Skip to main content

DINNER MENU

Our menu changes daily based on what is in season.
Please read our COVID-19 Safety Measures before your reservation.

*New menu updated: March 2023

To secure your reservation, we will apply a deposit of $20/guest and the deposit will be refunded when you arrive for your reservation. See more details >>
Please check our Facebook or Instagram @stemjapanese for the latest updates and promotions.

北海道産真鱈の白子

Hokkaido Shirako (Cod Milt)
$18
*Blanched w/ House made Ponzu $18
*Tempura w/ Green tea salt, sudachi $19

北海道産特選あん肝

Hokkaido ANKIMO Ponzu
$24
Steamed, served chilled w/ ponzu sauce, premium grade monkfish liver

ほたるいかと春菊のかき揚げ

FIREFLY SQUID + SHUNGIKU green kakiage
$14
Kakiage style tempura, Matcha sea salt

ふきのとう天麩羅

Local FUKINOTOU Tempura
$8
Prawn Shinjo paté stuffed dashi simmered lotus root tempura, Karashi mustard, dashi soy dip

BCリンコッドかき揚げ

BC Lingcod Kakiage Tempura
$21
Kakiage Style Tempura with BC Lingcod, BC Kabocha Squash, Local Leaks, Gobo, Mochi, Assorted Mushrooms Dashi-An, Wasabi

和牛と南瓜のクリーミーコロッケ

Brant Lake Wagyu + KADOCHA Croquette
$16
Ground Brant Lake Wagyu, kabocha squash, kinko oroshi ponzu

蓮根の海老真薯はさみ揚げ

Renkon Ebi Shinjo Hasami-Age
$18
Prawn Shinjo Paste-Stuffed Dashi-Simmered Lotus Roots Tempura, Karashi Mustard, Dashi Soy Dip

地元産根セロリの自家製胡麻豆腐揚げ出し

Local Celeriac “Goma Tofu” Agedashi
$12
Made by Arrowroot Powder, Sesame Paste, Hannah Brook Farm Celeriac Puree, BC Mussels, Ikura, Shugiku, Soy Dashi

ローカル菊芋の蟹餡掛け

Hannah Brooke Farm SUNCHOKE w/ SNOW CRAB Dashi
$12
Dashi simmered then deep fried, Snow crab dashi soy sauce, Mitsuba

ほたるいか酢味噌

Japanese FIREFLY SQUID
$10
W/ celery, wakame, yuzu sumiso

鴨と蓮根のカレーきんぴら

Local DUCK + LOTUS ROOTS Curry Kinpira
$7
Ground duck, sauteed w/ sweet soy curry, serve chilled

VEGAN

カリフラワーとほうれん草の胡麻和え

Cauliflower + Spinach, Hazelnuts Gomaae
$7
Hint mint & garlic VEGAN

おばんざい四種盛り

Obanzai Plate
$23
Daily Chef’s Selection Four Kinds of Appetizers

生牡蠣

Fresh BC Oyster on Shell
$3.9/pc
Fresh oyster from BC/Washington w/ daikon ponzu, green onion
ADD BC UNI $4/pc

VEGAN

大根ビール漬け

Daikon Beer Pickles
$7.5
Daikon Radish, Four Winds Huftgold Pilsner, Karashi Mustard

VEGAN GLUTEN FREE

自家製ぬか漬け

Assorted “Nukazuke” Pickles
$6
Vegetables Cured in Fermented Rice Bran, Traditional Japanese Style

GLUTEN FREE

ポテサラ

Potato Salad
$8
Gluten Free Mayo, Local Free Range Egg, Prosciutto Bits

GLUTEN FREE with Miso

揚げ出し豆腐

Agedashi Tofu
$8.5
Dashi Soy Broth, Daikon Oroshi, Green Onions

茶碗蒸し

Chawan Mushi
$9
Steamed Free Range Egg Custard, Free Range Chicken, Ebi, Shiitake, Gingko Nuts, Ichiban Dashi
(Add BC Uni $6 | Add Burgundy Truffle $16)

GLUTEN FREE

茄子味噌チーズ田楽

Miso Cheese Eggplant
$12
Sweet Miso, Mozzarella, Truffle Oil

ずわい蟹入り地鶏卵の出汁巻き卵

Dashi Maki Tamago with Snow Crab
$13
Made to Order. Local Free Range Egg, Ichiban Dashi, Snow Crab, Braised Assorted Mushrooms, Grated Daikon, Mitsuba

GLUTEN FREE

地鶏のおんたま

Onsen Tamago
$9
64°C Free Run Egg, Dashi Espuma, Koshihikari Rice, Kale Stem & Dried Shrimp Furikake, Truffle Oil

雲丹シューター

BC Uni Shooter
$16
BC Uni, Grated Mountain Potato, Nori Soy, BC Ikura, Quail Egg

GLUTEN FREE with Tamari Soy

揚げ蕎麦寿司

Soba Crab Roll
$15
Green Tea Soba Rolled with BC Dungeness Crab, Deep Fried in Dashi Soy

VEGAN

きのこのサラダ

Organic Mushroom Salad
$19
Yuzu Soy Sautéed Organic Mixed Mushrooms, Veg Chips, Organic Greens With Sesame Dressing

ローカル燻製和牛のタタキサラダ

Brant Lake Wagyu Tataki Salad
$25
Seared/Hay-Smoked Organic Quinoa, Seasonal Topping, Hannah Brook Farm Greens, Sweet Onion Ponzu

お刺身サラダ

Assorted Sashimi Salad
$27
Organic Greens, Assorted Sashimi Cubes, Ikura, Tamago, Kaiware, Grapefruits, Seaweed, Dashi Soy Dressing

ラム竜田揚げ

LAMB "Tatsuta" Age
$15
Karaage style deep fried Peace country lamb leg, miny spicy miso

地鶏の唐揚げみぞれ南蛮酢掛け

Free Run Mizore Chicken Karaage
$16
Farm Crest Free Run Chicken, Grated Daikon Dashi Vinaigrette

和牛と南瓜のクリーミーコロッケ

Grilled Fraser Valley PORK JOWL
$17
Marinated in house blend spicy Saikyo miso

BC椎茸和牛メンチカツ

Shiitake Wagyu Minced Cutlet
$19
Panko Crusted Local Ground Wagyu Beef With Organic Local Shiitake Mushroom, Black Sesame Tonkatsu Sauce

スルメイカ西京焼き

Grilled Saikyo Miso Aomori Surume Squid
$22
Marinated Kyoto Style Saikyo Miso, Yuzu Kosho Pepper, QP Mayo

GLUTEN FREE

BC銀鱈カマの味噌漬け

Grilled Miso BC Sablefish Collar
$24
Sauteed Kale, Kiriboshi Radish

BC合鴨の自家製醤油麹漬け焼き

Grilled Shoyu Koji Local Duck Breast
$29
Yarrow Meadows Duck, Marinated With House Made Shoyu Koji, Forstbauer Farm Mushed Spiced Organic Carrots, BC King Oyster Mushrooms, Fried Leeks

GLUTEN FREE

BC合鴨の自家製醤油麹漬け焼き

Grilled Shoyu Koji Local Duck Breast
$29
Yarrow Meadows duck marinated w/ house made shoyu koji
Forstbrauner Farm mushed spiced organic carrots, BC King Oyster mushroom, fried leek

特選宮崎和牛サーロイン炭火焼

Charcoal Grilled A5 Miyazaki Sirloin
$62
80g, Walla Walla Onion Soy, Wsabi

GLUTEN FREE

Brant Lake和牛スネ肉の赤ワイン八丁味噌煮込み

Slow Braised BRANT LAKE WAGYU BEEF SHANK
$32
Braised w/ Haccho miso & red wine, Hannah Brooke Farm, finbgerling potato, daikon, truffle oil

BC雲丹シューター

さつまいも

Sweet Potato
$10
With Spicy Truffle Aioli

海老

Prawn
$15
4pc With Smoked Local Sea Salt

季節野菜盛り

Assorted Seasonal Vegetables
$18
Five Kinds With Green Tea Sea Salt

BC雲丹とBCいくら

BC Uni & BC Ikura
$18

本鮪ネギトロ

Bluefin Tuna Negitoro
$18

BC蟹とアボカド

BC Dungeness Crab With Avocado
$16

本鮪とBC雲丹

Japanese Bluefin Tuna & BC Uni
$21

天然紅鮭といくら

Wild Salmon & BC Ikura
$15

ソフトシェルクラブとトリュフマヨ

Fried Soft Shell Crab & Truffle Aioli
$14

北海道帆立と生ハム

Chopped Hokkaido Scallop & Prosciutto Bits
$14

合鴨の出汁つけ麺

Local Duck “Tsuke Men”
$21
Thick Cold Ramen Noodle With Arm Local Duck Dashi Soy Broth Dip Duck “Cha Siu”, Yuzu Zest

合鴨の出汁つけ麺

"Kama-Age" style Inaniwa Udon
$17
Hand crafted thin Inaniwa udon from Akita, served in warm water, warm dashi soy dip, seasonal kakiage tempura

揚げおにぎり茶漬け

Age Onigiri Cha-Zuke
$9
Deep-Fried Rice Ball, Ichiban Dashi Broth, Myoga, Green Onion, Nori, Sour Plum, Wasabi

Seasonal Ingredients Cooked in Staub Cocotte With Dashi & Koshihikari Rice From Niigata, Japan

ほたるいかの炊き込みご飯 蕗の薹味噌添え

JP Firefly Squid, BC Oyster Mushroom, Leeks, Yuzu Zest, Ginger Yuzu Butter, Spring Fukinotou-Miso
$39

BC牛タンと根菜の炊き込みご飯

Slow Braised Pemberton Natural Beef Tongue, Sunchoke Potato, Gobo, Lotus Root, Watercress
$36

BC紅鮭柚庵焼きとBCいくらの炊き込みご飯

BC Wild Sockeye Salmon, Yu-an, BC Ikura, Maitake Mushroom, Fried Bean Curd
$37

FRESH SHEET – UPDATED MARCH 2023

*AVAILABILITY OF FISH WILL VARY DAILY

8pc Chef’s Omakase Nigiri
$69
*Availability of fish will vary daily
BC Uni
$9.5
JP Wild Premium "Ji-Kinme-Dai" Golden Eye Snapper
$12
Japanese “Unagi” Eel
$8
Japanese "Shirako" Cod Milt
$6.5
JP Hokkaido "Kegami" Hairy Crab
$13
Japanese “Noresore" Baby Anago- sea eel
$9
Japanese “Shyako” Mantis Shrimp
$9
Japanese Wild "Maddai" Snapper
$9
"Dashi Inari" Deep Fried Tofu Seasoned w/ Dashi
$3.5
Japanese "Sayori" Halfbeak
$9
Japanese Wild "Hirame" Flounder
$9
JP Wild "Engawa" Flounder Fin
$10
Japanese Bluefin Tuna “O-Toro”
$18
Japanese Bluefin Tuna “Chu-Toro”
$15
Japanese Bluefin Tuna “Akami”
$10
Brant Lake Wagyu w/ BC Uni
$14
BC Spot Prawn Kani Miso Aburi
$11
Japanese Fresh Peeled "Hotate" Scallop
$10
BC Shoyu Ikura
$8
Barkley Sound, BC Wild Sockeye Salmon
$6
Whole “Anago” Sea Eel
$19
Japanese Wild "Usubahagi" Filefish
$8
Japanese Wild "Kan-Buri" Winter Yellow Tail
$9
Hay Smoked JP Wild "Toro-Sawara" Macherel
$7

*More fresh fish on our weekly special blackboard

Fresh Catch 5 Kinds Special Sashimi from Japan
$134
Fresh Catch 3 Kinds from Japan Special
$78
Fresh Catch 2pcs x 7 Kinds Chef's Omakase Sashimi
$95
Japanese Hay Smoked Wild “Toro-Sawara” Mackerel
$27
Served w/ sesame ponzu, kinzanji miso, Shungiku, pine nuts
Japanese Wild "Madai" Snapper
$32
Japanese Blue Fin Tuna “O-Toro”
$68
Japanese Bluefin Tuna "Chu-Toro"
$56
Japanese Bluefin Tuna “Akami”
$42
Wild Sockeye Salmon
$30

*Availability of fish will vary daily

Sweet Soy Braised JP Premium "Ji-Kinme-Dai" Head & Collar Wild Golen Eye Snapper
$35
JP "Namako"
$19
Live sea cucumber marinated in a sweet dashi vingerette
Assorted "Oden"
$18
5 Special kinds of oden in special dashi broth
BC Oyster Ume Shiso Tempura
$16
W/ Maycha salt
BC Ling Cod Collar Karaage
$15
W/ ponze sauce
Local Celeriac Salad
$12
Watercress, orange, hazelnut, black garlic soy dressing
Dashi Braised Daikon
$8
W/ thick dashi yuba and yuzu
Homemade "Shiokara"
$6
Salted squid marinated in liver sauce

The 8-9 course Chef’s Kaiseki Omakase and 5 Course + Dessert Mini Kaiseki Omakase are a culinary delight and change based on the availability of the highest quality seasonal ingredients.

Omakase reservations by phone only. Limited to 12 servings per day. 24 hrs advanced reservations are required with a minimum of 2 servings per reservation. Credit card information will be taken to hold a reservation.

Chef’s Kaiseki Omakase
$150-170
includes the Chef’s selection of 8-9 courses
Mini Kaiseki Omakase
$95
includes 5 Course + Dessert

* Includes a dessert course.
* Omakase course will take about 2.5 hours serving time.
* Sake & BC wine pairings available.

Call 604-434-0250 for Omakase Reservation

ALLERGY NOTE: For some dishes, we can accommodate some allergy restrictions. Please let us know of any allergies when making your reservation, and confirm with the chef before the start of your dinner.

/ 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

*Available for 12 & under

Cucumber Roll
$3.5
Tamago Roll
$3.5
Wild Sockeye Salmon Roll
$5.5
Agedashi Tofu
$4
Grilled Wild Sockeye Salmon Yuan yaki (Yuzu soy)
$9
Come with rice, furikake, egg, potato salad, edamame
Avocado Roll
$3.5
Kanpyo Roll
$3.5
BC Albacore Tuna Roll
$5.5
Dashimaki Tamago Plain
$6