Fun Bites
Rocky Balboa
Onsen egg, sea urchin, house-marinated salmon roe, shiso, wasabi, sweet shoyu dashi - Inspired by the scene in the movie "Rocky." You can chug it like the Champ or eat it with a spoon to savor the luxurious "eggs"
- per each$8.00
Tako Wasabi$7.00
Raw marinated baby octopus, wasabi, celery, apple, Arbequina olive oil
Japanese Cucumber Salad$6.00
Japanese cucumber, sesame and soy sauce vinaigrette, chili threads, cherry blossoms leaves
Fried Garlic$6.00
Confit garlic cloves, Kimchi-miso sauce
Fried Shishito Peppers$7.00
Topped with a fried egg
Clayton's Nukazuke$9.00
Rice bran and Sapporo beer fermented vegetables, Japanese mustard - Our cook, Clayton, takes charge of a very temperamental Japanese technique of fermentation. Faithfully watched and tended to daily
Freestyle Izakaya Dishes
Burrata$14.00
Mentaiko oil, toasted nori, lightly whipped cream, orange zest, grilled bread - Inspiration for this dish comes from taramasalata: a Greek meze made from tarama, salted and cured roe, olive oil, and lemon
Mentaiko Pasta$14.00
Charred garlic, scallions, extra virgin olive oil, butter, mentaiko, soy sauce, fish sauce, udon, key lime zest - Wafu: Japanese take on western food. Probably the most famous Wafu pasta
Pork & Brussel Sprouts$8.50
Kewpie mayo, okonomiyaki sauce, bonito flakes, aonori - The traditional street food, Okonomiyaki, gets the Daikaya twist to be reminiscent of its roots
Pee Wee Potatoes$8.50
Deep fried pee wees, butter, scallions, shichimi, soy
Miso Salmon$15.00
Broiled miso marinated salmon with carrot puree
Gyoza$9.00
Pan-fried pork & cabbage filled dumplings (4 pcs)
Fried Chicken Wings$10.00
Shoyu, lemon, parsley, shichimi, togarashi
Small Dishes From the Grill
Grilled Avocado$8.00
10 yr old house-made ponzu, fresh wasabi, nori salt - Avocado is treated like a piece of steak; brushed w/ oil & cooked on the infrared grill. Funny but true. Inspired by the famous California Roll
Jyata Bata$6.00
Grilled Yukon potato, slab of butter, salt - Inspired by the amazing potatoes and dairy products in Hokkaido, Japan
Yakitori Chicken Skewer$5.00
Salt, pepper, teriyaki sauce, shichimi
Teba Chicken Wing Skewer$5.00
Salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil, ginger and garlic
Grilled Tsukune Chicken Meatballs$4.00
Yakitori sauce, togarashi
Grilled Reba (Liver)$4.50
Oyster sauce tare, yuzu kosho
Grilled Zucchini Skewer$4.00
Brown Butter Honey & Lemon Dressing, Soy Sauce
Grilled Okra Skewer$4.00
Salt, pepper, olive oil
Grilled Shiitake Skewer$4.00
Maple syrup, labne, brown butter, soy sauce
Rice
Wagyu Keema Kare Donburi$14.00
Wagyu beef, labne, pickles, Koshihikari rice
Tamago Gohan$7.00
Onsen egg, shirasu boshi, bonito flake, Koshihikari rice, dashi-shoyu
Abura Miso Nasu Onigiri (Rice Ball)$5.00
Fried eggplant, sweet miso, scallion, nori, Koshihikari rice (vegetarian) - Literally a fatty miso rice ball. A vegetarian version of an adapted Okinawan family recipe from Chef Katsuya's childhood
Abura Miso Buta Onigiri (Rice Ball)$7.00
Chashu, red & white miso, scallions, tobanjan nori, shichimi, Koshihikari rice (spicy) - Literally a fatty miso rice ball. An Okinawan family recipe from Chef Katsuya’s childhood.
Umeboshi Onigiri (Rice Ball)$5.00
Salted plum filling, Koshihikari rice
Desserts
Purin$8.00
Japanese vanilla custard with baby peaches
Seasonal Sake Compote Kanten Jelly$8.00
Please inquire with your server
