MAI Japanese Restaurant
2215 Ayrsley Town Blvd, Charlotte
(704) 499-9005
Customers' Favorites
Chicken Steak & Shrimp 9oz
Hot Lava Sushi Roll
Hibachi Chicken
California Roll
Love Boat for 2
Nigiri Sushi
Hot Lava Roll
Fried Rice
Miso Soup
Hot Lava
Bento Box
Chicken
Bento box served with hibachi chicken, miso soup, half of a California roll, seaweed salad, shrimp, and vegetable tempura.
Appetizers
Gyoza (5 pcs)
Fried pork dumpling.
Baby Octopus
Baby octopuses marinade in a sesame oil dressing.
Tuna Carpaccio (8-10 pcs)
Lightly pounded tuna layered in ponzu sauce.
Salad Bowl
Mixed fresh green topped with dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, croutons, and ginger dressing.
Vegetables Tempura (8 pcs)
Varieties of vegetable tempura.
Baked Mussels
Mussels baked with spicy aioli.
Soft Shell Crab
Fried soft shell crab, served with spicy, sweet, and sour sauce.
Wasabi Shumai (4 pcs)
Wasabi flavored skin pork dumpling.
Edamame
Boiled soybean and salted.
Tuna Tataki (8-10 pcs)
Seared tuna. Served with ginger sauce.
Shrimp Tempura (7 pcs)
Shrimp and vegetable tempura.
Shumai (5 pcs)
Fried shrimp dumpling.
Japanese Eggrolls (2 pcs)
Crabmeat and cream cheese filling, wrapped in spring roll wrap and deep-fried. Served with lettuce and eel sauce.
Fried Squid Legs
Fried squid legs. Served with shrimp sauce.
Chicken Tempura (7 pcs)
Chicken and vegetable tempura.
Seaweed Salad
Seaweeds marinade in spicy oil.
Smoked Squid Salad
Smoked squids marinade in a sesame oil dressing.
Nigiri
Inari Nigiri (1 pc)
Fried tofu filled with rice. Topped with crab. Served with rice.
Salmon Roe (Ikura) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Yellowtail (Hamachi) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Omelet (Tamago) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Surf Clam (Hokki) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Sea Urchin (Uni) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Scallops Mix (Hotategai) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
White Tuna (Albacore) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Salmon (Sake) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Crab (Kanikama) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Fish Roe (Tobiko) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Shrimp (Ebi) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Freshwater Eel (Unagi) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Mackerel (Saba) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Octopus (Tako) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Sweet Shrimp (Amaebi) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Squid (Ika) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Tuna (Maguro) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Smoked Salmon Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Sea Eel (Anago) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Smelt Roe (Masago) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
White Fish (Shiromi) Nigiri (1 pc)
Served with rice.
Sashimi
Tuna (Maguro) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Yellowtail (Hamachi) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Salmon (Sake) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
White Fish (Shiromi) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Smoked Salmon Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Crab (Kanikama) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Shrimp (Ebi) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Mackerel (Saba) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Fish Roe (Tobiko) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Octopus (Tako) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Scallops Mix (Hotategai) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Smelt Roe (Masago) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Squid (Ika) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
White Tuna (Albacore) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Salmon Roe (Ikura) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Omelet (Tamago) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Surf Clam (Hokki) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Sweet Shrimp (Amaebi) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Freshwater Eel (Unagi) Sashimi (3 pcs)
Served without rice.
Assorted Sushi and Sashimi
Sushi Appetizers
Tuna, salmon, yellowtail nigiri (3 pieces), and a California roll.
Sushi Dinner
Tuna roll, 9 pieces of nigiri, miso soup, and salad.
Sashimi Dinner (15-17 pcs)
Chef selected varieties of fish. Miso soup and salad.
Sashimi Appetizers (7 pcs)
Tuna, salmon, and yellowtail.
Assorted Combo Dinner
Served with 2 miso soups and 2 ginger salads. Chef selected 6 pieces of sushi, 9 pieces of sashimi, and a California roll.
Love Boat (For 2)
Served with 2 miso soups and 2 ginger salads. Chef selected 8 pieces of sushi and 12 pieces of sashimi, 1 California roll, and 1 tuna roll.
Temaki Combo-Hand Roll
California roll, spicy tuna roll, and salmon roll.
Sushi Rolls
Crunchy California Roll (8 pcs)
Tempura california roll. Topped with spicy aioli.
Spicy Rolls Combo Roll (3 Rolls)
Spicy tuna roll, spicy salmon roll, and spicy yellowtail roll.
Spicy Tuna Roll (8 pcs)
Tuna, cucumber, and spicy aioli. Topped with smelt roe.
Azaleas Roll (6 pcs)
Crab, shrimp, tuna, and cucumber. Topped with mayo, scallions, and tobiko.
Spicy Dynamite Roll (10 pcs)
Tempura spicy tuna roll. Topped with spicy aioli.
Philadelphia Roll (8 pcs)
Smoked salmon, avocado, and cream cheese.
Yellowtail Roll (8 pcs)
Contains sesame seeds.
Miami Roll (8 pcs)
Tempura tuna and wasabi tobiko.
Avocado Roll (8 pcs)
Vegetable Roll (6 pcs)
Cucumber, lettuce, avocado, and carrot.
Spider Roll (6 pcs)
Tempura soft shell crab, lettuce, spicy aioli, and smelt roe.
Colony Roll (8 pcs)
Crab, smelt roe, and spicy aioli. Wrapped with soy paper.
Shrimp Lover Roll (8 pcs)
Shrimp tempura roll. Topped with avocado, boiled shrimp, spicy aioli, and eel sauce.
Dragon Roll (8 pcs)
Shrimp tempura roll. Topped with eel, avocado, and eel sauce.
Alaskan Roll (8 pcs)
Snow crab, avocado, and spicy aioli.
Mexican Roll (8 pcs)
Tempura shrimp, avocado, and mayo.
Super Crunchy Roll (8 pcs)
Tempura flakes. Topped with boiled shrimp.
Salmon Roll (8 pcs)
Hot Lava Roll (8 pcs)
Crab and cream cheese. Topped with baked crab, scallops, cucumber, and special sauce.
Shrimp Tempura Roll
Tempura shrimp and cucumber. Topped with smelt roe.
California Roll (8 pcs)
Crab, avocado, and cucumber. Topped with smelt roe.
Red Dragon Roll (8 pcs)
Spicy salmon and cucumber. Topped with tuna.
Kani Roll (8 pcs)
Crab, cream cheese, and cucumber.
South Side Roll (8 pcs)
Tempura salmon and cucumber.
Spicy Salmon Roll (8 pcs)
Spicy salmon and cucumber.
Pinky Roll (8 pcs)
Tuna, cucumber, and cream cheese.
Rainbow Roll (8 pcs)
California roll. Topped with various slices of fish.
Tuna Roll (8 pcs)
Unagi Roll (8 pcs)
Eel and cucumber. Topped with eel sauce.
New Orleans Roll (8 pcs)
Tempura shrimp. Topped with spicy tuna.
Sumo Roll (6 pcs)
Lightly tempura tuna, crab, avocado, cucumber, and mayo roll. Served with ponzu sauce.
Arizona Roll (8 pcs)
Spicy tuna and avocado.
Dynamite Roll (8 pcs)
Yellowtail, spicy tuna, and scallions.
Boston Roll (8 pcs)
California roll. Topped with smoked salmon, spicy aioli, and scallions.
Kelli Roll Roll (8 pcs)
Crab, spicy tuna, cucumber, topped with seared salmon, eel sauce, and tempura flakes.
Devil's Roll (8 pcs)
Spicy tuna, cucumber, and scallions. Topped with tempura flakes and eel sauce.
Cucumber Roll (8 pcs)
Spicy tuna, cucumber, and scallions. Topped with tempura flakes and eel sauce.
Ocean Roll (6 pcs)
Tempura crab, yellowtail, avocado, and cream cheese roll. Topped with spicy aioli.
Ayrsley Roll
Salmon, tuna, and cucumber. Topped with smelt roe.
Bagel Roll (8 pcs)
Salmon, cream cheese, and scallions.
Charlotte Roll (8 pcs)
Tempura white fish, scallions, and mayo.
Noodles Bowl
Ramen
Egg noodle and chicken with miso-based soup.
Vegetable Tempura Udon
Udon noodle with a fish broth-based soup and vegetable tempura.
Udon
Udon noodle with fish broth-based soup and shrimp and vegetable tempura.
Soba
Buckwheat noodle with fish broth-based soup and shrimp and vegetable tempura.
Su Udon
Plain udon noodle soup.
Rice Bowl
Gyu Don
Thinly sliced beef stew with onion over white rice.
Yakiniku
Stir fry steak and onion with Yakiniku sauce served with white rice.
Fried Rice
Shrimp Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice
Steak Fried Rice
Plain Fried Rice
Entree
Steak and Shrimp
Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Steak
Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Chicken
Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Salmon and Shrimp
Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Chicken and Steak
Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Chicken and Salmon
Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Shrimp
Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Vegetable
Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Steak, Salmon, and Shrimp
9 ounces. Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Chicken, Steak, and Salmon
9 ounces. Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Salmon
Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Chicken and Shrimp
Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Chicken, Steak, and Shrimp
9 ounces. Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Steak and Salmon
Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables can be substituted with broccoli only, mushroom only, onion only, or zucchini only.
Kids
Chicken
Served with fried rice, sweet carrot, and mixed vegetables.
Sides
Sweet Carrot
Salmon
Onion Soup
White Rice
Fried Rice
Brown Rice
Zucchini
Broccoli
Steak
Chicken
Mushroom
Shrimp
Desserts
Mango Ice Cream
Mochi Ice Cream
Japanese ice cream ball wrapped with rice cake.
Green Tea Ice Cream
Red Bean Ice Cream
Green Tea, Mango, and Red Bean Ice Cream
Beverages
Bottled Water
Hot Tea
Sweet Tea
Diet Coke
Unsweet Tea
Orange Juice
Ginger Ale
Coke
Ramune
Japanese kids drink.
Lemonade
Sprite
Dr. Pepper
Perrier
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Recent Reviews
I work nearby and I can't believe I never knew this place was minutes away. I dined here this evening and enjoyed a delicious teriyaki chicken and steak plate, and must I say, I am completely satisfied and grateful for the food taste and quality, the service provided, and the overall atmosphere. I have not had great and affordable Japanese food that is local in a long time, but this place restored my faith! Thank you MAI! I can't wait to return :)
September 2025
We enjoyed our dinner here with family. Warmly greeted to our seating area. We ordered kids salmon, avocado and salmon sushi, squid, chicken ramen, salmon bento box and Japanese drink. Highly recommend bento box it comes with miso soup, seaweed salad, sushi, shrimp and vegetable tempura, mixed vegetables, rice and your choice of protein. Enjoyed our dinner here.
August 2025
OK overall. Prices were decent and the ambiance was fine but nothing special. Staff was nice and service was smooth. Not the most memorable meal but solid enough to consider coming back.
June 2025
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