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Kotobuki

Asian, Dinner
30 Vandam St, New York, NY 10013
(212) 353-5088
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Vegetables

Steamed/sauteed vegetables.

$13.00 +

Otoshi Salad

Potato starch noodles, soy, hot pepper, sesame.

$10.00

Tuna Roll

All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$10.00 +

LUNCH DONBURI (RICE BOWLS)

Katsudon Donburi

Panko crusted pork cutlet, sauteed in egg and vegetables, topped with our classic teriyaki sauce.

$19.00

Oyakodon Donburi

Grilled chicken, sauteed in egg and vegetables topped with our classic teriyaki sauce.

$19.00

Nikudon Donburi

Sauteed sliced beef with scallions and our classic teriyaki sauce.

$20.00

Tendon Donburi

Lightly battered shrimp and vegetable tempura.

$19.00

Unadon Donburi

Broiled eel topped with a sweet sauce.

$24.00

LUNCH SOUPS & NOODLES

Tempura Udon/Soba Lunch

Your choice of udon or soba noodles served in a dashi broth, topped with shrimp tempura and scallions.

$20.00

Nabeyaki Udon Lunch

Udon noodles, chicken, shrimp tempura, egg, kamaboko and vegetables, served in a hondashi broth.

$21.00

Tonkotsu Ramen Lunch

Thin ramen noodles in a rich tonkotsu pork broth, topped with sliced cha-su pork, Japanese fish cake, and scallions.

$19.00

OMAKASE LUNCH ENTREES

Chirashi Lunch

Assortment of sashimi served on a bed of seasoned rice.

$21.00

Sashimi Lunch

10 slices of sashimi, salmon carpaccio and a UFO roll.

$21.00

Sushi Lunch

7 pieces of nigiri sushi and a California roll.

$21.00

LUNCH ENTREES

Negimaki Lunch

Your choice of grilled beef or chicken, rolled with scallions, topped with our classic teriyaki sauce.

$21.00 +

Shogayaki Lunch

Your choice of grilled beef or chicken, rolled with scallions, topped with our classic teriyaki sauce.

$20.00 +

Teriyaki Lunch

Your choice of beef or chicken, seasonal vegetables, topped with our classic teriyaki sauce, served sizzling on a cast iron plate.

$21.00 +

Katsu Lunch

Panko crusted chicken or pork, served with a selection of seasonal vegetables topped with a savory-sweet mustard-barbecue sauce.

$21.00 +

Tempura Lunch

Lightly battered, served with tempura sauce and grated daikon.

$17.00 +

APPETIZERS SPECIAL

K-Mac Sliders

Chopped tuna, rice, tempura flakes, scallion "patties", topped with avocado, Romaine and spicy mayo in a rice cracker "bun".

$16.00

Spicy Tuna Pizza

A crunchy rice and nori crust topped with layers of spicy tuna, shredded crab salad, tobiko, soy-mayo, and scallions.

$17.00

Tacos Japoneses

Chopped salmon/yellowtail, Romaine hearts, mixed with smoked chipotle mayo in a crispy corn tortilla.

$16.00

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.

$17.00

Spicy Tuna Sandwich

Layers of chopped tuna, crab salad, avocado and spicy mayo sandwiched between a rice and soy-nori "bread".

$17.00

Crispy Rice & Spicy Tuna

Bite sized crispy rice topped with spicy tuna and jalapeno.

$16.00

Rock Shrimp

Rock Shrimp

$19.00

SIGNATURE ROLL SPECIAL

Beach Monster Roll

Spicy scallop, eel, burdock and scallions, topped with torched-seared white tuna.

$24.00 +

Carnival Roll

Tuna, jalapeno, scallions, and tempura flakes, topped with salmon and red tomato salsa.

$21.00 +

Caterpillar Remix Roll

Eel, shrimp, tuna, tempura flakes, topped with avocado, tobiko, spicy mayo and our sweet sauce concoction.

$23.00 +

Cinderella Roll

Spicy tuna, asparagus, avocado with fluke, scallions, tobiko on top.

$22.00 +

Coquette Roll

Shrimp, super white tuna, crab salad, tobiko, asparagus, tempura flake, spicy mayo roll wrapped with soy-nori, topped with avocado.

$21.00 +

Daisy Dukes Roll

Yellowtail, avocado, and scallions, topped with crab salad, white tuna, tobiko, tempura flakes and spicy mayo.

$21.00 +

Gold Coast Roll

Shrimp tempura, avocado, tobiko, cucumber with lobster salad.

$23.00 +

Grinch Roll

Spicy tuna, yellowtail, tempura flakes and scallions, topped with avocado and cayenne pepper.

$21.00 +

H Roll

Spicy eel, tuna and tempura flakes, topped with torched-seared salmon and jalapenos.

$22.00 +

Hole-In-One Roll

Shrimp tempura, avocado, tobiko, and mayo, topped with lightly seared scallop and a sweet sauce drizzle.

$24.00 +

Holy Tuna! Roll

Crab salad, scallions and tempura flakes, topped with avocado and tuna.

$21.00 +

J-Pop Roll

Avocado, kampyo, tempura flakes, topped with crab salad and tuna.

$20.00 +

Mardi Gras Gone Wild Roll

Chopped tuna, tempura flakes, scallions, spicy mayo, and avocado, topped with asparagus and torched-seared Cajun salmon.

$23.00 +

Pink Lady Roll

A riceless roll with salmon, shrimp, crab salad and daikon, topped with red tomato salsa.

$17.00 +

Puff the Magic Dragon Roll

A Kotobuki favorite! Salmon, asparagus, cucumber, jalapeno, tempura flake roll topped with lobster and seaweed salad.

$23.00 +

Rainbow Bright Roll

Spicy toro topped with avocado, salmon, yellowtail and tobiko.

$25.00 +

Spicy Girl Roll

Spicy salmon, spicy yellowtail, avocado, topped with spicy tuna and tempura flakes.

$22.00 +

BENTO SETS

Bento Box

A bento box set with California roll, pork gyoza, shrimp tempura and your choice of teriyaki dish.

$35.00 +

APPETIZERS

Age Tofu

Fried tofu, dashi, grated daikon, scallions.

$12.00

Carpaccio Appetizer

Pan-seared, sliced, peppery, Cajun filets with wasabi mayo sauce.

$15.00 +

Chilean Sea Bass Appetizer

Miso-marinated, broiled until golden crusted and flaky.

$22.00

Dumplings

Choose between steamed/seared/fried, topped with spicy rice vinegar soy sauce.

$10.00

Edamame

Steamed soy beans with a dash of salt.

$10.00

Hamachi Kama

Yellowtail collar, served three ways.

$20.00

Negimaki Appetizer

Grilled beef/chicken, rolled with scallions, topped with teriyaki sauce.

$14.00 +

Sauteed Seafood

Sauteed seafood with garlic butter sauce.

$14.17 +

Shrimp Go! Go!

Lightly fried asparagus roll wrapped with butterflied shrimp, topped with garlic-butter sauce.

$19.00

Skewers Appetizer

Grilled skewers with teriyaki sauce.

$13.00 +

Grilled Squid

Grilled, marinated squid with sweet soy sauce.

$20.00

Ika Maru

Simmered squid with sweet soy sauce.

$20.00

Spicy Calamari

Sauteed squid, scallions, piquant soy sauce, served sizzling.

$20.00

Tempura Appetizer

Lightly battered, served with tempura sauce and grated daikon.

$13.00 +

Teriyaki Appetizer

Grilled with our classic teriyaki sauce.

$15.00 +

Vegetables

Steamed/sauteed vegetables.

$13.00 +

Tatsutage

Battered-fried popcorn chicken.

$13.00

SOUP

Miso Soup

White miso, tofu, seaweed, scallions.

$5.00

Clear Soup

Dashi broth, mushrooms, lemon zest, scallions.

$5.00

Asari Soup

White miso, Manila clams, vegetables.

$14.00

Tofu Soup

White miso, tofu, vegetables.

$13.00

Soba Soup

Dashi broth, soba noodles, vegetables.

$13.00

Tofu & Soba Soup

White miso, soba noodles, tofu, vegetables.

$14.00

Rice

Rice

$3.00

SALADS

Green Salad

Combination of Romaine and iceberg with house ginger dressing.

$5.00 +

Soba Salad

Romaine, iceberg, soba noodles with a creamy ginger dressing.

$12.00

Tofu Salad

Romaine, iceberg, tofu with a savory mustard-ginger dressing.

$11.00

Otoshi Salad

Potato starch noodles, soy, hot pepper, sesame.

$10.00

Crab Salad

Julienned crabstick, tobiko, cucumber, mayo.

$12.00

Crab Wasabi Salad

Julienned crabstick, cucumber with wasabi-rice vinegar dressing.

$14.00

Hiyashi Wakame Salad

3 varieties of seaweed, cucumber, crispy salmon skin, ikura, rice vinegar dressing.

$14.00

Oshinko Salad

Assorted pickles, including cucumber, radish, squash and burdock.

$10.00

Sashimi Salad

Salmon, tuna, yellowtail, shrimp, octopus, chopped Romaine hearts, shredded daikon, red onions, topped with a spicy ginger dressing.

$24.00

Seaweed Salad

3 varieties of seaweed in a rice vinegar dressing.

$12.00

Squid Salad

Thinly sliced grilled squid, avocado, cucumber, with a spicy mayo dressing.

$20.00

Tuna Salad

Tuna sashimi, chopped Romaine, cucumber, red onions, tempura flakes, topped with a spicy ginger dressing.

$14.00

Tuna & Avocado Salad

Tuna sashimi, avocado, cucumber, with a spicy mayo dressing.

$14.00

Salmon & Avocado Salad

Salmon sashimi, avocado, cucumber with a spicy mayo dressing.

$14.00

Rice

Rice

$3.00

Large Green Salad

Large Green Salad

$10.00 +

SUSHI & SASHIMI A LA CARTE

Crabstick

Crabstick

$4.00

Eel

Eel

$6.00 +

Fluke

Fluke

$5.00 +

Ikura

Ikura

$9.00 +

Octopus

Octopus

$7.00 +

Salmon

Salmon

$5.00

Spicy Salmon

Spicy Salmon

$5.00

Scallop

Scallop

$8.00

Spicy Scallop

Spicy Scallop

$8.00

Shrimp

Shrimp

$5.00 +

Smoked Salmon

Smoked Salmon

$5.00 +

Spanish Mackerel

Spanish Mackerel

$5.00 +

Squid

Squid

$5.00 +

Striped Bass

Striped Bass

$5.00 +

Super White Tuna

Super White Tuna

$5.00 +

Surf Clam

Surf Clam

$4.00 +

Sweet Shrimp

Sweet Shrimp

$9.00 +

Tobiko

Tobiko

$5.00 +

Tuna

Tuna

$5.00

Spicy Tuna

Spicy Tuna

$5.00

Uni

Uni

$11.00 +

White Tuna

White Tuna

$5.00 +

Yellowtail

Yellowtail

$7.00

Spicy Yellowtail

Spicy Yellowtail

$4.00 +

tamago

tamago

$4.00

CLASSIC ROLLS

California Roll

Crabstick and avocado. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$9.00 +

Alaskan Roll

Salmon, crabstick, avocado. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$11.00 +

Fire Island Roll

Yellowtail, crabstick, avocado. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$11.00 +

Super White Tuna Roll

All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$10.00 +

Shrimp Roll

All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$8.00 +

Salmon Roll

All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$8.00 +

Scallop Roll

All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$12.00 +

Kampyo/Squash Roll

All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$9.00 +

Crab Salad Roll

Julienned crabstick, tobiko, mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$10.00 +

Boston Roll

Shrimp, Romaine hearts, mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$10.00 +

Philadelphia Roll

Smoked salmon, cream cheese. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$12.00 +

Crab Roll

All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$9.00 +

Eel Roll

All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$12.00 +

Oshinko/Pickles Roll

All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$10.00 +

Tuna Roll

All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$10.00 +

Uni Roll

All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$19.00 +

Yellowtail Roll

All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$11.00 +

Crunchy Roll

Your choice of fish with tempura flakes. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$10.00 +

1/2 Futomaki Roll

Crabstick, shrimp, tamago, kampyo, avocado, tobiko. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$14.00 +

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.

$11.00 +

McRoll

Spanish mackerel, ginger, scallions. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$10.00 +

Out of Control Roll

Tuna and avocado roll topped with tobiko. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$11.00 +

Rich & Famous Roll

Battered fried yellowtail, crab concoction with our sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$12.00 +

Tempura Roll

Lightly battered chicken or vegetables. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$10.00 +

Vegetable Roll

Asparagus, avocado, broccoli, carrot, kampyo, Romaine. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$8.00 +

Avocado Roll

Avocado Roll

$8.00 +

cucumber & avocado roll

cucumber & avocado roll

$9.00 +

MODERN ROLLS

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.

$20.00 +

California Eel Roll

California roll topped with eel and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$20.00 +

Caterpillar Roll

Eel roll topped with avocado and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$19.00 +

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.

$13.00 +

Dragon Roll

Shrimp tempura roll topped with eel, avocado and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$19.00 +

Happy Roll

Tilefish tempura, spicy mayo, sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$12.00 +

Jumping Shrimp Roll

Panko shrimp, asparagus, Romaine, tobiko, chardonnay spicy mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$15.00 +

Rainbow Roll #1

Topped with salmon, shrimp, tuna and yellowtail.

$16.00 +

Rainbow Eel Roll

California roll topped with eel, salmon, shrimp, tuna, yellowtail. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$20.00 +

Red Dragon Roll

Shrimp tempura roll topped with diced spicy tuna. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$20.00 +

Rock N' Roll

Rolls that are topped with tobiko and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$13.00 +

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.

$16.00 +

Spider Roll

Battered-fried soft shell crab with spicy mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$21.00 +

UFO Roll

Riceless, salmon, tuna, yellowtail, avocado, scallions, tobiko, wrapped with daikon. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.

$11.00 +

Fabulous Salmon Skin Roll

Toasted, chopped salmon skin roll topped with diced scallops tobiko, tempura flakes, and mayo concoction.

$17.00 +

Rainbow Roll #2

Topped with salmon, shrimp, tuna and yellowtail.

$16.00 +

Rainbow Roll #3

Topped with salmon, tempura flakes, scallions and spicy mayo.

$17.00 +

SOUPS & NOODLES

Yaki Udon

Stir-fried noodles, vegetables, teriyaki sauce, aonori garnish.

$24.00 +

Zaru Udon

Chilled wheat/buckwheat noodles, shrimp tempura, served on ice with wasabi, grated daikon and hondashi sauce.

$21.00

Tempura Udon

Dashi broth, wheat/buckwheat noodles, shrimp tempura, scallion.

$20.00

Nabeyaki Udon

Dashi broth, wheat noodles, chicken, shrimp tempura, egg, fish cake, vegetables.

$22.00

Sukiyaki

Dashi broth, wheat noodles, thickly sliced meat, tofu, vegetables.

$31.00 +

Yosenabe

Dashi broth, wheat noodles, asari clams, salmon, scallops, shrimp, fish cake, vegetables.

$35.00

Tonkotsu Ramen

Thin ramen noodles in a rich tonkotsu pork broth, topped with sliced cha-su pork, Japanese fish cake, and scallions.

$21.00

Zaru Soba

Zaru Soba

$21.00

Tempura Soba

Tempura Soba

$19.00

SUSHI BAR AVANT-GARDES

Sashimi Appetizer

8 pieces sashimi.

$19.00

Sushi Appetizer

4 pieces of nigiri sushi.

$17.00

Beef Tataki

Flame-seared, thinly sliced beef, with garlic sauce.

$20.00

Crudo

Thinly sliced fish, red onions, rice vinegar, olive oil, freshly milled sea salt and black pepper.

$20.00

Fluked

Thinly sliced fluke and scallions.

$20.00

K-2

Battered-fried soft shell crab topped with julienne crabstick with a side of tuna and avocado salad.

$23.00

Sunomono

Sashimi made with cucumber and rice vinegar sauce.

$16.00 +

Tartar

Chopped fish, red onion, tobiko, olive oil, sea salt, rice crackers.

$16.00

Tataki

Flame seared, thinly sliced fish, red onions, garlic sauce.

$17.00

Yellowtail Jalapeno

Thinly slices yellowtail, jalapenos, red onions, yuzu sauce.

$21.00

OMAKASE ENTREES SUSHI BAR

Chirashi Entree

Assorted, thinly sliced fish on a bed of sushi rice.

$37.00

Tekkadon

Thinly sliced tuna on a bed of sushi rice.

$39.00

Hand Roll Special

5 rolls, California, eel, salmon, tuna, yellowtail.

$34.00 +

Sashimi Entree

12 sashimi, salmon carpaccio, U.F.O. roll.

$36.00 +

Sashimi Deluxe

18 sashimi, salmon carpaccio, U.F.O. roll.

$38.00 +

Sushi Entree

9 nigiri and California roll.

$36.00 +

Sushi Deluxe

10 nigiri and California roll.

$38.00 +

Sushi & Sashimi Combo

4 nigiri, 8 sashimi, salmon carpaccio, California and U.F.O. roll.

$39.00 +

Sushi & Sashimi Special For 1

Sushi & Sashimi Special For 1

$50.00 +

Sushi & Sashimi Special For 2

Sushi & Sashimi Special For 2

$100.00 +

Sushi & Sashimi Special For 3

Sushi & Sashimi Special For 3

$150.00 +

ENTREES

Carpaccio Entree

Pan-seared, sliced, peppery, Cajun filets, wasabi mayo sauce.

$33.00 +

Chilean Sea Bass Entree

Broiled, flaky, miso-marinated filet, served with hearty vegetables.

$40.00

Negimaki Entree

Grilled beef/chicken, rolled with scallions, topped with teriyaki sauce, served sizzling with hearty vegetables.

$32.00 +

Skewers Entree

Grilled skewers with teriyaki sauce, served sizzling with hearty vegetables.

$31.00 +

Kotobuki Steak

Soy and sake marinated shell steak, served sizzling with seasonal vegetables.

$37.00

Tofu Steak

Flour-dusted tofu steak, pan-fried until golden brown, finished with a zesty white mushrooms teriyaki sauce.

$24.00

Tuna Steak

Grilled tuna steak finished with our classic teriyaki sauce.

$35.00

Teriyaki Entree

Made with our classic teriyaki sauce, served on sizzling cast iron with seasonal vegetables.

$32.00 +

Kabayaki

Stir-fried vegetables and teriyaki sauce, served sizzling.

$32.00 +

Shogayaki Entree

Stir-fried julienned vegetables and ginger sauce, served sizzling.

$32.00 +

Katsu Entree

Panko-crusted, seasonal vegetables, with mustard barbecue sauce.

$32.00 +

Tempura Entree

Lightly battered, served with tempura sauce and grated daikon.

$25.00 +

SAUCE

Spicy Mayo Sauce

Spicy Mayo Sauce

$2.00 +

Ginger Dressing

Ginger Dressing

$2.00 +

Eel Sauce

Eel Sauce

$2.00 +

wasabi mayo

wasabi mayo

$2.00 +

Extra White Rice

Extra White Rice

$3.00

Extra Sushi Rice

Extra Sushi Rice

$4.00

4 oz sauce

4 oz sauce

$2.00
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About Kotobuki

  • 30 Vandam St, New York, NY 10013
  • Asian, Dinner, Japanese, Lunch Specials, Sushi
  • (212) 353-5088
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