Take Out 11am-3pm, everyday except Wednesday.

The Taste of Tea 109 North St
Featured Items
Tekka Don (Tuna)
Raw yellowfin tuna, napa, green onions, gari over sushi rice. Comes with a side of wasabi.
$12.00Gyoza
6 pcs. House-made Osaka Style Dumplings (crispy on one side steamed on the other) with a shoyu garlic dipping sauce.
$10.00Mint Melody Matcha
Hot or Iced. Mint Melody Tisane, Culinary Matcha, and Mint Sonoma Syrup.
$5.50
Specials
Guilty Pleasure Jelly Boba
Sweet taro jelly boba with oat milk and black tea. Served Cold.
$8.00Dassai 23 Junmai Daiginjo 300ml Bottle
Junmai Daiginjo | Asahi Shuzo | Yamaguchi Prefecture Complex, Fruity, with a Robust yet Creamy Finish.
$54.00Harada Muroka Genshu Junmai Ginjo 720ml Bottle
Complex, Bright, Balanced Finish. Yamaguchi, Harada Shuzo
$55.00Goma-ae
Local seasonal blanched vegetables in a hand ground toasted sesame dressing that is both gluten and soy free!
$10.00
Appetizers
Appetizers
Potato Salad
**SPECIAL** Japanese style potato salad, with Kewpie, egg, carrot, corn, onion, and celery, garnished with green onion and sprouts.
$7.50OUT OF STOCKCucumber Salad
“Sunomono” Traditional cucumber salad with bean thread noodles, mushroom, and carrot pickled with mirin and rice vinegar for three weeks. Light and refreshing.
$5.00Hijiki Salad
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.
$5.00Namasu Salad
Crisp and refreshing thinly sliced daikon and carrots lightly pickled in a sweet vinegar, this dish is typically served around new years.
$5.00Wakame Salad
Traditional Seaweed Salad. Savory and refreshing sea qualities. It is marinated with sesame oil, sesame seeds, vinegar, kikurage mushrooms and red pepper.
$5.00Gyoza
6 pcs. House-made Osaka Style Dumplings (crispy on one side steamed on the other) with a shoyu garlic dipping sauce.
$10.00Edamame
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.
$5.00Miso Soup
“Misoshiru” is a kombu broth that is seasoned with white miso paste. With cubed tofu, wakame, and green onions.
$5.00Side of Rice
$5.00Garden Salad
Crisp gem lettuce, cabbage, carrot, cucumber, radish with our house-made sesame ginger vinaigrette.
$6.00Sea Vegetable Garden Salad
Nutrient rich sea vegetables with crisp gem lettuce, carrot, cucumber, and radish with a creamy toasted sesame dressing
$7.00Pickle Plate
Assortment of Japanese Pickles. 4-5 varieties, 3-5 pieces each.
$10.00
Rice Balls
Spam Musubi
Pan-fried Spam with our house-made teriyaki sauce. With Ji’s Kimchi +$1
$8.00Ume Onigiri
Ume (pickled plum) seasoned rice with an umeboshi inside.
$8.00Nameshi Onigiri
Traditional Japanese flavor of vegetables and salt. This blend of dried napa, negi, and radish tops is enhanced with essences of bonito and miso.
$8.00Hijiki Onigiri
Rich and savory hijiki salad filling with edamame.
$8.00Curry Onigiri
Curry seasoned rice mixed with ground soy protein, peas, carrots, and onions wrapped in nori.
$9.00Chicken Teriyaki Onigiri
Chicken breast with our house-made teriyaki sauce.
$8.00Ahi Poke Onigiri
Raw tuna, sesame, furikake, and a touch of heat.
$9.00Salmon Poke Onigiri
Raw salmon, chuka kurage, and cucumber with a touch of tropical heat.
$9.00OUT OF STOCKSpicy Chashu
Chopped chashu with a smoky black garlic sauce and spicy furikake.
$9.00Unagi Musubi
Broiled unagi with furikake. seasoned rice.
$9.00Spam and Egg Musubi
Authentic and fun handheld snack. Layers of seasoned rice, tamago (omelette style egg), and teriyaki spam wrapped with nori.
$10.00OUT OF STOCK
Mini Rice Bowls
Hijiki Don
Rice topped with warm hijiki salad and half a marinated egg.
$9.00Unagi Don
Rice topped with unagi and green onions.
$12.00Tekka Don (Tuna)
Raw yellowfin tuna, napa, green onions, gari over sushi rice. Comes with a side of wasabi.
$12.00Salmon Poké Don
Salmon with chuka kurage (jellyfish salad), cucumber over rice.
$12.00
Beverages
Straight Tea
Boba Tea
Taro Jelly Boba
Taro Jelly Boba is made of konjac, topped with oat milk and black tea.
$8.00Decadent Hojicha
Hojicha (Powdered Roasted Green Tea), Vanilla Hazelnut Sonoma Syrup, Coconut Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.
$6.50Flamingo Sour
Cold Drip Citrus Hibiscus with Myer Lemon Sonoma Syrup, Oat Milk and mini Tapioca Pearls.
$6.50Jasmine Blue Butterfly
Cold Drip Jasmine Pearls Tea with Butterfly Pea Tea, classic Sonoma Syrup, Oat Milk, and Mini Tapioca Pearls.
$6.50Matcha Gotcha
Culinary Matcha, Lavender Sonoma Syrup, Coconut Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.
$6.50Peachy Cream
Peach Puree, Black Tea, Oat Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.
$6.50Onyx & Spice
Chai Syrup, Black Tea, Oat Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.
$6.50Tai's Tea
Black Tea, Vanilla Sonoma Syrup, Oat Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.
$6.50Vanilla Raspberry Boba
Vanilla Raspberry Rooibos Tisane, Vanilla Sonoma Syrup, Oat Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.
$6.50Pumpkin Spice Boba
Pumpkin Spice Syrup, Black Tea, Oat Milk, and mini Tapioca Pearls.
$6.50
Matcha
Latte
Other
Alcohol
Beer
Coedo: Beniaka
Unfiltered Amber Ale, Brewed with Sweet Potatoes, perfect balance of smooth and earthy.
$5.00Coedo: Shikkoku
German Black Lager, Slow-aged with complex flavors of espresso and dark fruit.
$5.00Hitachino Nest: Red Rice
Belgian Pale Ale, Complex sake-like rice flavors. Strawberry and cherry aromas.
$9.00Hitachino Nest: Salty Plum
Sour White Ale, Great balance of sour, bitter, and saltiness.
$6.00Yamaguchi: IPA
Floral and citrus notes with a hoppy bitterness.
$9.00Yamaguchi: Yamada Nishiki
Rice Lager, delicate taste with a light sake bite.
$8.00Yamaguchi: Pilsner
Bitter, yet balanced, with faint citrus aromas.
$7.00Kizakura Matcha IPA
$9.00Yoho Wednesday Cat
$5.00
Sake
Nakazawa S.tokyo Junmai Ginjo Genshu 720ml Bottle
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.
$60.00Minakata "Karakuchi" Junmai 720ml Bottle
Extra Dry, Umami, Balanced. Wakayama, Sekai-itto Shuzo
$54.00Kuheiji Junmai Daiginjo 720ml Bottle
Lively, Fruit Aroma, Balanced Finish. Aichi, Banjo Jozo Shuzo
$70.00Harada Muroka Genshu Junmai Ginjo 720ml Bottle
Complex, Bright, Balanced Finish. Yamaguchi, Harada Shuzo
$55.00Yasui First Love Junmai 720ml Bottle
Tart and juicy, with balanced sweetness.
$49.00Nishide Moromi Junmai 720ml Bottle
Creamy, Slightly Sweet, Bright. Ishikawa, Nishide Shuzo
$49.00Mountain Warrior Doburoku 720ml Bottle
No filtration, Rustic, Creamy. Saitama, Koyama Honke Shuzo
$44.00Heiwa Nigori 720ml Bottle
Sweet Melon, Fresh, Balanced Wakayama, Heiwa Shuzo
$50.00Aoki Yuki Otoko Honjozo 300ml Bottle
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.
$19.00Aoki Yuki Otoko Cloudy Junmai 300ml Bottle
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.
$21.00UKA Sparkling Cloudy Junmai Daiginjo 300ml Bottle
Light floral and fruit aromas. Full-bodied, creamy, long finish.
$25.00UKA Black Label Junmai Daiginjo 300ml Bottle
Crisp and bright, with sweet aromas and a hint of honey. Full-bodied and balanced with a long finish.
$25.00Hakushika Chokara Junmai 300ml Bottle
"Extra Dry" Light yet bold with a refreshing finish.
$12.00Hakushika Kuromatsu Junmai Daiginjo 300ml Bottle
Fruity, Sweet Rice Aromas
$20.00Taiheizan Peaceful Mountain Kimoto Junmai 300ml Bottle
Earthy, Full Bodied, Dry
$12.00Taiheizan Peaceful Mountain Honjozo Nigori 300ml Bottle
Dry, Fruit, Light Floral
$12.00
Sweets
Japanese Sponge Cake
Fluffy cake with seasonal toppings. Currently featuring fresh local berries and housemade whipped cream and plum coulis.
$12.00Matcha Cheesecake
Creamy green tea cheesecake with a scoop of matcha ice cream and seasonal fruit
$12.00Matcha Ice Cream
Green tea ice cream imported from Japan 2 scoops
$8.00Peach Sorbet
imported from Japan. 2 scoops
$8.00Yuzu Sorbet
imported from Japan. 2 scoops
$8.00Tapioca Pudding
Dairy free coconut milk and vanilla tapioca pudding, seasonal filling/topping. September featuring plum.
$10.00Dorayaki
Matcha Pancake filled with sweet red bean jam.
$3.00Coffee Cake
Kinako (Roasted soybean), brown sugar topping with cinnamon-hojicha swirls. Made in small batches.
$5.00Matcha Snickerdoodle
$3.50OUT OF STOCKScone
$4.00OUT OF STOCK
Provisions
Sauces & Seasonings
Black Garlic Chili Crisp Hot Sauce
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.
$12.00Japan Gold: Hot Sauce Yuzu 3.2oz.
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.
$10.00Japan Gold: Organic Furikake
$10.00OUT OF STOCKJapan Gold: Smoked Shoyu 5.1oz.
"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.
$16.00Japan Gold: Umami Sauce Black Garlic 5.1oz.
Crafted in Miyazaki, Japan, by Momiki Inc, this sauce is made by adding naturally-aged black garlic to a base sauce. It is a mixture of three Japanese staple condiments; soy sauce, mirin, and sake with hand-crafted kombu-shiitake mushroom vegan broth. The mature and fruity taste, with garlic accent, makes it incredibly versatile for all kinds of cooking styles; barbeque, stir-fried, salad dressings, dips, and marinades.
$16.00Kewpie Mayonnaise
500g (17.64oz.) squeeze bottle. KEWPIE Mayonnaise is an "egg yolk type" mayonnaise, which contains egg yolk instead of whole egg. The secret of distinctively rich flavor is egg yolk.
$10.00Seasoned Rice Vinegar
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.
$6.00Shiso Furikake (Rice Seasoning)
3.1 oz. Shiso Rice Seasoning
$5.00Sonoma Syrup: 12.7oz.
Locally produced infused syrups. 12.7oz bottle
$14.95
Snacks & Candy
Frutia Gummy Mix
$6.00Kabukiage Rice Crackers
5.92 oz, Family Pack, individually wrapped crackers.
$5.00Koala March - Mango
$2.50Konjac Jelly Treats - Mango
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
$5.50OUT OF STOCKKonjac Jelly Treats - Matcha
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
$5.50Strawberry Marshmallows
$5.00Poppin Cookin - Ramen Kit
$6.50Yaki Mochi Crackers
3 oz.
$3.50Yuzu Pepper Shrimp Chips
$4.50Siracha Chili Green Peas
$3.50