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Lava Sushi
1045 University Ave
San Diego, CA 92103
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Main Menu
Great Beginnings
Edamame
$4.00Garlic Edamame
$5.00
Sautéed edamame with garlic butter and soy sauce
Spicy Japanese Fries
$6.00
Japanese seasoned Spicy potato fries w/side of chili Aioli
Bangin' Popper
$10.00
Deep fried jalapeno stuffed with real crab and spicy tuna mix
Ika Geso Kara-age
$8.00
Deep fried squid legs
Chicken Kara-age
$7.00
Deep fried Japanese fried chicken (boneless thigh)
Gyoza (5 Pieces)
$6.00
Pork dumpling choice of steam or fried
Vegetable Egg Roll (3 pieces)
$7.00Age-dashi Tofu
$6.00
Deep fried tofu in dashi broth
Tuna Poke
$15.00
Diced cut tuna mixed with seaweed salad, kaiware sprout, and micro cilantro. Serve with wonton chips
Kanpachi Carpaccio
$16.00
5 slices Amber Jack with serrano pepper, garlic mustard ponzu, chive oil, daikon radish, and micro cilantro
Mix Mushroom Sauté
$9.00
Himeji mushroom, maitake mushroom, shiitake mushroom sauté in garlic butter
Vegetable Tempura
$9.00
2 kabocha pumpkin, 1 carrot, 1 yam, 1 onion, 1 shiitake
Mix Tempura
$11.00
2 shrimp, 1 kabocha pumpkin, 1 carrot, 1 yam, 1 onion 1 shiitake
Shrimp Tempura
$12.00
5 pieces shrimp tempura
Salads
Small House Salad
$4.00
Mix of spring mix and romaine hearts w/ginger dressing
Large House Salad
$6.00
Mix of spring mix and romaine hearts w/ginger dressing
Seafood Salad
$14.00
Assorted raw fish on salad w/ wasabi yuzu dressing
Tofu Salad
$10.00
Cold tofu on salad w/crispy rice noodle and wasabi yuzu dressing
Japanese Mashed Potato Salad
$7.00
Mashed potato w/ Persian cucumber, onion, carrot, and corn
Cucumber and Wakame Sunomono
$6.00
Persian cucumber and wakame seaweed w/ tosazu (sweet vinegar)
Seafood Sunomono
$10.00
Persian cumumber, wakame seaweed, octopus, squid, and shrimp w/ tosazu (sweet vinegar)
Seaweed salad
$7.00
Marinated seaweed salad w/ kaiware and gobo
Seaweed Salad Mix
$10.00
Marinated seaweed salad, red tosaka seaweed, wakame and kaiware seaweed w/ sweet ponzu
Fried Rice
Vegetable
$5.00
Carrot, onion, and zucchini
Chicken
$7.00
Chicken, carrot, onion, zucchini
Shrimp
$8.00
Shrimp, carrot, onion, zucchini
Noodles
Kimchi Tonkotsu Ramen
$11.00
Creamy Pork broth Ramen w/ kimchi, green onion, menma (bamboo shoot), kikurage mushroom, charsiu
Plain Udon
$7.00
Green onion, shiitake, wakame seaweed, fish cake
Chicken Udon
$10.00
Chicken, shiitake, wakame seaweed, green Onion, fish cake
Plain Yakisoba
$10.00
Japanese stir fried noodle carrot, onion, cabbage, bean sprout
Chicken Yakisoba
$13.00
Japanese stir fried noodle with chicken and veggie
Shrimp Yakisoba
$16.00
Japanese stir fried noodle with shrimp and veggie
Entrées
Shoga Pork
$16.00
Pork slices marinated on sweet ginger sauce. Served w/ rice, miso soup, Japanese mashed potato salad and cabbage, tomato, and broccolini
Shoga Chicken
$16.00
Chicken thighs marinated on sweet ginger sauce Served w/ rice, miso soup, Japanese mashed potato salad and cabbage, tomato, and broccolini
Teriyaki Chicken
$16.00
Chicken thighs /w teriyaki sauce Served w/ rice, miso soup, Japanese mashed potato salad and cabbage, tomato, and broccolini
Teriyaki Beef
$18.00
Beef w/ teriyaki sauce Served w/ rice, miso soup, Japanese mashed potato salad and cabbage, tomato, and broccolini
Spicy Shrimp
$19.00
Deep fried Shrimp w/spicy teriyaki sauce Served w/ rice, miso soup, Japanese mashed potato salad and cabbage, tomato, and broccolini
Pan Seared Salmon w/ cod caviar cream sauce
$22.00
6oz Pan seared sashimi grade Scottish Salmon, saute mushroom mix & rice. Served w/ small house salad
Kobe Salisbury Steak
$25.00
Salisbury steak made out of ground Kobe beef and grounded pork, Served w/ heirloom carrots, cipollini, and broccolini, and Japanese mashed potato salad
Nigiri & Sashimi
Tuna
Maguro
- Nigiri $6.00
- Sashimi (5pc) $14.00
Salmon
Sake
- Nigiri $5.50
- Sashimi (5pc) $13.50
Yellowtail
Hamachi
- Nigiri $6.00
- Sashimi (5pc) $14.00
Albacore
Bincho
- Nigiri $5.00
- Sashimi (5pc) $12.00
Halibut
Hirame
- Nigiri $5.50
- Sashimi (5pc) $13.50
Sea Bream
Tai
- Nigiri $6.00
- Sashimi (5pc) $14.00
Amber Jack
Kanpachi
- Nigiri $6.00
- Sashimi (5pc) $14.00
Horse Mackerel
Aji
- Nigiri $6.00
- Sashimi (5pc) $14.00
Mackerel
Saba
- Nigiri $5.50
- Sashimi (5pc) $14.00
Scallop
Hotate
- Nigiri $6.00
- Sashimi (5pc) $14.00
Shrimp
Ebi
- Nigiri $5.00
Octopus
Tako
- Nigiri $5.00
- Sashimi (5pc) $12.00
Squid
Ika
- Nigiri $5.00
Salmon Caviar
Ikura
- Nigiri $6.00
Flying Fish Caviar
Tobiko
- Nigiri $5.00
Sea Urchin
Uni
- Nigiri $8.00
- Sashimi (5pc) $18.00
Eel
Unagi
- Nigiri $6.00
- Sashimi (5pc) $14.00
Egg Omelette
Tamago
- Nigiri $4.00
Snow Crab
Kani
- Nigiri $6.00
Blue Fin Tuna
Hon Maguro
- Nigiri $8.00
- Sashimi (5pc) $18.00
Blue Fin Belly
Toro
- Market Price
Combos
Add Miso Soup $1, Add House Salad $1, No Substitutions
Chirashi
$20.00
2 Albacore, 1 Tuna, 1 Yellowtail, 1 Salmon, 1 Halibut, 1 Octopus, 1 Shrimp, Salmon Roe, Kanpyo, Egg Omelette
Sashimi Trio
$15.00
2 Pieces Each: Tuna, Salmon, Yellowtail
Assorted Sashimi
$30.00
4 Tuna, 3 Kanpachi, 2 Salmon, 2 Albacore, 2 Octopus, 3 Squid, 2 Halibut
Sashimi Appetizer
$22.00
2 Pieces Of Each: Tuna, Salmon, Albacore, Halibut, Horse Mackerel
Mini Nigiri Assortment
$10.00
Tuna, Yellowtail, Salmon, Horse Mackerel
Assorted Nigiri
$18.00
Tuna, Amber Jack, Salmon, Sea Bream, Halibut, Mackerel, Shrimp
3 Hand Roll Combo
$15.00
Spicy Tuna, California, Shrimp Tempura
Roll Combo
$25.00
Rainbow, Shrimp Tempura, Spicy Tuna
Japanese Style Rolls
6 pieces, seaweed outside
Tekka
$6.00
Tuna
Negi Hama
$6.00
Yellowtail with green onion
Kappa
$4.00
Cucumber with sesame seeds
Teppo
$4.00
Sweet ground squash with wasabi
Ume Shiso
$5.00
Plum pickle with shiso and cucumber
Negi Toro
$6.00
Chopped Toro with green onion
Salmon
$6.00Avocado
$5.00Basic Rolls
California Roll
$6.00
Imitation crab stick, avocado, cucumber
California Roll with Real Crab
$8.00
Real crab, avocado, cucumber
Spicy tuna
$8.00Philadelphia
$8.00
Smoke salmon, cream cheese, cucumber
Eel
$7.00
Eel, cucumber with eel sauce
Shrimp Tempura
$8.00
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado with eel sauce
Veggie
$5.00
Avocado, cucumber, gobo, kaiware sprout
Cucumber Avocado
$5.00Salmon Skin
$6.00
Salmon skin, cucumber, shiso, gobo, kaiware sprout
Softshell Crab
$11.00
Deep fried soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber, gobo kaiware sprout with eel sauce and spicy mayo
Classic Rolls
Rainbow
$13.00
California roll topped with tuna, halibut, salmon and sea bream
Caterpillar
$12.00
Eel, egg omelette and cucumber topped with avocado and eel sauce
Crunchy
$9.00
Shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber and gobo topped with tempura crumb and eel sauce
Calamari
$10.00
Deep fried calamari, avocado, cucumber, crab, gobo, sprout with spicy mayo and eel sauce
Dragon
$12.00
Crab, avocado and cucumber topped with eel and eel sauce
Red Dragon
$13.00
Shrimp tempura, avocado cucumber and gobo, topped with spicy tuna garnished with spicy mayo, eel sauce and rice cracker
Protein
$18.00
Real crab, spicy tuna, albacore, avocado, kaiware sprout and gobo wrapped in cucumber
Specialty Rolls
Alaskan
$12.00
Real crab, avocado and cucumber topped with salmon
Mango Yellowtail
$16.00
Spicy tuna, cucumber and avocado topped with yellowtail garnished with jalapeño infused mango puree, pico de gallo, cilantro oil and micro cilantro
Baja
$14.00
Spicy crab, avocado, cucumber and gobo topped with chopped albacore garnished with garlic dijon mustard ponzu, serrano ponzu and fried leek
Spicy Scallop
$16.00
Crab, bay scallop, masago, cucumber and avocado topped with Japanese scallop and garnished with citrus chili oil sauce and tobiko
Hawaiian
$16.00
Spicy tuna, avocado, cucumber and gobo topped with tuna garnished with chuka salad, sweet soy vinaigrette, macadamia nuts and daikon radish
Typhoon
$15.00
Crab, spicy tuna, avocado, cucumber and gobo topped with sea bream lightly seared and garnished with serranos, garlic oil, sea salt and pepper
Boss
$17.00
Spicy crab, avocado, cream cheese, cucumber and gobo topped with lightly seared salmon and garnished with spicy mayo, eel, Sriracha, micro cilantro and fried potato
Sin City
$12.00
Salmon, cream cheese and avocado deep fried topped with jalapeno, spicy mayo and Sriracha
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General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
Bar
Sushi
Meals
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
4:00pm - 10:00pm
Tuesday:
4:00pm - 10:00pm
Wednesday:
4:00pm - 10:00pm
Thursday:
4:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday:
4:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday:
12:00pm - 10:00pm
Sunday:
12:00pm - 10:00pm