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Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar
815 Pine Street
Seattle, WA 98101
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Panko-Crusted Fresh Tuna Sashimi
Tuna wrapped with arugula and spinach, panko crusted and flash fried, served with a soy wasabi butter sauce
Sansei's Shrimp Dynamite
Crispy tempura shrimp tossed with a garlic masago aioli & unagi glaze drizzle
Sansei's Mango Crab Salad Hand Roll
Ripe mango, blue crab, fresh greens & crunchy peanuts
Japanese Calamari Salad
Calamari fritte tossed in a spicy kochujang vinaigrette over seasonal greens in a crispy wonton basket
Asian Shrimp Cake
Crusted with crispy Chinese noodles, served over ginger-lime-chili-butter & cilantro pesto
Dk's Crab Ramen with Asian Truffle Broth
with crab, cilantro, Thai basil & mild jalapenos
Small Plates
Edamame
Lightly-salted & boiled soybeans in their shells
Hiyayakko
Cold soft tofu with fresh ginger, green onions, and katsuo bushi
Sansei Style Tuna Poke
with sweet onions, wakame & kaiware sprouts in a spicy poke sauce
Kenny G
Thinly sliced shiromi topped with minced garlic, daikon, oroshi & shiso with a tangy ponzu vinaigrette
Tuna Carpaccio
Garnished with cilantro & chopped peanuts in a Thai chili vinaigrette
Tuna Tataki
Seared tuna tossed with sweet onions, wakame, masago & kaiware sprouts in a Japanese vinaigrette
Chinese Style Sashimi
Seared in hot sesame oil & shoyu and garnished with cilantro
Grilled Miso Yaki Chicken
Sweet miso & sake marinated boneless chicken thighs, grilled, sliced and served over kale and cabbage
Matsuhisa Style Miso Butterfish
a Japanese speciality! Tender butterfish marinated and roasted in sake & sweet miso
Wok Tossed Seasonal Vegetables
in Asian black bean chili butter
Sunomono
Thin sliced cucumbers and wakame in a sweet tangy vinaigrette Add octopus, shrimp or crab or a combination of octopus, crab and shrimp
Agedashi
Tofu lightly fried, served with a mirin soy dashi
Ocean Salad
Marinated in a sweet toasted sesame dressing
Hamachi & Grilled Shiitake Tartare
with truffled soy sauce, tobiko and shiso chiffonade
Seared Cajun Crusted Sashimi
with shaved sweet onions, jalapeno, cilantro & Chef Masa's yukke sauce
Sansei's Lobster & Blue Crab Ravioli
Stuffed with sweet lobster, blue crab & shrimp, in truffled shiitake Madeira cream
Maui Style Teri Beef
Marinated & grilled in mildly spicy kal-bi
Crispy Fried Calamari
with a spicy Japanese cocktail sauce
Roasted Japanese Egg Plant
with sweet miso-saki sauce
Broiled Miso Garlic Prawns
over seasonal greens with umeboshi vinaigrette
Soups, Salads & Noodles
Sansei's Mango Crab Salad Handroll
Ripe mango, Asian crab salad, fresh seasonal greens & crunch peanuts, wrapped in mamenori with Sweet Thai chili vinaigrette
Classic Caesar Salad
with herbed croutons & parmesan cheese -add Crispy Fried Calamari
Traditional Miso Soup
with tofu, wakame & green onions
Dk's Crab Ramen with Asian Truffle Broth
with crab, cilantro, Thai basil & mild jalapenos
Seasonal Greens Salad
with your choice of: Japanese umeboshi (plum dressing), soy-sesame onion or balsamic vinaigrette
Seared Tuna Salad
Seared tuna over seasonal greens with Sansei's soy sesame vinaigrette
Soy Ramen Noodles
with house made pork belly cha shu, menma, choy sum & bean sprouts
Tempura
Shrimp Tempura
with tentsuyu dipping sauce
Sweet Potato Tempura
with tentsuyu dipping sauce
Mixed Vegetable Tempura
with tentsuyu dipping sauce
Sweet Onion Tempura Rings
with tentsuyu dipping sauce
Asparagus Tempura Spears
with tentsuyu dipping sauce
Large Plates
Grilled Catch of the Day
Over seasonal greens. Served with a tangy umeboshi (Japanese Plum) Vinaigrette
Sansei's Seasonal Vegetable Pasta
Fresh seasonal vegetables wok-tossed with Chinese chow funn noodles in spicy black bean chili butter
Chili-Porcini Mushroom Crusted Angus Filet of Beef Tenderloin
over garlic mashed potatoes with sauteed seasonal vegetables and shiitake mushroom cabernet demi-glace
Ginger Hoisin Smoked Duck Breast
Sauteed spinach & roasted fingerling potatoes in a sweet soy demi-glace
Grilled Tuna And Sansei's Award Winning Shrimp Cake
with furikake rice cake, ginger chili lime butter sauce & cilantro pesto
Shichimi Seared Salmon and Tiger Prawn
Fresh shiitake mushrooms, asparagus and soy butter sauce
Angus Filet of Beef Tenderloin and Cold Water Lobster Tail
with garlic mashed potatoes and a shiitake mushroom cabernet demi-glace
Sansei's Seafood Pasta
Black tiger prawns, sweet ocean scallops and seasonal vegetables, wok tossed with Chinese chow funn noodles in spicy black bean chili butter
Traditional Japanese Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura
Served with freshly grated daikon, ginger, tentsuyu dipping sauce and steamed rice
Roasted Japanese Jerk-spiced Chicken
with roasted garlic mashed potatoes, roasted seasonal vegetables and a shiitake mushroom cabernet demi-glace
Shichimi-crusted Angus Filet of Beef and Udon Noodles
Tender slices of Angus filet over udon noodles in a savory garlic demi-glace, with spinach, grape tomatoes, button mushrooms and Parmesan cheese
Cracked Peppercorn Grilled Angus New York Steak
with local baby arugula, fingerling potatoes, topped with a grape tomato salad and finished with garlic jus
Grilled Pork Chop
over roasted garlic mashed potatoes, with sauteed spinach, mushrooms and a Japanese au poivre
Cold Water Lobster Tail (6 Oz.)
with garlic mashed potatoes and a chef's vegetable of the day
Desserts
Sansei's "Granny Smith" Apple Tart
Butter puff pastry with Granny Smith apple slices, Sansei's homemade warm caramel & vanilla ice cream
Mom Kodama's Brownie Sundae
Mom's famous recipe, with vanilla ice cream & chocolate sauce
Ice Cream
Your choice of: Green Tea or Vanilla Bean ice cream
Tempura Fried Macadamia Nut Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream with buttery pound cake, roasted macadamia nut & chocolate-caramel sauce
Classic Creme Brulee
Vanilla bean creme brulee with caramelized sugar
Seasonal Sorbet
Ask your server fro the nights seasonal flavor
Kids Menu
For Children 12 and under please. Our kid's menu includes an unlimited soft drink or one serving of fruit juice and a choice of ice cream for dessert
Angel Hair Pasta
tossed in creamy alfredo
Kalbi Steak
with seasonal greens & white rice
Grilled Miso Yaki Chicken
With sweet miso, seasonal greens & white rice
Shrimp/EBI
Nigiri Sushi & Sashimi
Tuna / Maguro
Salmon / Saki
Crab / Kani
Surf Clam / Hokkigai
Baked Sweet Scallops / Yaki Hotategai
Flying Fish Roe / Tobiko
Egg / Tamago
Yellowtail / Hamachi
Mackeral / Shime Sabe
Squid / Ika
Sea Urchin / Uni
Salmon Roe / Ikura
Quail Egg / Uzura
Whitefish / Shiromi
Fresh Water Eel / Unagi
Sweet Shrimp / Ama Ebi
Scallop / Hotategai
Smelt Roe / Masago
Avocado / Avocado
Specialty Sushi Rolls
Bagel Roll
Smoked salmon, cucumber, sweet onions & cream cheese
Paia Maki Roll
Seasibak greens, avocado, asparagus, kaiware sprouts, cucumber & pine nuts
California Roll
Crab, cucumber & avocado
Spicy Tuna Roll
Tuna & spicy sambal mayo
Negi Hama Roll
Yellowtail & green onions
Unagi Eel Roll
Cucumber & kaiware sprouts
Kampyo Maki
Japanese sweet squash
Cucumber & Avocado Maki
Ume Shiso Maki
Plum paste & shiso leaf
Takuwan Maki
Pickled radish
Sansei Special Roll
Spicy crab, cilantro, cucumber and avocado, dusted with furikake & accompanied with sweet Thai chili sauce
Spider Roll
Crispy tempura soft shell crab, cucumber & kaiware sprouts with sweet Thai chili sauce & rich unagi glaze Spider Roll
Kapalua "butterfry" Roll
Salmon, crab, fresh shiromi & veggies in a crispy-fried panko-crusted sushi roll, served with tangy ponzu sauce
Takah Sushi Special Roll
Named in honor of Takah Sama of Aspen, Colorado. Shrimp, tuna, crab, avocado & cucumber rolled inside out & crusted with masago
Caterpillar Roll
Unagi roll topped with creamy avocado, masago & unagi drizzle
Scallop and Cucumber Roll
Scallops, cucumber & masago aioli
Lobster and Asparagus Roll
Cold water lobster tail & asparagus
Pink Cadillac Roll
Pink memenori with eel, shrimp, tamago & veggies
Shiso-Mentaiko Roll
Spicy cod roe & shiso
Grilled Veggie Roll
Grilled shiitake mushrooms, yellow zucchini, roasted red bell peppers, creamy avocado, cucumber & asparagus crusted with furikake spice
Tuna Roll
Tekka Maki of Tuna
Hawaiian Roll
Tuna, cucumber & avocado
Spicy Hamachi Roll
Yellowtail & spicy sambal mayo
Kappa Maki
Fresh, crispy cucumber
Gobi Maki
Pickled burdock root
Natto Maki
Japanese fermented soy beans
Asparagus Maki
"69" Roll
California roll topped with broiled unagi, masago & unagi drizzle
Panko Crusted Tuna Sashimi Roll
Tuna, arugula and spinach wrapped in nori, panko crusted, flash-fried, served with Sansei's mild soy wasabi butter sauce
Yaki-maki Roll
California roll wrapped with smoked salmon & baked with Sansei's special dynamite sauce
Yellow Submarine Roll
Shrimp, kampyo, cucumber, masago, kaiware sprouts & pickled ginger in a yellow mamenori
Spicy Japanese Blt Roll
Crispy salmon skin, seasonal greens, tomato & spicy masago aioli
Shrimp Tempura Roll
with veggies & unagi glaze
Salmon Skin Roll
Crispy salmon skin with gobo, cucumber & katsuo bushi
Rainbow Roll
California Roll, masago, wrapped with rainbow slices of tuna, salmon & avocado
Sushi Combinations & Platters
Sunset Flower Sushi
Fresh slices of tuna & hamachi wrapped around a mini rice ball, topped with masago & uzura
Issei Sushi Combo
Tuna, yellowtail, salmon & tamago nigiri sushi, with choice of California roll or spicy tuna roll
Sansei Sashimi Boat
an omakase selection of the best our sushi chefs offer today
Alaskan Flower Sushi
Fresh slices of salmon & shiso wrapped around a mini rice ball, topped with seasoned salmon roe & fresh lemon
Nissei Sushi Combo
Tuna, yellowtail, salmon, shiromi, shrimp, tako & tamago nigiri sushi, with choice of California roll or spicy tuna roll
Sashimi Trio
Tuna, hamachi and salmon sashimi
Sparkling Wines
By the glass will be 5 ounce pours
Prosecco, Sommariva
Completely refreshing, thirst quenching, delicious & remarkably light with tiny bubbles produced from an old heirloom Prosecco grape vine selection. By the Glass and Bottle
Prosecco, Mionetto, "Organic"
As good a "grower" Champagne gets! A REAL thoroughbred - so virile, noble & effortlessly so! By the Bottle
Brut Preference, J. Lasalle "Premier Cru"
A truly superb, finesseful, wonderfully sheer, pure, mesmerizingly ethereal "grower" Champage. By the Bottle
White Wines Well Suited for Our Style of Cooking
Try each of these wines with a piece of shiso or basil & you will see the magic these wines can create with our food. By the glass will be 6 ounce pours
Riesling Medium Dry, Cf Wines, "Euro-Asian" 2013
A stellar, innovative MEDIUM DRY German... Exclusively blended for our contemporary asian foods by superstar winemaker Fritz Hasselback of Gunderlock & Master Sommelier Chuck Furuya. Imagine how refreshing biting into a cold pineapple is in between bites of salty, spicy, somewhat sweet asian inspired foods. By the Glass and Bottle
Silvaner Dry, Hans Wirsching "Estate" 2014
A DRY, minerally, pure, classy "country" styled white wine well suited for our contemporary asian foods. We found on a recent trip to Europe how incredibly pliable & therefore how food friendly this wine can be. By the Glass and Bottle
Muller Thurgau Dry, Rudolf Furst "Pure Mineral" 2012
A DRY, effortlessly light, crisp & innovative, food friendly German white by the "2003 Winemaker of the Year". This very limited production wine has a rounder edged than a Sauvignon Blanc & other white wine grape varieties & is amazingly light & ethereal in weight & is therefore much better suited for our foods. Every wine list should have a great discovery like this! By the Bottle
Scheurebe Kabinett Dry, Hans Wirsching "Iphofer" 2014
A DRY, wonderfully though delicately perfumed, world class white, whose amazing lightness on the palate & breathtaking etherealness/minerality creates very unique synergy with our foods. Wines like this just don't happen. They are born from true passion! It really is like no other.
White Wines
By the glass will be 6 ounce pours
Soave, Pieropan "Classico" 2014
Brilliant straw yellow color. A nose of citrus, minerals and almonds. Lively acidity with broad citrus and mineral flavors. By the Bottle
Sauvignon Blanc, Joseph Mellot "Sincerite" 2012
Where else in the wold can one get a Sauvignon this amazingly light, ethereal, dry & thirst quenching. By the Glass and Bottle
Sauvignon Blanc, Sineann "Marlborough" 2014
A wonderfully crisp & lighter (grapefruit) style of New Zealander - Marlborough grown grapes, American winemaking! By the Bottle
Viognier, Gramercy Cellars 2014
A wonderfully, exotically perfumed, finely made Washington state standout white from Master Sommelier Greg Harrington & Brandon Moss which uplifts foods just as fresh herbs do. By the Bottle
Chardonnay, Charles Smith "Eve" 2013
A captivating, racy, fresh, unpretentious, crispy Columbia Valley Chardonnay. By the Bottle
Chardonnay, Costa De Oro "Santa Barbara" 2012
An absolutely delicious, remarkably light, minerally & crisp Chardonnay well suited for a wide range of foods. Their family's vineyard was planted with heritage vines, starting in 1989 on a fiercely & relentlessly wind pounded sandy mesa 9 miles from the ocean. What a great discovery. By the Glass and Bottle
Chardonnay, Walter Scott "Willamette Valley" 2014
Certainly one of Willamette's finest Chardonnay producers - Lush, creamy, barrel fermented. By the Bottle
Chardonnay, Shea "Yamhill-Carlton District "2012"
This 2012 only saw 20% new French oak so there's no woody, vanillan qualities to get in the way of the pure clean fruit that exudes delicious stone fruit and Meyer lemon flavors and wonderfully balancing acidity. The wine has great concentration but also feels light on its feet on the clear and focused finish. By the Bottle
Red Wines Well Suited for Our Style of Cooking
By the glass will be 6 ounce pours
(Gamay Noir), Regnie, Chateau Des Reyssiers 2011
An absolutely delicious, very light, uber-au natural French "country" red. They've now proven that the Gamay Noir grape variety is a descendent of Pinot Noir, which partially explains its incredible food friendliness. By the Glass and Bottle
Pinot Noir, Evening Land "Willamette Valley" 2014
A very pretty, delicious, elegant, refined Pinot whose lighter, more ethereal style is well suited for our foods. By the Glass and Bottle
Pinot Noir, Evesham Wood "Willamette Valley" 2014
Evesham Wood is without a doubt producing some of the most delicious, compelling Pinot Noir in the Willamette Valley - strikingly elegant and ultra-pure nose... impeccably well-balanced. By the Glass and Bottle
Pinot Noir, Jolete "La Verre" 2014
A very charming, pretty, juicy, charismatic 2014 Pinot. "La Verre" (the glass) also intimates joy, enjoyment, fun, especially with friends & foods. By the Bottle
Pinot Noir, Patricia Green "Reserve" 2014
A superb blend of old vine heritage vines & Dijon clones, masterfully done with loveliness, texture and class. By the Bottle
Gamay Noir, Evening Land Vineyards "Celebration" 2013
Produced from vines planted in 1983, produced in a traditional Beaujolais style & therefore absolutely delicious, exuberantly & wonderfully fruity, gulpable & so wonderfully food friendly. By the Bottle
Pinot Noir, Big Table Farm "Willamette Valley" 2014
One of the hottest tickets in town & deservedly so. By the Bottle
Red Wines
We strive for quality and we also look for elegance, refinement & balance, rather than bigness. By the glass will be 6 ounce pours
Malbec, Graffigna 2013
A very tasty, masculine, provocative, interesting, great value from the foothills of Argentina's Andes Mountains. By the Glass and Bottle
(Merlot Blend), Notebook 2013
A VERY delicious, rounder Washington state Merlot blend from the iconic Bookwalter winery that WAY over delivers in value. By the Glass and Bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon, Baron's "The Leader" 2013
What a discovery! A surprisingly low keyed Washington State blend which over delivers for the dollar. By the Glass and Bottle
(Cabernet Blend), Final Final, Efeste "Columbia Valley" 2012
"Exemplifies richness and balance, while screaming: "THIS IS WASHINGTON!" 90 plus points each for the last 5 vintages. By the Glass and Bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon, Daou "Paso Robles" 2014
A stellar Paso Robles Cabernet - from the limestone hillsides - big, juicy flavors without any sense of heaviness or gaudiness. Bravo!!! 91 -93 pointe from the "2013 Winery of the Year", if that helps. By the Bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon, Amavi 2013
A blend of the family's estate vineyards - gorgeous, deeply though elegantly flavored, surprisingly approachable. By the Bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon, Gramercy Cellars "Columbia Valley" 2012
A VERY elegant, classy, suave, wonderfully textured, balanced, highly acclaimed Washington State Cabernet from the superstar Master Sommelier Greg Harrington. By the Bottle
Specialty Cocktails
Emperor Mojito
Migaki soju, fresh lime juice, lemongrass syrup, mint, ginger ale
Somber Lemon
Smirnoff Blueberry Vodka, triple sec, sweet & sour, lemon juice, blue curacao
Mount Fuji
Nigori Sake, Malibu Coconut Rum, lime, coco lopez
Rye Buck
Bulleit Rye Whiskey, lime juice, house made ginger beer
Thai Collins
Yazi Ginger Vodka, sweet & sour, cucumber, lemongrass syrup
Leviathan Mai Tai
Bacardi Light Rum, Kraken Rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, passion fruit
Emerald Elderflower
St. Germain, Green Chartreuse, Prosecco
Green with Envy
Glass Nectar Vodka, Ito En green tea, simple syrup, Melon Midori, cucumber, lemon.
Shogun
Big Gin, Momkawa Junmai Sake, rosemary simple syrup
Dark and Stormy
Goslings Dark Rum, lime juice, house made ginger beer
Sansei Gimlet
Lemongrass Vodka, sweet & sour, cucumber, lemongrass syrup
Coconut Margarita
Tequila, coco lopez, lime juice
"Smokey" Gimlet
Mexcal Sotol, lime, orange bitters, rosemary simple
The Classics
Perfect Manhattan
Bulleit Bourbon, sweet & dry vermouth, bitters
Vesper Martini
Big Gin, Dry Fly Vodka, Lillet
Walnut Old Fashioned
Sazerac Rye Whiskey, Nocino Liqueur, orange bitters, simple syrup
Moscow Mule
Tito's Vodka, lime juice, house made ginger beer
Draft Beers
Kirin Ichiban, Tokyo, Japan, 4.9% ABV
Pike Place Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale, Seattle, Washington, 8.2% ABV
Elysian Space Dust IPA, Seattle, Washington, 8.2% ABV
Reuben's Brews Gose, Seattle, Washington, 4.6% ABV
Fremont Session Pale Ale, Seattle, Washington, 4.5% ABV
Pike Place IPA, Seattle, Washington, 6.3% ABV
Elysian Zephyrus Pilsner, Seattle, Washington, 4.7% ABV
Square Mile Hard Apple Cider, Portland, Oregon
Bottled Beers
Budweiser, Saint Louis, Missouri 5% ABV
Hitachino, Nest White Ale, Ibaraki, Japan, 5.5% ABV
Elysian's Men's Room, Seattle, Washington, 5.6% ABV
Best Damn Rootbeer, Saint Lous, Missouri, 5.5% ABV
Also available as a float
Sapporo (22 Oz), Tokyo, Japan, 4.9% ABV
Kona Big Wave, Kona, Hawaii, 4.4% ABV
Windmer Hefeweizen, Portland, Oregon, 4.9% ABV
Bitburger Drive, Bitburger, Germany, Non-Alcoholic
Non Alcoholic Drinks
Keala's Hawaiian Coffee Hapuna Blend
Perrier Sparkling Water
Ito En Green Tea
Assorted Coca Cola Sodas
Lemonade
Strawberry, Blueberry, Lychee, Passion Fruit
House Made Ginger Beer
Sakes on Tap
Momokawa, Organic Junmai Ginjo
Medium bodied with lush aromas and flavors of tropical flowers, fruits, honey and underlying spicy notes
Bushido, Junmai
Full bodied and bold sake with tropical notes of passionfruit, mango and peach with hints of white flowers and anise
Sakes by the Glass & Bottle
Murai, Tokubetsu Honjozo
Layered with anise, melon and tropical fruit notes with subtle earth tones that balance the fruit
Ura Gassanryu, "Fragrant Flower" Honjozo
Hints of white grape, blueberry, mint, apple and juicy pear
Shichi Hon Yari, "7 Spearsmen" Junmai
Complex on the palate with umami, mushroom, ripe apples and cherry. Great with meat and hearty dishes
Kurouchi, "Black Bull" Junmai Ginjo
Elegant and aromatic. Balanced citrus flavors - sweet and tart balanced with green grass notes which come from the heirloom rice called Omachi
Tozai, Living Jewel Junmai
Flavors of white grape, fresh herbal notes and a hint of sweet rice
Shinsei, Junmai Daiginjo
Aroma and flavors of pineapple, candied melon and pumpkin. Soft and bright on the palate
Joto Yuzu, Unfiltered
All natural sake blended with Yuzu juice that gives notes of sweet and tart flavor of mandarin orange, Meyer lemon and key lime
Ozeki Shiro, Unfiltered
A natural sweetness, with a lighter texture from the rice that enlighten flavors of coconut and peach