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Yosaku

Yosaku

JAPANESE RESTAURANT AND SUSHI BAR

1 Danforth Street - Portland, ME | (207) 780-0880
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Dinner Menu

Salads

House Salad
5.50
Mixed greens with Yosaku’s miso dressing
Avocado Salad
5.50
Sliced avocado and cucumber with rich sesame sauce
Seaweed Salad
5.50
Crunchy mixed seaweed vegetables in light sesame dressing
Ohitashi
7.00
Chilled steamed spinach with light sauce

Soups

Miso Soup
3.00 cup9.00 quart
Traditional miso soup with a kombu and bonito flake stock
May include: tofu, age-tofu, negi, wakame

VEGETABLE APPETIZERS

Yasai Korroke
4.50
Breaded potato croquette, deep-fried with katsu sauce
Edamame
4.50
Steamed soybeans in the pod
Teppan Vegetables
6.50
Grilled mixed vegetables with two dipping sauces

SMALL PLATES FROM THE KITCHEN

Gyoza
5.50
Pork dumplings; specify pan-fried or deep-fried
Shumai
7.00
Steamed shrimp dumplings
Tatsuta-age
9.50
Deep fried chicken marinated in soy, sake, mirin
Shrimp Tempura
7.00
Shrimp (3), extra shrimp $2.00 each
Vegetable Tempura
6.50
Vegetables
Chicken Tempura
7.00
Chicken (3), extra chicken $1.50 each
Yaki Ika
15.00
Grilled whole squid

SMALL PLATES FROM THE SUSHI BAR

Hamachi-Kama
13.00
Broiled hamchi cheek ‡
Sake-Kama
9.00
Broiled salmon cheek ‡
Soft-shell Crab
market
Fresh soft shell crab crispy fried, served with ponzu sauce ‡
Sake Harasu-Yaki
10.00
Broiled “fatty” salmon ‡
Hokkai Yaki
11.00
Broiled spicy hamachi, “open face” maki
Avocado Maguro Ae
10.00
※ Tuna, avocado, garlic, tabasco, mayo
Ika-Sansai
6.50
Squid and Japanese vegetables
Sunomono※
13.00
Shrimp, smoked salmon, octopus & hirame in vinaigrette
Tako-Su
13.00
Octopus in vinaigrette
Maguro Tataki ※
12.00
Seared tuna with daikon, ponzu & shichimi
Toro Tataki ※
market
Seared fatty tuna with daikon, ponzu & shichimi

TEPPAN dinners

Teppan: Grilled entreés served with miso soup, grilled vegetables and rice

Select one item or a combination of two items
35
New York Sirloin, Chicken, Salmon, Scallops

AGEMONO dinners

Tempura: In tempura cooking, the chef dips the selected items into a delicate batter then places each item into hot tempura oil where it is cooked to the peak of tenderness. Tempura dinners are served with miso soup and rice.

Katsu: Katsu means breaded cutlet. Katsu dinners are served with miso soup, steamed vegetables and rice.

Tempura Shrimp (6) and Vegetables
23
Tempura Chicken and Vegetables
20
Tempura Vegetables Only
18
Katsu Pork Tenderloin
20
Katsu Chicken
18

DONBURI-JU

Katsu Donburi-Ju, more commonly called Katsu-Don, is a breaded cutlet (katsu) with egg and onion, set atop a bed of rice served in a box. Dinners include miso soup.

Pork Katsu-Don
20
Chicken Katsu-Don
18

UDON NOODLES

Large, steaming bowl of noodles in a delicate broth

Tempura
17
Tempura shrimp and vegetables
Kitsune
13
Fried tofu
Oroshi Sansai
14
Wild vegetables, mushrooms, grated daikon radish
Niku
16
Sliced beef
Tanuki
13
Tempura crunchies

TEUCHI – SOBA NOODLES

Kitawase buckwheat (soba) is grown organically at Aurora Farm (Aroostook County) for Yosaku, which we grind into flour. Our soba noodles are handmade fresh daily. Quantities limited.

COLD SOBA
Choko
8.50
Appetizer size, in broth
Zaru
14.50
Served on a mat with broth on side
Tempura Zaru
18
Tempura shrimp and vegetables
HOT SOBA: Large steaming bowl of noodles in a delicate broth
Kitsune
14
Fried tofu
Oroshi Sansai
15
Wild vegetables
Niku
17
Sliced beef

‡ Allow extra time for preparation.
※ Consumer Advisory: Consumption of raw or undercooked foods may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

Dinner Sets

All dinners served with miso soup. Additional charges for substitutions.

SASHIMI Dinner ※
35
Maguro, Hamachi, Sake, Tako, Hirame (3 pieces each)
Sushi NIGIRI Dinner ※
35
Maguro, Hamachi, Sake, Ebi, Hokki, Hirame, Uni, Unagi Maine Crab and Avocado maki, Tekka-maki
CHIRASHI ※
35
Assorted sashimi and vegetables over rice
NISHO-KU JU ※
28
Maguro and Unagi over rice
SAKE BANA JU ※
25
Sake and Ikura over rice
TEKKA JU ※
28
Maguro over rice
BENTO Box Dinner
45
Includes miso soup, rice and dessert
Nigiri: Maguro, Hamachi, Sake, Ebi
Roll: Maine Crab and Avocado Roll
Choose 3: Sashimi ※, Beef Teppan-Yaki, Shrimp Tempura, Chicken Teppan-Yaki, Chicken Tempura, Salmon Teppan-Yaki, Vegetable Tempura
Youth BENTO Box
10
Includes miso soup, rice and dessert
Choose one: Tempura Chicken, Tempura Vegetables, Chicken Katsu
(12 and under)
Youth SUSHI Set
10
Includes miso soup, fruit and dessert
Nigiri: Tamago, Inari
Roll: California Roll
(12 and under)

Desserts

Mochi Ice Cream
7
Small rounds of ice cream wrapped in mochi (rice dough)
Ask your server for flavors

SUSHI PLATTERS

Sakura - sushi and rolls ※
110
Sushi: Maguro (4), Hamachi (4), Sake (4), Ebi (4), Unagi (2), Bincho Maguro (2), Katsuo (2), Tobiko (2)
Rolls: Spicy Tuna, Maine Crab and Avocado, Godzilla, Spider
Also: Ika-Sansai
Ume - sushi, sashimi and rolls ※
90
Sushi: Maguro, Bincho, Ebi, Hirame, Hamachi, Hokki, Katsuo, Saba, Sake, Tako, Tobiko, Unagi
Sashimi: Maguro (3), Sake (3), Hamachi (3)
Rolls: Tekka (tuna), Maine Crab and Avocado
Take - ten rolls ※
75
Rolls: Celtics roll, Maine Crab and Avocado roll with Tobiko, Half Futomaki, Negi-Hama, Spicy Tuna, Tekka, Una-Kyu, Yasai, Katsuo-Maki, Gokudo

※ Consumer Advisory: Consumption of raw or undercooked foods may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

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1 Danforth Street
Portland, ME
(207) 780-0880

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