Cuisines and Dishes at Cafe Japengo:
- Japanese
Cafe Japengo
8960 University Center Ln,
San Diego
CA
92122
cafejapengo.com (858) 450-3355
Menu for Cafe Japengo
STARTERS
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TOKYO BITES
$18.00
TEMPURA SHIITAKE MUSHROOM, SPICY TUNA, AND CRAB, WITH TWO SAUCES
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HOT AND SOUR TOMATILLO SOUP
$12.00
PULLED CHICKEN, TOFU, CRÈME FRAICHE AND WONTON STRIPS
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CRAB CAKE
$9.00
PANKO CRUST, ASIAN PEAR COMPOTE WITH THAI-CHILI SAUCE
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DUCK POTSTICKERS
$9.00
CORIANDER-MINT PESTO AND SPICY PONZU
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CRISPY CHICKEN SPRING ROLLS
$11.00
SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
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KIM CHEE CRAB MARTINI
$19.00
JUMBO LUMP CRAB WITH KIM CHEE DRESSING
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TUNA TARTARE
$18.00
FRESH AHI, MANGO, APPLE, PINE NUTS WITH ROOT CHIPS
SALADS
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CURRY-DUSTED CALAMARI
$15.00
MIXED GREENS WITH THAI LIME VINAIGRETTE
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HOISIN SEARED AHI NICOISE
$24.00
TAT SOI, QUAIL EGG, KALAMATA OLIVES, LONG BEANS WITH MISO SESAME DRESSING
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JAPENGO PRAWN SALAD
$21.00
AVOCADO AND CITRUS SEGMENTS WITH PINEAPPLE-HONEY DRESSING
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HAWAIIAN CHICKEN SALAD
$14.00
MIXED GREENS AND CRISPY WONTONS WITH MANGO SALSA AND RED MISO VINAIGRETTE
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CHAR SIU DUCK SALAD
$16.00
GOAT CHEESE AND CANDIED PECANS WITH POMEGRANATE VINAIGRETTE
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MISO CHILEAN SEA BASS SALAD
$24.00
SHRIMP WONTONS AND MIXED GREENS WITH MISO GINGER DRESSING
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MIXED BABY GREENS
$9.00
RED MISO VINAIGRETTE WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND AVOCADO SESAME ROLLS
TENGU'S SPECIALTIES
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KOBE FLAT-IRON STEAK
$29.00
WASABI MASHED POTATOES, BROCOLINI, BOK CHOY AND HON SHEMIJI MUSHROOMS WITH PORT-GINGER REDUCTION
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BBQ SPICED SALMON
$23.00
ROASTED VEGETABLES WITH PORT WINE SAUCE
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VIETNAMESE CRISPY PORK
$28.00
RICE NOODLES, JALAPENO, EGGPLANT AND ASPARAGUS WITH HOISIN SAUCE
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ROASTED COCONUT CHICKEN
$24.00
TOASTED COCONUT FRIED RICE AND VEGETABLES WITH GREEN CURRY SAUCE
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CASHEW CHICKEN
$19.00
WATER CHESTNUTS, ASPARAGUS, SUNBURST SQUASH, AND TOASTED SESAME RICE WITH BLACK BEAN-GARLIC SAUCE
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SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS
$25.00
CRISP VEGETABLES AND UDON NOODLES WITH YELLOW CURRY SAUCE
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TEN-INGREDIENT FRIED RICE
$19.00
CHICKEN, SHRIMP, PORK, AND EGG WITH VEGETABLES
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VEGETABLE FRIED RICE
$16.00
MIXED VEGETABLES
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SAUTEED BLACK COD
$30.00
BROCCOLINI, OYSTER MUSHROOMS WITH SAFFRON FETTUCINE AND TOMATO BASIL-GINGER JAM
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SEARED SCALLOPS
$34.00
DAY-BOAT SCALLOPS AND POTATO CAKES WITH LEMONGRASS BEURRE BLANC
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BBQ SPICED SALMON
$30.00
ROASTED VEGETABLES WITH PORT WINE SAUCE
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MISO CHILEAN SEA BASS
$36.00
FLOATING VEGETABLES AND SHRIMP TORTELLINI WITH ASIAN TRUFFLE BROTH
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SAKE-MARINATED PRAWNS
$30.00
ASPARAGUS RISOTTO CAKE, LONG BEAN, AND BROCCOLINI WITH TOMATO BROTH
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WHOLE FISH JAPONAISE
$32.00
WOK-FRIED SHRIMP PAD THAI, VEGETABLES AND MIZUNA GREENS
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VEGETABLE BENTO BOX
$25.00
GRILLED VEGETABLES, FRIED TOFU, ASPARAGUS RISOTTO CAKE, PEANUT-NOODLE SALAD, AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO ROLL. MISO SOUP AND EDAMAME
JAPENGO BENTO BOX EXPRESS MENU
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TENGU BENTO BOX
$25.00
ASSORTED SASHIMI, BBQ SALMON, CHAR SIU PORK, SUGAR-SPICED PRAWNS, AND A TEMPURA CALIFORNIA ROLL
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JAPENGO BENTO BOX
$25.00
PRAWN SALAD, BBQ SALMON, CHAR SIU DUCK BREAST, TOKYO BITES, AND KIM CHEE CRAB SALAD
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VEGETABLE BENTO BOX
$23.00
GRILLED VEGETABLES, FRIED TOFU, ASPARAGUS RISOTTO CAKE, PEANUT-NOODLE SALAD, AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO ROLL
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SUSHI BARREL
$20.00
NIGIRI: EBI, SAKE, HAMACHI, MAGURO, AND ALBACORE; ROLLS: ½ CALIFORNIA AND ½ SPICY TUNA
CAFE JAPENGO STARTERS
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HOT AND SOUR TOMATILLO SOUP
$12.00
PULLED CHICKEN, TOFU, CRÈME FRAICHE AND WONTON STRIPS
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CRAB CAKE
$9.00
PANKO CRUST, ASIAN PEAR COMPOTE WITH THAI-CHILI SAUCE
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TOKYO BITES
$18.00
TEMPURA SHIITAKE MUSHROOM, SPICY TUNA, AND CRAB. TWO SAUCES
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CRISPY CHICKEN SPRING ROLLS
$11.00
SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
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DUCK POTSTICKERS
$10.00
CORIANDER-MINT PESTO AND SPICY PONZU
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CURRY-DUSTED CALAMARI
$12.00
RICE NOODLES AND GRAPES WITH THAI LIME VINAIGRETTE
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KIM CHEE CRAB MARTINI
$19.00
JUMBO LUMP CRAB WITH KIM CHEE DRESSING
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TUNA TARTARE
$18.00
FRESH AHI, MANGO, APPLE, PINE NUTS WITH ROOT CHIPS
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HOISIN SEARED AHI NICOISE
$24.00
QUAIL EGG, KALAMATA OLIVES, LONG BEANS WITH MISO SESAME DRESSING
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JAPENGO PRAWN SALAD
$21.00
AVOCADO AND CITRUS SEGMENTS WITH PINEAPPLEHONEY DRESSING
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CHAR SIU DUCK SALAD
$16.00
GOAT CHEESE AND CANDIED PECANS WITH POMEGRANATE VINAIGRETTE
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MIXED BABY GREENS
$9.00
RED MISO VINAIGRETTE WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND AVOCADO SESAME ROLLS
FIRE-ROASTED OVEN
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RACK OF LAMB
$38.00
- BLACK BEAN LACQUERED, WITH MASHED MIZUNA POTATOES AND KOBOCHA SQUASH CONFETTI
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KOBE FLAT-IRON STEAK
$32.00
WASABI MASHED POTATOES, BROCOLINI, BOK CHOY AND HON SHEMIJI MUSHROOMS WITH PORT-GINGER REDUCTION
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KONA SPICED PORK RIBS
$30.00
ROASTED GARLIC MASHED POTATOES, FURUKAKI SPICED BABYCARROTS AND PEANUT SAUCE
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CHAR SIU ROASTED DUCK
$28.00
CRISP VEGETABLES AND MOO-SHU CREPES WITH FRESH PLUM SAUCE
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ROASTED COCONUT CHICKEN
$24.00
TOASTED COCONUT FRIED RICE AND VEGETABLES WITH GREEN CURRY SAUCE
FROM THE WOK
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VIETNAMESE CRISPY PORK
$28.00
RICE NOODLES, JALAPENO, EGGPLANT AND ASPARAGUS WITH HOISIN SAUCE
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CASHEW CHICKEN
$19.00
WATER CHESTNUTS, ASPARAGUS, SUNBURST SQUASH, AND TOASTED SESAME RICE WITH BLACK BEAN-GARLIC SAUCE
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SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS
$25.00
CRISP VEGETABLES AND UDON NOODLES WITH YELLOW CURRY SAUCE
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TEN-INGREDIENT FRIED RICE
$19.00
CHICKEN, SHRIMP, PORK, EGG, AND VEGETABLES
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VEGETABLE FRIED RICE
$16.00
MIXED VEGETABLES
DESSERTS
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CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE
$9.00
VANILLA GELATO AND FRESH FRUIT
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PAN-FRIED BREAD PUDDING
$9.00
POACHED ASIAN PEARS AND COCONUT GELATO WITH CARAMEL SAUCE
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TASTING OF BRULEES
$9.00
GREEN TEA, LEMONGRASS-COCONUT, ESPRESSO, AND CHAI TEA
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ASSORTED GELATOS (CHOICE OF THREE)
$9.00
GREEN TEA, RED BEAN, ROASTED BANANA, TOASTED COCONUT, VANILLA, AND CHOCOLATE
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ASSORTMENT OF SORBETS
$9.00
SESAME MACADAMIA TUILLE COOKIE AND FRESH FRUIT
- FRUIT AND BERRIES $9.00
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CINNAMON DUSTED TEMPURA BANANA
$10.00
CARAMEL SAUCE AND GANACHE WITH VANILLA GELATO
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TENGU TRIO
$15.00
TASTING OF CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE, PAN FRIED BREAD PUDDING, AND SORBET
DESSERT WINE, PORT & SHERRY
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04 CHATEAU GRAND PIQUEY
$8.00
SAUTERNES, BORDEAUX, FRANCE
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01 FAR NIENTE 'DOLCE'
$20.00
LATE HARVEST. NAPA VALLEY
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FONSECA PORTO
$8.00
BIN.27, PREMIUM RESERVE
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99 TAYLOR FLADGATE
$10.00
LATE BOTTLE VINTAGE10
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GRAHAM'S
$10.00
10-YEAR TAWNY
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FONSECA PORTOPORTO
$16.00
20-YEAR TAWNY
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OSBORNE SHERRY
$7.00
PEDRO XIMENEZ, SPAIN
SWEET MARTINIS
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CHOCOLATE FLING
ABSOLUT VANILLA, GODIVA DARK CHOCOLATE LIQUEUR, AND AMARETTO.
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RASPBERRY TRUFFLE
STOLI RAZBERI, CREME DE CACAO, AND GODIVA DARK CHOCOLATE LIQUEUR.
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ESPRESSO RUSH
ABSOLUT VANILLA, SHOT OF ESPRESSO, KAHLUA, AND A DASH OF CREAM.
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HAZELNUTZ
GREYGOOSE, FRANGELICO, AND AMARETTO. SPLASH OF BAILEY'S.
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AFTER 8
GODIVA WHITE CHOCOLATE LIQUEUR, BAILEY'S, RUMPLEMINTZ. FRESH MINT.
SPECIAL CALIFORNIA ROLL
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Inside
Crab, Cucumber & Avocado
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Outside
Rice topped w/ Smelt Eggs & Seaweed
JAPENGO SPECIAL ROLL
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Inside
Crab & Cucumber
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Outside
Rice, Smoked Salmon & Sesame Seeds
FUNKY ROLL
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Inside
Soft Shell Crab, Crab & Cucumber
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Outside
Rice topped w/ Smelt Eggs & Powdered Seaweed
VEGETABLE ROLL
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Inside
Cucumber, Avocado, Red Bell Pepper, Gobo Root, Baby Corn & Sweet Gourd
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Outside
Rice wrapped in Cucumber
RAINBOW ROLL
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Inside
Crab & Cucumber
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Outside
Rice topped w/ Tuna, Salmon, Whitefi sh & Avocado
SPECIAL EEL ROLL
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Inside
Crab & Cucumber
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Outside
Rice topped w/ Eel & Avocado fi nished w/ Eel Sauce & Sesame Seeds
PIZZA ROLL
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Crab, Smoked Salmon & rolled in Rice, Baked
w/ a Crab Garlic Mayonnaise
SHRIMP TEMPURA ROLL
- Tempura Shrimp, Crab, Cucumber, Avocado rolled in Rice
FIFTY-FIFTY ROLL
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Inside
Crab & Cucumber
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Outside
Rice topped w/ Fresh Salmon & Yellowtail fi nished w/ thin slices of Lemon, Green Onion & Ponzu Sauce
SPECIAL ALBACORE
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Our Shrimp Tempura Roll
topped w/ Seared Albacore & Avocado, then fi nished w/ Ponzu, Masago, Green Onion & Sesame Seeds
TOOTSIE ROLL
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Our Softshell Crab Roll
topped w/ Grilled Shitake Mushrooms, Avocado then fi nished w/ our famous Sake Marinade & Sesame Seeds
HAND ROLLS
- California $5.00
- Eel $5.00
- Salmon Skin $5.00
- Spicy Scallops $5.00
- Spicy Tuna $5.00
- Shrimp Tempura $6.00
- Softshell Crab $7.00
SASHIMI
- Tuna $16.00
- Albacore $16.00
- Salmon $16.00
- Tako (spicy) $16.00
- Yellowtail $19.00
- Assorted $21.00
- Chef's Special $48.00
SALADS
- Seaweed $8.50
- Salmon Skin $7.00
- Ahi Poki Martini $10.50
- Softshell Crab $10.00
- Spicy Seafood $13.00
APPETIZERS
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Edamame
$3.50
(Soybean)
- Miso Soup $2.50
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Tempura
$8.50
(Shrimp & Vegetable)
- Oyster ½ Shell $5.00
- Honeymoon Oysters $8.50
- Japengo Dynamite $10.50
- Baked Mussels $4.75
- Fried Tofu $6.00
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Yellowtail Collar
$10.50
(Availablility)
- Stuffed Tomatoes $15.00
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Hot Pocket
$7.50
(Tempura Shrimp & Crab)
SUSHI (2)
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Albacore
$5.00
Shiro Maguro
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Crab
$6.00
Kani
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Surf Clam
$4.00
Hokigia
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Egg
$4.25
Tomago
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Eel
$5.00
Unagi
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Sea Eel
$5.00
Anago
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Giant Clam
$8.00
Mirugai
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Halibut
$5.75
Hirame
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Mackerel
$4.25
Saba
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Octopus
$4.50
Tako
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Scallop
$4.50
Hottate
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Salmon
$5.00
Sake
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Smoked Salmon
$5.00
Sake
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Shrimp
$4.00
Ebi
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Sweet Shrimp
$6.50
Amaebi
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Squid
$4.50
Ika
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Smelt Egg
$4.00
Masago
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Sea Urchin
$8.00
Uni
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Salmon Egg
$5.00
Ikura
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Tuna
$5.25
Maguro
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Yellowtail
$5.50
Hamachi
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Quail Egg
$1.20
Extra
ROLLS
- California $6.00
- Special Calif $7.00
- Philadelphia $6.50
- Japengo Special $8.50
- Funky $12.50
- Salmon Skin $6.00
- Spicy Tuna $8.50
- Vegetable $6.00
- Rainbow $13.00
- Eel $7.50
- Special Eel $12.00
- Pizza Roll $10.00
- Shrimp Tempura $10.00
- Fifty-Fifty Roll $13.00
- Hawaiian Special $13.00
- Special Albacore $16.00
- Tootsie Roll $16.00
- Protein Roll $18.00
SALMON SKIN ROLL
- Baked Smoked Salmon Skin, Gobo Root, Cucumber, Bonita Shavings & Daikon Sprouts rolled in Rice
HAWAIIAN SPECIAL
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Our California Roll
topped w/ Spicy Tuna, then fi nished w/ Green Onion & Ponzu Sauce
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Ratings and Reviews for Cafe Japengo
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May 15 2012
Janice L. via Yelp
This is probably one of the top four sushi restaurants I've been to. Obviously this is not a budget friendly place but it's sooooo worth the money. The...read more
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May 13 2012
Mari A. via Yelp
Maybe it's the free business lunches and not having to be so concerned about the check that just puts the cherry on top of the pie... Or the fresh wasabi on...read more
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May 08 2012
Kimberly L. via Yelp
Went here for happy hour and the food was pretty good. I got the hawaiian roll and the sampler plate. Very pleasantly surprised that there were noodles...read more
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Sep 10 2008
via Citysearch
Japengos has a great sushi bar, cocktail bar and a number of seating areas. They have a buzzing nightlife in the bar, a crowded su...read more
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Sep 03 2008
via Citysearch
I liked this place. It was good but the not the best that I have had in San Diego. I really did like this place and will go back a...read more
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Feb 25 2008
via Citysearch
Cafe Japengo has good sushi as well as other Asian dishes. The atmosphere is very nice and it is dimly lit. It is an elegant pla...read more
From Citysearch
In Short
The Asian-themed dining room, oriental décor and classic Japanese artwork ready diners for Pacific Rim fusion cuisine and sushi specialties. The cobblestone floor is modeled after a river bed and flows onto the intimate outdoor patio where al fresco diners sip sake and nosh on spring rolls. If seafood isn't your taste, try the roasted coconut chicken with pineapple fried rice or fire roasted BBQ pork.
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