Restaurant

SAKU YAKITORI AND SUSHI BAR

Latest inspection: A / 98.5

123 E 5TH ST, STE 100, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202

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YAKITORI/KUSHIYAKI - ROBATA GRILLED SKEWERS (2 SKEWERS PER ORDER EXCLUDING LOBSTER)

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus$9.00

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

Chicken/Negima$9.00Thigh, scallions, sweet tare glaze, pickled daikon & carrots

Chicken/Negima

King Trumpet Mushroom$8.00Truffle oil, black sea salt

King Trumpet Mushroom

Lobster/Robusuta$9.00Charred miso & yuzu garlic butter glaze

Lobster/Robusuta

Oyster Mushrooms$8.00Truffle oil, black sea salt

Oyster Mushrooms

Pineapple$9.00Cinnamon, brown sugar

Pineapple

Pork Belly/Butabara$11.00Sweet & savory char siu, topped with pickled red onions

Pork Belly/Butabara

Ribeye$15.005 spice, garlic hoisin, house made sriracha, micro cilantro

Ribeye

Wild Salmon$12.00Sweet tare glaze, sesame seeds, scallions

Wild Salmon

Wild Salmon$14.40sweet tare glaze, sesame seeds, scallionsJapanese Scallop/Hotategai$14.00Yuzu citrus, truffle aioli, black sea salt

Japanese Scallop/Hotategai

Shoshito Peppers$8.00Sea salt, served w/ spicy aiolispicy

Shoshito Peppers

Tiger Prawn/Kuruma Ebi$14.00Yuzu citrus, miso garlic butter glaze, black sea salt

Tiger Prawn/Kuruma Ebi

Tiger Prawn/Kuruma Ebi$16.80yuzu citrus, miso garlic butter glaze, black sea saltTofu$8.00fried tofu, sweet tare glaze, jalapeno sauce

Tofu

Tofu$9.60fried tofu, sweet tare glaze, served w/ jalapeno sauceBluefin Tuna$14.00Seared, togarashi, served with scallion ponzu sauce

SMALL PLATES

A5 Wagyu - 3oz$65.003ounce of uncooked Japanese A5 wagyu from Miyazaki. Cook at home, fresh sliced garlic, microgreens, sea salt, fresh wasabi

A5 Wagyu - 3oz

(K) A5 Wagyu Hot Plate - Additional 1oz$26.00spicy

(K) A5 Wagyu Hot Plate - Additional 1oz

Roasted Bone Marrow 2pcs$18.005 spice, garlic hoisin, house made sriracha, micro-cilantro, served w/ french baguette

Roasted Bone Marrow 2pcs

Fried Calamari/Geso Karaage$9.00Squid, microgreens, side of spicy aiolispicy

Fried Calamari/Geso Karaage

Fried Chicken/Karaage$9.00Taiwanese inspired fried chicken bites, Thai basil, scallions, pickled daikon, carrots, side of creamy sauce

Fried Chicken/Karaage

(K) Coconut Fire Shrimp$12.00

(K) Coconut Fire Shrimp

Japanese Street Corn$7.00Sweet corn ribs, Japanese miso mayo, togarashi, parmesan, scallions, yuzu citrus

Japanese Street Corn

Crab Avocado Spring Rolls$9.00

Crab Avocado Spring Rolls

Crudo$15.00Thinly sliced fish, tozasu sauce,wasabi mayo, jalapeno, microgreens, togarashi

Crudo

Dumplings/Gyoza$9.00Pork or Veggie. Flash fried, side of scallion dumpling sauce

Dumplings/Gyoza

Edamame$6.00

Edamame

Kama$12.00Salmon $12 // Yellowtail $14. Robata grilled over bichotan charcoal, togarashi, scallion ponzu sauce

Kama

Kawa Chips$6.00fried, marinaded chicken skins tossed in Japanese 7 spices, lemon

Kawa Chips

Saku Lamb Pops$22.003 frenched lamb rib chops, robata grilled over bintochan charcoal, truffle oil, black sea salt, black pepper, chimichurri, pickled red onions, lemon

Saku Lamb Pops

Saku Truffle Fries$9.00Truffle aioli, in-house made furikake, parmesan, scallions

Saku Truffle Fries

(K) Takoyaki$9.00

(K) Takoyaki

(S) Tuna Tataki$18.00

(S) Tuna Tataki

Tuna Tataki$21.60seared togarashi pepper bluefin tuna, thinly sliced, ponzu sauce, microgreens, jalapeno sauce

Tuna Tataki

Takoyaki$10.80battered, fried octopus dumplings topped with japanese mayo, tare, bonito flakes, furikake, scallions, togarashi

Takoyaki

Salmon Wings$10.804 lightly battered and fried juicy salmon fins, topped w togarashi, seasalt, creamy sauce, tare sauce, micro cilantro

SOUP SALAD SIDES

(S) Avocado Salad$7.00

(S) Avocado Salad

Garlic Noodles$6.00parmesan, bonito flakes, furikake, scallions, creamy sauce

Garlic Noodles

Otoshi/Pickled Vegetables$6.00assorted pickled vegetables (cucumber, carrot, daikon)

Otoshi/Pickled Vegetables

Roasted Miso Soup$5.00roasted miso, tofu, furikake, scallions

Roasted Miso Soup

Side Salad$5.00lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, house made ginger dressing

Side Salad

Teppan Rice$6.00fried onions, furikake, scallions, creamy sauce

Teppan Rice

Teppan Rice$7.20fried onions, furikake, scallions, creamy sauceCrab/Kani Salad$8.00imitation crab meat, cucumber, spicy aioli, ponzu saucespicy

Crab/Kani Salad

Seaweed Salad$7.00seaweed, cucumber, microgreens

Seaweed Salad

(K) Spicy Cucumber Salad$6.00spicy

(K) Spicy Cucumber Salad

Sushi Rice$5.00

NIGIRI/SASHIMI

A5 Wagyu$18.00Seared Japanese A5 wagyu from Miyazaki

A5 Wagyu

Maguro/Bluefin Tuna$10.00

Maguro/Bluefin Tuna

(S) Escolar/Abura Sokomutsu$9.00

(S) Escolar/Abura Sokomutsu

Toro BELLY$20.00

Toro BELLY

Toro BELLY$24.00Unagi/Freshwater Eel$8.00

Unagi/Freshwater Eel

Unagi/Freshwater Eel$9.60Imitation Crab/Kani$7.00

Imitation Crab/Kani

Salmon/Sake Toro Belly$9.00

Salmon/Sake Toro Belly

Ikura/Salmon Roe$8.00

Ikura/Salmon Roe

Sake/Salmon$8.00

Sake/Salmon

Hotategai/Scallop$10.00

Sea Eel/Anago

(S) Smoked Salmon/Sake Kunsei$10.00

(S) Smoked Salmon/Sake Kunsei

(S) Smoked Trout/Masu Kunsei$10.00

(S) Smoked Trout/Masu Kunsei

(S) Steamed Shrimp/Ebi$8.00

(S) Steamed Shrimp/Ebi

Sweet Shrimp/Ama-Ebi$13.00served with extra crispy shrimp heads

Sweet Shrimp/Ama-Ebi

Hamachi Toro/Yellowtail BELLY$11.00

Hamachi Toro/Yellowtail BELLY

Hamachi/Yellowtail$10.00

SIGNATURE ROLLS

*Black Widow$18.00

*Black Widow

(S) Bushido$17.00

(S) Bushido

Earth & Sea Roll$28.00Tempura lobster, asparagus, avocado, cucumber, topped with seared ribeye, spicy aioli, eel sauce, scallions, tobikospicy

Earth & Sea Roll

Garden Of Eden Roll$12.00Cucumber, avocado, tekuan, asparagus topped with eel sauce, microgreens, rice puffs, soy paper

Garden Of Eden Roll

Golden Dragon$15.00freshwater eel, cucumber, avocado topped w grilled pineapple, eel sauce, tobiko, sesame seeds

Golden Dragon

(S) Heaven On Earth$29.00

(S) Heaven On Earth

Jade Dragon Roll$17.00Shrimp tempura, asparagus, topped with freshwater eel, avocado, wasabi tobiko, microgreens, roasted garlic wasabi aioli drizzle

Jade Dragon Roll

Kurai Umi Roll$16.00bluefin tuna, jalapeno, cream cheese, topped w tobiko, wasabi aioli, eel sauce, scallions, salmon skin crunchies

Kurai Umi Roll

Nirvana Roll$18.00salmon, avocado, cream cheese topped with wild salmon, spicy aioli, eel sauce, torched, assorted tobiko, scallions, and tempura puffsspicy

O Roll

(S) Power Puff$19.00

(S) Power Puff

Saku Rainbow$20.00

Saku Rainbow

Sakura Roll$19.00steamed shrimp, avocado, cucumber topped with bluefin tuna, yellowtail, soy paper, seaweed salad, ponzu

Shogun Roll

Sunset Horizon Roll$18.00Imitation crab, avocado, cucumber, tekuan topped with bluefin tuna, wild salmon, yuzu slices, tobiko, wasabi yuzu

Sunset Horizon Roll

Thunder Roll$16.00Wild salmon, imitation crab, cucumber, seaweed salad, tozasu sauce, spicy aioli, fried shallots, tobikospicy

Thunder Roll

Thunder Roll$19.20Wild salmon, imitation crab, cucumber, seaweed salad, tozasu sauce, spicy aioli, fried shallots, tobikospicyTLC Roll$20.00Butter sauteed jumbo shrimp, topped w/ seared ribeye, southeast asian chimichurri drizzle, sesame seeds

TLC Roll

Chef Special Roll$50.00

Chef Special Roll

Saku Niji$24.00cucumber, avocado, imitation crab topped bluefin, salmon, yellowtail, escolar, steamed shrimp, creamy sauce, sweet tare, assorted tobiko, microgreens

SPECIALTY HAND ROLLS

(S) Crab Salad$7.00

(S) Crab Salad

Eel/Unagi Hand Roll$7.00avocado, cucumber, bbq eel sauce

Eel/Unagi Hand Roll

Garden Hand Roll$5.00

Garden Hand Roll

Salmon Belly/Sake Hand Roll$9.00cucumber, tosazu sauce

Salmon Belly/Sake Hand Roll

Toro Belly Hand Roll$11.00chopped fatty tuna, scallions, special soy sauce

Toro Belly Hand Roll

Yellowtail Hand Roll$9.00shoshito pepper, avocado, ponzu

OMAKASE BOXES

9 Pieces Chef's Choice Omakase Nigiri Box$65.00Packaged in our specialty to-go sushi box! 9 pieces of Chef's choice premium nigiri sushi. Served with miso soup & ginger salad.

9 Pieces Chef's Choice Omakase Nigiri Box

18 Pieces Chef's Choice Omakase Nigiri Box$115.00Packaged in our specialty to-go sushi box! 18 pieces of Chef's choice premium nigiri sushi. Served with miso soup & ginger salad.

18 Pieces Chef's Choice Omakase Nigiri Box

Mixed Omakase Box$55.00Packaged in our specialty to-go sushi box! 8 pieces of Chef's choice classic nigiri, 8 pieces of classic California roll, 6 pieces of Cucumber roll, 3 fried dumplings, & sea salt edamame. Served with miso soup & ginger salad.

DESSERT

15 Layer Biscoff Crepe Cake$15.00

15 Layer Biscoff Crepe Cake

15 Layer Strawberry Lychee Crepe Cake$15.00

EXTRAS

Extra Lamb Pop$7.00

Extra Lamb Pop

4pc Toasted Bread$2.00

4pc Toasted Bread

(K) Buttered Shrimp 3pc$7.00

(K) Buttered Shrimp 3pc

SIDE Buttered Shrimp 3pc$8.50

SIDE Buttered Shrimp 3pc

Coconut Fire Sauce$1.00

Coconut Fire Sauce

(K) Side of Lamb Pop Sauce$0.50

(K) Side of Lamb Pop Sauce

Creamy Chimichurri Sauce$0.60

Creamy Chimichurri Sauce

Creamy Sauce$0.60

Creamy Sauce

Dumpling Sauce$0.60

Dumpling Sauce

Garlic Hoisin Sauce$0.60

Garlic Hoisin Sauce

(K) Ginger Dressing$0.50

(K) Ginger Dressing

Ginger Dressing$0.60

Ginger Dressing

House-Made Sriracha$1.00

House-Made Sriracha

(K) Jalapeno Sauce$2.00

(K) Jalapeno Sauce

Spicy Aioli Pint$10.00spicy

Spicy Aioli Pint

Spicy Aioli PINT$12.00spicy

Spicy Aioli PINT

Ponzu Sauce$0.60

Ponzu Sauce

(K) Side Of Veggies$4.00

Sweet & Spicy Garlic Chili Sauce

(S) Side Softshell Crab$16.00

(S) Side Softshell Crab

(K) Tempura Shrimp 2pc$6.00Truffle Aioli$0.50

(K) Tempura Shrimp 2pc

(S) Side Softshell Crab$10.00

Truffle Aioli

Truffle Aioli$0.60Wonton Chips$2.00

Wonton Chips

Wonton Chips 4pc$2.40

Wonton Chips 4pc

Eel/Unagi Sauce$0.60

Eel/Unagi Sauce

Extra Shredded Pickled Daikon & Carrot$1.00

Extra Shredded Pickled Daikon & Carrot

Fresh Wasabi$1.00

Fresh Wasabi

Jalapenos$2.00

Jalapenos

(S) Nori$1.00

(S) Nori

Nori Sheets$1.20

Nori Sheets

(S) Side Of Asparagus$3.00

(S) Side Of Asparagus

Side of Asparagus$3.60

Side of Asparagus

Side of Avocado$3.00

Side of Avocado

Side of Avocado Slices$3.60

Side of Avocado Slices

Spicy Aioli$0.60spicy

Sriracha

Tamari - Gluten Free Soy Sauce$0.60gluten-free

Tamari - Gluten Free Soy Sauce

TLC Sauce$0.60spicy southeast asian cilantro fish saucespicy

TLC Sauce

Wasabi Aioli$1.00

Wasabi Aioli

Wasabi Aioli$1.20Wasabi Yuzu$0.50

Wasabi Yuzu

Wasabi Yuzu$0.60Spicy Garlic Edamame Sauce$2.00spicy

Spicy Garlic Edamame Sauce

Side Cucumber$2.00

Side Cucumber

Miso Mayo$1.00

Miso Mayo

Garlic Miso Butter$2.00

Garlic Miso Butter

Side Pickled Shredded Daikon And Carrot$2.00

Side Pickled Shredded Daikon And Carrot

A5 Wagyu Sides$3.00

A5 Wagyu Sides

(K) PINT House Sriracha$10.00

(K) PINT House Sriracha

(K) PINT Fish Sauce Chimichurri$10.00

(K) PINT Fish Sauce Chimichurri

Side Of Scallions$1.00

Side Of Scallions

Pint Tare Sauce$5.00

Pint Tare Sauce

Side Of Cream Cheese$2.00

Side Of Cream Cheese

(K) Side Of Ribeye$10.75

(K) Side Of Ribeye

(S) Tempura Puffs$0.50

(S) Tempura Puffs

Side Of Spicy Tuna$9.00spicy

Side Of Spicy Tuna

(S) Side Of Spicy Yellowtail$9.00spicy

(S) Side Of Spicy Yellowtail

(S) Bowl Of Sushi Ginger$3.00

LUNCH MENU

Teppanyaki Chicken$15.00hibachi or teriyaki. grilled with broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini and side of creamy sauce. roasted miso soup or ginger salad. garlic noodles or teppan rice.

Teppanyaki Chicken

Teppanyaki Chicken$18.00hibachi or teriyaki. grilled with broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini and side of creamy sauce. roasted miso soup or ginger salad. garlic noodles or teppan rice.Teppanyaki Jumbo Shrimp$17.00hibachi or teriyaki. grilled with broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini and side of creamy sauce. roasted miso soup or ginger salad. garlic noodles or teppan rice.

Teppanyaki Jumbo Shrimp

Teppanyaki Jumbo Shrimp$20.40hibachi or teriyaki. grilled with broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini and side of creamy sauce. roasted miso soup or ginger salad. garlic noodles or teppan rice.Teppanyaki Ribeye Steak$17.00hibachi or teriyaki. grilled with broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini and side of creamy sauce. roasted miso soup or ginger salad. garlic noodles or teppan rice.

Teppanyaki Ribeye Steak

Teppanyaki Ribeye Steak$20.40hibachi or teriyaki. grilled with broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini and side of creamy sauce. roasted miso soup or ginger salad. garlic noodles or teppan rice.Teppanyaki Vegatables$14.40

Teppanyaki Vegatables

Teppanyaki Vegetables$12.00

Teppanyaki Vegetables

Yaki Bento$18.00Choice of any 3 skewers (excluding tuna or salmon). Served with side salad or roasted miso soup & teppan rice or garlic noodles.

Yaki Bento

Yaki Bento$21.60Choice of any 3 skewers (excluding tuna or salmon). Served with side salad or roasted miso soup & teppan rice or garlic noodles.Sushi Bento A$15.00Chef's choice of 3 pc nigiri & 3pc hosomaki (seaweed on outside roll), 4 pc Cali roll. Served with side salad or roasted miso soup.

Sushi Bento A

Sushi Bento B$25.00Chef's choice of 5pc nigiri & 3pc hosomaki (seaweed on outside roll) , 4pc Philly roll. Served with side salad or roasted miso soup.

Sushi Bento B

Sushi Yaki Bento C$25.00Choice of 2 skewers, teppan fried rice or garlic noodles, chef's choice of 3pc nigiri, 4pc Cali roll. Served with side salad or roasted miso soup.

Sushi Yaki Bento C

LUNCH SKEWERS$0.00

LUNCH SKEWERS

LUNCH HANDROLLS$0.00