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        Asahi Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar

        168 Essex Street
        Salem, Massachusetts

        (Across from the Peabody Essex Museum)
        In Front of the Fountain

        (978) 825-0077

        Validated Parking at Museum Place Mall




        Dinner Menu


        Appetizers Menu
        Soups Menu
        Entrees Menu
        Yakimono Menu
        Nabemono Menu
        Desserts Menu
        Children's Menu





        Please Note: Prices as well as appetizers and entrees may be subject to change. Although we try to keep this information current on these webpages, they may not reflect recent changes or seasonal availability for certain dishes. If you have any questions, contact Asahi's Restaurant by phone at (978) 825-0077 during their business hours to verify information.

        When placing a phone order, please refer to the Dish Name and not the Dish Number given on this page. The Dish Numbers may vary from the restaurant take-out menu which may or may not reflect all menu options currently available on restaurant menu and/or dishes may be listed in a different order on this webpage than on the take-out menu.



        Appetizers


        1. Tempura
          Shrimp & vegetables deep fried in light batter.
        $6.25
        2. Edamame
          Boiled green soybeans lightly salted.
        $3.95
        3. Garlic Noodles
          Pan fried noodles with garlic.
        $3.95
        4. Ohitashi
          Boiled fresh spicach served chilled with sesame dressing.
        $3.75
        5. Shumai
          Japanese shrimp dumplings served steamed or deep fried.
        $4.95
        6. Gyoza
          Vegetable or pork dumplings served deep fried or pan fried.
        $4.50
        7. Tatsuta Age
          Specially marinated bite size pieces or chicken fried to perfection.
        $4.25
        8. Yakitori
          Barbecued chicken tenderloin on a skewer.
        $3.95
        9. Kushikatsu
          Cubed pork deep fried in a bread crumb batter.
        $5.25
        10. Agedasitofu
          Deep fried tofu served with a special sauce.
        $4.25
        11. Yu-tofu
          Poached tofu & vegetables served with special dipping sauce.
        $4.75
        12. Hiyayakko
          Chilled tofu served with grated ginger, scallion & bonito flakes.
        $4.50
        13. Kanikara age
          Delicately fried soft shell crab served with special sauce.
        $7.25
        14. Kinpira gobo
          Julienne carrots & burdock roots specially seasoned & stir fried.
        $4.95
        15. Kaisou Salad
          Unique blend of seaweed salad.
        $5.95
        16. Yakinasu
          Grilled eggplant served with ginger sauce.
        $3.95
        17. Hijiki
          Seaweed stir fried with assorted vegetables then boiled.
        $4.95
        18. Gyu-Negi
          Sliced sirloin & scallions artistically rolled, teriyaki style.
        $5.50
        19. Yaki-ika
          Delicately grilled squid lavished with ginger sauce.
        $4.95
        20. Beef Tataki
          An unusual dish consisting of grilled beef chilled with special sauce.
        $6.95
        21. Kamayaki
          Lightly salted or teriyaki broiled yellow tail collar or salmon collar.
        $8.95
        22. Ikura-oroshi
          Salmon roe with grated radish.
        $4.95
        23. Nameko-oroshi
          Japanese small mushrooms in grated radish.
        $4.95
        24. Hotate Hokai
          Grilled scallops with flying fish roe and spicy sauce.
        $7.95
        25. Seattle Yaki
          Grilled giant clams marinated in mayonese.
        $8.95
        26. Mirugai Karashi Ae
          Marinated giant clams in Japanese hot mustard.
        $5.95
        27. Tiger Eye
          Cuttle fish stuffed with grilled salmon & avocado in a spicy sauce.
        $7.95




        Soups


        28. Namako Jiru
          Miso soup with added mushrooms.
        $2.95
        29. Hamasui
          Clear soup with clams.
        $2.50
        30. Negima Jiru
          Scallions & tuna soup.
        $3.25
        31. Suimono
          Clear soup with shrimp fish cakes & shitake mushrooms.
        $2.75
        32. Chawan Mushi
          Custard soup with shrimp, chicken, shitake mushrooms & ginko nuts.
        $5.50
        33. Dobin Mushi
          Combination of shrimp, whitefish, scallops, Japanese mushrooms. Cooked in an exquisite miniature clay kettle.
        $6.95




        Entrees

        Appetizers From The Sushi Bar

        34. Nuta
          Tuna garnished with scallions & special miso dressing.
        $5.50
        35. Naruto
          Crab sticks, flying fish roe & avocado rolled in thinly sliced cucumber.
        $5.25
        36. Sunomono
          A traditional seafood & cucumber vinegarette. Your choice of shrimp, octopus or crabsticks.
        $5.95
        37. Sashimi
          Assorted thin sliced raw fish.
        $7.25
        38. Tuna Tataki
          Thinly sliced tuna in sweet vinegar sauce.
        $14.95
        39. Fish Cocktail
          Thinly sliced flute in sweet vinegar sauce.
        $12.95



        From The Sushi Bar

        40. Sushi Regular
          Combination of a maki roll & nigiris.
        $14.95
        41. Sushi Deluxe
          Prime selection of maki roll & nigiris.
        $18.95
        42. Maki Moriawase
          California tekka & eel maki.
        $13.95
        43. Temaki Moriawase
          Salmon skin, California roll, spicy tuna & avocado hand rolled.
        $14.95
        44. Futomaki
          Crab sticks, custard eggs, vegetables, eel, seasoned rice.
        $9.95
        45. Tekkadon
          Sliced skin, California roll, spicy tuna & avocado hand rolled.
        $16.95
        46. Chirashi Sushi
          A variety of fresh raw seafood on seasoned rice.
        $15.50
        47. Oyako Sushi
          Sliced raw salmon & salmon roe over a bed of seasoned rice.
        $16.95
        48. Sashimi Regular
          Chefs choice of assorted fillets of raw fish.
        $18.25
        49. Sashimi Deluxe
          Sliced raw seafood selected & beautifully arranged.
        $23.50



        From The Kitchen

        50. Tempura
          Seafood or vegetables lightly battered & fried to perfection.
            Shrimp & Vegetables
            Assorted vegetables
            Shrimp
            Assorted Seafood (White Fish, scallops, shrimp, soft shell crab)





        $12.95
        $10.75
        $15.95
        $19.95
        51. Agemono
          Assorted seafood & tender meats dipped in light crumb batter & fried to perfection.
            Pork Cutlet
            Chicken Cutlet
            Fish Cutlet
            Fried Shrimp






        $13.95
        $12.95
        $10.95
        $15.95





        Yakimono


        52. Teriyaki
          Assorted seafood & tender meats broiled to perfection in our own special sauce.
            Chicken
            Beef
            Scallops
            Shrimp
            Salmon
            Shrimp & Scallions






        $12.95
        $15.50
        $14.75
        $16.75
        $14.25
        $15.50
        53. Shogayaki
          Marinated in a special spicy sauce then sauteed.
            Chicken
            Beef
            Pork






        $12.95
        $15.50
        $12.95
        54. Foil Yaki
          Assorted seafood, ginger butter, mushrooms & scallions baked together inside a foil pouch.
        $14.95
        55. Gyunegi
          Sliced sirloin & scallions artistically rolled & grilled teriyaki style.
        $14.95
        56. Aspararoll
          Sliced sirloin artistically rolled with asparagus & shrimp grilled to perfection.
        $15.95
        57. Kabayaki
          Broiled fresh water eel with special sweeten soy sauce.
        $15.95
        58. Unaju
          Broiled eel with a special sauce served over a bed or white rice.
        $15.95





        Nabemono

        59. Sukiyaki
          Choice of either chicken or beef with a variety of vegetables & tofu.
            Chicken
            Beef






        $13.95
        $15.95
        60. Udon Suki
          A delicious combination of seafood, tofu & udon noodles in a special broth.

        $18.95
        61. Yosenabe
          Lobster, shrimp & other assorted seafoods cooked with vegetables in a special broth.
        $25.95
        62. Shabu Shabu (For 2)
          Sliced beef with a variety of vegetables, tofu, & noodles served with a special dipping sauce.
        $32.95





        Dessert


        Ice Cream


        Ginger Ice Cream
        Green Tea Ice Cream
        Tempura Ice Cream
        Tempura Green Tea Ice Cream
        Vanilla Ice Cream


        $2.50
        $3.00
        $3.75
        $4.25
        $2.00




        Children's Menu


        (Children 10 & Under)
        Please No Substitute

        1. Sushi: Kappamaki
        2. Entree (Choice of one)
          Tempura
          Chicken Cutlet
          Chicken Teriyaki.

        3. Vanilla Ice Cream
        $7.95





        The State of Public Health advise you that consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.



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