Blue Sushi Sake Grill - Des Moines
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(515) 379-6800Additional information
- Dining style
Casual Dining
- Cuisines
Sushi
- Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 11:00 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
- Phone number
(515) 379-6800
- Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
- Dress code
Casual Dress
- Neighborhood
Des Moines
- Parking details
None
- Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
Menu
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$7.50
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$9.00
mix of seaweed, cucumber sunomono, scallion, tossed in sesame dressing
Cucumber Sunomono$4.00
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$8.50
sautéed japanese peppers with citrus, tamari and togarashi
Crispy Brussels Sprouts$9.00
tossed in creamy lemon miso sauce and toasted cashews
Calamari**$14.50
sesame crusted squid, tempura vegetable, miso aioli
River Rock Beef*$17.00
all-natural beef tenderloin, served on sizzling rocks with jalapeño ponzu and yuzu kosho
Ceviche* **$13.50
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$11.00
crispy soft shell crab, cucumber sunomono, tempura sauce
Poke*$15.00
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. Vegan tofu available
Chicken Crunch Salad$15.00
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
Vegan Tuna Tower$15.00
sesame and ponzu marinated plant based tuna, avocado and sushi rice, topped with black tobiko caviar and wasabi sprouts, served with mango and gluten free sweet soy sauce
Specialty Nigiri
Blue Kani**
tempura fried tofu pockets stuffed with spicy crab mix, served with eel sauce
- 4 Pcs$8.00
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$8.50
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$8.50
Specialty Sashimi
Truffle Salmon* **
atlantic salmon drizzled with hot sesame oil, topped with ikura, truffle ponzu sauce and wasabi sprouts
- 5 Pcs$14.50
Ceviche-Style Hirame*
olive flounder topped with cucumber, pickled shallots, cilantro, aji limo, merquén, lime juice and black pepper
- 5 Pcs$15.00
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$15.00
Tuna Tataki*
Pepper seared skipjack tuna topped with daikon Momiji, garlic chips, scallion and tataki sauce
- 5 Pcs$14.50
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. 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)$8.50
- Sashimi (3 Pcs)$11.00
Sake* **
Atlantic salmon. British columbia, faroe islands, norway, marine net pen
- Nigiri (2 Pcs)$8.00
- Sashimi (3 Pcs)$10.50
Sake Toro* **
Atlantic salmon belly. British columbia, faroe islands, norway, marine net pen
- Nigiri (2 Pcs)$8.00
- Sashimi (3 Pcs)$10.50
Aburi Sake Toro* **
Seared atlantic salmon belly. British columbia, faroe islands, norway, marine net pen
- Nigiri (2 Pcs)$8.00
- Sashimi (3 Pcs)$10.50
Wild Salmon* **
Sockeye salmon. Alaska, gillnets
- Nigiri (2 Pcs)$8.50
- Sashimi (3 Pcs)$11.00
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)$9.50
- Sashimi (3 Pcs)$12.00
Snow Crab$9.00
Tuna
Tombo Ahi* **
Seared albacore. Canada & alaska, pole caught
- Nigiri (2 Pcs)$7.50
- Sashimi (3 Pcs)$10.00
Maguro*
Bigeye tuna. Hawaii, deep set longline
- Nigiri (2 Pcs)$9.00
- Sashimi (3 Pcs)$11.50
Bonito
Bonito, Seared skipjack. Japan, pole caught
- Nigiri$7.50
- Sashimi$10.00
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)$9.00
- Sashimi (3 Pcs)$11.50
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
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
Kaluna Nigiri$6.50
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$10.50
Hawaiian Roll
tempura fried, mango, salmon, crab mix, mango sauce
- 6 Pcs$12.50
Hotel Cali
tempura fried, spicy crab mix, cream cheese, jalapeño, avocado, sweet chili sauce
- 8 Pcs$11.50
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$13.50
Tidal Wave
shrimp and crab stick tempura, crab mix, cream cheese, honey wasabi and eel sauces
- 8 Pcs$13.50
Raw
Alaska Roll*
snow crab, cucumber, avocado, sockeye salmon, ikura, lemon
- 8 Pcs$15.00
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$10.00
Lion King*
crab mix, cucumber, avocado, spicy salmon, scallion, eel sauce, chili aioli
- 8 Pcs$12.50
Pretty In Pink*
snow crab, cucumber, salmon, bigeye tuna, soy paper, wasabi tobiko
- 8 Pcs$15.50
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 jalapeno, togarashi, serrano, ponzu sauce
- 8 Pcs$14.00
Spanish Fly*
yellowtail, spicy crab mix, bigeye tuna, shallot, cilantro, serrano, yuzu ponzu sauce
- 8 Pcs$15.00
Spicy Gringo*
salmon, bigeye tuna, dutch yellowtail, ginger, garlic chip, BBQ paper, shallot, serrano ponzu sauce
- 5 Pcs$12.00
Tataki Maki$14.00
shrimp tempura, spicy salmon, pepper seared skipjack tuna, crispy panko, thai basil, eel sauce
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$8.50
Crunchy L.A.
crab mix, avocado, cucumber, crispy panko, sweet chili sauce
- 8 Pcs$8.50
Just Shrimp Tempura Maki
shrimp tempura
- 8 Pcs$7.50
Spicy Tako
spicy octopus
- 5 Pcs$8.50
Raw
Cabo Roll*
spicy bigeye tuna, crab mix, cucumber
- 8 Pcs$9.00
Negi Yellowtail*
yellowtail, garlic chip, scallion
- 8 Pcs$10.00
Philadelphia*
smoked or raw salmon, cream cheese, scallion, cucumber
- 8 Pcs$11.00
Rainbow Roll*
bigeye tuna, salmon, yellowtail, ebi, crab mix, avocado, cucumber
- 8 Pcs$14.00
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$14.00
Vegan Maki
Avocado
avocado, brown rice
- 8 Pcs$6.50
Avo Kaluna
plant based tuna, avocado, sesame seeds, scallion, sweet soy
- 8 Pcs$10.50
Cowgirl
pickle vegan tempura, sriracha-fried onion rings, BBQ paper, vegan mayo, tonkatsu sauce
- 5 Pcs$8.50
Crunchy Cabbage
tofu and napa cabbage vegan tempura, scallion, vegan creamy spicy sauce
- 8 Pcs$9.50
Eden Roll
sweet potato vegan tempura, grilled asparagus, edamame hummus, sundried tomato, brown rice, soy paper, olive oil, maldon sea salt
- 8 Pcs$9.50
Green Goddess
spicy plant based tuna, cucumber, cilantro, shallot, avocado, black tobiko caviar, ponzu sauce
- 8 Pcs$13.00
Kappa
cucumber, brown rice
- 8 Pcs$5.00
Prince Roll
eggplant vegan tempura, avocado, sweet soy sauce
- 8 Pcs$9.00
Shiitake To Me
mushrooms sautéed in coconut milk, shiitake and sweet potato vegan tempura, truffle oil, thai basil, sweet soy sauce
- 8 Pcs$12.00
Spicy Kaluna
spicy plant based tuna, cucumber
- 5 Pcs$7.50
Thai Hippie
tofu vegan tempura, avocado, cucumber, carrot, cashews with thai basil, cilantro, mint and red onion salad, thai peanut sauce
- 8 Pcs$10.50
Unami Express
pineapple, red pepper, thai basil, BBQ eggplant eel, masago caviart, scallion, sweet soy sauce
- 8 Pcs$12.00
Unami Maki
BBQ eggplant eel, vegan cream cheese, avocado, sweet soy sauce
- 5 Pcs$9.00
V.L.T.
bibb lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomato, avocado, shallot, smoked tomato paper, maldon sea salt, vegan mayo
- 5 Pcs$8.50
Vegan South Pacific
BBQ eggplant eel tempura, vegan cream cheese, pineapple, scallion, sweet soy sauce
- 8 Pcs$11.00
Veggie
red pepper, vegan cream cheese, avocado, cucumber
- 8 Pcs$7.50
Vegan Hot Night$13.00
vegan shrimp tempura, avocado, plant based tuna, sesame seeds, sriracha
Vegan Black Dragon$12.50
bbq eggplant eel tempura, vegan cream cheese, vegan shrimp tempura, black tobiko caviar, sweet soy sauce
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- 4.5Ambience
- 4.4Value
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FAQs
Blue Sushi Sake Grill - Des Moines offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (515) 379-6800.
Blue Sushi Sake Grill - Des Moines is rated 4.6 stars by 60 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.
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(515) 379-6800316 Court Ave Des Moines, IA 50309-2210
Additional information
- Neighborhood
Des Moines
- Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 11:00 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
- Cuisines
Sushi
- Dining style
Casual Dining
- Dress code
Casual Dress
- Parking details
None
- Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
- Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Phone number
(515) 379-6800