Our Daily Specials

Every day, we offer a daily special at both lunch and dinner. These are fantastic combination plates that come with miso soup, salad and rice---all at a great deal!

The specials change every day so be sure to check the board to see what's offered when you come in and visit us.

The dinner special shown here is a New York steak teriyaki with fried prawns.

About Us

Haruko's is an authentic Japanese restaurant located in downtown Mercer Island (across the street from the post office). We serve sushi, teriyaki and other Japanese fare. Take-out and catering requests are also available---please inquire over the phone at 206.236.1557.

We are open Tuesday through Friday for lunch from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and Tuesday through Saturday for dinner from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Visa and MasterCard are accepted.

Dinner Menu

Dinner Selections
Served with kobachi, rice, miso soup & fruit

Appetizers & Side Dishes

Sushi *
Two pieces per order. See sushi menu.

Sashimi * 12.75
Assorted pieces of sliced raw fish. Chef’s choice.

Maguro Sashimi * 13.25
Nine pieces of sliced raw tuna.

Gyoza 5.25
Steamed pot stickers.

Ebi Karaage 5.50
Seasoned deep fried shrimp.

Tori Karaage 5.50
Seasoned deep fried chicken.

Agedashi Tofu 5.25
Lightly fried tofu in a flavorful broth.

Yakitori 5.50
Skewered and broiled chicken finished with house teriyaki sauce.

Tempura small 6.50 / large 8.95
Lightly fried prawns, white fish and vegetables served with tempura dipping sauce.

Fried Oysters 6.95
Three breaded and deep fried oysters served with dipping sauce.


Salads

Dinner Salad small 2.25 / large 3.75
Shredded cabbage salad with house dressing.

Ohitashi 2.95
Boiled spinach in a seasoned sauce.

Sunomono 6.75
Fresh cucumber with cooked shrimp, octopus and surf clam in a seasoned vinegar.


Combination Plates

Today’s Special 11.25

Obento * 15.95
Assorted box dinner with sashimi (raw fish), prawn & vegetable tempura, chicken teriyaki and a fried oyster.

(A) Tempura & Chicken Teriyaki 14.50
Prawn & vegetable tempura with tempura dipping sauce, chicken teriyaki and house salad.

(B) Sashimi & Chicken Teriyaki * 14.50
Chef’s choice of assorted raw fish, chicken teriyaki and house salad.

(C) Sashimi & Tempura * 15.95
Chef’s choice of assorted raw fish and prawn & vegetable tempura with tempura dipping sauce.


Ojyu Dinners
Served over rice in a box

Tempura Jyu 10.75
Lightly fried prawns, white fish and vegetables over rice.

Katsu Jyu 10.75
Pork cutlets, vegetables and cooked egg over rice.

Tori Jyu 9.95
Diced chicken sautéed in house teriyaki sauce over rice.

Koyaki Jyu 10.25
Sliced pork sautéed in ginger and house teriyaki sauce over rice.

Yakiniku Jyu 10.75
Sliced beef and onions sautéed in house teriyaki sauce over rice.

Unagi Jyu 14.50
Seasoned and broiled freshwater eel over rice.

Chirashi Jyu * 15.25
Assorted pieces of sliced raw fish over sushi rice.

Tekka Jyu * 15.75
Sliced raw tuna over sushi rice.


Seafood

Sushi Deluxe * 17.75
Nine pieces of assorted sushi and a tuna roll.

Sushi Regular * 15.75
Seven pieces of assorted sushi and a cucumber roll.

Sashimi * 16.75
Assorted pieces of sliced raw fish. Chef’s choice.

Tempura 13.25
Lightly fried prawns, white fish and vegetables served with tempura dipping sauce.

Salmon Teriyaki 14.25
Broiled salmon finished with the house teriyaki sauce.

Black Cod Kasuzuke 14.75
Broiled black cod marinated in a flavorful sake paste.

Black Cod Teriyaki 13.95
Broiled black cod finished with the house teriyaki sauce.

Fried Oysters 12.75
Seven breaded and deep fried oysters served with dipping sauce.

White Fish Batayaki 11.95
Pollack cod sautéed in butter.


Noodles

Udon Suki 12.25
Deluxe soup noodles with seafood, chicken and vegetables.

Nabeyaki Udon 10.50
Soup noodles with prawn tempura, chicken, vegetables and a poached egg.

Yakiudon 10.25
Sautéed noodles with beef or chicken and vegetables.

Yakisoba 10.25
Sautéed soba noodles with beef or chicken and vegetables.


Beef & Poultry

Beef Teriyaki * 15.95
Broiled choice New York steak, finished with the house teriyaki sauce. Cooked to order.

Sukiyaki 12.75
Traditional dish of thinly sliced beef cooked in a broth with tofu and vegetables.

Chicken Teriyaki 11.25
Broiled boneless chicken finished with the house teriyaki sauce.

Tonkatsu 10.95
Pork loin breaded and deep fried, served with tonkatsu dipping sauce.

Chicken Cutlets 10.95
Boneless chicken breaded and deep fried, served with a dipping sauce.


Children

Children’s Combination 8.75
Two breaded and deep fried prawns, chicken teriyaki, miso soup, small salad, rice and fruit.



* These menu items consist of, or contain, meats, fish or shellfish that are raw or not cooked to proper temperatures. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood or shellfish may increase your risk of food-borne illness.

Lunch Menu

Lunch Selections
Served with rice and miso soup

Appetizers & Side Dishes

Sushi *
Two pieces per order. See sushi menu.

Sashimi * 6.95
Assorted pieces of sliced raw fish. Chef’s choice.

Maguro Sashimi * 11.50
Eight pieces of sliced raw tuna.


Salads

Lunch Salad regular 2.50 / small 2.00
Shredded cabbage salad with house dressing.

Ohitashi 2.75
Boiled spinach in a seasoned sauce.

Sunomono 5.50
Fresh cucumber with cooked shrimp, octopus and surf clam in a seasoned vinegar.


Today’s Special 7.50
Changes daily. Please call to inquire.

Combination Plates

Obento * 13.25
Assorted box lunch with sashimi (raw fish), prawn & vegetable tempura, chicken teriyaki and a fried oyster.

Seafood Combination 9.75
Prawn & vegetable tempura, fried oysters and fried white fish.

Sushi & Salad * 7.95
California roll and a lunch salad.


Sushi & Sashimi

Sushi Deluxe * 15.95
Nine pieces of assorted sushi and a tuna roll.

Sushi Regular * 13.50
Seven pieces of assorted sushi and a cucumber roll.

Chirashi Donburi * 13.75
Assorted pieces of sliced raw fish served over sushi rice.

Sashimi * 13.95
Assorted pieces of sliced raw fish. Chef’s choice.


Seafood

Tempura 8.25
Lightly fried prawns, white fish and vegetables served with tempura dipping sauce.

Vegetable Tempura 7.95
Lightly fried vegetables served with tempura dipping sauce.

Black Cod Kasuzuke 11.75
Broiled black cod marinated in a flavorful sake paste.

Black Cod Teriyaki 11.25
Broiled black cod finished with the house teriyaki sauce.

Fried Oysters 9.25
Six breaded and deep fried oysters served with dipping sauce.

White Fish Batayaki 7.95
Pollack cod sautéed in butter.

Salmon Teriyaki 12.95
Broiled salmon finished with the house teriyaki sauce.


Beef & Poultry

Beef Teriyaki * 13.75
Broiled choice New York steak, finished with the house teriyaki sauce. Cooked to order.

Sukiyaki 9.50
Traditional dish of thinly sliced beef cooked in a broth with tofu and vegetables.

Chicken Teriyaki 8.25
Broiled boneless chicken finished with the house teriyaki sauce.

Tonkatsu 7.95
Pork loin breaded and deep fried, served with tonkatsu dipping sauce.

Minced Cutlets 8.25
Minced beef and pork breaded and deep fried, served with a dipping sauce.

Chicken Cutlets 8.25
Boneless chicken breaded and deep fried, served with a dipping sauce.


Donburi (Rice Bowls)
Served with rice and miso soup

Tempura Donburi 8.50
Two prawn tempura and vegetables over rice.

Katsu Donburi 8.50
Pork cutlets, vegetables and cooked egg over rice.

Tori Donburi 7.95
Diced chicken sautéed in house teriyaki sauce over rice.

Koyaki Donburi 7.95
Sliced pork sautéed in ginger and house teriyaki sauce over rice.

Yakiniku Donburi 8.50
Sliced beef and onions sautéed in house teriyaki sauce over rice.

Unagi Donburi 13.75
Seasoned and broiled freshwater eel over rice.


Noodles

Yakiudon 8.50
Sautéed noodles with beef or chicken and vegetables.

Yakisoba 8.50
Sautéed soba noodles with beef or chicken and vegetables.

Nabeyaki Udon 8.75
Soup noodles with prawn tempura, chicken, vegetables and a poached egg.


* These menu items consist of, or contain, meats, fish or shellfish that are raw or not cooked to proper temperatures. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood or shellfish may increase your risk of food-borne illness.

Sushi Menu

Sushi A La Carte

NIGIRIZUSHI
Two pieces per order

Albacore Tuna 5.00
Hamachi Yellowtail 4.25
Unagi Broiled Eel 4.50
Amaebi Sweet Shrimp 4.25
Ebi Cooked Shrimp 4.25
Kaibashira Scallops 4.50
Maguro Tuna 4.25
Ikura Salmon Roe 4.50
Kani Cooked Crab 4.25
Shiromi Red Snapper 4.25
Anago Broiled Sea Eel 4.50
Ika Squid 4.25
Saba Mackerel 4.25
Masago Smelt Roe 4.25
Masago with Uzura Smelt Roe with Quail Egg 4.50
Tako Cooked Octopus 4.25
Sha-ke Smoked Salmon 4.25
Fresh Sha-ke Fresh Salmon 4.50
Tamago Cooked Egg Omelette 3.50

URAMAKI
Reversed sushi roll with rice on the outside - six pieces per roll

California Maki Crab, Cucumber, Avocado & Smelt Roe 5.25
Spicy Tuna Maki Spicy Tuna, Green Onion & Smelt Roe 5.75
Spider Maki Soft Shell Crab Tempura, Avocado & Smelt Roe 9.75
Tempura Maki Prawn Tempura & Smelt Roe 7.95
Haruko’s Maki Smoked Salmon, Avocado, Smelt Roe 5.25
Unagi Maki Broiled Eel & Cucumber 5.50
Negi Hamachi Maki Yellowtail & Green Onion 5.25
American Maki Shrimp, Avocado, Cucumber & Egg Omelette 5.25
Salmon Maki Smoked Salmon, Green Onion & Cucumber 5.50
Crab Maki Crab & Cucumber 5.25
Negi Saba Maki Mackerel & Green Onion 5.25
Anago Maki Broiled Sea Eel & Cucumber 5.50
Vegetable Maki Seasonal Vegetables 4.75

TEMAKI or HOSOMAKI
One cone-shaped hand roll - six pieces per order of hosomaki

Tekka Tuna 4.00
Unagi Broiled Eel 5.00
California Temaki Crab, Cucumber, Avocado & Smelt Roe 4.75
Negi Hamachi Temaki Yellowtail & Green Onion 4.75
Salmon Skin Broiled Salmon Skin 4.50
Sha-ke Smoked Salmon 4.25
Fresh Sha-ke Fresh Salmon 4.25
Anago Broiled Sea Eel 4.75
Ika Squid 4.25
Yamagobo Burdock Root 4.00
Kappa Cucumber 3.50
Tamago Egg Omelette 3.50
Natto Fermented Soybeans 4.25
Oshinko Pickled Radish 4.00

** Many items on this menu are raw. Consuming raw or undercooked seafood or shellfish may increase your risk of foodborne illness. **

Beverages

Sake regular 3.95 / large 10.25

Cold Sake glass 6.75 / bottle 27.00

Beer small 3.95 / large 6.95
Sapporo, Asahi or Kirin (large only)

Wine white 3.75 / plum 3.95

Soft Drinks 1.75
Coke, Diet Coke or Sprite

Our Blog

This is our first blog post on the Haruko's Japanese Restaurant Blog! We hope this blog will be informative and entice you to come visit us.

A little bit about us...
Haruko's Japanese Restaurant is located in quaint downtown Mercer Island, just off of I-90. We have served authentic Japanese cuisine on the island for over 20 years! We have a variety of options for you to choose from, and also have a limited selection of Japanese beer, wine and sake. Take-out and catering are also available. Please check out our dinner, lunch and sushi menus in our upcoming posts.

We hope to keep this blog fun and appetizing so please visit our site from time to time to see what's happening. Comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated---please use the comments sections in our posts or tell us in person. We look forward to seeing and hearing from you!