Masa Japanese Restaurant Menu Vocabulary

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards covering specialty rolls, entrees, appetizers, donburi, combination plates, and authentic Japanese fish names from the Masa menu.

Hot Appetizer: Shumai

Steamed shrimp dumplings served with gyoza sauce and mustard on the side ($9).

Hot Appetizer: Gyoza

Pan-fried pork and vegetable dumplings served with gyoza sauce ($10).

Hot Appetizer: Wasabi Shumai

Steamed dumplings infused with spicy wasabi, served with gyoza sauce ($10).

Hot Appetizer: Edamame

Lightly salted steamed baby soybeans ($7).

Hot Appetizer: Eggplant with Yuzu Miso

Grilled eggplant topped with citrus yuzu miso sauce ($10).

Hot Appetizer: Crispy Spring Roll

Deep-fried vegetable spring roll served with mustard on the side ($10).

Hot Appetizer: Tatsuta Age

Fried chicken thigh served with ponzu sauce ($13).

Hot Appetizer: Shrimp Agedashi Tofu

Fried tofu served in broth with shrimp and scallions ($10).

Hot Appetizer: Grilled Whole Squid

Japanese surume ika grilled with ginger sauce ($16).

Hot Appetizer: Spicy Chicken Tempura

Chicken breast tempura served with garlic spicy sauce and a side of spicy mayo sauce ($13).

Hot Appetizer: Popcorn Shrimp

Bite-sized breaded shrimp served with a side of spicy mayo sauce ($14).

Hot Appetizer: Grilled Duck

Grilled duck breast served with fresh wasabi ($16).

Hot Appetizer: Beef Negimaki

Scallions rolled with thin-sliced beef, grilled with teriyaki sauce ($16 appetizer / $32 dinner entree).

Hot Appetizer: Tontoro

Grilled Berkshire pork cheek ($16 dinner appetizer / $20 lunch entree).

Cold Appetizer: Sesame Spinach

Boiled spinach prepared in black sesame paste ($9).

Cold Appetizer: Hijiki

Simmered hijiki seaweed cooked with carrot and bean curd ($9).

Cold Appetizer: Sesame Chicken

Shredded steamed chicken breast and sliced cucumbers in sesame vinaigrette ($10).

Cold Appetizer: Spicy Kani Salad

Kanikama, cucumber, and tempura crunch mixed with spicy mayo ($10).

Cold Appetizer: Tuna & Shrimp Avocado Boat

Chopped tuna and shrimp served in an avocado salad ($16).

Cold Appetizer: Tuna or Salmon Tartar

Chopped salmon or tuna in original spicy sauce with avocado and tempura crunch ($20).

Cold Appetizer: Peppered Tuna Tataki

Grilled peppered thin-sliced tuna served with ponzu sauce ($20).

Cold Appetizer: Rainbow Cucumber Wrap

Assorted sashimi wrapped in thin-sliced cucumber ($20).

Cold Appetizer: Carpaccio Tuna or Salmon

Thin-sliced raw fish in citrus ponzu wasabi sauce ($20).

Cold Appetizer: T.Y.S. Sashimi

Tuna, yellowtail, and salmon sashimi appetizer ($18).

Soup: Miso Soup

Traditional Japanese soybean paste soup ($3).

Soup: Red Miso Soup with Top Neck Clam

Red miso broth prepared with top neck clam ($5).

Soup: Clear Soup with Clam

Light clear broth with clam ($5).

Soup: Spicy Seafood Broth in Pot

Spicy seafood soup cooked in a pot for two (note: need to ask sushi bar for salmon) ($22).

Salad: Field Greens

Mixed green house salad ($6).

Salad: Seaweed Salad

Marinated seaweeds in a light vinaigrette ($8).

Salad: Avocado Salad

Sliced fresh avocado served over house field greens ($14).

Salad: Asian Grilled Chicken Salad

Marinated spicy Asian-style chicken breast served over house greens ($18).

Salad: Calamari Salad

Calamari served over mixed greens ($20).

Salad: Grilled Peppered Tuna Salad

Grilled peppered tuna served over house greens with yuzu ponzu dressing ($20).

Dinner Entree: Vegetable Tempura

Assorted vegetable tempura served with tempura sauce, rice, and choice of miso soup or salad ($22).

Dinner Entree: Mixed Tempura

4 black tiger shrimp and vegetable tempura served with tempura sauce, rice, and choice of miso soup or salad ($26).

Dinner Entree: Shrimp Tempura Entree

7 black tiger shrimp tempura served with tempura sauce, rice, and choice of miso soup or salad ($28).

Dinner Entree: Tonkatsu

Deep-fried breaded pork or chicken cutlet served with mustard on the side, rice, and choice of miso soup or salad ($30 dinner / $16 lunch).

Dinner Entree: Black Cod Misozuke

Marinated black cod in miso, served with rice and choice of miso soup or salad ($34).

Dinner Entree: Grilled Lamb Chop

Marinated New Zealand lamb chops served with ginger sauce, rice, and choice of miso soup or salad ($32).

Dinner Entree: Beef Teriyaki

Grilled ribeye steak with vegetables in teriyaki sauce, served with rice and choice of soup or salad ($34 dinner / $26 lunch).

Dinner Entree: Chicken Teriyaki

Grilled chicken breast with vegetables in teriyaki sauce, served with rice and choice of soup or salad ($30 dinner / $18 lunch).

Dinner Entree: Salmon Teriyaki

Grilled Atlantic salmon with vegetables in teriyaki sauce, served with rice and choice of soup or salad ($30 dinner / $18 lunch).

Lunch Combination: American Favourite

Served with chicken teriyaki, shumai, edamame, California roll, and soup ($16).

Lunch Combination: Zen

Vegetarian combination plate with agedashi tofu, vegetable tempura (with tempura sauce), hijiki, edamame, avocado cucumber roll, and soup ($18).

Lunch Combination: Power Combo

Served with beef teriyaki, tempura (with tempura sauce), shumai, edamame, California roll, and soup ($26).

Lunch Combination: Roll Combo

Served with California roll, spicy tuna roll, edamame, shumai, and soup ($18).

Lunch Entree: Ginger Pork

Thin-sliced pork marinated in ginger sauce with vegetables, served with rice and soup ($16).

Lunch Entree: Yakiniku

Pan-fried thin-sliced beef and vegetables in teriyaki sauce, served with rice and soup ($20).

Lunch Entree: Grilled Fish

Grilled mackerel or pike fish served with daily side dish, rice, and soup ($16).

Lunch Entree: Tempura Lunch Entree

Assorted shrimp and vegetable tempura served with tempura sauce, rice, and soup ($16).

Lunch Entree: Katsu Curry

Beef curry over deep-fried breaded pork or chicken cutlet and rice, served with soup ($22).

Donburi: Katsu Don

Simmered pork or chicken cutlet, egg, and onion served over rice, topped with nori and served with takuan, soup, and pickles ($14).

Donburi: Oyako Don

Simmered chicken, egg, and onion served over rice, topped with nori and served with takuan, soup, and pickles ($14).

Donburi: Shrimp Katsu Don

Simmered shrimp cutlet, egg, and onion served over rice, topped with nori and served with takuan, soup, and pickles ($16).

Donburi: Gyu Don

Simmered beef and onion served over rice, served with red ginger, soup, and pickles ($16).

Donburi: Ten Don

Assorted tempura served over rice with tempura sauce, takuan, soup, and pickles ($16).

Donburi: Kamo Negi Don

Grilled duck breast and scallion served over rice with red ginger, takuan, soup, and pickles ($16).

Donburi: Una Don

Grilled eel served over rice topped with nori and sweet eel sauce ($26 dinner / $24 lunch).

Donburi: Spicy Tuna Don

Garlic spicy tuna served over sushi rice ($18 lunch).

Noodle Dish: Nabeyaki Udon

Noodle soup served in a pot with shrimp tempura, chicken, vegetables, top neck clam, and egg ($22 dinner / $20 lunch).

Noodle Dish: Kamo Nanban

Simmered duck and vegetables served in udon or soba noodle soup ($16).

Sushi/Sashimi Combo: Sushi Regular

8 pieces of assorted sushi with choice of tuna roll or California roll ($28).

Sushi/Sashimi Combo: Sushi Deluxe

10 pieces of assorted sushi with choice of tuna roll or California roll ($32).

Sushi/Sashimi Combo: Sushi For Two

20 pieces of sushi with a spicy tuna roll and California roll ($60).

Sushi/Sashimi Combo: Sushi and Sashimi Combo

Assorted sashimi, 5 pieces of sushi, and a tuna roll ($34).

Sushi/Sashimi Combo: Bara Chirashi

Assorted diced raw fish served over sushi rice ($28 dinner / $18 lunch).

Sushi/Sashimi Combo: 3 Rolls (Lunch)

California roll, spicy tuna roll, and Alaskan roll served with soup ($22).

A La Carte Sushi/Sashimi: Maguro

Tuna ($4 per piece).

A La Carte Sushi/Sashimi: Hamachi

Yellowtail ($4 per piece).

A La Carte Sushi/Sashimi: Unagi

Eel ($5 per piece).

A La Carte Sushi/Sashimi: Botan Ebi

Sweet Shrimp ($8 per piece).

A La Carte Sushi/Sashimi: Ikura

Salmon Roe ($8 per piece).

A La Carte Sushi/Sashimi: Uni

Sea Urchin (Market Price).

Imported from Japan: Kohada

Japanese Herring ($6 per piece).

Imported from Japan: Shima Aji

Striped Jack ($6 per piece).

Imported from Japan: Masaba

Japanese Mackerel ($6 per piece).

Imported from Japan: Aji

Horse Mackerel ($6 per piece).

Classic Roll: California Roll

Crab stick, avocado, and cucumber ($8).

Classic Roll: Philadelphia Roll

Cream cheese, smoked salmon, and avocado ($10).

Classic Roll: Spicy Tuna Roll

Tuna, scallions, and original spicy sauce ($10).

Classic Roll: Alaskan Roll

Salmon, avocado, and cucumber ($10).

Classic Roll: Dragon Roll

Eel and cucumber wrapped in avocado ($16).

Classic Roll: Spider Roll

Softshell crab, avocado, cucumber, and tobiko ($16).

Original Roll: 81 Allendale

Salmon, crab, avocado, cream cheese, asparagus, and katsu crunch ($18).

Original Roll: Cajun Roll

Spicy tuna, yellowtail, tobiko, and scallion topped with cajun shrimp ($20).

Original Roll: Ocean Eleven

Shrimp tempura, avocado, tuna, and tobiko wrapped with soy paper ($20).

Original Roll: Lucky Strike

Spicy tuna, tempura crunch, and avocado topped with eel and salmon ($20).

Original Roll: Crazy Roll

Tuna, yellowtail, tempura crunch, topped with chopped tuna, scallions, spicy sauce, and tobiko ($22).

Original Roll: Masa Rainbow

Tuna, salmon, shrimp, yellowtail, eel, crab, avocado, tobiko, egg custard, and cucumber ($22).

Omakase: Omakase Course

Multi-course chef's tasting menu including soup, salad, appetizer, sashimi & sushi, and dessert (requires 2 days advance notice, $100+).