Akai Lounge Westfield Menu

Welcome to Akai Lounge Westfield, a trendy Japanese eatery nestled in Westfield, NJ. This vibrant restaurant not only takes reservations but also offers delivery and takeout, making it convenient for any dining preference. Its wheelchair-accessible layout and outdoor seating create an inviting atmosphere for groups and families alike.

The menu is a delightful fusion of traditional and innovative dishes. Start your culinary journey with the Bonzai Tree Appetizer or savor the luxurious Tuna Tar Tar paired with spicy mayo. For sushi fans, the specialized rolls like the Bonsai Special Roll and Crazy Tuna Special Roll offer bursts of flavor.

Highlights also include a diverse range of vegan options and dishes suitable for non-sushi lovers, ensuring everyone finds something delicious. The ambiance is chic yet comfortable, making it an ideal spot for lunch or dinner with friends or family. Don’t forget to enjoy their happy hour specials for an elevated experience!

Soups and Salads

Miso Soup

Soup that is made from miso paste.

$3.75

Clam Soup

4 pieces.

$13.00

Garden Salad with Ginger-Carrot Dressing

$7.00

Seaweed Salad

Salad with a salty seasoned microalgae base.

$8.50

Spicy Crab Salad

$11.75

Crab Salad

Crabstick on a bed of lettuce served with ginger soy vinaigrette.

$17.00

Mesclun Salad

$23.00

Caribbean Tuna Salad

Sliced cucumber, apple, and sushi crabstick with tuna (raw) served with a spicy sweet sauce.

$13.75

Akai Tuna Salad

Seaweed salad with chopped tuna (raw), cucumbers, crunch served with a lightly spicy sauce.

$13.25

Akai Special Seaweed Salad

Small seaweed salad with crabstick, crunch, and spicy mayo.

$12.75

Edamame

Soybeans.

$8.50

Gyoza

Steamed or pan-fried pot stickers.

$9.25

Ebi Shumai

Steamed or fried shrimp dumplings.

$9.00

Wasabi Pork Shumai

Steamed spicy pork and shrimp dumplings.

$12.00

Agedashi Tofu

$12.00

Beef Negimaki Appetizer

Scallions wrapped in thinly sliced rib eye, pan seared and served with teriyaki sauce.

$19.25

Yakitori

2 skewers served with teriyaki sauce.

$10.75

Tempura Appetizer

$12.95

Miso Eggplant

Lightly fried eggplant with sweet miso glaze on top.

$14.50

PEI Mussels

Sauteed with our sake butter sauce.

$18.50

Shrimp & Scallop Appetizer

Sauteed with our sake butter sauce.

$19.50

Akai Soup Dumplings

Steamed pork dumplings served with ponzu sauce.

$14.50

Rock Shrimp Tempura

Shrimp tempura bites tossed with creamy spicy mayo.

$18.25

Grilled Chilean Seabass App

grilled filet of Chilean sea bass marinated with sake and miso.

$21.25

Fried Wontons

2 filled with spicy crabstick, shrimp, tobiko and 2 with cream cheese and tobiko, served with eel sauce and spicy mayo.

$13.50

Akai Tacos

Thinly sliced marinated rib-eye, pickled radish and scallions served on a pillow-soft bun 3P.

$21.75

Kitchen Appetizers

Sushi Bar Appetizers

Bonzai Tree Appetizer

Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, avocado wrapped in cucumber Naruto-style, served with ponzu sauce.

$18.25

Tuna Tar Tar

Served with spicy mayo and creamy wasabi on the side.

$18.25

Salmon Tar Tar

Served with spicy mayo and creamy wasabi on the side.

$18.25

Tar Tar Sampler

Tuna, salmon, white tuna served with spicy mayo and creamy wasabi on the side.

$30.25

Tuna Guacamole

$20.50

Spicy Tuna Pizza

Crispy sushi rice pizza topped with spicy tuna and a side of eel sauce and spicy mayo.

$20.50

Tuna Pizza

Chopped tuna crispy sushi rice pizza served with our homemade guac, chopped peppers, mango, spicy mayo, sweet soy and wasabi sauce.

$20.50

Seared Tuna App

Seared tuna served with ginger soy vinaigrette.

$21.25

Yellowtail Jalapeno App

Thinly sliced yellowtail sashimi served with our jalapeno vinaigrette and black tobiko.

$19.50

Fire Ball

1/2 avocado stuffed with spicy crab and shrimp, tempura-fried, served with eel sauce and spicy mayo.

$18.50

Chef John Special App

Grilled Chilean sea bass topped with a slice of seared tuna and a blend of special sauce 3 pieces.

$20.75

Alaska Coral

Spicy salmon served on crispy seaweed tempura 5 pieces.

$19.50

Seared Salmon App

Spicy crab stick, wrapped in salmon, and seared. Served with sweet soy and wasabi mayo.

$19.50

Teriyaki Dinner

Our signature teriyaki served with steamed vegetables.

$25.00

Teriyaki Dinner Combo

Our signature teriyaki served with steamed vegetables.

$32.95

Tempura Dinner

$25.00

Beef Negimaki Entree

Dinner portion served with Asian sprouts.

$33.50

Miso Teriyaki Steak Special

Sliced skirt steak with a miso teriyaki sauce and a side of wasabi mashed potatoes.

$34.75

Grilled Chilean Sea Bass Entree

Dinner portion of our signature grilled sea bass.

$35.95

Cajun Miso Black Cod Entree

Filet of black cod marinated in sake and miso, grilled, and served with Cajun spices.

$33.50

Japanese Katsu Dinner

Panko-breaded chicken or pork cutlet served with katsu sauce and a side salad.

$29.95

Katsu Don

Panko-breaded pork cutlet with egg, served over white rice.

$28.95

D.E. Warrior Roll

Fresh lobster, shrimp, crunch inside topped with sliced avocado and miso black cod. Also served with a side portion of grilled miso black cod.

$36.95

Akai BBQ

Marinated in a light citrus soy sauce and grilled, served with a side of our chicken and egg fried rice.

$28.95

Akai Shrimp & Rice

Pan-seared shrimps served with a sake-butter sauce and a side of our chicken and egg fried rice.

$29.95

Side Vegetables

$13.00

Kitchen Entrees

Sushi Bar Entrees

California Dinner

3 California rolls.

$20.75

Maki Combo

Tuna roll, eel avocado roll, and California roll.

$23.50

Jamess Favorite Handrolls

Select 3 from: Spicy scallop, spicy octopus, Mexican, eel avocado, salmon skin, or poke.

$29.95

Sushi Regular

7 pieces of assorted sushi and a California roll.

$33.00

Chefs Special Sushi Dinner

9 pieces of todays best fish and a tuna roll. A mini version of our omakase.

$65.00

10 Sushi Dinner

Choice of tuna and salmon, tuna and yellowtail, or yellowtail and salmon.

$40.75

Sushi & Sashimi Combo

6 pcs sushi, 9 pcs sashmi, and spicy tuna roll.

$49.95

Una Don

Sushi rice bowl topped with broiled eel (8pcs) and sweet eel sauce.

$35.75

Chirashi

Sushi rice bowl topped with assorted sashimi (no shellfish).

$37.75

Sushi for 2

16 pieces sushi, tuna roll, and California roll.

$72.95

Sushi & Sashimi Special for 2

10 pieces sushi, 18 pcs sashimi, and fantasy roll.

$95.50

Sashimi Regular

12 pieces of sashimi.

$37.75

Sashimi Deluxe

18 pieces of assorted sashimi.

$56.95

Sashimi for 2

28 pieces of sashimi.

$79.95

Omakase

3 small appetizers and 12 pcs of our best sushi and a handroll.

$143.75

Omakase Sushi Only

$96.50

Tuna Maguro

$4.75

Bluefin Toro

$11.75

White Tuna

Mild tasting fish.

$4.25

Salmon Sake

$4.75

King Salmon

$6.25

Smoked Salmon

$4.00

Yellowtail

Hamachi.

$4.50

Baby Yellowtail

$5.50

Yellowtail Belly

$5.25

Fluke

Hirame.

$4.50

Striped Bass

Suzuki.

$4.25

Shima Aji

$9.50

Bronzino

$6.25

Madai

Sea bream.

$6.25

Kinmedai

Golden eye.

$11.25

Rainbow Trout

$6.25

Rosy Seabass

$11.75

Mackerel

Saba.

$4.00

Spanish Mackerel

$5.25

Octopus

Tako.

$4.00

Squid

Ika.

$4.00

Scallop

Hotategai.

$5.75

Spicy Scallop

$5.75

Red Clam

Hokkigai.

$5.00

Shrimp Ebi

$4.00

Eel

Unagi.

$5.00

Crab Stick

Kani.

$4.00

Egg

Tamago.

$3.25

Salmon Roe

Ikura.

$5.25

Flying Fish Roe

Tobiko.

$5.75

Quail Egg

$2.75

Sweet Shrimp

Ama ebi.

$11.75

Lobster

Steamed.

$11.75

Sea Urchin

Uni.

$10.00

Sushi A La Carte

Rolls & Handrolls

California Roll

Cucumber, crab, and avocado.

$7.00

Tuna Roll

$9.00

Salmon Roll

$9.00

Toro Scallion Roll

$15.00

Salmon Avocado Roll

$9.50

Yellowtail Scallion Rol

$9.00

Spicy Tuna

$9.00

Spicy Scallop Roll

$11.75

Futo Maki Roll

Egg, crab stick, cucumber, oshinko, and avocado.

$10.25

Avocado Roll

Sushi roll prepared with avocado.

$7.00

Cucumber Roll

$5.50

Cucumber & Avocado Rol

$7.00

Sweet Potato Tempura

$8.50

Eel Cucumber Roll

$11.50

Eel Avocado Roll

$11.50

Shrimp Tempura Roll

Shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, tobiko, and eel sauce.

$11.50

Salmon Skin Roll

$9.00

Boston Roll

Shrimp, cucumber, and avocado.

$9.50

Philadelphia Roll

Makizushi with fish, avocado, and cream cheese.

$9.50

Alaska Roll

Cooked salmon, cucumber and avocado.

$9.50

Mexican Roll

Sp tuna, avo, crunch, and tobiko.

$10.75

Spider Roll

Soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado, tobiko, and eel sauce.

$16.50

Tuna Avocado Roll

$10.50

Bonsai Special Roll

Shrimp tempura and sweet potato topped with spicy tuna.

$19.50

Crazy Tuna Special Roll

Shrimp, cucumber and avocado, topped with spicy tuna.

$19.00

December Special Roll

Spicy tuna and crunch topped with salmon and avocado.

$19.50

Dynamite Special Roll

Crabstick, avocado, spicy mayo topped with salmon.

$19.50

Fantasy Special Roll

Spicy tuna and crunch topped with avocado and seaweed flakes.

$19.50

Jersey Special Roll

Shrimp tempura topped with avocado, smoked salmon, and eel sauce.

$19.00

Langes Special Roll

Spicy salmon, avocado, crunch, topped with salmon and mango, and poke sauce.

$22.25

Mario Special Roll

Sweet potato tempura and crab stick topped with shrimp, spicy mayo and eel sauce.

$19.00

Pacific Special Roll

Spicy tuna and mango topped with avocado and seaweed flakes.

$20.00

Super California Special Roll

Tempura crabstick, cucumber and avocado topped with spicy tuna.

$18.75

Sunrise Special Roll

Spicy salmon topped with tuna and black tobiko.

$18.75

Viper Special Roll

Shrimp tempura and avocado topped with spicy tuna.

$18.75

Special Rolls - The Basics

Special Rolls - Not Ready for Raw Fish

Butterfly Roll

Eel and avocado topped with shrimp tempura, red tobiko and eel sauce.

$19.75

Crazy California Roll

Crab stick tempura with avocado and cucumber, topped with shrimp and black tobiko.

$18.75

Fresh Lobster Roll

Steamed Maine lobster with cucumber, topped with avocado and seaweed flakes.

$22.00

Green Monster Roll

Chilean sea bass, cucumber and crunch topped with layer of spicy crab stick, avocado and sweet and spicy sauce.

$22.75

Jets Roll

Smoked salmon, toasted eel and cream cheese roll, tempura-fried and served with sweet and spicy sauce.

$20.00

Latin Roll

Skirt steak and tempura plantain topped with avocado and eel sauce.

$19.75

Maryland Crab Cake Roll

Crab cake, cucumbers, spicy mayo topped with avocado and eel sauce.

$18.25

NY Knicks Roll

Chilean seabass and crunch topped with seared salmon, eel sauce and honey wasabi sauce.

$21.25

Super Spider Roll

Soft shell crab, cucumber and avocado topped with spicy crabstick, jalapenos and eel sauce.

$23.50

AM Roll

Toasted eel, smoked salmon, shrimp and avocado in a soy bean wrap with spicy mayo and eel sauce.

$21.25

Bassterd Roll

Spicy tuna and crunch topped with avocado and grilled Chilean sea bass and eel sauce.

$21.25

Devils Advocate Roll

Spicy yellowtail, shrimp, cucumber topped with red and white tuna, chili sauce and black tobiko.

$20.25

Jingle 2 Roll

Spicy tuna topped with toasted eel.

$20.25

King Crab 2 Roll

Steamed lobster or king crab and avocado topped with spicy tuna.

$23.25

Mets Roll

Spicy tuna, avocado and crunch topped with salmon and white tuna.

$19.50

Pain in the A** Roll

Spicy tuna and lobster salad topped with shrimp tempura, red tobiko and eel sauce.

$20.50

Pac-Man Roll

Shrimp tempura, crabstick topped with seared tuna, seared yellowtail, chili sauce, eel sauce and orange tobiko.

$22.00

Rainbow Roll

California roll topped with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, and avocado.

$18.00

Red Dragon Roll

Spicy salmon tempura, cucumber, avocado topped with shrimp tempura and red tobiko.

$22.00

Super Tuna Roll

Spicy white tuna, avocado topped with tuna and black tobiko.

$19.50

Yankee Roll

Bob. Spicy tuna, avocado and crunch topped with lobster salad.

$19.50

Special Rolls - A Little Adventurous

Special Rolls - A Bit of a Renegade

Goodfellas Roll

Spicy yellowtail and crunch topped with bluefin toro and thinly sliced lemon.

$26.75

Koi Roll

Spicy yellowtail and avocado topped with seared scallop and tobiko..

$20.50

O.M.G. Roll

Spicy tuna, spicy salmon, lobster salad and shrimp tempura wrapped in a tiger soy wrap. Served with eel sauce, honey wasabi and spicy mayo.

$24.50

Super Rainbow Roll

Eel and cucumber topped with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, avocado and eel sauce.

$20.00

Tempura Udon

Noodles in bonito broth with shiitake mushrooms and 2 tempura shrimp.

$20.75

Sansai Udon

Noodles in bonito broth with traditional blend of Japanese seaweed and vegetables.

$18.75

Nabeyaki Udon

Noodles in bonito broth with 2 tempura shrimp, chicken, mushrooms, spinach and an egg.

$24.50

Zaru Soba

Cold buckwheat noodles served w dipping sauce and traditional garnishes.

$17.00

Ten-Zaru Soba

cold buckwheat noodles served with traditional garnishes and side of tempura shrimps and vegetables.

$21.50

Yaki Udon

noodles with your choice of protein, sauteed with ginger-oyster sauce.

$27.75

Japanese Noodle Dishes

Special Roll Lunch

$18.85

Maki Special Lunch

$18.20

Chirashi Lunch

Assorted sashimi on a bed of sushi rice

$21.45

Unadon Lunch

Broiled eel with eel sauce on a bed of sushi rice

$22.75