Saku Yakitori & Sushi Bar

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  • Saku specializes in robata grilling, high-quality sushi, Japanese comfort food, craft cocktails, and sake in the heart of Uptown Charlotte. Combining the fresh flavors of the ocean with the traditional robata grilling, our creative culinary team is here to bring you a new dining experience. Our chefs grill over binchotan to maintain juices and flavors, constantly tending the grill to achieve perfection. We draw on the traditions of the past, but our passionate team drives it towards the future. We bring together the food and people of many cultures with one vision of making a truly memorable dining experience.
  • $40 per person (does not include tax or gratuity)
  • Starter (choice of one)
    • Roasted Miso Soup 
    • Side Salad 
  • Small Plate (choice of one)
    • Chicken Karaage - crispy chicken 
    • Gyoza - fried dumplings (pork or veggie) 
    • Crudo - salmon, bluefin tuna or yellowtail
    • Edamame (sea salt, spicy garlic or truffle oil)
    • Seaweed Salad 
    • Avocado Salad
    • Saku Fries 
    • Japanese Street Corn
  • Yakitori & Kushiyaki (choice of TWO)
  • Robata-grilled skewers over Japanese binchotan white oak charcoal. Served in no specific order.
    • Chicken - thigh, breast, scallions, pickled daikon & carrots, sweet tare glaze
    • Pork Belly - sweet & savory char siu, topped w pickled red onions
    • Ribeye - 5 spice, garlic hoisin, in house sriracha, micro cilantro
    • Salmon - sweet tare glaze, sesame seeds, scallions 
    • Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus 
    • Japanese Scallop - yuzu citrus, truffle aioli, sea salt 
    • Tofu - flash fried, sweet tare glaze, jalapeno sauce 
    • King Trumpet Mushrooms - truffle oil, black sea salt 
    • Oyster Mushroom - truffle oil, black sea salt 
    • Shishito Peppers - sea salt, spicy aioli
    • Pineapple - cinnamon, brown sugar 
  • Saku Sushi (choice of one)
    • Saku’s Rainbow Roll - kani, cucumber, avocado topped with bluefin tuna, salmon, yellowtail, escolar, steamed shrimp, creamy sauce, sweet tare, assorted tobiko, microgreens
    • Power Puff Roll - tempura shrimp, cucumber, asparagus, cream cheese, kani, topped with avocado, truffle aioli, sweet tare, microgreens, tobiko
    • Bushido Roll - smoked salmon, kani, cream cheese, avocado, tempura battered, fried, topped with sweet tare, creamy sauce, tobiko, scallions, bonito flakes
    • Nirvana Roll - salmon, avocado, cream cheese topped w salmon, spicy aioli, eel sauce, torched, assorted tobiko, scallions, tempura puffs
    • Sakura Roll - steamed shrimp, cucumber, avocado topped with bluefin tuna, yellowtail, seaweed salad, ponzu, soy paper
    • Sunset Horizon Roll - kani, avocado, cucumber, tekuan topped with bluefin tuna, salmon, tobiko, yuzu, wasabi yuzu
    • Thunder Roll - salmon, kani, cucumber, seaweed salad, house tozasu sauce, spicy aioli, fried shallots, tobiko
    • Jade Dragon Roll - tempura shrimp, asparagus, topped with freshwater eel, avocado, wasabi tobiko, microgreens, roasted garlic wasabi aioli drizzle
    • Golden Dragon Roll - freshwater eel, cucumber, avocado topped with grilled pineapple, eel sauce, tobiko, sesame seeds
    • Garden Of Eden Roll (Vegan) - cucumber, avocado, tekuan, asparagus topped with eel sauce, microgreens, rice puffs, soy paper
    • 3 pc. Nigiri (Chef’s Choice) + Cali Roll - kani, cucumber, avocado topped with tobiko
    • 3 pc. Nigiri (Chef’s Choice) + Philly Roll - salmon, cucumber, cream cheese, sweet tare, tempura puffs, microgreens
    • 3 pc. Nigiri (Chef’s Choice) + Spicy Tuna, Salmon, or Yellowtail Roll - cucumber, spicy aioli, sweet tare, scallions, tempura crunch, togarashi
  • Dessert (choice of one)
    • Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream
    • Wild Berry Sorbet Ice Cream
    • Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

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