The Yasai: Vegan Japanese Experience at Little Italy Menu
Welcome to The Yasai: Vegan Japanese Experience in Little Italy, a culinary gem at 2254 India St, San Diego. This innovative eatery redefines Japanese cuisine by offering a fully vegan menu that’s a feast for the senses. Guests can indulge in expertly crafted dishes like nigiri and tantalizing rolls, including the popular Stressed Out Roll and hearty tanten ramen made with fresh vegetables in a rich broth.
- The cozy ambiance adorned with hanging plants creates a welcoming environment.
- Reservations are recommended, particularly on bustling weekends.
- Diners rave about the attentive service and speedy food delivery, even during peak hours.
Whether you’re a vegan or simply seeking a unique dining experience, The Yasai promises unparalleled flavors and creative dishes that could convert even the most devoted omnivore. Don’t miss out on their vegan ice cream for dessert, and consider suggesting mochi for those craving something sweet!
Yasai Kitchen
Agedashi Tofu
Tofu lightly battered with Japanese purple yam and served with our house tsuyu sauce.
Brussel Sprout Skillet
Crispy brussel sprouts glazed with sweet wasabi aioli and house gravy, topped with chili threads.
Garlic Edamame
Wok sizzled with garlic and Japanese red pepper for a soothing aroma.
Misoshiru
Japanese omakase daily vegetables, organic mitsuba and organic tofu.
Steamed Edamame
Lightly salted and steamed with Japanese sea salt.
Vegan Jumbo Crispy Gyoza
Four jumbo gyoza stuffed with a flavorful filling of garlic tofu, veggies, glass noodles and Japanese herbs and spices. Topped off with our house made gravy.
Vegan Karaage
Crispy no-chicken, battered in curry. Served with our house made aiolis "10,000 chicken nugget" topped with a marinated medley of micro cilantro and red onion.
Vegan Bao Buns
Freshly steamed bao buns filled with miso shiitake mushroom, sun dried tomatoes, sweet shoyu glaze, chimichurri mayo, cilantro and pickled red onions
Corn Baby Back Ribs
organic baby back corn ribs over creamy polenta, custom bbq sauce, togarashi spiced, negi green onion
Vegan Stuffed Jalapeno Tempura
Farm fresh Jalapeno stuffed with Tofutti vegan cream cheese, seasoned impossible meat, topped with spicy Japanese mayo, custom eel sauce, and diced green onion
Karaage Bao Buns
Squash Blossom Tempura
Tonkatsu W/Tokyo Fries
Tempura Assortment
Vegan Tonkatsu 1pc
Ikageso
Raki**Stuffed Jalapeno Tempura
Classic California Roll
In: crab meat, cucumber and fresh farmers' market avocado Top: sesame seed
Spicy Crunchy California Roll
In: Crab meat, cucumber and fresh farmers' market avocado Top: spinach crunch bitz and spicy Japanese mayo
Rakiraki Roll
In: Shrimp tempura, crab meat, cucumber and Philadelphia cream cheese Top: spinach crunch, spicy mayo and eel sauce
Extra Crispy Crunchy Roll
In: shrimp tempura, fresh farmers' market avocado, cream cheese and Jalapeno Top: tempura fried, eel sauce and spicy Japanese mayo.
Raki Kitchen & Sushi
Yasai Sushi
Prophecy Roll
In: a medley of Japanese mushrooms, tempura enoki, miso glazed shiitake, and seared eryngii. Top: avocado, Italian inspired aioli and finished with seared slices of fresh rainbow tomatoes.
Stressed Out
In: smoked tofu, no-cream cheese, avocado Top: drizzled in a sweet shoyu and spicy aioli pickled smoke jalapenos (fried)
Caterpillar
In: crispy miso shiitake, panko no-shrimp, cucumber. Top: fresh avocado, sweet shoyu, spicy aioli.
Believer
In: avocado, no-shrimp, no-cream cheese Top: no-spicy tuna, spicy aioli, sweet shoyu, torched and seared.
Queen Dragon
in: no-shrimp tempura, avocado, no-crab, cucumber top: eggplants, avocado, eel sauce, and sweet potato crispy strings
Green Forest
in: avocado, vegan cream cheese, asparagus, cucumber top: smoked jalapenos, chimichurri mayo, and chef blend
Avocado-Kappa
Avocado Roll
Cucumber Roll
Heaven's Gate
Alaskan King Crab Roll
Quantum Leap
The Classic
Handcrafted triple-thick noodles and classic broth topped with bamboo shoots, wakame seaweed, no-chasiu tofu, crispy kabocha pumpkin, sauteed bean sprouts, steamed bok choy, green onions, and garlic chips.
Tantanmen
Handcrafted triple-thick noodles and spicy sesame broth topped with spicy marinated impossible meat, wakame seaweed, fresh corn, cabbage sauteed bean sprouts, steamed bok-choy and green onions and garlic chips.
Triple Tomato
Handcrafted triple-thick noodles and Konbu dash tomato broth topped with bamboo shoots, wakame seaweed, no-chasiu tofu, crispy kabocha pumpkin, sauteed bean sprouts, steamed bok choy, green onions, garlic chips and fermented cherry tomatoes.
The Curry Ramen
Vegan Curry Plate
Yasai Ramen
Ramen & Tsukemen
Tonkotsu Ramen
Handcrafted noodles and deluxe tonkotsu broth topped with bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, five-spice soy sauce pickled egg, garlic chips, green onions, wakame seaweed, and crushed sesame. *aburi organic chicken or aburi chasiu
Shoyu Ramen
Handcrafted noodles and premium shoyu pork broth topped with bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, five-spice soy sauce pickled egg, garlic chips, green onions, wakame seaweed and crushed sesame. *aburi organic chicken or aburi chasiu
Miso Ramen
Handcrafted noodles and miso tonkotsu broth topped with bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, five-spice soy sauce pickled egg, garlic chips, green onions wakame seaweed and crushed sesame. *aburi organic chicken or aburi chasiu
Spicy Miso Ramen
Black Edition Ramen
Fermented with organic garlic oil roasted with natural bincho charcoal for 18 hours. *aburi organic chicken or aburi chasiu
Red Edition Ramen
Fermented with spicy takano-tsume red hot chili pepper, organic garlic, paprika and sesame oil. *aburi organic chicken or aburi chasiu
Original Tsukemen
Dipping Ramen: Served soup base and noodles separately. Noodle are triple thick broth, rich and bold simmered to perfection. Accompanied with pickled egg and assorted toppings. *aburi organic chicken or aburi chasiu
Miso Tsukemen
Dipping Ramen: Served soup base and noodles separately. Noodle are triple thick broth, rich and bold simmered to perfection. Accompanied with pickled egg and assorted toppings. *aburi organic chicken or aburi chasiu
Chicken Teriyaki
marinated shoyu chicken glazed in teriyaki over steamed white rice and chicken soboro bedding
Sesame Tofu
Sweet sesame sauce over crispy tofu over steamed white rice and chicken soboro bedding
Curry Tonkatsu Don
Donburi rice bowl with setagaya soboro (ground chicken), topped with a pork cutlet and topped with our house curry sauce.
Prime Black Angus Beef Don
Donburi rice bowl with setagaya soboro (ground chicken), topped with black angus beef, and garnished with pepper threads and pickled ginger.
Crispy Gyoza Curry
Our famous crispy pork gyoza with setagaya kurobuta tonkatsu curry sauce over rice with sole-slaw, pickled radish and 12-spice tonkatsu dipping sauce.
Karaage Curry
Crispy chicken karaage with setagaya kurobuta tonkatsu curry sauce over rice with sole-slaw, pickled radish and 12-spice tonkatsu dipping sauce.
Tonkatsu Curry
Pork cutlet with setagaya kurobuta tonkatsu curry sauce over rice with sole-slaw, pickled radish and 12-spice tonkatsu dipping sauce.
Kaiseki Donburi & Curry
JCK
Chicken Karaage
Original crispy karaage chicken with KEWPIE spicy mayo, RAKIRAKI original ponzu, and fiery red sauce.
Fiery Red Chicken Karaage
Original crispy karaage chicken fiery red spiced with 8 Japanese red peppers.
Fiery Mild Chicken Karaage
Chick-N-Chips
ANTIBIOTIC-FREE CHICKEN STRIPS. French fries with crispy seasoned Tokyo Togorashi.
Tokyo Togorashi Fries
Crispy seasoned Tokyo Togorashi fries.