Our Menu
"Kaiyo", coming from the kanji characters "KAI", meaning sea and "YO", meaning ocean, is a reflection of the depth of flavors and vast options that our restaurant has to offer.
As an Izakaya restaurant, we pride ourselves in providing hot and cool small Japanese tapas-like dishes ideal to share and enjoy in small groups along with fun and exciting cocktails.
Kitchen
Miso Soup
$3.00
house miso, Japanese seaweed, tofu, green onions
Edamame
$5.00
sweet soy beans tossed in choice of house spicy sauce or truffle salt
Shishito Peppers
$6.00
flash-fried shishitos tossed in choice of sweet miso sauce or wasabi garlic salt
Pork Gyoza
$8.00/5pc
pan-fried pork filled dumplings, spicy light soy
Shrimp Shumai
$10.00/6 pc
steamed shrimp filled dumplings, Japanese yusu mustard
Mixed Green Salad
$6.00
spring mix, orange slices, crispy onions, sesame dressing
Seaweed Salad
$6.00
cucumber, sweet rice vinegar, sesame, tomato
Cucumber Salad
$6.00
sweet rice vinegar, sesame, tomato
Chicken Skewer
$4.50/skewer
thigh meat, sweet soy
Pork Jowl Skewer
$6.00/skewer
Japanese pork cheek, choice of honey soy or salt
Vegetable Spring Rolls
$5.00/5pc
wonton wrapped, veggie filled, and fried
Chicken Kara-Age
$6.00
tempura fried chicken thigh, ponzu aioli
Calamari Kara-Age
$6.00
tempura fried squid, green tea furikake, ponzu aioli
Shrimp Tempura
$12.00/5pc
tempura battered and fried shrimp, tentsusyu, daikon and ginger oroshi
Soft Shell Watermelon Tempura
$14.00
tempura battered and fried crab, watermelon, serranos, micro cilantro, togarashi, sweet ponzu
Fried Oysters
$7.00/3pc
panko fried Hiroshima oysters, Japanese potato salad, tonkatsu sauce
Gyudon Bowl
$10.00
beef skirt, sweet soy, onions, beni shoga, steamed rice
Nigiri & Sashimi
2pc per order of your choice as either nigiri (over rice) or sashimi (no rice)
seared $1/pc
add caviar $3/pc
"akami" tuna loin
$11.00
"chutoro" medium fatty tuna
$16.00
"otoro" fatty tuna belly
$18.00
"madai" sea bream
$11.00
'"hirame" flounder
$11.00
"hamachi" yellowtail
$11.00
"sake" salmon
$10.00
"bincho" albacore tuna
$8.00
"ebi" shrimp
$8.00
"botan ebi" spotted prawn
$15.00
"hotate" scallop
$12.00
creamy scallop
$12.00
"tako" octopus
$8.00
"unagi" fresh water eel
$10.00
"tamago" sweet egg omelet
$7.00
"tobiko" flying fish roe
$8.00
add quail egg $1/pc
"masago" smelt rish roe
$8.00
add quail egg $1/pc
Specialty Sashimi
5pc per order
Tuna Guacamole
$20.00
kaiyo guacamole, yuca chips, para para, wasabi peas, tozasu, micro greens
Salmon Wasabi
$16.00
wasabi salsa, crispy garlic, yuzu dressing, micro greens
Yellowtail Serrano
$17.00
serranos, garlic, yuzu soy, micro cilantro
Spicy Albacore
$16.00
crispy garlic, spicy ponzu, micro cilantro
White Fish Tiradito
$17.00
para para, aji ponzu, micro cilantro
Hamachi Star
$17.00
yellowtail, pepita seeds, bubu arare, yuzu oil, honey mustard, micro greens
Sets
all sets come with a miso soup
Nigiri Flight
$39.00
6 pc chef's choice nigiri
Nigiri Combo
$36.00
6 pc chef's choice nigiri, 1 classic roll
Sashimi Platter
$45.00
12 pc chef's choice sashimi
Deluxe Platter
$60.00
6 pc chef's choice nigiri and sashimi, 1 roll
Classic Rolls
add avocado $2
add masago $1
sub soy paper $2
Avocado Roll
$7.00
Cucumber Roll
$7.00
Tuna Roll
$7.00
Negihama Roll
$8.00
yellowtail, green onions
Negitoro Roll
$10.00
fatty tuna, green onions
California Roll
$9.00
house crab mix, avocado, cucumber
Salmon Avocado Roll
$9.00
Spicy Tuna Roll
$9.00
spicy tuna mix, cucumber
Philadelphia Roll
$10.00
salmon, cream cheese, cucumber, avocado
Unagi Roll
$10.00
fresh water eel, avocado, cucumber, sweet eel sauce
Shrimp Tempura Roll
$10.00
shrimp, house crab mix, cucumber, avocado, masago, spicy aioli, topped with tempura flakes, eel sauce
Spider Roll
$10.00
soft shell crab, house crab mix, avocado, cucumber, masago, spicy aioli, topped with eel sauce
Specialty Rolls
Flaming Kaiyo
$19.00
assorted fish, cucumber, shiso, yamagobo, topped with tuna tataki, jalapeños, togarashi, umami butter, torched
Firecracker
$15.00
tuna, avocado, cucumber, spicy aioli, topped with tempura flakes, wasabi tobiko, para para, serranos
Avalanche
$16.00
assorted fish, cream cheese, deep fried and baked, topped with masago aioli, green onions, sweet eel sauce
YTJ
$19.00
ebi, cucumber, avocado, asparagus, serranos, cilantro, shiso, topped with yellowtail, aji ponzu
Lemon Amai
$19.00
house crab mix, asparagus tempura, lemon, topped with salmon, honey ginger sauce
Momo Royale
$19.00
shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, spicy tuna, topped with salmon, spicy aioli, bubu arare
Crunching Tiger
$19.00
shrimp tempura, house crab mix, assorted fish, topped with spicy tuna, avocado, spicy aioli, sweet eel sauce, tempura flakes, kizame nori, tobiko
Hidden Dragon
$19.00
soft shell crab, spicy tuna, cucumber, topped with eel, avocado, sweet eel sauce
Rainbow Roll
$18.00
house crab mix, avocado, cucumber, topped with assorted fish