09/23/2026
2026-09-22 TUE, 5:40pm PDT update:
UCD's 2026 Fall Quarter started this week, and we're welcoming everyone back with our upcoming Kushiyaki / Yakitori Night scheduled for this Friday, September 25, 2026. Even though the doors open at 5pm for this event, the line usually starts well before that, so plan accordingly!
As for tonight, we're pleased to report that the following items are in-stock again (for now):
- Takoyaki appetizer
- Chicken kara-age appetizer (for on-premises dining only)
- Chicken kara-age curry rice platter (for on-premises dining only)
- Chicken kara-age omu-rice Wagyu beef Hayashi platter (for on-premises dining only)
- Asahi lager beer
Here's the full listing of the specials that we're able to serve today:
REGULAR ITEMS AVAILABLE:
- Everything EXCEPT the Kaki-Furai appetizer
SPECIAL SMALL PLATES:
- [SP.APP] *Sunomono / assorted pickled items
- [SP.APP] **Hiyayakko Tofu / spicy chilled tofu
- [SP.APP] **Yaki-onigiri / toasted rice ball
- [SP.APP] *2pc Potato Croquettes / served two different ways
- [SP.APP] *Deep-Fried Seafood Shrimp Shumai / 4pc per order
- [SP.APP] **Banbanji Chicken Salad / chilled and slightly spicy
- [SP.APP] *Spicy & Creamy Ika Squid Salad / slightly spicy
- [SP.APP] **Kurobuta Roast Pork Katsu / cutlet + potato salad + cabbage
SPECIAL NOODLE DISHES/BOWLS:
- [SP.MAIN.NOODLES] *Hiyashi Chuuka / chilled ramen salad (the quintessential warm-weather special)
- [SP.MAIN.NOODLES] Stir-Fried Pork Belly Yakisoba Noodles
- [SP.MAIN.NOODLES] **"Karu-men" Pasta / our Japanese-styled version of "pasta carbonara"
- [SP.MAIN.NOODLES] **Spicy Mentaiko Pasta / our version of a traditional classic
- [SP.MAIN.NOODLES] **"Naporitan" Pasta / our Japanese-styled version of "spaghetti Napoli"
SPECIAL RICE DISHES/BOWLS:
- [SP.MAIN.RICE] Tuna Poke Donburi / soy-ginger raw-fish rice bowl
- [SP.MAIN.RICE] **Brussels Vegetable Donburi / while supplies last
- [SP.MAIN.RICE] **Kurobuta Roast Pork Curry Platter / definitely our largest curry platter
- [SP.MAIN.RICE] **Chicken Kara-Age Omu-Rice Wagyu Hayashi rice platter / very limited!
SPECIAL RICE TEISHOKU (MEAL SETS W/ SIDES OF RICE & SOUP):
- [SP.MAIN.RICE] **Kurobuta Roast Pork Katsu Teishoku
+ **teishoku "meal set" version w/ free refill of rice & soup
- [SP.MAIN.RICE] Pork Buta Shogayaki / pork belly stir-fry in soy-ginger sauce
+ **teishoku "meal set" version w/ free refill of rice & soup
+ donburi "rice bowl" version (to-go only, now online)
- [SP.MAIN.RICE] Spicy "Piri-Kara" Pork Buta Shogayaki / Spicy version!
+ **teishoku "meal set" version w/ free refill of rice & soup
+ donburi "rice bowl" version (to-go only)
*Not sold online.
**Not sold online, take-away nor to-go.