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Sake Pairing Summer Special

2665 Shell Beach Rd, Shell Beach, CA

Since January 21, 2014

Welcome to Kanpai

Here at Kanpai, we are about more than just incredible food or good service. We are about an experience.

Whether you are looking for a candlelit dinner with that special someone,

On vacation with the family,

Just got out of the office,

Or just need a break...

Kanpai has something special for you. From our Japanese inspired interior, selection of fine wines and sakes, and wide variety of food and appetizers, we guarantee you’ll find something you like. Sit at the wooden sushi bar and strike up a conversation with someone new. Celebrate that graduation in our banquet room. Or just grab a friend and enjoy some Pismo Rolls as the sun sets in one of our booths. But make sure you call ahead! We can get very busy!

But maybe you are busy. Order to go! We are right off the 101 next to the Shell Station. Fuel up, “food” up, and be on your way in no time. We’ll catch you again later! Drive safely! And enjoy the journey!

Kanpai literally translated means “empty glass”, or “cheers” as you’d call it here in the States. At Kanpai, we encourage you to live life to the fullest. Explore the beautiful coast.  Watch that incredible sunset. Visit that winery. Reconnect with an old friend, and drink of life to its deepest point. We hope to share with you in that experience. But until that time, we wish you the best. Kanpai!

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Restaurant

Business hours:

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
4:30pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday
4:30pm - 9:00pm
Thursday
4:30pm - 9:00pm
Friday
4:30pm - 10:00pm
Saturday
4:30pm - 10:00pm
Sunday
4:30pm - 9:00pm

18pc Sashimi Plate

$65

six selections of chef's choice served with miso soup & salad

Add soup and salad for $7

Spicy Garlic Edamame

$13

Come try our famous Spicy Garlic Edamame! Sautéed soybeans with a hint of garlic red pepper soy sauce.

Combo

  • Sizzling Plates

    Organic Chicken Breast
    $21

    served on a hot iron plate with sautéed vegetables and teriyaki sauce or Japanese steak sauce

  • Scottish Salmon
    $25

    served on a hot iron plate with sautéed vegetables and teriyaki sauce or Japanese steak sauce

  • Japanese Beef Yakiniku BBQ
    $31

    served on a hot iron plate with sautéed vegetables and teriyaki sauce or Japanese steak sauce

  • Soup and Noodles

    Miso Soup
    $4

    tofu, seaweed, green onion

  • Clam Miso Soup
    $8

    clams, green onion

  • Tempura Udon
    $19

    wakame, green onion, tempura flakes, fish cake, served with mixed tempura

  • Sukiyaki
    $25

    thinly sliced rib eye, tofu, nappa cabbage, udon, green onion cooked in sweet soy broth

  • Shoyu/Miso Ramen
    $19

    Pork broth, vegetables, pork belly, green onion, bamboo shoot, egg, wakame

  • Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen
    $20

    Pork broth, vegetables, pork belly, green onion, bamboo shoot, egg, wakame

  • Spicy Seafood Ramen
    $24

    Pork broth, seafood medley, vegetables, green onion

  • Dinner Gozen

    Organic Chicken
    $39

    served with shrimp and vegetable tempura, dynamite, gyoza, salad, rice, and miso soup

  • Scottish Salmon
    $39

    served with shrimp and vegetable tempura, dynamite, gyoza, salad, rice, and miso soup

  • Sashimi (6 pcs)
    $43

    served with shrimp and vegetable tempura, dynamite, gyoza, salad, rice, and miso soup

  • Japanese Beef Yakiniku BBQ
    $41

    served with shrimp and vegetable tempura, dynamite, gyoza, salad, rice, and miso soup

  • Kids’ Meal

    Chicken Teriyaki
    $19

    served with gyoza, edamame, salad, rice and miso soup

  • Salmon Teriyaki
    $19

    served with gyoza, edamame, salad, rice and miso soup

  • Salmon Sashimi (6pcs)
    $21

    served with gyoza, edamame, salad, rice and miso soup

Crispy Rice with Spicy Tuna

$19

Fried sushi rice topped with spicy tuna, jalapeño, and doused with our eel sauce.

Appetizers

  • Seafood - Chef’s Recommendation

    Saikyo Miso Black Cod
    $26

    house saikyo miso, grilled asparagus

  • Hamachi Carpaccio
    $24

    yellowtail, signature carpaccio sauce, jalapeño

  • Pismo Surfer Signature
    $19

    spicy tuna, masago, green onion, jalapeño, eel sauce on tempura shiso leaf

  • Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna
    $19

    spicy tuna, masago, green onion, jalapeño, eel sauce on crispy rice

  • Firecracker Jalapeño
    $16

    jalapeños stuffed with spicy tuna and cream cheese, eel sauce

  • Hamachi Kama
    $26

    grilled yellowtail collar, ponzu, daikon radish, house salad

  • Soft Shell Crab Tempura
    $21

    sauce

  • Crispy Calamari
    $21

    sauce

  • Assorted Tempura
    $16

    shrimp (2 pcs), vegetables

  • Shrimp Tempura
    $12

    5 pcs shrimp, sauce

  • Seasonal Vegetables

    Sea Salt Edamame
    $9
  • Spicy Garlic Edamame
    $13
  • Charred Shishito Peppers
    $13
  • Agedashi Tofu, Dashi Broth
    $13

    fried tofu in sweet dashi broth topped with grated daikon and nori

  • Market Vegetable Tempura
    $15
  • Sunomono Cucumber Salad
    $13

    cucumber, daikon, seaweed, sushi shrimp

  • House Greens, Miso Dressing
    $12
  • Seaweed Salad
    $12

    seaweed, cucumber, yamagobo, yuzu vinaigrette

  • From the Grill

    Kurobuta Pork Belly crispy add $1
    $19

    slow-simmered in sweet soy

  • Crispy Gyoza (5 pcs)
    $11
  • Sesame Chicken
    $15
  • Chicken Katsu
    $21

    panko fried chicken breast with Japanese tonkatsu sauce and cabbage with rice

Sushi & Sashimi

  • Chef’s Selection - Omakase

    Omakase Nigiri
    $41

    chef's selection of eight nigiris, served with miso soup & salad

  • Omakase Nigiri Deluxe
    $58

    chef's premium selection enhanced and seasonal, served with miso soup & salad

  • Chirashi
    $49

    assorted sashimi over seasoned sushi rice, miso soup

  • Sashimi Plates

    9-Piece Sashimi add soup/salad +$7
    $39

    three selections of chef's choice served with miso soup & salad

  • 18-Piece Sashimi add soup/salad +$7
    $65

    six selections of chef's choice served with miso soup & salad

  • Cheers!

    Cheers!
    $99

    9 pcs Sashimi, 8 pcs Nigiri, 1 Classic Roll, 1 Specialty Roll, Mixed Tempura, 1 Edamame, 2 Miso Soups, 2 Salads

  • Nigiri / Sashimi

    Bluefin Tuna · Hon Maguro Spain
    $19 / $45
  • Bluefin Tuna Belly · Toro Spain
    $22 / $52
  • Yellowtail · Hamachi Japan
    $12 / $29
  • Yellowtail Belly · Hamachi Toro Japan
    $16 / $38
  • Amberjack · Kanpachi Hawaii
    $12 / $29
  • Salmon · Sake Scotland
    $11 / $25
  • Albacore · Bincho Canada
    $12 / $29
  • Ono Escolar Hawaii
    $9 / $22
  • Madai Sea Bream Japan
    $12 / $29
  • Aji, Jack Mackerel Japan
    $12 / $29
  • Saba, Cured Mackerel Norway
    $10 / $23
  • Tako, Octopus Japan
    $13 / $31
  • Ebi, black tiger Shrimp
    $9
  • Hokkaido Hotate, Scallop Japan
    $14 / $35
  • Ikura, Salmon Roe Canada
    $14
  • Masago, Smelt Roe Iceland
    $9
  • Unagi, Freshwater Eel
    $11 / $25
  • Uni, Sea Urchin
    MP
  • Live Amaebi, Sweet shrimp
    MP

Specialty Rolls

  • Kanpai Signature

    Popcorn Lobster Roll
    $28

    crispy tempura lobster, crab, avocado, cucumber topped with spicy mayo, masago, green onion

  • Pismo Roll
    $25

    spicy scallop, crab meat, avocado topped with seared tuna, jalapeño, grated daikon, ponzu

  • Diablo Canyon Roll
    $23

    spicy tuna, deep-fried green onion, sushi shrimp topped with yellowtail, avocado, yuzu citrus sauce

  • Jessica Albacore Roll
    $21

    spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, cucumber topped with albacore, avocado, green onion

  • Kamikaze Roll
    $21

    yellowtail, salmon, garlic, jalapeño, cucumber, avocado topped with spicy aioli

  • Shell Beach Sunset Roll
    $21

    shrimp tempura, cucumber, asparagus topped with spicy tuna, tempura flakes, eel sauce

  • Halibut Tempura Roll
    $21

    deep-fried halibut, asparagus, avocado topped with spicy tuna, tempura flakes, eel sauce

  • Grizzly Bear Roll
    $20

    crunchy salmon, cucumber, avocado, crab meat, eel sauce

  • Guilty Pleasures

    Crunchy Dragon Roll
    $23

    Yellowtail, salmon, shrimp tempura, asparagus topped with broiled eel, eel sauce

  • Rock’n Roll
    $21

    Creamy crab, cucumber, avocado, topped with shrimp tempura, yellowtail, lemon, masago

  • Rainbow Roll
    $21

    Crab meat, cucumber, avocado topped with tuna, salmon, shrimp, yellowtail, eel sauce

  • Alaskan Roll
    $21

    Cucumber, avocado, crab meat, salmon topped with thinly sliced eel

  • Shi-So Hot Roll
    $22

    Tempura shrimp, spicy tuna, cucumber topped with broiled eel, eel sauce

  • Party Girl Roll
    $21

    Crispy calamari, cream cheese, cucumber, avocado, topped with yellowtail, avocado, lemon slices, spicy aioli, masago

Classic Rolls

  • California Roll
    $13

    crab meat, avocado, cucumber

  • Spicy Tuna Roll
    $14

    tuna, miso aioli, chili oil, seven Japanese spices

  • Tuna Roll
    $17

    bluefin tuna

  • Negi Hama Roll
    $17

    hamachi yellowtail, green onion

  • Albacore Roll
    $18

    albacore, garlic, green onion

  • Salmon Skin Roll
    $17

    salmon skin, cucumber, shiso, yamagobo, kaiware

  • Creamy Spicy Scallop Roll
    $15

    bay scallop, masago, green onion, avocado, spicy aioli

  • Crunchy Roll
    $15

    crab meat, avocado, cucumber, tempura flakes

  • Shrimp Tempura Roll
    $15

    shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, eel sauce

  • Philadelphia Roll
    $15

    salmon, cream cheese, cucumber, yamagobo, kaiware

  • Spider Roll
    $19

    soft shell crab, crab meat, cucumber, avocado, eel sauce

  • Caterpillar Roll
    $19

    fresh water eel, cucumber, asparagus, avocado, eel sauce

  • Yellowtail Roll
    $17

    yellowtail, green onion, avocado, ponzu sauce

  • Cucumber Roll
    $9

    cucumber, avocado

  • Vegetable Roll
    $15

    cucumber, asparagus, avocado, yamagobo

  • Vegetable Tempura Roll
    $17

    seasonal vegetable tempura, eel sauce

Blue Fin Tuna (Spain)

Market $

Sashimi Plate(9pc)

$39

six selections of chef's choice served with miso soup & salad

Add soup and salad for $7

Tempura Ice Cream

Services

Catering Services

  • Business Events
  • Birthdays
  • Weddings
  • Party & Others

Contact Info

Phone:

(805) 295-6636

Address:

2665 Shell Beach Rd, Shell Beach, CA 93449