An extensive sake selection, sushi & traditional cooked dishes in a minimalist setting.
Waraji Japanese Restaurant is known for its authentic traditional Japanese cuisine, visual beauty and outstanding taste. Offering an extensive selection of sushi, sashimi & authentic Japanese cuisine. We have the largest Sake selection in the Carolinas. Our Sake flights/samplers change monthly and allow you to try 4 outstanding regional Sakes with your meal. We also feature a unique selection of Japanese microbrewery rice-based beers. Our sushi menu includes the highest quality sushi and sashimi and a wide variety of specialty house rolls (The Scary Jerry, Hinata, The Waraji Roll, and The Sweet Dragon just to name a few) Our authentic kitchen offers a full menu of tempura, teriyaki grilled items, nabeyaki udon, and over 30 appetizers.
4.5 – 1 reviews $$ • Sushi restaurant
Menu
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| Appetizers (Lunch Menu) | |
| Vegetable Tempura Fresh vegetables lightly battered and fried. Served with tempura dipping sauce. |
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| Shrimp Tempura Shrimp and vegetables lightly battered and fried. |
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| Kara-age Chicken drumettes or squid legs coated in a seasoned batter and fried. |
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| Gyoza Dumplings filled with a pork, chicken and vegetable mix. Pan-fried and served with a dipping sauce. |
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| Age Dashi Tofu Lightly battered and fried tofu served in a sauce. |
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| Yakitori Two chicken and scallion skewers grilled with a teriyaki sauce. |
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| Negimaki* Fresh scallions rolled in beef and grilled with teriyaki sauce. Gluten-free without sauce. |
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| Ika Butter Seasoned squid sautéed and sliced into bite-sized pieces. |
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| Edamame Lightly salted, boiled soybeans served in the pod. Gluten-free. |
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| Sunomono Tako Cucumber salad with steamed, chilled octopus in a light vinegar sauce. Gluten-free without dressing. |
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| Sunomono Kani Cucumber salad with boiled, chilled shrimp in a light vinegar dressing. |
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| Sunomono Mixed* Cucumber salad with assorted chilled seafood in a light vinegar dressing. |
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| Gyu-Tataki* Thinly sliced and lightly seared beef loin served with onions and ponzu sauce. Gluten-free without sauce. |
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| Tuna Tataki Thinly sliced and lightly seared tuna served with a ponzu dipping sauce. Gluten-free without sauce. |
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| Ebi Shumai Shrimp-filled steamed dumpling served with a mustard sauce. |
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| Goma-ae Steamed and chilled spinach served with a sesame seed dressing. |
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| Kaki Fry Oysters lightly breaded and deep-fried. Served with a special dipping sauce. |
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| Donburi (Lunch) | |
| A typical Japanese lunch. Served with miso soup and a house salad. | |
| Oyako-Don* Chicken simmered with egg and vegetables over rice. |
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| Chicken Katsu-Don* Panko-coated and fried chicken cutlet simmered with egg and vegetables over rice. |
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| Pork Katsu-Don* Panko-coated and fried pork cutlet simmered with egg and vegetables over rice. |
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| Una-Tama-Don* Grilled eel, egg and vegetables simmered and served over rice. |
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| Una-Ju Grilled eel served over rice. |
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| Soup & Salad (Lunch Menu) | |
| Miso Soup Soybean-based soup with dashi, tofu, scallions and seaweed. |
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| Suimono Soup A light seafood-based broth with kamaboko (fish cake) slices, crab meat, scallions, seaweed and Japanese mint leaf. |
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| House Salad Combination of lettuce, greens and fresh vegetables served with our secret house dressing. |
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| Seaweed Salad Chilled, seasoned kelp. |
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| Bowl of Rice | |
| Bowl of Sushi Rice | |
| Teishoku Lunch Set (Lunch Menu) | |
| Served with miso soup, house salad, rice and daily zensai (vegetables). | |
| Yaki-Zakana Choice of mackerel or salmon, salted and grilled. |
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| Beef Teriyaki* New York strip grilled in teriyaki sauce. Served with stir-fried vegetables. |
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| Chicken Teriyaki Chicken grilled in teriyaki sauce. Served with stir-fried vegetables. |
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| Beef Shogayaki Thinly-sliced beef sautéed in a ginger sauce. Served with stir-fried vegetables. |
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| Chicken Shogayaki Chicken sautéed in a ginger sauce. Served with stir-fried vegetables. |
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| Chicken Katsu Panko-coated and fried boneless chicken cutlet. |
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| Pork Katsu Panko-coated and fried pork cutlet. |
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| Shrimp Tempura Shrimp and vegetables lightly battered and fried. Served with a tempura dipping sauce. |
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| Vegetable Tempura Fresh vegetables lightly battered and fried. Served with tempura dipping sauce. |
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| Yasai Itame Stir-fried vegetables. |
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| Sushi Lunch* Six Pieces of nigiri sushi and one maki sushi (chef’s choice). |
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| Sashimi Lunch* Four types of fresh fish (chef’s choice). |
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| Sushi and Sashimi Lunch* Five pieces of nigiri sushi, one maki sushi and three types of sashimi (chef’s choice). |
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| Chirashi Sushi* A selection of sashimi over sushi rice. |
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| Noodle Lunch (Lunch Menu) | |
| All noodle dishes are served with a house salad. All hot/Soba served with fish cake, kelp, spinach and scallion. Udon: Thick traditional noodles served in soup. Soba: Thin, buckwheat noodles served in soup. |
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| Nabeyaki Udon* Udon with a tempura shrimp, vegetables, chicken and a poached egg. |
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| Tempura Udon/Soba Udon or soba topped with shrimp and vegetable tempura. |
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| Tonkatsu Ramen Ramen noodles served with a pork/chicken based broth. Topped with sliced roast pork, steamed spinach, seasoned bamboo shoots, hard-boiled egg, green onion and bean spouts. |
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| Seasonal Appetizers (Lunch and Dinner Menu) | |
| Please ask server for availability. | |
| Pork Belly Two skewers of premium pork belly, grilled and seasoned with salt. |
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| Age Nasu Lightly fried and grilled eggplant served with miso sauce. |
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| Vegetable Harumaki Fried vegetable spring roll served with plum sauce. |
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| Aji No Hiraki Lightly salted, grilled Horse Mackerel served with ponzu sauce. Gluten-free without sauce. |
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| Grilled Smoked Salmon Lightly salted and grilled salmon served with ponzu sauce. Gluten-free without sauce. |
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| Hamachi Kama Salted and grilled yellowtail cheek. Gluten-free without sauce. |
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| Salmon Kama Miso-marinated and grilled salmon cheek. |
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| Appetizers (Dinner Menu) | |
| Vegetable Tempura Fresh vegetables lightly battered and fried. Served with tempura dipping sauce. |
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| Shrimp Tempura Shrimp and vegetables lightly battered and fried. |
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| Kara-age Chicken drumettes or squid legs coated in a seasoned batter and fried. |
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| Gyoza Dumplings filled with a pork, chicken and vegetable mix. Pan-fried and served with a dipping sauce. |
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| Age Dashi Tofu Lightly battered and fried tofu served in a sauce. |
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| Yakitori Two chicken and scallion skewers grilled with a teriyaki sauce. |
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| Negimaki* Fresh scallions rolled in beef and grilled with teriyaki sauce. Gluten-free without sauce. |
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| Ika Butter Seasoned squid sautéed and sliced into bite-sized pieces. |
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| Edamame Lightly salted, boiled soybeans served in the pod. Gluten-free. |
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| Sunomono Tako Cucumber salad with steamed, chilled octopus in a light vinegar sauce. Gluten-free without dressing. |
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| Sunomono Kani Cucumber salad with chilled crabstick in a light vinegar dressing. |
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| Sunomono Ebi Cucumber salad with boiled, chilled shrimp in a light vinegar dressing. |
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| Sunomono Mixed* Cucumber salad with assorted chilled seafood in a light vinegar dressing. |
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| Gyu-Tataki* Thinly sliced and lightly seared beef loin served with onions and ponzu sauce. Gluten-free without sauce. |
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| Tuna Tataki* Thinly sliced and lightly seared tuna served with a ponzu dipping sauce. Gluten-free without sauce. |
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| Ebi Shumai Shrimp-filled steamed dumpling served with a mustard sauce. |
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| Goma-ae Steamed and chilled spinach served with a sesame seed dressing. |
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| Soup & Salad (Dinner Menu) | |
| Miso Soup Soybean-based soup with dashi, tofu, scallions and seaweed. |
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| Suimono Soup A light seafood-based broth with kamaboko (fish cake) slices, crab meat, scallions, seaweed and Japanese mint leaf. |
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| House Salad Combination of lettuce, greens and fresh vegetables served with our secret house dressing. |
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| Seaweed Salad Chilled, seasoned kelp. |
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| Bowl of Rice | |
| Bowl of Sushi Rice | |
| Sushi Combinations (Dinner Menu) | |
| An assortment of sushi served with miso soup and a house salad. | |
| Regular Sushi* Seven pieces of chef’s choice nigiri sushi with a kappa maki (cucumber roll). |
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| Deluxe Sushi* Nine pieces of chef’s choice nigiri sushi with a tekka maki (tuna roll). |
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| Sushi for Two* An assortment of fourteen pieces of chef’s choice nigiri sushi (seven kinds of fish, two pieces each) with a California roll and a Futomaki roll. Served with two miso soups and two house salads. |
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| Sashimi Combinations (Dinner Menu) | |
| An assortment of chef’s choice fresh sashimi and a bowl of steamed rice upon request. Served with miso soup and a house salad. | |
| Regular Sashimi* Four types of fish. |
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| Deluxe Sashimi* Five types of fish, with an additional piece per fish. |
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| Chirashi Sushi* An assortment of sashimi over sushi rice. Served with miso soup and a house salad. |
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| Teriyaki (Dinner Menu) | |
| Selections marinated in teriyaki sauce and grilled on a charcoal grill. | |
| Chicken Teriyaki Gluten-free without sauce. |
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| Certified Angus NY Strip Beef Teriyaki* Gluten-free without sauce. |
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| Salmon Teriyaki* Served with sautéed shrimp and scallops. Gluten-free without sauce. |
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| Tuna Teriyaki* Served with sautéed shrimp and scallops. Gluten-free without sauce. |
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| Shoga-Yaki | |
| Selections sautéed with a ginger/soy-based sauce. | |
| Chicken Shoga-Yaki | |
| Beef Shoga-Yaki | |
| Tempura | |
| Selections lightly battered and fried in rice bran oil. | |
| Vegetable Tempura | |
| Shrimp and Vegetable Tempura | |
| Seafood and Vegetable Tempura | |
| Katsu | |
| Selections coated in Japanese Panko breadcrumbs mixture and fried. | |
| Chicken Katsu | |
| Premium Pork Katsu | |
| Shabu-Shabu | |
| Thinly sliced beef and fresh vegetables cooked in broth at your table side. Japan’s answer to fondue! | |
| Chazuke | |
| Japanese rice soup. Traditionally served after the meal. | |
| Sake Ochazuke Grilled salmon in rice and broth. Served with wasabi and shiso. |
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| Sukiyaki | |
| A delicious combination of thinly sliced beef, Japanese vegetables and clear yam noodles all simmered together in a sweet soy-based sauce. | |
| Dinner Sets | |
| The Miyuki* Your choice of a kappa maki (cucumber roll), tikka maki (tuna roll) or a California roll, along with chicken teriyaki and a vegetable tempura appetizer. Served with miso soup, rice and a house salad. |
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| The Toshiya* Your choice of a kappa maki (cucumber roll), tikka maki (tuna roll) or a California roll, along with Certified Angus NY Strip Beef teriyaki and a shrimp tempura appetizer. Served with miso soup, rice and a house salad. |
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| Katsudon* Panko-coated and fried premium pork loin simmered with egg and vegetables in a sweet, soy-based sauce, placed over a bowl of rice. Served with miso soup and a house salad. |
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| Una-Ju Grilled eel served over rice. Served with miso soup and a house salad. |
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| Sushi & Sashimi An assortment of chef’s choice fresh sashimi and eight pieces of nigiri sushi with a tekka maki (tuna roll) and a bowl of steamed rice upon request. |
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| The Norikazu* Eight pieces of chef’s choice nigiri sushi, tikka maki (tuna roll) and a shrimp tempura appetizer. Served with a miso soup and a house salad. |
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| Nabe-Yaki Udon Traditional Japanese noodles, a shrimp tempura, vegetables, chicken and a poached egg in a soup. Served with a house salad. |
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| Tonkotsu Ramen Ramen noodles served with a pork/chicken-based broth. Topped with sliced roast pork, steamed spinach, seasoned bamboo shoots, hard-boiled egg, green onion and bean sprouts. Served with a house salad. |
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| Desserts | |
| Mochi Ice Cream Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry, Green Tea, Mango or Red Bean. Two pieces per order. |
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| Japanese Ice Cream Green Tea, Red Bean or Mango flavored ice cream. One scoop per order. |
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| Izakaya Menu | |
| Edamame Lightly salted, boiled soybeans served in the pod. |
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| Spicy Chili + Garlic Edamame | |
| Age Dashi Tofu Lightly battered and fried tofu served with tempura sauce. |
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| Green Mussels Mussels on the half-shell baked with kewpie mayo and masago. |
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| Takoyaki Fried octopus dumplings served with a vegetable and fruit sauce, bonito flakes, seaweed and ginger. |
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| Vegetable Harumaki Fried vegetable spring roll served with plum sauce. |
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| Chicken Kara-age Chicken drumettes coated in a seasoned batter and fried. Served with a creamy mustard sauce. |
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| Ika Geso Kara-age Squid legs coated in a seasoned batter and fried. Served with a creamy mustard sauce. |
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| Kaki Fry Oysters lightly breaded and deep-fried, served with katsu sauce. |
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| Ebi Shumai Shrimp-filled steamed dumplings served with a mustard sauce. |
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| Gyoza Dumplings filled with a pork, chicken and vegetable mix. Pan-fried and served with ponzu sauce. |
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| Yakitori Skewers Chicken and scallion skewers grilled with a teriyaki sauce. |
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| Aspara-Bacon Skewers Lightly seasoned and grilled premium bacon and asparagus skewers. |
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| Pork Belly Skewers Lightly seasoned and grilled premium pork belly skewers. |
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| Age Nasu Lightly fried and grilled eggplant served with miso sauce. |
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| Yaki Octopus + Tempura Grilled octopus and fried soft-shell crab served with spicy eel sauce. |
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| Torodes Flash-fried Toro (tuna belly) with a sauce made of mayo, sake and soy sauce. |
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| Waraji Squid Salad Sliced squid and cucumbers tossed with sesame oil and spices. Topped with masago and sesame seeds. |
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| Poke Seaweed Salad Bed of sprouts tossed with sesame oil, eel sauce and your choice of salmon or tuna. Topped with chopped scallion, masago and sriracha. |
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| Sushi Appetizer Three pieces of nigiri: tuna, salmon and ebi with half a California roll. |
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| Sashimi Appetizer Nine pieces (3) tuna, (3) salmon and (3) Yellowtail. |
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Contact Waraji Japanese Restaurant
Address: 5910-147 Duraleigh Rd, Raleigh, NC 27612
Phone: (919) 783-1883
Website: http://www.warajijapaneserestaurant.com/
Hours
| Tuesday | 11:30AM–2PM, 5–9PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30AM–2PM, 5–9PM |
| Thursday | 11:30AM–2PM, 5–9PM |
| Friday | 11:30AM–2PM, 5–9:30PM |
| Saturday | 5–9:30PM |
| Sunday | 12–2PM, 5–9PM |
| Monday | 11:30AM–2PM, 5–9PM |
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