Blue Sushi Sake Grill - Des Moines

Starters

• Edamame$6.00

  classic with maldon sea salt or spicy with garlic, tamari and togarashi

• Charred Edamame$7.00

  classic with maldon sea salt or spicy with garlic, tamari and togarashi

• Miso Soup$5.00

  Classic japanese broth style soup with shiitake mushroom, tofu, wakame and scallion. Vegan kombu broth available

• Coconut Crab Soup$8.00

  roasted corn, sweet potatoes, yellow curry, coconut milk, cilantro, chili oil

• House Salad$5.00

  Mixed greens, cucumber, cherry tomato and crispy wonton strips with choice of dressing. Dressings: wasabi soy, sesame honey, carrot ginger

• Seaweed Salad$9.50

  mix of seaweed, cucumber sunomono, scallion, tossed in sesame dressing

• Cucumber Sunomono$4.50

  marinated and seasoned cucumber with sesame seeds

Share Plates

• Mango Crab Rangoon**$9.00

  crispy wonton wrappers stuffed with crab mix, mango, cream cheese and scallion, served with mango and fresno pepper sauces

• Shishito Peppers$9.00

  sautéed japanese peppers with citrus, tamari and togarashi

• Crispy Brussels Sprouts$9.50

  tossed in creamy lemon miso sauce and toasted cashews

• Calamari**$15.00

  sesame crusted squid, tempura vegetable, miso aioli

• River Rock Beef*$17.50

  all-natural beef tenderloin, served on sizzling rocks with jalapeño ponzu and yuzu kosho

• Ceviche* **$14.00

  tilapia, white shrimp, lime juice, cucumber, cherry tomato, avocado, cilantro, sweet onion, jalapeño salsa, wonton crisps, togarashi and chili oil

• Crispy Rice Cake*$13.00

  topped with spicy bigeye tuna, scallion and tataki sauce

• Dipping Crab$12.00

  crispy soft shell crab, cucumber sunomono, tempura sauce

• Poke*$16.00

  sockeye salmon, sweet onion, wakame and avocado, tossed in sesame dressing, served with nori crisps and cucumber sunomono

• Lettuce Wraps$16.50

  Sautéed all-natural chicken breast with garlic, ginger, cashews and peanut sauce, served with butter lettuce cups, cucumber sunomono, sesame noodles, carrots, crispy rice noodles and sweet chili sauce. Can be made vegan

• Chicken Crunch Salad$16.00

  napa cabbage, romaine lettuce, radicchio, scallion, crispy wonton strips, shredded all-natural chicken breast and sesame seeds, tossed in sesame honey dressing

• Tuna Tower*$18.00

  sesame and ponzu-marinated bigeye tuna, spicy crab mix, avocado and sushi rice, topped with black tobiko and wasabi sprouts, served with honey wasabi, mango and eel sauces

  • Can Be Made Vegan for$15.00

Specialty Nigiri

• Blue Kani**

  tempura fried tofu pockets stuffed with spicy crab mix, served with eel sauce

  • 4 Pcs$8.50

• Cherry Bomb*

  bigeye tuna on top of rice tempura, topped with serrano, sriracha, togarashi and ponzu sauce

  • 2 Pcs$9.50

• Itchy Salmon**

  baked atlantic salmon on top of spicy crab mix, topped with serrano, cilantro and ponzu sauce

  • 2 Pcs$9.00

• Itchy Seabass**

  baked seabass on top of spicy crab mix, topped with serrano, cilantro and ponzu sauce

  • 2 Pcs$9.50

• "Everything" Smoked Salmon*

  smoked salmon on top of cream cheese stuffed rice tempura, topped with everything furikake, scallion and ponzu sauce

  • 2 Pcs$9.00

Specialty Sashimi

• Truffle Salmon* **

  atlantic salmon drizzled with hot sesame oil, topped with ikura, truffle ponzu sauce and wasabi sprouts

  • 5 Pcs$15.00

• Ceviche-Style Hirame*

  olive flounder topped with cucumber, pickled shallots, cilantro, aji limo, merquén, lime juice and black pepper

  • 5 Pcs$15.50

• Madai Chimichurri*

  red sea bream topped with cucumber, cherry tomato, aji rocoto, olive oil, marcona almonds, maldon sea salt and chino chimichurri sauce

  • 5 Pcs$15.50

• Tuna Tataki*

  pepper seared skipjack tuna topped with daikon momiji, garlic chips, scallion and tataki sauce

  • 5 Pcs$15.00

• Yellowtail Serrano* **

  yellowtail topped with cilantro, serrano and ponzu sauce

  • 5 Pcs$15.50

Kodomo / Kids

for youngsters 12 and under

• Little Bento Box$11.00

  Choice of maki roll, all natural chicken tenders, shrimp tempura, crispy sweet tofu or pan seared salmon, served with edamame, choice of starch and fruit. Maki roll choices: california roll, crunchy kido, avocado, sake, cowgirl roll, shrimp tempura maki, tekka maki. Starch choices: french fries, white sticky rice, brown sticky rice, sesame noodles

Nigiri & Sashimi

Salmon

• Kunsei Sake* **

  Atlantic smoked salmon. Chile, marine net pen

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$9.00
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$11.50

• Sake* **

  Atlantic salmon. British columbia, faroe islands, norway, marine net pen

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$8.50
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$11.00

• Sake Toro* **

  Atlantic salmon belly. British columbia, faroe islands, norway, marine net pen

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$8.50
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$11.00

• Aburi Sake Toro* **

  Seared atlantic salmon belly. British columbia, faroe islands, norway, marine net pen

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$8.50
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$11.00

• Wild Salmon* **

  Sockeye salmon. Alaska, gillnets

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$9.00
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$11.50

Shellfish

• Ama Ebi*

  Spot prawn with fried head. Canada, north pacific ocean, pots & traps

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$8.00
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$10.50

• Ebi

  Cooked white shrimp. USA, gulf of mexico, bottom trawls

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$7.50
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$10.00

• Hotate*

  Hokkaido scallop. Japan, off bottom culture

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$8.00
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$10.50

• Uni*

  Red sea urchin. Canada, pacific northwest, diver caught

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$13.00
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$15.50

Fish Roe & Other

• Ikura* **

  Chum salmon roe. Alaska, purse seines

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$9.00
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$11.50

• Masago*

  Smelt roe. Iceland, purse seines

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$6.50
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$9.00

• Tako

  Spanish octopus. Spain, pots

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$8.00
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$10.50

• Tamago

  egg custard

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$5.00
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$7.50

• Tobiko*

  Black flying fish roe. China, brasil, indonesia, traps

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$7.50
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$10.00

• Unagi

  Bbq american eel. Maine, fyke nets

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$10.50
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$13.00

Tuna

• Bonito* **

  Seared skipjack. Japan, pole caught

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$7.50
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$10.00

• Tombo Ahi* **

  Seared albacore. Canada & alaska, pole caught

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$8.00
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$10.50

• Maguro*

  Bigeye tuna. Hawaii, deep set longline

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$9.50
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$12.00

Whitefish

• Dutch Yellowtail* **

  Hiramasa. Netherlands, recirculating aquaculture system

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$9.50
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$12.00

• Black Tuna*

  Squid ink and soy cured escolar. Hawaii, deep set longline

  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$11.50

• White Tuna*

  Escolar. Hawaii, deep set longline

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$7.50
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$10.00

• Hirame*

  Olive flounder. Je ju island, korea, indoor flowthrough tank

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$9.50
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$12.00

• Madai*

  Red sea bream. Japan, marine net pens

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$9.00
  • Sashimi (3 Pcs)$11.50

Vegan

• Avocado

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$4.00

• Inari

  fried tofu

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$6.50

• Unami

  bbq eggplant eel, sweet soy sauce

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$7.00

• Kaluna

  plant based tuna

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$6.50

• Tobiko Caviart

  seaweed caviar

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$7.50

• Masago Caviart

  seaweed caviar

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$7.50

• Ikura Caviart

  seaweed caviar

  • Nigiri (2 Pcs)$7.50

Specialty Maki

Not Raw

• Cloud Nine 2.0

  avocado, spicy crab mix, tempura shrimp, baked seabass, cilantro, serrano, ponzu sauce

  • 8 Pcs$14.00

• Crunchy Red

  shrimp tempura, crab and tampico mix, avocado, serrano, beet tempura crisps, eel sauce

  • 8 Pcs$11.00

• Hawaiian Roll

  tempura fried, mango, salmon, crab mix, mango sauce

  • 6 Pcs$13.00

• Hotel Cali

  tempura fried, spicy crab mix, cream cheese, jalapeño, avocado, sweet chili sauce

  • 8 Pcs$12.00

• The Iguana

  shrimp tempura, crab and tampico mix, serrano, eel, avocado, soy paper, cucumber wrap, ponzu and eel sauces

  • 6 Pcs$14.50

• Snow White

  crispy seabass, avocado, burdock root, bibb lettuce, soy paper, creamy spicy and eel sauces

  • 5 Pcs$11.50

• South Pacific

  eel tempura, cream cheese, pineapple, scallion, eel sauce

  • 8 Pcs$12.00

• Super Asparagus

  cooked salmon, cream cheese, asparagus, eel sauce

  • 8 Pcs$10.00

• Thriller

  shrimp tempura, spicy crab mix, togarashi, ponzu and creamy thriller sauces

  • 8 Pcs$14.00

• Tidal Wave

  shrimp and crab stick tempura, crab mix, cream cheese, honey wasabi and eel sauces

  • 8 Pcs$14.00

Raw

• Wild Run*

  crab mix, cucumber, avocado, sockeye salmon, ikura, lemon

  • 8 Pcs$14.00

• Amazon Roll*

  red sea bream, olive oil, smoked salmon, crab and tampico mix, jalapeño, wasabi sprouts, maldon sea salt, chino chimichurri sauce

  • 8 Pcs$15.00

• The Beach*

  seared albacore, spicy bigeye tuna, spicy crab mix, burdock root, avocado, cilantro, serrano, ponzu sauce

  • 8 Pcs$14.50

• Godzilla Bomb*

  tempura blue kani, bigeye tuna, yellowtail, togarashi, serrano, ponzu sauce, sriracha

  • 8 Pcs$15.00

• Green Eggs & Hama*

  yellowtail, garlic chip, wasabi tobiko, spicy salmon, cucumber, ponzu sauce

  • 8 Pcs$14.50

• Hot Popper*

  smoked salmon, cream cheese, jalapeño tempura, soy paper, sriracha

  • 5 Pcs$11.00

• Lion King*

  crab mix, cucumber, avocado, spicy salmon, scallion, eel sauce, chili aioli

  • 8 Pcs$12.50

• Flamingo Lingo*

  crab mix, cucumber, salmon, bigeye tuna, soy paper, wasabi tobiko

  • 8 Pcs$14.50

• Roja*

  bigeye tuna, yellowtail, avocado, cucumber, cilantro, soy paper, sriracha

  • 5 Pcs$12.00

• Salmon Skin Roll*

  crispy salmon skin, bonito flakes, cucumber, avocado, burdock root, ikura, lemon

  • 8 Pcs$8.50

• San Marcos Maki*

  bigeye tuna, shrimp tempura, crab and tampico mix, avocado, charred jalapeño, togarashi, serrano ponzu sauce

  • 8 Pcs$15.00

• Spanish Fly*

  yellowtail, spicy crab mix, bigeye tuna, shallot, cilantro, serrano, yuzu ponzu sauce

  • 8 Pcs$15.50

• Spicy Gringo*

  salmon, bigeye tuna, dutch yellowtail, ginger, garlic chip, bbq paper, shallot, serrano ponzu sauce

  • 5 Pcs$12.00

• Tataki Maki*

  shrimp tempura, spicy salmon, pepper seared skipjack tuna, crispy panko, thai basil, eel sauce

  • 8 Pcs$14.00

Classic Maki

Not Raw

• Cali Roll

  crab mix, avocado, cucumber

  • 8 Pcs$8.00

• Crunchy Blue

  spicy crab mix, cilantro, crispy panko, eel sauce

  • 8 Pcs$9.00

• Crunchy L.A.

  crab mix, avocado, cucumber, crispy panko, sweet chili sauce

  • 8 Pcs$9.00

• Just Shrimp Tempura Maki

  shrimp tempura

  • 8 Pcs$8.00

• Spicy Tako

  spicy octopus

  • 5 Pcs$8.50

Raw

• Cabo Roll*

  spicy bigeye tuna, crab mix, cucumber

  • 8 Pcs$10.50

• Negi Yellowtail*

  yellowtail, garlic chip, scallion

  • 8 Pcs$10.50

• Philadelphia*

  smoked or raw salmon, cream cheese, scallion, cucumber

  • 8 Pcs$11.50

• Rainbow Roll*

  bigeye tuna, salmon, yellowtail, ebi, crab mix, avocado, cucumber

  • 8 Pcs$14.50

• Sake*

  salmon

  • 5 Pcs$8.00

• Spicy Sake*

  spicy salmon, cucumber

  • 5 Pcs$8.00

• Spicy Tekka*

  spicy bigeye tuna, cucumber

  • 5 Pcs$8.50

• Tekka*

  bigeye tuna

  • 5 Pcs$8.50

• Spider Maki*

  crispy soft shell crab, masago, avocado, cucumber, sriracha, creamy spicy sauce

  • 10 Pcs$14.50

Vegan Maki

• Up in Smoke

  vegan smoked salmon, vegan cream cheese, vegan shrimp tempura, avocado, charred jalapeño, serrano ponzu sauce

  • 5 Pcs$12.00

• Avo Kaluna

  plant based tuna, avocado, sesame seeds, scallion, sweet soy sauce

  • 8 Pcs$11.50

• Cowgirl

  pickle vegan tempura, sriracha-fried onion rings, bbq paper, vegan mayo, tonkatsu sauce

  • 5 Pcs$9.00

• Crunchy Cabbage

  tofu and napa cabbage vegan tempura, scallion, vegan creamy spicy sauce

  • 8 Pcs$10.00

• Eden Roll

  sweet potato vegan tempura, grilled asparagus, edamame hummus, sundried tomato, brown rice, soy paper, olive oil, maldon sea salt

  • 8 Pcs$10.00

• Green Goddess

  spicy plant based tuna, cucumber, cilantro, shallot, avocado, black tobiko caviart, ponzu sauce

  • 8 Pcs$13.50

• Prince Roll

  eggplant vegan tempura, avocado, sweet soy sauce

  • 8 Pcs$9.50

• Vegan Hot Popper

  vegan smoked salmon, vegan cream cheese, vegan jalapeño tempura, soy paper, sriracha

  • 5 Pcs$10.00

• Shiitake To Me

  mushrooms sautéed in coconut milk, shiitake and sweet potato vegan tempura, truffle oil, thai basil, sweet soy sauce

  • 8 Pcs$12.50

• Thai Hippie

  tofu vegan tempura, avocado, cucumber, carrot, cashews with thai basil, cilantro, mint and red onion salad, thai peanut sauce

  • 8 Pcs$11.00

• Unami Express

  pineapple, red pepper, thai basil, bbq eggplant eel, masago caviart, scallion, sweet soy sauce

  • 8 Pcs$12.50

• Unami Maki

  bbq eggplant eel, vegan cream cheese, avocado, sweet soy sauce

  • 5 Pcs$9.50

• V.L.T.

  bibb lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomato, avocado, shallot, smoked tomato paper, maldon sea salt, vegan mayo

  • 5 Pcs$9.00

• Vegan Black Dragon

  bbq eggplant eel tempura, vegan cream cheese, vegan shrimp tempura, black tobiko caviart, sweet soy sauce

  • 8 Pcs$12.50

• Vegan Hot Night

  vegan shrimp tempura, avocado, plant based tuna, sesame seeds, sriracha

  • 8 Pcs$13.00

• Vegan South Pacific

  bbq eggplant eel tempura, vegan cream cheese, pineapple, scallion, sweet soy sauce

  • 8 Pcs$11.50

• Veggie

  red pepper, vegan cream cheese, avocado, cucumber

  • 8 Pcs$8.00

• Vegan Philadelphia

  vegan smoked salmon, vegan cream cheese, scallion, cucumber

  • 8 Pcs$11.00