Matsuba Izakaya
38 Riverside Ave, Medford
(781) 628-2168
Customers' Favorites
chicken meatballs 烤鸡肉丸串
miso soup 味增汤
House Boat 2 People
Tempura Appetizer
Spicy Salmon Maki
Crispy Mango Maki
California Roll
Chicken Karaage
Spicy Miso Ramen
Sashimi Deluxe
Sushi Bar (Appetizers)
Beef Tataki
Thinly sliced seared sirloin steak with ponzu sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Sake Aburi
Torched salmon on top of snow crab, avocado, shiitake mushroom, tempura crumb, and mayo topped with eel sauce and scallion. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Jalapeno Hamachi
Torched hamachi rolled with cucumber topped with jalapeno, scallion, and special sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Ankimo
Steamed monkfish liver served with ponzu sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Sashimi Appetizer
Assorted pieces of sashimi
Wasabi Tako
Raw octopus with wasabi sauce
Tuna Tataki
Thinly sliced tuna with spicy ponzu sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Naruto
Thinly sliced cucumber rolled with crab stick, shrimp, avocado, tobiko, and spicy mayo. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Ichiban Appetizer
Spicy tuna, tobiko, and unagi sauce topped on a fried avocado roll. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Salmon Tataki
Thinly sliced salmon with spicy ponzu sauce.
Toro Carpaccio
Thinly sliced toro with carpaccio sauce
Kitchen (Appetizers)
Salmon Onigiri
Rice ball with baked salmon and seaweed.
Takoyaki
Fried octopus ball, topped with spicy mayo, katsu sauce, and bonito flakes.
Tempura Appetizer
Shrimp and vegetables deep-fried in a light batter.
Spider Tempura
Soft shell crab deep fried in a light batter and served with ponzu sauce.
Geso Kara-age
Fried squid legs with mayo
Gyoza (5 pcs)
Pan-fried pork and vegetable ravioli.
Chicken Karaage
Japanese fried chicken served with mayo.
Shumai (6 pcs)
Steamed Japanese shrimp dumplings.
Crispy Mango
Mango, cream cheese, snow crab, shrimp, wrapped with wonton skin, and topped with mango sauce.
Edamame
Boiled soybean with salt.
Vegetable Gyoza (5 pcs)
Pan-fried vegetarian ravioli.
Haru Maki
Japanese vegetarian spring roll served with sweet chili sauce.
Agedashi Tofu
Fried tofu served in a light broth with scallion and bonito flakes.
Fried Oyster
Oyster fried in a light batter and served with mayo and katsu sauce.
Roasted Shishito Pepper
With lemon and salt
Eel Scallop Tempura
Freshwater eel wrap scallop, deep fried in a light batter with avocado, spicy mayo sauce, and tobiko.
Hiyayakko Tofu
Soft tofu with shoyu, scallion, and bonito flake.
Idaho Tempura
Sweet potato deep fried in light batter.
Unagi Onigiri
Grilled
Seafood Kaiyaki
Crab stick, cooked shrimp, squid, flying fish roe, baked in spicy mayo, and chili powder.
Mackerel
Grilled whole mackerel.
Yaki Ika
Grilled whole squid and served with mayo.
Hamachi Karma
Grilled yellowtail collar and served with ponzu sauce.
Shitake Kaiyaki
Shitake mushroom, crab stick, flying fish roe, baked in spicy mayo, and chili powder.
Sake Karma
Grilled salmon collar and served with ponzu sauce.
Yakitori (2 Skewers)
Bacon & Enoki Yakitori (2 Skewers)
Enoki mushroom wrapped with bacon.
Chicken Thigh Yakitori (2 Skewers)
Beef Yakitori (2 Skewers)
Chicken Skin Yakitori (2 Skewers)
Bacon & Quail Egg Yakitori (2 Skewers)
Quail egg wrapped with bacon.
Chicken Meatballs Yakitori (2 Skewers)
Sausage Yakitori (2 Skewers)
Pork sausage.
Shrimp Yakitori (2 Skewers)
Shrimp with head.
Bacon & Rice Cake Yakitori (2 Skewers)
Rice cake wrapped with bacon.
Shishito Pepper Yakitori (2 Skewers)
Sweet green pepper.
Zucchini Yakitori (2 Skewers)
Soup & Salad
Miso Soup
Soybean soup.
Seaweed Salad
Japanese wakame in light vinegar sauce.
House Salad
Organic spring mix served ginger dressing.
Shiitake Soup
Shiitake and Enoki mushroom soup.
Spicy Scallop Salad
Chopped scallops, tobiko, cucumber, and spicy mayo. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Spicy Seafood Salad
Shrimp, crab stick, squid, tobiko, and spicy mayo. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Spicy Seafood Soup
Assorted seafood in spicy soybean soup.
Spicy Tuna Salad
Chopped tuna, tobiko, tempura crumbs, and spicy mayo. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Avocado Seafood Salad
Shrimp, crab stick, squid, tobiko, spicy mayo mixed with avocado.
Nigiri & Sashimi
Salmon (Sake)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Fatty Tuna (Toro)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Sea Urchin (Uni)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Sweet Shrimp (Botan Ebi)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Scallop (Hotate)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Stripe Bass (Suzuki)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Red Snapper (Tai)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Fried Beancurd (Inari)
Yellowtail (Hamachi)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Tuna (Maguro)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Egg Omelet (Tamago)
Salmon Roe (Ikura)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Grilled Eel (Unagi)
Squid (Ika)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Smoked Salmon
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Octopus (Tako)
Flying Fish Roe (Tobiko)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Cooked Shrimp (Ebi)
Crab Stick (Kanikama)
Escolar
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Pickled Mackerel (Saba)
Hokkigai
Surf Clam
Kampachi (Amberjack)
King Salmon
Ramen & Udon
Miso Ramen
Served with pork chashu, ajitama, sweet corn, bamboo shoots, wakame, scallions, sesame seeds, and bean sprouts.
Tan Tan Ramen
Served with spicy ground chicken, ajitama, sweet corn, bamboo shoots, wakame, scallions, sesame seeds, bean sprouts.
Stir Fried Ramen
Your choice of chicken, beef, shrimp, or tofu, and served with miso soup.
Spicy Miso Ramen
Served with pork chashu, ajitama, sweet corn, bamboo shoots, wakame, scallions, sesame seeds, bean sprouts, and chili oil.
Tonkotsu Ramen
Japanese pork soup base, served with pork chashu, ajitama, sweet corn, bamboo shoots, wakame, scallions, sesame seeds, and bean sprouts.
Stir Fried Udon
Your choice of chicken, beef, shrimp, or tofu, and served with miso soup.
Nabeyaki Udon
Seafood, vegetables, poached egg, and thick noodle in light chicken broth. Served with shrimp tempura.
Entrees
Maki Combo
Spicy tuna maki, California maki, and crazy maki. Served with miso soup. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Matsuba Don
Chef's choice of assorted fresh sashimi over a bed of sushi rice. Served with miso soup.
Toro Don
Sliced fatty tuna over a bed of sushi
Sake Don
Sliced salmon and salmon roe over a bed of sushi rice. Served with miso soup.
Sushi Deluxe
Chef's choice of assorted nigiri sushi
House Boat (2 people)
Sashimi-salmon, tuna, yellowtail, crab stick, and tamago. Sushi-salmon, tuna, white fish, unagi, spicy tuna maki, and snow crab maki. Served with miso soup.
Sushi 5 Kind
Combination of salmon, tuna, yellowtail, white fish, and eel sushi. Served with miso soup.
Sashimi Deluxe
Chef's choice of assorted sashimi served with white rice. Served with miso soup.
Uni Ikura Don
Sea urchin and salmon roe over a bed of sushi rice. Served with miso soup.
Gyu Don
Bowl of rice topped with thinly sliced beef, onion, scallion and soft poached egg in sukiyaki sauce.
Curry Katsu
Deep-fried breaded chicken served with Japanese-style curry and white rice. Served with miso soup.
Teriyaki
Your choice of grilled chicken, beef, shrimp, or salmon. Served with mixed vegetables, teriyaki sauce, and white rice. Served with miso soup.
Fried Rice
Japanese-style fried rice with your choice of chicken, beef, shrimp, vegetables, smoked salmon, or eel. Served with miso soup.
Chicken Katsu
Deep-fried breaded chicken breast with sweet and sour cream served with steamed broccoli and rice. Served with miso soup.
Cube Don
Salmon, tuna, and yellowtail topped with scallion, seaweed, and sesame over a bed of sushi rice. Served with miso soup.
Sushi 3 Kind
Combination of salmon, tuna, and yellowtail sushi. Served with miso soup.
Unaju
Grilled eel over a bed of rice and served with Japanese pickle. Served with miso soup.
Tekka Don
Sliced Tuna over a bed of sushi rice.
Hamachi Don
Sliced Hamachi over a bed of sushi rice.
Maki Roll
Spicy Tuna Maki
Tuna, tempura crumb, and spicy mayo. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Spicy Salmon Maki
Salmon, tempura crumb, and spicy mayo. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Shrimp Tempura Maki
Shrimp tempura, tobiko, and unagi sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Alaska Maki
Salmon and avocado. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Idaho Maki
Sweet potato.
Salmon Maki
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
California Maki
Crab stick, cucumber, avocado, and tobiko. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Jalapeno Tuna Maki
Tuna, jalapeno pepper, onion, avocado, and black sesame. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Spicy Scallop Maki
Scallops, tobiko, cucumber, and spicy mayo. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Crazy Maki
Shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo, and unagi sauce.
Una-Avo Maki
Eel, avocado, and unagi sauce.
Crispy Mango Maki
Mango, cream cheese, snow crab, shrimp wrapped with wonton skin, and topped with mango sauce.
Avocado Maki
Philadelphia Maki
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, and cucumber. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Summer Maki
Avocado, cucumber, sweet potato, cream cheese, fried banana, and mango.
Tuna-Avo Maki
Tuna with avocado
Spider Maki
Soft shell crab tempura, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo, tobiko, and unagi sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Tuna Maki
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Spicy Snow Crab Maki
Snow crab, cucumber, tobiko, and spicy mayo. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Black Forest Maki
Eel, cucumber, sweet potato, black tobiko, and unagi sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Garden Maki
Snow peas, shiitake mushroom, avocado, and cucumber.
Negi Toro Maki
Toro with scallion. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
California on Fire Maki
Baked California maki topped with spicy mayo, tobiko, and unagi sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Negihama Maki
Yellowtail with scallion. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Spicy Tekyu Maki
Spicy tuna, cucumber, tobiko, and spicy mayo. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Snow Crab Maki
Snow crab and avocado. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Spicy Yellowtail Maki
Yellowtail, tempura crumb, and spicy mayo. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Black Widow Maki
Fried sweet potato, avocado, cucumber, and 3 types of tobiko. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Unakyu Maki
Eel, cucumber, and unagi sauce.
Cucumber Maki
Kani Katsu Maki
Deep-fried shrimp, crab stick, cucumber, and katsu sauce.
Boston Maki
Salmon, asparagus, avocado, cucumber, lettuce, and tobiko. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Avo- Kyu Maki
Avocado with cucumber
Salmon Skin Maki
Baked salmon skin, cucumber, cream cheese, and unagi sauce.
Louisiana Maki
Fried crawfish, avocado, and spicy mayo.
Fried Oyster Maki
Fried oyster, cucumber, and katsu sauce.
Spicy Seafood Maki
Spicy seafood salad with cucumber. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Tekyu Maki
Tuna and cucumber. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Oshinko Maki
Japanese pickle.
Futomaki
Egg, cucumber, crab stick, and pickle radish.
Spicy White Tuna Maki
White Tuna, tempura crumb and spicy mayo
Salmon-Kyu Maki
Salmon with cucumber
Soy Paper Maki
Tuna, seaweed salad, and tobiko wrapped with soy paper. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Asparagus Maki
Kanikama Maki
Crab stick.
Special Maki
B52 Maki
Salmon, crab stick, shrimp, mango, avocado, and tobiko wrapped with soy paper, lightly battered, and deep fried with unagi sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Crazy Toro Maki
Shrimp tempura, avocado, and spicy mayo topped with torched toro, unagi sauce, tobiko, and scallion. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Red Sox Maki
Tuna, cucumber, spicy mayo topped with pepper tuna, onion, and special sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Scorpion Maki
Eel, cucumber, tobiko, and avocado topped with a layer of cooked shrimp and unagi sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Angel Maki
Mango, cream cheese, tempura crumb topped with torched spicy escolar, tobiko, and jalapeno. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Lauren Maki
Jalapeno, green apple, and onion topped with tuna, cilantro, and lemon mayo. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Shiso Saba Maki
Oshinko, ginger, cucumber, and onion topped with torched saba, sesame seeds, minced scallion, and oba (shiso leaf).
Matsuba Maki
Eel, shrimp, and sweet potato topped with snow crab, torched salmon, unagi sauce, and wasabi tobiko. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
House Maki
Shrimp tempura topped with snow crab, mango, avocado, and mango sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Pink Lady Maki
Spicy scallops and cucumber topped with tuna, tobiko, and avocado. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Rainbow Maki
Cooked shrimp, crab stick, tobiko, and spicy may be topped with a layer of tuna, salmon, red snapper, and avocado. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Snow Mountain Maki
Salmon skin and avocado topped with snow crab and tempura crumb. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Caterpillar Maki
Eel, cucumber, tobiko, and spicy mayo topped with a layer of avocado and unagi sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Black Caterpillar Maki
Spicy tuna, cucumber topped with avocado, black tobiko, and unagi sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Dragon Maki
Sweet potato tempura topped with a layer of eel, avocado, and unagi sauce.
Yummy Maki
Shrimp tempura topped with spicy tuna, tobiko, and unagi sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
White Tiger Maki
Eel tempura, cucumber topped with torched escolar, tobiko, unagi sauce, and spicy mayo. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Baked Salmon Maki
Crab stick, tempura crumb, spicy mayo topped with scallion, salmon, and unagi sauce baked to perfection.
Ebi Tuna Maki
Eel, avocado, and cucumber topped with cooked shrimp, tuna, mango, and lemon mayo. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Medford Maki
Shrimp tempura topped with spicy seafood salad, scallops, unagi sauce, and cheese. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Baked Yellowtail Maki
Sweet potato tempura, cucumber, and asparagus topped with baked yellowtail and unagi sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Ebi Mango Maki
Cooked shrimp, crab stick, and tempura crumb topped with a layer of mango and mango sauce.
Salmon Coco Maki
Tempura crumb, cream cheese, mango sauce topped with smoked salmon, sliced mango and coconut.
Side Orders
Spicy Mayo
White Rice
Unagi Sauce
Sushi Rice
Curry Sauce
Sushi Brown Rice
Desserts
Japanese Mochi
Your choice of green tea, mango, or red bean flavor.
Cheese Cake
New York Style Cheese Cake
Tempura Cheese Cake
Fried Cheese Cake
Tiramisu Cup
Green Tea Cheese Cake
Green Tea Tiramisu
Drinks
Itoen Green Tea
Ramune Drink
Calpico Non Carbonated
Coke
Ginger Ale
Sparkling Water
Lemonade
Diet Coke
Orange Soda
Sprite
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Recent Reviews
Reasonably priced on some items. Service was great. But very slow and the food took a long time as well. Service fee of 18% is added for a bigger party so be sure to look closely before adding your tip. Otherwise, you'll be giving over 30% tip for a decent experience.
June 2025
We got yakitori, yellowtail nigiri, and a special yellowtail roll with asparagus and sweet potato in it.
The yakitori was undercooked (slightly) and mostly flavorless.
The nigiri was unbalanced. The fish quality was okay, but there was no wasabi to taste, and I have a very low spicy tolerance!
The maki would have been good if not for the asparagus, and when we removed it, it drastically improved, but meh. The maki was very...
The yakitori was undercooked (slightly) and mostly flavorless.
The nigiri was unbalanced. The fish quality was okay, but there was no wasabi to taste, and I have a very low spicy tolerance!
The maki would have been good if not for the asparagus, and when we removed it, it drastically improved, but meh. The maki was very...
May 2025
Come here frequently for takeout and dine in. We’ve never been disappointed!!! The sushi is fresh, all of the hot food is so nicely prepared and tasty. Prices are very reasonable which is rare for quality Japanese food in our area!
May 2025
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