From April 1, 2021, we will return to a takeout only menu.
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FOOD MENU |
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Our menu changes daily based on what is in season.
Please read our COVID-19 Measures for Reopening before your reservation.
*Updated on February 7, 2021
From April 1, 2021, we will return to a takeout only menu.
Please check our Facebook or Instagram @stemjapanese for the latest updates and promotions.
FOOD MENU
Our menu changes daily based on what is in season. Please read our COVID-19 Measures for Reopening before your reservation.
*Updated on February 7, 2021
Seasonal Favorite
Obanzai Plate — $17
Daily Chef’s Selection Three Kinds of Appetizers
Fresh BC Oyster on Shell
Sun Seeker Oyster from Desolation Sound, BC with Daikon Ponzu, Green Onion
3 pcs— $11, 6 pcs— $19
(Add BC Uni $3.5/pc, Add Sturgeon Caviar $15/pc)
Vegetable Gomaae — $5
Cauliflower & Brussel Sprouts
GLUTEN FREE| VEGAN
Yuzu Daikon with Daikon Ankake — $7
Dashi Braised Daikon with Yuzu Zest, Dashi Ankake with Yuba-Tofu Skin
Hannah Brook Farm Sunchoke Age-Dashi — $7
Deep-Fried Dashi-Simmered BC Sunchokes in Soy Dashi Broth
Hokkaido Shirako Agedashi— $18
Cod Milt Deep Fried, Braised Mushrooms, Green Onion, Dashi Soy Broth
Organic Mushroom Salad — $16
Yuzu Soy Sautéed Organic Mixed Mushrooms, Veg Chips, Organic Greens with Sesame Dressing
VEGAN
Assorted Sashimi Salad — $21
Organic Greens, Assorted Sashimi Cubes, Ikura, Tamago, Kaiware, Grapefruits, Seaweed, Dashi Soy Dressing
Cauliflower “Goma Tofu” Agedashi — $10
Made with Arrowroots Powder, Sesame Paste, Cauliflower Puree, BC Smoked Sockeye, Local Purple Daikon, Dashi Soy
BC Octopus & Mochi Kakiage Tempura — $16
Kakiage Style Tempura with BC Octopus, Mochi, Kale, Local Shiitake,”AOSA Seaweed” Dashi Ankake, Wasabi
Brant Lake Wagyu Tataki — $19
Seared and Hay Smoked, Shoots Mix, Quinoa, Watercress, Cherry Blossom, Sweet Onion Ponzu
Bluefin Tuna & Avocado — $24
Bluefin Tuna Akami Sashimi with Nori Soy Sauce
Hay Smoked Sawara Mackerel — $29
Sashimi-Grade Wild Sawara Mackerel from Japan, Sesame Ponzu, Shungiku, Kinzanji Miso, Pine Nuts
BC Uni Shooter — $14
BC Uni, Grated Mountain Potato, Nori Soy, BC Ikura, Quail Egg
Soba Crab Roll — $13
Green Tea Soba, BC Dungeness Crab, Dashi Soy Broth
Miso Cheese Eggplant — $10
Sweet Miso, Mozzarella, Truffle Oil
GLUTEN FREE
Onsen Tamago — $8
64°C Free Run Egg, Dashi Espuma, Koshihikari Rice, Kale Stem & Dried Shrimp Furikake, Truffle Oil.
GLUTEN FREE
Crab Dashi Maki Tamago — $10
Made to Order, Local Free Range Egg, Snow Crab, Ichiban Dashi, Shungiku
GLUTEN FREE
Chawan-Mushi — $8.5
Steamed Free Range Egg Custard, Free Range Chicken, Ebi, Shiitake, Ginko Nuts, Ichiban Dashi
Cream Kabocha & Wagyu Croquette — $12
Local Kabocha Squash, Ground Wagyu, Mushroom Daikon Ponzu
Free Run Mizore Chicken Karaage — $14
Farm Crest Free Run Chicken, Grated Daikon Dashi Vinaigrette
Grilled Miso BC Sablefish Collar — $18
Saikyo Miso Marinated BC Wild Sablefish Collar, Sauteed Kale, Kiriboshi Radish
GLUTEN FREE
Chilliwack Natural Pork Jowl — $18
72 hrs Sake Kasu & Saikyo Miso Marinated and Grilled, Sauteed Kale, Wine Pompote BC Pear Puree
GLUTEN FREE
Grilled Shoyu Koji Local Duck Breast — $19
Marinated with House Made Shoyu Koji, BC Butternut Squash, BC Leek Puree, BC King Oyster Mushroom
Daikon Beer Pickles — $6
Daikon Radish, Four Winds Pilsner, Japanese Hot Mustard
VEGAN
Agedashi Tofu — $7
Deep Fried Soft Tofu, Dashi Soy, Sweet Soy Braised Mushroom, Green Onion
Tempura
Sweet Potato — $9
w/Spicy Truffle Aioli
Assorted Seasonal Vegetables — $15
Five Kinds w/Green Tea Sea Salt
Prawn — $13
4pc w/Smoked Local Sea Salt
Staub Gohan
Seasonal ingredients cooked in Staub Cocotte with Dashi & Koshihikari Rice from Niigata
BC Uni, Snow Crab, Organic Maitake, Ginger Yuzu Butter, Pea Shoots — $45
Fannybay & BC Sunseeker Oyster, Hannah Brook Farm Sunchoke, Chilliwack Pork Bacon, BC King Oyster Mushroom, Watercress — $36
Shime
Local Duck “Tsuke Men” — $18
Cold Thick Ramen, Warm Local Duck Dashi Soy Broth Dip with Mushrooms, Sliced Duck, Duck “Char-Siu”, Yuzu Zest
BC Kaki Soba — $18
Soba Noodles with Warm Soy Dashi Broth, Assorted Mushrooms, BC Fanny Bay Oyster Karaage, Watercress, Yuzu Zest
Age Onigiri Cha-Zuke — $8
Deep Fried Onigiri -Rice Ball-, Ichiban Dashi Broth, Sour Plum, Kizami Wasabi
Miso Soup— $4 / Osuimono— $4
House Blend Umami Miso, Ichiban Dashi, Tofu, Pea Shoots
OR Ichiban Dashi Clear Soup w/Maitake
GLUTEN FREE
Hand Cone Sushi
Hokkaido Hairy Crab & BC Uni — $27
Bluefin Tuna Negitoro — $16
BC Dungeness Crab & Avocado — $14
NZ King Salmon & Mango — $14
Fried Chicken & Truffle Aioli — $11
Nigiri Sushi
8pc Chef’s Omakase Nigiri — $57
BC Uni — $9
Japanese Blue Fin Tuna “O-Toro” — $15
Japanese Blue Fin Tuna “Chu-Toro” — $12
Brant Lake Wagyu w/ BC Uni — $9
Fresh BC Spot Prawn Kani Miso Aburi — $8
Japanese Uwajima Madai Snapper — $6.5
Hokkaido Scallop — $6
BC Spot Prawn — $5
NZ King Salmon Aburi — $5
BC Shoyu Ikura — $5
Whole “Anago” Sea Eel — $14
Fresh Catch Sashimi
*More fresh fish on our weekly special black board
Fresh Catch 5 Kinds Special Sashimi — $72
Fresh Catch 3 Kinds Special Sashimi — $54
Japanese Blue Fin Tuna “O-Toro” — $54
Japanese Blue Fin Tuna “Chu-Toro” — $42
Japanese Uwajima Madai Snapper — $36
NZ Ora King Salmon— $27
Japanese Cured Kinka Saba Mackerel Aburi — $24
More Fresh Fish on our WEEKLY SPECIALS Blackboard.
おまかせコース/Chef’s Omakase Course
The Chef’s Omakase Course is a culinary delight of around 7 courses and changes every day.
Limited to 8 servings per day. 24 hrs advanced reservations are required with a minimum of 2 servings per reservation.
Chef’s Omakase Course consists of the Chef’s choice of about 7 courses — $90 to $100
* Includes a dessert course.
* Omakase course will take about 2.5 hours serving time.
* Sake & BC wine pairings available.
* Please let us know in advance if you have any food allergies.
拘りの食材/Premium Kodawari Ingredients
* Premium Koshihikari rice
* Rabbit river farm free-range eggs
* All-natural meat from BC and AB — No antibiotics, No hormones
* Ocean Wise local seafood and fresh fish from Japan
* Organic vegetables & mushrooms
* Organic maple syrup
* Fresh canola oil for tempura
* Dried bonito flake and premium konbu (kelp) for Ichiban dashi broth for all dishes (no MSG)
* Tasty BC wines & premium sake
Kids Menu *available for 12 & under
Cucumber Roll — $3.5
Avocado Roll — $3.5
Tamago Roll — $3.5
Kanpyo Roll — $3.5
Wild Sockeye Salmon Roll — $5.5
BC Albacore Tuna Roll — $5.5
Agedashi Tofu — $4
Dashimaki Tamago Plain — $6
Grilled Wild Sockeye Salmon Yuan yaki (Yuzu soy) — $9
Come with rice, furikake, egg, potato salad, edamame