Kalbi Short Ribs$23.00Grilled beef short ribs marinated in our 9-year old mother sauce
Skewers! 串焼き$4.00Each order is two skewers of either: yakitori -- dark meat chicken with scallions tontoro -- pork cheek marinated in koji and miso tsukune -- chicken meatball or one skewer of motsu (pork chitterlings) All are grilled in finished with our 9-year old taré mother sauce of soy sauce, mirin, sake, and s
Hamachi "kama" -- Grilled yellowtail jaw$28.00Hamachi is Japanese amberjack or yellowtail (also sometimes known as "buri") and the collar of this fish is especially great -- Grilled at a high heat with sea salt and citrus -- served with grated daikon radish to cut through the richness.
食事 Noodles and Rice
Pork Katsu Sandwich$18.00Classic fried pork loin cutlet sandwich + Japanese mustard + Katsu sauce on pillow soft pane di mie bread.
Riceball おにぎりさん$4.50A staple to-go item: Japanese short grain sticky rice stuffed with roasted salmon or salty sour plum and wrapped in crisp nori seaweed
White rice$4.00perfect rice (we're sorry we had to raise the price to account for the rising cost of containers)
Vegetables
Obanzai$19.00A variety of vegetable dishes -- Select Three or let us pick for you!
Non-Alcohol
Topo-Chico*$5.50
刺身 Raw
Tuna Tataki$15.00Seared tuna with garlic infused soy sauce
A la carte Sashimi 一品刺身$21.00
Tuna nuta$15.00Sashimi-grade tuna in a mustard-miso sauce with scallions
Tekka don 鉄火丼$22.00Akami (lean) sashimi tuna on rice seasoned with vinegar (sushi rice)
"Uni" Sea Urchin$25.00About 3 ounces of sea urchin with a quail egg and fresh wasabi. Eat with a spoon to optimize decadence.
揚げ物 Fried
Kara age: Fried chicken$16.00
Fried tofu 揚げ出し豆腐$10.00Fried tofu in a dashi broth with ginger, grated daikon, nameko mushrooms, and bonito flakes (not vegetarian).
Shishamo 子持ちししゃも$9.50Three whole, fried smelts with the roe inside. Salty, perfect sake food.
Tempura 天ぷら$19.00Choose from several variations of tempura: Kisu and shrimp キスとエビ天 Vegetables from our garden 野菜
その他 Other preparations
Beef tongue with karashi-miso$19.50Super tender, thick cut beef tongue with a mustard miso and pickled onions
Kakuni$18.50Thick cuts of pork belly braised for several hours in soy sauce and ginger. A lot of Asian countries that love pork belly have variations of this dish.
Dashimaki tamago$16.50A Japanese style omelet with eggs and dashi. It's very fluffy and light. A version with barbecue eel is called U-maki tamago (U for unagi)
Other
Fried Tofu*$10.00
Ankimo*$17.00
Kikusui Brewery "Funaguchi" shinmai nama genshu$16.00A sake that is a lot of things! Brewed using the first rice harvest of the season, it is unpasturized and undiluted. It comes in an easy to drink sealed, one cup. Super refreshing and can be enjoyed on ice! Best cold.
Bunraku Nihonjin no Wasuremono Yamahai Junmai$21.00HALF BOTTLE: This sake has it's particular aromatic and textural qualities as a result of using the "Yamahai" technique of adding natural lactic acid to the mash before pasturization.
Uzaku$16.00
Iwanoi$29.00
Ebi Fry*$19.50
Omakase*$20.00Gluten free option available. NO SUBSTITUTIONS.
Cod$32.00
Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Junmai (NIIGATA)$33.00HALF BOTTLE: Based at the foot of Mt. Hakkai, the brewery uses the mountain snow water to produce its famous sake. Goes well with grilled and fried foods.
Chahan*$15.00Fried rice with garlic and green shiso (Contains egg). Can be made vegan and/of GF.
Otaru$10.00
Eel ‘kabayaki’$35.50A whole barbecue eel with a 10 year old eel sauce.
Fried baby octopus 仔蛸の唐揚げ *$16.00
Fried Oysters カキフライ$21.00Panko breaded and perfectly fried, large oysters with Japanese tartare sauce
Scallop Carpaccio*$19.00
Sashimi 刺身盛り合わせ*$20.00A chef's selection of 10 types, 7 types, or 3 types of raw fish. Variety may vary by what's available today. *it's rare, but fish may contain bones. Substitution or swaps cannot be offered; if avoiding certain fish, please select fish 'a la carte' option.
Shime Saba$19.50
Riceball Konbu$4.50
Riceball Mentaiko$4.50
Riceball Salmon$6.00
Riceball Ikura$7.00
Gokoo$22.00
Tenshi no Yuwaku$38.00
Zuisen$21.00
Torikai$31.00
Kappa$23.00
Ikkomon$26.00
Ginza Black$22.00
Sardine$19.00
Kakurei Jg (Niigata)$29.00
Kid Jd$35.00
Ginga Kogen$8.00Large bottle
Shichida$32.00
Snow Angel Ng$16.00A chewy sake that drinks clean and smooth with a long finish. Pairs super well with shellfish, oysters and sashimi
Ice Breaker$52.00
Kiminoi$51.00A soft and light-bodied sake with a loooong finish. Great with salmon, hamachi and fattier fishes
SPECIAL: "Saba no miso ni" 鯖の味噌煮$19.00Spanish mackerel filets cooked in miso and sake
Nagayama Shuzo "TAKA" 貴 Tokubetsu Junmai (Yamaguchi Prefecture)$75.00LARGE BOTTLE: After spending some time with the iconic Pierre PACALET in Burgundy, France, this sake brewer returned to Japan to produce sake with the same intensity and sensibility. Uses #9 yeast to produce a light and dry with notes of melon, lime, and mint.
2023 Bruno Duchene TITET$66.00Beaujolais superiur gamay. Burgundy, Fr
2022 JB Hardy Muscadet$99.00
Foulard Rouge OCtobre$64.00
Croquettes$18.50Two croquettes with crab and corn in a bechamel sauce and deep fried
Hirame$23.00
2024 Nanclares Dandelion$63.00
Chassorney BEDEAU PN$108.00
Claire Naudin 'La Plante'$96.00
SKIN Corentin Houillon Zenith$111.00
2015 Morey Coffinet$108.00
To go bag$0.05
Orremas Furmint$85.00
Fukucho$40.00Dry, but not disastrously so-- with a mild finish. A great introduction to Niigata sake