JL Japanese Express

5555 Whittlesey Blvd L4, Columbus
(706) 322-8838

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Shrimp Tempura
Sesame Chicken
Orange Chicken
Hibachi Chicken
House Special
Yum Yum Roll
Titanic Roll
Miso Soup
Sushi
Fried

Menu

Yakimesi
Chicken Fried Rice
Combo 3
Chicken, shrimp, and steak.
Steak Fried Rice
Combo 2
Shrimp Fried Rice
Vegetable Fried Rice

Sushi Roll Combo
Any Three Rolls
Served with soup.
Any Two Rolls
Served with soup.

House Sushi Roll
Dynamite Roll Eight Pieces
Baked scallops, shrimp, crab meat, eel sauce, and spicy mayo on California roll.
New York Roll
Crabmeat tempura, cream cheese, topped with baked salmon, eel sauce, and spicy mayonnaise. Contains raw fish.
Dancing Eel Roll Eight Pieces
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, eel, and avocado.
Columbus Roll Eight Pieces
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, spicy tuna, and tempura crunch. Contains raw fish.
Yum Yum Roll Eight Pieces
Deep fried-crab meat, tamago (sweet egg), cream cheese, eel sauce, and yum yum sauce.
JL Roll
Salmon, tuna, avocado, deep fried with spicy mayonnaise, and eel sauce. Contains raw fish.
Spicy Crab Roll Eight Pieces
Crab meat and spicy mayo in pink soy wrap.
Volcano Roll Eight Pieces
Spicy tuna, crunch, eel sauce, and spicy mayo on California roll. Contains raw fish.
Tiger Roll Eight Pieces
Snow crab, cucumber, shrimp, crunch, eel sauce, and spicy mayonnaise.
Red Dragon Roll Eight Pieces
Salmon, shrimp tempura, cucumber, masago, and spicy mayonnaise. Contains raw fish.
Titanic Roll Eight Pieces
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, crab meat, avocado, and eel sauce in soy wrap.
Tornado Roll Eight Pieces
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, crab meat, and eel sauce.
Rainbow Roll Eight Pieces
Tuna, salmon, and avocado on California roll. Contains raw fish.
Spider Roll Five Pieces
Soft shell crab, cucumber, masago, and spicy mayonnaise.
Dragon Roll Eight Pieces
Eel and avocado on California roll.
Orangeville Roll Eight Pieces
Tuna, salmon, soft shell crab, shrimp tempura, and cucumber. Contains raw fish.
Black Dragon Roll Eight Pieces
Crab meat, shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, eel, and masago.
Ahi Crunch Roll Eight Pieces
Tuna and avocado on crunch roll. Contains raw fish.
Beach Roll
Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, avocado, cucumber with soy wrap, and eel sauce. Contains raw fish.

Appetizer, Salad, Soup
Kani Cheese Six Pieces
Shrimp Tempura Four Pieces
Gyoza Six Pieces
Side Salad
Japanese Egg Roll Three Pieces
Miso Soup
Clear Soup
Cucumber Salad
Edamame
Sesame Ball
Seaweed Salad
Crab Salad
Crab Tempura Four Pieces
Kani Salad

Kids Mains
Kid's Hibachi Chicken W. Fried Rice
Kid's Hibachi Steak W. Fried Rice
Kid's Hibachi Shrimp W. Fried Rice
Chicken Nuggets French Fries

Side Order
French Fries
Fried Rice
Chicken
Steamed Rice
Vegetables
Shrimp
Udon Noodle
Steak

Bento Box
Chicken Bento Box
Served with soup and salad, fried rice, dumpling, Japanese egg roll, and California roll.
Sesame Chicken Bento Box
Served with soup and salad, fried rice, dumpling, Japanese egg roll, and California roll. Deep fried.
Yummi Chicken Bento Box
Served with soup and salad, fried rice, dumpling, Japanese egg roll, and California roll. Deep fried.
Orange Chicken Bento Box
Served with soup and salad, fried rice, dumpling, Japanese egg roll, and California roll. Deep fried.
Shrimp Bento Box
Served with soup and salad, fried rice, dumpling, Japanese egg roll, and California roll.
Steak Bento Box
Served with soup and salad, fried rice, dumpling, Japanese egg roll, and California roll.
Salmon Bento Box
Served with soup and salad, fried rice, dumpling, Japanese egg roll, and California roll.

Udon
Shrimp Udon
Served with soup.
House Special Udon (Chicken, Steak, Shrimp)
served with soup
Steak Udon
Served with soup.
Chicken Udon
Served with soup.

Special Order
Orange Chicken
Served with white rice and soup. Deep fried.
Sesame Chicken
Served with white rice and soup. Deep fried.
Yummi Chicken
Served with white rice and soup. Deep fried.

Sushi Rolls
California Roll
Crab meat, avocado, cucumber, and masago (fish egg).
Cucumber Roll
Cucumber.
Snow Crab Roll
Snow crab, spicy mayonnaise, cucumber, and tempura crunch.
Avocado Roll
Avocado.
Beef Teriyaki Roll
Grilled beef, cucumber, and teriyaki sauce.
Spicy Tuna Roll
Spicy mayonnaise and spicy tuna. Contains raw fish.
Philly Roll
Smoked salmon, avocado, and cream cheese. Contains raw fish.
Spicy Tuna Crunch Roll
Spicy mayonnaise, spicy tuna, and tempura crunch. Contains raw fish.
Vegetable Roll
Five pieces. Lettuce, avocado, cucumber, and carrot.
Alaska Roll
Tuna, salmon, avocado, cucumber, and spicy mayonnaise. Contains raw fish.
Shrimp Tempura Roll
Tempura shrimp.
Crawfish Roll
Spicy mayonnaise, crawfish, and cucumber.
Spicy Salmon Roll
Spicy mayonnaise and spicy salmon. Contains raw fish.
Chicken Teriyaki Roll
Grilled chicken, cucumber, and teriyaki sauce.
Sweet Potato Roll
Deep fried sweet potato.
Salmon Roll
Salmon. Contains raw fish.
Crab Roll
Crab meat.
Tuna Roll
Tuna. Contains raw fish.
Salad Roll
Crab, lettuce, and mayonnaise.
Eel Roll
eel, cucumber, and eel sauce.
Easter Roll
Tempura Shrimp, tamago (sweet egg), and avocado.
Tuna Lovers Roll
Spicy mayonnaise, spicy tuna, topped with tuna, and avocado. Contains raw fish.
Boston Roll
Steamed shrimp, cucumber, spicy mayonnaise, and eel sauce.
LA Roll
Avocado and salmon. Contains raw fish.
Crunch Roll
Tempura crunch, mayonnaise, and masago (fish egg).

Nigiri or Sashimi Sushi
Salmon
Two pieces of same type sushi per order.
Tuna
Two pieces of same type sushi per order.
Tamago
Sweet egg. Two pieces of same type sushi per order.
Eel
Two pieces of same type sushi per order.
Crab Stick
Two pieces of same type sushi per order.
Shrimp
Two pieces of same type sushi per order.

Beverages
Soft Drink
Sweet Tea and Unsweet Tea are out of stock.
Juice
Bottled Water

Desserts
Green Tea Cheesecake

Hibachi (served with salad)
Chicken Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Chicken and Steak Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
House Special Hibachi (Chicken, Steak, Shrimp)
Vegetable and fried rice
Steak Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Steak and Shrimp Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Salmon and Shrimp Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Chicken and Shrimp Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Salmon Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Orange Chicken Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice. Deep fried
Shrimp Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Salmon Shrimp and Scallop Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Shrimp and Scallop Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Yummy Chicken Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice. Deep fried.
Vegetable Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Scallop Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Chicken and Scallop Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Steak and Scallop Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Salmon and Scallop Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Sesame Chicken Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice. Deep fried

Hibachi (served with soup)
Salmon and Shrimp Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Steak Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Chicken Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Steak and Shrimp Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
House Special Hibachi (Chicken, Steak, Shrimp)
Vegetable and fried rice
Chicken and Steak Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Steak and Scallop Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Vegetable Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Salmon Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Shrimp Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Scallop Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Chicken and Shrimp Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Chicken and Scallop Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Shrimp and Scallop Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Salmon and Scallop Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.
Yummy Chicken Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice. Deep fried.
Sesame Chicken Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice. Deep fried
Orange Chicken Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice. Deep fried
Salmon Shrimp and Scallop Hibachi
Vegetable and fried rice.

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Recent Reviews

Great value, fast service, and tasty food!

JL Japanese Express is exactly what you’d expect from a quick-service Japanese spot—and honestly, it delivers. It’s not a fancy or high-end place, but if you’re looking for something fast, affordable, and delicious, it’s a solid choice.

We ordered a little bit of everything, and everything we tried was flavorful and satisfying. For the price and convenience, it definitely exceeded my expectations.

I’ll...
July 2025
My daughter wanted to go to JL express, so we did. It's more of an order to go place but we ate inside. The lady there was very nice,and the food was pretty good.
Miso soup, chicken bento box,orange chicken bento box,sesame chicken bento box, sushi ,salads,and an appetizer

If you're in the area and would like a quick bite to eat, definitely stop by.
March 2025
Hands down my favorite restaurant around. I’ve ordered the sesame chicken bento box twice now and it is always fresh! The miso soup is always so flavorful and the salad with ginger dressing is so so good! ?
June 2024

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JL Japanese Express

5555 Whittlesey Blvd L4, Columbus, GA 31909
(706) 322-8838