Kitchen Specials
$10
kamochi shishamo
grilled smelt with roe served with ponzu, lemon, daikon and ginger
$10
$15
wagyu nikumaki
american wagyu beef wrapped around carrot and green onion, lightly grilled and served with three dipping sauces
$15
$14
Fried oysters
coated in panko bread crumbs, fried and served with yuzu mayo
$14
$13
Edamame Dumplings
hand made dumplings filled with edamame, truffle oil, butter, cream, parmesan, shallots and garlic steamed and served with a white soy dashi broth, cilantro, red bell pepper and rice crunchies
$13
HOT SMALL PLATES
$19
SAIKYO-MISO SABLEFISH
Melt in your mouth sablefish marinated in our own sakiyo-miso blend and baked to perfection.
$19
$18
Yin-yang salmon
Black and white sesame-crusted salmon in a yuzu-black bean sauce.
$18
$15
calamari
Crunchy, cornmeal and shichimi-coated squid, served with wasabi aioli.
$15
$15
prawns tempura
Tiger prawns and seasonal vegetables in our delicate tempura batter. Served with dashi dipping sauce and green tea sea salt.
$15
$22
azekura
Seared beef balances atop tempura-fried portabellas and green beans. Served with "Essential Reduction" sauce.
$22
$15
crispy chicken
Tempura fried chicken thigh served with house teriyaki sauce and Asian slaw.
$15
$20
FRIED TROUT
Crispy, fried whole trout and served with our house-made Thai chili salsa.
$20
$19
BBQ PORK RIBS
Tender, meaty ribs, braised and brushed with our ginger-soy glaze, served with root vegetables.
$19
$16
kuro buta pork belly
Sake braised pork belly with Peruvian-fusion chili sauce, fried lotus root, and purple yam puree.
$16
$16
gyoza
House-made pork dumplings. Served with aromatic greens and spicy ponzu.
$16
$12
vegetable tempura
A savory assortment of tempura vegetables with dashi dipping sauce.
$12
$16
wok-tossed asparagus
crispy asparagus with garlic and shiitake sauce
$16
$12
shishito peppers
tempura fried pepper with dashi
$12
$10
age-dashi tofu
fried tofu in dashi broth with katsuo flakes
$10
$7
edamame
japanese soybeans served warm
$7
$5
gohan (rice)
traditional steamed or bbq rice onigiri
$5
SALAD
$13
green papaya
shredded green papaya with piquant chili-lime dressing and ground peanuts
$13
$11
mixed greens
mesclun with julienne of fuji apples, orange-miso dressing and toasted walnuts
$11
$13
glass noodles
chilled glass noodles with shredded vegetables, ginger-soy dressing and crispy wonton
$13
$13
asian caesar
heats of romaine, house-made taro chips, and southeast caesar dressing
$13
$7
sunomono salad
japanese pickled cucumber salad. add tako for 2 dollars
$7
$6
seaweed salad
seaweed, daikon garnish. add squid for 2 dollars
$6
soup
$18
pork rib soba
thick wheat noodles in pork broth with ginger, green onion and bbq pork ribs
$18
$18
shrimp soba
thick wheat noodles in pork broth with ginger, green onion and shrimp
$18
$17
asian greens soba
thick wheat noodles in pork broth with ginger, green onion and asian greens
$17
$13
sour and spicy seafood
assorted seafood in a pork broth with lemon grass and cilantro
$13
$6
classic miso
served with tofu, wakame seaweed and green onion served traditional sipping style - no spoon
$6