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Maru
12400 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025
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Market Menu
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu
Sushi Menu
Wine Menu
Desserts Menu
Market Menu
Appetizers
Squash Soup
Roasted butternut squash w/ a dollop of spiced whipped cream.
Wah Gyu Kushi
Tender beef skewers w/ a true wasabi root sauce.
Fingerling Potatoes
Velvety organic potatoes w/ bacon tossed w/ crème fraiche.
Lip Stick Peppers
Grilled sweet red peppers marinated in 10-yr aged balsamic served warm w/ fresh mozzarella.
Popcorn Shrimp Salad
With organic mixed greens & cilantro in a spicy sesame dressing.
Roasted Beet Salad
With lolla rosa lettuce & a sherry vinaigrette. Topped w/ Red Wood Hill Farm goat cheddar cheese.
Proscuitto & Walnut Salad
Proscuitto de Parma w/ organic walnuts & sliced organic nectarines w/ a sun-dried tomato vinaigrette.
Tomato & Cucumber Salad
Organic Japanese tomatoes & cucumbers w/ avocado tossed in a fire-roasted red bell pepper dressing.
Heirloom Tomato Salad
An assortment of vine ripened heirlooms in a sherry vinaigrette w/ a shiso pesto.
Zucchini Blossoms
Stuffed w/ spicy albacore, artichokes, & fresh mozzarella. Made tempura style w/ a citrus-jalapeno sauce.
Crispy Duck Risotto
Our famous duck confit & risotto sautéed crispy on the outside. With an herb salad & tomato-truffle oil sauce.
Foie Gras
Seared Sonoma foie gras w/ an organic blueberry sauce over parmigiano reggiano crusted puff pastry.
Second Course
Steak Pasta
Tender braised steak tossed w/ linguine, fresh parsley and oven roasted heirloom tomatoes.
Shrimp and Polenta
Citrus marinated shrimp. Served w/ soft polenta and swiss chard w/ a saffron sauce. Try with the Tor Chard.
Roasted Duck
Two juicy roasted breasts over a bed of shiitake risotto. Served w/ an organic strawberry sauce, and grilled black kale. Try our Turjanis or Hirsch pinot.
Scallop and Risotto
Seared divers' scallop over creamy risotto w/ oven roasted tomatoes. Finished with a warm verjus-olive vinaigrette. Excellent w/ the Flowers or Peter Michael chardonnay.
Slow Cooked Pork
Tenderized in a garlic-orange marinade. Fork tender, over haricot verts (French green beans) and crispy artichokes. Try with the Stag’s Leap syrah or the Estancia pinot.
Short Ribs
Two racks braised until fork-tender in a sake-soy broth. Served w/ tender Yukon Gold fries and organic baby carrots. Mt Veeder or Caymus cabernets would be a great compliment.
Skirt Steak
Cooked med-rare w/ hand made pasta tossed in a creamy horseradish sauce and black kale. Tastes great with the Wolf Blass shiraz, Stag's Leap syrah, or Twomey merlot.
Petite Filet
A 6 oz. cut of USDA Prime tenderloin cooked med-rare. Served w/ a parsnip puree and sugar snap peas with a soy-espresso sauce. Excellent with the Failla syrah or the Hollywood & Vine cab.
Curry Lamb
Colorado lamb loin roasted med-rare. Served over a bed of crispy-shiitake rice and marinated onion with cilantro and a Japanese style curry sauce. Excellent with the Soter Cab Franc or the Groth cabernet.
Chilean Seabass
Pan roasted over a bed of braised leeks w/ pureed potato and a heirloom tomato-thai chili sorbet. This fish melts in your mouth. Pairs excellent with the Eroica Reisling.
Filet Mignon
Our famous USDA Prime filet cooked med-rare and glazed w/ a brandy-merlot reduction. Served w/ roasted garlic potatoes with shitake mushrooms. The best steak in Valencia! Turjanis pinot or Silver Oak cabernet.
New York Steak
1 ½" thick of tender USDA Prime beef grilled med-rare. Served w/ a parsnip puree and grilled asparagus, with a soy-espresso sauce. Try with the Caymus cabernets or Peter Michael Les Pavots.
Appetizers
Edamame
Agedashi Tofu
Fried Tofu with tempura sauce.
Hamachi Kama
Broiled yellowtail collar.
Tempura: Shrimp + Vegetables
3 pieces shrimp or vegetables.
Combo Tempura
2 pcs. shrimp & vegetables.
Sushi Bar
Served with a house salad. Sushi list is available for additional selections. Substitutions are an additional charge).
Tekka Don
Sliced tuna over a bed of sushi rice.
Spicy Tuna Don
Spicy tuna over a bed of sushi rice.
Chirashi
Assorted fish w/ sushi rice.
13 Piece Sushi
7 pcs. nigiri sushi & choice of California or Spicy Tuna Roll.
16 Piece Sushi
10 pcs. nigiri sushi & choice of California or Spicy Tuna Roll.
15 Piece Sashimi
An assortment of fish w/ rice served on the side.
Noodles
Udon, Vegetable
Assorted blanched vegetables in a light soy-bonito broth.
Sansai
Japanese mtn. vegetables in a light soy-bonito broth.
Tempura
Shrimp Tempura in a light soy-bonito broth.
Nabeyaki
Chicken, poached egg, mushrooms, & shrimp tempura with udon.
Yosenabe
Seafood & vegetables w/ chewy noodles in broth.
Beef Sukiyaki
Mushroom and vegetables in a sweet soy-sake broth w/ chewy noodles.
Soba
Cold buckwheat noodles
Cha-soba
Cold Green tea noodles
Soba 2-Ways
Cold Green tea & Buckwheat noodles w/ a soy-bonito broth.
Donburi
Oyako Don
Chicken & Egg
Katsu Don
Pork Cutlet & Egg
Ten Don
Shrimp Tempura
Gyu Don
Beef with ginger
Bento
Served with salad, rice, & miso soup. Substitutions or identical items are an additional charge of $3.50. Choice of 2-3 different items
Beef Teriyaki
Chicken Teriyaki
Ton Katsu
Pork Cutlet
Chicken Katsu
Chicken Cutlet
Sushi (add $2)
3 pcs. nigiri & 3 pcs. CA Roll —Add $2
Sashimi (add $2)
Salmon
Teriyaki or Shioyaki
Tempura
2 pcs. shrimp w/ vegetables
Saba Shioyaki
Mackerel
Soba
Buckwheat or Green Tea
Gyoza
Croquette
Appetizers
Edamame
Agedashi Tofu
Fried Tofu with tempura sauce.
Hamachi Kama
Broiled yellowtail collar.
Tempura: Shrimp + Vegetables
3 pieces of shrimp or vegetables.
Combo Tempura
2 pieces of shrimp & vegetables.
Miso
Sushi Bar
We can make almost any fish sashimi style. Just ask.
13 Piece Sushi Combination
7 pieces of nigiri sushi and choice of California or Spicy Tuna Roll. Served with a house salad, rice, and miso soup.
16 Piece Sushi
10 pieces of nigiri sushi and choice of California or Spicy Tuna Roll. Served with a house salad, rice, and miso soup.
Sashimi Combination
Tuna, yellowtail, salmon, white fish, & albacore. Served with a house salad, rice, and miso soup.
Chirashi
Assorted fish over sushi rice.
Grilled (Yakimono)
Teriyaki Chicken
Teriyaki Chicken (White meat)
Teriyaki Salmon
Teriyaki Beef
Shioyaki, Saba (Mackerel): Grilled only with salt
Grilled only with salt
Teriyaki Salmon
Fried (Agemono)
Vegetable Tempura
Tempura Combination
4 shrimp with vegetables
Shrimp Tempura
7 shrimp
Ton-katsu
Breaded Pork Cutlet
Chicken-katsu
Breaded Chicken
One-Pot (Nabemono)
Beef Sukiyaki
Mushroom and vegetables in a sweet soy-sake broth w/ chewy noodles.
Yosenabe
Seafood and vegetables with chewy noodles in broth.
Nabeyaki
Chicken, poached egg, mushrooms, and shrimp tempura with udon.
Udon: Vegetable
Assorted blanched vegetables in a light soy-bonito broth.
Udon: Sansai
Japanese mountain vegetables in a light soy-bonito broth.
Tempura
Shrimp tempura in a light soy-bonito broth.
Combinations
Combinations served with salad, rice, and miso soup.
Chicken Teriyaki
Your choice of tempura (two pieces of shrimp and vegetables). Add sashimi $2.
Chicken Teriyaki: White meat
Your choice of tempura (two pieces of shrimp and vegetables). Add sashimi $2.
Beef Teriyaki
Your choice of tempura (two pieces of shrimp and vegetables). Add sashimi $2.
Salmon Teriyaki or Shioyaki
Your choice of tempura (two pieces of shrimp and vegetables). Add sashimi $2.
Saba Shioyaki
Your choice of tempura (two pieces of shrimp and vegetables). Add sashimi $2.
Ton Katsu
Your choice of tempura (two pieces of shrimp and vegetables). Add sashimi $2.
Chicken Katsu
Tempura: Assorted
3 pieces of shrimp with vegetables. Add teriyaki or sashimi side for $1.5.
Tempura: All Shrimp
6 pieces of shrimp. Add teriyaki or sashimi side for $1.5.
Sashimi: Assorted
Your choice of a side of teriyaki or tempura.
Sashimi: All Tuna
Your choice of a side of teriyaki or tempura.
Main
O-Toro
Fatty Bluefin tuna belly. Excellent marbling.
Chu-Toro
Fatty Blue-fin tuna belly. Excellent marbling. Pink color. 2 Pc.
Hon Maguro
Blue-fin tuna. The King of Tunas. Means True-Tuna.
Negi-toro Hand Roll
The best part of toro mixed w/ chopped scallions.
Live Hotattae
Live Diver's scallop. Very sweet and tasty.
Live Ama-ebi
Santa Barbara Sweet shrimp. Still kicking. Very sweet and tasty. 1 pc.
Ankimo Sushi (sashimi)
$16.00
Monk fish liver. Japanese foie gras.
Fooko
White Seabass from Japan.
Sayori
Baby marlin. Firm, white meat w/ a clean taste.
Nama-tako (sashimi)
$24.00
Live octopus leg from Hokkaido.
Kanpachi
Young Yellowtail. More lean & meaty. Light taste.
Hama-toro
Yellowtail belly. Very tender and buttery.
Shima Aji
Premium aji. Has a firmer texture and a cleaner, lighter taste.
Aji, Japan
Spanish mackerel from Japan.
Kurage
Jellyfish marinated slightly in vinegar. Crunchy. From Japan.
Kaki
Hama Hama oysters on the half shell. 2 pcs.
Shinko
Baby Kohada (shad) from Japan.
Iwashi
Sardines from Japan.
Saba
Mackerel from Japan. Not fishy. Similar to aji.
Sanma
Pike Mackeral. From Japan.
Shake toro
Salmon belly. More tender and oily.
Ni-Anago
Sea eel from Japan. Cooked with our special recipe. Has little bones.
Blue Crab Hand Roll
With organic greens.
White Wine
2005 Beringer
White Zinfindel
2007 Kost Browne
Pinot Rose
2007 Breggo
Syrah Rose
2006 Chateau Saint Michelle
Gewurztraminer
2006 Chateau Saint Michelle
Eroica Riesling
2005 Pierre Sparr "One"
Riesling/Pinot Blanc/Muscat
2006 Caymus Conundrum
Proprietary Blend
2004 Chateau Saint Michelle
Semillon
2006 Breggo - "Ferrington Vineyards"
Sauvignon Blanc
2006 Hanna
Sauvignon Blanc
2006 Chimney Rock
Fume Blanc
2006 Ferrari Carano
Fume Blanc
2005 Wolf Blass “Presidents Selection”
Chardonnay
2005 Geyser Peak
Chardonnay
2005 Artessa
Chardonnay
2005 Chateau Saint Michelle
Chardonnay
2006 Keller "Oro de Plata"
Chardonnay
2005 Newton
Chardonnay
2005 Chateau Souverain
Chardonnay
2005 Stag’s Leap
Chardonnay
2004 Simi Winery “Reserve”
Chardonnay
2006 Olabisi Mendocino
Chardonnay
2004 Turjanis
Chardonnay
2005 Breggo
Chardonnay
2004 Ferrari Carano Tre Terre
Chardonnay
2005 Flowers Sonoma Coast
Chardonnay
2006 Hollywood & Vine 2480
Chardonnay
2006 Hirsch
Chardonnay
2005 Newton “Unfiltered”
Chardonnay
2005 Tor "Wente Clone"
Chardonnay
2006 Peter Michael "L'Apres Midi"
Chardonnay
2006 Peter Michael "Belle Cote"
Chardonnay
2006 Peter Michael "Ma Belle Fille"
Chardonnay
2006 Peter Michael "La Carriere"
Chardonnay
2001 Kistler
Chardonnay
Red Wine
2005 Ravenswood
Zinfindel
2004 Sequum
Zinfindel
2006 Estancia
Pinot Noir
2005 Rodney Strong
Pinot Noir
2006 Bohan Dillan Hirsch
Pinot Noir
2005 Elizabeth Spencer
Pinot Noir
2005 Kosuge "Shop"
Pinot Noir
2005 Breggo
Pinot Noir
2005 Siltstone
Pinot Noir
2005 Baker Lane
Pinot Noir
2005 De Pointe
Pinot Noir
2003 Turjanis
Pinot Noir
2006 Breggo
Pinot Noir
2005 David Bruce
Pinot Noir
2005 Flowers - Sonoma Coast
Pinot Noir
2002 Nicolaysen Family Bien Nacido
Pinot Noir
2005 Terra Valentine
Pinot Noir
2005 Soter Vineyards
Pinot Noir
2003 Westwood - Nicholson Ranch
Pinot Noir
2005 Hirsch
Pinot Noir
2004 Sean Thackrey Pinot Noir "Andromeda"
Pinot Noir
2006 Failla "Occidental"
Pinot Noir
2005 Failla "Hirsch Vineyard"
Pinot Noir
2005 Kosta Browne Kanzler/ Koplen
Pinot Noir
2002 Mar Y Sol
Merlot
2005 Franciscan
Merlot
2004 Twomey
Merlot
2006 Duckhorn
Merlot
2005 Wolf Blass Gold Label
Shiraz
2002 Nicolaysen Family "Brianna's Vineyard"
Syrah
2004 Tor
Syrah
2004 Stag’s Leap
Petite Syrah
2005 Failla "Estate"
Syrah
2005 Wolf Blass Yellow Label
Shiraz-Cab
2004 Mathis
Grenache
2003 Terra Valentine
Cabernet Franc
2003 Terra Valentine
Cabernet Franc
2003 Mount Veeder
Cabernet Sauvignon
2003 Terra Valentine "Wurtele Vineyard"
Cabernet Sauvignon
2003 Groth
Cabernet Sauvignon
2004 Paradigm
Cabernet Sauvignon
2004 Meander
Cabernet Sauvignon
2004 Hollywood & Vine 2480
Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Brown Estate
Cabernet Sauvignon
2000 Beringer "Private Reserve"
Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Caymus “Special Select”
Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Silver Oak Alexander Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Silver Oak Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Silver Oak Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
2004 Lail "J. Daniel Cuvee"
Cabernet Sauvignon
2004 William Cole
Cabernet Sauvignon
2005 Villa Creek
Avenger
2005 Graves Rock Candy
Rhone Blend
2004 Joseph Phelps "Le Mistral"
Blend
2005 Jaffe
Transformation
2005 Peter Michael
Le Moulin Rouge
2004 Opus One
Blend
2004 Peter Michael "Les Pavots"
Blend
2005 Joseph Phelps
Insignia
2005 Araujo
Eisele
Main
Ice-Cream & Sorbets
We make our own desserts in-house. Please ask for the selection available.
Bowl of Fruit
$8.95
An assortment of organic fruit hand selected from the Santa Monica Farmer's Market: figs, strawberries, apples, pomegranate, dragon fruit, & passion fruit.
Strawberry Shortcake
Farmer's market strawberries sandwiched w/ whipped cream & drizzled w/ balsamic honey.
Berry/ Peach Cobbler
Organically grown berries baked to perfection & topped w/ our Tahitian Vanilla ice-cream. Baked to order.
Peach Tart Tatin
Baked to order w/ a caramel sauce & served w/ a crème fraiche ice cream.
Apple Strudel
Organic fuji apple w/ plum wine baked in a crispy fillo dough. Served w/ our own caramel sauce.
Chocolate Cake
Molten chocolate cake w/ vanilla ice cream and a Bailey’s Irish Cream sauce. Baked to order.
Cheesecake
Made w/ mascarpone & yuzu (Japanese citrus essence). Very moist & rich.
Panna Cotta
Silky smooth & creamy w/ wine poached strawberries.
French Press Coffee
$3.50
Made without a paper filter for a nuttier taste.