Joy Sushi Menu (Update 2025)
Joy Sushi in San Mateo is a Japanese sushi bar offering a wide range of appetizers, including edamame, oyster fry, baked mussels, and more. The menu also features deep-fried options like gyoza, prawn tempura, and soft-shell crab. Customers praise the restaurant for its large sushi rolls, like the Paul Blossom Roll, and the variety of dishes available, catering to vegetarians and those with dietary restrictions. The restaurant offers a casual dining experience with friendly staff and a cozy ambiance. With options for takeout, delivery, and catering, Joy Sushi is a solid choice for a satisfying and affordable sushi dinner. Check it out for fresh and flavorful sushi in a relaxed setting.
Appetizers a la Carte
Edamame
Lightly salted boiled green soybeans.
Oyster Fry
Deep-fried oyster.
Green Mussels
5 pieces. Grilled mussels with special sauce.
Baked Mussels
5 pieces. Spicy. Baked mussels with spicy sauce.
Asparagus Beef
Asparagus wrapped in grilled beef, with teriyaki sauce.
Ika Yaki
Charbroiled whole calamari.
Hamachi Kama
1 piece. Lightly salted charbroiled yellowtail neck.
Salmon Kama
2 pieces. Lightly salted charbroiled salmon neck.
BBQ Beef Short Rib
Korean BBQ short ribs.
Shrimp Shumai
4 pieces. Steamed shrimp dumpling.
Spam Musubi
slice of grilled spam on top of a block of rice, wrapped together with seaweed.
Spam Musubi w/ tamago(egg)
slice of grilled spam, tamago(egg) on top of a block of rice, wrapped together with seaweed.
Hot Cheeto spam Musubi
slice of grilled spam on top of a block of rice & hot cheeto flakes, wrapped together with seaweed.
Nori Fry
Deep-fried seaweed with sweet and spicy sauce on the side.
Gyoza
Japanese-style deep-fried potstickers.
Agedashi Tofu
Battered tofu with sauce.
Chicken Karage
Japanese-style fried chicken nuggets.
Croquette
3 pieces.
Vegetable Tempura
An assortment of battered vegetables.
Prawn Tempura
4 pieces. Battered prawns.
Mixed Tempura
Battered prawns and vegetables.
Soft-Shell Crab
Breaded whole crab.
Edamame Gyoza
Deep-fried vegetable potstickers.
Dragon Ball
5 pieces. Spicy. Deep-fried spicy tuna with Parmesan cheese.
Vegetable Spring Rolls
5 pieces. Deep-fried vegetable spring roll.
Takoyaki
Deep-fried octopus ball.
Scallop Fry
Battered & deep fried scallop topped with joy spicy sauce.
Appetizers Deep-Fried
Appetizers From the Sushi Bar
Ahi Tataki
Spicy. Grilled ahi tuna covered with spicy chili pepper and sauce.
Ankimo
Monk fish liver with ponzu sauce.
Hunter Attack
6 pieces. Spicy. Deep-fried jalapeno with spicy tuna, cream cheese and joy spicy sauce inside.
Nigiri Appetizer
Tuna, salmon, albacore, hamachi, red snapper, unagi.
Miso Soup
Soup that is made from miso paste.
House Salad
Basic vegetable salad.
Spring Mix Salad
Steamed Rice
Sushi Rice
Brown Rice
Wakame
Seaweed salad.
Sunomono - Dake
Cucumber with sweet vinegar sauce.
Sunomono - Combo
Real crab meat, shrimp, octopus and cucumber with sweet vinegar sauce.
Spicy Tuna Salad
Seaweed, wakame and spicy tuna.
Spicy Salmon Salad
Chef recommended and spicy. Spring mix with spicy salmon and joy special sauce.
Sashimi Salad
Scattered sashimi with onions, seaweed salad and sauce.
Kimchi
Soup with fermented vegetables.
Soups, Salads and Rice
K-Foods( Korean Foods)
Sweet & Crispy Chicken()
deep fried Korean style chicken w/ house special sauce.
TOKBOKKI()
stir fried wheat cake w/ fish cake in korean chili sauce
CHEESE TOKBOKKI( )
tokbokki w/ melted cheese on top
BEEF BULGOGI()
marinated thinly sliced beef on yellow onion bed w/ green onion on top
PORK BULGOGI( )
marinated spicy tender pork on yellow onion bed w/green onion on top
SOON TOFU SOUP()
spicy tofu soup w/ choice of beef, chicken, or pork
Inari Nigiri
Sushi laid top of rice.
Avocado Nigiri
Sushi laid top of rice.
Asparagus Nigiri
Sushi laid top of rice.
Vegetable Nigiri
Nigiri
Ama-Ebi Nigiri
Sweet shrimp.
Aji Nigiri
Spanish mackerel.
Baked Lobster Nigiri
Baked lobster with joy special sauce.
Ebi Nigiri
Shrimp.
Escolar Nigiri
Super white tuna.
Hamachi Nigiri
Yellowtail.
Hamachi Belly Nigiri
Fatty yellowtail.
Hotate Nigiri
Scallop.
Spicy Hotate Nigiri
Scallop with spicy mayonnaise, green onion and tobiko.
Ika Nigiri
Squid.
Ikura Nigiri
Salmon roe.
Iku-Tama Nigiri
Salmon roe with quail eggs.
Kani Nigiri
Real crab meat.
Maguro Nigiri
Tuna.
Saba Nigiri
Mackerel.
Sake Nigiri
Top seller. Salmon.
Smoked Sake Nigiri
Smoked salmon.
Shiro Maguro Nigiri
White tuna.
Shiro Maguro Belly Nigiri
Chef recommended. Fatty white tuna.
Suzuki Nigiri
Striped bass.
Spam Nigiri
Grilled spam with steamed rice.
Tamago Nigiri
Cooked egg.
Tai Nigiri
Red snapper.
Tako Nigiri
Octopus.
Tobiko Nigiri
Flying fish egg.
Tobi-Tama Nigiri
Flying fish egg with quail eggs.
Toro Nigiri
Fatty tuna.
Unagi Nigiri
Fresh water eel.
Tiger Eyes Nigiri
Crab meat, salmon, tobiko, quail egg.
Tsubugai
Whelk clam.
Hirame
Halibut
Avocado Roll
Avocado.
Asparagus Roll
Asparagus.
Broccoli Roll
Broccoli.
Kappa Roll
Cucumber.
Oshinko Roll
Pickled radish.
Shiitake Roll
Mushroom.
Vegetable Roll
Mushroom,cucumber, oshinko, kanpyo.
Vegetable Mix Roll
Deep-fried asparagus, sweet potato and squash.
Edamame Pot Sticker Roll
Deep-fried vegetable gyoza.
Ever Green Roll
Asparagus, cream cheese, avocado and wakame topped with inari.
Joy Vegetarian Rolls
Makis and Rolls
Alaska Roll
Grilled salmon skin and cucumber.
California Roll
Crab meat and avocado.
Futomaki Roll
Assorted vegetables and cooked eggs.
Hamachi Roll
Yellowtail with green onion.
Nori Roll
Seaweed and rice.
New York Roll
Ebi shrimp and avocado.
Oregon Roll
Salmon and avocado.
Sake Roll
Fresh salmon.
Shiro Roll
White tuna with green onion.
Negi Shiro Toro Roll
Fatty albacore tuna with green onion.
Rock 'n Roll Maki
Unagi, avocado and tobiko with unagi sauce.
Shrimp Tempura Roll
Shrimp, avocado, cucumber and unagi sauce.
Shally Roll
Smoked salmon, cream cheese and asparagus.
Spider Roll
Whole soft-shell crab with avocado, cucumber and unagi sauce.
Spicy Hamachi Roll
Spicy hamachi and green onion.
Spicy Salmon Roll
Spicy salmon and cucumber.
Spicy Scallop Roll
Spicy scallop with mayonnaise, green onion and tobiko.
Spicy Tuna Roll
Spicy tuna and cucumber.
Tekka Roll
Fresh tuna.
Unakyu Roll
Unagi and cucumber.
Avocado Hand Roll
Avocado.
Asparagus Hand Roll
Asparagus.
Shiitake Hand Roll
Mushroom.
Vegetable Hand Roll
Mushroom. kanpyo, oshinko, cucumber.
Vegetable Mix Hand Roll
Deep-fried asparagus, sweet potato and squash.
Vegetable Hand Rolls
Hand Rolls
Alaska Hand Roll
Grilled salmon skin.
California Hand Roll
Crab, avocado and tobiko.
California Deluxe Hand Roll
Crunch Hand Roll
Spicy tuna, eel and crunch.
Escolar Hand Roll
Super white tuna.
Foster City Hand Roll
Real crab and cucumber.
Hamachi Hand Roll
Yellowtail and green onion.
Maguro Hand Roll
Tuna.
New York Hand Roll
Shrimp and avocado.
Sake Hand Roll
Salmon.
Shiro Maguro Hand Roll
White tuna.
Shrimp Tempura Hand Roll
Spicy Hamachi Hand Roll
Spicy Scallop Hand Roll
Spicy Salmon Hand Roll
Spicy salmon and cucumber.
Spicy Tuna Hand Roll
Spicy tuna and cucumber.
Spider Hand Roll
Soft-shell crab, avocado and cucumber.
Tobiko Hand Roll
Flying fish egg.
Unagi Hand Roll
Eel and avocado.
Avo-Kappa Roll
Brown rice, avocado and cucumber.
Avo-Asparagus Roll
Brown rice, avocado, asparagus and oshinko.
Avo-Shiitake Roll
Brown rice, avocado and mushroom.
Avo-Una Roll
Brown rice, avocado and unagi.
Brown California Roll
Brown rice, crab meat and avocado.
A's Roll
Brown rice, deep-fried asparagus, cucumber and crab meat topped with avocado and unagi sauce.
Brown Rice Rolls
Special Rolls
Camarrito Roll
Soy paper, spicy crab, shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, avocado w/ unagi sauce & spicy mayo on the side.
Red Dragon Roll
Spicy. Shrimp tempura and cucumber, topped with unagi, avocado, spicy crab and joy sauce.
Lambada Roll
#2: Top 10 Best Rolls. Spicy. Tuna, salmon, tobiko and avocado, topped with spicy joy special sauce.
Rainbow Roll
#10: Top 10 Best Rolls. Seven kinds of fish and tobiko over a California roll.
Monster Roll
Deep-fried roll and spicy. Deep-fried spicy tuna, unagi and cream cheese, topped with spicy crab meat and spicy sauce.
Samurai Roll
#8: Top 10 Best Rolls. Tuna, unagi, cucumber and crab meat, topped with salmon, avocado, tobiko and joy sauce.
Philadelphia Deep-Fried Roll
Deep-fried roll. Deep-fried smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado.
Dynamite Roll
Deep-fried roll and spicy. Deep-fried white tuna, salmon, tuna and joy special sauce.
Volcano Roll
Deep-fried roll and spicy. Deep-fried spicy tuna, topped with spicy tuna and joy special sauce.
Freeway 101 Roll
Deep-dried roll and spicy. Deep-fried spicy tuna and joy special sauce.
Crispy Roll
Deep-fried roll. Deep-fried salmon, tuna, white tuna, avocado and joy special sauce.
Lava Flow Roll
Deep-fried roll and spicy. Deep-fried spicy salmon, topped with spicy salmon and joy special sauce.
Joy Scallop Roll
#7: Top 10 Best Rolls. Baked roll. Crab meat and avocado, topped with baked scallop, tobiko, green onion and joy special sauce.
Joy King Roll
#3: Top 10 Best Rolls. Baked roll. Crab meat and avocado, topped with baked salmon, tobiko and joy special sauce.
Baked Lobster Roll
#6: Top 10 Best Rolls. Baked roll. Crab meat and avocado, topped with baked lobster, tobiko and joy special sauce.
Fishrrito Roll
Soy paper, crab meat, tuna, hamachi, salmon, avocado with spicy Joy sauce on the side.
Philadelphia Roll
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, avocado and cucumber.
Salmon Paradise Roll
Deep-fried roll. Deep-fried salmon, crab meat and cucumber, topped with salmon, tobiko and joy special sauce.
Bay Bridge Roll
California roll, topped with avocado.
Tiger Roll
Spicy. Spicy salmon, topped with salmon and tobiko.
Lobster Roll
Shrimp tempura, cucumber and avocado, with lobster, tobiko and mango sauce.
Ichiban Roll
Yellowtail, avocado and unagi, with unagi sauce.
Chicken Teriyaki Roll
Grilled chicken, cucumber and unagi sauce.
Crunch Roll
Spicy. Crab meat, shrimp, crunch, cucumber and spicy unagi sauce.
Mustang Roll
Softshell crab, crab meat, cucumber topped with tuna, salmon, hamachi, unagi, jalapeo, unagi sauce, spicy mayo & joy spicy sauce.
Cherry Blossom Roll
#9: Top 10 Best Rolls. Salmon and avocado, topped with tuna and tobiko.
Paul Blossom Roll
Tuna and avocado, topped with salmon and tobiko.
49er's Roll
#5: Top 10 Best Rolls. Shrimp tempura, soft-shell crab, cucumber, crab meat, avocado, tobiko, unagi and unagi sauce.
Crazy Horse Roll
Tuna, hamachi, salmon, avocado, cucumber and tobiko.
California Deluxe Roll
California roll, topped with unagi and unagi sauce.
Caltrain Roll
Spicy. Spicy tuna, topped with unagi, avocado, tobiko and unagi sauce.
Caterpillar Roll
Unagi and cucumber, topped with avocado, tobiko and unagi sauce.
Dragon Roll
#1: Top 10 Best Rolls. Shrimp tempura and cucumber, topped with unagi, crab meat, avocado, tobiko and unagi sauce.
In and Out Roll
Spicy. Spicy tuna, topped with avocado and tobiko.
Ebi Heaven Roll
Shrimp tempura, cucumber and crab, topped with ebi, avocado, tobiko and joy special sauce.
Hawaiian Roll
Crunch, crab meat and cucumber, topped with white tuna, tobiko, sliced mango, mango sauce and tobiko.
Giant Roll
Soft-shell crab, avocado, cucumber and crab meat, topped with unagi, tobiko and unagi sauce.
1st Roll
#4: Top 10 Best Rolls. Shrimp tempura, cucumber and crab meat, with salmon, avocado, tobiko and Joy special sauce.
Island Roll
Shrimp tempura, real crab meat and cucumber, topped with salmon, sliced lemon, tobiko and joy special sauce.
Sun Shine Roll
California roll, topped with fresh salmon and sliced lemon.
Shrimp Tempura Deluxe Roll
Spicy. Shrimp tempura, cucumber and crab meat, with spicy tuna and a side of joy sauce.
Asahi Roll
Spicy. Spicy yellowtail, topped with albacore, tobiko and green onion.
Poki Roll
Spicy. Spicy tuna and cucumber, with seaweed salad.
Pot Sticker Roll
Deep-fried gyoza with unagi sauce.
New San Mateo Roll
Chef recommended. Spicy crab meat, soft-shell crab, unagi, green onion, kaiwarei tobiko and unagi sauce.
Sumo - White Roll
Chef recommended and spicy. Shrimp tempura, topped with yellowtail, albacore, tobiko and joy special sauce.
Ninja Roll
Spicy. Spicy tuna, cucumber and unagi, topped with crunch and unagi sauce.
Mango Paradise Roll
California roll, topped with yellowtail, sliced mango, tobiko and joy special sauce.
Hurt Attack Roll
Spicy. Deep-fried jalapeno, spicy tuna and cream cheese, topped with spicy scallop and joy spicy sauce.
Mercy Roll
Crab meat and avocado, topped with salmon, tuna, tobiko and joy special sauce.
Hella Hot Roll
Deep-fried salmon & asparagus topped with tuna, hamachi, salmon, unagi, spicy crab, jalapeno, unagi sauce, spicy mayo & spicy joy sauce.
Drunken Dragon Roll
Ama-ebi, shrimp tempura and cucumber, topped with tuna, salmon, white tuna, tobiko and a side of joy special sauce.
2nd roll
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, crab meat top with white tuna, avocado, tobiko & joy special sauce.
Candy Cane Roll
Crab meat, shrimp tempura, cucumber, top with white tuna, escolar, tobiko, scallion & joy special sauce.
El Camino Roll
Spicy tuna, cucumber, shrimp tempura top with tuna, avocado, jalapeno, tobiko, unagi sauce & spicy sauce.
Geisha Roll
Spicy crab, cucumber, crunch top with escolar, jalapeno, unagi sauce & spicy sauce.
Thunder Storm Roll
Deep-fried asparagus, unagi, spicy tuna with unagi sauce, spicy sauce & lemon.
Crunch Rainbow
shrimp tempura, cucumber, spicy tuna top w/ several kind of fishes, crunch, unagi sauce, spicy sauce
Mexicano
shrimp tempura, grilled beef, cream cheese, deep fried jalapeno, crab meat top w/ avocado, unagi sauce, spicy mayo.
Mango Mania
smoke salmon, cream cheese, mango top w/ mango, avocado, tobiko, unagi sauce, mango sauce.
Sake- Kura Roll
crab meat, avocado top w/ salmon, salmon roe.
Beef Sukiyaki Entree
Sliced beef with assorted vegetables and clear vermicelli noodles, with sweet sukiyaki broth.
Chicken Sukiyaki Entree
Sliced chicken with assorted vegetables and clear vermicelli noodles, with sweet sukiyaki broth.
Vegetable Sukiyaki Entree
Assorted vegetables and clear vermicelli noodles, with sweet udon broth.
Yosenabe Entree
Entrees Nabemono
Sushi Dinners
Nigiri Mix Dinner
10 pieces of house selected nigiri sushi.
Nigiri Deluxe Dinner
12 pieces of house selected nigiri sushi.
Gourmet Sushi and Sashimi Dinner
8 pieces of house selected sushi, 6 pieces of a California roll and 9 pieces of sashimi.
Chirashi Sushi Deluxe Dinner
Large assortment of sashimi over sushi rice.
Chirashi Sushi Dinner
An assortment of sashimi over sushi rice.
Tekkadon Dinner
Sliced tuna sashimi over sushi rice.
Hoedeopbap Dinner
Scattered sashimi salad over rice, with spicy sauce on the side.
Sashimi Dinner
An assortment of sashimi.
Tuna Sashimi Dinner
Fresh slices of tuna.
Hamachi Sashimi Dinner
Fresh slices of yellowtail.
Sake Sashimi Dinner
Fresh slices of salmon.
Sashimi Deluxe Dinner
Large assortment of sashimi.
Sashimi Moriwase Dinner
Large variety of sashimi.
Sashimi Dinners
Dinner Joy Specials
Maguro Lover's Plate
Tuna hand roll, tuna roll, 2 pieces of tuna nigiri and 8 pieces of tuna sashimi.
Sake Lover's Plate
Salmon hand roll, salmon roll, 2 pieces of salmon nigiri and 8 pieces of salmon sashimi.
Hamachi Lover's Plate
Hamachi hand roll, hamachi roll, 2 pieces of hamachi nigiri and 8 pieces of hamachi sashimi.
Bento Box
Choice of 2 items, served with tempura. Additional bento box choices are not permitted for this item.
Bento Box with 2 Orders of Sashimi
Choice of sashimi, served with tempura. Additional bento box choices are not permitted for this item.
Vegetarian Bento Box
Choice of 2 items, served with vegetable tempura.
Dinner Bento Boxes
Dinner Combinations
Chicken Teriyaki and Sushi Combination
Marinated or glazed in a soy based sauce.
Salmon Teriyaki and Sushi Combination
Marinated or glazed in a soy based sauce.
Saba Shiroyaki and Sushi Combination
Beef Teriyaki and Sushi Combination
Marinated or glazed in a soy based sauce.
Tempura and Sushi Combination
Sashimi and Sushi Combination
4 pcs tuna sashimi, 4 pcs salmon sashimi, 6 pcs california roll, 5 pcs sushi.
Tonkatsu and Sushi Combination
Chicken Teriyaki Donburi Entree
Charbroiled chicken filet with teriyaki sauce.
Beef Teriyaki Donburi Entree
Charbroiled strips of beef with teriyaki sauce.
Oyako Donburi Entree
Chicken filet with sliced vegetables and scrambled eggs, simmered with house sauce.
Katsu Donburi Entree
Breaded lean pork loin, sliced vegetables and scrambled eggs simmered with house sauce.
Chicken Katsu Donburi Entree
Breaded chicken loin, sliced vegetables and scrambled eggs simmered with house sauce.
Unagi Donburi Entree
Broiled fresh water eel with unagi sauce.
Dinner Entrees Donburi
Dinner Entrees Udon and Soba
Dake Udon Entree
Plain udon in broth. Thick wheat flour noodles.
Beef Udon Entree
Thinly sliced beef with vegetables.
Chicken Udon Entree
Thinly sliced chicken with vegetables.
Tempura Udon Entree
Noodles cooked in broth, with tempura and vegetables.
Vegetable Udon Entree
Assorted vegetables in broth.
Nabeyaki Udon Entree
Shrimp tempura, chicken, fish cake, egg and vegetables.
Seafood Udon Entree
Assorted seafood and vegetables.
Tempura Zaru Soba Entree
Cold buckwheat noodles with dipping sauce, plus vegetables on the side with an order of mixed tempura.
Mixed Tempura Entree
Battered prawns and vegetables.( 4 pcs shrimp, 7 pcs veggie)
Prawn Tempura Entree
Battered prawns.( 8 pcs prawn shrimp)
Vegetable Tempura Entree
An assortment of battered vegetables.
Tonkatsu Entree
Breaded lean pork loin with tonkatsu sauce.
Chicken Katsu Entree
Breaded skinless, boneless chicken with tonkatsu sauce.
Dinner Entrees Deep-Fried
Dinner Entrees Charbroiled
Chicken Teriyaki Entree
Charbroiled skinless, boneless chicken filet in teriyaki sauce.
Spicy Chicken Entree
Charbroiled spicy chicken filet in spicy sauce.
BBQ Beef Short Rib Entree
Korean BBQ ribs.
Beef Teriyaki Entree
Charbroiled strips of beef in teriyaki sauce.
Salmon Teriyaki Entree
Charbroiled filet of salmon in teriyaki sauce.
Saba Shioyaki Entree
Lightly salted charbroiled mackerel.
Sushi Lunch Special
5 pieces of house selected nigiri sushi and 6 pieces of a California roll.
Nigiri Mix Lunch
9 pieces of house selected nigiri sushi.
Sushi and Sashimi Lunch
5 pieces of house selected sushi, 6 pieces of a California roll and sashimi.
Chirashi Sushi Lunch
An assortment of sashimi over sushi rice.
Tekkadon Lunch
Sliced tuna sashimi over sushi rice.
Hoedeopbap Lunch
Scattered sashimi salad over rice, with spicy sauce on the side.
Sushi Lunches
Sashimi Lunches
Sashimi Lunch
An assortment of sashimi.
Tuna Sashimi Lunch
Fresh slices of tuna.
Hamachi Sashimi Lunch
Fresh slices of yellowtail.
Sake Sashimi Lunch
Fresh slices of salmon.
Sashimi Deluxe Lunch
Large assortment of sashimi.
3 Item Bento Box
Choice of 3items.
Lunch Bento Boxes
Dinner Children's Plates
Chicken Teriyaki Children's Plate
Poultry.
Gyoza Children's Plate
6 pieces. Potstickers.
Tempura Children's Plate
Deep-fried prawns and vegetables.
Prawn Tempura Children's Plate
3 pieces. Deep-fried prawns.
Inari Children's Plate
3 pieces.
Tamago Children's Plate
3 pieces. Cooked egg.
Salmon Teriyaki Children's Plate
Ray-finned fish.
Spam Nigiri Children's Plate
3 pieces.
Joy Sushi Boat Combo
Serves 3. Nigiri sushi and or sashimi.
Joy Sushi Special Combo
Serves 4. Nigiri sushi and or sashimi.
Joy Sushi Cruise Ship Combo
Serves 5. Nigiri sushi and or sashimi.
Lunch Special Combinations
Lunch Entrees Udon and Soba
Zaru Soba Entree
Cold buckwheat noodles with dipping sauce, plus vegetables on the side.
Chicken Karage Children's Plate
Japanese style chicken nugget.
Lunch Children's Plates
Soft Drinks
Apple Juice
Tree top
12 oz. Soda
Lemonade
Minute maid.
Mineral Water
Sparkling water.
Pink Lemonade
Minute maid.
Ramune
Japanese marble soda.
Spring Water
Bottle water.