Elephant Sushi

Restaurant · JapaneseRussian Hill

No dishes marked gluten free

91 dishesmenu read 9 Novelephantsushi.com

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Sushi menu

Starters

  • Chips N Dip$15

    Garlic pita chips topped with spicy tuna, scallion, masago, honey mustard sauce & sweet soy glaze

    Likely glutenLikely soyLikely fish

  • Hamachi Truffle$20

    Seared yellowtail topped with ponzu sauce, truffle oil, black truffle, garlic chips & green onions

    Likely fish

  • Black Mamba (2 Pcs)$18

    Black cod marinated in white miso and baked

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Couple of Babes$16

    Blue crab handrolls with crunchy garlic topping (2)

    Likely shellfish

  • Hamachi Kama$13

    Yellow tail cheek baked with unagi sauce, served with rice and avocado

    Likely fish

  • Walu Carpaccio$16

    Seared butterfish topped with fried garlic chips, truffle oil & ponzu sauce

    Likely fish

  • Yellow Fin Bites$25

    Yellow fin tuna cubes mixed with fresh wasabi, capers, olive oil, yuzu vinaigrette & truffle salt

    Likely fish

  • Miso Soup$4

    Likely soy

  • Sea Bass Sashimi$16

    Thinly sliced seabass drizzled with virgin olive oil, tangy vinaigrette and jalapeño slices

    Likely fish

  • Salmon Miso with Togarashi Spice$7

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Yummy Pocket$9

    Spicy bay scallop & scallion stuffed with sweet tofu (2)

    Likely soyLikely shellfish

  • Himalayan Trout$20

    King salmon cured on Himalayan rock salt plate with green onion, virgin olive oil & aged house ponzu sauce

    Likely fish

  • Hon Maguro$25

    Sea salted ahi tuna sashimi with capers, olive oil, tangy vinaigrette, sesame oil & ripe mango

    Likely sesameLikely fish

  • House Hamachi Kama$13

    Special yellow tail cheek baked with unagi sauce, served with rice and avocado

    Likely glutenLikely fish

  • Albacore Tataki$20

    White tuna seared on Himalayan rock salt slab with heirloom tomato, jalapeño, scallion, sea salt, olive oil & ponzu

    Likely fish

  • Beastie Boys (2 Pcs)$6

    Sea urchin, ankimo, quail egg & shiso

    Likely egg

Sashimi

  • Yellow Fin Tuna Sashimi$28

    Likely fish

  • Hamachi Sashimi$20

    5 pieces young yellowtail

    Likely fish

  • Toro Sashimi$40

    Six sashimi slices of tuna belly sprinkled with sea salt

    Likely fish

  • Omakase Sashimi$40

    14 pieces

    Likely fish

  • Assorted Sashimi$25

    8 pieces

    Likely fish

Bowls

  • Number One Bowl$19

    Sashimi salmon, spicy scallop, avocado, walu butter fish, white pepper

    Likely shellfishLikely fish

  • Number Two$19

    Ahi tuna, yellowtail hamachi, avocado

    Likely fish

  • Number Three$19

    Seared butter fish, albacore cubes tossed in fresh wasabi vinaigrette, truffle oil, capers & avocado

    Likely fish

  • Spicy Trio$19

    Spicy tuna, spicy scallop, spicy salmon & avocado

    Likely shellfishLikely fish

Rolls

  • White Out$18

    Hamachi, cucumber topped with seared butter fish, truffle oil & ponzu

    Likely fish

  • Rainbow$16

    Cucumber roll topped with assorted fish

    Likely fish

  • Kappa Roll$6

    Cucumber roll

  • Avocado Roll$7
  • Spicy Hamachi$17

    Jalapeño, lime, cucumber, avocado, scallion, masago & toasted shichimi pepper aioli

    Likely egg

  • Negi Toro$18

    Fatty tuna topped with uni and fresh rhizome (wasabi)

    Likely fish

  • Chef Ochko Roll$19

    Hamachi belly, blue crab, avocado, shiso, crunchy garlic ponzu, sesame oil

    Likely sesameLikely shellfishLikely fish

  • Red Dragon$15

    Shrimp tempura roll topped with spicy tuna

    Likely glutenLikely shellfishLikely fish

  • Alaska Roll$13

    Salmon and avocado

    Likely fish

  • Giants Roll$14

    King salmon, heirloom tomato, spicy mayo and sweet soy glaze

    Likely eggLikely soyLikely fish

  • Ya Man Roll$17

    King salmon, avocado, scallion, fried red onion chips, truffle oil and ponzu sauce

    Likely fish

  • Naked Scallop$15

    Spicy scallops, blue crab, avocado in soy wrapper

    Likely soyLikely shellfish

  • Chef Temka Roll$15

    Seared albacore tuna and spicy walu, masago, honey mustard sauce

    Likely fish

  • Spicy Tuna Roll$13

    Red tuna mixed in spicy sauce with avocado

    Likely fish

  • Tekka Roll$11

    Red tuna

    Likely fish

  • Spicy Salmon Roll$15

    Cubed king salmon, Japanese red pepper, scallion, sesame oil, masago & sesame seeds

    Likely sesameLikely fish

  • Negi Hama$9

    Yellowtail with scallion

    Likely fish

  • Green Machine$13

    Inari, tomato, cucumber, mango

  • Red & Yellow$16

    Cucumber topped with albacore, fresh mango & sweet soy glaze

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Flaming Seabass$19

    Sea bass baked with spicy tuna, masago aioli, Japanese mint leaf shiso, chili, green onion and sweet soy glaze

    Likely eggLikely soyLikely fish

Nigiri

  • Ikura$9

    Likely fish

  • Ankimo$8

    2 pieces, in-house marinated monkfish liver

  • Toro Ankimo$16

    Fatty tuna belly topped with chopped ankimo

    Likely fish

  • Inari$6

    Soy marinated sweet tofu & rice

    Likely soy

  • Maguro$9

    Ahi tuna

    Likely fish

  • Basil Salmon$9

    With ponzu

    Likely fish

  • Sea Bass$8

    Suzuki

    Likely fish

  • Hirame$9

    Halibut

    Likely fish

  • Uni$16

    Santa Barbara sea urchin

  • Sake$9

    Canadian salmon

    Likely fish

  • Toro$16

    Fatty tuna belly

    Likely fish

  • Walu$8

    Butterfish

    Likely fish

  • Hamachi$10

    Japanese hon yellowtail

    Likely fish

Food menu

Starters

  • Chips N Dip

    Chips, spicy tuna, masago, honey mustard & sweet soy glaze

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Carrot Ginger Miso Soup

    Likely soy

  • Sea Bass Sashimi

    Thinly sliced seabass drizzled with yuzu, tangy vinaigrette, jalapeño slices

    Likely fish

  • Salmon Miso with Togarashi Spice

    Salmon, avocado

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Yummy Pockets (2 Pcs)

    Spicy bay scallop & scallion stuffed in sweet tofu

    Likely soyLikely shellfish

  • Albacore Tataki

    White tuna seared on Himalayan rock salt slab, heirloom tomato, jalapeño, scallion, olive oil & ponzu

    Likely fish

  • Hamachi Truffle

    Seared yellowtail topped with ponzu sauce, truffle oil, black truffle, garlic chips, green onions

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Couple of Babes

    Blue crab handroll and ocean trout handroll with crunchy garlic topping and shiso leaf

    Likely shellfishLikely fish

  • Himalayan Trout

    Salmon cured on Himalayan rock salt plate with green onion, virgin olive oil & aged house ponzu sauce

    Likely fish

  • Toro Sashimi

    Three sashimi slices of tuna belly sprinkled with sea salt

    Likely fish

Rolls

  • Tekka

    Bluefin tuna

    Likely fish

  • Spicy Salmon Roll

    Cubed salmon, Togarashi pepper, sesame oil, masago & sesame seeds

    Likely sesameLikely fish

  • Spicy Tuna Roll

    Bluefin tuna mixed in spicy sauce with avocado

    Likely fish

  • Ya Man Roll

    Salmon, avocado, scallion, fried red onion chips

    Likely fish

  • Red Dragon

    Shrimp tempura roll, spicy bluefin tuna

    Likely glutenLikely shellfishLikely fish

  • Flaming Seabass

    Sea bass baked with spicy tuna, masago aioli, shiso leaf, chili, green onion, sweet soy glaze

    Likely eggLikely soyLikely fish

Nigiri

  • Maguro (Akami)

    Bluefin tuna

    Likely fish

  • Chu Toro
  • O Toro

    Tuna belly sprinkled with sea salt

    Likely fish

  • Zuke Toro

    Marinated belly

    Likely fish

  • Shiro Maguro

    Tuna belly

    Likely fish

  • Madai

    Sea bream

    Likely fish

  • Hamachi

    Young yellowtail

    Likely fish

  • Sake

    Salmon

    Likely fish

  • Suzuki

    Seabass

    Likely fish

  • Hokkaido Scallop

    Likely shellfish

  • Ikura

    Salmon eggs, in house marinated

    Likely fish

  • Ankimo

    Monkfish liver

  • O Toro Ankimo

    Fatty tuna belly topped with soy marinated ankimo

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Inari

    Sweet tofu

    Likely soy

  • Basil Salmon

    Likely fish

Omakase

  • Omakase Sashimi

    Fish may change, seasonal

    Likely fish

  • Omakase Nigiri

    Fish may change, seasonal

    Likely fish

Good to know

Restaurant

  • Takes group bookingsvenue website, read 4 Nov 2026 · source
  • Group set menuvenue website, read 4 Nov 2026 · source
  • Exclusive hirevenue website, read 4 Nov 2026 · source
  • Rooftopvenue website, read 4 Nov 2026 · source

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

Facts

FactDetail
Address1916 Hyde Street, Russian Hill
AreaSan Francisco
KindRestaurant · Japanese
Phone+1-415-440-1905
Websiteelephantsushi.com
BookingOnline through OpenTable
Menu read9 Nov 2026 from elephantsushi.com
Hours
  • MondayClosed
  • Tuesday5pm–9pm
  • Wednesday5pm–9pm
  • Thursday5pm–9pm
  • Friday5pm–9pm
  • Saturday5pm–9pm
  • Sunday5pm–9pm
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 Elephant Sushi

Does Elephant Sushi 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 Elephant Sushi 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 Elephant Sushi open?

Monday: Closed. Tuesday: 5pm–9pm. Wednesday: 5pm–9pm. Thursday: 5pm–9pm. Friday: 5pm–9pm. Saturday: 5pm–9pm. Sunday: 5pm–9pm. Hours can change on public holidays; check with the venue.

Can I book Elephant Sushi online?

Yes, through OpenTable: https://www.opentable.com/r/elephant-sushi-hayes-valley-san-francisco?corrid=43f68a3a-fc1f-46de-a167-f95803cc14b1&avt=eyJ2IjoyLCJtIjoxLCJwIjowLCJzIjowLCJuIjowfQ&p=2&sd=2022-12-08T19%3A00%3A00

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