Sansei Seafood Menu

Sansei Seafood is a renowned sushi bar in Kihei, Hawaii, known for its innovative Japanese cuisine. This casual restaurant offers a range of options, including vegan and limited vegetarian dishes, with wheelchair accessibility and a full bar. The menu boasts award-winning dishes like the Panko Crusted Ahi Sashimi Sushi Roll and Shrimp Dynamite. Entrees feature fresh seafood and meat options, such as the Grilled Fresh Catch of The Day and Ginger Hoisin Smoked Duck Breast. Indulge in desserts like the Granny Smith Apple Tart or Tempura Fried Macadamia Nut Ice Cream. Customers praise the excellent service, flavorful food, and half-off happy hour specials. Experience a mix of traditional and modern flavors at Sansei Seafood for a memorable dining experience.

Award Winners

Panko Crusted Ahi Sashimi Sushi Roll

Sashimi grade Hawaiian ahi, arugula and spinach wrapped into a sushi roll, panko-crusted, flash-fried and served with Sansei's mild soy wasabi butter sauce

Sansei's Shrimp Dynamite

Crispy tempura shrimp tossed with creamy garlic masago aioli and drizzled with an unagi glaze

Sansei's Mango Crab Salad Roll

Sansei's Asian crab salad, ripe mango, Kula greens and crunchy peanuts wrapped in a mamenori handroll and served with sweet Thai chili vinaigrette

Sansei's Asian Shrimp Cake

Crusted with crispy Chinese noodles and served over ginger lime chili butter with cilantro pesto

Japanese Calamari Salad

Calamari fritte tossed in spicy kochujang vinaigrette over Kula greens in a crispy won ton basket

Edamame

Lightly salted and boiled soybeans in their shells

Tea Duck Egg Roll

With Maui sugar cane mustard and plum dipping sauces

Maui-style Teriyaki Beef

Marinated and grilled in spicy Kal-bi sauce

Shrimp Tempura

With traditional tentsuyu dipping sauce

Sweet Onion Tempura Rings

With tentsuyu dipping sauce

Hawaiian Sweet Potato Tempura

With tentsuyu dipping sauce

Sweet Asparagus Tempura Spears

With tentsuyu dipping sauce

Crispy Fried Calamari

With spicy Japanese cocktail sauce

Kapalua "Butterfry" Roll

Fresh salmon, crab, shiromi and veggies in crispy panko batter, served with tangy ponzu sauce

Seared Foie Gras Nigiri Sushi*

Lightly seared and served with caramelized sweet Maui onions, ripe mango and topped with a rich unagi glaze drizzle

Matsuhisa Style Miso Butterfish

Tender butterfish marinated and roasted in sake and sweet miso

Grilled Miso-yaki Chicken

Sweet miso and sake marinated boneless chicken thighs, grilled, sliced and served over Napa cabbage

Sansei's Lobster & Blue Crab Ravioli

Stuffed with sweet lobster, blue crab and shrimp in a rich truffle butter sauce

Hiyayakko

Cold soft tofu with fresh ginger, green onions and katsuo bushi

Agedashi Tofu

Lightly-fried and served with a mirin-soy dashi

Sunomono

Thinly sliced cucumber and wakame with sweet soy vinaigrette. Add Octopus, Shrimp, Surf Clams or Crab (additional charge). Add Combination of Octopus, Crab, Surf Clams and Shrimp (additional charge)

Hiyashi Seaweed Salad

Marinated in sweet sesame dressing

Chinese Style Sashimi

Sashimi grade shiromi seared in hot sesame oil with cilantro and soy

Roasted Japanese Eggplant

With sweet miso-sake sauce

Mixed Vegetable Tempura

With traditional tentsuyu dipping sauce

Wok Tossed Upcountry Vegetables

In Asian black bean chili butter

Grilled Shiitake Mushrooms

With tangy soy-ponzu

Starters

Soup & Salad

Upcountry Salad of Organic Kula Greens

With choice of umeboshi (Japanese plum), soy-sesame-onion or balsamic vinaigrette

Classic Caesar Salad

With garlic chili croutons and parmesan cheese topped with crispy fried calamari

Seared Ahi Salad

Seared Hawaiian ahi over Upcountry Kula greens with soy-sesame-onion vinaigrette

Thin Ramen Noodles

With fresh julienne vegetables and roast pork in homemade dashi, topped with tempura shrimp

Japanese Udon Noodles

With fresh julienne vegetables and roast pork in homemade dashi, topped with tempura shrimp

Traditional Miso Soup

With soft tofu, wakame and green onions

Grilled "Fresh Catch of The Day" over Kula Greens

entrée/appetizer served with a spicy Umeboshi (Japanese Plum) Vinaigrette

Shichimi Seared Fresh Atlantic Salmon and Tiger Prawn

with Shiitake Mushrooms and Asparagus in a Soy Butter Sauce

Roasted Japanese Jerk-spiced Chicken

with Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Local Vegetables and fresh Herb Beurre Jus

Chili-porcini Mushroom Crusted Filet of Beef Tenderloin

over Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Local Vegetables and a Shiitake Mushroom Cabernet Demi-glace

Ginger Hoisin Smoked Duck Breast

with sautéed Spinach and a crispy Tempura-fried Maki Roll in a sweet Soy Demi-glace

Shichimi Crusted Filet of Beef and Udon Noodles

entrée/appetizer Tender slices of filet over fresh Udon Noodles in a savory Garlic Demi-glace with grated Romano Cheese and Green Onions

Sansei's Seafood Pasta

Black Tiger Prawns, sweet Ocean Scallops and Local Vegetables wok-tossed with Chinese Chow Funn Noodles in spicy Black Bean Chili Butter

Sansei's Vegetarian Pasta

with Chinese Chow Funn Noodles in spicy Black Bean Chili Butter

Traditional Japanese Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura

with fresh grated Daikon, Ginger, Tentsuyu dipping sauce and Steamed Rice

Grilled Pork Chops

over roasted garlic mashed potatoes with sauteed fresh spinach & Japanese poivre sauce

Grilled Fresh Hawaiian Ahi & Sansei's Award-winning Asian Shrimp Cake

with Furikake Yaki Onigiri, Ginger Lime Chili Butter and Cilantro Pesto

Filet of Beef Tenderloin with Cold Water Lobster Tail*

Garlic mashed potatoes with shiitake mushroom cabernet demi-glace and drawn butter

Cracked Peppercorn Grilled New York Steak

Garlic demi-glace and shiitake mushroom and potato "risotto" topped with a grape tomato salad and finished with garlic jus

Entrees

Desserts

Sansei's "Granny Smith" Apple Tart

Our signature dessert! Buttery puff pastry topped with fresh Granny Smith apple slices, baked to order and served with vanilla ice cream over homemade warm caramel sauce

Tempura Fried Macadamia Nut Ice Cream

Vanilla ice cream wrapped with buttery pound cake, rolled in roasted macadamia nuts, flash-fried and served with chocolate and caramel sauces

Warm Chocolate Cake & Vanilla Ice Cream

with chocolate, caramel and strawberry sauces

Classic Crme Brulee

Creamy New York Style Cheesecake

With strawberry puree

Hawaii-Made Ice Cream or Fruit Sorbet

Green tea or vanilla ice cream or today's sorbet