Taro San Japanese Noodle Bar Menu

717 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Izakaya to Share

    • Fried Chicken Karaage

      Marinated fried chicken and house-made Japanese tartar sauce
      $13.00
    • Bacon Wrapped Mochi

      Bacon wrapped mochi skewer (2 pieces)
      $10.00
    • Crab Sunomono Salad

      Cucumber, seaweed wakame, crab, and sesame seed
      $8.00
    • Crispy Brussel Sprouts

      With miso glazed candied bacon and edamame crisps
      $11.00
    • Ebi Fry

      3 pieces. Panko-fried shrimp and house-made Japanese tartar sauce.
      $12.00
    • Japanese Potato Salad

      Topped with salmon skin and tobiko
      $10.00
    • Takoyaki

      6 pieces pancake battered octopus topped with mentaiko mayo, sweet soy glaze, green onions, nori, and bonito flakes
      $13.00
    • Truffle Risotto

      Mixed Japanese mushrooms, truffle oil, crispy enoki, and shiso
      $16.00
    • Garlic Edamame With Sea Salt

      $6.00
    • Cauliflower Karaage

      Marinated fried cauliflower and house-made Japanese tartar sauce
      $11.00
  • Donburi

    • Unagi Ebi Don

      Unagi with unagi sauce over rice, ebi fry, and tamago
      $20.00
    • Pork Belly Kakuni Don

      Sweet soy pork belly and soft boiled egg over rice
      $17.00
    • Salmon Ikura Don

      Salmon sashimi and marinated ikura over rice
      $22.00
  • Sushi

    • Salmon Cucumber & Avocado Roll

      $8.00
    • Vegan Roll

      Tempura sweet potato, cucumber, and avocado roll
      $7.00
    • Panko Shrimp & Avocado Roll

      Panko-fried shrimp and cucumber with spicy mayo
      $11.00
    • Hamachi Sashimi

      Yellowtail belly, serrano, yuzu tobiko, and ponzu
      $12.00
    • Seared Salmon Sashimi

      Salmon belly, serrano, masago, chives, sesame seeds, ponzu, and garlic oil
      $11.00
    • Spicy Salmon On Crispy Rice

      2 pieces. Spicy salmon topped with avocado, green onion, masago, serrano, and spicy aioli on crispy rice.
      $10.00
    • Hamachi Snow Crab Roll

      Yellowtail belly on top with serrano, yuzu tobiko, chives. Snow crab, cucumber, avocado, and shiso, kaiware sprout inside.
      $19.00
    • Seared Salmon Toro Shrimp Roll

      Seared miso salmon on top with ikura, chive, chili thread. Panko crusted shrimp, cucumber, and avocado on inside.
      $20.00
    • Unagi Shrimp Roll

      Unagi with unagi sauce on top with panko shrimp, cucumber, and avocado inside
      $19.00
    • California Roll

      Real snow crab, cucumber, and avocado
      $10.00
  • From The Garden

    • Sashimi Salad

      Mixed greens, assorted sashimi, cucumber, tomato, sesame seeds, tobiko, and ginger soy dressing
      $27.00
    • Smoked Salmon Skin Salad

      Mixed greens, smoked salmon skin, bonito flakes, cucumber, cherry tomato, shaved red onion, and ginger soy dressing
      $16.00
    • Vegan Tofu Poke

      Mixed greens, fried tofu, soft tofu, inari, cucumber, cherry tomato, sesame seeds, and ginger say dressing
      $14.00
    • House Salad

      Mixed Greens, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, ginger soy dressing, and udon crisps
      $7.00
  • Bento Boxes

    • Chef’s Choice Sashimi Set

      Chef choice 6 pieces sashimi set with rice, house salad, and edamame
      $27.00
    • Classic Bento Box

      Your choice of roll (8 pieces) with roasted garlic edamame, house salad with fried udon crisps, and fried chicken karaage
      $19.00
    • Two Choice Sushi Bento Set

      2 rolls of your choice, 16 pieces total with roasted garlic edamame and house salad with fried udon crisp
      $22.00
    • Unagi Bento Box

      Unagi served with rice, roasted garlic edamame, house salad with fried udon crisps, and fried chicken karaage
      $22.00
    • Vegetarian Bento Box

      8 pieces (tempura sweet potato, cucumber, and avocado) roll with garlic edamame, salad, and crispy miso brussel sprouts
      $18.00
  • Udon

    • Kids Udon

      Dashi broth and tempura flakes
      $8.00
    • Kake Udon

      Dashi broth, green onion, tempura flakes
      $11.00
    • Vegan Udon

      Tofu, veggies, wakame, mushrooms, in vegan broth
      $15.00
    • Hiyashi Chuka

      Cold Udon with mixed greens, tamago, cucumber, tomato, inari, shiitake, corn, onion with a choice of Gomae sesame or ginger soy dressing
      $17.00
    • Vegetarian Curry Udon

      Potatoes, carrots, and onions, in vegetarian curry, topped with red pickles
      $16.00
    • Zaru Udon

      Cold soy dipping broth made with fish dashi, green onion, tempura flakes, daikon oroshi
      $11.00
  • Chef's Signature Udon

    • Tori Udon

      8-hour tori paitan blended with dashi broth, roasted chicken thigh, sous vide chicken breast, mushrooms, veggies
      $18.00
    • Truffle Pasta

      Udon pasta with truffle cream sauce, Japanese mushrooms & fresh black truffle shavings
      $28.00
    • Uni Ikura Pasta

      Uni mentaiko cream sauce, topped with uni, ikura, and nori
      $35.00
    • Spicy Short Rib Udon

      Beef bone broth with spinach, napa cabbage, carrots, shiitake mushroom topped with miso short rib, green onions, and fried enoki
      $26.00
    • Duck Tsuke Udon

      Seared duck breast and chives with a rich duck and dashi dipping broth
      $20.00
    • Duck & Japanese Mushroom Udon

      A blend of dashi and duck broth, topped with sous vide duck breast, mushrooms, napa cabbage, and charred Negi
      $23.00
  • Sides

    • Panko Crusted Soft Boiled Egg

      $3.50
    • Bowl Of Rice

      $3.50
    • Soft Boiled Egg

      $3.00
  • Dessert

    • Mochi Donut Holes

      $11.00
    • Matcha Cheesecake

      Matcha cheesecake with matcha white chocolate
      $7.00
  • Drinks

    • Mexican Coke

      $4.00
    • Yuzu Soda

      $5.00
    • Bottled Water

      $4.00
    • Sparkling Water

      $4.00
    • Iced Organic Matcha Green Tea

      $4.00
    • Yuzu Organic Lemonade

      $5.00

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Menu Gallery

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  • Menu 5
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