Kotobuki
1530 Old Northern Blvd, Roslyn
(516) 621-5312
Customers' Favorites
Sushi and Sashimi Special for One
Crispy Rice \u0026 Spicy Tuna
Crispy Rice & Spicy Tuna
Rich and Famous Roll
Yellowtail Jalapeno
Spicy Tuna Sandwich
Tonkotsu Ramen
Sashimi Deluxe
Grilled Squid
Miso Soup
APPETIZERS SPECIAL
Crispy Rice & Spicy Tuna
Bite sized crispy rice topped with spicy tuna and jalapeno.
K-Mac Sliders
Chopped tuna, rice, tempura flakes, scallion "patties", topped with avocado, Romaine and spicy mayo in a rice cracker "bun".
Rock Shrimp
Spicy Tuna Pizza
A crunchy rice and nori crust topped with layers of spicy tuna, shredded crab salad, tobiko, soy-mayo, and scallions.
Spicy Tuna Sandwich
Layers of chopped tuna, crab salad, avocado and spicy mayo sandwiched between a rice and soy-nori "bread".
The Viaduct
Rolled pepper tuna or seared salmon, combined with a choice of crab or lobster salad, cucumber, topped with our special yuzu-jalapeno chili sauce.
Tacos Japoneses
Chopped salmon/yellowtail, Romaine hearts, mixed with smoked chipotle mayo in a crispy corn tortilla.
SIGNATURE ROLL SPECIAL
Spicy Girl Roll
Spicy salmon, spicy yellowtail, avocado, topped with spicy tuna and tempura flakes.
Grinch Roll
Spicy tuna, yellowtail, tempura flakes and scallions, topped with avocado and cayenne pepper.
Gold Coast Roll
Shrimp tempura, avocado, tobiko, cucumber with lobster salad.
Daisy Dukes Roll
Yellowtail, avocado, and scallions, topped with crab salad, white tuna, tobiko, tempura flakes and spicy mayo.
Rainbow Bright Roll
Spicy toro topped with avocado, salmon, yellowtail and tobiko.
Mardi Gras Gone Wild Roll
Chopped tuna, tempura flakes, scallions, spicy mayo, and avocado, topped with asparagus and torched-seared Cajun salmon.
Holy Tuna! Roll
Crab salad, scallions and tempura flakes, topped with avocado and tuna.
Hole-In-One Roll
Shrimp tempura, avocado, tobiko, and mayo, topped with lightly seared scallop and a sweet sauce drizzle.
Magic Dragon roll
A Kotobuki favorite! Salmon, asparagus, cucumber, jalapeno, tempura flake roll topped with lobster and seaweed salad.
Caterpillar Remix Roll
Eel, shrimp, tuna, tempura flakes, topped with avocado, tobiko, spicy mayo and our sweet sauce concoction.
Carnival Roll
Tuna, jalapeno, scallions, and tempura flakes, topped with salmon and red tomato salsa.
H Roll
Spicy eel, tuna and tempura flakes, topped with torched-seared salmon and jalapenos.
Cinderella Roll
Spicy tuna, asparagus, avocado with fluke, scallions, tobiko on top.
Coquette Roll
Shrimp, super white tuna, crab salad, tobiko, asparagus, tempura flake, spicy mayo roll wrapped with soy-nori, topped with avocado.
Pink Lady Roll
A riceless roll with salmon, shrimp, crab salad and daikon, topped with red tomato salsa.
Beach Monster Roll
Spicy scallop, eel, burdock and scallions, topped with torched-seared white tuna.
J-Pop Roll
Avocado, kampyo, tempura flakes, topped with crab salad and tuna.
BENTO SETS
Bento Box
A bento box set with California roll, pork gyoza, shrimp tempura and your choice of teriyaki dish.
APPETIZERS
Dumplings
Choose between steamed/seared/fried, topped with spicy rice vinegar soy sauce.
Edamame
Steamed soy beans with a dash of salt.
Teriyaki Appetizer
Grilled with our classic teriyaki sauce.
Skewers Appetizer
Grilled skewers with teriyaki sauce.
Negimaki Appetizer
Grilled beef/chicken, rolled with scallions, topped with teriyaki sauce.
Carpaccio Appetizer
Pan-seared, sliced, peppery, Cajun filets with wasabi mayo sauce.
Tempura Appetizer
Lightly battered, served with tempura sauce and grated daikon.
Vegetables
Steamed/sauteed vegetables.
Chilean Sea Bass Appetizer
Miso-marinated, broiled until golden crusted and flaky.
Age Tofu
Fried tofu, dashi, grated daikon, scallions.
Tatsutage
Battered-fried popcorn chicken.
Spicy Calamari
Sauteed squid, scallions, piquant soy sauce, served sizzling.
Sauteed Seafood
Sauteed seafood with garlic butter sauce.
Grilled Squid
Grilled, marinated squid with sweet soy sauce.
Shrimp Go! Go!
Lightly fried asparagus roll wrapped with butterflied shrimp, topped with garlic-butter sauce.
Hamachi Kama
Yellowtail collar, served three ways.
Ika Maru
Simmered squid with sweet soy sauce.
SOUP
Miso Soup
White miso, tofu, seaweed, scallions.
Clear Soup
Dashi broth, mushrooms, lemon zest, scallions.
Rice
Tofu Soup
White miso, tofu, vegetables.
Soba Soup
Dashi broth, soba noodles, vegetables.
Tofu & Soba Soup
White miso, soba noodles, tofu, vegetables.
Asari Soup
White miso, Manila clams, vegetables.
SALADS
Green Salad
Combination of Romaine and iceberg with house ginger dressing.
Otoshi Salad
Potato starch noodles, soy, hot pepper, sesame.
Crab Salad
Julienned crabstick, tobiko, cucumber, mayo.
Seaweed Salad
3 varieties of seaweed in a rice vinegar dressing.
Salmon & Avocado Salad
Salmon sashimi, avocado, cucumber with a spicy mayo dressing.
Rice
Tuna & Avocado Salad
Tuna sashimi, avocado, cucumber, with a spicy mayo dressing.
Large Green Salad
Hiyashi Wakame Salad
3 varieties of seaweed, cucumber, crispy salmon skin, ikura, rice vinegar dressing.
Soba Salad
Romaine, iceberg, soba noodles with a creamy ginger dressing.
Oshinko Salad
Assorted pickles, including cucumber, radish, squash and burdock.
Crab Wasabi Salad
Julienned crabstick, cucumber with wasabi-rice vinegar dressing.
Tofu Salad
Romaine, iceberg, tofu with a savory mustard-ginger dressing.
Sashimi Salad
Salmon, tuna, yellowtail, shrimp, octopus, chopped Romaine hearts, shredded daikon, red onions, topped with a spicy ginger dressing.
Tuna Salad
Tuna sashimi, chopped Romaine, cucumber, red onions, tempura flakes, topped with a spicy ginger dressing.
Squid Salad
Thinly sliced grilled squid, avocado, cucumber, with a spicy mayo dressing.
SUSHI & SASHIMI A LA CARTE
Salmon
Tuna
Yellowtail
Ikura
Spicy Tuna
Eel
Scallop
Uni
Otoro
Tobiko
Spicy Yellowtail
Super White Tuna
Shrimp
Fluke
White Tuna
Octopus
Striped Bass
Sweet Shrimp
Smoked Salmon
Surf Clam
Spicy Salmon
Spicy Scallop
Crabstick
Spanish Mackerel
Squid
CLASSIC ROLLS
Tuna Roll
All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Salmon Roll
All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Crunchy Roll
Your choice of fish with tempura flakes. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
California Roll
Crabstick and avocado. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Avocado Roll
Out of Control Roll
Tuna and avocado roll topped with tobiko. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Yellowtail Roll
All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Tempura Roll
Lightly battered chicken or vegetables. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Shrimp Roll
All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Scallop Roll
All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Toro/Tuna Belly Roll
All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Eel Roll
All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Vegetable Roll
Asparagus, avocado, broccoli, carrot, kampyo, Romaine. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Crab Salad Roll
Julienned crabstick, tobiko, mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Alaskan Roll
Salmon, crabstick, avocado. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Manhattan Roll
Tempura flakes and spicy mayo, number 7 & 8 with asparagus and Romaine, number 9 with avocado and scallions. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Philadelphia Roll
Smoked salmon, cream cheese. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
1/2 Futomaki Roll
Crabstick, shrimp, tamago, kampyo, avocado, tobiko. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Rich & Famous Roll
Battered fried yellowtail, crab concoction with our sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Fire Island Roll
Yellowtail, crabstick, avocado. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Super White Tuna Roll
All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Crab Roll
All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Boston Roll
Shrimp, Romaine hearts, mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Uni Roll
All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Oshinko/Pickles Roll
All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
McRoll
Spanish mackerel, ginger, scallions. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Kampyo/Squash Roll
All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
MODERN ROLLS
Crazy Roll
Your choice of fish, tobiko, avocado, topped with diced fish, tempura flakes, scallions and spicy mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Rock N' Roll
Rolls that are topped with tobiko and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
UFO Roll
Riceless, salmon, tuna, yellowtail, avocado, scallions, tobiko, wrapped with daikon. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Red Dragon Roll
Shrimp tempura roll topped with diced spicy tuna. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
American Dream Roll
This roll has everything! Eel, salmon, tuna, yellowtail, shrimp tempura, tobiko, avocado, spicy mayo and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Rainbow Roll #1
Topped with salmon, shrimp, tuna and yellowtail.
Shogun Roll
Riceless, crabstick, salmon, tuna, yellowtail, avocado, scallions, tobiko, wrapped with cucumber, seaweed and topped with crab salad. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Spider Roll
Battered-fried soft shell crab with spicy mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Dragon Roll
Shrimp tempura roll topped with eel, avocado and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Rainbow Roll #2
Topped with salmon, shrimp, tuna and yellowtail.
Rainbow Roll #3
Topped with salmon, tempura flakes, scallions and spicy mayo.
Fabulous Salmon Skin Roll
Toasted, chopped salmon skin roll topped with diced scallops tobiko, tempura flakes, and mayo concoction.
Jumping Shrimp Roll
Panko shrimp, asparagus, Romaine, tobiko, chardonnay spicy mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Caterpillar Roll
Eel roll topped with avocado and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
California Eel Roll
California roll topped with eel and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Rainbow Eel Roll
California roll topped with eel, salmon, shrimp, tuna, yellowtail. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
Happy Roll
Tilefish tempura, spicy mayo, sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.
SOUPS & NOODLES
Yaki Udon
Stir-fried noodles, vegetables, teriyaki sauce, aonori garnish.
Tonkotsu Ramen
Thin ramen noodles in a rich tonkotsu pork broth, topped with sliced cha-su pork, Japanese fish cake, and scallions.
Zaru Soba
Sukiyaki
Dashi broth, wheat noodles, thickly sliced meat, tofu, vegetables.
Nabeyaki Udon
Dashi broth, wheat noodles, chicken, shrimp tempura, egg, fish cake, vegetables.
Tempura Udon
Dashi broth, wheat/buckwheat noodles, shrimp tempura, scallion.
Tempura Soba
Zaru Udon
Chilled wheat/buckwheat noodles, shrimp tempura, served on ice with wasabi, grated daikon and hondashi sauce.
Yosenabe
Dashi broth, wheat noodles, asari clams, salmon, scallops, shrimp, fish cake, vegetables.
SUSHI BAR AVANT-GARDES
Yellowtail Jalapeno
Thinly slices yellowtail, jalapenos, red onions, yuzu sauce.
Sashimi Appetizer
8 pieces sashimi.
Sushi Appetizer
4 pieces of nigiri sushi.
Crudo
Thinly sliced fish, red onions, rice vinegar, olive oil, freshly milled sea salt and black pepper.
Tataki
Flame seared, thinly sliced fish, red onions, garlic sauce.
Beef Tataki
Flame-seared, thinly sliced beef, with garlic sauce.
Tartar
Chopped fish, red onion, tobiko, olive oil, sea salt, rice crackers.
Sunomono
Sashimi made with cucumber and rice vinegar sauce.
Toro Pon
Flame seared bluefin tuna belly over seaweed salad with ponzu garlic sauce.
K-2
Battered-fried soft shell crab topped with julienne crabstick with a side of tuna and avocado salad.
Fluked
Thinly sliced fluke and scallions.
Nuta
Sashimi made with miso-mustard sauce.
OMAKASE ENTREES SUSHI BAR
sushi for 1
Sashimi Deluxe
18 sashimi, salmon carpaccio, U.F.O. roll.
Sushi Deluxe
10 nigiri and California roll.
sushi for 2
Hand Roll Special
5 rolls, California, eel, salmon, tuna, yellowtail.
Sushi & Sashimi Combo
4 nigiri, 8 sashimi, salmon carpaccio, California and U.F.O. roll.
Sashimi Entree
12 sashimi, salmon carpaccio, U.F.O. roll.
Sushi Entree
9 nigiri and California roll.
Chirashi Entree
Assorted, thinly sliced fish on a bed of sushi rice.
sushi for 3
Tekkadon
Thinly sliced tuna on a bed of sushi rice.
ENTREES
Teriyaki Entree
Made with our classic teriyaki sauce, served on sizzling cast iron with seasonal vegetables.
Kotobuki Steak
Soy and sake marinated shell steak, served sizzling with seasonal vegetables.
Katsu Entree
Panko-crusted, seasonal vegetables, with mustard barbecue sauce.
Skewers Entree
Grilled skewers with teriyaki sauce, served sizzling with hearty vegetables.
Negimaki Entree
Grilled beef/chicken, rolled with scallions, topped with teriyaki sauce, served sizzling with hearty vegetables.
Tempura Entree
Lightly battered, served with tempura sauce and grated daikon.
Chilean Sea Bass Entree
Broiled, flaky, miso-marinated filet, served with hearty vegetables.
Kabayaki
Stir-fried vegetables and teriyaki sauce, served sizzling.
Carpaccio Entree
Pan-seared, sliced, peppery, Cajun filets, wasabi mayo sauce.
Tuna Steak
Grilled tuna steak finished with our classic teriyaki sauce.
Shogayaki Entree
Stir-fried julienned vegetables and ginger sauce, served sizzling.
Tofu Steak
Flour-dusted tofu steak, pan-fried until golden brown, finished with a zesty white mushrooms teriyaki sauce.
DESSERT
Mochi Ice Cream
two ice cream filled mochi
Fried Cheesecake
tempura battered new york style cheesecake topped w/ chocolate syrup
Fried Ice Cream
a sweet potato shell filled with your choice of ice cream, prepared tempura style, topped with chocolate syrup.
Banana Tempura
bananas prepared tempura style, topped w/ chocolate syrup and your choice of two scoops of ice cream
Pineapple
Sliced and succulent pineapple.
Ice Cream
a single scoop of green tea, ginger, or red bean ice cream.
SAUCE
Spicy Mayo Sauce
Eel Sauce
Extra White Rice
Extra Sushi Rice
Ginger Dressing
4 oz sauce
wasabi mayo
LUNCH DONBURI (RICE BOWLS)
Nikudon Donburi
Sauteed sliced beef with scallions and our classic teriyaki sauce.
Oyakodon Donburi
Grilled chicken, sauteed in egg and vegetables topped with our classic teriyaki sauce.
Tendon Donburi
Lightly battered shrimp and vegetable tempura.
Unadon Donburi
Broiled eel topped with a sweet sauce.
Katsudon Donburi
Panko crusted pork cutlet, sauteed in egg and vegetables, topped with our classic teriyaki sauce.
LUNCH SOUPS & NOODLES
Nabeyaki Udon Lunch
Udon noodles, chicken, shrimp tempura, egg, kamaboko and vegetables, served in a hondashi broth.
Tonkotsu Ramen Lunch
Thin ramen noodles in a rich tonkotsu pork broth, topped with sliced cha-su pork, Japanese fish cake, and scallions.
Tempura Udon/Soba Lunch
Your choice of udon or soba noodles served in a dashi broth, topped with shrimp tempura and scallions.
OMAKASE LUNCH ENTREES
Sashimi Lunch
10 slices of sashimi, salmon carpaccio and a UFO roll.
Chirashi Lunch
Assortment of sashimi served on a bed of seasoned rice.
Sushi Lunch
7 pieces of nigiri sushi and a California roll.
LUNCH ENTREES
Teriyaki Lunch
Your choice of beef or chicken, seasonal vegetables, topped with our classic teriyaki sauce, served sizzling on a cast iron plate.
Katsu Lunch
Panko crusted chicken or pork, served with a selection of seasonal vegetables topped with a savory-sweet mustard-barbecue sauce.
Shogayaki Lunch
Your choice of grilled beef or chicken, rolled with scallions, topped with our classic teriyaki sauce.
Tempura Lunch
Lightly battered, served with tempura sauce and grated daikon.
Negimaki Lunch
Your choice of grilled beef or chicken, rolled with scallions, topped with our classic teriyaki sauce.
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Recent Reviews
Now this place is really something special. I love coming here as an Italian man this experiance is like no other. I love Japanese cuisine and ever since my main place closed down, “Minado” or something. I had to find a new place. Now this isn’t a buffet but this is amazing
September 2025
Okay so this places ambience is really cute and it's good for like a quick last minute dinner. The sashimi we got was super fresh. The sushi pizza was too like Americanized for me i thought it would be more like Tokus sushi pizza but it's kind of a random mix of imitation crab, some other fish on this chewy rice bed. Moreover Personally, i HATE the fact there are no reservations. I came in here once trying to get dinner and it was a mad house, there was a line out the...
August 2025
This is my favorite Japanese restaurant near my home, and I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been here. It’s always bustling with customers — a clear sign of how much people love this place. The servers are warm and friendly, and the dishes are fresh and delicious. Though it’s tucked away in an unremarkable corner, its popularity proves that good things never go unnoticed — guests just keep coming.
August 2025
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