Saga Japanese Steakhouse invites you to visit us for a delightful dining experience. Celebrating 16 Years in Sarasota, Florida!
Our experienced hibachi chefs Max and Akira will entertain and delight you with their masterful cooking at your table. Or enjoy creations by our experienced sushi chef Shin. Our teriyaki and tempura will make your mouth water, and for those who can't join us for an evening, we offer take-out on all of our items. The Saga Japanese Steakhouse is a wonderful place to host your special occasions. Business meetings, Rehearsal dinners, Birthday parties, Anniversaries, Showers, Celebrations...Our private rooms are perfect for parties.
Our gift cards make a great gift for any occasion.
Reservations are recommended at Hibachi table. The sushi bar is available on a first come first served basis.
Special keiki (kids) menu available for children under 12.
All major credit cards are accepted.
Creating sushi is an art, but eating it is fun!
Simply pick up the piece of sushi. Turn it over and dip the topping (not the rice) in the small dish of soy sauce that's provided. Pop the whole piece in your mouth - Japanese style!
To complement your sushi, we'll keep your teacup filled with flavorful green tea, but Sake (Japanese rice wine) and Japanese beer are also sushi favorites!
While sitting at our Sushi Bar you can actually watch the Sushi Chefs deftly prepare this delightfully refreshing and low calorie food. A truly unique experience in a casual, fun atmosphere. Get to know sushi.
Sake
Japanese Rice Wine. Sip your sake hot, as is, or in a martini. Kampai (Cheers)!
Teppanyaki/Hibachi
Literally - "Iron Cooking" is the heart of our cuisine. In our Teppanyaki dining room our knife-flashing chefs prepare your meal at your table. The natural flavours of fresh ingredients, combined with the unique method of cooking, assure our customers of health conscious cooking, without sacrificing taste, flavor, or quality. Our Teppanyaki chefs are wizards of the knife, each with their own style and showmanship.
Oshibori
It is a tradition in Japan for restaurants to provide their customers with a hot moist towel to refresh themselves. It sure feels good to rejuvenate your hands and face. Enjoy!
Shoyu
Real Japanese Shoyo (soy sauce) is made from high-quality soybeans, roasted wheat and salt, and is fermented with special yeast. Coloring is never added. The soybean and wheat recipe was standardized by 1716. No less and epicure than Louis XIV kept Shoyo on his banquet tables. Keep it on yours. Make dishes of all kinds fit for a King. Bon Appetite!
Ohashi
(Chopsticks) The traditional dining tool of the Orient. To use chopsticks, rest the lower stick on the ring finger. Hold the upper stick with the thumb, index and middle finger. Try to keep the lower stick still while you move the upper stick. Good Luck!
O-cha
Japanese green tea complements Japanese cuisine to perfection. Grading depends on district where grown, type of plant, and parts used for roasting.
What is sushi?
...sushi does not mean raw fish. Sushi, on the other hand, specifically refers to dishes made with rice, which traditionally include fish (often raw) and/or vegetables, wrapped in seaweed or rolled in rice.
Japanese have been preparing it for centuries and chefs worldwide blend their own flair and recipes to obtain the perfect texture and combination of vegetables and/or seafood available to them to create delicious appetizers and entrees. Believe it or not, more than half of the items served at the sushi bar are not raw.
