Menu

Introducing the menu at Wakuriya, a Japanese kaiseki restaurant in San Mateo, CA, promises an intimate and classy dining experience. Specializing in traditional Kaiseki-style dishes, Wakuriya offers a variety of courses, including starters like Hokkaido scallops with grated peach, maguro tartare with miso sauce, and unique appetizers like Uni No Chawanmushi - steamed egg custard with sea urchin and mushrooms. The menu boasts of quality ingredients and beautifully presented dishes, with highlights such as cold somen noodles with sautéed blue shrimp, soft-boiled quail egg, and a refreshing palate cleanser of cold berry sorbet. Customers rave about the impeccable service and the unforgettable flavors at Wakuriya, making it a top choice for a special dining experience. With a carefully curated menu and a Michelin-star rating, Wakuriya is a must-visit destination for authentic Japanese cuisine.

Today's wakuriya Course

Today's wakuriya Course

Cold Somen Noodles

japanese angel hair pasta

Sauted Blue Shrimp and Tomato

with soft boiled quail egg

Assorted Appetizers

Hokkaido "Hotate" (Scallop) with "Momo-oroshi"

grated peach and daikon radish

Maguro Tartare Miso Sauce and "Karashi"

Japanese mustard

Wakuriya Styled Vichyssoise

pickled cod roes

Sakizuke / Starter

Sakizuke / Starter

Zensai / Appetizers

Zensai / Appetizers

Uni No Chawan-mushi

Sea Urchin and Buna Shimeji Mushroom

in steamed egg custard

Wild Cooper River King Salmon 2014

"Shoga" (Ginger) Gele

On Mono / Hot Dish

On Mono / Hot Dish

Tsukuri / Sashimi

Tsukuri / Sashimi

Zuwai-gani No Nasu Hasami-age

deep-fried snow crab cake sandwiched between sliced Japanese eggplant, okra in tempra sauce

Fresh Strawberry Sorbet

with "sake-kasu (lees)"milk sauce

Age Mono / Deep Fried Dish

Age Mono / Deep Fried Dish

Hashi Yasume Garnite

Hashi Yasume Garnite

Snake River Farms American Wagyu Beef

Sun Smiling Valley Farms King-oh Mushroom

Ao-to

sweet green pepper

Goma-dare

sesame sauce

Unagi Seiro-mushi Gohan

barbecued fresh water eel over rice in "seiro" cypress box

Yaki Mono / Grilled Dish

Yaki Mono / Grilled Dish

Gohan Mono / Rice Dish

Gohan Mono / Rice Dish

Kokuto

japanese black sugar, pudding

Dango

(rice cake) duo and cherry