
Established in 1996. Musashi Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar has a long history of providing the Palm Desert and the Valley with the highest quality Japanese cuisine prepared skillfully.
Over the past 20 years, our staff led by Executive Sushi Chef Masao Arai, Hoguen Park and Aki Akifumi continues the Japanese tradition of fresh fish, soups and noodles, and meats. Traditional Japanese preparation with the finest ingredients and techniques. Musashi Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar represents and holds true the legacy of Japanese and California cuisine.
PLEASE NOTE: We do not take reservations. Guests are seated on a first-come, first-served basis. We observe Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.
Phone
(760) 340-9780
Location
72-785 Highway 111, Ste B4
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Hours
OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY • 11AM-2:30PM • 5PM-9:30PM
OPEN SATURDAY • 12PM-2:30PM • 5PM-10PM







Small Plates
4
Edamame
seasoned soybeans
4
market
Oysters(3)
half shell market availablity
market
6
Goyoza
beef & vegetable pot stickers
6
6.5
Agenasu
fried Japanese eggplant topped with bonito
6.5
6.5
Agetofu
fried tofu topped with bonito
6.5
7
Vegetable Tempura
fresh assorted
7
12
Tempura
assorted shrip & vegetables
12
14
Shrimp Tempura
(5) shrimp
14
8.5
Shishito Pepper
sweet & savory green Japanese pepper
8.5
8.5
Steamed Clams
manila clams in sake and dashi
8.5
Soft Shell Crab Tempura
11
14
Dynamite
scallops & mushrooms baked in cream sauce
14
5.5
Japanese Pickles
distinctive assortment
5.5
5.5
Enoki Mushrooms
baked with ponzu sauce
5.5
18.5
Spicy Ahi Martini
spicy tuna, seaweed salad & daikon
18.5
17.5
Beef Tataki
ribeye seared & glazed in ponzu
17.5
18
Tuna Tartar
diced sushi tuna
18
21.5
Tuna Tataki
thinly sliced & seared
21.5
21.5
Tuna Carpaccio
thinly sliced with garlic olive oil & ponzu
21.5
Soup & Salad
3
Miso Soup
scallions, seaweed & tofu
3
7
House Salad
spring mix greens & ginger dressing
7
7
Sunomono
cucumber salad topped with octopus & shrimp
7
8
Seaweed Salad
8
14.5
Salmon Skin Salad
crispy salmon skin with mixed greens
14.5
12
Tofu Salad
spring mix greens & ginger dressing
12
18.5
Tuna Tataki Salad
seared tuna with spring mix greens
18.5
18.5
Sashimi Salad
mixed sashimi with spring mix greens & sesame dressing
18.5
Noodle & Nabemomo
10
Somen
cold noodles with bonito soy sauce
10
11
Zarusoba
cold buckwheat noodles
11
12
Yakisoba
pan fried nooldes with chicken, pork or beef
12
13
Yodofu
fresh tofu with mixed vegetable in light broth
13
14
Udon
chicken, tempura or nabeyaki
14
14
Tempura Soba
buckwheat noodles with shrimp tempura
14
17
Mizutaki
chicken with mixed vegetable in light broth
17
23
Sukiyaki
clear noodles, mixed vegetable with chicken or beef
23
25
Yosenabe
mixed seafood with vegetable
25
Seafood & Vegetable
12
Tofu Teriyaki
fried tofu with teriyaki sauce
12
15
Saba
broiled mackerel
15
18
Hamachi * Salmon Kama
broiled collar
18
20
Salmon Teriyaki
broiled with teriyaki sauce
20
29
Chilean Sea Bass
marinated in moromi-miso & broiled
29
27
Unagi Donburi
broiled served over steamed rice
27
29
Chirashi
assorted sashimi served over sushi rice
29
Meat & Poultry
13
Oyako Donburi
chicken, shiitake & egg over rice
13
13
Shogayaki
chicken, pork or beef with ginger vegetables
13
13
Teriyaki Chicken
grilled chicken with teriyaki
13
14
Katsu Donburi
pork, shiitake & egg over rice
14
14
chicken Katsu
panko breaded & lightly fried
14
14
Tonkatsu
panko breaded pork & lightly fried
14
17
Teriyaki Beef
ribeye with teriyaki
17
17
Beef Katsu
panko breaded & lighly pan fried
17
combination *w/miso soup, steamed rice & spring mix salad
23.5
Chicken Teriyaki & Ribeye Teriyaki
23.5
21.5
Chicken Teriyaki & Assorted Tempura
21.5
23.5
Ribeye Beef Teriyaki & Assorted Tempura
23.5
Salmon Teriyaki & Assorted Tempura
23.5
Chicken Teriyaki & California Roll
22.5
California Roll & Assorted Tempura
21.5
Nigiri Sushi & Assorted Tempura
26.5
Sashimi & Assorted Tempura
26.5
Dessert
3.5
Ice Cream
green tea, red bean
3.5
5
Mochi Ice Cream
green tea, red bean & mango
5
Lunch Combination *w/Miso Soup, Steamed Rice & Iceberg Salad *available 11-2:30pm
Chicken Teriyaki & California Roll
14.5
Chicken Teriyaki & Gyoza
14.5
California Roll & Assorted Tempura
14.5
Chicken Teriyaki & Assorted Tempura
14.5
California Roll & Selected Nigiri Sushi
16
Lunch Specials *available 11-2:30pm
8
Vegetable Bowl
8
9
Chicken Bowl
9
9.5
Tofu Bowl
9.5
9.5
Pork Bowl
9.5
11.5
Beef Bowl
11.5


Nigiri
6.95
Tuna Maguro
6.95
market
Fatty Tuna Toro
market
market
Bluefin Tuna Hon maguro
market
6.95
Amberjack Kanpachi
6.95
6.95
Yellowtail Hamachi
6.95
7.5
Yellowtail Belly
7.5
6.75
Salmon Sake
6.75
6.95
Halibut Hirame
6.95
8
Red Snapper Tai
8
6.5
Albacore
6.5
6.5
Hokki Calm
6.5
7.5
Scallop Hotategai
7.5
5.95
Shrimp Ebi
5.95
9.5
Sweet Shrimp Amaebi
9.5
5.95
Squid Ika
5.95
5.95
Mackerel Saba
5.95
8.5
Spanish Mackerel Aji
8.5
5.95
Octopus Tako
5.95
6.95
Freshwater Eel Unagi
6.95
6.95
Seawater Eel Anago
6.95
market
Sea Urchin Uni
market
6.95
Salmon Roe Ikura
6.95
5.75
Smelt Roe Masago
5.75
6.95
Flying Fish Roe Tobiko
6.95
3
Quail Egg uzura
3
5.5
Egg Tamago
5.5
market
Sashimi
market
market
Special
market
Maki
14.5
Musashi
shrimp tempura topped with spicy crab & avocado
14.5
18.5
Special Seared Tuna
spicy tuna roll topped with seared tuna & garlic olive oil
18.5
15.5
Rainbow
california roll topped with assortment of fish
15.5
12
Negihama
yellowtail mixed with green onion
12
14.5
Dragon
shrimp tempura topped with spicy tuna
14.5
14.5
Amazing
shrimp tempura topped with spicy tuna
14.5
14.5
Desert
california roll topped with avocado & eel
14.5
14.5
Caterpillar
freshwater eel topped with avocado
14.5
15.5
Cucumber Wrap
avocado, white radish, mint leaf and either salmon or tuna rolled in a thin cucumber wrap
15.5
4.5
Kappa Maki
cucumber roll
4.5
6.5
Tekka Maki
tuna roll
6.5
7.5
California Roll
7.5
8.5
Spicy Tuna Roll
8.5
11
Spicy Yellowtail Roll
11
12
Scallop Roll
12
10
Philadelphia Roll
10
12.5
Unagi Roll
12.5
10
Salmon Skin Roll
10
15.5
Spider Roll
15.5
8.5
Vegetable Roll
8.5
11
Crispy Yellowtail Roll
11
6.75+
Hand Roll
6.75+
market
Special Roll
market

Saki
10b
Kiku-Masamune Taru
unique & nostalgic flavor, light & dry refreshing crisp
10b
12b
Yaegaki
unfiltered, silky texture with a touch of sweetness
12b
15b
Shirakabe Gura Jumai
pear & nutmeg nose with flavors of pear & green apple
15b
25b
Kubota Senju Ginjo
dried fruit mineral nose, clean, clear & bright
25b
28b
Dassia 50
Unfiltered semi-dry, light yet crisp & dynamic
28b
35b
Tamanohikari Junmai Daiginjo
rich & dry with harmony of acidity & sweetness
35b
39b
Dassai 50 Junmai Daiginjo
steamed pear on the nose with flavors of shortbread & plum
39b
4.5
/
7 lg
Gekkeikan Hot Sake
4.5
/
7 lg
6
/
10 lg
Shirakabe Gura Premium Hot Sake
6
/
10 lg
7.5
/
13.5 lg
Kikusui Junmai Premium Hot Sake
7.5
/
13.5 lg
6
Japanese Plum Wine
6
12
Soju
12
Wine
8
/
12b
Dr. Pauly Noble House
riesling Germany 2014
8
/
12b
12
/
36b
Frog's Leap
sauvignon blanc Napa 2014
12
/
36b
11
/
34b
Rusak
sauvignon blanc Santa Ynez 2014
11
/
34b
13
/
40b
Grgich Hills
fume' blanc Napa 2013
13
/
40b
11
/
34b
Terlato
pinot grigio Friuli, Italy 2014
11
/
34b
8
/
24b
Seven Daughters
chardonnay California 2013
8
/
24b
15
/
43b
Frogs' Leap
chardonnay Napa 2014
15
/
43b
17
/
49b
Grgich Hills
chardonnay Napa 2014
17
/
49b
17
/
55b
Rombauer
chardonnay Carneros
17
/
55b
8
/
24b
Underwood
pinot noir Oregon 2015
8
/
24b
8
/
24b
Seven Daughters
pinot noir California 2013
8
/
24b
49b
Patz & Hall
pinot noir Sonoma Coast 2013
49b
62b
Sanford
pinot noir Sta Rita Hills 2012
62b
10
/
31b
Rutherford
merlot Napa 2012
10
/
31b
45b
Grgich Hills
zinfandel Napa Valley 2009
45b
11
/
35b
Rutherford
cabernet Napa 2013
11
/
35b
78b
Jordan
cabernet Alexander Valley 2012
78b
Beer
4.5
/
7 lg
Sapporo, Asahi & Kirin
4.5
/
7 lg
4.5
Sapporo & Kirin light
4.5
Tea & Soda
2
Hot Green Tea
2
2.5
Iced Tea
2.5
2.5
Green Iced Tea
2.5
2.5
Coke, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Sprite & Pink Lemonade
2.5
3.5
San Pellegrino
3.5