Cha-Ya Menu

1686 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709
  • Small Dishes Kozara

    • Agedashi Tofu

      Deep-fried tofu in special sauce, garnished with grated daikon and ginger, kaiware, scallions, and shredded nori. (4 pieces).
      $10.35
    • Robatayaki

      Broiled pieces of portobello mushroom, red onion, asparagus, eggplant, and zucchini. Served on two skewers with robata sauce.
      $9.75
    • Gyoza

      Vegan potstickers, pan-fried and served with gyoza sauce (6 pieces).
      $9.75
    • Ten Bou

      Sticks of yam, carrots, banana squash, assuage tofu, and green beans, lightly battered and deep-fried, served with tempura sauce.
      $11.00
    • Hasami Age

      Sweet corn and organic atsuage tofu wrapped in a soybean sheet and nori seaweed, lightly battered, and fried with tempura style. Served with an organic almond sauce.
      $12.65
    • Haru Maki

      Fried spring rolls with asparagus, shiitake, carrots, long beans, atsuage tofu and silver noodles. Side of sweet and sour sauce.
      $9.75
  • À La Carte

    • Hangetsu

      Portobello mushroom layered with atsuage tofu dipped in a light batter and deep-fried. Served with kiwi fruit sauce.
      $15.50
    • Cha-Ya Delight

      Seasoned organic brown rice topped with carrots, kabocha, broccoli, cauliflower, lotus roots zucchini, snap peas, snow peas, hijiki, atsuage tofu, shiitake, broccolini, pickled burdock, and daikon, and aware.
      $16.10
    • Dengaku

      Broiled eggplant tofu, and portobello mushroom with miso paste glaze.
      $14.35
    • Tonchi Nasu

      Eggplant stuffed with satsuma potato, corn, hijiki, carrots, and soybeans. Lightly battered and deep-fried, tempura style. Served with a special ginger sauce.
      $16.10
    • Moon Garden

      Steamed tofu custard with broccoli, carrots, shimeji mushrooms, kabocha, atsuage tofu snow peas, asparagus, zucchini, broccolini, soybeans, and gingko nuts.
      $14.35
    • Hana Gomoku

      Sushi rice served in a medium bowl, mixed with seasoned shiitake, green beans, lotus roots, carrots, tofu pouch, yam cake, and hijiki. Topped with various cooked vegetables.
      $16.10
    • Vegetable Tempura

      Eggplant, yam, asparagus, carrots, kabocha, mushrooms, green beans, and broccoli, lightly battered and deep-fried. Served with tempura sauce.
      $14.35
    • Soba Sushi

      A roll made up of buckwheat noodles (in place of sushi rice), spinach, assuage tofu, asparagus, cucumber, pickled burdock, and seasoned kampyo gourd and shiitake. Served with a soda dipping sauce.
      $15.50
    • Taku-Sui

      Potstickers, tofu, zucchini, Napa cabbage, snap peas, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, silver noodles, and mushrooms in a light broth and served with a ponzu citrus sauce.
      $16.10
    • Cha-Ya Sushi Plate

      One kappa roll, one nigiri each of shiitake, eggplant, and sea vegetable salad.
      $14.35
    • Cha-Ya Nabe

      Napa cabbage, spinach, red onion, carrots, mushrooms, kabocha, broccoli, cauliflower, lotus roots zucchini, snap peas, snow peas, silver noodles, and tofu sukiyaki broth.
      $16.60
    • Full Moon Plate

      One kappa roll, half vegan roll, and one inari.
      $15.00
    • Curry Rice

      Organic tofu, kabocha, onions, celery, carrots, broccoli, snap peas, cauliflower, zucchini, and mushrooms, asparagus, kaiware, vegetable croquette with golden curry rice sauce. Choice of white or organic brown rice.
      $15.00
    • Mikuri-Age

      Breaded and deep-fried asparagus, eggplant, onions, kabocha pumpkin, mushrooms, and atsuage tofu on skewers, and a vegetable croquette. served with special miso-based sauce.
      $13.75
  • Soup

    • Dobin Mushi

      Clear soup with spinach, shimeji, eryngii mushrooms, tofu, carrots, and ginkgo nuts.
      $9.75
    • Vegan Soup

      Organic beans, split peas, lentils, and brown rice (10 oz size).
      $11.00
    • Kinoko Miso

      Miso soup with portobello, shimeji, eryngii mushrooms, tofu, scallions, and kaiware sprouts.
      $11.00
    • House Miso Soup 12 Oz

      A small bowl of miso soup with wake sea vegetables, tofu, and scallions. 16 oz medium - $5.50 32 oz large - $11.00
      $3.50
    • House Miso Soup 16 Oz

      $5.00
    • House Miso Soup 32 Oz

      $10.00
  • Salad

    • Senroppon Salad

      Shredded daikon, turnip, cucumber, carrots with atsuage tofu, radishes, soybeans, kaiware, and toasted pine nuts. Soy vinaigrette dressing.
      $12.50
    • Edamame

      Soybeans boiled and lightly salted.
      $6.00
    • Soba Salad

      Soba noodles topped with various seasonal vegetables. Sesame-oil vinaigrette dressing.
      $13.25
    • Goma Ae

      Blanched spinach and broccolini, topped with a sesame dressing.
      $11.00
    • Sea Vegetable Salad

      A variety of marine vegetables including seasoned hijiki served with a creamy sesame dressing.
      $11.00
    • Shira Ae

      Blanched spinach with seasoned root, carrots, shiitake, green beans tofu pouch and yam cake, served with a tahini-tofu dressing.
      $11.00
    • Sunomono

      Sliced cucumber and radishes with golden raisins, wakame, silver noodles, and toasted organic soybeans. Non-oil rice vinaigrette. we have a small size - $4.00
      $6.50
  • Sushi Dinner

    • Hosomaki Combo Dinner

      Choose any three Hosomaki rolls. (No substitutions please.).
      $23.00
    • Sushi Combo Dinner

      One kappa roll, one vegan roll, and two inari.
      $23.00
  • Specialty Sushi Rolls

    • Cha-Ya Roll

      The entire sushi roll, filled with asparagus, yam, avocado, and carrots, is lightly battered and deep-fried, tempura style. Served with special house sauce.
      $12.65
    • Summer Green Roll

      A large reverse roll with avocado, cucumber, and kaiware sprouts, topped with sea vegetable salad.
      $12.65
    • Shattuck Roll

      A large roll with asparagus and yam tempura.
      $12.00
    • Subaru Roll

      Organic brown sushi rice mixture (with hijiki, wakame, and other sea vegetables), carrot, asparagus, atsuage tofu, and seasoned shiitake, rolled up with an outer layer of mustard green.
      $13.25
    • Garden Roll

      A large roll with asparagus, spinach, avocado, cucumber, broccoli, pickled burdock, and kaiware sprouts.
      $12.65
    • Starlight Roll

      Organic brown sushi rice, eryngii mushrooms, spinach, and asparagus, rolled up with an outer layer of avocado.
      $11.00
    • Vegan Roll

      A large roll with spinach, atsuage tofu, cucumber, broccolini, pickled burdock, seasoned shiitake, and campy gourd, and pickled ginger.
      $12.50
    • Haku Roll

      Sushi rice with fried yam, shiitake mushroom, rolled up with an outer layer of avocado.
      $12.65
    • Vegetable Tempura Roll

      A large roll filled with tempura of banana squash, carrots, yam, and green beans.
      $12.65
  • Hosomaki Rolls

    • Kappa

      Cucumber.
      $5.20
    • Oshinko

      Pickled daikon.
      $6.30
    • Umekyu

      Plum and cucumber.
      $6.30
    • Kampyo

      Seasoned gourd.
      $6.30
    • Kiaware

      Radish sprouts.
      $6.30
    • Yamagobo

      Pickled burdock.
      $6.30
    • Natto

      Fermented soybeans.
      $6.30
    • Sea Vegetable Salad

      Reverse roll- rice on the outside.
      $6.90
    • Eggplant

      Reverse roll- rice on the outside.
      $6.90
    • Asparagus

      Reverse roll- rice on the outside.
      $6.90
    • Spinach

      Reverse roll- rice on the outside.
      $6.90
    • Shiitake

      Reverse roll- rice on the outside.
      $6.90
    • Avocado

      Reverse roll- rice on the outside.
      $6.90
  • Nigiri Sushi

    • Atsuage Tofu

      Fried firm tofu.
      $6.30
    • Kaiware

      $6.30
    • Shiitake

      Reverse roll- rice on the outside.
      $6.30
    • Eggplant

      Reverse roll- rice on the outside.
      $6.30
    • Hijiki

      Seasoned sea vegetable.
      $6.30
    • Asparagus

      Reverse roll- rice on the outside.
      $6.30
    • Avocado

      Reverse roll- rice on the outside.
      $6.30
    • Broccolini

      $6.30
    • Portobello

      $6.30
    • Sea Vegetable Salad

      A variety of marine vegetables including seasoned hijiki served with a creamy sesame dressing.
      $6.30
    • Inari

      Stuffed seasoned tofu pouch.
      $6.30
  • Uramaki Rolls

    • Asparagus & Spinach

      Gluten-free.
      $8.60
    • Avocado & Cucumber

      Gluten-free.
      $8.60
    • Avocado Tempura

      $8.60
    • Shiitake & Spinach

      $8.60
    • Avocado & Shiitake

      $8.60
    • Portobello & Spinach

      $8.60
  • Noodles

    • Vege-Tofu Curry

      Curry soup topped with tofu, kabocha, onions, celery, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, mushrooms, and snap peas.
      $15.50
    • Yasai (Cooked Vegetables)

      Vegetable tempura served with a bowl of udon or soba.
      $14.30
    • Vegetable Tempura

      Served hot or cold. Vegetable tempura served with a bowl of udon or soba. (Noodles and tempura are served separately).
      $18.50
    • Sansai

      Served hot or cold. Edible bracken, bamboo shoots, carrots, and enoki, and wood ear mushrooms.
      $14.30
    • Kinoko

      Mushroom medley: shimeji, eryngii, portobello, and oyster mushrooms.
      $14.30
    • Wakame

      Wakame sea vegetable.
      $14.30
    • Kitsune

      Seasoned tofu pouch.
      $14.30
    • Kake / Zaru

      Served hot or cold. Plain noodles topped with scallions, kaiware, and shredded nori.
      $11.50
  • Desserts

    • Oshiruko

      A warm bowl of sweetened azuki beans and mochi rice cakes.
      $7.00
    • Yellow Moon

      Deep-fried organic banana, topped with azuki bean sauce and green tea sauce.
      $7.00
    • Pear Compote

      Lightly sweetened fresh bosc pear served with vanilla-flavored organic soy milk and green tea sauce.
      $7.00
    • Pineapple Chunks

      $7.00
  • Extras / Sides

    • House Miso Soup

      Gluten-free.
      $3.50
    • Small Sunomono Salad

      Gluten-free.
      $4.00
    • Steamed White Rice

      Gluten-free.
      $2.50
    • Edamame

      Soybeans boiled and lightly salted.
      $6.00
    • Extra Toppings

      $4.00
    • Seasoned Organic Brown Rice

      $4.50

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