Nihon

  • Izakaya, Small Plates
  • Mission
1779 Folsom St. (14th St.)San Francisco, CA 94103www.nihon-sf.com
  • 415-552-4400

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Izakaya Rank:
7 of 9
Mission Rank:
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MENU

CRUDO
SEARED KOBE BEEF ‘Washu Gyu no Tataki’ seared US Kobe beef (NY) with yuzu sesame dressing $15.00
RAW BEEF ‘Yukke raw US Kobe beef (hanger cut) marinated with garlic sesame soy sauce $10.00
RAW OCTOPUS ‘Tako Wasabi’ raw baby octopus in wasabi sauce $4.00
UNI ON THE SPOON sea urchin & quail egg with tobiko, scallion & ponzu $7.00
TORO AVOCADO TARTAR chopped fatty tuna & avocado with wasabi tamari; served with shrimp chips $12.00
TUNA CARPACCIO tenderized tuna with white truffle ponzu $12.00
HAMACHI CEVICHE yellow tail, cucumber, gobo, shiso, kaiware & yuzu ponzu, served with home made tortilla chips $12.00
DR. OCTOPUS sliced octopus, with sesame soy dressing & habañero tobiko $10.00
FIRE ON THE AHI flash fried tuna with spicy sesame crust; served with Japanese bbq sauce, aioli & chili sauce $13.00
NIHON flash fried breaded walu & tuna with sweet soy sauce & lemon aioli $13.00
SASHIMI
CHEFS CHOICE ‘Omakase’24 pieces $48.00
SCALLOP ‘Hotate’ $14.00
ESCOLAR ‘Walu’ $14.00
BIG EYE TUNA ‘Maguro’ $15.00
CHEFS CHOICE ‘Omakase’16 pieces $29.00
SALMON ‘Sake’ $12.00
OCTOPUS ‘Tako’ $12.00
ALBACORE ‘Bincho’ $12.00
CHEFS CHOICE ‘Omakase’8 pieces $19.00
FATTY TUNA ‘Toro’ $32.00
YELLOWTAIL ‘Hamachi’ $14.00
SEA URCHIN ‘Uni’ $14.00
OYSTERS
All oysters are served on the half shell with tobiko, scallion & ponzu
Kumamoto per pc $3.50
Omakase 6pc $13.00
Hood Canal Washingtonper pc $2.006 pc $11.00
Omakase 12 pc $24.00
Fanny Bay Canadaper pc $2.006 pc $11.00
Oyster Shooter with Vodka or Gin $7.00
GREENS
EDAMAME  $3.00
PICKLED VEGETABLE ‘Tsukemono’ $3.00
SEAWEED SALAD ‘Kaiso’ mixed with greens & sesame soy dressing $5.00
CUCUMBER SALAD ‘Sunomono’ Japanese cucumber, seaweed & rice vinaigrette $5.00
SPINACH ‘Goma Ae’ steamed spinach & cauliflower on a trio of sesame pastes $6.00
NIHON SALAD somen noodles, greens & tempura fried rice with white miso dressing $8.00
WALU SALAD diced escolar marinated in sesame soy, served with greens, gobo & cucumber $7.00
SEARED ALBACORE ‘Bincho Tataki’ albacore & onions marinated in garlic ginger soy served with greens $14.00
Ika Sansai smoked squid with Japanese mountain vegetables $5.00
WARM
FRIED TOFU ‘’Agedashi Dofu’ with mushroom sauce & bonito flakes $8.00
FRIES ‘Oimo no Tempura’ choice of mountain potato, taro, sweet potato or mixed $8.00
WINGS ‘Teba Karaage’ Japanese style buffalo wings $9.00
MARS ATTACKS fried baby octopus $8.00
HAMACHI SHITAKE shitake mushroom stuffed with yellow tail, tempura fried, served with sweet chili & sweet soy sauce $12.00
STEAMED MUSSEL ‘Sakamushi’ kelp infused sake steamed mussels with garlic butter & lemon grass $10.00
DYNAMITE baked seafood, sautéed onion & shiitake mushroom in dynamite sauce $10.00
MAGIC MUSHROOM baked salmon, snow crab, avocado, enoki mushroom & gobo with sweet soy sauce tobiko & scallion $8.00
FROM THE GRILL ‘Robata’
EGGPLANT ‘Nasu’ with light colored ginger soy, green onions & bonito flakes $5.00
SHITAKE MUSHROOM served with ponzu sauce $5.00
CRISPY RICE BALLS ‘Yaki Onigiri’ brushed with garlic ginger soy sauce $4.00
CHICKEN ‘Tori’ with soy glaze $6.00
DUCK ‘Kamo’ with scallions, yuzu sweet soy sauce $8.00
BEEF ASPARAGUS US Kobe beef thigh wrapped in asparagus with yuzu sweet soy sauce & scallion $10.00
US KOBE HANGER STEAK served with your choice of teriyaki sauce or ponzu with grated daikon $15.00
PORK BELLY ‘Butabara’ skewered with salt & pepper $6.00
WRAPPED PRAWNS ‘Ebi Bacon’ jumbo prawns wrapped in bacon $9.00
COD ‘Gindara’ saikyo white miso marinated cod $11.00
ATKA MACKEREL ‘Hokke’ served with grated daikon & ponzu sauce $9.00
MACKEREL ‘Saba’ served with grated daikon radish & ponzu $7.00
ROLLS
NIHON BURGER US Kobe beef burger with shitake mushrooms, cucumber & gobo, with Japanese bbq sauce $15.00
SHONEN KNIFE Avocado, jalapeño, cucumber, & gobo topped with yellow tail, with truffle with yuzu miso $13.00
HERE COMES THE SUN snow crab, eel & tempura shrimp topped with pepper cream cheese, with tsume & habañero tobiko $9.00
HEART OF GLASS fried snow crab, avocado, cucumber topped with escalor, slightly seared, with ponzu $13.00
1974 spicy scallop & asparagus, topped with salmon, lemon slices & black tobiko $14.00
YAMATO spicy California roll topped with sea bass, jalapeño rings & spicy aioli, slightly seared, with ponzu, tobiko & scallion $15.00
SAMURAI spicy tuna & jalapeño, topped with tuna, avocado & habañero tobiko $13.00
THUNDER BIRD fried soft shell crab & snow crab, topped with unagi & avocado, with tsume, tobiko & scallion $16.00
TOKYO DRAGON eggplant & asparagus topped with US Kobe beef, slightly seared, with ponzu & scallion $14.00
FLYING V several kinds of veggies topped with eggplant & avocado with tsume & scallion $10.00
GREEN DRAGON tempura sweet potatoes, cucumber & gobo topped with avocado, with sweet soy & aioli $10.00
EXECUTIVE CHEF ADACHI HIROYUKI HEAD CHEF LUIS PARRA
MENU DISCLAIMER
Menu items and prices are subject to change.