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Zama
128 South 19th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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Dinner Menu
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu
Starters
Miso Soup
$4.00
White miso with tofu, scallions, and vegetables
House Salad
Mixed greens and ginger dressing
- $7.00
- With Avocado $10.00
Edamame
Steamed soy beans with sea salt
- $7.00
- Sampler of 3 Salts $12.00
- Add Green Tea Salt, Wasabi Salt, Yuzu Salt, Togarashi Salt Salt for a Extra
- $1.50
- Add Truffle Salt for
- $2.50
Salmon Skin Pistachio Salad
$12.00
Mixed greens with kawaire sprouts, crispy salmon skin and sesame onion dressing
California Salad
Mixed greens with avocado, kani, cucumbers and carrots in a ume shiso vinaigrette
- $13.00
- With Snow Crab $17.00
Kaiso Salad
Assorted seaweed with tosazu and grated sesame seeds
- $8.00
- With Octopus $13.00
Calamari Salad
Tempura battered Calamari over spring mix with a creamy yuzu dressing
- $12.00
- With Avocado $15.00
Small Bites
Kurobuta Pork Dumplings
$10.00
Steamed, Pan Seared, or Fried
Fried Chicken Dumplings
$7.00
Ground Free Range Chicken, Mustard Aioli
Vegetable Dumplings
$9.00
Sesame Chili Soy
Soft Shell Shrimp
$12.00
Soft Shell Shrimp dusted in flour and fried accompanied with shishi-to peppers finished with yuzu salt
Nasu Dengaku Lettuce Wraps
Sautéed eggplant and chicken with white miso sauce served with lettuce
- $12.00
- With Tofu $10.00
Vegetable Tempura Appetizer
Tempura battered vegetables with dashi soy and spicy sauce
- $11.00
- With Tempura Shrimp $16.00
- With Tempura Fish $16.00
Kirin Ichiban Braised Short Ribs
$15.00
Braised boneless short ribs with crispy ramen noodles
Bites
Seared Salmon
$16.00
Pan seared salmon with a citrus and soy glaze and sake steamed bok choy
ZFC
$14.00
Zama Fried Chicken with shredded cabbage with yuzu pepper sauce
NY Strip Strips
$17.00
J-1 steak sauce, Mushrooms, Asparagus
Spicy Rock Shrimp Tempura
With broccoli and cauliflower
- $17.00
- With Cashews $18.00
Pork Tonkatsu
$17.00
Breaded Berkshire pork tenderloin, Japanese slaw with katsu sauce & mustard mayo
Bao Bao Bao
$15.00
Choice of 3 Bao Buns: ZFC, Pork Tonkatsu, Softshell Crab Tempura, Sweet & Spicy Rock Shrimp Tempura, Spicy Crunchy Tuna, Bacon
Entree
Black Cod Saikyoyaki
$29.00
Miso marinated black cod with steamed veggies
Seared Salmon
$26.00
Pan seared salmon with a citrus and soy glaze with sake steamed baby bok choy and lotus chips
New York Strip Steak
$29.00
J-1 steak sauce, Mushrooms, Asparagus
Roasted Half Chicken
$25.00
Wild Rice, Roasted Butternut Squash, Teriyaki
Sides
White Rice
$3.00Multi Grain
$5.00Fried Shishis-To Peppers
$8.00Miso Sautéed Mushrooms
$8.00Oshinko
$4.00Fried Brussel Sprouts
Yuzu juice, parmesan cheese, truffle essence, cashews
- $10.00
- With Bacon $15.00
Agedashi Tofu
$8.00
Dashi Soy
Baby Bok Choy
$5.00Wasabi Rice
$7.00Noodle Soups
All soups served with Edamame & Inari
Braised Baby Back Ribs Noodle Soup
$21.00
With Fried Cod Balls in a Pork & Dashi Soy Broth Okinawa style
Kakiage Tempura Udon Noodle Soup
$21.00
Calamari, Rock Shrimp, Softshell Crab, Edamame in Vegetable Dashi Soy Base
Yuzu Chicken Somen Noodle Soup
$21.00
Chicken Dumpling, Vegetable Somen, Bok Choy, Cilantro, Dried Lemon, Yuzu Paste
Specialty Maki
Spicy Lump Crab
$22.00
Spicy tuna & Jalapeno wrapped in soy paper, with Lump crab salad
Wasabi Lobster
$21.00
Shrimp California, inside out with wasabi tobiko topped with lobster salad and mango chili sauce
Red Dragon
$21.00
Spicy Shrimp Tempura topped with Tuna, Jalapeno, Micro Cilantro
Shrimp and Eel Fiesta
$19.00
Tempura shrimp, BBQ eel, Flying Fish tobiko, Avocado salsa
Sesame Salmon
$18.00
Cucumber Mango roll, Salmon tartare, Creamy sesame sauce
Wasabi Tuna
$21.00
Lump crab tempura, Tuna tartare, Wasabi mayo
Surfer
$19.00
Yellowtail Jalapeno tempura roll, Tuna sashimi, Avocado salsa
Salmon on Salmon
$19.00
Spicy Crunchy Salmon roll topped with spicy sauce, salmon croquette, & finished with soy onions
Bronzizzle
$19.00
Cucumber and avocado inside out roll with Bronzino finished with yuzu-soy sauce and hot sesame oil
Philly Style
$24.00
Washugyu, provolone, spicy mayo and bibb lettuce wrapped in red pepper flaked soy paper. Served with horseradish aioli
Truffle Eel Daikon
$19.00
Crunchy Eel roll wrapped in daikon drizzled with truffle eel Sauce and topped with cucumber noodles tossed in uni sauce. Served with uni brulee sauce
Hummus-San Temaki
$18.00
4 mini hand rolls wrapped in red shiso flecked soy paper stuffed with tuna, shiso leaf and a house made black sesame hummus. Served with edamame falafel and a yuzu tzatziki sauce
To-Philly
$9.00
Cucumber, asparagus and cream cheese topped with tofu skin
Spicy Vegetable Tempura
$11.00
Tempura veggies with spicy sauce
Micro Green Maki
$16.00
Ginger, inari, asparagus and carrot maki topped off with micro greens tossed in wasabi yuzu dressing
Veggie Rainbow
$16.00
Cucumber, carrots, asparagus with shiso and crispy shallots topped off with tomato, mango and avocado
Sushi Bar
Yuzu Miso Salmon
$18.00
Salmon sashimi with Yuzu Miso Mustard sauce, micro greens & salmon roe
Hamachi Ponzu
$18.00
Yellowtail sashimi with soy pickled jalapeno and ponzu
Kanpachi Tataki
$19.00
Young Yellowtail Sashimi seared with Yuzu pepper vinaigrette
Sushi Bar Sashimi Sampler
$19.00
Yuzu Miso Salmon, Hamachi Ponzu, Kanpachi Tataki
Rittenhouse Three
$25.00
Rittenhouse Square's top 3 hand rolls. (S.S.T, Spicy Spider, & Spicy Crunchy Scallop)
Hamachi Tataki
$19.00
Seared Hamachi over crispy tempura battered avocado roll with a red yuzu pepper sauce
Japanese Crudo
$24.00
Chef's selection of 6 sashimi with Himalayan rock salt block, extra virgin olive oil, lime and shiso
Mixed Tuna Tartare
$27.00
Blue-fin, Big Eye, Albacore and Chu-Toro with crispy shallots, ponzu, wasabi stem topped off with paddle fish & golden caviar
King Crab Oshizushi
$28.00
King Crab tossed with scallions, crispy shallots & masago mayo over sushi rice with soy butter
Tuna Usuzukuri
$21.00
Big Eye Tuna with truffle ponzu, soy marinated wasabi leaves, wasabi micro greens and a drizzle of spicy sauce
A la Carte
Priced per piece
Blue Fin
$7.00Chu-Toro
$11.00Oh Toro
$14.00Albacore Tuna
$6.00Yellowtail, Hon Hamachi
$7.00King Yellowtail
$9.00Kampachi
$7.00Salmon
$7.00Salmon Toro
$9.00Shrimp
$6.00BBQ Eel
$6.00Egg Omelet
$4.00Octopus
$6.00Scallop
$8.00Salmon Roe
$8.00Maki
Tuna Roll
$6.00Yellowtail & Scallion
$7.00California
- $7.00
- With Lump Crab $12.00
Spicy
$7.00
Tuna, Salmon or Yellowtail
Spicy Crunchy
$9.00
Tuna, Salmon or Yellowtail
Spicy Super Crunchy
$10.00
Tuna, Salmon or Yellowtail
Philadelphia
$7.00Maki with Avocado
$9.00
Tuna, Salmon, Yellowtail or Eel
Salmon Skin
$8.00Tempura Shrimp
$9.00Spider
$15.00Yellowtail Jalapeno Mango
$9.00Rainbow Roll
- $18.00
- Black Belt $27.00
Dragon Roll
$18.00Vegetable Maki
Cucumber
$5.00Shiitake
$6.00Ume-Shiso
$5.00Avocado
$6.00Vegetable Futo Maki
$14.00Combinations
Sashimi Appetizer
9 piece of Chef's selection sashimi
- $19.00
- Black Belt $25.00
Sushi Combination
1 maki with chef's selection of 9 nigiri
- $29.00
- Black Belt $39.00
- Platinum $49.00
Sashimi Combination
Chef's selection 15 piece sashimi
- $39.00
- Black Belt $49.00
- Platinum $59.00
Sushi & Sashimi Combination
$59.00
1 maki with chef's selection of 7 nigiri & 9 sashimi
Chirashi
Zama's Omakase Chirashi
$49.00
Chef's Selection of Sashimi Over Rice
Wasasbi Tuna Chirashi
$59.00
Bluefin, Yellowfin, Chu-Toro, Oh-Toro, Negi-Toro With Wasabi Seasoned Sushi Rice
Salmon Chirashi
$49.00
Salmon, Salmon-Toro, Ora King Salmon, Ikura
Unagi Chirashi
$49.00
BBQ Eel, Tamago, Cucumber, Avocado, Asparagus
Spicy Chirashi
$49.00
Tuna, Toro, Salmon, Salmon Toro, Yellowtail, King Yellowtail, Tobiko, Cucumber, Avocado, Asparagus, Spicy Sushi Rice
Starters
Miso Soup
$4.00
White miso with tofu, scallions and vegetables
Akadashi Soup
$5.00
Red miso with tofu, scallions, and nameko mushrooms
Udon Noodle Soup
$11.00
Kani, chicken, spinach and scallions in a dashi soy broth
House Salad
Mixed greens and ginger dressing
- $7.00
- With Avocado $11.00
Edamame
Steamed soy beans with sea salt
- $7.00
- Sampler of 3 Salts $12.00
- Add Green Tea Salt, Wasabi Salt, Yuzu Salt Togarashi Salt for a Extra
- $1.50
- Add Truffle Salt for
- $2.50
Calamari Salad
Tempura battered Calamari over spring mix with a creamy yuzu dressing
- $12.00
- With Avocado $16.00
Kaiso Salad
Assorted seaweed with tosazu and grated sesame seeds
- $8.00
- With Octopus $13.00
California Salad
Mixed greens with avocado, kani, cucumbers and carrots in a ume shiso vinaigrette
- $13.00
- With Lump Crab $18.00
Lunch Bites
Kurobota Pork Dumplings
$10.00
Steamed, Pan Seared or Fried
Agedashi Tofu
$8.00
With a dashi soy
Vegetable Tempura Appetizer
Vegetable tempura with dashi soy and spicy sauce
- $11.00
- With Tempura Shrimp $16.00
- With Tempura Fish $16.00
Spicy Rock Shrimp Tempura
with broccoli and cauliflower
- $17.00
- With Cashews $18.00
Kirin Ichiban Braised Short Ribs
$15.00
Braised boneless short ribs with crispy ramen noodles
Nasu Dengaku Lettuce Wraps
Sautéed eggplant and chicken with white miso sauce served with lettuce
- $12.00
- With Tofu $10.00
Vegetable Maki
Cucumber
$5.00Shiitake
$6.00Ume-Shiso
$5.00Avocado
$6.00Vegetable Futo Maki
$14.00To-Philly
$9.00
Cucumber, asparagus and cream cheese topped of with tofu skin
Spicy Vegetable Tempura
$11.00
Tempura veggies with spicy sauce
Micro Green Maki
$16.00
Ginger, inari, asparagus and carrot maki topped off with micro greens tossed in wasabi yuzu dressing
Veggie Rainbow
$16.00
Cucumber, carrots, asparagus with shiso and crispy shallots topped off with tomato, mango and avocado
Japanese Classics
Negi Toro Scallion
$12.00Tako-Wasa
$9.00Gari-Saba
$11.00Kani-Tama
$6.00Madai-Ume
$7.00Una-Tama
$7.00Natto
$6.00Maguro Natto
$7.00Ika Natto
$7.00Sushi Bar
Veggie Platter
$15.00
Veggie Futo-maki with a mixed vegetable maki roll
Sushi & Maki Combination
Chef's selection maki and 7 piece nigiri
- $18.00
- Black Belt $24.00
Maki Combination
$16.00
Spicy tuna roll, Yellowtail Jalapeno mango roll, and Salmon avocado roll
Sashimi Combination
Chef's selection 12 piece sashimi
- $21.00
- Black Belt $27.00
Chirashi
Chef's selection of fresh fish, roe, vegetables and egg over seasoned rice
- $21.00
- Black Belt $26.00
Spicy Chirashi
Tuna, Yellowtail and Salmon over spicy rice
- $21.00
- Black Belt $26.00
Wasabi Lobster
$21.00
Shrimp California, inside out with wasabi tobiko topped with lobster salad and mango chili sauce
Bronzizzle
$19.00
Cucumber and avocado inside out roll with Bronzino finished with yuzu-soy sauce and hot sesame oil
Rittenhouse Three
$25.00
Rittenhouse Square's top 3 hand rolls. (S.S.T, Spicy Spider, and Spicy Crunchy Scallop)
Philly Style
$24.00
Using premium Japanese beef, Washugyu, and provolone with spicy mayo and bibb lettuce wrapped in red pepper flaked soy paper. This roll is served with horseradish aioli and Of course you can get it wit or witout
Hamachi Tataki
$19.00
Seared Hamachi over crispy tempura battered avocado roll with a red yuzu pepper sauce
Yuzu Miso Salmon
$18.00
Salmon sashimi with Yuzu Miso Mustard sauce, micro greens and salmon roe
Hamachi Ponzu
$18.00
Yellowtail sashimi with soy pickled jalapeno and ponzu sauce
A la Carte
Priced per piece
Blue Fin
$7.00Chu-Toro
$11.00Oh Toro
$14.00Yellowtail, Hon Hamachi
$7.00Salmon
$7.00Salmon Toro
$9.00Shrimp
$6.00Fresh Water Eel
$6.00Egg Omelet
$4.00Albacore Tuna
$6.00Octopus
$6.00Scallop
$8.00Salmon Roe
$7.00Wasabi Tobiko
$4.00Flying Fish Roe
$4.00Squid
$4.00King Yellowtail
$9.00Hawaiian Young Yellowtail
$7.00Maki
Tuna Roll
$6.00Yellowtail & Scallion
$7.00California
$6.00
crab stick
Spicy
$7.00
Tuna, Salmon or Yellowtail
Spicy Crunchy
$9.00
Tuna, Salmon or Yellowtail
Spicy Super Crunchy
$10.00
Tuna, Salmon or Yellowtail
Philadelphia
$7.00Lump Crab California
$12.00Maki with Avocado
$9.00
Tuna, Salmon, Yellowtail or Eel
Salmon Skin
$8.00Tempura Shrimp
$9.00Spider
$15.00Yellowtail Jalapeno Mango
$9.00Rainbow Roll
$18.00Dragon Roll
$18.00Shrimp and Eel Fiesta
$19.00
Tempura shrimp, BBQ eel. Avocado salsa
Sesame Salmon
$18.00
Cucumber Mango roll, Salmon tartare, Creamy sesame sauce
Wasabi Tuna
$21.00
Snow crab tempura, Tuna tartare, Wasabi mayo
Surfer
$19.00
Yellowtail Jalapeno roll, Tuna sashimi, Avocado salsa
Bento Bites
All Bento bites are served with edamame, house salad, miso soup, and rice. Bento bites are served from 12pmto 5pm. $2 up charge for California maki roll or vegetable maki roll instead of rice or $3.50 for Spicy Tuna, Spicy Salmon or Spicy Yellowtail. Not available on Una-don or Stir Fry
Vegetable Tempura
with spicy sauce and dashi soy
- $12.00
- With Shrimp $14.00
Katsu
Panko encrusted with Katsu sauce & Mustard mayo
- With Chicken $13.00
- With Pork $14.00
Teriyaki
- With Salmon $14.00
- With Chicken $13.00
ZFC
$13.00
Zama's Fried Chicken
Agedashi Tofu
$12.00
With a dashi soy
Angus NY Strip Stir Fry
$16.00
over seasoned rice
Una-Don
$17.00
BBQ Eel over seasoned rice
Vegetable Stir Fry
Vegetables with stir fry sauce
- $12.00
- With Tofu $14.00
Lunch Sets
All Lunch Sets are served with edamame, house salad, udon noodle soup with shrimp tempura. Lunch Sets are served from 12pm to 2:30pm
Maki
$16.00
Choice of any classic 6 piece maki
Sushi
Chef's selection of 4 pieces nigiri with chef's selection maki
- $19.00
- Black Belt $24.00
- I Love Tuna or I Love Salmon $25.00
Sashimi
Chef's Selection of 6 pieces sashimi with chef's selection maki
- $21.00
- Black Belt $26.00
- I Love Tuna or I Love Salmon $27.00
Chirashi
Tuna Salmon and Yellowtail, roe, vegetables over seasoned rice
- $21.00
- Spicy $23.00
- Black Belt $28.00
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General Info
Hours
Monday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Tuesday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Wednesday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Thursday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Friday:
11:30am - 11:00pm
Saturday:
11:30am - 11:00pm
Sunday:
11:30am - 9:00pm
About Us
Zama is the new eponymous restaurant by Chef Hiroyuki “Zama” Tanaka, one of the Philadelphia’s most venerated sushi chefs. The restaurant is located on 19th Street just half a block from Rittenhouse Square, making it an extremely convenient and enticing new dining option for visitors and locals alike.At its heart, Zama is anchored by its deeply knowledgeable and passionate head chef. Chef Zama has previously worked at such Asian landmarks in Philadelphia as POD, Morimoto and Genji at the Ritz Carlton. He is very excited to finally open his own sushi restaurant and bring more of the rich culinary traditions of Japan to Center City.