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Tao Asian Bistro Menu

lunch prix fixe special $24.07

appetizer
Choice of
Bang Bang Chicken Salad      
Satay of Chicken with peanut sauce      
Bamboo Steamed Vegetable Dumplings      
Peking Duck Spring Rolls with hoisin sauce      
entree
Choice of
Soy Ginger Glazed Salmon      
Kung Pao Chicken      
Shanghai Scallion Beef      
Wok Seared New York Sirloin      
Vegetable or Chicken Pad Thai      
Trio of Sushi Rolls spicy tuna, california, avocado cucumber      
dessert
Choice of
Zen Parfait      
Fresh Fruit & Tangerine Sorbet      
Banana Bread Pudding      

dinner menu

small plates
Hot or Cold Edamame       8
Tao Temple Salad       9
Roasted Shishito Peppers with yuzu       9
Satay of Chicken with peanut sauce       10
Lacquered Roast Pork       12
Spicy Tuna Tartare on Crispy Rice       14
Squab Lettuce Wraps       15
Crispy Tuna Sashimi Roll with edamame       16
Jumbo Shrimp Tempura with garlic chile sauce       16
Dragon Tail Spare Ribs       16
Satay of Chilean Sea Bass with wok roasted asparagus       17
Lobster Wontons with shiitake ginger broth       18
Thai Crab Cakes with mango chile sauce       18
Salmon, Tuna & Albacore Tataki with a trio of seaweed       20
Sashimi of Kobe Beef with fresh wasabi sauce       28
soups
Hot and Sour Soup with shrimp toast       10
Miso Soup with tofu & mahogany clams       11
Velvet Corn and Crab Soup with crab stick       12
dumplings
Bamboo Steamed Vegetable Dumplings with crunchy cucumbers       10
Pork Potstickers with a chili sesame glaze       12
Bamboo Steamed or Crispy Chicken Gyoza       12
spring rolls
Imperial Vegetable Egg Roll       10
Pork Spring Roll with thai chili sauce       11
Peking Duck Spring Roll with hoisin sauce       14
Lobster and Shrimp Spring roll, Spicy Pineapple Sauce       15
noble treasures from the sea
Stir Fried Sweet and Sour Salmon       24
Soy Ginger Glazed Salmon with udon noodles and spinach       26
Hong Kong Xo Shrimp with long beans and jasmine rice       28
Crispy Coconut Shrimp with spicy thai peanut sauce       28
Steamed Red snapper, Soy-dashi Broth       29
Teppanyaki Swordfish with ponzu butter       30
Grilled Rare Tuna with asian green stir fry and peppercorn sauce       32
Miso Glazed Chilean Sea Bass with wok vegetables       34
Sand Pot lobster, Shrimp and Scallops with black bean sauce       39
Typhoon Lobster with crispy potatoes and banana chilis       45
from the sky
Peking Duck For Two       (per person) 34
Crispy Orange Chicken       24
Roasted Thai Buddha Chicken       26
Kung Pao Chicken       26
from the land
Tao Shabu Shabu kobe beef or filet mignon cooked in a ginger scallion broth with wasabi dipping sauce      
Filet Mignon       36
Kobe Sirloin       (per oz) 15
Grilled 12 oz. Kobe Ribeye with yuzu cilantro butter       88
Black Pepper Sizzled Filet Mignon with udon noodles       29
Wok Seared New York Sirloin with shiitake mushrooms and szechwan potatoes       33
Wasabi Crusted Filet Mignon with tempura of onion rings       36
from the sides
Spicy Hoi Yin Eggplant       9
Buddha’s Harmonized Vegetable Feast For the Minor Gods With Udon     9   17
Asian Green Stir Fry       10
Chinese Broccoli with black bean sauce       10
Xo Chinese Long Beans       11
sophisticated noodles & rice
Jasmine White Rice       4
Tao Lo Mein with roast pork       14
Mandarin Sizzled Fried Rice with roast pork or peking duck       14
With Shrimp       18
Pad Thai Noodles       16
With Chicken       19
With Shrimp       22
Vegetable Fried Brown Rice       12
Sausage Fried Rice w/wok fried egg       16
Lobster and Kimchee Fried Rice       22
sushi & sashimi
Priced Per Piece
Suzuki striped bass       3
Hamachi yellowtail       4
Hotate sea scallop       4
Ebi cooked shrimp       4
Botan Ebi jumbo sweet shrimp       5
Kampachi wild yellowtail       5
Katsuo baby tuna       4
Tako octopus       5
Uni sea urchin       8
Sake salmon       4
Maguro tuna       5
Bin Naga white tuna       4
Unagi fresh water eel       5
Ikura salmon roe       4
Arctic Char       4
Smoked Sake smoked salmon       4
Charred Tuna       5
Kobe beef       6
Toro fatty tuna       per piece 15
extras
Udama quail egg       2
Temaki handroll       2
Maki roll       5
Soy Paper       2
special dishes
Salmon Sashimi with avocado, crispy onions and sweet & spicy sesame sauce       14
Yellowtail Sashimi with jalapeño and ponzu sauce       14
Chili Oil and Citrus Marinated Kampachi with nori       16
Trio of Sashimi w/wasabi salsa       24
Omakase of Sushi And-0r Sashimi chef’s choice   38   48   58
special rolls
Shrimp Tempura Roll with curry sauce       12
Crunchy Spicy Yellowtail Roll with crushed onion       12
King Crab California Roll       13
Spicy Smoked Salmon Roll with sweet wasabi sauce       14
Tao Angry Dragon Roll with eel & kabayaki sauce       15
Crispy and Spicy Tuna roll, avocado, Tempura Flakes       16
Chef's Roll with tuna, salmon, tobiko and avocado       16
Crispy Soft Shell Crab and Shiso Roll with yuzu mayonnaise       17
Spicy shrimp, King Crab and Asparagus Roll       17
Spicy Lobster Roll with shiso and black tobiko       18
Toro Toro Roll with sweet chili sauce and soy paper       20
Surf and Turf Roll       30

dessert menu

tao desserts
Molten Chocolate Cake coconut ice cream       10
Fuji Apple Spring Roll tahitian vanilla bean ice cream       9
Banana Bread Pudding tempura bananas and fortune cookie crust       9
Mandarin oranges, Fresh Berries Pineapple & Lychee Fruit tangerine sorbet & ginger syrup       9
Giant Fortune Cookie filled with white & dark chocolate mousse       12
Chocolate Raspberry Wontons tahitian vanilla bean ice cream       9
Sugar Dusted Doughnuts sweet yuzu dipping sauce       9
Assorted Ice Creams and Sorbets almond sesame cookies       8
Mochi Tasting       12
Six Pack of Tao Chocolate Buddha’s assorted white, milk and dark chocolates       12
after dinner $12.50
Chai Kiss warm chai, frangelico, creme de cacao topped with whipped cream      
Nirvana stolichnaya raspberry, baileys irish cream, creme de cacao, served over ice      
Tao Chocolate Martini stoli vodka with creme de cacao      
black tea
T.a.o 1-2 People $4.50, 3-4 People $7.50. Tea That Has Been Fully Fermented Resulting in a Beautiful Red or Brown Liquid
Keemun lots of body with a bakey flavor, holds well with milk and sugar      
Panyang Congou mellow tea that is round in the mouth with lots of staying power      
Lapsang Souchong mild bodied with a very smoky and full flavor (the large leaves are actually smoked over pine), goes well with spicy food      
Tao Hong Cha Blend our exquisite blend with hints of soothing chamomile and lavender      
oolong tea
T.a.o 1-2 People $4.50, 3-4 People $7.50. Semi-fermented Tea Traditionally Consisting of Large Souchong leaves, Mellow Yet Powerfully Aromatic and Very Rich in Flavor
Ti Quan Yin intense aroma, depth and fruitiness- ranked as one of the most famous teas in china      
Fancy Formosa Oolong abundant in flavor and aroma, absolutely no astringency with a hint of sweetness      
Hong Tao peachy flavor, goes well with dessert      
Tao Moli Huacha special tao blend; perfect jasmine with hints of rose      
green tea
T.a.o 1-2 People $4.50, 3-4 People $7.50. Unfermented Whole Tea Leaves That Are Rolled and steamed, Yielding a Yellow or Golden color, Delicate and Fresh With Unparalleled Aromas
Sencha shiny needlelike tea leaves that yield a light grassy, clean refreshing brew - the most popular tea in japan      
Gunpowder green pellets of rolled tea leaves that produce a pleasant smoky flavor      
Gen Mai Cha a japanese gift to the world! bancha tea blended with rice kernels some of which have burst open lending to its unique roasted flavor      
Tao Lu Cha Blend this tao exclusive chinese green tea blend is the most delightful way to introduce yourself to green tea with hints of citrus, orange and cornflower      
herbal infusions
T.a.o 1-2 People $4.50, 3-4 People $7.50. Caffeine Free
Peppermint spirited, brisk and extremely refreshing      
Tao Herbal Blend a perfect match of chamomile and lavender, a most perfect way to end a meal      
chai $6
Black Tea Completely Adulterated With Spices Such As Cardamom and Cinnamon With Steamed milk. Served Hot or on Ice
coffee
Regular and Decaffeinated
Coffee       3.75
Espresso       4
Double Espresso       5.50
Cappuccino       5
Cafe Latte       5
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