DAIKAYA 2F THE IZAKAYA

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

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

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

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

Purin$8.00

Japanese vanilla custard with baby peaches

Seasonal Sake Compote Kanten Jelly$8.00

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