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$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