Shinano Menu (2025 Update)

Shinano is a Japanese sushi bar and cocktail bar located in Monterey Park, CA. Known for its diverse menu and welcoming atmosphere, Shinano offers a range of appetizers like Japanese Brussels Sprouts and Yakitori skewers, as well as refreshing beverages like Ramune Japanese Soda and Lori's Original Lemonade. The salads, including Seaweed Salad and Seafood Salad, showcase the freshness and quality of the ingredients. Customer reviews praise the affordability and quality of the food, with one highlighting the delicious sashimi bento box. With excellent service and a focus on authentic Japanese flavors, Shinano stands out as a must-visit spot for sushi lovers. Don't miss their Happy Hour specials and outdoor seating for a delightful dining experience.

Beverages

Soda

Ramune Japanese Soda

Bottled.

Ginger Beer

Bottled.

Bundaberg Blood Orange Soda

Bottled.

Root Beer

Bottled.

Perrier

Bottled.

Juice

Martinelli apple, dole pineapple, orange, cranberry, and grapefruit.

Lori's Original Lemonade

Oicha Iced Green Tea

Can.

Japanese Brussels Sprouts

Flash fried brussel sprouts tossed in shinano vinaigrette.

Garlic Edamame

Edamame tossed in garlic butter.

Kaki-age

Collage of scallops and a medley of vegetables battered and flash fried.

Yakitori

Skewered chicken and scallions with teriyaki glaze.

Beef Kushiyaki

Rib eye select beef skewered with scallions and drizzled with teriyaki.

Beef Tataki

Thinly sliced seared beef served with ponzu and spicy white radish.

Bacon Rolled Scallops

Scallops wrapped in bacon and pan flamed.

Soft Shell Crab

One flash fried whole soft shell crab served with ponzu and spicy white radish.

Hitokuchi Katsu

Breaded pork medallions skewered with scallions.

Fried Oyster

Oysters breaded in panko and served with tonkatsu sauce.

Steamed Clams

Clams steamed in sake and mirin.

Chicken Tatsuta Age

Marinated medallions of chicken, breaded in panko and flash fried.

Agedashi Tofu

Tofu flash fried and served with cha soba (buckwheat) noodles, dressed with shinanos savory sauce.

Yudofu

Boiled soft Japanese tofu.

Chawan Mushi

Steamed egg with fish cake, shrimp and shitake mushroom.

Dobin Mushi

Individual steamed soup served in a small teapot.

Hiya Yakko

Cold soft Japanese tofu, topped with scallions and spicy white radish.

Tako Su

Dynamite

Baked chopped scaloops, mushrooms, and zucchini topped with masago.

6 Piece Baked Mussels

Baked green mussels topped with masago.

Tako Nuta

Maguro Nuta

Appetizers

Salads

Seaweed Salad

Pickled medley of various seaweeds nested on a bed of greens.

Salmon Skin Salad

Baked salmon skin on a bed of greens, dressed in citrus vinaigrette.

Tuna Sashimi Salad

Thinly sliced raw tuna on a bed of greens, dressed in house vinaigrette.

Seafood Salad

Chef's choice of sashimi on a bed of greens, dressed in house aioli and vinaigrette.

Udon Soup

Choice of one the following: tempura, chicken, beef, or vegetable.

Nabeyaki Udon

Hot pot of udon noodles, shitake mushrooms, green onion, chicken, egg, fish cake, and one piece of shrimp tempura.

Soba Soup

Choice of one the following: tempura, chicken, beef, or vegetable.

Zaru Soba

Served cold, matcha green tea infushed buckwheat noodles with a side of shinanos special dipping sauce.

Tempura Zaru Soba

Buckwheat noodles served cold paired with a side of mixed vegetables and shrimp tempura.

Shinano Noodles

Shinano Signatures

Jalapeno Hamachi

Yellowtail sushi or sashimi topped with a slice of Serrano chili, sweet daikon, and drizzled with ponzu vinaigrette.

White Truffle Halibut

Halibut sushi or sashimi paired with lime slices and white truffle oil.

Baked Blue Crab Handroll

Wrapped in soypaper, blue crab is baked with our house aioli and paired with sushi rice.

Tara Misoyaki

Delicate filet of buttery Chilean sea bass or black cod (depending on season) marinated for over 36 hours in shinanos miso base.

Ika Maruyaki

Grilled squid topped with bonito flakes and paired with a side of ponzu vinaigrette.

Spicy Tuna Nachos

Crispy wonton chips topped with spicy tuna and avocado.

Albacore

Eel

Egg Omelet

Halibut

Hokki Clam

Japanese Mackerel

Octopus

Salmon

Salmon Egg

Scallop

Shrimp

Smelt Egg

Squid

Tuna

Yellowtail

Sushi and Sashimi

Maki

California Maki

Spicy Tuna Maki

Tuna Maki

Cucumber Maki

Futomaki Maki

Asparagus Shrimp Maki

Asparagus Tuna Maki

Philadelphia Maki

Spicy Scallop Maki

Salmon Skin Maki

Tempura Maki

Baked Blue Crab Maki

Cucumber Eel Maki

Spicy Yellowtail Maki

Crunchy Maki

Spider Maki

Rainbow Maki

Caterpillar Maki

Dragon Maki

Baked Scallop on California Maki

Assorted Sashimi

Chefs choice in a variety of thinly sliced raw fish. Includes miso soup.

Nigiri Sushi

Chefs choice in an assortment of sushi. Includes miso soup.

Chirashi

Chefs choice of mixed sashimi on top of a bowl of sushi rice. Includes miso soup.

Chirashi Deluxe

Chefs choice of premium mixed sashimi on top of a bowl of sushi rice. Includes miso soup.

Tekka Don

Thinly sliced tuna sashimi on sushi rice. Includes miso soup.

Shinano Maki

Three crab, cucumber and avocado rolls. Includes miso soup.

Tekka Maki

Three tuna rolls. Includes miso soup, sunomono, or green salad, and steamed rice. Includes miso soup.

Kappa Maki

Three cucumber rolls. Includes miso soup.

Oshinko Maki

Three Japanese pickle rolls. Includes miso soup.

Sushi Plates

Shinano Teishoku

Cha Soba Teishoku

Cold buckwheat noodles, Japanese nimono, seaweed salad, and chawan mushi. Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, and steamed rice.

Makuno Uchi Bento

Grilled salmon teriyaki, chefs choice of sashimi, mixed tempure, Japanese nimono, and seaweed salad. Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, and steamed rice.

Yakizakana Teishoku

Choice of grilled fish (salmon, saba or sanma), Japanese nimono, seaweed salad. Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, and steamed rice.

Mini Kaiseki

Six course shinanos tasting menu. Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, and steamed rice.

Chicken Teriyaki

Mixed Tempura

Seafood Tempura

Beef Teriyaki

Beef Misoyaki

Tonkatsu

Grilled Tuna

Broiled Salmon

Broiled Saba Japanese Mackerel

Broiled Sanma Pike

Una Ju Eel Rice Bowl

A la Carte

Nabe Dinner

Sukiyaki Dinner

Served in a hot pot, thinly sliced rib-eye beef, vegetables, and harusame noodles brewed in shinanos special sauce.

Hokkai Nabe Dinner

Salmon, vegetables, and harusame noodles stewed in a miso base broth, served in an individual hot pot.

Yose Nabe Dinner

An assortment of seafood, vegetables, and harusame noodles stewed in shinanos house broth.

Two Item Combination Dinner

Three Item Combination Dinner

Shinano Combination Dinner

Boat Dinner for 2

A. Boat

Chef's choice of sashimi, California roll, salmon, chicken and beef teriyaki and mixed tempura.

B. Boat

California roll, chicken and beef teriyaki and mixed tempura.

Sea Boat

California roll, chef's choice of sashimi, salmon teriyaki, grilled squid and mixed tempura.

Seaweed Salad Lunch

Pickled medley of various seaweeds nested on a bed of greens.

Salmon Skin Salad Lunch

Baked salmon skin on a bed of greens, dressed in citrus vinaigrette.

Tuna Sashimi Salad Lunch

Thinly sliced raw tuna on a bed of greens, dressed in house vinaigrette.

Seafood Salad Lunch

Chef?s choice of sashimi on a bed of greens, dressed in house aioli and vinaigrette.

Lunch Salads

Lunch Shinano Noodles

Udon Soup Lunch

Nabeyaki Udon Lunch

Hot pot of udon noodles, Shitake mushrooms, green onion, chicken, egg, fish cake, and one piece of shrimp tempura.

Soba Soup Lunch

Zaru Soba Lunch

Served cold, matcha green tea infused buckwheat noodles with a side of Shinano?s special dipping sauce.

Tempura Zaru Soba Lunch

Buckwheat noodles served cold paired with a side of mixed vegetables and shrimp tempura.

Jalapeno Hamachi Lunch

Yellowtail topped with a slice of serrano chili, sweet daikon, and drizzled with ponzu vinaigrette.

White Truffle Halibut Lunch

Halibut paired with lime slices and white truffle oil.

Baked Blue Crab Handroll Lunch

Wrapped in soy paper, blue crab is baked with our house aioli and paired with sushi rice.

Tara Misoyaki Lunch

Marinated for over 36 hours in Shinano?s miso base.

Ika Maruyaki Lunch

Grilled squid topped with Bonito flakes and paired with a side of ponzu vinaigrette.

Spicy Tuna Nachos Lunch

Crispy wonton chips topped with spicy tuna and avocado.

Lunch Shinano Signatures

Lunch Sushi and Sashimi

Albacore Lunch

Eel Lunch

Egg Omelet Lunch

Halibut Lunch

Hokki Clam Lunch

Japanese Mackerel Lunch

Octopus Lunch

Salmon Lunch

Salmon Egg Lunch

Scallop Lunch

Shrimp Lunch

Smelt Egg Lunch

Squid Lunch

Tuna Lunch

Yellowtail Lunch

California Maki Lunch

Spicy Tuna Maki Lunch

Tuna Maki Lunch

Cucumber Maki Lunch

Futomaki Maki Lunch

Asparagus Shrimp Maki Lunch

Asparagus Tuna Maki Lunch

Philadelphia Maki Lunch

Spicy Scallop Maki Lunch

Salmon Skin Maki Lunch

Tempura Maki Lunch

Baked Blue Crab Maki Lunch

Cucumber Eel Maki Lunch

Spicy Yellowtail Maki Lunch

Crunchy Maki Lunch

Spider Maki Lunch

Rainbow Maki Lunch

Caterpillar Maki Lunch

Dragon Maki Lunch

Baked Scallop on California Maki Lunch

Lunch Maki

Lunch Sushi Plates

Assorted Sashimi Lunch

Chef?s choice in a variety of thinly sliced raw fish. Comes with miso soup.

Nigiri Sushi Lunch

Chef?s choice in an assortment of sushi. Comes with miso soup.

Chirashi Lunch

Chef?s choice of mixed sashimi on top of a bowl of sushi rice. Comes with miso soup.

Chirashi Deluxe Lunch

Chef?s choice of premium mixed sashimi on top of a bowl of sushi rice. Comes with miso soup.

Tekka Don Lunch

Thinly sliced tuna sashimi on sushi rice. Comes with miso soup.

Shinano Maki Lunch

Three crab, cucumber and avocado rolls. Comes with miso soup.

Tekka Maki Lunch

Three tuna rolls. Comes with miso soup.

Kappa Maki Lunch

Three cucumber rolls. Comes with miso soup.

Oshinko Maki Lunch

Three Japanese pickle rolls. Comes with miso soup.

Shokado Lunch

Lunch bento with chicken teriyaki, mixed vegetable and shrimp tempura, sashimi, and Japanese Nimono. Comes with miso soup, Tsukemono, and steamed rice.

Yakizakana Teishoku Lunch

Grilled fish served with Japanese Nimono and seaweed salad. Comes with miso soup, Tsukemono, and steamed rice.

Tempura Teishoku Lunch

Mixed vegetable and shrimp tempura served with a Chawan Mushi, Japanese Nimono and seaweed salad. Comes with miso soup, Tsukemono, and steamed rice.

Cha Soba Teishoku Lunch

Matcha infused buckwheat noodles served cold with Shinano?s dipping sauce, paired with Chawan Mushi, Japanese Nimono, and seaweed salad. Comes with miso soup, Tsukemono, and steamed rice.

Lunch Shinano Teishoku

Lunch A la Carte

Vegetable Teriyaki Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Chicken Teriyaki Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Chicken Tatsuta-Age Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Mixed Tempura Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Seafood Tempura Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Beef Teriyaki Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Tonkatsu Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Fried Oyster Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Grilled Tuna Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Broiled Salmon Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Broiled Saba Lunch

Japanese Mackerel. Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Broiled Sanma Lunch

Pike. Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Oyako Don Lunch

Chicken, scrambled eggs, onions, and Shitake mushrooms steamed in Shinano?s special sauce served over rice. Comes with miso soup and Tsukemono.

Katsu Don Lunch

Pork cutlet breaded in Panko steamed with onions and scrambled eggs in Shinano?s savory sauce served over rice. Comes with miso soup and Tsukemono.

Ten Don Lunch

Mixed Tempura served on rice, topped with house special sauce. Comes with miso soup and Tsukemono.

Kaki Age Don Lunch

Collage of scallops and chopped vegetables, battered and flash fried served on rice, topped with house special sauce. Comes with miso soup and Tsukemono.

Sukiyaki Don Lunch

Thinly sliced rib eye beef and vegetables steamed in house broth served on rice. Comes with miso soup and Tsukemono.

Una Ju Lunch

Grilled fresh water eel served on rice. Comes with miso soup and Tsukemono.

Lunch Donburi

Lunch Shinano Combination

Vegetable Tempura and Chicken Teriyaki Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Tempura and Sashimi Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Tempura and Chicken Teriyaki Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Tempura and Beef Teriyaki Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Beef Teriyaki and Sashimi Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Chicken Teriyaki and Sashimi Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

California Roll Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.

Grilled Salmon and Tempura Lunch

Includes miso soup, Tsukemono, green salad, and steamed rice.