Nikki’s Fresh Gourmet & Sushi downtown Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Nikki’s Fresh Gourmet & Sushi downtown, a culinary gem nestled in Wilmington, NC. This vibrant eatery offers a diverse menu that beautifully marries traditional sushi with American favorites, ensuring there's something for everyone.
Start your meal with an array of appetizers, like the delightful Harumaki Appetizer and crispy Fire Shrimp, which set the tone for the feast ahead. Moving on, the salads like Nikki's Salad and Eastern Mediterranean Salad Plate offer a fresh and flavorful introduction.
Sushi lovers will be in heaven with specialty rolls such as the Vanilla Gorilla, highlighted by the patrons' rave reviews. And for those seeking heartier options, consider the mouthwatering burgers or bento boxes packed with flavor. Nikki's prides itself on using fresh ingredients, ensuring every dish is a culinary delight.
The atmosphere is welcoming, making it a perfect spot for any occasion. Come experience both the exquisite food and warm service that Nikki's is renowned for.
Menu - Appetizers
Harumaki Appetizer
pork japanese style egg roll (2)
Fire Shrimp
fried jumbo shrimp with thai chili sauce
Soft Shell Crab
deep fried served with tempura
Calamari Tempura Appetizer
deep fried with tempura and sweet & spicy sauce
BBQ Tofu & Eggplant
Thai Fried Shrimp
fried popcorn shrimp tossed in a sweet/spicy sauce
Falafel With Tzatziki Sauce
6 pcs
Shumai Appetizer
shrimp dumpling with ponzu sauce
Gyoza
pork dumpling with ponzu sauce
Yasai Gyoza
veggie dumpling with ponzu sauce
Edamame Pea Pod
steamed green soybean
Hummus With Pita Points
Eastern Mediterranean Salad Plate
hummus, 3 pcs. lalafel, and grilled pita with choice of caesar or garden salad
Nikki's Salad
romaine lettuce, egg, jack cheese, bacon, onion and tomato
Tofu Avocado Salad
Garden Salad Plate
crisp lettuce, tomato, carrots, sprouts, onions and cucumbers served with your choice of homemade dressing
Caesar Salad
Ginger Salad
Miso Soup
Menu - Salads & Soup
Menu - Sandwiches
Traditional Lamb Or Chicken Gyro
with lettuce, tomato, carrots & tzatziki sauce in a grilled pita
Black Bean Tacos
3 black bean tacos with hummus, tzatziki, lettuce, tomato, sprouts & scallions
Black Bean Burrito
black bean patty, avocado, salsa, jalapenos, monterey jack cheese, lettuce & tomato wrapped in wheat tortilla
Fried Mater Sandwich
tempura fried tomatoes, hummus, provolone, sprouts & avocado on toasted wheat bread
Avocado On Wheat
sliced avocado, salsa mayo, lettuce, tomato & sprouts on whole wheat bread
Falafel Hummus Wrap
homemade falafel with lettuce, tomato, carrots, hummus & tzatziki wrapped in a wheat tortilla
Cheeseburger
9 oz hand-pattied, 100% fresh angus beef with lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, ketchup, mustard & pickles
Blackened Chicken Or Tofu Caesar Salad Wrap
blackened chicken breast or blackened tofu wrapped in a wheat tortilla with crisp romaine lettuce, caesar dressing, hummus & parmesan cheese
Philly Cheese
philly style steak, grilled chicken or grilled tofu topped with provolone cheese, grilled onions, mushrooms, peppers, lettuce & salsa mayo
Cheese Quesadilla
grilled tortilla with melted monterey jack & scallions, served with spicy sour cream
Grilled Soft Tacos
3 grilled tacos with monterey jack cheese, scallions, lettuce & tomato, served with spicy sour cream
Eel Poke Bowl
eel on a bed of sushi rice, topped with seaweed salad cucumber, asparagus, avocado eel sauce, japanese dressing, sesame seeds and powdered seaweed
Rainbow Poke Bowl
salmon, tuna, and white tuna on a bed of sushi rice, topped with seaweed salad, cucumber, asparagus, avocado, japanese dressing, sesame seeds and powdered seaweed
Spicy Poke Bowl
choice of tuna, salmon, white tuna, hamachi, shrimp, kani or tofu skin, on a bed of sushi rice, topped with seaweed salad, cucumber, asparagus, avocado, spicy mayo, sesame seeds and powdered seaweed
Poke Bowl
choice of tuna, salmon, white tuna, hamachi, shrimp, kani or tofu skin, on a bed of sushi rice, topped with seaweed salad, cucumber, asparagus, avocado, japanese dressing, sesame seeds and powdered seaweed
Menu - Poke Bowls
Menu - Hibachi Entrees
Salmon Hibachi
8 oz fillet. served with mixed vegetables, white rice,
Steak Hibachi
8 oz steak. served with mixed vegetables, white rice,
Shrimp Hibachi
12 jumbo shrimp. served with mixed vegetables, white rice,
Chicken Hibachi
two 5 oz chicken breast. served with mixed vegetables, white rice,
Vegetable Hibachi
14 oz. veggie mix. served with mixed vegetables, white rice,
Tuna Teriyaki Entree
8oz tuna filet. served with grilled vegetables, teriyaki sauce, & rice.
Chicken & Shrimp Teriyaki Entree
5 oz chicken breast & 6 jumbo shrimp. served with grilled vegetables, teriyaki sauce, & rice.
Red Snapper Teriyaki Entree
full 10 oz fillet. served with grilled vegetables, teriyaki sauce, & rice.
Shrimp Teriyaki Entree
10 jumbo shrimp. served with grilled vegetables, teriyaki sauce, & rice.
Salmon Teriyaki Entree
8 oz fillet. served with grilled vegetables, teriyaki sauce, & rice.
Chicken Teriyaki Entree
two 5 oz chicken breast. served with grilled vegetables, teriyaki sauce, & rice.
Tofu Teriyaki Entree
firm tofu & mixed vegetables. served with grilled vegetables, teriyaki sauce, & rice.
Vegetable Teriyaki Entree
14 oz veggie mix. served with grilled vegetables, teriyaki sauce, & rice.
Menu - Teriyaki Entrees
Menu - Bento Boxes
Nikki's Sashimi Bento Box
3 pieces tuna, 3 pieces salmon and 8 piece tuna roll. served with white rice, miso soup & ginger salads, 4pc california roll, edamame, pork gyoza. vegetarian gyoza available. no substitutions.
Nikki's Sushi Bento Box
2 pieces tuna, 2 pieces salmon and 8 piece tuna roll. served with white rice, miso soup & ginger salads, 4pc california roll, edamame, pork gyoza. vegetarian gyoza available. no substitutions.
Sesame Chicken Bento Box
served with white rice, miso soup & ginger salads, 4pc california roll, edamame, pork gyoza. vegetarian gyoza available. no substitutions.
Sesame Shrimp Bento Box
served with white rice, miso soup & ginger salads, 4pc california roll, edamame, pork gyoza. vegetarian gyoza available. no substitutions.
Grilled Tofu Teriyaki Bento Box
served with white rice, miso soup & ginger salads, 4pc california roll, edamame, pork gyoza. vegetarian gyoza available. no substitutions.
Grilled Tuna Teriyaki Bento Box
served with white rice, miso soup & ginger salads, 4pc california roll, edamame, pork gyoza. vegetarian gyoza available. no substitutions.
Grilled Salmon Teriyaki Bento Box
served with white rice, miso soup & ginger salads, 4pc california roll, edamame, pork gyoza. vegetarian gyoza available. no substitutions.
Grilled Shrimp Teriyaki Bento Box
served with white rice, miso soup & ginger salads, 4pc california roll, edamame, pork gyoza. vegetarian gyoza available. no substitutions.
Grilled Chicken Teriyaki Bento Box
served with white rice, miso soup & ginger salads, 4pc california roll, edamame, pork gyoza. vegetarian gyoza available. no substitutions.
Yoshi Tuna Tartare
delicately formed circle of spicy tuna topped with flying fish roe, spicy tobiko, wasabi tobiko, & black tobiko
Sashimi Appetizer
2 pcs each of tuna, salmon, white fish and 1 pc each of octopus and surf clam
Black Pepper Tuna
pan seared black pepper crusted tuna, thinly sliced and served with ponzu sauce
Sashimi Martini
mango, kiwi and cucumber mixed with tuna, white tuna, yellowtail, salmon and white fish topped with flying fish roe and citrus yuzn sauce. served in a martini glass
Yellowtail Jalapeno Bites
6 pcs of yellowtail sashimi with thinly sliced jalapeno pieces, drizzled with our house made yuzn sauce
Spicy Tuna Or Salmon Lettuce Wraps
your choice of minced tuna or salmon with japanese spices, spicy mayo, eel sauce and scallions placed in 4 mini romaine lettuce wraps
Tuna Tataki
seared tuna served in ponzu sauce and miso sauce
Sushi Appetizer
1 pc each of tuna, salmon, shrimp, white fish and surf clam each over a seasoned ball of rice
Osaka Spicy Tuna Salad
chunks of yellow in tuna, crab meat, sliced cucumbers and seaweed blended with spicy mayo
Avocado Salad
avocado, crab meat, cucumber, spicy mayo, tempura flakes, sesame seeds and flying fish roe served over a bed of lettuce
Octopus Salad
octopus, crab meat, sliced cucumber, flying fish roe mixed with house made rice wine vinegar dressing
Kani Salad
crabmeat with sliced cucumber, flying fish roe & spicy mayo
Spicy Seaweed Salad
Menu - Sushi Bar Appetizers
Menu - Sushi & Sashimi
Shrimp- Sushi Or Sashimi
Tofu Skin (Inari)- Sushi Or Sashimi
Tamago (Egg Cake)- Sushi Or Sashimi
Squid (Ika)- Sushi Or Sashimi
Crab Meat (Kani)- Sushi Or Sashimi
Octopus- Sushi Or Sashimi
Tobiko (Flying Fish Roe)- Sushi Or Sashimi
Ikura (Salmon Roe)- Sushi Or Sashimi
Surf Clam- Sushi Or Sashimi
Spicy Scallop- Sushi Or Sashimi
Fresh Scallop- Sushi Or Sashimi
Fresh Eel (Unagi)- Sushi Or Sashimi
Mackerel- Sushi Or Sashimi
Red Snapper- Sushi Or Sashimi
Hamachi (Yellowtail)- Sushi Or Sashimi
Smoked Salmon- Sushi Or Sashimi
Salmon- Sushi Or Sashimi
Super White Tuna (Escolar)- Sushi Or Sashimi
Tuna- Sushi Or Sashimi
Cucumber Roll
maki style
Avocado Roll
maki style
Veg Head Roll
avocado, cucumber and asparagus
California Roll
crab, avocado and cucumber with sesame seeds
Spicy Shrimp Avocado Roll
Asparagus Roll
tempura asparagus
Zucchini Roll
tempura zucchini
Salmon Maki Roll
maki style salmon roll
Tuna Maki Roll
maki style tuna roll
Eel Avocado Cucumber Roll
eel, avocado, & cucumber with eel sauce
Sweet Potato Roll
tempura fried sweet potato
Sunshine Roll
lemon, avocado and cucumber
Philidelphia Roll
crab, cream cheese and scallion
Salmon Skin Roll
salmon skin, cucumber, scallion and eel sauce
Japanese Bagel Roll
smoked salmon, ream cheese and scallion
Yellowtail Scallion Maki Roll
maki style hamachi & scallions
Spicy Tuna Avocado Roll
minced spicy tuna & avocado
Shrimp Tempura Avocado Roll
tempura shrimp, avocado, & fish roe
Alaska Roll
salmon, avocado and cucumber
Let It Roll
eel, shrimp, cucumber and eel sauce
Double Dipper Roll
spicy tuna with tempura flakes
Adirondack Roll
spicy salmon with tempura flakes
Boston Roll
shrimp tempura, lettuce and avocado
Superstar Roll
tuna and salmon topped with spicy mayo & broiled
Spicy Yellowtail Roll
yellowtail, cucumber, spicy mayo and scallion
Spicy Lump Crab California Roll
lump crab, avocado, cucumber and spicy fish roe
Tuna Avocado Cucumber Roll
tuna, avocado, & cucumber roll
Salmon Cream Cheese Scallion Roll
salmon, cream cheese topped with scallions
Spicy Shrimp Roll
sushi shrimp with avocado, topped with spicy mayo
Spicy White Tuna Roll
white tuna, avocado, topped with spicy mayo
Chicken Tender Roll
chicken tender, avocado, eel sauce
Crispy Peanut Avocado Roll
peanuts, avocado
Avocado Mango Roll
avocado, mango
Menu - Regular Sushi Rolls
Menu - Specialty Sushi Rolls
Angel Hair Roll
shrimp tempura, cream cheese, avocado, and cucumber topped with crab meat, tempura flake and eel sauce
Dinosaur Roll
tuna, eel, crab, cream cheese, flying fish roe and scallion (with whole roll deep fried) spicy mayo and eel sauce
Crunchy Roll
whole roll deep fried, salmon, crab, cream cheese, scallion, flying fish roe with spicy mayo and eel sauce
Spider Roll
tempura soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber, lettuce, topped with flying fish roe and eel sauce
Cultured Pearl Roll
tuna, scallops, avocado, cream cheese and cucumbers tempura fried and then wrapped in rice, nori and spicy mayo
Mika Roll
spicy salmon and avocado wrapped in soy paper and topped with kiwi and mango sauce
Seared Salmon Roll
spicy crab and avocado wrapped with flame seared salmon and topped with a miso sauce, eel sauce and shichimi spice
Crunchy Eel Roll
eel and avocado inside and topped with spicy crab, tempura flakes, eel sauce and sriracha
Dragon Roll
spicy tuna, asparagus and scallions topped with avocado
Black Dragon Roll
cucumber, avocado and flying fish roe topped with shrimp, eel and eel sauce
Rainbow Roll
crab, avocado, cucumber topped with tuna, salmon, white fish and avocado
Vanilla Gorilla Roll
yellowtail, cream cheese, jalapeno, cucumbers and fish roe, whole roll fried and topped with eel sauce and spicy mayo
Naruto Roll
tuna, salmon, hamachi, avocado, flying fish roe and scallion wrapped with thin cucumber and a ponzu sauce
Fire Dragon Roll
seared black pepper tuna and avocado topped with spicy tuna and a honey wasabi sauce and scallion
Black Tiger Roll
tuna, salmon, and hamachi with tempura flakes, wrapped in a 'tiger striped' nori with black tobiko and yummy sauce
Valentine Roll
spicy tuna, spicy salmon, and avocado topped with tuna, wrapped in soy paper, with chef's special honey wasabi sauce
Spicy Lobster Roll
asparagus and crab inside with spicy lobster and scallions on top with a honey wasabi sauce, tempura flakes and sprouts
Tuck 'N Roll
tuna, salmon, mango and avocado inside, wrapped with soy paper and drizzled with strawberry and mango sauce
K-Town Roll
spicy white tuna and crunchy tempura flakes inside with tuna, white tuna and jalapenos on top with sriracha
Devil's Breath Roll
spicy tuna, jalapeno, tempura flakes, topped with salmon, avocado, spicy mayo and wasabi tobiko
My Yoshi Roll
shrimp tempura, cucumber and cream cheese wrapped with spicy tuna, seaweed salad, wasabi mayo and eel sauce
Rockstar Roll
shrimp tempura, eel, lumb crab, crab meat and avocado topped with black tobiko and drizzled with eel sauce and yummy sauce
Tuna Volcano Roll
shrimp tempura, avocado, rice and nori wrapped and tempura fried. topped with spicy tuna, eel sauce, spicy mayo, and tempura flakes, scallions and fish roe
Super Crunch Roll
salmon, crab, shrimp, cream cheese, whole roll fried and topped with spicy mayo, eel sauce, scallions and roe
Firecracker Roll
spicy tuna, spicy salmon, mango, jalapeno roll topped with salmon, tuna, avocado, eel sauce, sriracha & tempura flakes
Kid's Popcorn Shrimp
battered and fried popcorn shrimp
Kid's Chicken Fingers
3 battered and deep-fried chicken tenders
Kid's Cheese Quesadilla
grilled tortilla with melted monterey jack cheese
Kid's Grilled Cheese On Wheat
with american & provolone cheese melted to perfection on toasted wheat bread
Kid's Pb& J Or Honey
a childhood favorite on toasted wheat bread
Menu - Kids Menu
Menu - Sides
Chips & Salsa (Side)
Hot Chips With Ranch (Side)
Sesame Noodles (Side)
served hot or cold