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.

$10.80

Chicken Wings

Award-winning wings topped with signature wing sauce. 6 pieces per order.

$14.40

Crab Rangoon Dip

Crab folded in a cream cheese mixture and pita chips.

$16.20

Edamame

Steamed soybean pods, salty or spicy.

$9.00

Fried Spring Rolls

2 fried spring rolls served with Thai sweet chili sauce. Served with pork.

$8.40

Chicken Kushi Katsu

Six panko-crusted chicken breast tenders and choice of sauce.

$12.60

Bang Bang Shrimp

5 crispy sweet and spicy shrimp.

$12.00

Fried Gyoza

6 gyoza pieces served with Thai sweet chili sauce.

$9.60

Tuna Tataki

Marinated seared red tuna served over seaweed salad, honey wasabi, and sprouts.

$16.00

Garlic Chili Edamame

Wok sake garlic chili edamame with cabbage.

$13.20

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.

$19.00

Shishito Peppers

Fried shishito peppers salty or spicy.

$10.80

Shrimp Tempura

5 tempura fried shrimp served with tempura sauce.

$12.00

Brussels Sprouts

Sauteed and tossed with Truffle Seasoning and Parmesan served with a side of Spicy Mayo

$10.80

Miso Soup

$4.00

Kani Salad

$7.80

Clear Soup

$4.00

Bowl of Rice

$3.00

House Salad

Served with Soy Ginger Dressing

$5.40

Kimchi Salad

$7.80

Octopus Salad

$7.80

Seaweed Salad

$7.80

Soups & Salads

Entrees

Bento Box

Choice of teriyaki don, house roll, 2 dynamite shrimp, and house salad.

$26.40

Premium Bento Box

Choice of teriyaki don, specialty roll, 2 dynamite shrimp, and house salad.

$36.00

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.

$33.60

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.

$30.00

Yakisoba Noodles

Stir-fried wheat noodles, cabbage, and onions. Includes a choice of miso soup, clear soup, and house salad.

$14.40

New York Strip

Sakari hand-cut prime New York strip grilled on our hot grill. Includes house salad and soup, plus 1 signature side.

$42.00

Teriyaki Don

Shiitake mushrooms, onions, stir-fried, and served over white rice. Includes a choice of miso soup, clear soup, and house salad.

$14.40

Sashimi Platter

12 pieces of chefs choice assorted fish. Includes house salad and choice of miso or clear soup.

$48.00

Vegetarian Teriyaki Don

12 pieces of chefs choice assorted fish. Includes house salad and choice of miso or clear soup.

$16.80

Vegetarian Yakisoba Noodles

Stir-fried wheat noodles, cabbage, and onions. Includes a choice of miso soup, clear soup, and house salad.

$16.80

Udon Soup

Udon noodles in beef broth with fish cake, fish meatballs, shrimp tempura, and vegetable tempura. includes house salad.

$15.60

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.

$31.20

Coconut Crusted Mahi Mahi

Pan-seared to perfection and served over lobster whipped potatoes steamed broccoli and laced with ginger sriracha beurre blanc.

$38.40

Ribeye

$42.00

Dynamite Crab Maki

Tempura crab, cream cheese, spicy mayonnaise, and unagi sauce.

$11.10

Shrimp Tempura Maki

Tempura shrimp and unagi sauce.

$10.80

California Maki

Cucumber, avocado, crab, sesame seeds, and togarashi.

$10.20

Spicy Tuna Maki

Tuna, cucumber, scallions, spicy mayonnaise, and togarashi.

$10.80

Philly Maki

Salmon, cream cheese, and scallions.

$10.80

Spicy Salmon Maki

Salmon, cucumber, scallions, spicy mayonnaise, and togarashi.

$10.80

Yellow Tail Maki

Yellow tail tuna, scallions, unagi sauce, and sesame seeds.

$10.20

Unagi Maki

Eel, avocado, and unagi sauce.

$10.80

Salmon Tempura Maki

Tempura salmon and unagi sauce.

$10.80

Spicy White Tuna Maki

Escolar, cucumber, spicy mayonnaise, scallions, and togarashi.

$10.80

Spicy Tako Maki

Octopus, cucumber, scallions, spicy mayonnaise, and togarashi.

$10.80

Tuna Maki

$10.20

White Tuna Maki

Escolar.

$10.20

Salmon Maki

$10.20

Smoked Salmon Maki

$10.20

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.

$20.40

Fire Cracker Maki

Crab, cream cheese, mixed greens, tempura fried, top with spicy tuna mix, tempura flakes, spicy mayo, and unagi sauce.

$20.40

Crab Rangoon Roll

Crab, cream cheese, mixed greens, scallions, panko fried, topped with sweet chili sauce.

$20.40

Incredible Hulk Maki

Cream cheese, cucumber, tempura shrimp, tempura crab, topped with avocado, tempura flakes, scallions, unagi sauce, and seafood sauce.

$19.20

Dragon Maki

Tempura shrimp top with eel, avocado, and unagi sauce.

$19.20

Snake Maki

Tempura shrimp, avocado, scallions, top with red and white tuna, spicy mayo, and unagi sauce.

$18.00

Beef Roll Up Maki

Tempura shrimp, cream cheese, and avocado top with seared top sirloin beef, spicy mayo, unagi sauce, and scallions.

$20.40

Wild Caterpillar Maki

Tempura shrimp, cucumber, cream cheese, topped with avocado, crab, sesame seeds, and spicy mayo.

$20.40

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.

$22.20

White Tiger Maki

Crab, cucumber, scallions, and tobiko topped with avocado, escolar aka white tuna, spicy mayo, unagi sauce, and sesame seeds.

$20.40

Lion King Maki

Salmon tempura, cream cheese, avocado, mixed greens, topped with eel, scallions, spicy mayo, and unagi sauce.

$20.40

Summer Maki

Soy paper, salmon, mango, cream cheese, and mango sauce.

$18.00

Spider Maki

Tempura soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado, masago, sprouts, unagi sauce, and scallions.

$20.40

Marty Da Party Maki

Crab, cream cheese, mango, and cucumber topped with avocado, salmon, spicy mayo, and unagi sauce.

$20.40

Sakari Maki

Tempura shrimp, cream cheese, asparagus, and seared top sirloin beef topped with avocado, tuna, unagi sauce, and sesame seeds.

$21.60

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.

$21.60

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.

$21.60

Volcano Maki

Spicy tuna mix, cucumber, top with seared red tuna, and honey wasabi sauce.

$19.20

Sea Roll

Crunchy flakes, crab, tempura shrimp, avocado, seafood, and unagi sauce.

$18.00

Phoenix Roll

Tempura shrimp, cucumber, mixed greens, spicy tuna mix topped with seared salmon, garlic mayo, jalapenos, and sriracha.

$21.60

Alaskan Maki

Spicy crab mix and cucumber top with salmon and unagi sauce.

$19.20

Rainbow Maki

Eel, Crab, Cucumber, Topped with Avocado, and Assorted Fish

$19.20

Chili Chicken Maki

Spicy chicken, asparagus, mixed greens, tempura fried, seafood, and unagi sauce.

$19.20

Bruce Lee Maki

Spicy tuna mix, mango, cucumber, and tempura fried topped with spicy mayo, unagi sauce, and tobiko.

$20.40

Tropical Tai Maki

Cream cheese, avocado, and mango top with red snapper and mango sauce.

$15.60

Sweet Potato Vegetarian Maki

Tempura sweet potato and unagi sauce.

$9.60

Vegetarian Summer Maki

Soy paper, tofu, mango, cream cheese, and mango sauce.

$10.80

Vegan Veggie Roll

Asparagus, avocado, pickled carrot, cucumber, sprouts. Served with vegan spicy mayo.

$14.40

Vegan Unicorn Roll

Vegan cream cheese, sweet potato topped with beets, mango, avocado. Served with unagi sauce.

$13.20

Vegan Dragon Roll

Vegan cream cheese, asparagus, pickled carrot topped with shiitake mushroom tempura fried with unagi sauce.

$16.80

California Tofu Vegetarian Maki

Tofu, avocado, cucumber, and sesame seeds.

$8.40

Seasoned Mushroom Vegetarian Maki

Shitake mushroom, sesame seeds, and unagi sauce.

$8.40

Spring Roll Vegetarian Maki

Cucumber, avocado, mango, sprouts, and mango sauce.

$10.80

Avocado Vegetarian Maki

Avocado and sesame seeds.

$8.40

Cucumber Vegetarian Maki

Cucumber and sesame seeds.

$7.20

Tempura Tofu Vegetarian Maki

Tempura tofu and unagi sauce.

$10.20

Spicy Tofu Vegetarian Maki

Tofu, cucumber, scallions, spicy mayonnaise, and togarashi.

$9.00

Vegan Moana Roll

Vegan cream cheese, pineapple, tofu, avocado. Topped with coconut flakes.

$16.80

Fire Tofu Vegetarian Maki

Tofu, cucumber, lettuce, mixed greens, sprouts, and basil sauce.

$11.40

Vegetarian Maki

Sauces

Spicy Mayo Sauce

$1.20

Unagi

$1.20

XXX Ghost Pepper Sauce

$1.20

Teriyaki Sauce

$1.20

Honey Wasabi Sauce

$1.20

Wing Sauce

$1.20

Salad Dressing

$1.20

Mango Sauce

$1.20

Seafood Sauce

$1.20

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.

$166.80

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.

$172.80

Around The World Sushi Platter

California, Philly, volcano, sea roll, Alaskan, tropical tai,rainbow, summer, fire cracker, iowa surf & turf.

$156.00

The Wild Animal Sushi Platter

Dynamite crab roll, spicy tuna, salmon tempura roll, lion king, dragon, snake, white tiger, phoenix roll, spider,wild caterpillar.

$154.80

The Happy Vegan Sushi Platter

Avocado, cucumber, seasoned mushroom, California tofu, vegan moana roll, vegan veggie roll, vegan unicorn roll, vegan dragon roll.

$75.60

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.

$84.00

Sushi Platters

Nigiri

Maguro Nigiri

1 piece. Red tuna.

$6.00

Sake Nigiri

1 piece. Salmon.

$6.00

Shrio Maguro Nigiri

1 piece. Escolar aka white tuna.

$6.00

Hamachi Nigiri

1 piece. Yellow tail tuna.

$6.00

Tamago Nigiri

2 pieces. Cooked with egg.

$8.40

Tai Nigiri

1 piece. Red snapper.

$6.00

Shime Saba Nigiri

1 piece. Mackerel.

$6.00

Smoked Sake Nigiri

1 piece. Smoked salmon.

$6.00

Unagi Nigiri

1 piece. Broiled fresh water eel.

$6.00

Ebi Nigiri

1 piece. Shrimp.

$6.00

Hotate Nigiri

$10.20

Ika Nigiri

2 pieces of squid.

$10.20

Hokkigai Nigiri

2 pieces of surf clam.

$10.20

Tako Nigiri

2 pieces of octopus.

$9.60

Ikura Nigiri

2 pieces of salmon roe.

$10.80

Tobiko Nigiri

2 pieces of flying fish roe.

$9.60

Masago Nigiri

2 pieces of smelt roe.

$9.60

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.

$14.40

Tamago Sashimi

2 pieces. Cooked with egg.

$8.40

Maguro Sashimi

1 piece. Red tuna.

$6.00

Sake Sashimi

1 piece. Salmon.

$6.00

Shrio Maguro Sashimi

1 piece. Escolar aka white tuna.

$6.00

Hamachi Sashimi

1 piece Yellow tail tuna.

$6.00

Tai Sashimi

1 piece. Red snapper.

$6.00

Shime Saba Sashimi

1 piece. Mackerel.

$6.00

Smoked Sake Sashimi

1 piece. Smoked salmon.

$6.00

Unagi Sashimi

1 piece. Broiled fresh water eel.

$6.00

Hotate Sashimi

2 pieces of scallop.

$10.20

Hokkigai Sashimi

2 pieces of surf clam.

$10.20

Tako Sashimi

2 pieces of octopus.

$9.60

Ikura Sashimi

2 pieces of salmon roe.

$10.80

Ama Ebi Sashimi

2 pieces of sweet spot prawns.

$10.20

Ika Sashimi

2 pieces of squid.

$10.20

Masago Sashimi

2 pieces of smelt roe.

$9.60

Tobiko Sashimi

2 pieces of flying fish roe.

$9.60

Ebi Sashimi

1 piece. Shrimp.

$6.00

Sashimi

Sushi Lunch Combos

A. Five Piece Chefs Choice Nigiri & House Roll Lunch Combo

$25.00

B. Eight Piece Chefs Choice Nigiri Lunch Combo

$28.00

C. Two Piece Chefs Choice Nigiri & House Roll Lunch Combo

$14.40