<p> MARU the first steps fingerling potatoes | maple-smoked bacon, crème fraîche, green onion g-f 9 niku kushi yaki | tender beef skewers, true wasabi root sauce g-f 9 fairy squash soup | w/ crispy sage g-f, v 10 roasted beet salad | lolla rosa lettuce, raw goat cheese, sherry vinaigrette g-f 12 prosciutto & walnut salad | red butter lettuce, calville blanc d’hiver apple, sun-dried tomato vinaigrette g-f 12 broccoli & cauliflower | oven-roasted, japanese curry vinaigrette 12 sword lettuce salad | fertile runny egg, prosciutto de parma, asian green goddess g-f 13 lamb tacos | grilled tenderloin, pico de gallo, avocado, pickled daikon “tortilla” g-f 18 pistachio crusted scallop | karashi, honey, sautéed bloomsdale spinach g-f 19 the journey steak pasta | braised brisket, linguini, oven roasted tomatoes, parsley 19 pork in puff pastry | braised shoulder, spigarello, emmentaler swiss, soy reduction 21 scallop risotto | seared medium, oven-roasted tomato risotto, verjus-olive broth 22 short ribs | sake-soy braise, yukon gold fries, baby carrot, fried parsley 22 skirt steak | house made papardelle, horseradish sauce, grilled black kale 23 black seabass | cauliflower puree, arugula, shiso pesto broth g-f 24 alaskan black cod | pan-roasted, pomme purée, sautéed spinach, sweet onion velouté g-f 25 marinated alaskan black cod | half brown rice, swiss chard, meyer lemon broth 25 curry lamb | loin, pan roasted. crispy shiitake rice, marinated onion, cilantro, japanese curry 25</p><p> our produce is sourced from the santa monica farmers’ market and is organic whenever possible MARU</p><p>12.18.15 friday dinner</p><p> nigiri one order is one piece hotattae, live| diver scallop, very sweet & tasty (1 whole shell) 19 tako, wild, live | octopus, japan 5 kaibashira, live | scallop from miyage, japan. firm, but sweeter 5 uni, live | live sea urchin roe from Santa Barbara, very sweet & tasty 22 hirame, wild | fluke 5 ma dai | sea bream, japan 4.5 ocha dai, wild | young sea bream, japan 4.5 ko dai | baby sea bream, japan. tender 5 suzuki | seabass, japan 5 kue | baby grouper, new zealand 4.5 kanpachi | amberjack (young yellowtail,) japan 4.5 namako | sea cucumber. crunchy 3.5 kurage | jellyfish, marinated 3 albacore, wild| canada. beautifully fatted, silky texture 3.5 awabi-ni, wild | cooked abalone from australia 4 ankimo | monkfish liver (japanese foie gras) 4.5 kaki | hama hama (2 pieces) 13.5 kaki | rock oyster (1 pc) 6 hokki gai | surf clam 4 sumi ika | young cuttlefish, japan. tender & sweet 4 tako | octopus 3 beni tako | octopus, marinated, japan 3.5 barako | sea bream eggs. tender 4 maguro, wild | yellowfin tuna 4 hon maguro | bluefin tuna 8 toro | fatty bluefin tuna belly. rich & nutty 11 katsuo | japanese bonito 5 hamachi | o-buri yellowtail 4 hamachi toro | yellowtail belly 4.5 tsuri aji | spanish mackerel, fattier, more tender, japan 4.5 beni shake, wild | sockeye salmon, canada 4.5 shake, wild | salmon, canada 4 shake toro, wild | salmon belly, canada 4.5 smoked salmon | house smoked salmon 4 kamasu | wild barracuda, japan 4.5 kazunoko konbu, wild | herring roe on kelp, canada 4.5 ma saba, wild | mackerel, japan 4.5 tobiko | flying fish roe 3 ikura | salmon caviar, marinated 3.5 ike anago | conger eel, japan 4.5 tamago | dashi maki, sweet rolled egg 3 MARU</p><p>*we offer all of the above as sashimi *omakase (chef’s choice) upon request.</p><p>10 pc omakase | chef’s choice of nigiri 60 ebi & crab cut roll | w/avocado 16 snow crab cut roll | w/ avocado & cucumber 13 negi hama cut roll | chopped yellowtail w/ green onion 9.5 scallop avocado roll | 13.5 salmon avocado cut roll | 9.5 salmon skin cut roll |crispy skin, yama gobo, kaiware 7 albacore cut roll |yama gobo, green onion 10 anago avocado cut roll | conger eel & avocado 9 negi toro cut roll | chopped bluefin tuna belly w/ green onion 15 spicy yellowtail cut roll | spicy chopped yellowtail w/ green onion 9.5 spicy salmon cut roll | w/ cucumber 9.5 spicy tuna cut roll | w/ cucumber 9.5 spicy tuna meatball cut roll | spicy tuna over avocado roll w/baby green salad 16 maine lobster roll | live this morning. sliced avocado on top 19 smoked salmon skin salad | organic baby lettuces 14 anko & ankimo | monk fish & monkfish liver 17 kanpachi carpaccio | young yellowtail, parmigiano reggiano, serrano vinegar 18 smoked salmon | house smoked salmon w/ mizuna 18 nama tako usuzukuri | live octopus sliced thin, japan. sashimi w/ a citrus sauce 21</p>