Shizen Vegan Sushi Menu
Introducing Shizen Vegan Sushi, a trendy izakaya offering a unique dining experience in San Francisco. With a focus on vegan and vegetarian options, this Asian-owned restaurant provides a menu filled with innovative and flavorful dishes. From Kaiso Salad to Nigiri featuring creative combinations like Gobo Sweet Shoyu and Avocado with Smoked Beet Aioli, each dish showcases the culinary expertise of the chefs. The Hosomaki rolls, such as the Avocado Roll and Umeboshi Roll, are also not to be missed. Customers rave about the creativity and quality of the food, with favorites like the Boddy and Soul Roll and the Surprise Ending Roll receiving high praise. Despite some mixed reviews on service, the overall consensus is that Shizen Vegan Sushi is a must-visit for both vegans and non-vegans alike.
Starters
Miso Soup
Wakame Sunomono
Cucumber salad, seaweed, and vinegar dressing
Garlic Edamame
Sautéed with garlic oil and soy reduction
Nameko Mushroom Miso Soup
Edamame
Kaiso Salad
Seaweed and sesame oil dressing
Beet Salad
Mixed greens, smoked beets, sliced orange, tofu, and yuzu barley miso dressing
Mixed Greens
Green salad with cherry tomato, red onions, cashews, and apple vinegar dressing
Yuba Salad
Fresh organic yuba, arugula, carrots, rice crackers, microgreens, and spicy miso
Salads
Small Plates (Cold)
Goma Ae
Boiled spinach and sesame shoyu reduction
Nasu Agebitashi
Grilled eggplant, sweet mirin, shoyu, and ginger
Hiya Yako
Steamed tofu, ginger, and light shoyu
Nimono
Lotus root, pumpkin, carrot, and daikon in konbu dashi
Agedashi Tofu
Served with daikon, scallions, and light shoyu
Gyoza
Pan-fried vegetable and tofu dumplings
Tempura
Lightly battered seasonal vegetables with tempura shoyu
Shizen Shiitake
Mushrooms stuffed with shredded tofu, tapioca, and matcha sea salt
Croquettes
Sweet potato, onions, carrots, and celery
Kale Kimpira
Kale, carrots, hijiki seaweed, and garlic oil
Small Plates (Hot)
Small Plates (Robata)
Asparagus
Sea salt, garlic oil, and spicy miso glaze
Bean Curd
Glazed with sweet soy reduction
Corn
Olive oil, sweet soy glaze, and togarashi
Shishito
Japanese sweet and spicy peppers
Mushrooms
Seasonal assortment of local mushrooms
Gobo
Sweet shoyu and red chili. Two pieces
Yuba
Konbu shoyu and fresh wasabi. Two pieces
Spinach
Gunkan style with garlic aioli. Two pieces
Shiitake Mushrooms
Duo. Two pieces
Eggplant
Sweet white miso and white wine. Two pieces
Tomato
Ginger shoyu marinade, shizo, and matcha salt. Two pieces
Roasted Peppers
Sweet mustard. Two pieces
Avocado
Smoked beet aioli and lemon zest. Two pieces
Tofu
Black miso with red wine. Two pieces
Okra
Sweet shoyu, sake, and truffle salt. Two pieces
Smoked Bean Curd
Sweet shoyu marinade. Two pieces
Sweet Corn
Gunkan style with sake and garlic shoyu. Two pieces
Inari
Marinated shiitake and smoked bean curd. Two pieces
Sweet Tofu
Spiced radish and negi. Two pieces
Green Mango
Sweet ume vinegar and avocado crema. Two pieces
Nigiri
Hosomaki
Avocado Roll
Shiitake Mushroom Roll
Gobo Roll
Spicy pickled mountain burdock
Kappa Maki
The classic cucumber roll
Kanpyo Roll
Pickled bottle gourd
Umeboshi Roll
Pickled plum, shiso, and cucumber
Sweet Potato Tempura Roll
California Roll
Shredded tofu, tapioca, and avocado
Futomaki
Agedashi tofu, spinach, shiitake, kanpyo, and inari
Spicy Tofuna Roll
Spicy tofu, tapioca, and cucumber
Philadelphia Roll
Smoked bean curd, avocado, and creamy tofu
Uramaki
Specialty Rolls
Open Invitation
Pumpkin tempura, spiced burdock, crab meat, and renkon chips
Mistaken Identity
Grilled eggplant, avocado, takuwan, black and white misos, and black and white sesame
Boddy & Soul
Tempura fried roll with spicy bean curd, tapioca, negi, togarashi, sesame, and secret sauce
Colonel's Pipe
Smoked beets, cashews, creamy tofu, asparagus, sweet mustard, and orange zest
Plot Twist
Tempura fried roll with sweet potato, smoked bean curd, mango, tomato, onion, yuzu, shiso, and jalapeño
Surprise Ending
Kale, avocado, asparagus, shredded tofu, tapioca, yuba, beets, rice crackers, and suspense
Hidden Agenda
Tempura eggplant, bell pepper, zucchini, carrot, yellow onion, and fried garlic
Flying Colors
Asparagus tempura, cucumber, avocado, cherry tomato, and pumpkin
Proud Peacock
Cucumber, avocado, shiitake, eggplant, tofu, pickled mango, roasted peppers, and seaweed pearls
The Candlestick
Spicy bean curd, avocado, tapioca, cucumber, seaweed pearls, and fire.
Scarlet Smile
Sweet potato tempura, avocado, spicybean curd, roasted red pepper, and seaweed pearls
