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.