Having unshackled itself from Santa Monica Place’s expendable Dining Deck and after shuttering their U-Sushi concept, the owners of Ozumo are opening a new Ocean Avenue izakaya today called Bamboo. The restaurant takes over the old location of Dominique Crenn’s dearly-missed Abode, with chef Toshio Sakamaki arranging a wide selection of small plates, robata, sushi, and sashimi on a menu mostly adhering to tradition, but often displaying a sensibility merging European and Japanese appetites. Let’s take a look at the menu.
For example, diners will find cheeseburger croquettes with panko and sweet chili ranch aside tempura calamari, mushrooms en papillote, and crab cakes with red chili beurre blanc, along with New York steak sukiyaki, Korean kalbi, and miso-marinated salmon.
And of course, there’s an extended sake selection and cocktails, with bar orders place on an iPad, denying us all the joys of hearing what some twenty-something server’s favorite dish is. The restaurant opens today at 11:30 A.M. Check out Bamboo’s full menu below.
Bamboo Izakaya, 1541 Ocean Ave. Santa Monica; 310-566-3860.
MENU
salads
SUNOMONO SALAD 5
Hot house cucumbers, amazu dressing, wakame seaweed
HOUSE SALAD 7
Asian greens, sweet onion vinaigrette, cucumber, tomato, kaiware
CAPRESE SALAD 7
Tomatoes, mozzarella, shiso, yuzu kosho vinaigrette
CHICKEN SALAD 8
pulled chicken breast, cabbage, bean sprouts, cucumber, radish, crispy yam noodles
SPINACH SALAD 8
Fresh spinach, smoked salmon, eryngi, shiitake, shimeji, butter, ponzu
ALBACORE TATAKI 9
Seared albacore, white onions, pickled cucumbers, sesame dressing, wafu
fryer
AGE DASHI TOFU 5
Crispy soft tofu, warm tentsuyu
TEMPURA YASAI 9
Seasonal vegetables, delicate tempura batter, warm tentsuyu
TEMPURA EBI 12
Black Tiger prawns, delicate tempura batter, warm tentsuyu
KARAAGE 7
Japanese style crispy chicken, homemade ranch, sweet & spicy sauce
SHRIMP EGG ROLL 8
rice paper, bechamel, corn, mushroom, onion, shrimp, tomato onion vinaigrette
IKAKOROMO 7
tempura fried monterey calamari, spicy tartar sauce
CHEESEBURGER CROQUETTE 8
panko, ground beef, mozzarella cheese, sweet chili ranch
*“PARI PARI” 10
Crispy sushi rice, pickled ginger-wasabi ponzu, spicy tuna, negi
hot pots | noodles | soups
MISO SOUP 4
Koji miso, aka miso, dashi, tofu, wakame seaweed, negi
MINI UDON 7
Wheat noodles, fi sh cake, wakame, negi, clear soy-dashi broth
KIMCHEE NABE 12
kimchee, daikon, zucchini, tofu, onion, mushroom, egg, Napa cabbage, Kalbi beef
SUKIYAKI 22
Sliced New York, shiitake mushrooms, rustic vegetables, sweet soy broth, poached egg, yam noodles, tofu
sides
EDAMAME SOY BEANS 5
Served warm or with garlic-soy sauce
TSUKEMONO 5
Pickled cucumber, daikon, radish, takuan, yamagobo
CABBAGE SLAW 1.50
creamy carrot dressing
STEAMED WHITE OR BROWN RICE 2
kitchen
BROCCOLINI 6
Flash-fried, wasabi vinaigrette
SATSUMA IMO 6
Purple sweet potato, garlic-soy butter
SHISHITO 6
Japanese green peppers, garlic soy
BRUSSEL SPROUTS 6
Flash-fried, wasabi vinaigrette
SMOKED SALMON SPRING ROLL 6
Avocado, cream cheese, cucumber, mixed greens, rice paper, sweet sesame
MUSHROOM EN PAPILLOTE 6
seasonal mushrooms, lemon, truffl e oil, ponzu
GYOZA 7
pan-fried pork gyoza, chili-ponzu
SHRIMP CHILI 8
crispy tiger prawns, avocado cream, sweet chili, crispy fried shredded potatoes
POTATO GRATIN 9
mashed potatoes, miso bolognese, cheddar, mozzarella, tobasco
TONTORO 9
Braised pork belly, pan-seared, broccoli, carrot, daikon, soy dashi gravy, mustard
*DOHYO 12
Big-eye tuna tartar, avocado cream, lotus chips, negi
*HANABI 12
Yellowtail sashimi, avocado, warm ginger-jalapeño ponzu, daikon salad
CRAB CAKE 17
Blue lump crab cake, shiso, sauteed garlic spinach, red pepper beurre blanc
robata grill
*SAKE TERI 4oz 10 8oz 18
Teriyaki style Atlantic salmon, salt-grilled broccoli
MOROMI MISO SALMON 4oz 10 8oz 18
Moromi miso marinated salmon, sweet moromi glaze, mixed greens
*BURIKAMA 14
Grilled yellowtail collar, pickled market fresh vegetables, grated daikon-ponzu
*GINDARA 15
Alaskan black cod, saikyo miso, sake kasu, dashi cream, unagi sauce
TORI 4oz 10 8oz 18
Oven-roasted chicken breast , teriyaki style, sauteed broccoli
*GYU STEAK 4oz 12 8oz 22
New York Angus, black pepper, ponzu dipping sauce
KALBI BEEF RIBS 12
Kimchee-soy marinade, pickled cucumber
kushiyaki
TWO SKEWERS PER ORDER 7
GYU
Beef, shishito pepper, tare
SAKE
Scottish Salmon, shishito, tare
NEGIMA
Chicken thigh meat, negi, tare
TSUKUNE
Ground Chicken, tare
BACON-ASPARA
Bacon, asparagus, lemon, salt
TOMOZZ
Grilled cherry tomato, mozzarella
EBI-TOMO
Shrimp, tomato
GYU-ASPARA
Beef, asparagus
sushi
CLASSIC ROLLS 9
choose from one of the following:
California | spicy tuna | spicy scallop | tempura shrimp | rock n’ roll
yasai | Philadelphia
*SHACHO 17
grilled unagi & cucumber roll topped with crab salad, tuna, avocado & spicy mayo & sweet soy
*OZUMO 20
Maine lobster, mango, jalapeño, cilantro & tuna wrapped in soy paper with spicy sesame & yuzu aioli
*SEKIWAKE 14
spicy tuna roll with tobiko, tempura fl akes, salmon & hamachi
*OZEKI 14
tempura shrimp roll with crab salad, avocado, tobiko and yuzu aioli
*SPIDER 11
tempura soft shell crab, tobiko, kaiware and cucumber
DRAGON 12
tempura shrimp roll wrapped in grilled unagi & avocado with sweet soy sauce
*O RAINBOW 14
California roll wrapped in soy paper and topped with salmon, albacore, unagi, tuna, hamachi, shrimp & spicy scallop
*AKEBONO 15
tamari glazed gindara roll with avocado, tempura fried, with tobiko, spicy sesame & yuzu aioli
*YAKI GANI 9
baked snow crab soy paper hand roll with asparagus, tobiko & soy-butter mayo
sushi and sashmi
Prices for 2-piece/5-piece
Sweet Prawn 8/18
Tiger Prawn 5/10
Albacore 7/15
Big Eye Tuna 7/15
Tuna Belly A.Q.
Mackerel 6/14
Yellowtail 7/15
Salmon 6/14
Halibut 6/14
Scallop 7/15
Octopus 5/12
Squid 6/14
Sea Bream 6/14
Omelet 5/11
Salmon Roe 6/14
Flying Fish Roe 5/11
Snow Crab 7/15
Sea Urchin 9/21
Freshwater Eel 7/15
