Dashi Japanese Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Dashi Japanese Restaurant, a charming gem nestled in Menlo Park that promises an unforgettable culinary experience. With a focus on fresh ingredients, Dashi excels in traditional Japanese fare, offering a delightful menu ranging from mouthwatering sushi to comforting noodle soups and hearty fried rice dishes.
One highlight is the Korean Fried Chicken, a new favorite that has been drawing rave reviews. The sushi selection is equally impressive, featuring rich flavors and generous portions, ensuring every bite is a delight. The casual ambiance, complemented by attentive service from the owner John, adds an inviting touch, making you feel right at home.
- Variety of Options: Many vegetarian dishes available.
- Family-Friendly: A great spot for both lunch and dinner with the kids.
- Convenience: Offers delivery, takeout, and reservations.
At Dashi, every meal feels like a cozy gathering, perfect for casual dining or special celebrations. Don’t forget to try their delicious Tempura Udon or the Veggie Fried Rice for a comforting experience. Your taste buds will thank you!
Beverages
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Snapple
Green Tea
Apple Juice
Mineral Water
Veggie Fried Rice
vegetarian, with egg or no egg
Chicken Fried Rice
Beef Fried Rice
Shrimp Fried Rice
Unagi Fried Rice
Tobiko Shrimp Fried Rice
Flying Fish Eggs
Combination Fried Rice
Shrimp and Chicken, chopped vegetable fried rice
Japanese Fried Rice - Yaki Meshi
Noodle Soup - Udon
Veggie Udon
vegetarian broth noodle soup
Chicken Udon
Grilled chicken with vegetable broth noodle soup
Beef Udon
Grilled beef steak in vegetable dashi broth noodle soup
NabeYaki Udon
Seafood udon
Tempura Udon
shrimp and vegetable tempura and vegetable broth noodle soup
Veggie Fried Noodle
Chicken Fried Noodle
Beef Fried Noodle
Shrimp Fried Noodle
Combo Yaki Udon
Stir-Fried noodles( soba or Udon) vegetables, Shrimp and Chicken Mild or spicy
Fried Noodle - Yaki Udon
Appetizers
Miso Soup
Steamed Rice
Side Salad
Edamame
Steamed soy beans.
Seaweed Salad
Gyoza
Pot stickers.
Croquette
Agedashi Tofu
Lightly battered deep fried tofu with ginger glaze and bonito sauce.
Chicken Kara-Age
Lightly fried chicken marinated in soy and sweet sake.
Chicken Yakitori
2 skewers of BBQ grilled chicken.
Vegetable Tempura
8 pieces.
Shrimp Tempura
4 lightly battered deep fried prawns.
Assorted Tempura
2 Shrimp and % vegetable tempura
Spicy Tofu Donburi
marinated with spicy house sauce and grilled tofu on rice, vegetarian
Oyako Donburi
Chicken and egg over rice.
Katsu Donburi
Fried pork chop with onion, and egg over rice.
Unagi Donburi
Eel with special sauce.
Sake Donburi
Salmon sashimi over sushi rice.
Tekka Donburi
Tuna sashimi over sushi rice.
Chirashi Donburi
Variety of sashimi over sushi rice.
Spicy Chicken Don
marinated with spicy house sauce and grilled chicken on rice
Spicy Pork Don
marinated with spicy house sauce and grilled pork on rice
Curry Katsu Donburi
Curry sauce on the Tonkatsu( pork Cutlet), chicken cutlet available
Bugigi Doburi
Marinated and grilled beef on rice
Donburi
Entrees
Tofu Steak Entree
Served with rice, salad and steamed vegetables.
Chicken Teriyaki Entree
Served with rice, salad and steamed vegetables.
Beef Teriyaki
Served with rice, salad and steamed vegetables. Rib-Eye Steak
Salmon Teriyaki Entree
Served with rice, salad and steamed vegetables.
Chicken Katsu Entree
Batter fried chicken cutlet. Served with rice, salad and steamed vegetables.
Ton Katsu Entree
Batter fried pork cutlet. Served with rice, salad and steamed vegetables.
Grilled Mackerel Entree
Served with rice, salad and steamed vegetables.
Honey Walnut Shrimp Entree
Served with rice, salad and steamed vegetables.
Grilled Tuna Steak Entree
Medium rare tuna steak served with sweet chili sauce. Served with rice, salad and steamed vegetables.
Bulgogi Dinner
marinated with house soy sauce and grilled beef
8 Piece Salmon Sashimi
8 Piece Tuna Sashimi
8 Piece Yellow Tail Sashimi
12 Piece Combo Sashimi
18 Piece Combo Sashimi
Sashimi Specials
Sushi - Nigiri a la Carte
Ebi - Sushi
Cooked shrimp.
Tamago - Sushi
Egg.
Sake - Sushi
Salmon.
Saba - Sushi
Mackerel.
Magura - Sushi
Tuna.
Hamachi - Sushi
Yellowtail.
Shiro Magura - Sushi
White tuna.
Unagi - Sushi
Fresh water eel.
Tako - Sushi
Octopus.
Ika - Sushi
Squid.
Tobiko - Sushi
Flying fish eggs.
Ikura - Sushi
Salmon roe.
Spicy Pork Entree
Served with rice, salad and steamed vegetables.
California Hand Roll
Salmon Hand Roll
Salmon Skin Hand Roll
Tuna Hand Roll
Hamachi Hand Roll
Spicy Tuna Hand Roll
Unagi Hand Roll
Shrimp Tempura Hand Roll
Hand Roll - Temaki
Salad
Dashi House Salad
Grilled Chicken Salad
Mixed greens with grilled chicken and house sauce.
Spicy Garlic Shrimp Salad
Sashimi Salad
Hawaiian Poke Salad
Marinated sashimi chunk on the pile of salad
Green Dragon Roll
Crab meat, deep fried shrimp, avocado and sauce.
Dragon Roll
Deep fried shrimp tempura, bbq eel, avocado, and tobiko on top.
Red Dragon Roll
Shrimp tempura, crab stick, unagi, tuna sashimi and sauce.
7 Dragon Roll
Shrimp tempura, crab stick, 7 types of assorted fish on top.
Spicy Tuna Roll
Spicy ground tuna, green onion, sesame seed, and sesame oil.
Spicy Salmon Roll
Fresh spicy salmon, sesame seed oil, green onion, and sesame seed.
Spicy California Roll
Spicy Imitation crab meat, sweet mayo, and avocado.
Lambada Roll
Spicy tuna topped with avocado and creamy sauce.
Crazy Hair Roll
Spicy tuna topped with seaweed salad.
Redwood Roll
Spicy tuna, crab meat and avocado inside with tuna sashimi on top.
Dynamite Roll
Deep fried spicy tuna roll with 4 different sauces.
L.A. Roll
Spicy tuna roll with tuna and salmon sashimi on top.
Play Girl Roll
Spicy tuna roll with salmon sashimi on top.
Play Boy Roll
Spicy tuna roll with tuna sashimi on top.
Xxx Roll
Spicy tuna inside and outside topped with jalapeno with hot sauce.
Green Love Roll
Deep fried spicy tuna roll with avocado on top with 4 different sauces.
Dashi Roll
Shrimp tempura and crab meat. Top with salmon, tuna, California roll crab meat, and tobiko.
Cherry Blossom Roll
Salmon, avocado and tuna.
Hamachi Lover Roll
Hamachi, Hamachi, and more Hamachi.
Harley Davidson Roll
Spicy crab meat and spicy tuna inside. Hamachi, spicy crab meat, spicy tuna, hot sauce, and creamy sauce on top.
Alaska Roll
Salmon and avocado.
Philadelphia Roll
Cream cheese, avocado, and fresh salmon.
California Roll
Crab meat and avocado.
Deep Fried California Roll
Deep fried California roll.
Super California Roll
Crab meat and avocado inside. Unagi, avocado, and unagi sauce on top.
Salmon Skin Roll
Grilled salmon skin, green onion, and teriyaki sauce on top.
Mexican Roll
California roll with cooked shrimp, hot sauce, creamy sauce, and tobiko on top.
Rainbow Roll
California roll with 7 types of fish on top.
Salmon Special Roll
California roll with salmon sashimi on top.
Tuna Special Roll
California roll with tuna sashimi on top.
Lion King Roll
California roll with baked salmon and tobiko on top.
Pier 39 Roll
California roll with baked scallop and tobiko on top.
Rooster Roll
Grilled chicken inside and outside. Top with green onion and teriyaki sauce.
Tekka Roll
Tuna roll.
Sake Roll
Salmon roll.
Avocado Roll
Avocado
Kapa Roll
Cucumber roll.
Pickle Roll
Yellow pickle.
Cucumber Roll
Cucumber inside with seaweed outside.
Vegetable Roll
Bean curd tofu skin, pickle, avocado and cucumber.
Shrimp Tempura Roll
Shrimp tempura, avocado, crab meat, and tobiko.
Spider Roll
Deep fried soft shell crab, avocado, crab meat and smelt egg.
Caterpillar Roll
Unagi, crab meat and avocado.
Crunch Roll
Tempura flakes, cucumber, avocado, shrimp and spicy sauce.
Rock N Roll
Unagi, crab meat, avocado, and tempura flakes inside top with teriyaki sauce on top.
Unagi Lover Roll
Unagi and avocado inside. More unagi and avocado outside top with teriyaki sauce.
Assorted Sushi Tray
California Roll (12 pieces), Dynamite Roll (8 pieces), Dragon Roll, Salmon Roll (6 pieces), Tuna Roll (6 pieces), Cucumber Roll (6 pieces), Salmon Sushi (4 pieces), Tuna Sushi (4 pieces), Tai Sushi (4 pieces), Ebi Sushi (4 pieces) and Tamago Sushi (4 pieces). Serves 4-5.
Y2K
batter fried hamachi, crab meat, and tobiko on the top. sauce
Sushi & Roll Menu
Bento Lunch Special (Lunch time 11-3pm Only)
Chicken teryaki
Comes with salad, rice and 3 pieces of California roll. Option to pick from A- 3 pieces of gyoza or B-Vegetable Tempura or Agedashi Tofu (3 pieces of deep fried tofu)
Salmon Teriyaki
Comes with salad, rice and 3 pieces of California roll. Option to pick from A- 3 pieces of gyoza or B-Vegetable Tempura or Agedashi Tofu (3 pieces of deep fried tofu)
Salmon Shiyoyaki( grilled salmon fillet)
Comes with salad, rice and 3 pieces of California roll. Option to pick from A- 3 pieces of gyoza or B-Vegetable Tempura or Agedashi Tofu (3 pieces of deep fried tofu)
Tonkatsu(Pork Cutlet)
Comes with salad, rice and 3 pieces of California roll. Option to pick from A- 3 pieces of gyoza or B-Vegetable Tempura or Agedashi Tofu (3 pieces of deep fried tofu)
Chicken Katsu(Chicken Cutlet)
Comes with salad, rice and 3 pieces of California roll. Option to pick from A- 3 pieces of gyoza or B-Vegetable Tempura or Agedashi Tofu (3 pieces of deep fried tofu)
Saba Shiyoyaki(Grilled Mackerel)
Comes with salad, rice and 3 pieces of California roll. Option to pick from A- 3 pieces of gyoza or B-Vegetable Tempura or Agedashi Tofu (3 pieces of deep fried tofu)
Spicy Chicken
Comes with salad, rice and 3 pieces of California roll. Option to pick from A- 3 pieces of gyoza or B-Vegetable Tempura or Agedashi Tofu (3 pieces of deep fried tofu)
Spicy Pork
Comes with salad, rice and 3 pieces of California roll. Option to pick from A- 3 pieces of gyoza or B-Vegetable Tempura or Agedashi Tofu (3 pieces of deep fried tofu)
Grilled Maguro Steak(Medium rare)
Medium are Tuna steak with sauce. Comes with salad, rice and 3 pieces of California roll. Option to pick from A- 3 pieces of gyoza or B-Vegetable Tempura or Agedashi Tofu (3 pieces of deep fried tofu)
Honey Walnut Shrimp
Comes with salad, rice and 3 pieces of California roll. Option to pick from A- 3 pieces of gyoza or B-Vegetable Tempura or Agedashi Tofu (3 pieces of deep fried tofu)
Sashimi( Chef choice 8pieces sashimi)
Comes with salad, rice and 3 pieces of California roll. Option to pick from A- 3 pieces of gyoza or B-Vegetable Tempura or Agedashi Tofu (3 pieces of deep fried tofu)
Vegetarian Bento
Comes with salad, rice and 6 pieces of avocado roll. Option to pick from Vegetable Tempura or Agedashi Tofu (3 pieces of deep fried tofu)
Veggie Udon(or Soba)
variety of vegetables, tofu, and seaweed in the broth and noodle soupSpicy or Mild
Temzaru Soba
Cold Soba with dipping sauce, and shrimp and vegetable tempura
Udon or soba(buckwheat)
Catering Donburi
Vegetable Donburi
Tofu Donburi
Grilled Steak Salad
Mixed greens with grilled steak and house sauce.
Catering Salad
Catering Party Platter
Assorted Sushi Tray-8-9 people
12 pieces California roll, 8 pieces dynamite roll, 6 pieces salmon roll, 6 pieces tuna roll, 6 pieces cucumber roll, 4 pieces salmon sushi, 4 pieces tuna sushi, 4 pieces ahi sushi, 4 pieces ebi sushi, and 4 pieces tamago sushi.
Deluxe Sushi Tray for 8-9 people
8 pieces dashi roll, 12 pieces, California roll, 8 pieces dynamite roll, 6 pieces salmon roll, 6 pieces tuna roll, 6 pieces cucumber roll, 4 pieces salmon sushi, 4 pieces tuna sushi, 4 pieces ahi sushi, 4 pieces ebi sushi, 4 pieces tamago sushi, 4 pieces albacore sushi and 4 pieces unagi sushi.
Dashi Combo Tray 10-15 people
8 pieces dashi roll, 12 pieces California roll, 8 pieces dynamite roll, 6 pieces salmon roll, 6 pieces tuna roll, 6 pieces cucumber roll, 4 pieces salmon sushi, 4 pieces tuna sushi, 4 pieces ahi sushi, 4 pieces ebi sushi, 4 pieces tamago sushi, and 12 pieces of sashimi. Includes 4 servings of chicken teriyaki and steamed white rice.
Kitchen Special Tray 10-15 people
Dashi meat tray: chicken teriyaki, and beef or salmon teriyaki. Served with steamed rice and steamed vegetables.
Dashi Family Sushi Meal-about 4 people
Comes with 4 pieces of sashimi, California Roll, Spicy Tuna Roll, Dragon roll, Seaweed salad, and Edamame
Dashi Family Kitchen Meal-Serve about 4 people
comes with Chicken Teriyaki and Salmon Teriyaki or Beef Teriyaki, Combo Fired rice, shrimp and vegetable tempura, and 2 side salads.