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Our Menu

LunchDinnerHappy Hour

**Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.

Small Dishes

Karaage

$9.00
Japanese-style fried chicken with mayo with togarashi.

Tako Yaki

$8.00
Fried octopus balls topped with teriyaki sauce, mayo & bonito flakes.
Lollipop Wings photo

Lollipop Wings

$12.00
Korean-style fried chicken wing & celery, mild or spicy.
Agedashi photo

Agedashi

$8.00
Choice of tofu or mozzarella cheese; yuzu, green onion, daikon oroshi & nori katsuobushi.

Gyoza

$9.00
Pan-fried beef & vegetable Japanese dumpling.

Edamame

$5.00
Sea salt & shichimi.

Special Lunch Set

Bento Set

$18.00
Served with rice & miso soup | + Daily special protein | + Sushi set | + Hot side dish | + Cold side dishes

Chef’s Nigiri Mixed Set

$22.00
+ 4 pc daily nigiri | + 1 hosomaki | + Salad & miso soup

Chef’s Choice Nigiri Set

$35.00
+ 7 pc assorted nigiri | + Salad & miso soup
Maki Set photo

Maki Set

$18.00
+ 2 different assorted maki: shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, California veggie option | + Salad & miso soup

Udon

Served with salad

Maze Soba photo

Maze Soba

$18.00/+
Mixed noodles, ground pork, fish flakes, seaweed, green onion, chives, minced garlic, sesame seeds, egg yolk & side of rice. Add chashu +$3.50 | Ajitama +$2.00 | Extra rice with ground pork +$3.00

Kake Udon

$8.00/+
Napa cabbage, seaweed, tenkasu & green onions in dashi broth. Add kitsune +$3.00 | Karaage +$4.00 | Tempura +$5.00
Bukkake Udon photo

Bukkake Udon

$14.00/+
Cold noodles, veggie tempura, seaweed, sesame seeds, daikon oroshi, green onions, tenkasu & tsuyu sauce. Add ajitama +$2.00 | Onsen tamago +$2.00 | Avocado +$2.00 | Japanese pickles +$3.00

Maki

TenGoku

$20.00
Breaded shrimp, spicy tuna, cucumber, avocado, marinated shiitake, spicy mayo & creamy sauce.

Kuma

$21.00
Spicy crab meat, smoked salmon, cucumber & unagi sauce.

T. T.

$19.00
Spicy tako, spicy tuna & unagi sauce.

Veggie Maki

$16.00
Tempura sweet potato, asparagus, kanpyo, fresh ground sesame seed with kanpyo & shiitake paste topping.

Donburi

Served with miso soup & salad

Gyudon

$15.00
Sliced beef, onion, poached egg & kizami shoga.

Spicy Butadon

$14.00
Pork belly, onion & spicy sauce.

Soboro Oyakodon

$15.00
Chicken, onion, egg, soy dashi & green onion.

Hambagu Steak

$17.00
Choice of rice or napolitan, ground beef, bean sprouts, onion, fried egg, demi-glace sauce & cabbage.

Poke Bowl

$15.00/+
Marinated tuna & mixed greens on top of rice. Add avocado +$2.00

Chirashidon

$35.00
Variety of raw fish, on top of sushi rice.

Vegggiedon

$13.00
Daily sautéed vegetables on top of rice.

Classic Maki

Tuna

$9.00

Cucumber

$7.00

Kanpyō

$7.00

Soft Shell Crab

$12.00

Salmon

$9.00

Avocado

$7.00

Spicy Tuna

$9.00

Hamachi

$9.00

Kimchi

$7.00

California

$9.00

Shrimp Tempura

$10.00

Hand Rolls

Spicy Tuna

$7.00

Spicy Crab

$7.00

Karaage

$7.00

Shiitake

$6.00

Neg Toro

$15.00

Salmon

$7.00

Poke Tuna

$7.00

Vege Tempura

$6.00

Shrimp Tempura

$8.00

Spicy Tako

$9.00

Poke Salmon

$7.00

Negi-Hamachi

$8.00

*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical condition.

From the Sushi Bar

Starters

Zuke Cream Cheese

$6.00
Soy-marinated cream cheese & marinated wasabi.
Zuke Tuna photo

Zuke Tuna

$12.00
Soy-marinated tuna, ikura & tofu cream.
Tako Nuta photo

Tako Nuta

$13.00
Octopus, fresh seaweed & yuzu miso sauce.

Ama Ebi Shooter

$12.00
Sweet shrimp, ikura & quail egg. Add sake +$1.00

Oii Muchin

$5.00
Spicy Cucumber Salad

Tuna Tartare

$18.00
Minced toro mix with scallion, cucumber, takuan, and marinated wasabi on sliced onion bed

Japanese Potato Salad

$4.00

From the Kitchen

Starters

Tako Yaki

$8.00
Octopus balls topped with teriyaki sauce, mayo & bonito flakes.

Gyoza

$9.00
Pan fried beef & vegetable Japanese dumplin.

Shishamo

$10.00
Grilled smelt fish.
Clam & Mussel Sakamushi photo

Clam & Mussel Sakamushi

$12.00
Clams & mussels steamed w/ sake broth.

Age

Lollipop Wings

$12.00
Korean-style fried chicken wing & celery mild or hell spicy.

Chicken Karaage

$9.00
Japanese-style deep-fried chicken & mayo.

Aji Fry

$9.00
Deep-fried horse mackerel.

Kaki Fry

$10.00
Deep-fried oyster.

Agedashi

$8.00
Choice of tofu, avocado yuzu, green onion, daikon oroshi & nori katsuobushi.
Tempura Moriwase photo

Tempura Moriwase

$12.00
Shrimp & veggie.

Nabe + Rice + Noodle

Chicken Paitan Ramen

$12.00/+
Chicken paitan broth, green onion, minced garlic, tsukemono & noodles. Add chasu +$4.00 | Aji-tama +$2.50

Wagyu Sukiyaki

$35.00
Tofu, mushroom, udon noodle, shirataki, napa cabbage, shungiku & scallions w/ wagyu beef.

Sea Yosenabe

$20.00
Japanese Hot Pot | Seafood & vegetables with the soup dash.

Wagyu Fried Rice

$24.00
Wagyu beef, green onion & rice.

Ikura-Uni Don

$32.00
House-marinated ikura, uni with sushi rice.
Maze Soba photo

Maze Soba

$21.00/+
Mixed udon, ground pork, groundfish flakes, seaweed, green onion, chives, minced garlic, sesame seeds, egg yolk & side of rice. Add chasu +$4.00 | Aji-tama +$2.50 | Extra rice +$3.00

Chirashidon

$38.00
Variety of raw fish, on top of sushi rice.

Yaki

Grilled

Kalbi

$18.00
Korean BBQ LA short ribs.

Spicy Pork Ribs

$13.00
Baby back ribs & spicy BBQ marinade.

Hambagu Steak

$17.00
Ground beef, bean sprouts, onion, fried egg, demi-glace sauce & cabbage.

Black Cod Misoyaki

$20.00
Miso-marinated black cod kama.

Buchu Jeon

$10.00
Korean chive pancake, onions & carrots.
Kimchi Okonomiyaki photo

Kimchi Okonomiyaki

$14.00
Japanese cabbage pancake, pork, kimchi, mayo and teriyaki sauce & katsuobushi.

Grilled Kama

MP
White fish collar.

Kushiyaki

Skewer

Chicken photo

Chicken

$4.00/+
Breast $4.00 | Negima (thigh with green onion) $4.50 | Tsukune (Meatball, egg yolk with tare sauce) $5.00 | Gizzard $4.00 | Skin $4.00 | Wing $4.50

Beef

$5.00/+
Chadol enoki (brisket) $5.00 | Tteokgalbi (minced beef short ribs) $7.50 | Gyutan (tongue) $12.50 | Wagyu $21.00

Pork

$3.50/+
Shio pork belly $4.50 | Kimchi pork belly $4.50 | Bacon tomato $4.00 | Black pork sausage $3.50

Seafood

$6.50/+
Ebi (shrimp) $6.50 | Unagi (eel) $10.50

Chef’s Choice Kushiyaki Set

$20.00
Chef choice: 5 pcs kushiyaki (4 meats + 1 vegetable)

Fresh From the Sushi Bar

White Fish Usuzukuri photo

White Fish Usuzukuri

$17.00
Daily white fish, roasted sesame soy sauce, sprouts & shiso.

Salmon Carpaccio

$17.00
Thin-sliced salmon in carpaccio sauce.

Chef’s Choice Sashimi Set

$36.00
5 kinds of chef’s choice premium sashimi.

Chef’s Choice Sashimi Moriawase

$84.00
9 kinds of chef’s choice premium sashimi.

Chef’s Choice Nigiri Set 1

$38.00
5 pcs chef choice nigiri with chef choice toppings & 6 pcs tuna tekkamaki.
Chef’s Choice Nigiri Set 2 photo

Chef’s Choice Nigiri Set 2

$58.00
8 pcs chef choice nigiri with chef choice toppings & 6 pc negitoro.

Daily Special Fresh Nigiri Set

$70.00
10 pc chef’s choice nigiri.

A La Carte

Tamago

$5.00/+
Nigiri $5.00 | Sashimi 2 pcs $9.00

Akami

$7.00/+
Red tuna | Nigiri $7.00 | Sashimi 2 pcs $13.00

Chutoro

$11.00/+
Medium-fatty tuna | Nigiri $11.00 | Sashimi 2 pcs $21.00

Otoro

$16.00/+
Fatty tuna | Nigiri $16.00 | Sashimi 2 pcs $30.00

Madai

$5.50/+
Red Snapper| Nigiri $5.50 | Sashimi 2 pcs $11.00

Kanpachi

$6.00/+
Amberjack | Nigiri $6.00 | Sashimi 2 pcs $11.00

Hamachi

$6.00/+
Yellowtail | Nigiri $6.00 | Sashimi 2 pcs $11.00

Sake

$6.00/+
Salmon| Nigiri $6.00 | Sashimi 2 pcs $11.00

Zuke Sake

$6.50/+
Marinated salmon | Nigiri $6.50 | Sashimi 2 pcs $12.00

Hotategai

$7.50/+
Scallop | Nigiri $8.00 | Sashimi 2 pcs $15.00

Tako

$4.50/+
Octopus | Nigiri $4.50 | Sashimi 2 pcs $8.00
Ikura photo

Ikura

$5.50/+
Salmon roe | Nigiri $7.00 | Sashimi 2 pcs $13.00

Uni

$16.00/+
Sea Urchin | Nigiri $16.00 | Sashimi 2 pcs $30.00

Wagyu

$20.00
Nigiri

Ama Ebi

$6.00/+
Sweet shrimp| Nigiri $8.50 | Sashimi 2 pcs $17.00

Maki

TenGoku photo

TenGoku

$20.00
Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, cucumber, topped w/ sliced tuna, spicy mayo, creamy sauce & unagi sauce.

Kuma

$21.00
Spicy crab meat, smoked salmon, cucumber & unagi sauce.

T. T.

$19.00
Spicy tako, spicy tuna & unagi sauce.

Veggie Tempura Maki

$16.00
Tempura sweet potato, asparagus, fresh ground sesame seed topped w/ kanpyo & shiitake paste.

Jigoku Maki

$20.00
Spicy tuna, cucumber topped w/ sliced tuna, roasted mayo & jigoku sauce serrano pepper.

Classic Maki

Tuna

$9.00

Cucumber

$7.00

Kanpyō

$7.00

California

$9.00

Shrimp Tempura

$10.00

Salmon

$9.00

Avocado

$7.00

Spicy Tuna

$9.00

Soft Shell Crab

$12.00

Hamachi

$9.00

Kimchi

$7.00

Negitoro

$13.00

Chef’s Special Maki Platter

$20.00
6pc assorted maki with chef’s choice toppings.

Tuesday-Thursday: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM • Friday: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM • Saturday: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Small Plates

Japanese Potato Salad

$3.00
House-made potato salad w/ mixed green salad.

Zuke Cream Cheese

$4.50
Soy-marinated cream cheese & marinated wasabi.

Agedashi Tofu

$6.00
Fried Tofu, yuzu, green onion, daikon oroshi & nori katsuobushi.

Karaage

$6.50
Japanese-style deep-fried chicken & mayo.

Wine

Fleurs de Prairie

$7.00
Rose | Bright, refreshing acidity. Delicate flavors of red fruit & lemon, w/ a subtle note of tropical fruits on the finish.

Otono Savignon Blanc

$6.50
An aromatic nose with notes of cantaloupe, green apple, and grapefruit. Medium body, crisp and refreshing.

Otono Tempranillo

$6.50
The red fruit continues with notes of almond, hazelnuts and a touch of vanilla on around body.

Beer

Asahi Super Dry

$3.00/12 oz
Bottle

Cocktails

Loyal Cocktail

$9.00
Made with real juice and vodka: Lemon & black tea / Mix Berry flavors

Chuhai

$7.00/300mL
Choice of lemon, oolong, or green tea

Hot Sake

$3.00
Small glass of house hot sake
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