Potato Suri Nagashi　$6.50
(芋のすり流し)
Japanese pureed soup made with creamy, robust potatoes. Served cold(available in place of miso soup + $3)


Buta Bara Nikomi　$13.95
(豚バラ煮物)
Tender pork belly braised in a robustly flavored soy sauce. Served au jus with Japanese mustard 

Maguro Sanshō  　 $12.95
(鮪山椒)
Grilled tuna, marinated with Japanese Green peppercorns, tossed with sliced onion, olive oil, lemon, and ginger

Geso Pon　$8.50
(下足ポン酢)
Seasoned and starched squid tentacles flash fried and marinated with a citrus-soy sauce with grilled peppers

Mombetsu Satsuma Age　＄10.00
(紋別さつま揚げ)
Fish cake from Mombetsu city in Hokkaido made with Pollack. Tender, yet chewy, it is grilled and served with freshly grated ginger root and soy

Namadako Kara Age  　  $12.95
(鮹唐揚げ)
Bite sized pieces of raw octopus, coated in seasoned breading, and flash fried to a golden crisp

Takenoko Hasami Age　$9.50
(筍鋏揚げ)
Thinly sliced bamboo shoots sandwich stuffed with seasoned, chopped shrimp and tenpura  fried to a light crisp



Hamo (Pike Conger)(鱧)
A seasonal speciality in Kyoto, hamo is part of the eel family and has a delicate flavor with a meaty texture

Hamo Zukushi (づくし)　$18.95
A sampler of the hamo dishes

Hamo Zaku (ざく)　$10.50
Served with sweet, pickled cucumbers

Hamo Sushi (すし)　$12.50
Two pieces of pressed hamo over sushi rice

Hamo Tenpura or Katsu 　$12.50
(天麩羅)(カツ”)
Tenpura battered and fried OR panko breaded and deep-fried

Hamo Otoshi (おとし)　$12.50
Blanched and served cold with a citrus ponzu dipping sauce and chopped scallions and a grated, spicy daikon radish

Ayu Shioyaki　$15.00
(鮎の塩焼き)
A symbol of warm weather in Japan, this sweetfish is simply salted and grilled over charcoal.  This creates a salty,crispy skin with a slightly sweet, tender flesh. Customer’s choice of sudachi (Japanese citrus) infused ayu or traditional ayu.

Cha Zaru Soba　$10.00
(茶そば)
Al dente buckwheat noodles made with green tea. giving them a shade of green and a matcha flavor. Served chilled with a house-made soy dipping sauce, chopped scallions, and wasabi