Shogun Japanese Restaurant Menu
Welcome to Shogun Japanese Restaurant, a gem nestled in Santa Cruz, California. This expanding eatery combines a casual ambiance with top-notch service, making it perfect for family dinners and gatherings. With a menu featuring highlights like spicy garlic edamame, tantalizing sushi rolls, and fresh Hawaiian Poke salad, Shogun ensures each dish bursts with flavor.
Signature rolls such as the unique Titanic and classic Spider present sushi lovers with diverse options, all at surprisingly reasonable prices. Diners rave about the freshness of the tuna in the Shogun Jumbo, alongside speedy service and a warm atmosphere that invites you to return.
Offering takeout, delivery, and outdoor seating options, Shogun accommodates all guests, including those seeking vegan fare. Be sure to stop by this beloved Santa Cruz location—your taste buds will thank you!
Hot Appetizers
Baked Green Lip Mussel
mussel, crab, tobiko, spicy sauce
Almond Chicken
seasoned chicken w teriyaki glaze almonds
Hamachi Kama
broiled yellowtail collar with teriyaki sauce
Salmon Kama
broiled salmon collar with teriyaki sauce
Edamame
steamed soybeans
Spicy Garlic Edamame
Gyoza
fried or steamed 1 pork and veggie or vegetarian potstickers
Calamari Ring
deep fried squid rings
Yakitori
chicken skewers w green onions
Korokke
potato and vegetable croquette
Crispy Oyster
bettered deep fried oyster
Karaage Chicken
deep fried marinated chicken
Agedashi Tofu
deep fried tofu w flavorful sauce
Shogun Poppers
deep fried jalapeno w marinated fish, cream cheese, spicy mayo sweet sauce
Softshell Crab
deep fried soft shell crab w sweet sauce
Vegetable Tempura APP
Shrimp Tempura APP
4 pcs
Combination Tempura APP
2 pc shrimp tempura vegetable tempura
Citrus Salmon Carpaccio
salmon sashimi w ponzu, dill, micro herb, truffle, balsamic vinegar
Tuna Tartare
diced tuna, green onion, jalapeno, topped w tobiko, quail egg, kaiware, ponzu sauce
Yellowtail Crudo
yellowtail sashimi w jalapeno, micro herb, yuzu soy, white truffle oil
Tako Wasabi
Diced octopus w sweet tangy wasabi
Kappa Sunomono
pickled cucumber salad add ebi 6 or tako 8
Oshinko APP
pickled garlic, radish, mountain carrot
Sashimi 7pc
salmon, hamachi 1, or tuna 2
Cold Appetizers
Salads
Hawaiian Poke
marinated raw fish, onion, kaiware, tobiko, dressing
Ahi Poke Salad
green salad, cucumber, carrot, radish, tuna, garlic, onion, w poke dressing
Ocean Salad
marinated seaweed salad
Salmon Skin Salad
House Salad
green salad with special house dressing
Caterpillar
inside unagi, crab, cucumber on top avocado, sweet sauce
Lango Star
inside crab, avocado on top deep fried crawfish, tobiko, green onion, sweet sauce
Orange Blossom
inside avocado, salmon on top salmon
Sunkissed
inside spicy tuna, cucumber on top salmon, avocado, special sauce
Shogun Jumbo
inside shrimp tempura, unagi, cucumber on top tuna, avocado, crunch, spicy mayo, sweet sauce, tobiko, green onion
Cherry Blossom
inside avocado, tuna on top tuna
Titanic Fire Torched
inside shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, cucumber on top tuna, albacore, avocado, special sweet sauce
Hot Mango
inside spicy tuna, cucumber on top hamachi, mango, sweet sauce
Crunch
inside shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber on top crab, crunch, sweet sauce
Green Dragon
inside shrimp tempura, cucumber on top avocado sweet sauce
Warriors
inside spicy crab, cucumber on top avocado, unagi, crunch, spicy mayo, sweet sauce, tobiko, green onion
Super Star
inside crab, cucumber, avocado on top tuna, salmon, deep fried scallop, spicy mayo, sweet sauce, tobiko, green onion
Dragon
inside shrimp tempura, cucumber on top unagi, avocado, sweet sauce, tobiko
Safety Zone
inside crab, avocado on top unagi, onion crunch, spicy mayo, sweet sauce
49ers
inside california roll on top salmon, lemon
Daisy
inside kani, avocado, cucumber on top tuna, escalar, avocado, ponzu sauce
Red Dragon
inside shrimp tempura, cucumber on top spicy tuna, spicy mayo, sweet sauce, tobiko, green onion
Crunch Salmon
inside salmon, cream cheese, cucumber on top salmon, avocado, crunch, spicy mayo, sweet sauce, tobiko
Jalapeno Bomb Torched
inside deep fried jalapeno, cucumber, cream cheese on top spicy tuna, special sauce, green onion
Citrus Fresh
inside shrimp tempura, avocado, cream cheese on top fresh salmon, lemon, sweet sauce, lemon mayo
See Through
inside salmon, crab, avocado, cucumber, seaweed salad, wrapped w rice paper and special sauce
Sexy Casanova
inside spicy tuna, unagi, avocado on top salmon, tobiko, jalapeno, macadamia nut, spicy mayo, sweet sauce
Highway 17
inside spicy crab, cucumber on top ebi, avocado. special sauce
Ninja
inside hamachi, jalapeno, avocado, cilantro, cucumber on top spicy mayo, sriracha
Firecracker
inside spicy tuna, unagi, kani karna on top hamachi, spicy crab, jalapeno, house sweet sauce
Spicy Santa Cruz
inside spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber on top spicy crab
Rainbow
inside california roll on top chefs choice of fish
Sunrise
choice of salmon, tuna 1, or hamachi 1 w tobiko quail egg
Sake Temp
inside shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado on top salmon sweet sauce
Paradise
inside yellowtail, salmon, avocado, cucumber on top unagi, special sauce
Osaka Maki
inside varietty fish w avocado, cucumber on top tokbiko sweet sauce
Signature Rolls
Deep Fried Rolls
Simba
inside shrimp tempura, crab, avocado on top tobiko, green onion, spicy mayo, sweet sauce
Crab Lover
inside california roll on top spicy crab, crunch flakes, spicy mayo, sweet sauce
Big Bang
inside spicy tuna on top potato crunch w unagi sauce, sriracha
OMG
inside tai on top variety of fish, spicy mayo, unagi sauce, tobiko, green onion
TNT
inside spicy tuna, avocado on top spicy mayo, unagi sauce, tobiko, green onion
Bay King
inside california roll on top bay scallops special sauce
Charlie Chaplin
inside spicy tuna, cream cheese, avocado on top mozzarella cheese, spicy mayo house baking sauce
Lion King
inside california roll on top salmon special sauce
Baked Rolls
Classic Rolls
Tekka Maki
tuna
Dynamite Maki
spicy tuna
California
crab avocado
Shogun California
kani, cucumber, avocado
Spicy Tuna
spicy tuna cucumber
Negihama Maki
yellowtail w green onion
Sake Maki
fresh salmon w avocado
Una Q
freshwater eel w cucumber, sweet sauce on top
Una Avo
freshwater eel w avocado, sweet sauce on top
Chicken Teriyaki Roll
chicken, avocado, teriyaki sauce
New York
scallops, green onion, cucumber, tobiko, w lemon mayo sauce
Pacific
yellowtail, salmon, avocado, tobiko
Nancy
tuna, avocado, cucumber, mixed nuts
Spider
deep fried soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber, sweet sauce on top
Shrimp Tempura Roll
shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber sweet sauce
Salmon Skin Roll
baked salmon skin, avocado, cucumber, tobiko
Hawaiian
freshwater eel, avocado, mixed nuts, sweet sauce on top
Downtowner
freshwater eel, avocado, mixed nuts, mango
Philadelphia
salmon, cream cheese, avocado
Jumbo Spider 10pcs
deep fried soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber w tobiko on top
Westside
tuna, yellowtail, Japanese mint, cucumber
Futo Maki
inari, cucumber, avocado, crab, mountain carrot, Japanese squash, pickled radish, seaweed salad
Sampras
mackerel, Japanese mint, lemon, green onion, cucumber
Spicy Salmon Fresh
salmon, cucumber, green onion, tobiko w lemon mayo sauce
Kappa Maki
cucumber
Oshinko Maki
picked radish
Umeshiso Maki
Japanese plum, Japanese mint cucumber
Yamagobo Maki
mountain carrot
Kanpyo Maki
japanese style cooked squash
Umi Maki
marinated seaweed salad avocado
Cashew Maki
cashew nuts, avocado, cucumber
Katana Roll
inari, avocado, cucumber, mixed nuts
Yam Maki
tempura yam avocado w sweet sauce on top
Asparagus Roll
tempura asparagus, avocado, cucumber, sweet sauce on top
Special Vegetable Roll
cucumber, avocado, Japanese squash, mountain carrot, pickled radish, sweet tofu, marinated seaweed salad
Avocado Roll
Vegetable Rolls
Nigiri
AmaEbi
sweet shrimp
Ebi
cooked prawn
Hamachi
yellowtail
Hokkigai
surf clam
Hotate
scallop
Ika
squid
Ikura
salmon roe
Inari
sweet tofu
Kani
crab stick
Maguro
tuna
Saba
mackerel
Sake Nigiri
salmon
Shiro Maguro
albacore
Tako
octopus
Tamago
egg
Tobiko
flying fish roe
Unagi
freshwater eel
Uni
sea urchin
Hamachi Toro
yellowtail belly
Sake Toro
salmon belly
Kampachi
amberjack
Shogun Special Combo 1
choice of a roll 6 pieces of combo nigiri sushi chefs choice
Shogun Special Combo 2
choice of a roll 8 pieces of combo nigiri sushi chefs choice
Sushi Combo
Sashimi over Rice
Chirashi Sushi
assorted fresh sashimi over seasoned rice
Korean Chirashi
assorted fresh sashimi over rice w sweet spicy sauce not served with salad
Unagi Donburi
grilled freshwater eel over seasoned rice
Sake Donburi
sake sashimi tobiko over seasoned rice
Hamachi Donburi
yellowtail sashimi over seasoned rice
Tuna Donburi
tuna sashimi, over seasoned rice
Sashimi Moriwase 9Pcs
tuna, salmon, hamachi
Sashimi Moriwase 16Pcs
tuna, salmon, hamachi chefs choice
Sashimi Moriwase 24Pcs
tuna, salmon, hamachi chefs choice
Sashimi Moriwase
Bento Box
Classic Bento Box
Prenium Bento Box
Curry Tonkatsu
Curry Chicken Katsu
Curry Korokke
Curry
Teriyaki
Chicken Teriyaki
broiled meat w teriyaki sauce over grilled onions, served with miso soup, salad, and steamed rice
Beef Teriyaki
broiled meat w teriyaki sauce over grilled onions, served with miso soup, salad, and steamed rice
Salmon Teriyaki
broiled meat w teriyaki sauce over grilled onions, served with miso soup, salad, and steamed rice
Chicken Katsu
deep fried cutlet with special katsu sauce, served with miso soup, salad, and steamed rice
Ton Katsu
deep fried cutlet with special katsu sauce, served with miso soup, salad, and steamed rice
Katsu
Shioyaki Dinner
Salmon Shioyaki
broiled fish, served with miso soup, salad, and steamed rice
Saba Shioyaki
broiled fish, served with miso soup, salad, and steamed rice
Nabeyaki Udon
Chicken Udon
Veggie Udon
Udon
Udon Combo
Udon W Tempura
Udon W Nigiri Sushi
Udon W California Roll
Tonkotsu Ramen
Spicy Seafood Ramen
Miso Ramen
KRamen
Ramen
Sukiyaki Dinner
Chicken Sukiyaki
meat, noodles, and vegetables cooked in a sweet soy broth, served with salad and steamed rice
Beef Sukiyaki
meat, noodles, and vegetables cooked in a sweet soy broth, served with salad and steamed rice
Vegetable Sukiyaki
meat, noodles, and vegetables cooked in a sweet soy broth, served with salad and steamed rice
Spicy Pork
Beef Bulgogi
Spicy Tofu Soup
KSpecials
Side Orders
White Rice
steamed rice
