Akira

Restaurant · JapanesePolk Gulch

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Main Menu

Closed • Opens Wednesday at 6PM (as printed; days and hours not otherwise stated)

Cold Dish

  • Ankimo$15

    Monk fish pate, onion, spicy radish, scallion and ponzu sauce

    Likely fish

  • Beef Tataki$19

    Grilled medium rare beef ribeye with thinly sliced onion, spicy radish, scallion and taaki sauce over spring salad

  • Hamachi Carpaccio$26

    Thinly sliced hamachi, sliced avocado with sauce and truffle oil ponzu

    Likely fish

  • Hawaiian Poke$22

    Spicy tuna or tako over spring salad with special Hawaiian sauce

    Likely fish

  • Hiyayakko$8

    Cold tofu with soy ginger dipping sauce topped with bonito

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Kaiso Salad$8

    Seaweed salad

  • Mixed Green Salad$9

    Organic salad with homemade miso ginger dressing

    Likely soy

  • Oshitashi$9

    Boiled spinach, soy broth topped with bonito

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Sunomo Ebi$12

    Shrimp, cucumber, seaweed with vinaigrette dressing

    Likely shellfish

  • Sunomo Tako$12

    Octopus, cucumber, seaweed with vinaigrette dressing

    Likely shellfish

  • Tsukemono$8

    Assorted Japanese pickle veggies

  • Wasabi Squid$15

    Thinly sliced fresh squid with yuzu and wasabi chips

    Likely shellfish

Hot Dish

  • Agedashi Tofu$10

    Deep fried tofu in dashi sauce topped with bonito

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Edamame$7

    Soy bean sprinkled with sea salt

    Likely soy

  • Fried Calamari$13

    Likely shellfish

  • Gindara Miso$20

    Grilled marinated miso black cod

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Hamachi Kama$22

    Grilled yellow tail collar with ponzu sauce

  • Ika Sugataki$12

    Grilled squid with lemon ginger sauce

    Likely shellfish

  • Kaki Fried Oysters$13

    Likely shellfish

  • Kakuni Pork Belly$15

    Braised pork belly simmered in sweet soy sauce

    Likely glutenLikely soy

  • Kamo Shioyaki$17
  • Kani (Crab) Croquettes$10

    Likely glutenLikely shellfish

  • Matsutake Shrimp Tempura Appetizer$21

    Likely glutenLikely shellfish

  • Nasu Dengaku$12

    Grilled eggplant with special miso sauce

    Likely soy

  • Shrimp Tempura Appetizer$15

    2 tiger prawns and assorted vegetable tempura

    Likely glutenLikely shellfish

  • Spicy Black Cod Belly Appetizer$22

    Tempura battered black cod belly fresh chilli pepper and fried garlic over spring salad

    Likely glutenLikely eggLikely fish

  • Spicy Soft Shell Crab Appetizer$22

    Tempura battered soft shell crab fresh chilli pepper and fried garlic over spring salad

    Likely glutenLikely eggLikely shellfish

  • Stuffed Jalapeno$1

    Grilled jalapeno stuffed with spicy albacore tuna topped with spicy mayo sauce

    Likely eggLikely fish

  • Tori Karaage$11

    Marinated fried chicken

    Likely gluten

  • Yaki Asparagus$11

    Grilled fresh asparagus with olive oil, sea salt, and black pepper

Appetizer Sides

  • Fresh Wasabi$6

    House made fresh wasabi

  • Miso Soup$4

    Dashi broth with tofu, seaweed and scallion

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Steamed Rice$4

    Side of fresh rice

  • Sushi Rice$4

    Side of sushi rice

Sashimi

  • Bincho Maguro Sashimi$20

    Albacore

    Likely fish

  • Bincho Maguro Toro Sashimi$28

    Albacore tuna belly

    Likely fish

  • Engawa Sashimi$30

    Halibut fin

    Likely fish

  • Buri (Hamachi) Sashimi$20

    Yellowtail

    Likely fish

  • Buri (Hamachi) Toro Sashimi$30

    Yellowtail belly

    Likely fish

  • Fluke (Hirame) Sashimi$25

    Halibut

    Likely fish

  • Hon Maguro Sashimi$33

    Blue fin tuna

    Likely fish

  • Kanpachi Sashimi$25

    Young yellowtail

    Likely fish

  • Madai Sashimi$25

    Seabream

    Likely fish

  • Maguro Sashimi$25

    Big eye tuna

    Likely fish

  • Moriawase Sashimi$72

    15 pieces - chef's choice

    Likely fish

  • Otoro Sashimi$50

    Blue fin tuna belly

    Likely fish

  • Saba Sashimi$20

    Norway mackerel

    Likely fish

  • Sake Sashimi$20

    Salmon

    Likely fish

  • Sake Toro Sashimi$30

    Salmon belly

    Likely fish

  • Shima Aji Sashimi$31

    Stripejack

    Likely fish

  • Tako Sashimi$20

    Octopus

    Likely shellfish

  • Uni Hokkaido Sashimi$58

    Sea urchin, japan

  • Uni Santa Barbara Sashimi$37

    Santa Barabara sea urchin

  • Walu Sashimi$25

    Butterfish

    Likely fish

Nigiri

  • Amaebi Nigiri$12

    Nigiri (2 pcs). Sweet shrimp

    Likely shellfish

  • Anago Nigiri$11

    Likely fish

  • Bincho Maguro Nigiri$11

    Albacore

    Likely fish

  • Bincho Maguro Toro Nigiri$14

    Albacore tuna belly

    Likely fish

  • Ebi Nigiri$10

    Nigiri (2 pcs). Steam tiger prawn

    Likely shellfish

  • Engawa Nigiri$14

    Halibut fin

    Likely fish

  • Buri (Hamachi) Nigiri$12

    Yellowtail

    Likely fish

  • Buri (Hamachi) Toro Nigiri$14

    Yellowtail belly

    Likely fish

  • Hirame Nigiri$12

    Halibut

    Likely fish

  • Hokkaido Hotate Nigiri$12

    Nigiri (2 pcs). Fresh scallop from hokkaido

    Likely shellfish

  • Hon Maguro Nigiri$15

    Blue fin tuna.

    Likely fish

  • Ika Nigiri$10

    Nigiri (2 pcs). Squid

    Likely shellfish

  • Ikura Nigiri$13

    Nigiri (2 pcs). Cured salmon roe in red wine

    Likely fish

  • Inari Nigiri$9

    Nigiri (2 pcs). Sweet tofu skin

    Likely soy

  • Kani Nigiri$13

    Nigiri (2 pcs). Steam red crab

    Likely shellfish

  • Kanpachi Nigiri$12

    Young yellowtail

    Likely fish

  • Madai Nigiri$12

    Seabream

    Likely fish

  • Maguro Nigiri$12

    Big eye tuna

    Likely fish

  • Otoro Nigiri$22

    Blue fin tuna belly.

    Likely fish

  • Saba Nigiri$12

    Norway mackerel

    Likely fish

  • Sake Nigiri$10

    Scotland Salmon

    Likely fish

  • Sake Toro Nigiri$14

    Salmon belly

    Likely fish

  • Shima Aji Nigiri$14

    Stripejack

    Likely fish

  • Spicy Hotate Nigiri$13

    Nigiri (2 pcs). Scallop mix with spicy mayo tobiko

    Likely eggLikely shellfishLikely fish

  • Tako Nigiri$10

    Octopus

    Likely shellfish

  • Tobiko Nigiri$10

    Nigiri (2 pcs). Flying fish roe

    Likely fish

  • Tamago Nigiri$9

    Nigiri (2 pcs). Japanese omelet

    Likely egg

  • Unagi Nigiri$11

    Nigiri (2 pcs). Fresh water barbequed eel

    Likely fish

  • Uni Hokkaido Nigiri$24

    Hokkaido Japan sea urchin

  • Uni Santa Barbara Nigiri$16

    Santa Barbara sea urchin

  • Walu Nigiri$12

    Butterfish

    Likely fish

Special Fish from Japan

  • Hobou Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Hobou Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Mizu Dako Nigiri$16
  • Mizu Dako Sashimi$34
  • Madagascar Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Madagascar Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Kuromutsu Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Kuromutsu Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Kinmedai Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Kinmedai Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Isaki Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Isaki Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Hotaru Ika Sunomo$15

    Horse Mackeral sashimi topped with special sauce.

    Likely fish

  • Sawara Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Sawara Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Itoyori Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Itoyori Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Karei Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Karei Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Aji Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Aji Tataki Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Kamasu Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Kamasu Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Medai Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Medai Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Aji Nigiri (second listing)$16

    Likely fish

  • Aji Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Bincho Tataki$20
  • Inada Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Inada Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Ishigaki Dai Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Ishigaki Dai Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Yagara Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

  • Yagara Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Toro Tar Tar w/ Quail Egg$16

    Likely egg

  • A5 Wagyu Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Tobiuo Nigiri$16

    Likely fish

  • Tobiuo Sashimi$34

    Likely fish

Special Rolls

  • Akira Cucumber Roll$19

    Tuna, hamachi, sake shiso leaf, avocado wrapped with cucmber and ponzu sauce

    Likely fish

  • Atlantic Roll$18

    Spicy tuna, cucumber, topped with salmon and sliced lemon

    Likely fish

  • Black Spider Roll$21

    Tempura battered soft shell with unagi, lettuce, cucumber, avocado, shiso leaf, gobo, kaiware, black tobiko and sweet soy sauce

    Likely glutenLikely soyLikely fish

  • Caterpillar Roll$18

    Barbecued eel, cucumber, topped with avocado and tobiko

    Likely fish

  • Cherry Blossom Roll$19

    Fresh salmon, avocado topped with big eye tuna

    Likely fish

  • Crunchy Spicy Tuna Roll$18

    Spicy tuna, avocado deep-fried in panko topped with spicy mayo, spicy sauce, scallion and sweet sauce

    Likely glutenLikely eggLikely fish

  • Dragon Roll$19

    Shrimp tempura, snow crab, topped with barbecued eel and avocado

    Likely glutenLikely shellfishLikely fish

  • Kobe Dragon Roll$21

    Asparagus tempura, gobo, kaiware, shiso leaf, topped with kobe beef garlic, scallion and ponzu sauce

    Likely glutenLikely soy

  • Peacock Roll$20

    Tuna, sake, hamachi, unagi, gobo, ikura, cucumber roll in soy paper

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Pink Dragon Roll$19

    Shrimp tempura, avocado, topped with albacore tuna, garlic chip, scallion and ponzu

    Likely glutenLikely shellfishLikely fish

  • Pumpkin Tempura Roll$19

    Japanese pumpkin tempura topped with fresh albacore, fresh garlic, scallion and sweet soy sauce

    Likely gluten

  • Rainbow Roll$19

    Snow crab, avocado with 5 variety of raw fish on top

    Likely shellfishLikely fish

  • Seared Salmon Belly Roll$19

    Snow crab, avocado topped with seared salmon belly and jalapeno

    Likely shellfishLikely fish

  • Spicy Mango Roll$18

    Yellowtail scallion, avocado, house spicy sauce topped with mango

    Likely fish

  • Spider Roll$18

    Tempura battered soft shell crab, lettuce, cucumber avocado, gobo, kaiware, and tobiko

    Likely glutenLikely shellfishLikely fish

Rolls

  • California Roll$11

    Snow crab, avocado, Japanese mayo

    Likely eggLikely shellfish

  • Futo Roll$12

    Omelette, shitake, spinach, gobo, and cucumber

    Likely egg

  • Negi Hama Roll$11

    Hamachi, scallion

    Likely fish

  • Negi Toro Roll$14

    Bluefin tuna belly, scallion

    Likely fish

  • Philly Roll$13

    Fresh salmon, avocado, cream cheese

    Likely dairyLikely fish

  • Saba Gari Roll$11

    Norway mackerel with pickled ginger

    Likely fish

  • Salmon Avocado Roll$11

    Fresh salmon avocado

    Likely fish

  • Salmon Skin Roll$11

    Grilled salmon skin, gobo, cucumber, scallion, shiso and kaiware

    Likely fish

  • Shrimp Tempura Roll$12

    Shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, Japanese mayo

    Likely glutenLikely eggLikely shellfish

  • Spicy Hamachi Roll$11

    Chopped hamachi, spicy sauce, scallion, sprout

    Likely fish

  • Spicy Tuna Roll$11

    Tuna, spicy sauce, cucumber, sprout

    Likely fish

  • Tekka Roll$11

    Tuna, sesame

    Likely sesameLikely fish

  • Tuna Avocado Roll$13

    Tuna, avocado

    Likely fish

  • Unagi Avocado Roll$13

    Grilled fresh water eel, avocado

  • Unagi Cucumber Roll$12

    Grilled fresh water eel, cucumber

Vegetarian Rolls

  • Avocado Roll$10

    Avocado, sesame seed

    Likely sesame

  • Gobo Ume Shiso Roll$10

    Pickled burdock root, pickled plum, shiso leaf

  • Horenso Roll$9

    Boiled spinach, sesame seed

  • Kappa Roll$9

    Cucumber, sesame seed

    Likely sesame

  • Natto Roll$9

    Fermented soybean

    Likely soy

  • Oshinko Roll$9

    Japanese pickle radish, sesame seed

    Likely sesame

  • Shiitake Roll$9

    Mushroom, sesame seed

  • Vegetable Tempura Roll$11

    Japanese pumpkin, sweet yam tempura

    Likely gluten

Bento Specials

  • Sushi Bento$33

    Sushi combination includes 6 pieces of nigiri, and choice of California roll, spicy tuna roll, or salmon avocado roll. Serve with salad and…

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Akira Bento$30

    Served with salad, miso soup and rice. Choose one item: kalbi, beef ribeye teriyaki, chicken katsu, chicken teriyaki, saba shioyaki, salmon…

    Likely glutenLikely soy

Bento Box

  • Beef Teriyaki$28

    Grilled beef ribeye steak with teriyaki sauce

    Likely glutenLikely soy

  • Bento Combination$28

    Please choose any two items from sets above

  • Chicken Katsu$20

    Breaded fried chicken and served with special tonkatsu sauce

    Likely gluten

  • Chicken Teriyaki$20

    Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce

    Likely glutenLikely soy

  • Kalbi$29

    Grilled marinated beef short ribs

  • Saba Shioyaki$22

    Grilled mackerel with sea salt

    Likely fish

  • Salmon Shioyaki$22

    Grilled salmon with sea salt

    Likely fish

  • Salmon Teriyaki$22

    Grilled salmon with teriyaki sauce

    Likely glutenLikely soyLikely fish

  • Shrimp Tempura Bento$22

    2 tiger prawns and assorted vegetable tempura

    Likely glutenLikely shellfish

  • Tonkatsu$20

    Breaded pork loin fried and served with special tonkatsu sauce

    Likely gluten

  • Vegetarian Tofu Steak$18

    VegetarianLikely soy

Donburi

  • Chirashi Don$38

    Chef's selection of sashimi over sushi rice

    Likely fish

  • Curry Don$22

    Japanese curry chicken or pork cutlet over rice

  • Katsu Don$22

    Pork cutlet, egg and onion with special sauce over rice

    Likely glutenLikely egg

  • Oyako Don$20

    Chicken, egg and onion with special sauce over rice

    Likely egg

  • Sake Don$37

    Salmon sashimi over sushi rice

    Likely fish

  • Tekka Don$37

    Big eye tuna sashimi over sushi rice

    Likely fish

  • Ten Don$23

    Tiget prawn and assorted vegetable tempura with special sauce over rice

    Likely glutenLikely shellfish

  • Unagi Don$27

    Barbecued eel with special sauce over rice

    Likely gluten

Noodles

  • Beef Soba$19

    Beef ribeye and vegetables in dashi broth

    Likely glutenLikely fish

  • Beef Udon$19

    Beef ribeye and vegetables in dashi broth

    Likely glutenLikely fish

  • Chicken Soba$16

    Chicken and vegetables in dashi broth

    Likely glutenLikely fish

  • Chicken Udon$16

    Chicken and vegetables in dashi broth

    Likely glutenLikely fish

  • Nabeyaki Soba$21

    Shrimp tempura, chicken, egg, fishcake, clam, and vegetables

    Likely glutenLikely eggLikely shellfish

  • Nabeyaki Udon$21

    Shrimp tempura, chicken, egg, fishcake, clam, and vegetables

    Likely glutenLikely eggLikely shellfish

  • Shrimp Tempura Soba$20

    Tiger prawn, vegetable tempura on the side, noodles in dashi broth

    Likely glutenLikely shellfishLikely fish

  • Shrimp Tempura Udon$20

    Tiger prawn, vegetable tempura on the side, noodles in dashi broth

    Likely glutenLikely shellfishLikely fish

  • Vegetable Soba$16

    Vegetables in dashi broth

    Likely fish

  • Vegetable Udon$16

    Vegetables in dashi broth

    Likely glutenLikely fish

  • Zaru Soba$15

    Cold buckwheat noodle with dipping sauce

  • Ten Zaru Soba$20

    Tiger prawn, vegetable tempura, cold buckwheat noodle with dipping sauce

    Likely glutenLikely shellfish

Dessert

  • Daifuku Mochi$8

    Red bean wrapped in rice flour

  • Green Tea Cheesecake$8

    Green tea cheesecake

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

Good to know

Bar

  • Seats outsidevenue website, read 9 Nov 2026 · source
  • Takes bookingsvenue website, read 9 Nov 2026 · source

Not known yet: dog friendly, kid friendly, kids menu, wheelchair access, vegetarian options, vegan options, high chairs, byo, baby change. Ask the venue.

Facts

FactDetail
Address1634 Bush Street, Polk Gulch, 94109
AreaSan Francisco
KindRestaurant · Japanese
Phone+1 415 800 8498
Websiteakirasf.com
Menu read9 Nov 2026 from akirasf.com
Hours
  • Monday5pm–10pm
  • TuesdayClosed
  • Wednesday5pm–10pm
  • Thursday5pm–10pm
  • Friday5pm–10pm
  • Saturday5pm–10pm
  • Sunday5pm–10pm
MapOpen in Google Maps

What diners say

No diner ratings yet.

Ratings are diners’ own experience. They don’t make a dish safe; neither do we.

Where this comes from

Allergen answers come from the menu’s labels first, then the listed ingredients, then a model’s judgement checked when unsure. How allergen status is decided.

Questions about Akira

Does Akira have gluten-free options?

No dish is marked gluten free as served, from the menu read 9 Nov 2026. Each dish shows whether the venue labelled it or it was read from the ingredients.

Is Akira coeliac friendly?

Eatcrush reads each venue’s own menu and says where every answer came from. It never calls a dish safe: kitchens share fryers, boards and flour, and menus change. If you have coeliac disease or an allergy, confirm with staff before you order.

When is Akira open?

Monday: 5pm–10pm. Tuesday: Closed. Wednesday: 5pm–10pm. Thursday: 5pm–10pm. Friday: 5pm–10pm. Saturday: 5pm–10pm. Sunday: 5pm–10pm. Hours can change on public holidays; check with the venue.

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