The Taste of Tea 109 North St

Pan-fried Spam with our house-made teriyaki sauce. With Ji’s Kimchi +$1

6 pcs. House-made Osaka Style Dumplings (crispy on one side steamed on the other) with a shoyu garlic dipping sauce.

Raw tuna, sesame, furikake, and a touch of heat.

“Sunomono” Traditional cucumber salad with bean thread noodles, mushroom, and carrot pickled with mirin and rice vinegar for three weeks. Light and refreshing.

Hijiki sea vegetable braised in a seasoned sweet soy sauce dashi broth with lotus root, carrot, konnyaku, aburaage. Topped with shelled edamame and sesame seeds. Sweet and earthy.

Crisp and refreshing thinly sliced daikon and carrots lightly pickled in a sweet vinegar, this dish is typically served around new years.

Traditional Seaweed Salad. Savory and refreshing sea qualities. It is marinated with sesame oil, sesame seeds, vinegar, kikurage mushrooms and red pepper.

3oz

6 pcs. House-made Osaka Style Dumplings (crispy on one side steamed on the other) with a shoyu garlic dipping sauce.

Steamed and lightly salted. These are gluten free, however they may be steamed in the same pots that are used from items containing gluten, please notify if celiac, so cross-contamination can be avoided.

“Misoshiru” is a kombu broth that is seasoned with white miso paste. With cubed tofu, wakame, and green onions.

Crisp gem lettuce, cabbage, carrot, cucumber, radish with our house-made sesame ginger vinaigrette.

Nutrient rich sea vegetables with crisp gem lettuce, carrot, cucumber, and radish with a creamy toasted sesame dressing

Assortment of Japanese Pickles. 4-5 varieties, 3-5 pieces each.

Authentic and fun handheld snack. Layers of seasoned rice, tamago (omelette style egg), and teriyaki spam wrapped with nori.

Pan-fried Spam with our house-made teriyaki sauce. With Ji’s Kimchi +$1

Ume (pickled plum) seasoned rice with an umeboshi inside.

Traditional Japanese flavor of vegetables and salt. This blend of dried napa, negi, and radish tops is enhanced with essences of bonito and miso.

Rich and savory hijiki salad filling with edamame.

Curry seasoned rice mixed with ground soy protein, peas, carrots, and onions wrapped in nori.

Chicken breast with our house-made teriyaki sauce.

Raw tuna, sesame, furikake, and a touch of heat.

Raw salmon, chuka kurage, and cucumber with a touch of tropical heat.

Chopped chashu with a smoky black garlic sauce and spicy furikake.

Broiled unagi with furikake. seasoned rice.

Rice topped with warm hijiki salad and half a marinated egg.

Rice topped with unagi and green onions.

Raw yellowfin tuna, napa, green onions, gari over sushi rice. Comes with a side of wasabi.

Salmon with chuka kurage (jellyfish salad), cucumber over rice.

Kombu seasoned with ginger puree, roasted green onion oil and white miso. Regular toppings include BBQ pork, half a shoyu marinated egg, fish cake, tofu, bamboo shoots, corn, sprouts, green onions, and shredded nori. VEGAN OPTION: Includes Aburaage (fried tofu) and Gailan, omits pork, egg, and fishcake.

Kombu and pork enriched stock seasoned with ginger puree, roasted green onion oil and white miso. Regular toppings include hearty portion of chashu pork, marinated egg, fishcake, tofu, corn, bamboo shoots, sprouts, green onions, and nori.

Miso Cured Atlantic Salmon, in a spicy yuzu broth. With egg, gailan, tofu, nori, corn, green onion, and chili threads

Three pork gyoza with a black garlic shoyu pork broth, garlic chips, double egg, and green onions

Smoked Shoyu Broth, with chicken breast, marinated egg, fishcake, gailan, bamboo shoots, tofu, corn, sprouts, green onions, and nori. VEGAN OPTION: includes aburaage (fried tofu), omits chicken, egg, and fishcake.

Curry broth with chashu pork, marinated egg, fish cake, tofu, sprouts, and green onions. VEGAN OPTION: includes Aburaage (fried tofu) and Gailan, omits pork, egg, and fishcake.

VEGAN. Shiitake and garlic shio broth, with gailan, green onion and a trio of mushrooms (woodear, shiitake, and enoki). Note picture needs updating: egg is no longer included to make the dish standard vegan. You may still add egg in the add-ons.

Just for kids, our classic miso broth with a half portion of noodles and chashu pork. Includes a sweet herbal tea or lemonade.

Sweet and lightly spiced golden curry (Vegan) with peas, carrots, onions, and gailan stem with rice. Garnished with pickled radish. Choice of protein.

Rice topped with warm hijiki salad and half a marinated egg.

Rice topped with unagi and green onions.

Raw yellowfin tuna, napa, green onions, gari over sushi rice. Comes with a side of wasabi.

Salmon with chuka kurage (jellyfish salad), cucumber over rice.

Chilled green tea soba noodles tossed in a creamy miso sesame ginger vinaigrette. Topped with miso salmon, napa cabbage, tamago, carrots, snow peas, gailan stem, red peppers, green onions, mushroom, seasonal microgreens and pickled ginger.

Gluten Free

Gluten Free

Gluten Free Soy Sauce

Sushi Ginger

A smokey yet sweet soy sauce like sauce.

16oz steeped tea, for online orders please give preference in comments of type of tea. Example: Green, Black, or Herbal Tea. Fruity, Floral, or Traditional

16oz steeped tea, for online orders please give preference in comments of type of tea. Example: Green, Black, or Herbal Tea. Fruity, Floral, or Traditional Recurring Tea of the Day: Vanilla Raspberry Rooibos or China Black

Lychee jelly boba is made of konjac, topped with Calpico and herbal tea.

Hojicha (Powdered Roasted Green Tea), Vanilla Hazelnut Sonoma Syrup, Coconut Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.

Cold Drip Citrus Hibiscus with Myer Lemon Sonoma Syrup, Oat Milk and mini Tapioca Pearls.

Cold Drip Jasmine Pearls Tea with Butterfly Pea Tea, classic Sonoma Syrup, Oat Milk, and Mini Tapioca Pearls.

Culinary Matcha, Lavender Sonoma Syrup, Coconut Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.

Peach Puree, Black Tea, Oat Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.

Chai Syrup, Black Tea, Oat Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.

Black Tea, Vanilla Sonoma Syrup, Oat Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.

Vanilla Raspberry Rooibos Tisane, Vanilla Sonoma Syrup, Oat Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.

Pumpkin Spice Syrup, Black Tea, Oat Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.

Special Boba: Mango Puree, Black Tea, Oat Milk, and Mini Tapioca Pearls.

Strawberry puree over tapioca pearls with Calpico ( sparkling citrus yogurt beverage) and Jasmine green tea.

Hot or Iced. Culinary Matcha, Vanilla Sonoma Syrup, and water.

Premium Matcha and Lemonade.

Coke, Diet Coke, or Ginger Ale

16oz. Bottled, Brand may vary

German Black Lager, Slow-aged with complex flavors of espresso and dark fruit.

Belgian Pale Ale, Complex sake-like rice flavors. Strawberry and cherry aromas.

Sour White Ale, Great balance of sour, bitter, and saltiness.

Floral and citrus notes with a hoppy bitterness.

Rice Lager, delicate taste with a light sake bite.

Bitter, yet balanced, with faint citrus aromas.

Junmai Ginjo Genshu | Nakazawa Shuzo Kanagawa Prefecture Tasting notes: pear aromas, citrus midpalate, creamy, long finish. S.tokyo uses the second oldest sake yeast discovered in 1902 by Dr. Nakazawa but never used before. The now 11th generation Toji (sake master) has used it to create this vibrant new sake.

Extra Dry, Umami, Balanced. Wakayama, Sekai-itto Shuzo

Tart and juicy, with balanced sweetness.

Creamy, Slightly Sweet, Bright. Ishikawa, Nishide Shuzo

No filtration, Rustic, Creamy. Saitama, Koyama Honke Shuzo

Sweet Melon, Fresh, Balanced Wakayama, Heiwa Shuzo

Clean, super dry, and refreshing as melted snow. Aoki Shuzo created this brand of sake with inspiration from an old Niigata fable that takes place where the sake is produced. In this fable Yuki Otoko, a snow person, helps guide travelers through the snowy region. The brewery donates to charities that help search and rescue activities in the area.

CLOUDY JUNMAI Subtle with notes of citrus and steamed rice. Lightly sweet with a dry finish. 300ml bottle. Aoki Shuzo created this brand of sake with inspiration from an old Niigata fable that takes place where the sake is produced. In this fable Yuki Otoko, a snow person, helps guide travelers through the snowy region. The brewery donates to charities that help search and rescue activities in the area.

Crisp and bright, with sweet aromas and a hint of honey. Full-bodied and balanced with a long finish.

"Extra Dry" Light yet bold with a refreshing finish.

Fruity, Sweet Rice Aromas

Earthy, Full Bodied, Dry

Fluffy cake with seasonal toppings. Currently featuring fresh local berries and housemade whipped cream and plum coulis.

Green tea ice cream imported from Japan 2 scoops

imported from Japan. 2 scoops

imported from Japan. 2 scoops

Japanese Pancake filled with sweet red bean jam. Either Matcha or Classic

3oz. jar Ingredients: Sesame oil, Rice bran oil, green onion, kombu seaweed, shitake mushroom, black garlic, white sesame seeds, sea salt, chili pepper, sugar, tamari soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt), Mirin (water, rice, alcohol, shochu), sake (water. rice), garlic.

Yuzu, the unique citrus fruit from Japan, provides a distinctive and unusual flavor in cooking or as an ingredient in a range of Japanese sauces and condiments. Yuzu's flavor is tart, closely resembling that of the grapefruit, with overtones of mandarin orange and subtle floral undertones.

"From Japan" organic smoked shoyu is naturally crafted and smoked using cherry wood chips rather than adding the liquid smoke additive. The organic shoyu itself is artisanally made in the Izumo region of Japan, an important sacred place in Japan with crisp and clear Hamayama spring water. Our smoked shoyu elevates flavors in foods like dipping sauces for sushi or flavoring grilled dishes by exquisitely joining umami with rich smokiness.

12 oz. glass bottle Marukan Vinegars Originally brewed from a fermentation process based from sake, rice vinegar was developed in the 1600's in Japan to preserve rice without refrigeration. Producing rice vinegar with legendary taste takes time. Marukan Vinegars are slowly and naturally brewed using traditional methods developed by over three centuries of experience. The delicate aroma, rich flavor and mild taste of Marukan are all the result of this natural brewing process. Marukan believes utilizing century old traditional methods with a perfectionist mentality, preserves the perfect vinegar product.

3.1 oz. Shiso Rice Seasoning

Locally produced infused syrups. 12.7oz bottle

5.92 oz, Family Pack, individually wrapped crackers.

Chewy and delicious jelly snacks from Japan. These snacks have a sweet mango flavor and a slightly chewy texture. Each serving is 15 calories, contains only 4g of sugar and 0 grams of fat. Made with konnyaku sourced from Gunma, Japan Konnyaku contains gut-health promoting prebiotic fiber Flavored with Alphonso mango Vegan and gluten free 0.56 oz (16 grams) per packet Includes 10 packets in each bag Ingredients: Water, Beet Sugar, Mango Puree, Dextrin, Konjac Flour, Malic Acid, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Sodium Citrate, Artifical Flavor

Chewy and delicious jelly snacks from Japan. These snacks have a pleasing matcha flavor and an addictive bouncy texture. Each serving contains only 4g of sugar and 0 grams of fat. Made with konnyaku powder sourced from Gunma, Japan Konnyaku contains gut-health promoting prebiotic fiber Includes 100% Japanese matcha for a mild energy boost Vegan and gluten free 0.56 oz (16 grams) per packet Includes 10 packets in each bag Ingredients: Water, Beet Sugar, Matcha Powder, Dextrin, Konjac Flour, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Malic Acid

3 oz.