Sake Express Menu (Update 2025)

Sake Express is a versatile restaurant offering a mix of steakhouses, Japanese, and sushi bar cuisine. Located in Gastonia, NC, it offers a range of amenities including takeout, delivery, outdoor seating, and catering services. The menu features a variety of appetizers like spring rolls, miso soup, and shrimp tempura, as well as rice plates with options like hibachi chicken and teriyaki salmon. Customers praise the fast service, delicious hibachi dishes, and the value for money. The drive-thru feature is unique for a hibachi restaurant, providing convenience for patrons. With positive reviews highlighting the quality of food and friendly service, Sake Express seems to be a popular choice for those craving Japanese flavors in a casual setting.

Appetizers & Soups

Spring Roll

2 pieces. Cabbage, carrots and celery.

$4.19

Japanese Traditional Clear Soup

$2.79

Miso Soup

$4.19

Edamame

$6.99

Seaweed Salad

$6.99

Shrimp Tempura Appetizer

4 pieces of tempura shrimp deep fried with side of tempura sauce.

$9.31

Vegetable Tempura Appetizer

5 pieces of vegetables in tempura deep fried, with side of tempura sauce.

$5.95

Japanese Spring Roll

Cream cheese, crab, scallion with eel sauce.

$4.19

Tuna Tataki

Seared tuna with ponzu sauce.

$13.57

Chicken With Zucchini & Onions Plate

Served with fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$14.69

Steak With Zucchini & Onions Plate

Served with fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$19.59

Shrimp With Zucchini & Onions Plate

Served with fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$17.49

Cabbage Chicken

Served with fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$13.99

Hibachi Chicken Plate

Served with mushrooms, fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$13.99

Hibachi Scallops Plate

Served with fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$19.59

Hibachi Shrimp Plate

Served with, fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$16.79

Hibachi Steak Plate

Served with mushrooms, fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$16.79

Hibachi Vegetables Plate

Zucchini, onions, broccoli, mushrooms and carrots. Rice plates are served with fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$11.19

Teriyaki Chicken Plate

Served with broccoli, fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$13.99

Teriyaki Flounder Plate

Served with fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$15.39

Teriyaki Salmon Plate

Served with fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$19.59

Teriyaki Steak Plate

Served with broccoli, fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$16.79

Tilapia Plate

Served with fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$13.99

Yakiniku Steak Plate

Served with fried rice, sweet carrots and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$16.79

Yakiniku Steak with Zucchini & Onions Plate

$14.97

Rice Plates

Combo Plates

Scallops & Chicken Combo Plate

$25.19

Shrimp & Chicken Combo Plate

$19.59

Shrimp & Scallops Combo Plate

$27.99

Steak & Chicken Combo Plate

$19.59

Steak & Scallops Combo Plate

$27.99

Steak & Shrimp Combo Plate

$19.59

Noodle Chicken Plate

$13.99

Noodle Flounder Plate

$15.39

Noodle Jumbo Shrimp Plate

$23.79

Noodle Salmon Plate

$19.59

Noodle Scallops Plate

$19.59

Noodle Shrimp Plate

$16.79

Noodle Steak Plate

$16.79

Noodle Tilapia Plate

Served with onions, broccoli, fresh carrots, and cabbage.

$13.99

Noodle Vegetables Plate

$11.19

Noodle Plates

Noodle Combination Plates

Noodle Jumbo Shrimp & Chicken Combo Plate

Served with onions, broccoli, fresh carrots, and cabbage.

$25.19

Noodle Jumbo Shrimp & Scallops Combo Plate

$34.99

Noodle Jumbo Shrimp & Steak Combo Plate

$27.99

Noodle Scallops & Chicken Combo Plate

$25.19

Noodle Shrimp & Chicken Combo Plate

$19.59

Noodle Shrimp & Scallops Combo Plate

$27.99

Noodle Steak & Chicken Combo Plate

Served with onions, broccoli, fresh carrots, and cabbage.

$19.59

Noodle Steak & Scallops Combo Plate

$27.99

Noodle Steak & Shrimp Combo Plate

$20.99

Bento Boxes

Choose one sushi roll and one hibachi item. Served with fried rice, sweet carrots, and 4oz. house sauce. White or brown rice available.

$14.69

Bento Boxes

Low Carb Plates

Low Carb Hibachi Chicken Plate

$15.39

Low Carb Hibachi Scallops Plate

$20.99

Low Carb Hibachi Shrimp Plate

$18.19

Low Carb Hibachi Steak Plate

$18.19

Low Carb Scallops & Chicken Combo Plate

$26.59

Low Carb Shrimp & Chicken Combo Plate

$20.99

Low Carb Shrimp & Scallops Combo Plate

$29.39

Low Carb Steak & Chicken Combo Plate

$20.99

Low Carb Steak & Scallops Combo Plate

$27.99

Low Carb Steak & Shrimp Combo Plate

$20.99

Low Carb Teriyaki Chicken Plate

$15.39

Low Carb Teriyaki Flounder Plate

$16.79

Low Carb Teriyaki Salmon Plate

$20.99

Low Carb Teriyaki Steak Plate

$18.19

Low Carb Tilapia Plate

$15.39

Low Carb Yakiniku Steak Plate

$18.19

3C Roll

Crab, cucumber and cream cheese.

$8.40

Avocado Roll

$6.99

Bagel Roll

8 pieces. Smoked salmon, cream cheese and scallions.

$10.36

Blazing California Roll

8 pieces. Smoked salmon, cream cheese and scallions.

$11.55

Boston Roll

5 pieces. Crab, shrimp, lettuce and cucumber.

$13.29

California Roll

8 pieces. Crab, avocado, masago and cucumber.

$11.19

Carolina Roll

8 pieces. California roll tempura (deep fried) with eel sauce on top.

$12.59

Caterpillar Roll

$20.93

Crab Roll

$6.99

Crunchy Roll

8 pieces. Crab and shrimp mix, flakes, masago with spicy mayo.

$12.59

Cup of Eel Sauce

$0.70

Cup of Spicy Mayo

$0.70

Dragon Sake Roll

8 pieces. Shrimp tempura, spicy crab mix, cream cheese, avocado, topped with fresh yellow tail, fresh tuna and eel sauce.

$22.05

Dynamite Roll

8 pieces. Yellow tail, tuna and cucumber.

$12.59

Mango Salsa Roll

8 pieces. Spicy salmon, tempura flakes, cucumber, avocado and mango sauce.

$22.05

Philadelphia Roll

8 pieces. Salmon, cream cheese, avocado and cucumber.

$11.19

Rainbow Roll

8 pieces. California roll inside, topped with white fish, salmon, tuna, shrimp and avocado.

$11.75

Shrimp Tempura Roll

5 pieces. Shrimp, avocado and cucumber.

$10.21

Spicy Kanikama Roll

8 pieces. Shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, topped with kanikama, spicy sauce, spicy mayo and scallions. Baked 5-min. wait.

$20.65

Spicy Tuna Roll

$11.19

Spicy Salmon Roll

$11.19

Spider Roll

5 pieces. Deep-fried soft shelled crab, masago, avocado, cucumber with eel sauce on top.

$13.29

Sweetheart Roll

Heart-shaped sushi roll with spicy tuna and crab salad, tempura flakes and a drizzle of our sweetheart sauce (sweet chili eel sauce).

$20.93

Tempura Sake Roll

9 pieces. Cream cheese, scallions, white fish, rolled in maki, panko fried, then topped with spicy mayo and spicy-sweet chili sesame sauce.

$22.05

8 Piece Tuna Roll

$10.21

8 Piece Salmon Roll

$10.21

8 Piece Yellowtail Roll

$10.21

Vegetable Roll

5 pieces. Cucumber, lettuce, avocado and carrot.

$9.65

Sushi

Sides

Brown Rice

$4.90

Fried Rice

$4.90

Ginger Sauce

$1.30

House Sauce

$1.30

Salad

Served with house sauce or ginger dressing.

$4.90

Sauteed Broccoli

$5.59

Sauteed Cabbage

$4.19

Sauteed Mushrooms

$5.59

Sauteed Vegetables

Zucchini, onions, broccoli, mushrooms and carrots.

$5.59

Spring Roll Sauce

$0.84

Sweet Carrots

$5.59

Zucchini & Onions

$5.59

Noodles

$4.19

Side Chicken

$7.55

Side Steak

$10.35

Side Yakiniku Steak

$10.35

Side Shrimp

$8.95

Side Jumbo Shrimp

$13.43

Side Salmon

$10.35

Side Tilapia

$7.83

Side Flounder

$8.95

Side Scallops

$13.99

White Rice

$4.20

Teriyaki Sauce

$1.82

Kids Hibachi Chicken with Mushrooms

$11.19

Kids Hibachi Shrimp with Broccoli

$12.59

Kids Hibachi Steak with Mushrooms

$12.59

Kids Teriyaki Chicken with Broccoli

$11.19

Kids Teriyaki Steak with Broccoli

$12.59

Kids Vegetables

Sauteed zucchini, onions, broccoli, mushrooms and carrots.

$9.79

Kids Yakiniku Steak with Broccoli

$12.59

Kids Entrees

Desserts

Cheesecake

$5.59

Green Tea Ice Cream

$4.19

Triple Layered Chocolate Cake

$8.39

Soft Drinks

$2.65

Tea

$2.65

1/2 Gallon Tea

$4.19

Lemonade

$2.65

Drinks