Sakari Sushi Lounge Menu
Welcome to Sakari Sushi Lounge, a vibrant dining destination located in the heart of Des Moines. This trendy yet classy establishment combines a lively atmosphere with an eclectic sushi menu that caters to all tastes, including vegan options.
Signature delights include the Bento Boxes, featuring delectable choices like teriyaki don paired with a specialty roll or the indulgent Seafood Yakisoba, where succulent shrimp, lobster, and crab unite in a zesty ginger sriracha butter sauce. Not to be missed are the innovative House Makis, with the Dynamite Crab Maki standing out as a fan favorite with its tempura crab and unagi sauce.
With amenities like outdoor seating, happy hour specials, and family-friendly options, Sakari is perfect for casual lunches, lively dinners, or celebratory gatherings. Dive into a sushi experience that is bound to excite your palate!
Appetizers
Dynamite
4 shrimp or crab, cream cheese, unagi, and spicy mayo.
Chicken Wings
Award-winning wings topped with signature wing sauce. 6 pieces per order.
Crab Rangoon Dip
Crab folded in a cream cheese mixture and pita chips.
Edamame
Steamed soybean pods, salty or spicy.
Fried Spring Rolls
2 fried spring rolls served with Thai sweet chili sauce. Served with pork.
Chicken Kushi Katsu
Six panko-crusted chicken breast tenders and choice of sauce.
Bang Bang Shrimp
5 crispy sweet and spicy shrimp.
Fried Gyoza
6 gyoza pieces served with Thai sweet chili sauce.
Tuna Tataki
Marinated seared red tuna served over seaweed salad, honey wasabi, and sprouts.
Garlic Chili Edamame
Wok sake garlic chili edamame with cabbage.
Poke Bowl
Tuna or salmon, cucumber, avocado, and mango. Tossed in a sesame oil dressing with masago, scallions and sesame seeds. Regular or spicy. Served with a side of rice.
Shishito Peppers
Fried shishito peppers salty or spicy.
Shrimp Tempura
5 tempura fried shrimp served with tempura sauce.
Brussels Sprouts
Sauteed and tossed with Truffle Seasoning and Parmesan served with a side of Spicy Mayo
Miso Soup
Kani Salad
Clear Soup
Bowl of Rice
House Salad
Served with Soy Ginger Dressing
Kimchi Salad
Octopus Salad
Seaweed Salad
Soups & Salads
Entrees
Bento Box
Choice of teriyaki don, house roll, 2 dynamite shrimp, and house salad.
Premium Bento Box
Choice of teriyaki don, specialty roll, 2 dynamite shrimp, and house salad.
Seafood Yakisoba
Sauteed shrimp, lobster, and crab with tomatoes, asparagus tips, green onions, shitake mushrooms tossed in a ginger sriracha butter sauce. Includes house salad and soup.
Sakari Beef Rib
Marinated and seasoned Japanese short ribs with house teriyaki sauce on the side. Includes house salad and soup, plus one signature side.
Yakisoba Noodles
Stir-fried wheat noodles, cabbage, and onions. Includes a choice of miso soup, clear soup, and house salad.
New York Strip
Sakari hand-cut prime New York strip grilled on our hot grill. Includes house salad and soup, plus 1 signature side.
Teriyaki Don
Shiitake mushrooms, onions, stir-fried, and served over white rice. Includes a choice of miso soup, clear soup, and house salad.
Sashimi Platter
12 pieces of chefs choice assorted fish. Includes house salad and choice of miso or clear soup.
Vegetarian Teriyaki Don
12 pieces of chefs choice assorted fish. Includes house salad and choice of miso or clear soup.
Vegetarian Yakisoba Noodles
Stir-fried wheat noodles, cabbage, and onions. Includes a choice of miso soup, clear soup, and house salad.
Udon Soup
Udon noodles in beef broth with fish cake, fish meatballs, shrimp tempura, and vegetable tempura. includes house salad.
Grilled Salmon
6 oz. Canadian salmon grilled to perfection and side of honey wasabi. Served with seaweed salad and white rice. Includes house salad and soup, plus one signature side.
Coconut Crusted Mahi Mahi
Pan-seared to perfection and served over lobster whipped potatoes steamed broccoli and laced with ginger sriracha beurre blanc.
Ribeye
Dynamite Crab Maki
Tempura crab, cream cheese, spicy mayonnaise, and unagi sauce.
Shrimp Tempura Maki
Tempura shrimp and unagi sauce.
California Maki
Cucumber, avocado, crab, sesame seeds, and togarashi.
Spicy Tuna Maki
Tuna, cucumber, scallions, spicy mayonnaise, and togarashi.
Philly Maki
Salmon, cream cheese, and scallions.
Spicy Salmon Maki
Salmon, cucumber, scallions, spicy mayonnaise, and togarashi.
Yellow Tail Maki
Yellow tail tuna, scallions, unagi sauce, and sesame seeds.
Unagi Maki
Eel, avocado, and unagi sauce.
Salmon Tempura Maki
Tempura salmon and unagi sauce.
Spicy White Tuna Maki
Escolar, cucumber, spicy mayonnaise, scallions, and togarashi.
Spicy Tako Maki
Octopus, cucumber, scallions, spicy mayonnaise, and togarashi.
Tuna Maki
White Tuna Maki
Escolar.
Salmon Maki
Smoked Salmon Maki
House Maki
Chef's Special Maki
Godzilla Maki
Crunchy flakes, tempura shrimp, avocado, cream cheese, and scallions top with spicy tuna mix, spicy mayo, and unagi sauce.
Fire Cracker Maki
Crab, cream cheese, mixed greens, tempura fried, top with spicy tuna mix, tempura flakes, spicy mayo, and unagi sauce.
Crab Rangoon Roll
Crab, cream cheese, mixed greens, scallions, panko fried, topped with sweet chili sauce.
Incredible Hulk Maki
Cream cheese, cucumber, tempura shrimp, tempura crab, topped with avocado, tempura flakes, scallions, unagi sauce, and seafood sauce.
Dragon Maki
Tempura shrimp top with eel, avocado, and unagi sauce.
Snake Maki
Tempura shrimp, avocado, scallions, top with red and white tuna, spicy mayo, and unagi sauce.
Beef Roll Up Maki
Tempura shrimp, cream cheese, and avocado top with seared top sirloin beef, spicy mayo, unagi sauce, and scallions.
Wild Caterpillar Maki
Tempura shrimp, cucumber, cream cheese, topped with avocado, crab, sesame seeds, and spicy mayo.
Iowa Surf & Turf Maki
Bacon, tempura shrimp, cream cheese, and avocado topped with seared top sirloin steak, spicy mayo, unagi sauce, scallions, and bacon crumbles.
White Tiger Maki
Crab, cucumber, scallions, and tobiko topped with avocado, escolar aka white tuna, spicy mayo, unagi sauce, and sesame seeds.
Lion King Maki
Salmon tempura, cream cheese, avocado, mixed greens, topped with eel, scallions, spicy mayo, and unagi sauce.
Summer Maki
Soy paper, salmon, mango, cream cheese, and mango sauce.
Spider Maki
Tempura soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado, masago, sprouts, unagi sauce, and scallions.
Marty Da Party Maki
Crab, cream cheese, mango, and cucumber topped with avocado, salmon, spicy mayo, and unagi sauce.
Sakari Maki
Tempura shrimp, cream cheese, asparagus, and seared top sirloin beef topped with avocado, tuna, unagi sauce, and sesame seeds.
Happy Ending Maki
Spicy tuna mix, avocado, mixed greens, and tempura shrimp topped with assorted fish marinated in sesame seed oil and seared, unagi sauce, spicy mayo, and scallions.
Tuna Tataki Roll
Tempura shrimp, crab, cream cheese, cucumber, and topped with marinated tuna in sesame seed oil, seaweed salad, and drizzled with honey wasabi sauce.
Volcano Maki
Spicy tuna mix, cucumber, top with seared red tuna, and honey wasabi sauce.
Sea Roll
Crunchy flakes, crab, tempura shrimp, avocado, seafood, and unagi sauce.
Phoenix Roll
Tempura shrimp, cucumber, mixed greens, spicy tuna mix topped with seared salmon, garlic mayo, jalapenos, and sriracha.
Alaskan Maki
Spicy crab mix and cucumber top with salmon and unagi sauce.
Rainbow Maki
Eel, Crab, Cucumber, Topped with Avocado, and Assorted Fish
Chili Chicken Maki
Spicy chicken, asparagus, mixed greens, tempura fried, seafood, and unagi sauce.
Bruce Lee Maki
Spicy tuna mix, mango, cucumber, and tempura fried topped with spicy mayo, unagi sauce, and tobiko.
Tropical Tai Maki
Cream cheese, avocado, and mango top with red snapper and mango sauce.
Sweet Potato Vegetarian Maki
Tempura sweet potato and unagi sauce.
Vegetarian Summer Maki
Soy paper, tofu, mango, cream cheese, and mango sauce.
Vegan Veggie Roll
Asparagus, avocado, pickled carrot, cucumber, sprouts. Served with vegan spicy mayo.
Vegan Unicorn Roll
Vegan cream cheese, sweet potato topped with beets, mango, avocado. Served with unagi sauce.
Vegan Dragon Roll
Vegan cream cheese, asparagus, pickled carrot topped with shiitake mushroom tempura fried with unagi sauce.
California Tofu Vegetarian Maki
Tofu, avocado, cucumber, and sesame seeds.
Seasoned Mushroom Vegetarian Maki
Shitake mushroom, sesame seeds, and unagi sauce.
Spring Roll Vegetarian Maki
Cucumber, avocado, mango, sprouts, and mango sauce.
Avocado Vegetarian Maki
Avocado and sesame seeds.
Cucumber Vegetarian Maki
Cucumber and sesame seeds.
Tempura Tofu Vegetarian Maki
Tempura tofu and unagi sauce.
Spicy Tofu Vegetarian Maki
Tofu, cucumber, scallions, spicy mayonnaise, and togarashi.
Vegan Moana Roll
Vegan cream cheese, pineapple, tofu, avocado. Topped with coconut flakes.
Fire Tofu Vegetarian Maki
Tofu, cucumber, lettuce, mixed greens, sprouts, and basil sauce.
Vegetarian Maki
Sauces
Spicy Mayo Sauce
Unagi
XXX Ghost Pepper Sauce
Teriyaki Sauce
Honey Wasabi Sauce
Wing Sauce
Salad Dressing
Mango Sauce
Seafood Sauce
The Top Shelf Sushi Platter
Dynamite crab roll, shrimp tempura roll, beef roll up, fire cracker, chili chicken, bruce lee, crab rangoon, godzilla, the incredible hulk & iowa surf & turf.
From The Sea Sushi Platter
White tuna escolar, spicy tako, Philly, tuna tataki roll, alaskan, snake, rainbow, sea roll, 4 sashimi maguro red tuna, 4 sashimi sake salmon, 4 sashimi hamachi yellow tail tuna.
Around The World Sushi Platter
California, Philly, volcano, sea roll, Alaskan, tropical tai,rainbow, summer, fire cracker, iowa surf & turf.
The Wild Animal Sushi Platter
Dynamite crab roll, spicy tuna, salmon tempura roll, lion king, dragon, snake, white tiger, phoenix roll, spider,wild caterpillar.
The Happy Vegan Sushi Platter
Avocado, cucumber, seasoned mushroom, California tofu, vegan moana roll, vegan veggie roll, vegan unicorn roll, vegan dragon roll.
Spring Garden Tray Sushi Platter
Avocado, sweet potato, vegetarian summer, spicy tofu, California tofu, fire tofuspring roll, seasoned mushroom, vegan moana roll, & vegan dragon 80 pieces serves 8-10.
Sushi Platters
Nigiri
Maguro Nigiri
1 piece. Red tuna.
Sake Nigiri
1 piece. Salmon.
Shrio Maguro Nigiri
1 piece. Escolar aka white tuna.
Hamachi Nigiri
1 piece. Yellow tail tuna.
Tamago Nigiri
2 pieces. Cooked with egg.
Tai Nigiri
1 piece. Red snapper.
Shime Saba Nigiri
1 piece. Mackerel.
Smoked Sake Nigiri
1 piece. Smoked salmon.
Unagi Nigiri
1 piece. Broiled fresh water eel.
Ebi Nigiri
1 piece. Shrimp.
Hotate Nigiri
Ika Nigiri
2 pieces of squid.
Hokkigai Nigiri
2 pieces of surf clam.
Tako Nigiri
2 pieces of octopus.
Ikura Nigiri
2 pieces of salmon roe.
Tobiko Nigiri
2 pieces of flying fish roe.
Masago Nigiri
2 pieces of smelt roe.
Sashimi Carpaccio
6 thinly sliced sashimi drizzled with ponzu sauce, topped with mixed greens sprouts, and a lime wedge. Choice of tai, maguro, hamachi, or combo.
Tamago Sashimi
2 pieces. Cooked with egg.
Maguro Sashimi
1 piece. Red tuna.
Sake Sashimi
1 piece. Salmon.
Shrio Maguro Sashimi
1 piece. Escolar aka white tuna.
Hamachi Sashimi
1 piece Yellow tail tuna.
Tai Sashimi
1 piece. Red snapper.
Shime Saba Sashimi
1 piece. Mackerel.
Smoked Sake Sashimi
1 piece. Smoked salmon.
Unagi Sashimi
1 piece. Broiled fresh water eel.
Hotate Sashimi
2 pieces of scallop.
Hokkigai Sashimi
2 pieces of surf clam.
Tako Sashimi
2 pieces of octopus.
Ikura Sashimi
2 pieces of salmon roe.
Ama Ebi Sashimi
2 pieces of sweet spot prawns.
Ika Sashimi
2 pieces of squid.
Masago Sashimi
2 pieces of smelt roe.
Tobiko Sashimi
2 pieces of flying fish roe.
Ebi Sashimi
1 piece. Shrimp.