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the first steps
fingerling potatoes | maple-smoked bacon, crème fraîche, green onion
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niku kushi yaki | tender beef skewers, true wasabi root sauce
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fairy squash soup | w/ crispy sage
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roasted beet salad | lolla rosa lettuce, raw goat cheese, sherry vinaigrette
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prosciutto & walnut salad | red butter lettuce, calville blanc d’hiver apple, sun-dried tomato vinaigrette
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broccoli & cauliflower | oven-roasted, japanese curry vinaigrette
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sword lettuce salad | fertile runny egg, prosciutto de parma, asian green goddess
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lamb tacos | grilled tenderloin, pico de gallo, avocado, pickled daikon “tortilla”
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pistachio crusted scallop | karashi, honey, sautéed bloomsdale spinach
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the journey
steak pasta | braised brisket, linguini, oven roasted tomatoes, parsley
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pork in puff pastry | braised shoulder, spigarello, emmentaler swiss, soy reduction
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scallop risotto | seared medium, oven-roasted tomato risotto, verjus-olive broth
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short ribs | sake-soy braise, yukon gold fries, baby carrot, fried parsley
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skirt steak | house made papardelle, horseradish sauce, grilled black kale
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black seabass | cauliflower puree, arugula, shiso pesto broth
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alaskan black cod | pan-roasted, pomme purée, sautéed spinach, sweet onion velouté
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marinated alaskan black cod | half brown rice, swiss chard, meyer lemon broth
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curry lamb | loin, pan roasted. crispy shiitake rice, marinated onion, cilantro, japanese curry
25
prime steaks
filet |9 oz., garlic-shiitake mash, brandy glaze
new york | 12 oz., parsnip puree, grilled wild rappini, soy-espresso sauce
new york | 18 oz. bone-in, parsnip puree, grilled wild rappini, soy-espresso sauce
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30 day wet aged
45 day dry aged
ribeye | 45 oz., fingerling potatoes, crème fraîche, grilled baby thai shallots
our steaks can be prepared rare to medium. we recommend medium-rare.
our produce is sourced from the santa monica farmers’ market and is organic whenever possible
12.18.15 friday dinner
nigiri one order is one piece
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hotattae, live| diver scallop, very sweet & tasty (1 whole shell)
tako, wild, live | octopus, japan
kaibashira, live | scallop from miyage, japan. firm, but sweeter
uni, live | live sea urchin roe from Santa Barbara, very sweet & tasty
hirame, wild | fluke
ma dai | sea bream, japan
ocha dai, wild | young sea bream, japan
ko dai | baby sea bream, japan. tender
suzuki | seabass, japan
kue | baby grouper, new zealand
kanpachi | amberjack (young yellowtail,) japan
namako | sea cucumber. crunchy
kurage | jellyfish, marinated
albacore, wild| canada. beautifully fatted, silky texture
awabi-ni, wild | cooked abalone from australia
ankimo | monkfish liver (japanese foie gras)
kaki | hama hama (2 pieces)
kaki | rock oyster (1 pc)
hokki gai | surf clam
sumi ika | young cuttlefish, japan. tender & sweet
tako | octopus
beni tako | octopus, marinated, japan
barako | sea bream eggs. tender
maguro, wild | yellowfin tuna
hon maguro | bluefin tuna
toro | fatty bluefin tuna belly. rich & nutty
katsuo | japanese bonito
hamachi | o-buri yellowtail
hamachi toro | yellowtail belly
tsuri aji | spanish mackerel, fattier, more tender, japan
beni shake, wild | sockeye salmon, canada
shake, wild | salmon, canada
shake toro, wild | salmon belly, canada
smoked salmon | house smoked salmon
kamasu | wild barracuda, japan
kazunoko konbu, wild | herring roe on kelp, canada
ma saba, wild | mackerel, japan
tobiko | flying fish roe
ikura | salmon caviar, marinated
ike anago | conger eel, japan
tamago | dashi maki, sweet rolled egg
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*we offer all of the above as sashimi
*omakase (chef’s choice) upon request.
10 pc omakase | chef’s choice of nigiri
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ebi & crab cut roll | w/avocado
snow crab cut roll | w/ avocado & cucumber
negi hama cut roll | chopped yellowtail w/ green onion
scallop avocado roll |
salmon avocado cut roll |
salmon skin cut roll |crispy skin, yama gobo, kaiware
albacore cut roll |yama gobo, green onion
anago avocado cut roll | conger eel & avocado
negi toro cut roll | chopped bluefin tuna belly w/ green onion
spicy yellowtail cut roll | spicy chopped yellowtail w/ green onion
spicy salmon cut roll | w/ cucumber
spicy tuna cut roll | w/ cucumber
spicy tuna meatball cut roll | spicy tuna over avocado roll w/baby green salad
maine lobster roll | live this morning. sliced avocado on top
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smoked salmon skin salad | organic baby lettuces
anko & ankimo | monk fish & monkfish liver
kanpachi carpaccio | young yellowtail, parmigiano reggiano, serrano vinegar
smoked salmon | house smoked salmon w/ mizuna
nama tako usuzukuri | live octopus sliced thin, japan. sashimi w/ a citrus sauce
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