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    • Hours & Location

    1500 W Lake Lansing Rd.,
    East Lansing, MI 48823
    (517) 337-1500

    Hours
    Monday-Tuesday 4-8pm
    Wednesday-Thursday 12-8pm
    Friday-Saturday 12-10pm
    Sunday 12-8pm

    Happy Hour: Mon-Tues 4-5pm, Weds-Fri 3-5pm (dine in only)
    Lunch: 12-3pm Weds-Fri! 

    Order online + find us on DoorDash for delivery. 

    Share your photos with us: @marurestaurant | #letsdomaru

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    Menus

    Menu available Wednesday to Friday from 12-3pm 

    Sharing Plates

    • Firecracker Shrimp

      tempura shrimp, japanese seven pepper seasoning, spicy garlic chili sauce

      $15

    • Fried Tofu

      sweet or spicy tofu, toasted sesame seeds

      $7

      vegetarian

    • Edamame

      steamed soybeans, kosher salt

      $7

      vegetarian

    • Honey Garlic Shrimp

      tempura shrimp, fried cauliflower, fried green bean, honey garlic sauce

      $16

    • Gyoza

      deep fried chicken dumplings, maru dressing

      $8

    • Crab Rangoon Dip

      crab, cream cheese, cheese curds, roasted red pepper, fried onion, chili sauce, parsley, scallion, wonton chips

      $14

    Nigiri + Sashimi

    Limited availability— please ask your server for details

    Rolls

    • Lunch

      purchase two rolls below and receive a complimentary miso soup or side ginger salad

    • Cali

      crab salad, cucumber, avocado

      $10

    • Spicy Tuna

      cucumber, scallion, pickled peppers

      $11

    • Spicy Salmon

      cucumber, scallion, pickled peppers

      $11

    • Crunchy Shrimp

      tempura shrimp, spicy mayo, tempura crunch

      $12

    • Philly

      smoked salmon, cream cheese, avocado

      $10

    • Crunchy Crab

      crab stick, avocado, seasoned crunchy flakes, grilled inari, rooster sauce, garlic eel sauce

      $12

    • Simply Green

      avocado, kampyo, cucumber, mixed greens, maru dressing

      $9

    • Atlantic

      salmon, red pepper, creamy garlic sauce, furikake seasoning

      $10

    • Flaming Crab

      crab stick, asparagus, kampyo, orange tobiko, burn sauce

      $10

    Signature Rolls

    • Lunch

      served with complimentary miso soup or side ginger salad

    • Blue Mango

      spicy tuna, avocado, mango, kampyo, shrimp, eel sauce, honey wasabi aioli, wasabi tobiko

      $17

    • Crouching Tiger

      panko fried shrimp, cream cheese, crab salad, shrimp, avocado, fantasy sauce, eel sauce, honey wasabi aioli, orange tobiko, scallion

      $17

    • Avatar

      choice of salmon, tuna, or yellowtail, cucumber, avocado, thai chili sauce, scallion

      $18

    • Soy Joy

      spicy tuna, orange tobiko, salmon, cucumber, tempura crunch, soy paper, edamame, scallion, eel sauce, spicy mayo, fantasy sauce

      $17

    • Cosmo

      tempura shrimp, salmon, spicy mayo, avocado, honey wasabi aioli, orange tobiko, scallion

      $17

    • Boogie Veggie

      avocado, asparagus, kampyo, radish sprouts, cucumber, tempura sweet potato, maru dressing

      $15

      vegetarian

    • Miss Saigon

      shrimp, avocado, red pepper, cucumber, radish sprouts, cilantro, soy paper, fried onion, thai chili sauce, hoisin

      $16

    • Ocean's Eleven

      albacore, salmon, cucumber, radish sprouts, pickled daikon, kampyo, avocado, gochujang, basil oil, edamame, spicy chef's salad

      $20

    • Ex-Girlfriend

      panko fried albacore, cream cheese, crab salad, shrimp, avocado, candied garlic crunch

      $16

    • Sexy Bacon

      smoked bacon, crab stick, cucumber, asparagus, tempura crunch, soy paper, fantasy sauce, garlic eel sauce, creamy garlic sauce

      $17

    • Madagascar

      tempura shrimp, avocado, kampyo, garlic eel sauce, rooster sauce, spicy tuna, orange tobiko, tempura crunch, scallion, serrano pepper, burn sauce, sesame oil

      $18

    • Nirvana

      tempura smoked salmon, crab salad, avocado, cream cheese, eel sauce, honey wasabi aioli, orange tobiko, scallion

      $15

    • Papa Crema

      smoked salmon, crab salad, cream cheese, avocado, tempura fried, deep fried sweet potato, garlic eel sauce

      $15

    Entrees

    • Hibachi

      served hibachi with grilled seasonal vegetables, steamed or fried rice, yum yum sauce, choice of miso soup, or house salad (substitute brown rice for $2)

      teriyaki glazed bone-in chicken $23

      beef tenderloin $33

    • Hibachi Veggie

      tempura sweet potato, teriyaki fried tofu

      $19

      vegetarian

    Sharing Plates

    • Firecracker Shrimp

      tempura shrimp, japanese seven pepper seasoning, spicy garlic chili sauce

      $15

    • Fried Tofu

      sweet or spicy tofu, toasted sesame seeds

      $8

      vegetarian

    • Edamame

      steamed soybeans, kosher salt

      $8

      vegetarian

    • Crabby Mushrooms

      panko fried shiitake mushroom, crab salad, cream cheese, scallion, teriyaki

      $14

    • Honey Garlic Shrimp

      tempura shrimp, fried cauliflower, fried green bean, honey garlic sauce

      $16

    • Gyoza

      deep fried chicken dumplings, maru dressing

      $9

    • Crab Rangoon Dip

      crab, cream cheese, cheese curds, roasted red pepper, fried onion, chili sauce, parsley, scallion, wonton chips

      $14

    Nigiri + Sashimi

    • Tuna

      maguro

      $9

      $17

    • Salmon

      nama sake

      $8

      $14

    • Yellowtail

      hamachi

      $8

      $15

    • Smoked Salmon

      $8

      $15

    • Shrimp

      ebi

      $5

      $10

    • Albacore Tataki

      shiro maguro

      $7

      $14

    • scallop

      hotategai

      $8

      $16

    • Eel

      unagi

      $9

      $18

    • Inari

      tofu pocket

      $5

    Rolls

    • Cali

      crab salad, cucumber, avocado

      $10

    • Spicy Tuna

      cucumber, scallion, pickled peppers

      $11

    • Spicy Salmon

      cucumber, scallion, pickled peppers

      $11

    • Philly

      smoked salmon, cream cheese, avocado

      $11

    • Crunchy Shrimp

      tempura shrimp, spicy mayo, tempura crunch

      $12

    • Crunchy Crab

      crab stick, avocado, seasoned crunchy flakes, grilled inari, rooster sauce, garlic eel sauce

      $12

    • Simply Green

      avocado, kampyo, cucumber, mixed greens, maru dressing

      $9

      vegetarian

    • Atlantic

      salmon, red pepper, creamy garlic sauce, furikake seasoning

      $10

    • Flaming Crab

      crab stick, asparagus, kampyo, orange tobiko, burn sauce

      $9

    Signature Rolls

    • Blue Mango

      spicy tuna, avocado, mango, kampyo, shrimp, eel sauce, honey wasabi aioli, wasabi tobiko

      $18

    • Crouching Tiger

      panko fried shrimp, cream cheese, crab salad, shrimp, avocado, fantasy sauce, eel sauce, honey wasabi aioli, orange tobiko, scallion

      $18

    • Soy Joy

      spicy tuna, orange tobiko, salmon, cucumber, tempura crunch, soy paper, edamame, scallion, eel sauce, spicy mayo, fantasy sauce

      $17

    • Cosmo

      tempura shrimp, spicy mayo, salmon, tuna, or both, avocado, honey wasabi aioli, orange tobiko, scallion

      $19

    • Boogie Veggie

      avocado, asparagus, kampyo, radish sprouts, cucumber, tempura sweet potato, maru dressing

      $15

      vegetarian

    • Nirvana

      tempura smoked salmon, crab salad, avocado, cream cheese, eel sauce, honey wasabi aioli, orange tobiko, scallion

      $15

    • Avatar

      choice of salmon, yellowtail, or tuna, cucumber, avocado, thai chili sauce, scallion

      $18

    • Ocean's Eleven

      albacore, salmon, cucumber, radish sprouts, pickled daikon, kampyo, avocado, gochujang, basil oil, edamame, spicy chef's salad

      $20

    • Ex-Girlfriend

      panko fried albacore, cream cheese, crab salad, shrimp, avocado, candied garlic crunch

      $16

    • Sexy Bacon

      smoked bacon, crab stick, cucumber, asparagus, tempura crunch, soy paper, fantasy sauce, garlic eel sauce, creamy garlic sauce

      $17

    • Madagascar

      tempura shrimp, avocado, kampyo, garlic eel sauce, rooster sauce, spicy tuna, orange tobiko, tempura crunch, scallion, serrano pepper, burn sauce, sesame oil

      $18

    • Papa Crema

      smoked salmon, crab salad, cream cheese, avocado, tempura fried, deep fried sweet potato, garlic eel sauce

      $15

    • Miss Saigon

      shrimp, avocado, red pepper, cucumber, radish sprouts, cilantro, soy paper, fried onion, thai chili sauce, hoisin

      $16

    • Super Mario

      marinated shiitake mushroom, radish sprouts, avocado, cucumber, red pepper, asparagus, tempura crunch, mushroom, pickled radish, chef's salad

      $16

      vegetarian

    • Mangolorian

      spicy yellowtail, mango, red pepper, yellowtail, avocado, cilantro, crunchy onion, honey wasabi aioli, gochujang, hoisin

      $22

    Entrees + Add On

    • Hibachi

      served with grilled seasonal vegetables, steamed or fried rice, and yumyum sauce, choice of miso soup or house salad

      teriyaki glazed bone-in chicken $24

      beef tenderloin $33

    • Hibachi Veggie

      tempura sweet potato, teriyaki fried tofu

      $20

      vegetarian

    • Yaki Udon

      stir-fried udon noodles, zucchini, onion, broccoli, carrot, mushroom, seasonal vegetables

      $15

      vegetarian

      add fried tofu $6

      grilled chicken $8

      grilled shrimp $8

      beef $10

    • Miso Soup

      tofu, wakame, scallion

      $5

    • House Salad

      mixed greens, iceberg lettuce, cucumber, edamame, red pepper, tomato, red cabbage, ginger dressing

      $7

      vegetarian

    • Seaweed Salad

      toasted sesame seeds, cucumber

      $7

      vegetarian

    dessert

    • Dark Chocolate Truffle

      dark chocolate, berries, almonds, raspberry sauce, waffle crisp

      $10

      vegetarian

    • Vanilla Bean Cheesecake

      creamy cheesecake with Madagascar vanilla, oat crust, lavender blueberry jam, shortbread cookie crumble

      $11

      vegetarian

    • Mango Sorbet

      mango sorbet, sweet toasted coconut, citrus syrup, berries, mint

      $6

      vegetarian

    dessert cocktails

    • sjk

      soju, su jung kwa tea, bitters, simple syrup, orange

      $12

    • kohi noir

      japanese whisky, grand marnier liqueur, chicory syrup

      $12

    Signature Cocktails

    • soju lemonade

      soju, homemade lemonade, seasonal fruit, basil

      $9

    • sake sangria

      white or red wine, sake, lemon, lime, orange, mango juice, soda, fresh fruit

      $9

    • maru mule

      vodka, ginger liqueur, lime

      $12

    • tokyo mule

      cucumber-infused sake, ginger beer, lime

      $10

    • seoul mule

      cucumber-infused soju, ginger beer, lime

      $9

    • zen garden

      vodka or gin, chambord, lavender syrup, lemon, soda

      $10

    • gin aperol spritz

      gin, aperol, grapefruit, caramelized orange, soda

      $12

    • lavender collins

      vodka, lavender simple syrup, lemon, mint, soda

      $10

    • sjk

      soju, su jung kwa tea, lemon, bitters, simple syrup, orange

      $12

    • kohi noir

      japanese whisky, grand marnier liqueur, chicory syrup

      $12

    • kitsune

      tequila, raspberry liqueur, lime juice, ginger beer, tajin, lime

      $12

    • cowboy killer

      rye whiskey, dolin sweet vermouth, benedictine, lemon, cherry

      $13

    • lychee elderflower martini

      vodka, elderflower liqueur, lychee juice, lychee nut, shiso leaf

      $15

    • cherry blossom martini

      sparkling sake, triple sec, cranberry juice, lime juice, orange bitters, amarena cherry

      $13

    Cocktail Pitchers

    Serves 4-5

    • Tokyo Mule

      cucumber-infused sake, ginger beer, lime

      $32

    • Soju Lemonade

      soju, housemade lemonade, berries, basil

      $30

    • Sake Sangria

      white or red wine, sake, lemon, lime, orange, mango juice, soda, fresh fruit

      $28

    White Wine

    By the Glass/Bottle

    • house white

      $8

      $32

    • colli euganei pinot grigio

      veneto

      $36

    • deslonges sauvignon blanc

      loire valley

      $11

      $42

    • kurani sauvignon blanc

      marlborough

      $13

      $50

    • mohua sauvignon blanc

      marlborough

      $48

    • lola chardonnay

      sonoma coast

      $13

      $50

    • bellula chardonnay (unoaked)

      languedoc

      $45

    • la perlina moscato

      puglia

      $10

      $45

    • black star farms riesling

      old mission

      $12

      $44

    • terra d’oro white blend

      california

      $10

      $40

    • cht roc meynard white blend

      bordeaux

      $48

    • chateau montgeruet rosé

      anjou

      $12

      $44

    • estreilla rosé

      vinho verde

      $10

      $40

    • mawby detroit

      michigan

      $10

    • mawby sex

      michigan

      $10

    Red Wine

    By the Glass/Bottle

    • house red

      $8

      $32

    • hybrid pinot noir

      california

      $10

      $40

    • fog mountain pinot noir

      california

      $12

      $44

    • piatelli reserva cabernet sauvignon

      mendoza

      $11

      $42

    • vina robles cabernet sauvignon

      paso robles

      $15

      $60

    • chateau font du loup chatenefu du pape

      $82

    • pigmentum malbec

      cohors

      $10

      $40

    • red schooner malbec

      california

      $40

    • emmolo merlot

      california

      $42

    Makkuli by the glass

    makgeolli (mahk-oh-lee) is Korea’s oldest alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice. the milky and lightly sparkling rice wine tastes slightly sweet, tangy, bitter + astringent. the flavor is familiar to sake, but is more refreshing and crisp, with a bit of fizz.

    • Makku

      Blueberry, Mango, Original

      $12

    Draft Selections

    • Sapporo

      16oz

      $5

    • Bell's Two Hearted

      16oz

      $6

    • Blake’s Cider

      rotating 16 oz

      $6

    By the Bottle/Can

    • Stella Artois

      12 oz

      $5

    • Sapporo

      20 oz

      $8

    • Asahi

      22 oz

      $8

    • Founder's

      rotating 12 oz

      $6

    Seltzers

    by the can

    • saku soku seltzers

      Strawberry, Pineapple, Tangerine

      $9

    Craft Mocktails

    • strawberry basil lemonade

      strawberries, basil, housemade lemonade

      $8

    • lime cucumber spritzer

      lime, cucumber, soda water

      $7

    • blueberry lavender lemonade

      muddled blueberry, lavender, housemade lemonade, soda

      $8

    • mango peach fizz

      mango juice, peach bitters, lemon lime soda

      $9

    • pomegranate spritz

      pomegranate juice, lime, shiso, lemon lime soda

      $8

    • fruit stand spritz

      fruit stand tea, mint, ginger beer

      $7

    Non-Alcoholic

    • French Pressed Coffee

      regular or decaf (perfect for two)

      $5

    • House Green Tea

      toasted brown rice

      $3

    • Loose-Leaf Teas

      leelenau county (decaf), fruit stand (decaf), strawberry fields oolong, houjicha, toasted chestnut, nice to peach-u

      $4.50

    • San Pellegrino

      $4

    • Housemade Lemonade

      $3.50

    By the Carafe

    • House Sake

      hot, cold, cucumber-infused

      $8

      $10

    By the Glass/Bottle

    • ryo cool evening

      junmai ginjo

      $7

      $35

    • mio

      sparkling

      $8

      $40

    • living jewel

      junmai

      $8

      $40

    • snow maiden

      semi dry nigori unfiltered

      $8

      $40

    • sayuri

      sweet nigori, unfiltered

      $9

      $47

    • blossoms of peace

      junmai

      $9

      $47

    Sake Flights

    • maru seasonal flight

      house infusions. grilled pineapple, blackberry, peach, cucumber

      $15

    • remix flight

      pick 2 from seasonal and premium

      $20

    • premium

      snow maiden, blossoms of peace, sayuri, wondering poet

      $25

    Monday-Tuesday 4-5pm
    Wednesday-Friday 3-5pm
    Dine in only 

    Drinks

    • $3 Off Glasses / $12 Off Bottles of House Wine

    • Soju Lemonade, Tokyo Mule, Sangria (Red or White)

      $6

    • $5 Off Cocktail Pitchers

    Shareables

    • Edamame

      $5

    • Fried Tofu

      $5

    • Gyoza

      $5

    • 15% Off Select Signature Rolls

      Crouching Tiger, Madagascar, Cosmo, Nirvana, Ex-Girlfriend, Soy Joy, Crazy Salmon, Papa Crema, Boogie Veggie

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