Ariake Japanese Restaurant - Fairfax 8708 Little River Turnpike
Specials
Sushi Bar Appetizers
- Ankimo$16.00
steamed monkfish liver with grated radish, cucumber, and ponzu sauce
- Chutoro Donburi$21.00
Chopped chu-toro with Jidori Egg, scallions, and poke sauce on top of seasoned rice
- Yellowtail Crudo$18.00
Hamachi Sashimi served with ponzu, truffle oil, and pickled jalapeño.
- Whole Aji Sashimi$30.00Out of stock
- Kumamoto Oysters$25.00Out of stock
- Toro Tartar Taco$14.00Out of stock
Graded toro with scallions, jalapeño, and garlic oil wrapped with salted seaweed.
- Snow Onion Salmo Nigiri$15.50Out of stock
- Aori Ika Appetizer$16.00
Kitchen Appetizers
Sushi
- Aji$7.00
Horse mackerel
- Zuke Aka Ebi$4.50Out of stock
(red prawn)
- Amadai$8.00Out of stock
- Aori Ika$6.50
- California uni$12.00Out of stock
- Chutoro$4.75
(medium fatty tuna)
- Deluxe Ariake Roll$17.00
Shrimp Tempura and spicy tuna inside, marinated spicy tuna on top
- Managatsuo$7.50Out of stock
- Hiramasa$6.00Out of stock
- Hawaiian Sunset Roll$16.00Out of stock
- Hirame$6.00
- Hirame Engawa$9.00Out of stock
- Fresh hamachi$6.00
- Hotaru Ika$4.50Out of stock
- Isaki$6.00Out of stock
- Ishidai$7.00
striped grunt
- Itoyori$6.00
(sea bream)
- Kawahagi$8.00Out of stock
- Grilled Eel$5.00Out of stock
sardine
- Japanese Scallop$7.00
- Kinki$8.00Out of stock
- Kamasu$7.00Out of stock
(skipjack tuna)
- Kanpachi$5.50Out of stock
(amberjack)
- Mejina$7.00Out of stock
- Nodoguro$15.00
- Kasugodai$7.00
banded blue sprat
- King Salmon$6.00
- Kinmedai$7.50
alfonsino
- Madai$5.50
(sea bream)
- Maine uni$10.00Out of stock
- Managatsuo$7.50Out of stock
- Orange Tiger Roll$17.00
- Premium Japanese Uni$15.00
- Renkodai$7.00Out of stock
- Sawara$6.00Out of stock
halfbeak
- Sayori$8.00Out of stock
- Sumi Ika$6.50Out of stock
- Shima Aji$7.00
(stripejack mackerel)
- Smoky Roll$17.00Out of stock
tuna and avocado inside, marinated spicy tuna with scallions on top
- Super Premium Japanese Uni$15.00Out of stock
- Suzuki$7.00Out of stock
sea bass
- Usu Mebaru$7.50Out of stock
- Toro$9.00
- Toro Power Roll$20.00
chopped spicy chu-toro with crispies inside, chopped chu-toro with scallions with garlic flakes on top
- Torpedo Roll$17.00Out of stock
- Uni California$12.00Out of stock
- Wagyu$9.50Out of stock
(A5 grade Japanese beef)
- Yagara$7.50Out of stock
shrimp tempura, kani, cucumber, and avocado inside, salmon, wasabi mayo, eel sauce, scallions, and tempura crunch on top
- Baby Lobster Roll$18.00Out of stock
- Iwashi$7.00Out of stock
Premium Japanese Uni
Ramen and Curry
- Tonkotsu Ramen with Black Truffle Oil$16.95
(pork broth ramen with cha-shu pork, corn, bean sprouts, half-boiled egg, scallions, and seaweed)
- Tonkotsu Ramen$14.65
(pork broth ramen with cha-shu pork, corn, bean sprouts, half-boiled egg, scallions, and seaweed)
- Katsu Curry$15.50
with Pork (4oz), Chicken (4oz), or Shrimp (4pcs) Katsu
- Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen$15.00Out of stock
(pork broth ramen with cha-shu pork, corn, bean sprouts, half-boiled egg, scallions, and seaweed)
Appetizers
Hot Appetizers
- Gyoza$5.75
5pc fried or steamed beef or vegetable dumplings
- Shumai$5.75
6pc fried or steamed shrimp dumplings
- Edamame$5.45
boiled soy beans
- Agedashi Tofu$6.50
fried tofu with bonito flakes and scallions served in tempura sauce
- Ikasugata Yaki$11.50
grilled whole squid with ginger sauce
- Shishito Pepper$7.25
stir-fried shishito pepper with ginger sauce and bonito flakes on top
- Chicken Tempura Appetizer$7.95
5pc all natural local chicken strips lightly battered and quick deep fried
- Chicken Karaage$8.50
Japanese-style deep fried chicken
- Chicken Tsukune$5.95
chicken meatball with teriyaki sauce
- Fried Soft Shell Crabs$12.50
with ponzu sauce
- Fried Oysters$7.25
with tonkatsu sauce
- Shrimp Tempura Appetizer$9.95
2pc shrimp with vegetables lightly battered and quick deep fried
- Veggie Tempura Appetizer$5.95
5pc assorted vegetables lightly battered and quick deep fried
- Hamachi Kama$19.95
grilled yellowtail jaw with ponzu sauce
- Iidako Karaage$7.50
5pc of deep fried baby octopus
- Takoyaki$7.95
Japanese-style dumplings with octopus
Cold Appetizers
Soup, Salad, & Sides
- Miso Soup$2.00
- Side Salad$2.75
- Wakame Salad$5.75
seaweed salad
- Avocado Salad$7.50
- Tuna Salad$11.50
tuna sashimi and seaweed with spicy sauce
- Salmon Tataki Salad$14.50
- Tuna Tataki Salad$14.50
- Salmon Skin Salad$8.95
- Sashimi Salad$14.95
assorted sashimi mixed with soy balsamic mustard dressing
- Sunomono$10.50
- Sushi Rice$2.50
- Rice$1.50
- Fresh Wasabi$4.00
A la Carte Sushi
Nigiri or Sashmi
- Anago (Sea Water Eel)$5.00
- Bincho (Albacore)$3.50
- Botan Ebi (Spot prawn with head)$7.50
- Ebi (Cooked Shrimp)$2.75
- Hamachi (YellowTail)$3.60
- Hokki (Surf Clam)$3.25
- Hotategai (Scallop)$5.00
- Ika (Squid)$3.25
- Ikura (Salmon Roe)$4.50
- Inari (Marinated Fried Tofu)$2.25
- Kani (Imitation Crab Cake)$2.50
- Maguro (Tuna)$4.25
- Masago (Smelt Fish Roe)$3.50
- Saba (Mackerel)$3.50
- Sake (Salmon)$3.25
- Smoked Salmon$3.25
- Tako (Octopus)$3.50
- Tamago (Egg Omelette)$3.00
- Tobiko (Flying Fish Roe)$3.50
- Toro Hamachi (Fatty Yellowtail)$4.00
- Toro Salmon (Fatty Salmon)$3.50
- Unagi (Fresh Water Eel)$3.75
- White Fish (Bronzini)$3.50
- Bay Scallop 2pcs$2.00
Maki Sushi
- Asparagus Maki$4.50
- Avocado Maki$4.75
- Futomaki (tamago, kani, asparagus, kampyo, cucumber, burdock root, & oshinko)$11.00
- Hamachi Maki (YellowTail)$6.75
- Kampyo Maki (Gourd strip )$4.50
- Kappa Maki (Cucumber)$4.50
- Oshinko Maki ( Pickled radish)$4.50
- Sake Maki (Salmon)$6.50
- Tekka Maki (Tuna)$6.50
- Ume Shiso Maki (Sour plum)$4.50
- Negitoro Maki$11.95
Rolls with Rice Outside
- Avocado & Cucumber Roll$5.00
- California Roll$6.25
Imitation Crab, cucumber, avocado, and roe
- Eel Avocado Roll$7.75
- Eel Cucumber Roll$7.25
- Salmon Avocado Roll$7.25
- Salmon Skin Roll$6.00
Crispy salmon skin, cucumber, and eel sauce
- Spicy Salmon Roll$7.25
Salmon, spicy mayo, and cucumber
- Spicy Tuna Roll$7.25
Tuna, spicy mayo, and cucumber
- Spicy YellowTail Roll$7.25
Yellowtail, spicy mayo, and cucumber
- Sweet Potato Roll$6.45
Tempura Sweet Potato
- Tuna Avocado Roll$7.25
- Veggie Roll$5.95
- Ebi Roll$7.95
Chef's Special Rolls
- Alaskan Roll$9.00
(Smoked salmon, crab stick, & caviar)
- Alaskan Salmon Roll$15.50
(Alaskan roll with salmon, avocado on top)
- Ariake Roll$11.25
(Tuna, salmon, avocado, & caviar)
- Atkins Roll (no rice)$15.25
(Tuna, salmon, yellow tail, avocado, & caviar)
- Avocado Ball$12.95
(Shrimp tempura, eel, & rice, wrapped with avocado)
- Baked Spicy Crab Roll$12.00
(California roll with baked spicy kani on top)
- Cashew Shrimp Tempura Roll$8.75
(Shrimp tempura, avocado, & cashews)
- Crispy Power Roll$15.50
(Spicy tuna roll w/ albacore, avo,crispies, & sauce on top)
- Crunchy Dragon Roll$15.75
(Kani, asparagus, & avocado, w/ fried eel on top
- Crunchy Tiger Roll$14.25
(Eel, kani, shrimp, avocado, mayo, roe, & crispies)
- Dragon Roll$17.95
(Shrimp tempura, cucumber, eel, & avocado)
- Florida Roll$15.50
(Spicy crispy salmon with seared salmon, avocado on top with sauce)
- French Kiss Roll$15.50
(Spicy crab and avocado inside, salmon with fried onions with eel sauce on top)
- Philadelphia Roll$9.25
(Smoked salmon, cream cheese, & avocado)
- Rainbow Roll$16.00
(California roll with tuna, salmon, albacore, avo on top)
- Reston Roll$14.00
(Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, & cucumber)
- Shrimp Tempura Roll$8.50
(Shrimp tempura, cucumber, mayo, & caviar)
- Spicy Scallop Roll$15.00
(California roll with scallop, spicy mayo, caviar on top)
- Spicy Shrimp Tempura Roll$8.50
(Shrimp tempura, cucumber, spicy mayo, & caviar)
- Spider Roll$12.25
(Fried softshell crab, cucumber, spicy mayo, & caviar)
- Submarine Roll$15.50
(Crispy spicy tuna roll with yellowtail & avocado on top)
- Super Dynamite Roll$11.25
(Eel, avocado, kani, cream cheese inside, & deep fried)
- Tuna Power Roll$15.50
(Crispy spicy tuna roll with avocado, tuna on top)
- Tuna Tempura Roll$11.50
(Tuna, avocado, caviar inside, & deep fried)
- YTS Roll$14.50
(spicy hamachi w/ avocado, fried scallions w/ spicy teriyaki sauce)
Entree
Grill
Katsu
Tempura
- Vegetable Tempura$14.95
10 pcs Vegetable Tempura
- Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura$19.95
5 Shrimp & 5 Vegetable Tempura
- Shrimp Tempura Entree$22.95
9 pcs of Shrimp Tempura
- Chicken Tempura$18.95
10 pcs Chicken Breast Tempura Strips
- Seafood Tempura$25.95
tuna, salmon, whitefish, kani, softshell crab, shrimp, and seaweed
Noodle
- Tempura Udon$15.95
noodles with kani, spinach, mushroom, scallions in a light broth with shrimp and vegetable tempura on top (no miso soup)
- Tempura Soba$15.95
noodles with kani, spinach, mushroom, scallions in a light broth with shrimp and vegetable tempura on top (no miso soup)
- Nabeyaki Udon$17.45
noodles with chicken, egg, kani, spinach, and mushroom in a light udon broth with shrimp and vegetable tempura on top (no miso soup)
- Nebeyaki Soba$17.45
noodles with chicken, egg, kani, spinach, and mushroom in a light udon broth with shrimp and vegetable tempura on top (no miso soup)
- Chicken YakiSoba$15.95
stir-fried noodles and vegetables with chicken
- Shrimp YakiSoba$16.95
stir-fried noodles and vegetables with shrimp
- Combination Yakisoba$16.95
Stir-fried noodles and vegetable with shrimp and chicken
- Veggie Yakisoba$13.95
Stir-fried noodles and vegetables
- Ten Zaru Soba$15.95
cold buckwheat noodles and tempura served with a special dipping sauce
- Udon & Broth Only$8.00
(no miso soup)
- Extra Noodle$4.00
- Yakisoba only with sauce$8.00
Bowl
Bento
- Chicken Teriyaki Bento Box$29.00
shrimp & vegetable tempura, spinach goma ae (sesame sauce), fried shumai (3pc), chicken tsukune, California Roll (6pc)
- Salmon Bento Box$29.00
shrimp & vegetable tempura, spinach goma ae (sesame sauce), fried shumai (3pc), chicken tsukune, California Roll (6pc)
- Beef Bento Box$29.00
shrimp & vegetable tempura, spinach goma ae (sesame sauce), fried shumai (3pc), chicken tsukune, California Roll (6pc)
Sushi Entree
Sushi
- Sushi Regular$28.00
8pc nigiri of chef's choice and California roll
- Assorted Sushi$33.50
10pc nigiri of chef's choice with tuna roll or spicy tuna roll
- Assorted Nigiri Sushi$33.50
12pc nigiri of chef's choice
- Sushi and Sashimi Combo$37.50
8pc nigiri and 8pc sashimi
- Assorted Veggie Sushi$21.00
2pc inari, veggie roll, avocado roll, salad roll, and seaweed salad
Sashimi
- Assorted Sashimi$38.00
15pc sashimi of chef's choice
- Sashimi Regular$32.50
12pc sashimi of chef's choice
- Maguro Box$34.50
4pc sashimi, 4pc sushi, tuna roll, and spicy tuna salad
- Salmon Box$34.50
4pc sashimi, 4pc sushi, salmon roll, and spicy salmon salad
- Hamachi Box$34.50
4pc sashimi, 4pc sushi, negithama roll, and baked yellow tail
Beverages
Soft Drinks
White Wine
- Charles De Fere Sparkling Wine (187ml)$8.00
Crisp kiwi flavors give this wine an elegant flavor. It is dry, fresh and lively.
- Lagaria Pinot Grigio, Veneto/ Italy$8.00+
Floral and fruity aromas of apple, apricot and pear. Medium-bodied, with refreshing fruit, distinct character and balance.
- Matua Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough/New Zealand$8.00+
Citrus notes with a hint of grapefruit and basil.
- St Francis Chardonnay, Sonoma /Ca$9.00+
Tropical fruit and apple flavors, rich toasty oak notes and crisp supple finish.
- Louis Jabot Rose$8.00+
Refined cherry, raspberry and strawberry fruit are accompanied by a silky, yet mouth-watering rosé.
- Cakebread Chardonnay, Napa/ Ca$84.00
Creamy aromas and flavors of green apple, pear and citrus.
- Ferrari Carano Pinot Gris, Russian River/Sonoma/Ca$30.60
Bright juicy tangerine, pear and apple flavors that carry on to a crisp, tangy finish.
- cork fee$20.00
Red Wine
- Josh Cellars Craftsman’s Collection Cabernet Sauvignon, California$8.00+
Rich with dark fruits, cinnamon, clove, and subtle oak aromas with bright red cherries and blackberry flavors.
- The Crusher Merlot, California$8.00+
Aromas of vanilla, candied cherries, and raspberry jam. Hints of toasted oregano and muddled purple basil rise from the glass.
- Lyric by Etude Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara/Ca$9.50+
Rich, ripe cherry, red raspberry, and fresh strawberry with hints of cinnamon, cardamom, sandalwood, and cola.
- Septima Malbec, Argentina$9.00+
Soft, elegant sweet tannins that are reminiscent of raspberry jam. Its flavour is fruity with a hint of smoky oak.
- Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma, Ca$50.00
Aromas of ripe black fruit, mocha, dried herbs, and licorice. Opulent but structured, this versatile wine has supple blue and black fruit notes accented by dark chocolate, roasted coffee, and a silky, lingering finish
- cork fee$20.00
Beer
Sake
- DASSAI 23$80.00+
Rice milled to an astounding 23% of it’s original size, sets the stage for this complex, deep and oh so elegant wonder. Fruits dance on the palate and you’re transported to a higher realm with each sip.
- DASSAI 39$45.00+
Enjoy the flowery and expertly-balanced Dassai 39 Junmai Daiginjo’s pleasant and addictive notes of ripe pineapples, mangoes, apples and pears.
- DASSAI 45 “OTTER FEST”$32.00+
Light, balanced, clean and easy drinking, this is a star. It’s wonderful for beginners to get into sake and fantastic for others to simply enjoy. Simply fantastic.
- HAKKAISAN YUKIMURO SNOW AGED 3 YRS.$95.00
Minamiounuma, the city that surround by mountains, the area of pure air, clean water and rich fertilizer is the place that produce the most delicious rice in Japan. Have you ever wondered how to produce the best sake? Hikari team will walk you through “Hakkai Yukimuro” .
- KUBOTA MANJU$160.00
Presented by Asahi Brewery, Kubota Manju is the paramount of the "Kubota" series. Has a plush, creamy texture, and several layers of complex flavor and umami. Enjoy chilled, this sake can reveal the calm and complex portrait of existence.
- KUBOTA SENJU$24.00+
Fuller in flavor and bolder, it brings forth flavors such as caramel, cotton candy and cocoa in a very dry and clean package. Clean and clear,
- MURAI DAIGINJO$34.00+
- KIKUSUI DAIGINJO$35.00+
- SHIRAKABEGURA JUNMAI DAIGINJO$70.00
It has a full-bodied palate with a hint of sweetness and a smooth, velbety mouthfeel. On the nose the sake gives off subtle aromas of pear, melon, banana and petrichor aromas, but the sake will hint at flavors of vanilla, mel- on, banana and white mushroom, enhanced by a hint of sweetness.
- JUNMAI KIKUSUI GINJO$28.00
This sake carries great rich flavor of Junmai, as well as clean, refreshing aftertaste of Ginjo. Banana like fruity aroma and clean after taste are loved and enjoyed by everybody.
- MURAI UNFILTERED$23.00
Perfect Snow is a white, cloudy sake reminiscent of pure snow, with a crisp, dynamic flavor despite its sweet, full-bodied palate.
- PERFECT SNOW$18.00+
- MIO SPARKLING SAKE$18.00
MIO entices you with its unique, sweet aroma and refreshing, fruity flavor.Just pour into a glass and enjoy a sparkling new sake experience.Crafted in the traditional brewing style, with rice, water and koji, MIO appeals to a wide range of tastes - a new sake for a new age.
- BUNRAKU NIHONJIN NO WASUREMONO$40.00
Using active natural micro organisms such as lactic acid bacterium this Yamahai Junmai has been fermented and processed with a great deal of effort. Addictingly Refreshing, Clean, Fruit Overtones, Pleasing Finish.
- HAKUSHIKA YAMADANISHIKI$21.00
Refreshing clean taste of premium sake rice. Gentle and elegant. Sake lover’s Favorite.
- WAKATAKE ONIKOROSHI DAIGINJO$33.00+
Light, smooth and rich type. Very clean, almost watermelon tinged nose, round and quite impressive in the mouth, a trace short and slightly tart in the finish.