Tappi Sushi & Grill Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Tappi Sushi & Grill, a delightful fusion of traditional Japanese flavors and modern culinary artistry, located conveniently at 3709 Avocado Blvd, La Mesa, CA. This eatery offers an enticing menu that showcases a variety of dishes, with a particular emphasis on their exquisite noodle selections and fresh sushi rolls.
- Soups: Don’t miss Tappi’s Spicy Sea Food Soup, brimming with udon noodles and a medley of seafood.
- Noodles: Try the rich Tonkatsu Ramen or the classic Yakisoba, which boast generous portions and layered flavors.
- Appetizers: Start your meal with favorites like Shrimp Tempura or Crispy Potato Rolls.
Customer feedback highlights the lovely ambiance and attentive service, creating an inviting dining experience. Each dish bursts with freshness and flavor, particularly the specialty rolls like the T-Town Roll. At Tappi, every meal feels like a culinary adventure waiting to be savored!
Appetizers
Edamame
Lightly salted steamed soy beans.
Garlic Edamame
Sauteed soy beans in our garlic sauce.
Spicy Garlic Edamame
Sauteed soy beans in our spicy garlic sauce.
Sweet Chili Edamame
Sauteed edamame in our sweet chili garlic sauce.
Lemon Peppered Wings
6pc. Wings tossed in our lemon peppered sauce, served with celery and carrots.
Sweet Chili Wings
6pc. Sweet chili sauce, green onion, served with celery and carrots.
Garlic & Pepper Wings
6pc. Tossed in garlic, pepper and green onions, served with celery & carrots.
Garlic & Pepper Karaage Chicken
Lightly battered fried chicken. Served with green onions & Japanese mayo.
Garlic & Pepper Karaage Shrimp
Lightly battered fried shrimp. Served with green onions & Japanese mayo.
Jalapeno Poppers
8pc. Tempura fried jalapenos with spicy krab and cream cheese.
Shrimp Poppers
Tempura fried shrimp with cream cheese & spicy krab.
Oyster Shooter
Oyster, ponzu sauce, green onions, masago and quad egg.
Fried Shrimp Wontons
Shrimp, jalapenos and cream cheese.
Honeymoon Shooter
Sea urchin, oyster, quail egg, masago & ponzu.
Fried Oysters
4pc. Panko fried with chipotle mayo.
Grilled Oysters
Fresh outers, butter, garlic, soy sauce green onion.
Oysters Half-Shell
Fresh oysters topped with green onions, sriracha and a hint of ponzu.
Sweet Chili Brussel Sprouts
Sauteed Brussel sprouts in our sweet chili garlic sauce.
Baby Bok Choy
Sauteed baby bok choy in our spicy garlic sauce.
Gyoza
6 pc. Pork dumplings served with ponzu sauce.
Calamari Ringers
Lightly breaded calamari rings. Served with Dijon lemon aioli.
Baked Mussels
4 pc. New Zealand mussels baked with cream cheese & spicy krab topped with dynamite sauce & eel sauce.
Fire Ball
Spicy krab, cream cheese, avocado, rice, soy paper, tempura fried, served with spicy mayo & eel sauce.
Vegetable Spring Rolls
4 pc. Served with sweet chili sauce.
Shishito Pepper
Sauteed in garlic sauce with bonito flakes.
Soft Shell Crab
2 pc. Panko fried crabs. Served with spicy mayo.
Rock Shrimp
Panko fried shrimp tossed in our rock sauce.
Tempura Green Beans
Tempura battered green beans. Served with harissa Dijon lemon aioli.
Sweet Chili Green Beans
Sauteed green beans in our sweet chili garlic sauce.
Vegetable Tempura
6 pc. Mixed tempura vegetables.
Shrimp Tempura
4 pc. Shrimp tempura
Mix Tempura
2 shrimp, 4 veggies.
Tofu Nuggets
6 pc. Tofu nuggets with chipotle aioli.
Tako Yaki
5 pc. Octopus meatballs. Green onions, mayo, seaweed & teriyaki sauce.
Tappi's Tostada
5 pc. Spicy krab, spicy tuna, crispy rice, avocado, cilantro aioli &.eel sauce.
Steamed Rice
French Fries
Chicken Nuggets
Yakisoba
Japanese stir fried noodles, includes mushrooms, carrots & broccoli.
Ramen
Pork and chicken broth with sprouts, garlic, green onions, Japanese seaweed, baby bok choy. Add extras for an additional charge.
Noodles
Soups
Miso Soup
Miso paste with fish broth.
Tappi's Spicy Sea Food Soup
Udon noodles, shrimp, mussels, baby bok choy, cilantro, green onions, scallops in spicy tomato soup.
Beef Udon
Beans sprouts, udon noodles, green onions, spicy beef & baby bok choy.
Kake Udon
Udon noodles, dashi, green onions and fish cake.
Tempura Udon
Udon noodles, dashi, green onion, fish cake, shrimp tempura and tempura sweet potato.
Shrimp Dumpling
Udon noodles, mushrooms, shrimp, baby bok choy.
Chicken Katsu
Panko fried chicken breast.
Grilled Chicken
Marinated chicken. Served with house-made teriyaki sauce.
Beet Teriyaki Steak
Marinated beef. Served with our house-made teriyaki sauce.
Grilled Salmon
Served with our house-made teriyaki sauce.
Shrimp Teriyaki
Served with our house-made teriyaki sauce.
Chicken & Beef Teriyaki Combo
Marinated chicken & beef. Served with our house-made teriyaki sauce.
Sesame Chicken
Tempura fried chicken breast. Served with our house made teriyaki sauce.
Chicken Curry
Katsu chicken with curry sauce.
Beef & Scallops
Sauteed teriyaki beef steak with sauteed scallops.
Dinner Entrees
Lunch Entrees
Chicken Katsu Lunch
Panko fried chicken breast.
Grilled Chicken Lunch
Marinated chicken. Served with house-made teriyaki sauce.
Grilled Salmon Lunch
Served with our house-made teriyaki sauce.
Shrimp Teriyaki Lunch
Served with our house-made teriyaki sauce.
Chicken & Beef Teriyaki Combo Lunch
Marinated chicken & beef. Served with our house-made teriyaki sauce.
Sesame Chicken Lunch
Tempura fried chicken breast. Served with our house made teriyaki sauce.
Chicken Curry Lunch
Katsu chicken with curry sauce.
Beef & Scallops Lunch
Sauteed teriyaki beef steak with sauteed scallops.
Veggie Bowl
Chicken Teriyaki Bowl
Beef Teriyaki Bowl
Shrimp teriyaki Bowl
Salmon Teriyaki Bowl
Chicken Curry Bowl
Sweet Chilli Chicken Bowl
All in One Bowl
Beef, chicken, shrimp.
Bowls
Fried Rice
Veggie Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice
All in One Fried Rice
Chicken, beef & shrimp.
Beef Fried Rice
Shrimp Fried Rice
Two Item Bento
Three Item Bento
Bentos Till 5 p.m.
Sashimi & Nigiri Combos
6 pc. Sashimi
2 yellowtail, 2 salmon & 2 tuna.
6 pc. Nigiri
2 yellowtail, 2 salmon & 2 tuna.
8 pc. Sashimi
2 tuna, 2 yellowtail, 2 salmon & 2 albacore.
8 pc. Nigiri
2 tuna, 2 yellowtail, 2 salmon & 2 albacore.
10 pc. Sashimi
2 tuna, 3 yellowtail, 3 salmon & 2 octopus.
10 pc. Nigiri
2 tuna, 3 yellowtail, 3 salmon & 2 octopus.
14 pc. Sashimi
Chefs best choice.
14 pc. Nigiri
Chefs best choice.
Chirashi Sushi Bowl
10 pieces. Assorted fish over sushi rice.
Unagi Don
5 pieces, Eel & avocado over steamed rice with eel sauce.
Salmon Nigiri
Nama sake.
Yellowtail Nigiri
Hamacbi.
Tuna Nigiri
Maguro.
Albacore Nigiri
Bin-naga - maguro.
Octopus Nigiri
Tako.
Sweet Egg Nigiri
Tamago.
Salmon Egg Nigiri
Ikura.
Hokkaido Scallops Nigiri
Quail Eggs Nigiri
Uzura.
Eel Nigiri
Unagi.
Shrimp Nigiri
Ebi.
Smoked Salmon Nigiri
Sake.
Smelt Eggs Nigiri
Masago.
Sea Urchin Nigiri
Uni.
Tuna Belly Nigiri
Toro.
Salmon Belly Nigiri
Sake.
Yellowtail Belly Nigiri
King Crab Nigiri
Mackerel Nigiri
Saba.
Spanish Mackerel Nigiri
Aji.
Nigiri
Sashimi
Salmon Sashimi
Nama sake.
Yellowtail Sashimi
Hamacbi.
Tuna Sashimi
Maguro.
Albacore Sashimi
Bin-naga - maguro.
Octopus Sashimi
Tako.
Sweet Egg Sashimi
Tamago.
Salmon Egg Sashimi
Ikura.
Hokkaido Scallops Sashimi
Quail Eggs Sashimi
Uzura.
Eel Sashimi
Unagi.
Shrimp Sashimi
Ebi.
Smoked Salmon Sashimi
Sake.
Smelt Eggs Sashimi
Masago.
Sea Urchin Sashimi
Uni.
Tuna Belly Sashimi
Toro.
Salmon Belly Sashimi
Sake.
Yellowtail Belly Sashimi
King Crab Sashimi
Mackerel Sashimi
Saba.
Spanish Mackerel Sashimi
Aji.
Spicy Tuna Hand Roll
Spicy Yellowtail Hand Roll
Spicy Scallops Hand Roll
Spicy Salmon Hand Roll
Spicy Krab Hand Roll
California Hand Roll
Krab, avocado and cucumber.
Shrimp Tempura Hand Roll
Shrimp tempura, krab, avocado, cucumber Steel sauce.
Philly Hand Roll
Smoked salmon, cream cheese & cucumber.
Salmon Skin Hand Roll
Salmon skin, gobo, avocado, radish sprouts, cilantro aioli, bonito flakes & cucumber.
Insanity Hand Roll
Spicy krab, asparagus, seared tuna, lemon, avocado, habanero chilies, cilantro, green onions & ponzu sauce.
Eel Hand Roll
Eel, avocado, cucumber, krab & eel sauce.
Spider Hand Roll
Krab, avocado, cucumber, gobo, soft shell crab and eel sauce.
Hand Rolls
Salad
Squid Salad
Squid, mired seaweed, cucumbers & ponzu.
House Sald
Mixed greens, tomatoes with red cabbage and carrots.
Seaweed Salad
Marinated seaweed with chilled cucumbers & ponzu sauce.
Spicy Poke Salad
Diced spicy tuna on a bed of seaweed salad & chllled cucumbers.
Sashimi Salad
Assorted sashimi, mired greens, tomatoes, krab, avocado & ponzu sauce.
Seared Ahi Salad
Sliced seared ahi tuna, sliced avocado. Served on a large bowl of mixed greens.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Mired greens, tomatoes, avocado with sesame dressing.
Tappi's Salad
Squid, smoked salmon skin, seaweed, cucumbers, avocado & miso ponzu.
La Mesa Roll
In - cali roll. Out - tuna, crunch flakes, eel sauce, sriracha and dynamite sauce.
Barcelona Roll
In - shrimp tempura, gobo, cucumber, krab. Out - seared albacore, avocado, green onions and spicy ponzu.
Flying Dragon Roll
In - shrimp tempura, krab, cucumber. Out - eel, avocado and eel sauce.
Insanity Roll
In - spicy krab, asparagus. Out - seared tuna, lemon, avocado, habanero chilies, cilantro, green onions and ponzu sauce.
Padress Roll
In - shrimp tempura, cream cheese, cucumber. Out - salmon, avo, spicy krab, cilantro aioli, crunchies, eel sauce.
Black & Yellow Roll
In - spicy krab, avocado, gobo. Out - yellowtail, lemon, jalapenos, black tobiko and ponzu.
Scorpion King Roll
In - spicy krab, spicy tuna, asparagus, avocado. Out - pernio shrimp, jalapenos, cilantro aioli and eel sauce. No rice, soy paper.
Green Machine Roll
In - gobo, avocado, sprouts, cucumber, asparagus. Out - lemon.
Mango Roll
In - panko shrimp, avo, cilantro, cucumber. Out - salmon, mango, cilantro aioli & mango sauce.
Lemon Drop Roll
In - spicy krab, cucumber, gobo. Out - avocado, lemon, green onions, salmon and ponzu.
Scallops Dynamite Roll
In - shrimp tempura, avocado, krab. Out - baked scallops, green onions and eel sauce.
Kamikaze Roll
In - spicy tuna, cilantro, cucumber. Out - spicy krab, jalapeno, lemon, spicy mayo and masago.
Baked Salmon Roll
In - krab stick, cream cheese, avocado. Out - salmon, cilantro aioli and eel sauce. Baked.
Sin City Roll
In - salmon, avocado, cream cheese. Out - jalapenos with spicy mayo, eel sauce and sriracha sauce. Deep fried.
Long Horn Roll
In - avocado, cream cheese, krab stick. Out - spicy krab, jalapeno, cilantro aioli and eel sauce. Panko fried.
Double Trouble Roll
6 pieces. In - shrimp tempura, avocado, cream cheese, krab. Out - sriracha, cilantro aioli and eel sauce. Panko fried, no rice.
Yuyu Roll
In - diced spicy salmon &_tuna, tempura asparagus. Out - krab sticks, avo, lemon, cilantro, sriracha & miso ponzu.
Mt Helix Roll
In - tempura fried sparugus, spicy krab, spicy tuna, avocado. Out - tuna, yellowtail, albacore, salmon, masago, cilantro, jicama, jalapenos, spicy ponzu. No rice.
King Krab Roll
Red king crab, aioli, avocado, cucumber.
Protein Roll
In - spicy krab, spicy tuna, cucumber, gobo. Out - yellowtail, avocado, lemon, roasted Jalapeno, mi so ponzu, masago & cilantro. No rice, soy paper.
Hot Date Roll
In - krab, panko shrimp, cucumber. Out - shrimp, avocado, lemon, sriracha, green onions, cilantro & ponzu.
Crispy Potato Roll
In - smoked salmon, cream cheese, avocado. Out - potato, jalapenos, chipotle aioli, sriracha & eel sauce.
Volcano Roll
6 pieces. Shrimp tempura, salmon, cream cheese, avocado, Krab, bonito flakes, chipotle mayo & eel sauce. Baked. No rice.
Bye Bye Roll
In - krab, tamago, shrimp tempura. Out - tuna, avocado, tempura, flakes, spicy mayo & eel sauce.
Dreamers Roll
In - spicy krab, shrimp tempura, cucumbers. Out - yellowtail, avocado, cilantro, green onions, habanero & spicy ponzu.
The Rock Roll
In - spicy krab, asparagus, cilantro. Out - avocado rock shrimp, fried onions, spicy eel sauce.
Hot Bosa Roll
In - shrimp tempura, cream cheese, avocado. Out - spicy Krab, eel sauce (soy paper).
Chicken Teriyaki Roll
In - cream cheese, avocado. Out - grilled chicken, sriracha, aioli, eel sauce. Deep fried.
Tappi Roll
Salmon, tuna, spicy krab, avocado, cilantro, vinaigrette, panke shrimp. No rice, cucumber wraped.
Samurai Roll
In - spicy krab, gobo, salmon. Out - seared tuna, yellowtail, lemon, avo, masago & side of erick's spicy sauce.
Madrid Roll
Rancho - RRito Roll
Shrimp tempura, avocado, green onions, spicy mayo, spicy krab, cream cheese & eel sauce. Cut small upon request.
Tappi - RRito Roll
Salmon, avocado, masago, jalapeno poppers, cilantro, spicy mayo, eel sauce and green onions. Cut small upon request.
Specialty Sushi Rolls
Rolls
California Roll
Krab, avocado and cucumber.
Philadelphia Roll
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, and cucumber.
Caterpillar Roll
In - baked Eel, cucumber, krab. Out - avocado and eel sauce.
Rainbow Roll
In - krab and cucumber. Out - variety of our fresh fish and avocado.
Spicy Roll
In - choose from: tuna, yellowtail, salmon and Krab with cucumber.
Tuna Roll
6 pieces. Tuna wrapped in seaweed and rice.
Avocado Roll
6 pieces. Avocado wrapped in seaweed and rice.
Cucumber roll
6 pieces. Fresh cucumber wrapped in seaweed and rice.
Shrimp Tempura Roll
In - krab, avocado, shrimp tempura, cucumber. Out - soy paper and eel sauce.
Salmon Skin Roll
6 pieces. Baked salmon skin, avocado, cilantro aioli, cucumber, gobo, bonito flakes and radish sprouts.
Spider Roll
6 pieces. Krab, avocado, cucumber, gobo, soft shell crab and eel sauce.
Crunchy Roll
In - tempura shrimp, avocado, spicy krab. Out - tempura flakes with eel sauce.
Mochi Balls
(Choice of 3)
Tempura Ice Cream
Tempura fried vanilla ice cream and banana topped with chocolate & caramel syrup.
Mango Cheese Cake
Deep Fried Mango Cheese Cake
Served with vanilla ice cream.
Tappis Ice Cream Bowl
2 scoops of vanilla ice cream, crunchies & caramel sauce.
Crepe Vanilla Cake
Chocolate, caramel, vanilla ice cream, pistachios.
Desserts
Drinks
Thai Tea
Shirley Temple
Soft Drink
Tappi's Frappe
San Pellegrino
16.9 oz. Sparkling water.