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22 Peace Plaza (at Post), Miyako Mall, Second Floor San Francisco, CA 94115

415-921-2000 

 

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  • Japanese, Sushi
    Sun 11:30am-9pm, Mon-Sat 11:30am-9:30pm
    $$, $$$
  • MasterCard, Visa, cash
    Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner, Lunch
  • Beer/Wine
    Accepted, Recommended for Large Parties
    Garage, Street
Description

This friendly Japantown venue showcases Japanese cuisine above and beyond the standard sushi and tempura. Among the stars: rich, succulent salt-broiled mackerel; an iron pot of creamy rice and sweet crab meat; vegetables and seafood simmered tableside in broth; and a bento box of vinegared rice laden with supple, luscious sashimi. Most dishes come with appetizer, pickles, green tea ice cream, an invigorating bowl of miso soup, and an ethereal, savory custard. A bowl of ochazuke -- rice cooked in tea with plums, seaweed, or seafood on top -- makes a comforting snack.







  • 2008 | Best Rice Dishes

    When you're tired of the same old sushi, paella, pudding, and pilaf, head over to Takara in Japantown, where everybody's favorite grain is served in a delectable variety of preparations seldom encountered in cosmopolitan San Francisco. The restaurant's iron-pot rice, for instance, is cooked inside a big, rustic contraption with herbs, seasonings, and crabmeat; the simple, elemental flavors of rice and crustacean make for a pure and harmonious treat. In ochazuke, half a dozen filets of... More »

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  • Discovering Japan

    Discovering Japan

    | Wed, August 01, 2001

    The fresh, simple nirvana that is Japanese food comes in a staggering variety of tastes and configurations -- at least if you're at its source on the other side of the Pacific. In Tokyo alone there are a hundred thousand restaurants specializing i... More »

Main Menu
Spicy Maki
Fish Roe, Scallions, Cucumber
$5.25
Spicy Tuna Maki
$4.95
Spicy Salmon Maki
$5.25
Spicy Yellowtail Maki
$5.75
Spicy Scallop Maki
$7.25
Spicy Lobster Maki (4 Pcs.)
with rish roe, cucumber, asparagus.
Appetizers - From The Kitchen
$4.25
Age Tofu
fried tofu with special sauce
$4.95
Gyoza
fried dumpling
$4.95
Shumai
steamed shrimp dumpling with sauce
$6.95
Tempura Combo
shrimp and vegetables
$6.25
Nigima
beef rolled scallions
$8.50
Soft Shell Crab
fried soft shell crab with ponzu sauce
$7.50
Pancake
style pancake with crab scallions scallops
$4.75
Yaki Tori
b b q chicken on skewer with scallions
$4.50
Oshitashi
seasoned spinach served chilled
$4.50
Edamame
japanese soybeans lightly salted
$4.25
Haru Maki
japanese spring roll
$7.95
Hamachi Kama
grilled yellowtail chin
$2.95
Kimchi
spicy pickled korean cabbage
$6.95
Chicken Roll
chicken rolled with seasoned vegetables
$5.50
Yaki Ika
grilled squid with sauce
$6.50
Suzuki Katsu
deep fried striped bass with sauce
$6.95
Breaded Oyster
$6.95
Fried Calamari
$8.50
Pancake
seafood and scallion
$7.50
Pancake
kimchee and scallion
Salad
$4.95
Avocado Salad
fresh greens with avocado, topped with hot mayo and crab stick
$3.50
House Salad
fresh greens with mushrooms topped ginger dressing.
$4.95
Sake Salad
fresh greens topped with spicy cooked salmon avocado
Soup
$1.95
Miso Soup
japanese style soybean paste soup with tofu, seaweed and scallions
$2.50
Chicken Soup
chicken, spinach and rice
$3.50
Hot and Sour Soup
spicy thai style soup with shrimp, mushrooms and scallions
$5.25
House Soup
spicy seafood soup with egg and scallions
$4.50
Gyoza Soup
pork dumpling soup with broccoli, carrot and scallions
Appetizers - From The Sushi Bar
$4.25
Ika Sansai
squid salad
$6.50
Tuna Tataki
grilled tuna thins with chef's spicy sauce
$3.50
Tsukemono
different kind japanese pickled vegetables
$4.75
Seaweed Salad
with crab stick and fish roe
$6.50
Tuna Piza
$7.95
Tuna Yama
tuna seaweed salad kani our spicy sauce
$6.50
Hotate Yaki
chopped scallops or squid with fish roe in spicy sauce.
$6.75
Sushi Appetizer
$7.25
Sashimi Appetizer
$9.95
House Naruto
cucumber roll with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, crunchy, avocado, fish roe and house spicy mayo
$9.25
Happy Maki
tuna, salmon, yellowtail, avocado and crunchy flakes wrapped in thinly sliced radish with spicy mayo
$8.95
Triple Scallop
torched scallop sushi topped with spicy mayo and assorted tobiko
$6.95
Tuna Heaven
crispy potato cakes topped with spicy sweet tuna
Sushi A La Carte
Sushi 2 Pieces Per Serving, Sashimi 3 Pieces Per Serving
Sashimi $6.50
Sushi $4.50
White Tuna
Sashimi $6.50
Sushi $4.50
Maguro - Tuna
 
Toro - Fatty Tuna Belly
Sashimi $6.50
Sushi $4.50
Hamachi - Yellowtail
Sashimi $6.25
Sushi $4.25
Sake - Salmon
Sashimi $6.50
Sushi $4.50
Smoke Salmon
Sashimi $5.95
Sushi $3.95
Hirame - Fluke
Sashimi $5.95
Sushi $3.95
Suzuki - Striped Bass
Sashimi $5.50
Sushi $3.50
Saba - Mackerel
Sashimi $5.50
Sushi $3.50
Spanish Mackerel
Sashimi $5.95
Sushi $3.95
Amaebi - Sweet Shrimp
Sashimi $5.95
Sushi $3.95
Hokigai - Surf Clam
Sashimi $6.50
Sushi $4.50
Hotategai - Scallop
Sashimi $5.95
Sushi $3.95
Tako - Octopus
Sashimi $5.50
Sushi $3.50
Ika -Squid
Sashimi $5.50
Sushi $3.50
Kani - Crab Stick
Sashimi $5.50
Sushi $3.50
Ebi - Shrimp
Sashimi $4.95
Sushi $2.95
Tomago - Sweet Egg
Sashimi $5.75
Sushi $3.75
Tobiko - Flying Fish Roe
Sashimi $6.25
Sushi $4.25
Ikura - Salmon Roe
Sashimi $8.50
Sushi $6.50
Uni - Sea Urchin
Sashimi $6.50
Sushi $4.50
Unagi - Eel
Sashimi $4.50
Sushi $2.50
Inari - Tofu Skin
Sashimi $3.50
Sushi $1.50
Uzura - Quail Egg
Sashimi $5.95
Sushi $3.95
Red Snapper
Roll And Hand Roll - Hoso Maki Seaweed Outside
$3.50
Avocado Maki
$3.25
Kappa Maki
cucumber roll
$3.25
Oshinko Maki
pickled daikon roll
$3.25
Kanpyo Maki
seasoned squash roll
$3.50
Spinach Maki
$4.50
Tekka Maki
tuna roll
$4.75
Hamachi Maki
yellowtail with scallion
$4.25
Sake Maki
salmon roll
$4.25
Kani Maki
crab stick roll
$3.50
Tamago Maki
baked egg roll
$4.95
Eel Maki
$4.75
Negi Tuna
tuna and scallion
$4.75
Negi Hamachi
yellowtail and scallion
$4.50
Negi Salmon
salmon and scallion
Roll & Hand Roll - Uramaki Inside Out Maki
$4.95
California Maki
crab stick avocado fish roe cucumber
$4.95
New California Maki
crab stick avocado shrimp
$5.25
New York Maki
smoked salmon shrimp crab stick mayo cucumber
$4.95
Alaska Maki
salmon crab stick avocado
$5.25
Bostaon Maki
tuna avocado cucumber fish roe
$5.25
Philadelphia Maki
smoked salmon cream cheese cucumber
$4.95
Tekkyu Maki
tuna cucumber or avocado
$4.75
Sakekyu Maki
salmon cucumber or avocado
$4.95
Hamakyu
yellowtail with avocado or cucumber
$5.25
Unakyu Maki
eel cucumber or avocado
$4.00
Holy Mackerel Maki
chopped mackerel ginger scallions cucumber
$4.00
Salmon Skin Maki
salmon skin scallions cucumber
$5.75
Fusion Maki
eel shrimp cucumber
$4.25
Garden Maki
kanpyo spinach daikon avocado
$3.75
Avokyu Maki
avocado and cucumber
$4.75
Veggie Maki
different vegetable - 4 pieces
$4.95
Futo Maki Giant Maki
4 pieces
$6.25
Christmas Maki
fish roe tuna yellowtail avocado scallions
$6.95
American Dream Maki
salmon eel shrimp scallions spicy
Sushi Party
No Substitutions
$39.95
Sushi Party a
10 pcs sushi with california maki, spicy tuna maki, shrimp tempura maki, kappa maki, tekka maki
$61.95
Sushi Party B
18 pcs sushi with tekka maki, avocado maki, salmon maki, rainbow maki, caterpillar
$98.95
Sushi Party C
28 pcs sushi with dragon roll, spicy tuna maki, crazy calamari maki, kani maki, sake maki, eel maki, happy maki, wasabi maki
Tempura Maki
Fish Roe Cucumber Sauce
$5.95
Shrimp Tempura Maki
$5.50
Salmon Tempura Maki
$5.95
Crab Stick Tempura Maki
$5.50
Asparagus Tempura Maki
$7.50
Spider Maki
4 pcs with fish roe avocado cucumber
$6.25
Kamakaze Maki
4 pcs shrimp tempura spicy sauce cucumber fish roe scallions
$6.25
Crazy Calamari Maki
calamari, spicy mayo, scallions and cucumber
$5.50
Sweet Potato Maki
Special Maki
$10.95
Takara Maki
8 pcs
$10.95
Dragon Maki
8 pcs
$9.95
Fancy Dragon Maki
8 pcs
$9.95
Caterpillar Maki
8 pcs
$9.95
Ocean Maki
8 pcs
$8.95
Rainbow Maki
8 pcs
$7.95
Around the World Maki
$7.50
Green Maki
no rice tuna, salmon, tobiko and cucumber rolled with fresh greens
$7.50
Naruto Maki
no rice choice of crabstick or salmon rolled with cucumber, avocado and fish roe
$7.95
Mars Maki
spicy yellowtail, avocado, tobiko and scallions wrapped with shaved bonito flakes
Entrees From Sushi Bar
No Substitutions. Served With Miso Soup
$15.95
Sushi Regular
7 pcs of sushi with california roll
$18.95
Sushi Deluxe
10 pcs of sushi with californian roll
$17.95
Sashimi Regular
13 pcs of raw with served with rice
$21.95
Sashimi Deluxe
18 pcs of raw fish served with rice
$22.95
Sushi and Sashimi Combo
6 pcs of sushi and 8 pcs of sashimi with tuna roll served with rice
$16.25
Teka Don
raw tuna over a bed of sushi rice
$15.75
Sake Don
raw salmon over a bed of sushi rice
$15.75
Chirashi Sushi
assorted of sashimi on a bed of sushi rice
$16.25
Unaju
grilled fresh water eel glazed with a sauce over a bed of rice
$11.95
Makimono Trio
tuna roll california roll avokyu roll
$10.95
Vegetarian Combo
cucumber roll avocado roll veggie roll
Maki $12.95
Sashimi $25.95
Sushi $23.95
Triple Delight
tuna salmon yellowtail
$17.95
Kohaku Don
tuna and yellowtail sashimi on a bed of sushi rice
House Special
Served With Miso Soup
Beef $9.95
Chicken $9.95
Spicy Pork $9.95
Tofu $9.25
Bi Bim Bab
marinated beef with mixed exotic vegetable topped with egg served with rice and spicy sauce
Beef $12.50
Chicken $12.50
Spicy Pork $12.50
Tofu $11.50
Seafood $14.95
Salmon $14.95
Eel $15.95
Okdol Bi Bim Bab
marinated beef with mixed exotic vegetables topped with egg served with rice in a hot stone bowl and spicy sauce
$14.95
Tuna Bi Bim Bab
raw salmon and mixed exotic vegetables served over rice with spicy sauce
$14.95
Salmon Bi Bim Bab
raw salmon and mixed exotic vegetables served over rice with spicy sauce
$15.95
Hwe Dup Bab
assorted raw fish(tuna, salmon and yellowtail) & fresh greens served over rice with spicy sauce on the side
$11.95
Beef Don
thin slices of marinted beef with onions and spicy sauce served over rice
$11.95
Katsu Don
breaded chicken or pork cutlet & egg cooked with sweetened soy sauce served over rice
$11.95
Ten Don
shrimp tempura over special rice.
Entrees From Kitchen - Teriyaki
Broiled To Perfection Served With Salad And Rice
$14.75
Beef Teriyaki
$15.50
Shrimp & Scallop Teriyaki
$13.95
Salmon Teriyaki
$13.50
Chicken Teriyaki
$11.95
Tofu & Vegetable Teriyaki
$15.50
Kimchi Beef
spicy korean cabbage with beef
$14.50
Beef Bulgogi
marinated thin sliced beef
$16.50
Galbi
marinated beef short ribs.
$14.50
Spicy Pork Bulgogi
marinated thin sliced pork
$13.50
Chicken Bulgogi
marinated thin sliced chicken
$13.50
Spicy Chicken Bulgogi
marinated thin sliced chicken
Entrees From Kitchen - Agemono
Fried Dishes Served With Salad And Rice
$11.25
Tonkatsu
pork japanese style deep fried in light bread crumb batter
$11.25
Chicken Katsu
Entrees From Kitchen - Tempura
Fried Dishes With Battered Served With Salad And Rice
$14.75
Shrimp Tempura
$13.75
Chicken Tempura
$10.95
Vegetable Tempura
Entrees From Kitchen - Noodle
Chicken $10.95
Tofu $10.95
Veggie $9.95
Udon Soup
served with salad japanese style thick noodle soup in house seaweed broth
$12.95
Tempura Udon
served with salad
$11.95
Seafood Udon Soup
served with salad
$11.95
Spicy Seafood Udon
served with salad
Chicken $11.95
Tofu $9.95
Veggie $9.95
Beef $11.95
Seafood $12.95
Ramen Soup
served with salad - japanese style ramen noodle soup with egg, vegetables and scallion and choice of
Chicken $11.95
Tofu $10.95
Beef $11.95
Seafood $12.95
Yaki Soba
served with soup stir fried egg noodles with beef or chicken
Chicken $12.95
Tofu $12.95
Beef $12.95
Seafood $13.95
Yaki Ydon
served with miso soup - japanese style thick noodles stir fried with vegetables and choice of
Hibachi
Served With Soup Rice
$15.95
Beef Hibachi
$14.50
Chicken Hibachi
$15.50
Shrimp Hibachi
$16.50
Scallops Hibachi
$17.25
Assorted Seafood
shrimp scallops squid
$10.50
Vegetables Hibachi
Sushi Lunch Special
No Substitutions Served With Miso Soup
$7.95
California Maki Combo
12 pcs
$7.50
California Maki and Tekka Maki
12 pcs
$7.95
Spicy Tuna and Spicy Califorian Maki
12 pcs
$5.75
Kappa Maki and Garden Maki
12 pcs
$8.25
Eel Maki and Salmon Tempura Maki
12 pcs
$9.95
Unaju
grilled eel glazed with sauce over rice
$10.50
Chirashi Sushi
assorted of sashimi on a bed of sushi rice
$9.25
Sushi Lunch
5 pcs of sushi and 6 pcs of tekka maki
$12.50
Sushi Lunch Boat
4 pcs of sushi and 6 pcs of sashimi with 6 pcs californian roll
$9.25
Sushi Box
4 pcs
$9.25
Sashimi Box
6 pcs
$11.95
Sashimi Lunch
Lunch Rice Dishes
Served With Miso Soup
$6.25
Takara Yaki Rice
stir fried japanese rice vegetables and chicken
$7.25
Kimachi Fried Rice
stir fried japanese rice with korean spicy cabbage and chicken
$7.95
Bi Bim Bab
mixed exotic vegetables over rice topped with egg and marinated beef and spicy sauce
$9.95
Salmon Bi Bim Bab
mixed exotic vegetables over rice topped with salmon and crabstick and spicy sauce
$8.95
Ten Don
chicken and vegetable tempura over special rice
$8.95
Katsu Don
breaded chicken cutlet over special rice
$6.95
Yasai Don
stir fried vegetables over bed of rice
$8.95
Curry Katsu Don
deep fried chicken cutlet with japanese style curry over a bed of rice
$8.95
Beef Don
thin slices beef with onions scallions and spicy sauce
Lunch Noodle Dishes
$7.95
Yaki Soba
stir fried japanese egg noodles with chicken and vegetables served with miso soup
$8.50
Yaki Udon
stir fried thick noodles with chicken and vegetables serve with miso soup
$6.95
Udon Soup
thick noodles with vegetables
$9.95
Spicy Udon Soup
thick noodles with seafood vegetables
$8.95
Ramen
noodles soup topped with chicken egg and vegetables
$8.95
Chicken Udon Soup
Sushi Party
No Substitutions
$36.95
10 Pcs Sushi with California Maki
$36.95
10 Pcs Sushi with Spicy Tuna Maki
$36.95
10 Pcs Sushi with Shrimp Tempura Maki
$36.95
10 Pcs Sushi with Kappa Maki
$36.95
10 Pcs Sushi with Tekka Maki
$51.95
18 Pcs Sushi with Tekka Maki
$51.95
18 Pcs Sushi with Avocado Maki
$51.95
18 Pcs Sushi with Eel Maki
$51.95
18 Pcs Sushi with Sakekyu Maki
$51.95
18 Pcs Sushi with Rainbow Maki
$80.95
28 Pcs Sushi with Ocean Maki
$80.95
28 Pcs Sushi with Caterpillar Maki
$80.95
28 Pcs Sushi with Spicy Tuna Maki
$80.95
28 Pcs Sushi with Crazy Calamari Maki
$80.95
28 Pcs Sushi with Kani Maki
$80.95
28 Pcs Sushi with Sake Maki
$80.95
28 Pcs Sushi with Hamachi Maki
Side Orders
$1.50
Steamed Rice
$1.75
Sushi Rice
$3.25
House Rice
with bonito flakes fish roe scallion and sauce
$2.00
Brown Rice
Desserts
$2.50
Grean Tea
$2.50
Red Bean
$2.50
Ginger Ice Cream
$4.50
Fried Ice Cream
$4.50
Fried Banana
$4.25
Mochi Ice Cream
green tea/red bean/vanilla
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