SANKAI Japanese Cuisine Menu

Light-filled contemporary eatery serving up a selection of sushi & other Japanese standards. Based on 317 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

SANKAI Japanese Cuisine 92704

Address:
3940 S Bristol St, Santa Ana, CA 92704

Phone: (714) 241-7115

Website:

Hours

Friday	11:30 AM–9 PM
Saturday	11:30 AM–9 PM
Sunday	11:30 AM–9 PM
Monday (Labor Day)	Closed
Tuesday	11:30 AM–9 PM
Wednesday	11:30 AM–9 PM
Thursday	11:30 AM–9 PM

Dinner
Beef Filet Mignon Tataki / Beef Carpaccio Japanese Style Thinly sliced seared filet mignon with ponzu sauce.	$17.95
Hiyayakko / Chilled Tofu Cold tofu with finely chopped green onion, ginger and dried bonito flakes.	$8.45
Tuna Tataki / Tuna Carpaccio Japanese Style Thinly sliced seared tuna with ponzu sauce.	$17.50
Tuna Carpaccio Japanese Style Thinly sliced seared tuna with mushroom and asparagus.	$18.00
Sesame Chicken Marinated small pieces of chicken in a tangy mix of sesame, ginger sauce and lightly deep-fried.	$8.45
Shrimp & Vegetables Tempura Deep-fried battered shrimp (2 pieces) and assorted vegetables.	$9.45
Baked Mussel House mayonnaise sauce on top of mussels (3 pieces).	$10.00
Baked Scallop House mayonnaise sauce on top of baked scallop and vegetables (mushroom, zucchini, and onion).	$10.45
Agedashi Tofu Lightly deep-fried cubes of tofu in a bonito clear broth and topped with finely chopped green onion and grated radish.	$9.75
Tofu Nuggets Crispy battered tofu with sweet-sour sauce, low carb and high protein, the ultimate soybean-based healthy nuggets.	$8.75
Vegetables Tempura	$17.00
Chicken Teriyaki	$17.00
Sesame Chicken Marinated small pieces of chicken in a tangy mix of sesame, ginger sauce and lightly deep-fried.	$17.00
Salmon Teriyaki With Ponzu Sauce	$18.50
Grilled Salmon With Ponzu Sauce	$18.50
Shrimp & Vegetables Tempura Deep-fried battered shrimp (2 pieces) and assorted vegetables.	$19.50
Beef Teriyaki	$20.50
Chicken Teriyaki, Tuna Avocado Salad & California Roll (4 Pieces)	$21.75
Chicken Teriyaki, Tuna Avocado Salad & Crunchy Roll (4 Pieces)	$24.00
Chicken Teriyaki, Tuna Avocado Salad & Assorted Sashimi	$26.00
Sushi Appetizers Thin-sliced sashimi laid with hand-formed lumps of rice, 1 piece of tuna, yellow tail, shrimp and 4 pieces of California roll.	$13.75
Nigiri Sushi Dinner Thin-sliced sashimi laid with hand-formed lumps of rice, 1 piece of tuna, shrimp, salmon, octopus, white fish, yellow tail, albacore and 4 pieces of California roll.	$21.50
Chirashi Sushi / Sashimi Bowl Assorted thin-sliced raw fish over the sushi rice, 1 pieces of tuna, shrimp, salmon, octopus, white fish, yellow tail, albacore, hokki, egg omelet.	$21.50
Tekka Don / Tuna Sashimi Bowl Thin-sliced tuna sashimi over the sushi rice.	$21.50
Sake Don / Salmon Sashimi Bowl Thin-sliced salmon sashimi over the sushi rice.	$21.50
Sashimi Dinner Assorted thin-sliced raw fish, served with white or brown rice, 2 pieces of tuna, salmon, white fish, yellowtail, albacore.	$24.95
Tuna & Avocado Salad Tuna and avocado with house dressing (olive oil and garlic).	$13.45
Salmon Skin Salad Crispy grilled salmon skin served with green salad, burdock, cucumber and bonito flake with ponzu sauce.	$12.45
Poke Salad Marinated seafood in house dressing (ponzu sauce).	$19.25
Grilled Seafood Salad Grilled seafood over green salad with creamy sauce.	$19.25
Sashimi Salad Assorted fresh raw fish over green salad with ponzu sauce.	$19.25
Tofu Salad Chilled tofu over green salad with ginger dressing.	$9.50
Chicken Salad Grilled chicken over green salad with ginger dressing.	$12.00
Vegetable Noodle Topped with assorted vegetables and seaweed.	$13.50
Chicken Noodle Topped with cooked chicken.	$14.50
Tempura Noodle Topped with shrimp and vegetables tempura.	$14.95
Nabeyaki Noodle Noodle with shrimp tempura, poached egg and vegetables cooked in a hot miniature pot.	$15.50
Vegetable Noodle With California Roll (4 Pieces) Topped with assorted vegetables and seaweed.	$17.00
Vegetable Noodle With Crunchy Roll (4 Pieces) Topped with assorted vegetables and seaweed.	$18.00
Vegetable Noodle With Tuna Avocado Salad Topped with assorted vegetables and seaweed.	$20.45
Chicken Noodle With California Roll (4 Pieces) Topped with cooked chicken.	$18.00
Chicken Noodle With Crunchy Roll (4 Pieces) Topped with cooked chicken.	$19.00
Chicken Noodle With Tuna Avocado Salad Topped with cooked chicken.	$21.45
Tempura Noodle With California Roll (4 Pieces) Topped with shrimp and vegetables tempura.	$18.45
Tempura Noodle With Crunchy Roll (4 Pieces) Topped with shrimp and vegetables tempura.	$19.45
Tempura Noodle With Tuna Avocado Salad Topped with shrimp and vegetables tempura.	$21.90
Nabeyaki Noodle With California Roll (4 Pieces) Noodle with shrimp tempura, poached egg and vegetables cooked in a hot miniature pot.	$19.00
Nabeyaki Noodle With Crunchy Roll (4 Pieces) Noodle with shrimp tempura, poached egg and vegetables cooked in a hot miniature pot.	$20.00
Nabeyaki Noodle With Tuna Avocado Salad Noodle with shrimp tempura, poached egg and vegetables cooked in a hot miniature pot.	$22.45
Albacore	$6.50
Shrimp	$6.50
Smelt Egg	$6.50
White Fish	$6.50
Salmon	$6.50
Tuna	$6.50
Fresh Water Eel	$6.50
Yellowtail	$6.50
Octopus	$6.50
Scallop Chopped scallops with smelt egg, cucumber and mayonnaise.	$6.50
Salmon Egg	$7.50
Spanish Mackerel	$7.50
Amberjack	$7.50
Halibut	$7.50
Japanese Scallop	$7.50
Bluefin Tuna	$8.50
Sweet Shrimp	$9.50
Tuna	$19.50
Albacore	$19.50
Salmon	$19.50
Yellowtail	$19.50
White Fish	$19.50
Octopus	$19.50
Fresh Water Eel	$19.50
Shrimp	$16.50
Smelt Egg	$16.50
Halibut	$22.00
Scallop Chopped scallops with smelt egg, cucumber and mayonnaise.	$17.25
Salmon Egg	$22.50
Spanish Mackerel	$22.50
Red Snapper	$22.50
Amberjack	$22.50
Japanese Scallop	$22.50
Bluefin Tuna	$25.50
Sweet Shrimp	$28.50
Vegetable	$6.00
California	$7.50
Salmon Skin	$8.50
Spicy Tuna	$8.50
Spicy Yellow Tail	$8.50
Philadelphia Cream cheese, smoked salmon and avocado.	$8.50
Crunchy Shrimp tempura, crab meat and cucumber covered with tempura flakes and smelt egg.	$11.50
Scallop Chopped scallops with smelt egg, cucumber and mayonnaise.	$11.50
Volcano Crab meat and avocado, topped with baked scallops and asparagus.	$9.00
Super California Crab meat and avocado, topped with fresh water eel.	$15.00
Caterpillar Crab meat, cucumber and fresh water eel, topped with avocado.	$15.00
Rainbow Crab meat and avocado, topped with 5 different kinds of sliced raw fish.	$15.00
Spider Crab meat, avocado, gobo root and deep-fried soft shell crab.	$15.00
Canadian Crab meat and avocado, topped with seared salmon and smelt egg, and spicy mayo sauce.	$15.00
Alaskan Crab meat and avocado, topped with salmon, sliced onions and bonito flakes.	$15.00
Crunchy Spicy Crab meat, shrimp tempura, smelt egg and cucumber topped with spicy tuna.	$17.00
Sankai Crab meat and avocado, topped with seared tuna, smelt egg and creamy sauce.	$17.00
Stinky Roll	$17.00
Jalapeño Roll	$17.00
Vegetable	$5.00
California	$6.00
Salmon Skin	$6.00
Spicy Tuna	$6.50
Spicy Yellow Tail	$6.50
Philadelphia Cream cheese, smoked salmon and avocado.	$6.50
Scallop Chopped scallops with smelt egg, cucumber and mayonnaise.	$8.00
Crunchy Shrimp tempura, crab meat and cucumber covered with tempura flakes and smelt egg.	$8.00
Santa Ana Crab meat, shrimp tempura, lettuce, smelt egg, asparagus and spicy mayonnaise, wrapped with soy paper.	$8.00
Coke	$2.50
Diet Coke	$2.50
7 Up	$2.50
Lemonade	$2.50
Premium Iced Tea (Tropical)	$3.25
Sparkling Water	$3.75
Hot Green Tea	$1.50
Party Tray A California Roll ×2, Spicy Tuna Roll ×2, Philadelphia Roll ×2, Crunchy Roll ×2. No substitution	$64.80
Party Tray B California Roll ×2, Spicy Yellowtail Roll ×2, Crunchy Roll ×2, Rainbow Roll ×1, Alaskan Roll ×1. No substitution	$76.50
Party Tray C Tuna ×2 (4pcs), Salmon ×2 (4pcs), Yellow Tail ×2 (4pcs), Bluefin Tuna ×2 (4pcs), Spicy Tuna Roll ×2, Crunchy Roll ×2, Rainbow Roll ×1, Alaskan Roll ×1. No substitution	$113.40
Lunch
Tuna Tataki / Tuna Carpaccio Japanese Style Thinly sliced seared tuna with ponzu sauce.	$17.50
Tuna Tataki With Creamy Sauce / Tuna Carpaccio Japanese Style Thinly sliced seared tuna with mushroom and asparagus.	$18.00
Sesame Chicken Marinated small pieces of chicken in a tangy mix of sesame, ginger sauce and lightly deep-fried.	$8.45
Shrimp & Vegetables Tempura Deep-fried battered shrimp 2 pieces and assorted vegetables.	$9.45
Baked Mussel House mayonnaise sauce on top of mussels (3 pieces).	$10.00
Baked Scallop House mayonnaise sauce on top of baked scallop and vegetables (mushroom, zucchini, and onion).	$10.45
Tofu Nuggets Crispy battered tofu with sweet-sour sauce, low carb and high protein, the ultimate soybean-based healthy nuggets.	$8.75
Vegetables Tempura	$13.95
Chicken Teriyaki	$14.95
Sesame Chicken Marinated small pieces of chicken in a tangy mix of sesame, ginger sauce and lightly deep-fried.	$14.95
Shrimp & Vegetables Tempura Deep-fried battered shrimp (2 pieces) and assorted vegetables.	$15.95
Salmon Teriyaki With Ponzu Sauce	$15.95
Grilled Salmon With Ponzu Sauce	$15.95
Beef Teriyaki	$16.95
Lunch Box With Sashimi Sashimi (tuna or salmon), sesame chicken, salmon and chicken teriyaki, shrimp and vegetables tempura.	$19.95
Tuna Avocado Salad & California Roll (4 Pieces)	$16.95
Tuna Avocado Salad & Crunchy Roll (4 Pieces)	$17.95
Party Tray A California Roll ×2, Spicy Tuna Roll ×2, Philadelphia Roll ×2, Crunchy Roll ×2. No substitution	$64.80
Party Tray B California Roll ×2, Spicy Yellowtail Roll ×2, Crunchy Roll ×2, Rainbow Roll ×1, Alaskan Roll ×1. No substitution	$76.50
Party Tray C Tuna ×2 (4pcs), Salmon ×2 (4pcs), Yellow Tail ×2 (4pcs), Bluefin Tuna ×2 (4pcs), Spicy Tuna Roll ×2, Crunchy Roll ×2, Rainbow Roll ×1, Alaskan Roll ×1. No substitution	$113.40
Nigiri Sushi Lunch Thin-sliced sashimi laid with hand-formed lumps of rice, 1 piece of tuna, shrimp, salmon, white fish, yellow tail and 4 pieces of California roll.	$19.50
Chirashi Sushi / Sashimi Bowl Assorted thin-sliced raw fish over the sushi rice, 1 piece of tuna, shrimp, salmon, octopus, white fish, yellow tail, albacore, hokki, egg omelet.	$19.50
Tekka Don / Tuna Sashimi Bowl Thin-sliced tuna sashimi over the sushi rice.	$19.50
Sake Don / Salmon Sashimi Bowl Thin-sliced salmon sashimi over the sushi rice.	$19.50
Sashimi Lunch Assorted thin-sliced raw fish, served with white or brown rice, 2 pieces of tuna, salmon, white fish, albacore.	$24.95
Tuna & Avocado Salad Tuna and avocado with house dressing (olive oil and garlic).	$13.95
Salmon Skin Salad Crispy grilled salmon skin served with green salad, burdock, cucumber and bonito flake with ponzu sauce.	$12.45
Poke Salad Marinated seafood in house dressing (ponzu sauce).	$19.25
Grilled Seafood Salad Grilled seafood over green salad with creamy sauce.	$19.25
Sashimi Salad Assorted fresh raw fish over green salad with ponzu sauce.	$19.25
Tofu Salad Chilled tofu over green salad with ginger dressing.	$9.50
Chicken Salad Grilled chicken over green salad with ginger dressing.	$12.00
Vegetable Noodle Topped with assorted vegetables and seaweed.	$13.50
Chicken Noodle Topped with cooked chicken.	$14.50
Tempura Noodle Topped with shrimp and vegetables tempura.	$14.95
Nabeyaki Noodle Noodle with shrimp tempura, poached egg and vegetables cooked in a hot miniature pot.	$15.50
Vegetable Noodle With California Roll (4 Pieces) Topped with assorted vegetables and seaweed.	$17.00
Vegetable Noodle With Crunchy Roll (4 Pieces) Topped with assorted vegetables and seaweed.	$18.00
Vegetable Noodle With Tuna Avocado Salad Topped with assorted vegetables and seaweed.	$20.45
Chicken Noodle With California Roll (4 Pieces) Topped with cooked chicken.	$18.00
Chicken Noodle With Crunchy Roll (4 Pieces) Topped with cooked chicken.	$19.00
Chicken Noodle With Tuna Avocado Salad Topped with cooked chicken.	$21.45
Tempura Noodle With California Roll (4 Pieces) Topped with shrimp and vegetables tempura.	$18.45
Tempura Noodle With Crunchy Roll (4 Pieces) Topped with shrimp and vegetables tempura.	$19.45
Tempura Noodle With Tuna Avocado Salad Topped with shrimp and vegetables tempura.	$21.90
Nabeyaki Noodle With California Roll (4 Pieces) Noodle with shrimp tempura, poached egg and vegetables cooked in a hot miniature pot.	$19.00
Nabeyaki Noodle With Crunchy Roll (4 Pieces) Noodle with shrimp tempura, poached egg and vegetables cooked in a hot miniature pot.	$20.00
Nabeyaki Noodle With Tuna Avocado Salad Noodle with shrimp tempura, poached egg and vegetables cooked in a hot miniature pot.	$22.45
Albacore	$6.50
Shrimp	$6.50
Smelt Egg	$6.50
White Fish	$6.50
Salmon	$6.50
Tuna	$6.50
Fresh Water Eel	$6.50
Yellowtail	$6.50
Octopus	$6.50
Scallop Chopped scallops with smelt egg, cucumber and mayonnaise.	$6.50
Salmon Egg	$7.50
Spanish Mackerel	$7.50
Red Snapper	$7.50
Amberjack	$7.50
Halibut	$7.50
Japanese Scallop	$7.50
Bluefin Tuna	$8.50
Sweet Shrimp	$9.50
Tuna	$19.50
Albacore	$19.50
Salmon	$19.50
Yellowtail	$19.50
White Fish	$19.50
Octopus	$19.50
Fresh Water Eel	$19.50
Shrimp	$16.50
Smelt Egg	$16.50
Halibut	$22.00
Scallop Chopped scallops with smelt egg, cucumber and mayonnaise.	$17.25
Salmon Egg	$22.50
Spanish Mackerel	$22.50
Red Snapper	$22.50
Amberjack	$22.50
Japanese Scallop	$22.50
Bluefin Tuna	$25.50
Sweet Shrimp	$28.50
Vegetable	$6.00
California	$7.50
Salmon Skin	$8.50
Spicy Tuna	$8.50
Spicy Yellow Tail	$8.50
Philadelphia Cream cheese, smoked salmon and avocado.	$8.50
Crunchy Shrimp tempura, crab meat and cucumber covered with tempura flakes and smelt egg.	$11.50
Scallop Chopped scallops with smelt egg, cucumber and mayonnaise.	$11.50
Volcano Crab meat and avocado, topped with baked scallops and asparagus.	$9.00
Super California Crab meat and avocado, topped with fresh water eel.	$15.00
Caterpillar Crab meat, cucumber and fresh water eel, topped with avocado.	$15.00
Rainbow Crab meat and avocado, topped with 5 different kinds of sliced raw fish.	$15.00
Spider Crab meat, avocado, gobo root and deep-fried soft shell crab.	$15.00
Canadian Crab meat and avocado, topped with seared salmon and smelt egg, and spicy mayo sauce.	$15.00
Alaskan Crab meat and avocado, topped with salmon, sliced onions and bonito flakes.	$15.00
Crunchy Spicy Crab meat, shrimp tempura, smelt egg and cucumber topped with spicy tuna.	$17.00
Sankai Crab meat and avocado, topped with seared tuna, smelt egg and creamy sauce.	$17.00
Stinky Roll	$17.00
Jalapeño Roll	$17.00
Coke	$3.75
Diet Coke	$3.75
7 Up	$3.75
Lemonade	$3.75
Premium Iced Tea (Tropical)	$3.50
Sparkling Water	$3.75
Hot Green Tea	$1.50

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Rosita Ruiz

The lady did ask me for my identification card for my service animal but she said never mind since I chose to eat outside. *Note* businesses shouldn’t ask you for paperwork or identification for your service animal. Overall the staff there was very friendly and very tentative. The staff were being genuine when they waited on you, that kind of service you can actually enjoy the food. Speaking of, the fish just melted in your mouth but I believe the rice was the star here. Made to perfection. I ordered the Chirashi bowl and the side dishes were delicious. I’m very happy with the service and the food. I am definitely coming back with my husband.

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Kristy Rodriguez

I’m traveling from out of town and I was looking for a sushi place near my hotel. Google brought me here. First impressions walking in the cashier lady was freaking out that their computers were down. I ask for the menu and sat down to look at it. I wasn’t approached by a waiter after 30 minutes mins even though it was just me and my sister and another family of 5. I start off by ordering the lunch combination. Once it arrived the chicken look dried and cold. Tastes horrible. I stop eating it. The tempura vegetable was cold. The salad dressing taste spoiled. My sister ordered the chicken soup with sopa noodles. She didn’t eat it because the noodle tasted like fish. I ask for a sea urchin sushi and when I got my order the seaweed wrap fell apart from the sushi. I had to use a fork to eat it off the plate. I ordered a half a dozen and only received 3. Here’s the kicker, while driving back to the hotel I felt sick. Nausea and my stomach was growling. I was in full blown sweat and diarrhea with food poisoning. So effin horrible Beware of this place. Super overpriced and I have to travel back to the Bay feeling like ish! No good.

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Rifat Ziadeh

This used to be my favorite sushi restaurant for over 20 years. If you go, and want the original menu ask for chef Koba. If you’ve never been you wouldn’t know the difference but some of the new chefs have their own style and it’s different. Unfortunately it recently was sold to new ownership and the new chefs have destroyed the legacy of what used to be hands down one of the top 5 places to eat sushi in Orange County. I honestly almost cried the last time I went. Not even kidding when I say I used to come here at least once a month at a minimum. I don’t like writing bad reviews and wish them the best of luck but unless they bring the old chefs back it doesn’t stand a chance. This pic was of a shrimp boat which was the only thing that tasted the same. RIP my beloved Sankai.

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Mabel Tacquard

Okay so I absolutely hate to be this person but my boyfriend and I went here because we are on vacation and ordered quite a few things. A sushi bowl, a jalapeño roll, baked scallops, and the shishito peppers. The shishitos were very good but everything else was not. The fish in the sushi bowl was obviously old or had been sitting out. Nothing was at the right temperature and didn’t taste very good. We are not complainers so we didn’t say anything. The baked scallops I expected to actually have scallops in it but it was all veggie with scallops smaller than the size of a dime. Roll was decent but didn’t really taste like anything. Our server was good but the food was not. Not sure if you can tell from the picture but the fish was definitely old.

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Ken

We ordered and called the waitress and she said wait. Then ten minutes I see her again and she tells us to wait. Very bad. No one serves you。Don’t come here and waste your time

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Ashlyn Bradford

This was my Favorite until today. The monkfish liver tasted like Salmon, & not fresh Salmon. It was way OFF. We were very disappointed. The Sushi

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Mai Emma

Good dishes with awesome price! Always my go-to Japanese restaurant.

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Nichelas Garcia

I stopped by San Kai for lunch for the first time, and it hit the spot. I ordered their lunch special, which was the bento box. It had a little bit of everything like sashimi, chicken, salad, salmon, and a tofu nugget. Also, my friend and I ordered their yellowtail sashimi with the jalapeño on top. Of course, I had to wash everything down with an iced cold Sapporo.

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Shaw Droker

Been eating here for years. I have to say the food is different with the new owner, but still very enjoyable.

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Alexander Tran

Honestly, the food wasn’t even adequate. It was terrible. The teriyaki chicken was dry and mushy. The rice tasted old. I’m honestly shocked at how bad it is.

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