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Souen Menu

  • Takeout Available | Delivery Available
  • Delivery Payment:
    $12 minimum
  • Delivery Hours:
    Daily, noon-10pm
  • Delivery Area:
    Canal St. to 8th St., Broadway to West St.

appetizers
Specials of the Day * please see the black board      
Organic Edamame *       5.75
Home-made Pickles * pickled with salt, onion, carrot, celery and leek       5.75
Marinated Burdock * cooked with kombu-shiitake tamari broth       6.50
Sauteed String Beans * in garlic lemon soy sauce       6.50
Summer Roll * carrot, cucumber, burdock, mint and basil in rice paper       7
Steamed Dumpling six wheat dumplings filled with seitan, nappa, ginger and scallion       7.50
Yuba * steamed tofu "skin" marinated in kombu-shiitake broth       6.75
Scrambled Tofu * scallion, carrot, carrot sauce       6.50
With White Fish       8.50
Age Tofu deep-fried tofu, ginger daikon broth       7
Fish Tatsuta-age deep-fried marinated white fish in sweet ginger soy sauce       8
salads
One Dressing Per salad. Homemade dressings: carrot, Sesame vinaigrette, Tahini dill. Extra toppings: Sprouts or Daikon $2, Burdock or Avocado $3.50
Crunchy Cabbage Salad * served with popular carrot dressing       5.50
Cucumber Salad * cucumber, akatosaka seaweed & sesame vinaigrette       5.75
Seaweed Salad * hijiki, wakame, ogo & akatosaka seaweed & daikon       6.50
Watercress Salad * with cooked hijiki seaweed & crunchy soy beans       8.50
Green Salad * lettuce, watercress, radicchio, endive, daikon, beet, carrot with sesame vinaigrette     sm 6   8
Avocado Salad * green salad with lightly steamed cold cauliflower and broccoli       10
With Shrimp       13.50
Chef Salad * green salad, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, burdock, daikon, avocado, cucumber, alfalfa, wakame & red akatosaka seaweed       15
soups
Pureed Vegetable Soup of the Day * (hot or cold) please see the black board       6
Bean Soup of the Day * simple and superb. please see the black board       3.50
Miso Soup made with mellow barley miso       3.50
Wakame Soup * wakame, sprouts, daikon, sesame seeds and sesame oil in tamari kombu broth       5.75
Yuba in Soup * tofu "skins", chinese cabbage, carrot, scallion in tamari kombu broth       6.25
Hayato Soup tofu, cabbage, sprouts, broccoli, squash, shiitake, onions, carrot, bean sprouts and greens in mellow barley miso broth       9
Rice in Soup * carrot, scallion, shiitake, chinese cabbage, greens and umeboshi simmered in an iron kettle       9.50
With Fish of the Day       13.50
With Organic Salmon       15.50
With Black Cod       17.50
breads
One Miso Tahini Spread Per serving. Extra $1 (not Gluten free). Gf Apple Butter Available by Request
Home-made Corn Bread * hearty gluten free corn bread       4.50
Loaf of Corn Bread * comes with 8 oz. miso tahini spread       19.50
Spelt Bread non-yeasted       3.75
House Bread       3.75
side dishes
Brown Rice *     2.50   4
Grain of the Day * see the black board     3.50   4.50
Bean of the Day * see the black board       3.50
Steamed Tofu *       4
Hijiki Seaweed * cooked in a light tamari soy sauce       4
Tempeh (fried or broiled) * served with ginger kuzu sauce       6.50
Home-made Seitan (fried or broiled) served with ginger kuzu sauce       6.50
Steamed Vegetables * carrot, kabocha squash and broccoli     4.50   6.50
Steamed Greens *     4.50   6.50
Steamed Vegetable & Green Combo *       7
Maze Rice * rice mixed with seasoned carrot, string beans, shiitake and burdock       6
With Salmon       8.50
With Eel       9.50
Plain Broiled Fish *       (1 piece) 9
Black Cod       extra 2
With Teriyaki or Ginger Scallion or Okabe (thick Sesame paste) Sauce       extra 1
Ume Paste *       (1oz) 1
tempura
Deep-fried in Light Egg-free Batter
Four-piece Shrimp Tempura       7
Four-piece White Fish Tempura       8
Six-piece Vegetable Tempura       7
Seven-piece Tempura five pieces of vegetables, one piece of shrimp, one piece white fish       8.50
vegetable entrees
With Brown Rice
Macro Plate * an ideal balance of steamed greens, vegetables, brown rice, beans and hijiki seaweed with a dressing on the side       8.75
Extra dressing. Choice of Home-made dressing: Carrot *, Sesame Vinaigrette *, Tahini Dill       1
Tofu Instead of Beans or Other Substitutions       extra 1
Broccoli Tofu * sauteed carrot, onion, crushed tofu in carrot sauce       11.50
Yasai Itame * sauteed cabbage, broccoli, carrot, snow pea, onion, mung bean sprout, green, ginger sesame sauce       11.50
Broiled Tofu Okabe * thick sesame paste on the top of broiled tofu, served with a small steamed vegetables       12.50
Inspired Vegetable Curry * broccoli, cauliflower, green, carrot, squash, mushroom, onion, mild curry turmeric and ginger root       12.50
Squash Tofu sauteed tofu, squash, onion, carrot, nappa green, broccoli, snow pea, in miso tahini sauce       12.50
Kuzu Stew * broccoli, cauliflower, nappa, green, carrot, snow pea, shiitake, onion in ginger tamari clear kuzu sauce       12.50
Garlic Greens & Vegetables sauteed vegetables in garlic lemon tamari sauce       12.50
Vegetables and Tofu in Pesto Sauce or Peanut Lime Sauce *       12.50
Tempeh Instead of Tofu Extra       1
Tofu Teriyaki * sauteed tofu with shiitake scallion ginger teriyaki sauce, served with vegetables       12.50
Seitan Cutlet With Beet Sauce lightly deep-fried with bread-crumbs, served with steamed vegetables       13.50
substitutions for brown rice
Grain of the Day       1
Noodles or Maze Rice       2
Maze Salmon       3
extra toppings for entrees
Tofu       2
Tempeh or Seitan       3
Shrimp or Scallop       4
Salmon or Fish of the Day       5.50
Wild Black Cod or Seafood salmon, shrimp, scallop       6.50

sushi

With Miso or Bean Soup

hoso - maki
Thin Roll Cut Into 6 pieces. Maximum 2 Items of Your Choice From List Below
Vegetable Roll     one 4.50   two 5
Fish Roll       one 6
Fish & Vegetable       6.50
Double Fish       8
futo - maki
Gigantic Roll Cut Into Eight Pieces
Maximum 4 Items From List Below       13
vegetable
Avocado *      
Burdock *      
Carrot *      
Cucumber *      
Pickles *      
Snow Pea Sprout *      
Watercress *      
Baked Tofu *      
Tempeh *      
Seitan      
Ume Paste *      
fish
Raw Salmon *      
Cooked Salmon *      
Steamed Shrimp *      
Tempura Shrimp      
Eel *       extra 1
noodles
Soba (buckwheat) or Udon (wheat)
Special Pasta of the Day please see the special black board      
Stir-fried Noodles onion, carrot, mung bean sprout, scallion, cabbage, shiitake, snow peas, greens, broccoli, ginger sesame sauce       11.50
Pad Thai * onion, carrot, mung bean sprout, scallion, shiitake, broccoli, baked tofu, home-made lime peanut sauce. it can be made with rice instead of noodles       12
Black Cod & Noodles in Spicy Clear Soup onion, nappa, snow pea, scallion, lime       16.75
Vegetables & Noodles in Clear Soup onion, carrot, mung bean, scallion, nappa, shiitake, snow pea, broccoli       12
In Sesame Miso Broth       13
extra toppings for noodles
Tofu       2
Tempeh or Seitan       3
Shrimp or Scallop       4
Salmon or Fish of the Day       5.50
Wild Black Cod or Seafood salmon, shrimp, scallop       6.50

seafood entrees

Choose One Fish & Side dishes. Organic Salmon or Fish of the day. Wild Black Cod 1 Piece $1 Extra or 2 Pieces $2 Extra

Plain Broiled With Lemon * choice of: 1 piece & 2 sides or 2 pieces & 3 sides     13.50   21.50
Broiled With Teriyaki Sauce * tamari, mirin, fish stock. choice of: 1 piece & 2 sides or 2 pieces & 3 sides     14.50   22.50
Broiled With Shoga-yaki * choice of: 1 piece & 2 sides or 2 pieces & 3 sides     14.50   22.50
Sauteed or Broiled in Lemon Basil Sauce * olive oil, white wine, basil, garlic, pesto. 2pcs & 2 sides       23.50
Steamed With Ginger Kombu Broth * string beans, carrot, shiitake, tofu. 2pcs & 2 sides       23.50
Black Cod Saikyo-zuke broiled marinated cod in sweet white miso. 2pcs & 2 sides       23.50
Fish Misoni cooked with vegetables and fish in miso tahini broth in an iron kettle. 2 sides       23.50
side dish choices
Brown Rice *      
Grain of the Day *       extra 1
Maze Rice * rice mixed with seasoned carrot, string beans, shiitake, burdock       extra 2
Bread (2 slices)       extra 1
Home-made Corn Bread *       extra 1
Soba or Udon       extra 2
Cooked Hijiki Seaweed *      
Bean of the Day *      
Miso Soup      
Bean Soup of the Day *      
Crunchy Cabbage Salad *      
Green Salad *      
Steamed Greens *      
Steamed Vegetables * carrot, broccoli, kabocha squash      
hot drinks - tea
Kuki-cha Tea tea plant stems, twig tree, rich in calcium and vitamin c, with touch of caffeine (first refill free)       2
Mu 16 Tea licorice, ginseng, peony root and dozen other flower and plant essences. no caffeine       2
First Refill       1
Warm Apple Lemon Kuki-cha Tea       3
First Refill       1.50
Chamomile, Peppermint or Green Tea       2.50
hot drinks - grain "coffee"
Caffeine Free
Grain Coffee coffee substitution of roasted barley, rye and chicory       3
chilled drinks - tea
Kuki-cha Tea tea plant stems, twig tree, rich in calcium and vitamin c, with touch of caffeine       2.50
First Refill       1.50
Apple Lemon Kuki-cha Tea       3.50
chilled drinks - juices & sodas
Fresh-pressed Organic Vegetable Juice carrot, ginger, lemon, beet, celery, cucumber, apple     4.50   6
Organic Apple Juice unfiltered       4
Reed’s China Cola made with chinese herbs       (12oz) 3.50
Fresh Ginger Ale made with only fresh ginger       (12oz) 4
Gt’s Kombucha       (16oz) 5
Mountain Valley Spring Water       3
Mountain Valley Sparkling Water       3
japanese sakes
Hot / Cold
Nambu Touji iwate jpa, using the organic, pesticide-free brewing rice "tamasakae", each precious drop is slowly and carefully hand-crafted to perfection. mild aroma and delightful sweet taste. hot or cold     8.75   8.75
Tomio kyoto jpa, brewed from organically cultivated "nihonbare rice" with strong aroma and mild sour taste. hot or cold     8.75   8.75
Nama Sake (sho Chiku bai) 10.2 oz. nama sake is the first sake in the u.s. produced from organic rice. this draft-type nama sake is full-bodied sake with hint of fruity aroma. its mild, smooth and fresh taste pair well with a wide range of foods       cold 13.50
Kikusui (junmai ginjo) 10.1 oz. like a cool breeze carrying a gentle aroma of honeysuckle and hint of ripe bananas, kikusui organic junmai ginjo offer a flavor of fresh honeydew melon       cold 25
Hitotoki Sparkling Rose Sake (junmai) 180 ml. sweet with a little bit acidity sparkling sake brewed with rice and the red wine       cold 13.50
japanese beers
Koshihikari Rice it’s used the delicious water and koshihikari rice that niigata’s nature has provided and made this in a german-style decoction mash. this is a dry beer with a crisp palate and finish       (17oz) 8.50
Ebisu Premium yebisu beer is mellowed over a long period to be a 100% malt premium beer.select aroma hops produce a pleasant bitterness without any aftertaste. yebisu beer is a boon from over a century of history and the company's devotion to pursuing good ingredients and a traditional production process       (11.3oz) 7.50
Sapporo Premium an ideal choice for any beer lover seeking a fine lager with a refreshing flavor and moderately light body       (12oz) 5
beers
12Oz
Organic Pilsner       6
Pilsner Urquell       5
Sam Adams       5
Red Bridge Gluten Free Beer redbridge is a rich, full-bodied lager brewed from sorghum for a well-balanced, moderately hopped taste       6
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