SANKAI Japanese Cuisine

3940 S Bristol St, Santa Ana
(714) 241-7115

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Tuna Tataki with Creamy Sauce Tuna Carpaccio Japanese Style
Spicy Yellow Tail
Chicken Teriyaki
Sushi Appetizers
Mochi Ice Cream
Monk Fish Liver
California Roll
Santa Ana Roll
Octopus Sushi
Sankai Roll

Menu

Lunch - entrée available untill 3:30 pm
Sesame chicken
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of lunch for an additional cost.
Lunch box with sashimi
Tuna sashimi, sesame chicken, salmon and chicken teriyaki, shrimp and vegetable tempura, and tofu nuggets. served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of lunch for an additional cost.
Beef teriyaki
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of lunch for an additional cost.
Salmon teriyaki or grilled salmon with ponzu sauce
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of lunch for an additional cost.
Vegetable tempura
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of lunch for an additional cost.
Chicken teriyaki
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of lunch for an additional cost.
Shrimp & vegetable tempura
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of lunch for an additional cost.

Lunch - healthy combination available untill 3:30
Chicken teriyaki & crunchy roll (4 pcs)
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of lunch for an additional cost.
Steamed vegetable & california roll (4 pcs)
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of lunch for an additional cost.
Chicken teriyaki & california roll (4 pcs)
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of lunch for an additional cost.
Tuna avocado salad & crunchy roll (4 pcs)
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of lunch for an additional cost.
Steamed vegetable & crunchy roll (4 pcs)
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of lunch for an additional cost.
Tuna avocado salad & california roll (4 pcs)
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of lunch for an additional cost.

Sushi lunch available until 3:30
Nigiri sushi
Thin-sliced sashimi laid with hand-formed clumps of rice 1 piece of tuna, shrimp, salmon, white fish, yellow tail, and 4 pieces california roll. served with soup and salad - tofu or chicken.
Sashimi bowl (chirashi sushi)
Assorted sashimi over the sushi rice. served with soup and salad - tofu or chicken.
Sashimi lunch
Assorted thin-sliced raw fish, served with white or brown rice 2 pieces of tuna, salmon, white fish, and albacore. served with soup and salad - tofu or chicken.
Tuna sashimi bowl (tekka don)
Thin-sliced tuna sashimi over sushi rice. served with soup and salad (tofu or chicken).

Lunch - noodle soups
Tempura noodle
Topped with shrimp tempura. your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Chicken noodle
Topped with cooked chicken. your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Vegetable noodle
Topped with assorted vegetable and seaweed. your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Nabeyaki noodle
Noodle hot pot with shrimp tempura, poached egg, and vegetable cooked in a miniature pot. your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.

Lunch - noodle combination
Vegetable noodle and california roll (4 pcs)
Your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Vegetable noodle and crunchy roll (4 pcs)
Your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Nabeyaki noodle and tuna avocado salad
Your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Vegetable noodle and tuna avocado salad
Your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Chicken noodle and california roll (4 pcs)
Your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Chicken noodle and tuna avocado salad
Your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Tempura noodle and california roll (4 pcs)
Your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Nabeyaki noodle and crunchy roll (4 pcs)
Your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Nabeyaki noodle and california roll (4 pcs)
Your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Tempura noodle and crunchy roll (4 pcs)
Your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Chicken noodle and crunchy roll (4 pcs)
Your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.
Tempura noodle and tuna avocado salad
Your choice of soba noodle or udon noodle.

Dinner - cold appetizers
Tuna tataki with creamy sauce
Thinly sliced seared tuna with mushroom and asparagus.
Chilled tofu (hiyayakko)
Cold tofu with a dipping sauce and finely chopped green onion, ginger, and dried bonito flakes.
Tuna tataki
Thinly sliced seared tuna with ponzu sauce.
Beef filet mignon tataki
Thinly sliced seared filet mignon with ponzu sauce tofu.

Dinner - entrée
Beef teriyaki
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of dinner for an additional cost.
Chicken teriyaki
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of dinner for an additional cost.
Salmon teriyaki
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of dinner for an additional cost.
Sesame chicken
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of dinner for an additional cost.
Vegetable tempura
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of dinner for an additional cost.
Shrimp & vegetable tempura
Served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and rice - white rice or brown rice. add shrimp and vegetable tempura, 4 pieces of california roll, or crunchy roll with order of dinner for an additional cost.

Dinner - healthy combination
Chicken teriyaki, steamed vegetable, & california roll (4 pcs)
Served with soup and rice - white or brown rice.
Chicken teriyaki, tuna avocado salad & assorted sashimi
Served with soup and rice - white or brown rice.
Chicken teriyaki, tuna avocado salad & crunchy roll (4 pcs)
Served with soup and rice - white or brown rice.

Dinner - from sushi bar
Sashimi dinner
Thin-sliced law fish, served with soup, salad - tofu or chicken, and white or brown rice. 2 pieces of tuna, salmon, white fish, yellow tail, and albacore. please note that no modifications can be accommodated.
Nigiri sushi dinner
Thin-sliced sashimi laid with hand-formed clumps of rice served with soup and salad - tofu or chicken. 1 piece of tuna, shrimp, salmon, octopus, white fish, yellow tail, albacore, and 4 pieces california roll.
Sashimi bowl (chirashi sushi)
Assorted sashimi over the sushi rice, served with soup and salad - tofu or chicken.
Tuna sashimi bowl (tekka don)
Thin-sliced tuna sashimi over sushi rice, served with soup and salad - tofu or chicken.
Sushi appetizers
Thin-sliced sashimi laid with hand-formed clumps of rice, 1 piece of tuna, yellow tail, shrimp, and 4 pieces california roll.

Dinner - salad
Chicken salad
Grilled chicken over green salad with ginger dressing.
Sashimi salad
Assorted fresh raw fish over green salad with ponzu sauce.
Salmon skin salad
Crispy grilled salmon skin served with green salad, burdock, cucumber, and bonito flake.
Tuna & avocado salad
Tuna and avocado with house dressing - olive oil and garlic.
Tofu salad
Chilled tofu over green salad with ginger dressing.
Poki salad
Marinated seafood in house dressing - ponzu sauce.
Grilled seafood salad
Grilled seafood over green salad with creamy sauce.

Dinner - hot appetizers
Sesame chicken
Marinated small pieces of chicken in a tangy mix of sesame, ginger sauce, and lightly deep-fried.
Baked mussel (3 pcs)
House mayonnaise sauce on top of mussels.
Baked scallop
House mayonnaise sauce on top of baked scallop and vegetable (mushroom, zucchini, and onion).
Shrimp (2 pcs) & vegetable tempura
Deep-fried battered shrimp and assorted vegetables.
Salmon kama
Grilled salmon collar served with ponzu sauce.
Soybean sticks (edamame sticks)
Edamame encased in yuba-pastry - mantle skimmed from soy milk, and lightly fried. high protein, low carb, and healthy crisp soy sticks.
Yakitori (2 pcs)
Several bite-sized pieces of chicken on skewer and barbecued with salt or teriyaki sauce.
Agedashi-tofu
Lightly deep-fried cubes of tofu in a bonito clear broth and topped with finely chopped green onion and grated radish.
Tofu nuggets
Crispy battered tofu with sweet-sour sauce. low carb and high protein, the ultimate soybean-based healthy nuggets.
Steamed vegetable
Assorted steamed fresh and crunchy vegetables with ginger or creamy dressing.

Soft drink
Coke
Sparkling water
Premium japanese cold green tea
Premium ice tea (tropical)
7 up
Lemonade
Diet coke
Iced tea

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Recent Reviews

Each piece of sushi, was very tasty off the charts in taste. Almost like a little piece of art that melts in your mouth. Service was very detailed, place was packed at happy hour, the chef was still on top of his game and very friendly. The ambience And decor of the restaurant was clean and open it was a little small and busy. However there is outdoor sitting, but I didn’t like it.
May 2025
When Sankai changed owners a couple years ago we stopped going to the restaurant - food wasn’t as good and they took some of my faves off the menu. We went back recently and I think it has changed hands again. Anyway - everything we ordered was great - and all our faves were on the menu (shrimp boat, Santa Ana burrito, tuna tataki with creamy sauce, yellowtail collar…). Service was great.
March 2025
This is my first time visiting Sankai and this is what I think.
Staffs : They are nice,Friendly and very helpful.I told them that was my first time and they recommended some good stuffs which I love.
Food : Decent size sushi and all the fish are fresh,Sushi rice seasoned perfect! .As a person who have sensitive stomach and almost every time I went to sushi place anywhere I often came back home with upset stomach but that was not the case this time,Soooo another...
October 2024

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SANKAI Japanese Cuisine

3940 S Bristol St, Santa Ana, CA 92704
(714) 241-7115