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.
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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