Sushi Sho Menu
Welcome to Sushi Sho, a hidden gem located at 10749 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA. This intimate Japanese restaurant offers a delightful blend of traditional sushi and contemporary flavors. The atmosphere is casual yet tranquil, making it perfect for dinner with friends or family.
The menu features a variety of options, including comforting miso soups and exquisite nigiri sushi such as Shiromaguro Tataki and Hotategai. Don’t miss the exceptional omakase experience, with courses ranging from 12 to 16 pieces of meticulously prepared sushi, promising an unforgettable journey through the flavors of Japan.
Patrons rave about chef Aki San's warmth and expertise, making every visit special. With generous group seating and even dog-friendly options, Sushi Sho caters to everyone's tastes. Reservations are recommended to savor the best sushi in the East Bay!
Side Dishes
Edamame
Boiled green soy beans in pods
Hiya-Yakko
Cold soft tofu with scallions & dried bonito shavings
Ohitashi
Boiled spinach with dried bonito shavings and light rice vinegar dressing
Morokyu
Fresh cucumber with special aged miso dip
Tsukemori
Assorted Japanese pickles
Chawan-Mushi
Steamed seafood custard soup
Hamachi Kama
Broiled yellowtail collar
Ankimo
Monk fish liver steamed with sake and served with ponzu sauce (house special blended SOUR soy sauce)
Kyurimomi
Cucumber
Wakame
Seaweed and cucumber
Saba
Makerel salt-cured and marinated in rice vinegar and cucumber
Tako
Cooked or steamed octopus and cucumber
Ebi
Cooked prawn and cucumber
Kani
Canadian red snow crab with seaweed and cucumber
Moriawase
5 item combination with seaweed and cucumber
Sunomono Salad
Miso Soups
Tofu
Soft tofu
Enoki
Long skinny mushroom and soft tofu
Nameko
Short fat mushroom and soft tofu
Akadashi
Special aged miso with yellowtail and mitsuba (tri-foil)
Inari
Seasoned fried tofu
Tamago
Egg omelet
Iidako
Seasoned baby octopus
Ika
Squid
Shiromaguro Tataki
Seared albacore tuna lightly marinated in rice vinegar topped with scallion and grated ginger
Maguro
Red tuna
Buri (Hamachi)
Yellowtail
Hotategai
Raw scallop from Hokkaido island Japan
Sake
Salmon salt-cured and marinated in rice vinegar
Sake Reikun
Cold-smoked salmon (salt-cured and smoked with hickory in an iced chamber)
Hirame
Fluke or halibut
Tai
Japanese sea bream
Unagi
Grilled fresh water eel
Anago
Grilled cooked marine eel
Karashi-Mentaiko
Spicy salted pollock roe
Karashi-Mentaiko Special
Spicy salted pollock roe roasted medium rare
Tobiko
Salted flying-fish roe
Ikura
Salted salmon roe
Bin-Toro
Albacore tuna belly
Oh-Toro
Bluefin tuna belly
Botan-Ebi
Raw sweet spot-prawn
Uni
Sea urchin roe
Nigiri Sushi
Maki Sushi (Rolls)
Kappa-maki
Cucumber
Oshinko-maki
Pickeled Japanese daikon radish
Ume-maki
Pickeled Japanese plum paste with shiso leaf (beefstake leaf)
Avocado-maki
Avocado
Gobo-maki
Pickeled mountain burdock roots
Natto-maki (hikiwari)
Finely chopped fermented soybeans rolled with scallion
Saba-maki
Makerel salt-cured and marinated in rice vinegar rolled with pickeled ginger and scallion
Tekka-maki
Red tuna
Sake-maki
Salmon salt-cured and marinated in rice vinegar
Hamachi-maki
Chopped yellowtail with scallion
Unakyu-maki
Grilled fresh water eel with cucumber
Unakyu-maki Special A
Reversed with additional tobiko and avocado
Unakyu-maki Special B
Reversed with additional tamago and oboro shrimp powder
Anakyu-maki
Grilled cooked marine eel with cucumber
Karashi-Mentaiko-maki
Spicy salted pollock roe rolled with cucumber and shiso leafs (beefstake leaf)
Sakekawa-maki
Grilled salmon skin and cucumber
Sakekawa-maki Special G
Reversed with additional tobiko, avocado and house special spicy sauce
California-maki
Canadian red snow crab and avocado
California-maki Special C
Reversed with additional tobiko
California-maki Special D
Reversed with additional house special spicy sauce
California-maki Special CD
Special C and D combined
Regular
7 piece assortment of nigiri sushi and 1 cucumber roll
Deluxe
8 Piece assortment of nigiri sushi and 1 fish roll
Pre-assorted Sushi
Omakase
A Course
12 piece variety
B Course
14 piece variety
C Course
16 piece variety
Saba Bateira
Makerel salt-cured and marinated in rice vinegar
Sake Bateira
Salmon salt-cured and marinated in rice vinegar with oboro shrimp powder
Hako-zushi
Sashimi
Usuzukuri
Thinly sliced white meat fish of the day (fluke or halibut) served with ponzu sauce (house special blended SOUR soy sauce)
Green Tea, Ginger, Red Bean Ice Crme or Mango Sorbet
2 scoops an order
