tomatoes$15.50Minty Tofu
Tofu, cabbage, onions, lettuce, and mint leaves in a lemon and Tamarind sauce$11.50Spinach Salad
Fresh steamed spinach with a sesame dressing$7.50Tuna Wrap
Ahi Tuna with glass noodles, seaweed, and light creamy sauce all over a fresh lettuce loaf$12.50Fruit Salad
Pinapple, mango, and appples in a tamarind sauce$10.00House Salad
Spring greens, cabbage, carrots, and tempura crunchies served with a house dressing$7.50Seaweed Salad
$5.50jelly fish salad
$6.50
Tapa Style Entrees
Mango Chicken
Chicken Breast slow cooked in our house sweet mango sauce$18.50Wings Over Asia
5 delicious wings served with a sweet chili sauce$13.00Three Dip Steak
4 skewers of cubbed steak, served with 3 sauces of the chef's choice$16.00Monk's Curry
A delicious bowl of coconut milk, tofu, vegetables, and Samurai's curry$16.50
Noodles
Seafood Yosenabi
A steaming iron pot filled with crab legs, shrimp, scallops and vegetables$27.00Nabeyaki Udon
Thick udon noodle soup with crab legs, cubed chicken, and fresh veggies$22.00Veggie Udon
Thick udon noodle soup with shitake mushrooms, onions, carrots, and cabbage$15.50Tenzura Soba
Traditional and tasty, cold buckwheat noodles served with tempura vegetables, shrimp and delicious dipping sauce$20.00Sukiyaki
A steaming iron pot filled with thin slices of beef, glass noodles and vegetables, simmering in a rich sweet sukiyaki sauce$22.00Plain Noodle
$12.00
Entrees
Chirasi
A beautifully arranged assortment of fresh sashimi over a bowl of sushi rice. Comes with miso soup$24.50Sashimi Dinner
An elegant assortment of fresh sashimi with chef's choice of cuts$42.00Sushi Dinner
7 pieces of nigiri chosen by the chef with a california roll$28.00Shioyaki Mackerel
Filet of mackerel lightly salted and grilled. Comes with steamed rice, miso soup, and tangy sunomono$20.00Shioyaki Salmon
Filet of salmon lightly salted and grilled. Comes with steamed rice, miso soup, and tangy sunomono$24.00Teriyaki Chicken
Butterflied chicken breat flame grilled with our in house teriyaki sauce$22.00Teriyaki Steak
Flamed grilled steak with our in house teriyaki sauce$23.00Teriyaki Salmon
Fresh filet of salmon flame grilled in our house teriyaki sauce$24.50Tempura Dinner
Vegetables and shrimp lightly battered and fried to a tender crunch$20.50Unagi Don
Fresh water eel served over a bowl of rice. Comes with daikons and ginger. Topped with sesame seeds$24.00
Children's Menu
Combonation Dinner
Specialty Rolls
Samurai Roll
Eel, cucumber, avocado and yellowtail$14.50Bronco Roll
spicy tuna, cucumber and fresh salmon$14.50Cruncy Roll
Spicy tuna, avocado, cucumber and eel$14.50J Lo Roll
Shrimp tempura, avocado cucumber, masago and spicy tuna on top$14.50Calamari Roll
Breaded calamari, avocado and masago$14.5049ers Roll
Tuna, yellowtail, salmon, cucumber, masago and topped with a spicy bay shrimp$14.50Y2K Roll
Scallop, crab, bay shrimp, masago, avocado and soy paper$14.50Sierra Roll
Tuna, cucumber and wasabi tobiko$11.00Spicy Shrimp Roll
Spicy bay shrimp, masago and avocado$11.00Philly Roll
Smoked salmon, avocado, cream cheese and masago$12.00Crab Deluxe
Soft shell crab, cucumber topped with shrimp$16.00Crabby Craberton
Soft shell crab roll topped with tuna and snow crab. Seasoned with garlic chili and tempura chruncies$17.50Crouching Tiger Roll
California Roll deep fried topped with shrimp and eel. Glazed with eel sauce and spicy mayo$15.50Dragon Fry Roll
Salmon and shrimp roll deep fried and seasoned with garlic onion and special Samurai sauce$15.00Grease Lightning Roll
Tempura shrimp roll topped with albacore. Seasoned with garlic chili, onions and shrimp tempura$14.50House Roll
Shrimp tempura roll topped with fresh water eel and glazed with eel sauce$14.50Tahoe Roll
Tuna, yellowtail, salmon, avocado and shrimp tempura wrapped in soy paper and seasoned with special samuri sauce$15.00Veggie Tempura Roll
Choice of vegetable tempura or fresh veggies$9.00Y3K
Crab, scallop and shrimp wrapped in soy paper. Baked and seasoned with special samurai sauce$15.50Caterpillar Roll
Eel, cucumber topped with avocado, sesame seeds and eel sauce$14.50Rainbow Roll
California Roll topped with tuna, ebi(shrimp), salmon, yellowtail and avocado$16.50AJ's Special Roll
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, spicy tuna topped with salmon, yellowtail, avocado, tobiko and crunchies$16.50Powder House Roll
Deep fried sweet yam, crab meat topped with seared ahi tuna snd seasoned with gralic chili, wasabi tobiko and spicy sauce$16.50
Maki Sushi
Avocado Cucumber Roll
Fresh avocado and cucumber topped with sesame seeds$8.00California Roll
Snow crab, avocado and cucumber topped with sesame seeds$10.00Eel Roll
Baked freshwater eel, cucumber and avocado$10.00Salmon Roll
Shake salmon with sushi rice and seaweed$10.00Salmon Skin Roll
salmon skin flame grilled with sushi rice and seaweed$10.00Scallop Roll
Scallops cut in our house blend, avocado and cucumber$12.00Soft Shell Crab Roll
Tempura fried soft shell crab, avocado and cucumber$15.00Shrimp Tempura Roll
Shrimp tempura, avocado and cucumber$10.00Spicy Tuna Roll
Spicy tuna , avocado and cucumber topped with sesame seeds$10.00Yellowtail Roll
Hamachi yellowtail with sushi rice and seaweed$10.00Tuna Roll
$10.00
Nigiri (2 pieces)
Toro
Fatty tuna$18.00Amaebi
Sweet shrimp$14.00Tai
Red Snapper$8.50Tako
Octopus$9.00Tamago
Sweet egg$6.00Tobiko
Flying Fish Egg$8.50Uni
Sea Urchin$18.00Stripped Bass
$12.00Ocean Trout
$13.00Albacore
White tuna$9.50Ebi
Shrimp$8.00Hamachi
Yellowtail$9.50Maguro
Tuna$9.50Shake
Salmon$9.50Hotategai Scallops
Japanese Jumbo Scallops$9.50Ika
Squid$8.50Ikura
Salmon Egg$9.50Kani
Real crab meat$9.50Inari
Sweet tofu with sushi rice$6.00Masago
Smelt Egg$8.50Saba
Mackerel$8.00Unagi
$9.00Japanese Scallop
$11.00Amberjack
$12.00
Temaki Specials
California TemakI
$9.00Shrimp Tempura Temaki
$9.00Spicy Tuna Temaki
$9.00Salmon Temaki
$9.00Salmon Skin Temaki
$9.00Yellowtail Temaki
$9.00Shitake Temaki
Shrimp Tempura, spicy tuna, and shitake mushroom hand roll.\$9.00Wifey Temaki
Shrimp tempura, albacore and spicy mayo hand roll$9.00Raider Temaki
Scallop and unagi freshwater eel handroll -Can be made spicy$9.00Cosmic Temaki
Masago, jellyfish, and maguro hand roll$9.00Jalepeno Temaki
Maguro, salmon, jalepeno and cream cheese hand roll$9.00
Dessert
Side
Beverage
Corkage
Beer
Shochu and Junmai
Nigori
Junmai Ginjo / Daiginjo
Osaka-ya Chobei: Btl 750 Medium
$70.00Hakutsuru Daiginjo: Btl SHO-UNE
$70.00Kikusui Junmai Gingo: SM
$19.50Kikusui Junmai Gingo: LG
$125.00Kurosawa Medium 720 ml
$52.00Kurosawa Kimoto Jun: Btl
$120.50Genbeisan-no Onikoroshi
$85.50Wakatake
$120.00Mizbasho
$46.00Hakutsuru Sho-Une Sm Bottle
$16.50Shot
$4.00Osakaya Chobei Large Bottle
$130.50HAKUTSURU LARGE BOTTLE
$90.00KIKUSUI JUNMAI DAIGINJO
$125.00Funaguchi large
$45.50KIMPAKU
$85.50Kurosawa Small
$18.00
Small Bottles Hot Sake
NA Bev
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All hours
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
Restaurant info
Bringing authentic Japanese dining to South Lake Tahoe since 1984. At Samurai Restaurant, we treat sushi as an art form. Our menu features exceptionally authentic sushi masterfully crafted by our Japanese chef, who sources only the finest and freshest ingredients. We are also proud to host South Lake Tahoe's only traditional Tatami Room, offering an exclusive, private dining experience alongside our cozy central fireplace.
Location
2588 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150