North American Sake Brewery & Restaurant Menu – Charlottesville, VA

Type : Restaurant

Location : Charlottesville, VA

Based on 188 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery

North American Sake Brewery & Restaurant 22902

Address:
522 2nd St SE unit e, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Phone: (434) 767-8105

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Hours

Thursday 11:30 AM–9 PM
Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM
Saturday 11:30 AM–10 PM
Sunday 11:30 AM–9 PM
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 11:30 AM–9 PM

Menu

Appetizers
Sweet Soy Edamame
Fully cooked, cold edamame topped with Maldon salt and with a sweet soy drizzle.
Garlic Greenie Beans
Green beans sautéed in a soy-garlic sauce.
Miso Hummus
Hand Rolled Dumplings
Pork-Ginger Dumplings
Six (6) pan-fried dumplings stuffed with pork, ginger, carrots, napa, and bamboo shoots. Citrus ponzu for dipping.
Veggie-Edamame Dumplings
Six (6) steamed dumplings filled with mixed vegetables, edamame, carrots, and napa. Citrus ponzu for dipping.
Sushi Boards
Inari
Three (3) seasoned tofu pouches filled with rice. Topped with sweet soy and sesame seeds.
California Roll
Crab salad, cucumber, & avocado finished with sesame seeds.
Spicy Tuna Roll
Tuna, cucumber, & pickled jalapeno. Finished with spicy aioli & togarashi. Ten (10) pieces.
Crispy Veggie Roll
Pickled asparagus, carrot, cucumber, & avocado. Finished with crispy garlic & sesame seeds. Ten (10) pieces.
Rice Bowls
Poke Bowl (Gluten Free Upon Request)
Diced ahi tuna and salmon poke marinated in soy sauce, mirin, and ginger, with radishes and cucumbers, served on a bed of sushi rice. Finished with seaweed salad, scallions, sesame seeds, and yuzu tobiko. (Add avocado +$1)
Fiery Tuna Bowl (Gluten Free)
Tuna with cucumber tossed in our spicy aioli. Served with kimchi, scallions, sesame seeds, seaweed salad, togarashi, and wasabi tobiko on a bed of sushi rice. (Add avocado +$1)
Teriyaki Chicken Bowl
Teriyaki chicken with bell peppers, onions, and carrots, tossed in our teriyaki sauce finished with sesame seeds, scallions, our signature 3 G’s aioli, and crispy garlic, served on a bed of rice. (Add avocado +$1)
Japanese Curry Bowl
One of the most popular dishes in Japan, our Japanese Curry is savory stew with a bit of spice made with beef, potatoes, carrots, peas, and onions served over our famous rice.
Veggie Love Bowl (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
Button mushrooms sauteed with roasted red bell peppers, onions, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, shredded carrots, and grape tomatoes. Served on a bed of rice, drizzled with our lemon-tahini dressing, and finished with togarashi. (Add avocado +$1, smoked tofu +$3)
Ramen
NAS Original – Tonkotsu Ramen
Smoked chashu pork belly in a rich tonkotsu broth with ramen noodles, button mushrooms, corn, leeks, bean sprouts, a soft boiled egg, scallions, nori, and togarashi.
Momo Chicken – Shio Chicken Ramen
Roasted chicken in a shio broth with ramen noodles, shredded carrot, leeks, bean sprouts, a soft boiled egg, scallions, sesame seeds, and nori.
Smokey & The Veg – Smoked Tofu & Veggie Ramen
Our house smoked tofu in a rich vegetable broth with ramen noodles, button mushrooms, corn, shredded carrot, leeks, bean sprouts, a soft boiled egg, scallions, and nori.

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: opentable.com

Reviews

Hillary Williams
So much fun! The atmosphere was unique and the staff was so friendly and welcoming. We knew nothing about sake and got a great overview. The food was fantastic we tried the ramen, curry, and teriyaki bowls. Highly recommend their take on nachos for an appetizer.

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Kelly
Really cool and unique place. I had never tried sake before but I fell in love with their lemon-mint one Sweet Agony. Definitely get the sake flight, but make sure you have a ride home! During the peak of the pandemic I often did carry-out and the staff was always nice to chat to while I waited.

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Blair Wilcox
Having never been to a sake brewery before, this was a great first experience. The bartender was extremely knowledgeable about something that is always referred to as a rice. Wine however, is actually much more similar to a beer based on how it is made. I would definitely recommend anyone who enjoys sake to check this place out if they are ever in town.

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Rick Adkins
Well this is our first and only Sake brewery that we’ve ever visited. If you really like Sake and/or the kitchen was open this could have easily been a 5 star review. We tried a flight of 6, which was all flavors available. One interesting note is that all the different styles we tasted start from the same rice base, but there are differences in how it’s milled and fermented that make the different flavors. Anyway our favorite was a toss up between Olympus and Bad Baby. They also have plenty of good indoor and outdoor seating. Shame the kitchen was not open as I’ve seen good reviews.

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Claudia Espinosa
Kitchen closed 3-5 pm, but they were totally cool with us bringing some food in (only when kitchen is closed). Great beer and aake selection, the flight can be customized. Will return

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Quentin Fleurat
We had such a great experience and got a full tour of the brewery. I learned a lot about the process of making sake. My wife had a hibachi chicken bowl which was very good. I had the tuna poke bowl which was God but it needed a little more flavoring. Waiter brought me more sauce which made it perfect. Our waiter was very good and gave us lots of good ideas of things to do in Charlottesville and hiking.

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Laura Paige
This place is amazing. They brew sake on the premises and they have a rice spa. The food was delicious. My son enjoyed a few flights of sake. The art work in the building and outside of the area is absolutely amazing, the area looks progressive and very upbeat.

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Alysha Chandra
A solid 4 stars. The service was decent. Our hostess was really pleasant but seemed overwhelmed. Ironically, one of the reviews here talks about issues with their reservation system and we had the same experience (5 months later). I made a reservation on OpenTable and came early. My friend and I ended up sitting and eating in the bar area and we had no complaints about sitting there. We were told to order with the bartender who seemed displeased to be working and didn’t attend to us while we waited. Our original hostess ended up taking care of us. I got the poke bowl, sushi and mochi. All were great. Be advised: the poke bowl was especially potent/fresh tasting. I tried the spicy mango jalapeño sake special they had and it was good. I am not much of a sake drinker, and have probably only had it a couple times (years ago) so I didn’t know what to expect. It was good, but I’ll stick with my cocktails for my go to’s. The ambiance was nice. They had plenty of gluten free and vegan options (including the mochi). We went on a Friday evening and there was still plenty of parking. Overall, great!

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Trace B
Delicious ramen! My wife and I decided to try the mushroom dumplings and they were incredible! (we usually love pork but we decided to venture out haha) we will definitely be coming back!!

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Joe Kabatek
I recently had the pleasure of visiting North America Sake Brewery during my vacation, and I must say, it was an absolutely fantastic experience. As someone who enjoys exploring local breweries and restaurants, this place truly stood out.

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