Grilled chicken, seasonal veggies, teriyaki sauce, scallions, sesame seeds and rice.

Spicy tuna mix, avocado, tempura eggplant, asparagus, sesame seeds, ponzu and sushi rice. MAINE 12.50 Langostino, crab and shrimp baked in Maine sauce on top of rice, served with eel sauce (CONTAINS PEANUTS). Baby kale, red onions, avocado, lemon zest and sesame yuzu vinaigrette. OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL 14.95 Raw oysters served with masago, scallion and ponzu sauce. Wild Shrimp and Peas With Fresh Curry Leaves and Coconut Rice CALAMARI TEMPURA 10.50 Batter-fried baby squid served with a side of tempura sauce. Rice, Miso Soup, Japanese Pickles, Stewed Potato with Meat and Vegetables, Chicken Cutlet, Baby Shrimp Cooked in Shell, Seasoned Vegetable and Your Selection of the Main Dish A. In the '80s, in Santa Monica, I enjoyed the elegant creative efforts of Wolfgang Puck and Barbara Lazaroff at Chinois in dishes like catfish with ginger and ponzu sauce or scallops with Pad Thai noodles and lemon grass.Īnd, just like at Nozawa, good luck trying to get any extra ponzu sauce.įusion, she said, now regarded as a trendy mid-'90s style of cooking, is marked by such unfortunate East-meets-West combinations as wasabi-flavored mashed potatoes and ponzu beurre blanc. Steamed Squid Legs with Ground Japanese Radish Served in Ponzu Sauce. One For The Table: sugarFIX at sugarFISH in Downtown LA The baby squid are washed and cleaned one by one manually and are packed with olive oil and their own ink. We have chosen the optimal size in season, and we process them delicately and meticulously to preserve their softness and texture. Or those times that your whole meal goes South just because you ask for the wrong thing (ahem, ponzu sauce). Captured with very special nets, this delicacy of the sea is rare and of high quality. Hours of Mischief at LA’s Greatest Aphrodisiac – Tengu Santa Monica Grilled marinated squid served with a delicious spicy mayo dipping sauce. Yakihama – baby yellowtail sashimi with ginger-garlic ponzu is something I can’t wait to go back and order again. Lightly battered fried baby squid served with ponzu sauce.

Baby squeed in ponzu