Saru

3856 24Th St, San Francisco, CA

Menu (As of 10/30)

Appetizers

• EdamameLightly salted boiled green soybean $6.00
• MozukuDark silky seaweed & ginger in rice vinegar, served as a starter or palate refresher $5.00
• Spicy CrackerTempura battered seaweed topped w/ spicy tuna & avocado $12.00
• AnkimoMonkfish liver pate served with ponzu $15.00
• Hamachi TruffleSeared yellowtail w/ truffle oil, ponzu, shallot chips & scallions $21.50
• Tuna AvocadoBluefin med-fatty tuna, avocado w/ seaweed sauce $23.00
• Nasu No NitsukeSimmered eggplant w/ house sauce $9.50
• Hamachi KamaBroiled yellowtail collar $36.00limited availability

Seasonal Appetizers

• Tasting Spoons $14.50choose any TWO of the chef's specialty spoons below
• TorotoroFatty tuna tartare w/ ponzu, yuzu kosho & shiso $27.50Halibut TartareHalibut tartare w/ lime zest, olive oil, yuzu juice, Japanese sea salt & salted kelp, served w/ halibut bones & plantain chips

Soup & Salad

• Miso Soup $5.50
• Seaweed Salad $7.00Sunomono SaladAdd snow crab
• Daikon Shishito SaladDaikon, mixed greens & shishito peppers w/ olive oil, garlic ponzu sauce & bonito flake on top $14.50
• Salmon Skin SaladBaby spinach, salmon skin, radish sprout w/ house dressing (limited availability) $18.00

Omakase

• Sashimi Tasting, 10 pcs.5 different fish kinds $84.00
• Sashimi Tasting, 5 pcs.5 different fish kinds $42.00
• Nigiri Tasting, 12 pcs.12 different fish kinds $101.00
• Nigiri Tasting, 8 pcs.8 different fish kinds $67.00
• Nigiri Tasting, 4 pcs.4 different fish kinds $34.00
• Salmon Tasting, 5 pcs.5 different salmon kinds $42.00

Nigiri & Sashimi

• Zuke AkamiHouse soy sauce cured lean $8.50
• Chu-ToroMedium fatty $9.50
• Aburi O-ToroLightly seared supreme fatty $10.50
• Torotoro $7.50
• Shiro MaguroAlbacore, Canada $5.50
• KatsuoWild bonito, Japan $8.50
• MasabaWild Japanese mackerel, Japan $8.50
• Tsuri AjiWild horse mackerel, Japan $8.50
• Zuke King SalmonHouse soy sauce cured, New Zealand $9.00
• King Salmon BellyNew Zealand $9.50
• Umi MasuOcean trout, Scotland $8.50
• SakeSalmon, Scotland $7.50
• Hon HamachiYellowtail, Japan $8.00
• KanpachiAmberjack, Japan $8.50
• Shima AjiYellow jack, Japan $8.50
• SunazuriYellowtail belly, Japan $8.50
• Zuke HirameLight soy cured halibut, Korea $8.50
• Madai KobujimeKelp cured red sea bream, Japan $8.50
• EngawaHalibut fin, Korea $9.00
• MedaiWild Japanese butterfish, Japan $8.50
• KinmedaiWild golden eye snapper, Japan $13.00
• HotateScallop, Japan $6.00
• Nama HotateSea scallop, Japan $8.50
• Zuwai KaniWild snow crab w/ crab butter, Japan $8.50
• Uni Santa BarbaraSea urchin, Santa Barbara $11.00
• Uni HokkaidoSea urchin, Japan $13.50
• Shoyu IkuraHouse soy sauce cured salmon caviar, Alaska $7.50
• MasagoSmelt roe, Japan $4.00
• Tara MisoMiso marinated black cod, Alaska $8.00
• UnagiFreshwater eel, Taiwan $6.00
• InariHouse made tofu skin $5.50
• WagyuJapanese beef A5, Miyazaki, Japan $19/pc
• Tamago AtsuyakiEgg custard w/ blue shrimp $5/pc
• Hon WasabiJapanese wasabi $4.00
• Sushi Rice $6.00

Rolls

• Tekka MakiLean bluefin tuna $14.50
• Sake MakiSalmon $13.00
• NegitoroFatty tuna w/ scallions $17.00
• NegihamaYellowtail w/ scallions $13.00
• VeggieShiitake, pickled radish, sweet potato, or ume shiso $1 each additional item)$11
• Salmon SkinSalmon skin w/ shiso, scallions & cucumber $14.50
• Spicy TunaRed tuna mixed in spicy sauce w/ cucumber $14.50
• Naked ScallopRed crab, avocado, scallop & masago w/ mayo, wrapped w/ soy paper $18.00
• Shrimp TempuraDeep-fried prawn, cucumber, avocado, masago w/ mayo & sweet soy glaze $18.00
• SpiderDeep-fried soft-shell crab, cucumber, avocado, masago w/ mayo & sweet soy glaze $18.00
• WatermelonSpicy tuna, avocado wrapped in cucumber sheet w/ garlic ponzu $18.00
• CaliforniaRed crab w/ avocado $14.50
• Salmon & AvoSalmon w/ avocado $14.50
• Rock & RollBBQ eel w/ avocado & cucumber $14.50
• Spicy DragonDeep fried prawn & cucumber, topped w/ spicy tuna & sweet soy glaze $20.50
• DragonDeep-fried prawn & cucumber, topped w/ BBQ eel, avocado & sweet soy glaze $23.00
• RainbowCalifornia roll topped w/ assorted fishes $23.00
• White OutYellowtail, avocado topped w/ seared escolar & garlic ponzu $20.50

Hand Roll

• Negitoro $15.50
• Negihama $12.00
• Tekka $13.00
• Sake $12.00
• Spicy Tuna $12.00
• Spicy Scallop $12.00
• Kani $12.00
• Shrimp Tempura $12.00
• Unagi $13.00

Dessert

• Monaka Ice-CreamIce-cream sandwiches, green tea or soybean $8.50
• Cake cutting fee $4.00/person

Honjozo

• Tensei “Endless Summer” Tokubetsu HonjozoKanagawa $37 carafe / $96 bottle

Junmai

• Yamada Shoten Tokubetsu JunmaiGifu $25 carafe / $70 bottle
• Shinomine “Chokara” Junmai Muroka Nama GenshuYamaguchi $25 carafe
• Kaze No Mori Junmai Muroka Nama GenshuNara $27 carafe / $72 bottle
• Tenbi Tokubetsu JunmaiYamaguchi $33 carafe / $90 bottle

Junmai Ginjo / Ginjo

• Akabu Junmai GinjoIwate $37 carafe / $101 bottle
• Heiwa “Muryozan” Junmai GinjoWakayama $173 bottle

Junmai Daiginjo / Daiginjo

• Akabu Junmai DaiginjoIwate $60 carafe / $162 bottle
• Heiwa “Kid” Junmai DaiginjoWakayama $47 carafe
• Chokaisan Junmai Daiginjo Nama GenshuAkita $51 carafe
• Kuheiji “Eau Du Desir” Junmai DaiginjoAichi $35 carafe / $94 bottle
• Tenko 40 “Heavenly Grace” Junmai DaiginjoAkita $140 bottle

Specialty

• Yamahai Cup Omachi JunmaiSaga, 180ml $19 cup
• Himawari Cup Junmai GinjoSaga, 180ml $21 cup
• Sequoia Nigori Junmai Nigori $34 bottleCloudy)San Francisco, 375ml
• Shibata “Black” Yuzu JunmaiAichi, 200ml $22 bottle

Hot Sake

• Taiheizan Kimoto JunmaiAkita $32 carafe

Beer

• Asahi DraftSuper dry lager, 10oz $10 glass
• EchigoPremium rice lager, Niigata, 330ml $19 bottle
• Hitachino Anbai GoseNaka, 330ml $21 bottle
• Hitachino Nipponia PilsnerNaka, 330ml $21 bottle
• Hitachino Belgian White AleNaka, 330ml $21 bottle

Non-Alcoholic

• Coke350ml can $6.00
• Sprite350ml can $6.00
• Diet Coke350ml can $6.00
• Pellegrino Rossa330ml can $7.00
• Pellegrino Sparkling Water500ml bottle $8.50

Sparkling

• Dom Rolet Cremant du JuraFrance, NV $25 glass / $65 bottle
• Aubry Fils Champagne 1er Cru BrutFrance, NV $35 glass / $138 bottle

White

• Hiedler Gruner Veltliner WachauAustria, ’22 $21 glass / $72 bottle
• Donnhoff Riesling NaheGermany, ’22 $21 glass / $72 bottle

Rosé

• Gobelsburg Rosé OsterreichAustria, ’22 $17 glass / $58 bottle

Red

• Ferraris Ruche MonferratoItaly, ’22 $18 glass / $60 bottle
• Can Sumoi Garnatxa Blend PenedesSpain, ’20 $23 glass / $79 bottle
• Water will be served only upon request, due to California drought conditions. A $25.00

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