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SATO Elmwood

SATO is in the heart of the Elmwood Village, and you can enjoy Japanese food that is scratch-made, fresh, healthy, and sophisticated, with authentic Japanese flavors.  Our Elmwood location has a diverse Japanese food menu ranging from sushi, ramen, Japanese curry, salad etc. with a wide array of vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free items.

Hours

Mon-Thur: 5pm - Close

Fri-Sat:          4pm - Close

Sunday: CLOSED (Go Bills!)

(Last Order 30min before closing)

Address

739 Elmwood Ave

Buffalo, NY 14222

Phone

716-931-9146

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RESERVATIONS for Sato Elmwood
(We do not take reservations at Sato Ramen)

RESERVATIONS

MENU

Most of our menu items are available for pickup or delivery orders.

We also offer seasonal specials only for dine-in customers as well as handcrafted cocktails and a variety of sake and Japanese whiskey.  

Cold Plates

Kimchi (g) 5

House-made fermented spicy nappa kimchi

Seaweed Salad (v*) 5

Yamitsuki “Addictive” Cucumber (v*) 4

Quick-pickled with sesame-soy dressing

Avocado Salad (v*)(g) 12

Avocado, cucumbers, corn, radish, carrot, sweet sesame dressing over mixed greens

Add Tofu $1, Fried Tofu $2, Kara-age chicken $4

Chashu Chicken $4, Shrimp $5

Salmon Carpaccio 13

Salmon sashimi with capers and sliced onions in ponzu and olive oil vinaigrette

Ahi Tuna Tataki Salad (g) 22

Pan-seared ahi tuna over mixed greens, carrot, radish, seaweed salad with wasabi dressing

Hot Plates

Edamame (v*)(g) 5

With sea salt or spicy salt

Miso Soup (g) 4

Tofu, wakame and green onions

Shishito Pepper 9

Fried shishito pepper seasoned with citrus salt

(About one in eight is spicy)

Harumaki Spring Rolls (v*) 6.5

Mini vegetable deep-fried spring rolls with cabbage,, carrot, glass noodles, shiitake with spicy ranch sauce

Gyoza Dumplings Pork or Vegetable (v*) 8

Pan-fried dumplings

Shiitake Mushroom Saute (v*) (g) 10

Sauteed in butter and soy, simple yet satisfying

Age Dashi Dofu (v*) 7.5

Fried tofu with garlic-soy broth, nori, and daikon

Kara-Age Chicken 9

Japanese-style fried chicken thighs, kewpie aioli

Tonkatsu 9

Panko breaded pork chop, Japanese BBQ sauce

Okonomiyaki (v) 10

Savory Japanese pancake with nappa cabbage and topped with okonomiyaki sauce, green onions, kewpie mayo, and shredded nori

Saikoro Steak 19

Strip steak with a bright citrus ponzu sauce

Ramen

Sato Ramen 16

Our classic ichi-ryu family recipe of medium-bodied pork and chicken broth.

Toppings: chashu pork, bean sprouts, green onions, menma (bamboo shoots), pickled ginger, and soft-boiled egg

Spicy Miso Ramen 17

Pork and chicken broth with a spicy miso kick and aroma from black garlic oil.

Toppings: chashu pork, bean sprouts, carrot, corn, green onions, soft-boiled egg, and black garlic oil

Shio Butter Ramen 18

Refreshing seafood toppings in a buttery pork and chicken broth flavored with lemon, garlic and sea salt.

Please select shrimp or crab. Toppings: bean sprouts, wakame and green onions, butter and lemon

Veggie Ramen (v*) 14

A caramelized vegetable and shiitake/konbu broth with vegetable-infused soy.

Toppings: pickled mushrooms, corn, carrot, bean sprouts, green onions, and black garlic oil

Add Fried Lotus Roots for $1.5

Tonkotsu Ramen 19 (Dine-in Only)

Thick and hearty tonkotsu (pork and chicken bone broth) in our traditional soy sauce based flavor.

Toppings: chashu pork, bean sprouts, green onions, menma (bamboo shoots), pickled ginger, garlic oil, and soft-boiled egg

Rice Dishes

Japanese Curry Japanese curry over rice with your choice of topping.

- Vegetables (v*) 13    - Chicken 16     - Tonkatsu 18    - Shrimp 18

Add Fried Tofu $2, Fried Lotus Roots $2, Soft-boiled Egg $1.5

Gyu-Don 16

Thin-slicd beef and onion simmered in a mild sweet sauce. Topped with green onions, pickled ginger.  Add Egg $1

Fried Tofu-Don 13

Fried tofu, seaweed salad, carrot, corn, nori and kimchi with sesame dressing and spicy ranch

(vegetarian without kimchi, vegan without ranch, gluten free without seaweed salad)

Rice Koshihikari white rice or sushi rice (v*)(g) 3

Sushi

Elmwood Roll (g) 13

Echizen Roll (g) 14

Hokkaido Roll (g) 16

Seven-Spice Roll (g) 12 

Nagoya Roll 10

Alaska Roll (g) 8.5

Boston Roll (g) 8

California Roll 7.5

Spicy Cruncy Crab Roll 7.5

Hamachi Roll (g) 8.5

Shishito Hamachi Roll (g) 8

Spicy Tuna Roll (g) 9

Shrimp Tempura Roll 9

Tonkatsu Roll 7.5

Salmon Teriyaki Roll 7.5

Kimchi Chashu Roll 7

Single Roll (g)   

Salmon, yellowtail, shrimp, crabstick, mackarel 7

Tuna, eel 8

Crab, Scallop 12

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Vegan Finesse Roll (v*) 6

Green Mountain Roll (v*) 7

Sweet Potato Tempura Roll (v*) 7.5

Ume Cucumber (v*)(g) 4.5

Single Vegetable Roll (v*)(g) 4   

Inari (V*) 5

Avocado, asparagus, cucumber, pickled daikon radish,

or pickled shiitake

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Omakase Sashimi Plates (g)   

- Small (5 pieces) 10    - Large (10 pieces) 20

Omakase Sushi Plate (5 nigiri and 1 roll)    20

Chirashi (assorted sashimi over rice) (g*)    22

 

Nigiri / Sashimi - by the piece

Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, eel, crab, scallop, ikura 3

Squid, surf clam, mackerel, shrimp, tobiko 2.5

Tamago (Egg Omlet) 2

Dessert

Mochi Ice Cream (g) 6

Please ask your server for selection

Coconut Honey Rice pudding (v*)(g) 6

Creamy rice pudding made with coconut and soy milk topped with honey, cinnamon toasted almond served cold

Creme Brulee (g) 8. Please ask your server for selection

Miso Caramel Donuts 7

Japanese cake donuts coated with spiced sugar and miso caramel topped with tempura crunch

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Seasonal Specials

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