Ume Japanese Bistro

Starters

Umé Favorites

• Tako del Mar$6.50

  Seasoned baby octopus on a bed of shredded daikon and wakame

• Iron Tofu Steak$9.75

  Crispy silk tofu braised with eggs and butter sauce on hot iron platter

• Iron Grilled Squid$9.75

  Grilled squid tossed in garlic butter sauce on hot iron platter

• Margarita Poppers$9.75

  Golden deep fried prawns with daikon in wasabi mayo sauce

• Dragon Eggs$9.75

  Quail egg inserted in crisp panko prawn with sweet chili sauce

• Grilled Lamb Chop

  Broiled lamb chop lollipops drizzled with house vinegarette

  • A.Q.

• Smoked Salmon Pasta$11.95

  Spaghetti tossed in garlic, onions, butter, and white wine reduction

• Black and Blue$14.50

  Seared ahi tuna drizzled with ponzu, wasabi mayo and unagi sauce

• Oyster Shooter$6.95

  Fresh oyster in chilled sake with quail egg, tobiko and ponzu

• Fresh oyster on 1/2 Shell

  See our special menu for seasonal fresh oysters

  • A.Q.

Soup, Salad and Sides

• Miso Soup$2.50

  Silk tofu, seaweed and scallion in red and white miso broth

• Asari Miso Soup$4.95

  Manila clams, enoki mushroom and tofu simmered in miso broth

• Wakame Salad$4.95

  Seaweed salad marinated in sesame oil and Japanese 7-spice

• Edamame$4.95

  Boiled soy beans sprinkled lightly with salt

• Ohitashi$4.95

  Boiled spinach seasoned with garlic, onions, sesame oil and 7-spice

• Sunomono$4.95

  English cucumber, imitation crab and seaweed in sweet vinegarette

• Garden Salad$5.95

  Organic greens tossed in Umé's house soy vinegarette

• Papa's Salad$9.75

  Organic greens, wakame, cucumbers, avocado tossed in Umé vinegarette

• Poki Salad$13.25

  Ahi tuna and tobiko drizzled with ponzu, sesame oil and 7-spice

• Steamed$2.00

• Brown rice$2.50

Small Plates

• Vegetarian Egg Rolls$3.95

  Deep fried mini eggrolls with shitake mushroom and mixed vegetables

• Yasai Croquettes$5.50

  Deep fried vegetable mashed potatoes with spicy mayo sauce

• Agedashi Tofu$6.95

  Deep fried tofu with bonito shaving, ginger, grated daikon, scallion in dashi

• Crab Cheese Puffs$6.95

  Deep fried cheese and crab fillings in won ton wrapping

• Gyoza$6.95

  Pan fried Japanese pork pot stickers

• Ebi Dumplings$9.50

  Steamed prawn dumplings in delicate rice wrapping

• Softshell Crab$8.95

  Deep fried softshell crab served with soy dashi

• Fried Oysters$8.50

  Deep fried panko oysters served with Japanese spicy mayo

• Fried Calamari$8.50

  Deep fried panko calamari rings served with Japanese spicy mayo

• Vegetable Tempura$7.95

  Deep fried assorted vegetables with tempura sauce

• Prawn Tempura$8.95

  Deep fried shrimp in light and crisp tempura flour

• Combination Tempura$9.50

  Deep fried shrimp, assorted vegetables in light and crisp tempura flour

• Yakitori$7.50

  Grilled chicken and vegetables on skewer

• Hamachi Kama$15.00

  Grilled tender yellowtail collar served with ponzu sauce

Vegetarian

Nigiri Sushi

• Inari$3.95

  Sushi rice stuffed in sweet tofu pouch

• Tamago$3.95

  Homemade sweet omelette

• Kyuri Tamago$4.50

  Homemade sweet omellete topped with cucumber

• Nasu Yaki$4.50

  Grilled eggplant

• Zukki-ni yaki$4.50

  Grilled zucchini

• Enoki Mushrooms$4.50

  Grilled golden needle mushroom

• Kanpyo$4.50

  Japanese squash

• Wakame$4.50

  Japanese seaweed marinated in sesame oil and Japanese 7-spice

• Wakame Inari$4.50

  Japanese seaweed and sushi rice in sweet tofu pouch

Sushi Rolls

• Kappa Maki$4.50

  Cucumber and sesame seed wrapped rice-inside

• Avocado$4.50

  Avocado and sesame

• Oshinko$4.50

  Japanese pickled radish

• Asparagus$4.95

  Steamed asparagus and sesame

• Avocado Kyuri$4.95

  Avocado and cucumber

• Inari Kyuri$4.95

  Sweet tofu skin and cucumber

• Kanpyo Kyuri$4.95

  Japanese squash and cucumber

• Spinach$4.95

  Steamed spinach seasoned with garlic and sesame oil

• Ume Shiso Kyuri$4.95

  Cucumber, picked plum and shiso leaf wrapped rice-in

• Natto$6.50

  Fermented soy beans, wasabi and scallions mixed in ponzu sauce

• Shiitake$6.50

  Braised shiitake mushroom

• Vegetable Tempura$6.50

  Sweet yam and zucchini tempura

• Futomaki$6.50

  Japanese pickled vegetables, sweet omelette and cucumber

• Bamboo Stick$9.95

  Yam tempura and gobo, topped with avocado

• No Rain Forest$9.95

  Cucumber, Japanese squash and gobo (burdock root), topped with wakame

Yasai (Vegetarian) Dinners

• Vegetarian Sushi Plate$14.50

  Chef's choice of 4 vegetarian nigiri sushi and 1 vegetarian sushi roll

• Grilled Tofu Steak$13.95

  Crispy silk tofu braised with eggs and butter sauce on hot iron platter

• Vegetable Tempura$13.95

  Assorted vegetable fried in lightly coated tempura flour