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Zenkichi Menu

early spring omakase for two $48
Per guest. Our Omakase Tasting Menu Changes Every 5 Weeks to Showcase the Best Ingredients of the season. Items Marked With * Are Not Available As a la Carte
Miso Soup      
Raw Tasting Plate winter ma-saba fresh mackerel from japan*      
Smoked Tako & Shimeji Mushroom salad*      
Monkfish kara-age*      
Grilled Saikyo Miso Cod      
Choice of mishima beef tataki with ginger-garlic soy sauce* or agedashi goma tofu      
Kanpachi Young yellowtail* from japan as nigiri      
Dessert For Two      

a la carte menu winter 2009

Three to Four Items Per Person Is suggested, If Ordering From the a la Carte Menu

sake accompaniments & chilled plates
Bonito Shuto aged bonito fish: for japanese, sake connoisseurs and adventurous eaters only! intense flavor & saltiness best enjoyed in small licks and chased by dry junmai sake       5.50
With Cream Cheese       7
Tako Wasabi wasabi-cured octopus; pairs well with any sake or beer       5.50
Sashimi Kon-nyaku green nori seaweed-flavored yam cake with miso vinaigrette. full of fibers and virtually no calories       7
Cold Fresh Tofu fresh homemade tofu served with light dashi soy sauce       7.50
Same Nankotsu shark cartilage & japanese cucumber in plum sauce       7.50
Tsukuda Oysters traditionally cooked with sansho pepper seeds; great when paired with a ricey sake       7.50
Sunomono of the Day today's sashimi served in vinegar broth       9.50
Smoked Mishima Beef served chilled with soy sauce cured kuki wasabi stem & ako sea salt from osaka, japan       16.50
Raw Jewel of the Day limited availability - please ask your server       21
Maguro Carpaccio medium tuna sashimi: green yuzu pepper sauce       14
Zenkichi Salad homemade tofu, cresson, baby arugula, walnuts, soymilk dressing       13
Sweet Duck Salad simmered duck, poached egg, water cress, sweet duck dressing (contains pine nuts)       15
tempura
Anago & Cream Cheese Tempura cream cheese wrapped by soft seawater eel       9
Camembert & Tiger Shrimp Tempura       9
Autumn Vegetable Tempura satsumaimo golden sweet potato & nasu japanese eggplant       9
Seasonal Seafood Tempura please ask your server       11
grilled & roasted
Grilled Satoimo Dengaku grilled japanese taro potato topped with house-blend white miso       9
Scallops With Uni Cream Sauce sashimi-grade scallops from hokkaido, japan and japanese mushrooms oven-roasted in sea urchin cream sauce       15
Mishima Beef Miso Gratin miso-flavored beef stew with bechamel sauce       12
Kushiyaki Cod skewered cod belly, salted & simply grilled       8
Grilled Miso Oysters meaty oysters grilled on the shell with red-miso sauce       9
Tsukune Chicken japanese chicken meatball on bamboo served with soft egg dipping sauce       10
Rocksalt Jidori Chicken simply grilled free-range chicken enjoyed in 3 ways: by itself, sprinkle lemon, or with a bit of yuzu pepper       10
Saikyo Miso Black Cod grilled black cod flavored with kyoto miso marinade       13.50
warm plates, rice & noodles
Agedashi Goma Tofu deep fried sesame tofu made by kudzu powder in light broth       10
Yuba Tofu Ankake warm tofu wrapped with yuba (thin soymilk wrap) served in tiger shrimp clear broth       10
Kabocha Manju mashed kabocha pumpkin with green chrysanthemum & shiitake mushrooms: served in minced kobe beef broth       10
Pork Kakuni sweet & complex flavor of pork belly achieved by 3 days of slow-cooking       10
Miso Soup       4
Grilled Riceball cooked with japanese mushrooms, served in shiso broth       9
Madai Chazuke hot dashi broth poured over rice with thinly-sliced sea bream sashimi in soy-sauce marinade       12.50
Sato Yosuke Inaniwa Udon chilled: with bonito-soy dipping sauce & condiments hot: in bonito broth with green vegetables       12.50
homemade desserts $7
Frozen Black Sesame Mousse chocolate-based silky frozen sesame mousse      
Grapefruit Agar Gelee refreshingly tart agar jelly made with japanese seaweed (no gelatin) served in scooped-out grapefruit      
Kinako Soft Cheesecake soft cream cheese poured over soy sponge cake covered with kinako (soy powder is good source of antioxidants - packed with b vitamins & isoflavone)      
Banana Bavarois fresh banana cream bavarois on dark chocolate crust topped with pistachio nuts      
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