Kokoro Sushi
36 W Gabilan St, Salinas
(831) 424-7553
Customers' Favorites
Rolls and Sushi Deluxe
Combination Tempura AP
Super California Roll
Assorted Sushi Rolls
Kokoro Special Roll
Spicy Garlic Edamame
Chicken Teriyaki
Green Dragon Roll
Caterpillar Roll
Chirashi Bowl
Appetizers
Jalapeño Bomb
Deep fried jalapeño, cream cheese, spicy tuna, unagi sauce, green onion, tobiko, and hot sauce.
Soft Shell Crab
Breaded soft shell crab.
Avocado Delight
Deep fried avocado and charbroiled stick crab.
Miso soup
Pan Fried Gyoza (6 pcs)
Pan fried pot stickers.
Combination Tempura(AP)
7Pcs Appetizer. (5pcs Vage,1pcs Shrimp,1pcs Gyoza)
Spicy Garlic Edamame
Spicy green soy beans.
Edamame
Boiled green soy beans.
Shrimp Tempura(AP)
3Pcs Appetizer.
Gyoza (6 pcs)
Deep fried pot stickers.
Vegetable Tempura(AP)
5Pcs appetizer.
Chicken Karrage(AP)
Japanese deep fried chicken(5pc)
White rice
Crispy Rice (5 pcs)
Deep fried rice, spicy tuna, jalapeño, and avocado.
Calamari Ring
Breaded squid.
Egg Rolls (3 pcs)
Vegetable egg roll.
Agedashi Tofu
Deep fried tofu with tempura sauce.
Takoyaki(APP)
Deep fried wheat ball with octopus(5ps)
Salmon Kama
Charbroiled fresh salmon neck.
Spicy Tofu(APP)
Deep fried tofu with spicy sauce(8pc)
Baked Mussels (5 pcs)
Unagi sauce, green onion, tobiko, and hot sauce.
Hamachi Kama
Charbroiled fresh yellow tail neck.
Salad
Seaweed Salad
Sunomono
A chilled cucumber salad with a vineger dressing.
Hawaiian Poki Salad
Fresh tuna, spring mix, cucumber, seaweed salad, house sauce, and tobiko.
House Salad
Sunomono with Tako
Vinegared cucumber with Tako.
Sunomono with Ebi
Vinegared cucumber with Ebi.
Sashimi Salad
Variety fish, spring mix, seaweed salad, house sauce, and tobiko.
Crispy Salmon Skin Salad
Crispy salmon skin, spring mix, cucumber, seaweed salad, house sauce, and tobiko.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken, spring mix, carrot, and house sauce.
Sunomono with Crab
Vinegared cucumber with crab meat.
Combination
Chicken Teriyaki with Tempura
Tempura (4 pieces vegetable, 1 piece shrimp, and 1 piece gyoza) Served with soup, salad, and rice.
Salmon Teriyaki with Ca roll
Ca roll,Served with Rice,Soup,Salad.
Chicken teriyaki with Ca roll
With Ca roll.
Beef Teriyaki with Ca roll
Ca roll,Served with Rice,Miso Soup,Salad.
Beef Teriyaki with Tempura
Tempura (4 pieces vegetable,1 piece shrimp, 1 piece gyoza) Served with Soup,Salad,and Rice.
Beef Teriyaki with Sashimi
6 pieces Sashimi.
Served with Rice,Miso Soup,Salad.
Chicken teriyaki with Sashimi
6pcs Sashimi.
Salmon Teriyaki with Tempura
Tempura (4 pieces vegetable, 1 piece shrimp, and 1 piece gyoza) Served with soup, salad, and rice.
Salmon Teriyaki with Sashimi
6 piece Sashimi.
Served with soup,salad,and rice.
Entrée
Chicken Katsu
Breaded chicken with katsu sauce. Served with soup, salad, and rice.
Chicken Teriyaki
Boneless chicken with teriyaki sauce. Served with soup, salad, and rice.
Beef Teriyaki
Tender cut of choice beef with teriyaki sauce. Served with soup, salad, and rice.
Special Dinner for 4
Choice from any special rolls, edamame, combination tempura (10 pieces), egg roll (3 pieces), California roll, chicken teriyaki, gyoza, chicken katsu, salmon kama, sashimi combination (12 pieces), 4 ounce soup, salad, and rice.
BBQ Rib
Marinated rib with house special sauce. Served with soup, salad, and rice.
Salmon Teriyaki
Fillet of salmon steak with teriyaki sauce. Served with soup, salad, and rice.
Pork Katsu
Breaded pork with katsu sauce. Served with soup, salad, and rice.
Spicy Pork
Marinated pork with house special sauce. Served with soup, salad, and rice.
Salmon Miso Yaki
Fillet of salmon steak with miso sauce. Served with soup, salad, and rice.
Donburi
Beef Teriyaki Donburi
Beef teriyaki over rice. Served with soup and salad.
Chicken Karaage Mayo Donburi
Japanese deep Fried chicken over rice.
(egg ,mayo ,chicken ,rice , japanese souce)
Chicken Teriyaki Donburi
Chicken teriyaki over rice. Served with soup and salad.
Spicy Pork Donburi
Served with soup and salad.
Salmon Teriyaki Donburi
Salmon teriyaki over rice. Served with soup and salad.
Noodle
Chicken Udon
Japanese style chicken noodle soup served with salad.
Tempura Udon
Noodle soup with shrimp and vegetable tempura served with salad.
Vegetable Udon
Japanese style noodle soup served with salad.
Vegetable Yaki Soba
Vegetable Japanese chow mein served with miso soup.
Chicken Yaki Soba
Chicken Japanese chow mein served with miso soup.
Beef Yaki Soba
Beef Japanese chow mein served with miso soup.
Plain Udon
plain soup with udon.
Fried Rice
Vegetable Fried Rice
Served with soup.
Chicken Fried Rice
Served with soup.
Mixed Fried Rice
Served with soup.
Shrimp Fried Rice
Served with soup.
Sushi Bar Entrée
Chirashi
Chef's choice fresh fish over sushi rice.
Hamachi Sashimi (12 pcs)
Unajyu
9 pieces BBQ eel over rice with eel sauce.
Kokoro Deluxe
Chef's choice 6 pieces nigiri, 4 pieces sashimi, and California roll.
Nigiri Combination Sashimi (12 pcs)
Chef's choice fresh 12 pieces fish.
Salmon Sashimi(7pcs)
Salmon Sashimi(7pcs)
Nigiri Combination A
Chef's choice fresh fish.(8pcs)
Hamachi Sashimi(7pcs)
Maki Combination
Kappa maki, California roll, and spicy tuna roll. Served with soup and salad.
Deluxe 24pcs Sashimi
24 pieces chef's choice of sashimi.
Albarcore Sashimi(7pcs)
Salmon Sashimi (12 pcs)
Tuna Sashimi(7pcs)
7pcs tuna sashimi
Spicy Sashimi Bowl (Hwe Dup Bap)
Assorted vegetables and fresh fish over steamed rice with house sauce.
Tataki (7 pcs)
Seared tuna with avocado, house dressing, and jalapeño. Served with soup and salad.
Tuna Sashimi (12 pcs)
Nigiri
Hamachi Nigiri
Yellow tail.
Albacore Nigiri
White tuna.
Tako Nigiri
Octopus.
Inari Nigiri
Fried tofu skin.
Maguro Nigiri
Tuna.
Ika Nigiri
Squid.
Tamago Nigiri
Omelette.
Ebi Nigiri
Cooked shrimp.
Amaebi Nigiri
Sweet shrimp.
Saba Nigiri
Mackerel.
Sake Nigiri
Salmon.
Unagi Nigiri
Fresh water eel.
Snapper Nigiri
Masago Nigiri
Smelt fish roe.
Hokkigai Nigiri
Surf clam.
Hotate Nigiri
Scallop.
Kani Nigiri
Crab.
Izumi Dai Nigiri
Tilapia.
Tobiko Nigiri
Flying fish roe.
Special Rolls
Dragon Roll
Inside - Cucumber, crab meat, and shrimp tempura. Outside - Unagi, avocado, tobiko, and unagi sauce.
Crazy Horse Roll
Inside - Fresh tuna, salmon, hamachi avocado, and seaweed salad.
B.J. Roll
Inside - Fresh hamachi and avocado. Outside - Fresh salmon, unagi, green onion, tobiko, unagi sauce, and hot sauce.
Kokoro Special Roll
Inside - Cucumber, avocado, spicy stick crab, nut, and cream cheese. Outside - Soft shell crab, green onion, tobiko, unagi sauce, wasabi sauce, and hot sauce.
Green Dragon Roll
Inside - Cucumber, crab meat, and shrimp tempura. Outside - Avocado, nut, unagi sauce, and white sauce.
Bay Island
Inside - Avocado and crab meat. Outside - Boy scallop, green onion, tobiko, baked, and unagi sauce.
Kokoro No. 5
Inside - Jalapeño, crab meat, and shrimp tempura. Outside - Fresh albacore, deep fried onion, unagi sauce, white sauce, and green onion.
Red Dragon Roll
Inside - Cucumber, crab meat, and shrimp tempura. Outside - Spicy tuna, unagi sauce, and spicy mayo sauce.
Crunch Roll
Inside - Cucumber, avocado, shrimp tempura. Outside - Crunch, and unagi sauce.
Titanic Fire
Inside - Avocado and shrimp tempura. Outside - Fresh hamachi, spicy tuna, jalapeño, unagi sauce, white sauce, and hot sauce.
Ichiban Roll
Inside - Fresh salmon, avocado, shrimp tempura, and cream cheese. Outside - Spicy crab, crunch, unagi sauce, and spicy mayo sauce.
Mexi Cali Roll
Inside - Spicy crab, cream cheese, jalapeño, avocado, and fresh salsa. Outside - Deep fried, unagi sauce, and hot sauce.
Spicy Rainbow Roll
Inside - Spicy tuna and cucumber. Outside - 5 variety fish.
Texas Holdem Roll
Inside - Rib-eye steak, deep fried asparagus, and cream cheese. Outside - Unagi sauce.
Oh My God Roll
Inside - Cucumber, spicy tuna, and jalapeño. Outside - Fresh tuna, seaweed salad, and hot sauce.
Lion King
Inside - Avocado and crab meat. Outside - Fresh salmon, green onion, tobiko, baked, and unagi sauce.
Monster Lobster Roll
Inside - Avocado and crab meat. Outside - Baked langostino, unagi sauce, green onion, tobiko, and spicy mayo.
Osaka Roll
Inside - Avocado and crab meat. Outside - Fresh salmon. .
Hi Roll
Inside - Jalapeño, crab meat, and shrimp tempura. Outside - Hamachi, avocado, unagi sauce, white sauce, and nut.
Fire Dragon
Inside - Avocado and crab meat. Outside - Spicy tuna, fresh salmon, unagi sauce, spicy mayo, hot sauce, chili oil, and shichimi.
Raiders Roll
Inside - Avocado, crab meat, and shrimp tempura. Outside - Fresh salmon, nut, unagi sauce, and white sauce.
Rainbow Roll
Inside - Avocado and crab meat. Outside - 5 pieces different fresh fish.
Old Town Roll
Inside - Avocado, unagi, and shrimp tempura. Outside - Fresh albacore, tobiko, and unagi sauce.
Shrimp Killer Roll
Inside - Tempura shrimp and crab meat. Outside - Cooked shrimp, avocado, and unagi sauce.
Sf Giant
Inside - Avocado, crab meat, shrimp tempura, and cream cheese. Outside - Fresh salmon, unagi, nut, unagi sauce, and white sauce.
Mexican Roll
Inside - Cucumber, avocado, and spicy crab meat. Outside - Ebi.
Cherry Blossom
Inside - Avocado and fresh salmon. Outside - Fresh tuna, tobiko, and cherry.
Popcorn Lobster Roll
Inside - Avocado and crab meat. Outside - Deep fried langostino, unagi sauce, spicy mayo, green onion, and tobiko.
Swiss Roll
Unagi, avocado, cream cheese, fresh salmon, and unagi sauce.
Golden Gate Bridge Roll
Inside - Cucumber and spicy tuna. Outside - Fresh tuna.
Spicy Poki Roll
Inside - Cucumber and spicy tuna. Outside - Spicy sashimi, green onion, and tobiko.
49ers Roll
Inside - Avocado, crab meat, and shrimp tempura. Outside - Fresh tuna, unagi sauce, and white sauce.
Rudys Roll
Inside - Cucumber, spicy tuna, and shrimp tempura. Outside - Unagi, torched, unagi sauce, spicy mayo sauce, wasabi sauce, baked sauce, and hot sauce.
Vege Tempura Roll
Inside - Assorted deep fried vegetable. Outside - Unagi sauce.
Las Vegas Roll
Inside - Spicy crab, spicy tuna, jalapeño, and cream cheese. Outside - Tortilla, deep fried, unagi sauce, spicy mayo, and hot sauce.
Caterpillar Roll
Inside - Cucumber, crab meat, and unagi. Outside - Avocado, tobiko, and unagi sauce.
Super California Roll
Inside - Avocado and crab meat. Outside - Unagi, tobiko, and unagi sauce.
Sean's Roll
Inside - Avocado and spicy tuna. Outside - Eel, unagi sauce, spicy mayo, hot sauce chili oil, and shichimi.
Spicy Tataki Roll
Inside - Cucumber and spicy tuna. Outside - Seared tuna, albacore, crispy onion, unagi sauce, and chili oil.
Tokyo Roll
Inside - Avocado and crab meat. Outside - Fresh tuna.
Classic Rolls
California Roll
Crab and avocado.
Spider Roll
Soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado, crab, tobiko, and unagi sauce.
Veggie Roll
Many different kinds of vegetables.
Philly Roll
Salmon, cream cheese, and avocado.
Spicy Tuna Roll
Green onion, tuna, tobiko, sesame oil, and cucumber.
Shrimp Tempura Roll
2 pieces shrimp, cucumber, avocado, crab, tobiko, and unagi sauce.
Salmon Roll
Spicy Salmon Roll
Spicy salmon.
Chicken Teriyaki Roll
Chicken teriyaki and avocado.
Avo Q Roll
Avocado and cucumber.
Avocado Roll
Avocado.
Tekka Maki
Tuna.
Salmon Skin Roll
Salmon skin, cucumber, tobiko, and unagi sauce.
Una Q Roll
Unagi, cucumber, and unagi sauce.
Spicy Hamachi Roll
Spicy hamachi and cucumber.
Kappa Maki
Cucumber and sesame seeds.
Negihama
Hamachi and green onion.
Futo Maki
Japanese pickles, inari, seaweed salad, kanpyo, and egg.
Asparagus Roll
Deep fried asparagus.
Deep Fried Rolls
Crispy California Roll
Avocado, crab meat, and unagi sauce.
Sweet Sarah Roll
Inside - Spicy tuna, avocado, unagi, and cream cheese. Outside - Unagi sauce and spicy mayo sauce.
Salinas Roll
Inside - Fresh salmon, cream cheese, avocado, and yamagobo. Outside - Fresh salmon, green onion, tobiko, unagi sauce, spicy mayo sauce, and hot sauce.
Dominic Roll
Inside - Spicy tuna, avocado, unagi, and cream cheese. Outside - Fresh salmon, green onion, tobiko, unagi sauce, spicy mayo sauce, and hot sauce.
Hand Roll
Spicy Salmon Hand Roll
Cucumber and spicy salmon.
Spicy Scallop Hand Roll
Avocado and spicy scallop.
Unagi Hand Roll
Avocado and unagi.
Spicy Tuna Hand Roll
Cucumber and spicy tuna.
California Hand Roll
Avocado and crab meat.
Salmon Skin Hand Roll
Cucumber and crispy salmon skin.
Spicy Hamachi Hand Roll
Cucumber and spicy hamachi.
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Recent Reviews
Kokoro is one of my favorite restaurants in Salinas! I've only had great experiences here as the wait staff is always friendly and attentive. My favorite is chicken katsu and the California roll but honestly, you can't go wrong with anything on their menu.
June 2025
Hands down the best udon soup I have had in my 60 years on this planet. No exaggeration. They're mixed fried rice with pork, chicken, shrimp is out of control. Their sushi is fresh and tasty. This is by far my husband and my favorite sushi restaurant on the Monterey peninsula or.. I suggest you run. Don't walk to Kokoro sushi
March 2025
Food was fantastic. The waitress was basically trying to push us out the door and never checked on us until she brought the check. Never gave us a chance to order anything else. Ie. give us the heads up that the kitchen was closing.
January 2025
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