Kanpai

330 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto
(650) 325-2696

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Omakase Dine in: Yes Outdoor seating: Yes Takeout: Yes Delivery: No Curbside pickup: Yes
Lytton Roll and Omakase Sushi 7 Pieces
Asparagus Tempura Roll
Yellowtail Sashimi
Miso Soup Single
Rainbow Roll
Miso Soup
Beef Udon
Fish

Menu

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Yellowtail & Green Onion Roll
Negihama.
Avocado Roll
California Roll
Real crab.
Salmon & Cucumber Roll
Spicy Scallop Roll

Starters (Available for Lunch & Dinner)
Edamame
Steamed soybeans.
Miso Soup single
Dashi and Miso Paste soup
Gyoza
6 pieces of pork potstickers.
Vegetable Tempura
Salmon Sashimi
6 slices.
Seaweed Salad
MSG & gluten-free.
Mix Tempura
Shrimp & vegetable.
Shrimp Tempura
4 pieces.
Mix Sashimi
Tuna, salmon, or yellowtail. 3 slices each.
Steamed Rice
Japanese short-grain rice
Ika Yaki
grilled squid with/soy base seasoning little red pepper
Softshell Crab Appetizer
Deep fried soft-shell crab with dipping sauce
Agedashi Tofu (6 pieces)
6 pieces Deep Fried tofu served with bonito flakes and some garnishes
Tuna Sashimi
6 slices.
Yellowtail Sashimi
6 slices.
Horenso Oshitashi
spinach with soy/bonito based sauce with sprinkles of seaweed and bonito flakes
Shumai
7 pieces
Sashimi Ippin
6 slices of Tuna/Salmon/Yellowtail/Albacore

Plates From the Grill (Available for Lunch Only)
Chicken
Marinated with miso or teriyaki sauce.
Beef Tataki
Seared beef with special sauce.
Beef Teriyaki
Salmon Teriyaki
Broiled Black Cod
Marinated with miso.

Plates From Sushi Bar (Available for Lunch & Dinner)
Yellowtail Jalapeno
Yellowtail sashimi with jalapeno dressing.
Salmon Jalapeno
Salmon sashimi with jalapeno dressing.
Ahi Tuna Carpaccio
Tuna sashimi with yuzu vinaigrette.
White Tuna Poke
White tuna sashimi with onion, seaweed salad, grape tomato and poke dressing.

Lunch Specials (Available for Lunch Only)
Sushi Lunch
6 assorted sushi & California roll. Served with soup and rice.
Grilled Salmon Teriyaki
Served with soup and rice.
Sushi & Sashimi Combination
5 assorted sushi with tuna, white tuna, salmon sashimi. Served with soup and rice.
Beef Teriyaki
Served with soup and rice.
Sashimi Lunch
6 assorted sashimi. Served with soup and rice.

Salad (Available for Lunch & Dinner)
Small House Salad
Iceberg lettuce and tomato with sesame dressing
Oshitashi Salad
Steamed spinach in broth.
Spicy Sashimi Salad
Mix greens, sashimi, spicy dressing.
House Green Salad
Mix greens with house dressing.
Goma Wakame (small seaweed salad)
small bowl of seasoned seaweed with sesame oil
Kanpai Special Salad
Tuna, Salmon, White Tuna, avocado and asparagus with sesame mayo dressing
Kyuri No Sunomono
Cucumber in sweet rice vinegar sauce

Udon (Lunch)
Nabeyaki Udon
Shrimp tempura, chicken, egg, tofu & veg. Hot noodle soup.
Mix Tempura Udon
Shrimp & vegetable tempura. Hot noodle soup.
Vegetable Udon
Spinach, Nappa, cabbage, tofu, mushroom. Hot noodle soup.
Grilled Chicken Udon
Hot noodle soup.

Nigiri & Sashimi (Available for Lunch & Dinner)
Salmon-Sake Nigiri
Per piece.
Yellowtail-Hamachi Nigiri
Per piece.
Toro
Tuna Belly
Eel-Unagi Nigiri & Sashimi
Per piece.
Tuna-Maguro Nigiri
Per piece.
Hamachi Hara
Yellowtail Belly
Salmon Roe-Ikura Nigiri
Per piece.
Scallop-Hotate Nigiri
Per piece.
Squid-Ika Nigiri
Per piece.
Kanpachi
Amber Jack
Tai
Snapper
Egg-Tamago Nigiri
Per piece.
Sake Hara
Salmon Belly
Mackerel-Saba Nigiri
Per piece.
Smelt Fish Roe-Masago Nigiri
Per piece.
Shrimp-Ebi Nigiri
Per piece.
Octopus-Tako Nigiri
Per piece.
White Tuna-Shiro Maguro Nigiri
Per piece.
Hirame
Flounder
Inari
Bean Curd

Nigiri with Vegetable (Available for Lunch & Dinner)
Wild Carrot-Yamagoba Nigiri
Per piece.
Avocado Nigiri
Per piece.
Fried Tofu-Inari Nigiri
Per piece.
Asparagus Nigiri
Per piece.
Shiitake Mushroom Nigiri
Per piece.

Special Sushi & Sashimi (Available for Lunch & Dinner)
5 pieces Omakase Sushi or Sashimi style
Chef's daily special.
Salmon Sampler 5pcs sushi or sashimi
Moriawase Sashimi Assorted
Sashimi Ippin
6 pieces Tuna/Hamachi/Salmon/Albacore

Special Roll (Available for Lunch & Dinner)
Volcano Roll
Salmon & mild spicy sauce on top spicy tuna inside and grilled on top.
Dragon Roll
Eel and avocado on top of shrimp tempura inside.
Rainbow Roll
Tuna, salmon, white fish, and white tuna on top avocado, kanpyo & cucumber inside.
Shrimp Tempura Roll w/ Avocado and Tobiko
Lytton Roll
yellowtail, salmon on top spicy tuna inside.
49er Roll
White tuna & avocado on top spicy white tuna inside.
Salmon Skin Roll
Grilled Salmon Skin
Avocado Roll
Fire Work Roll
Mix seafood inside, tempura fried roll with spicy sauce.

Maki-Roll with Vegetable (Available for Lunch & Dinner)
Avocado Roll
Cucumber Roll-Kappa Maki
Pickled Plum & Shiso Roll
Ume shiso maki.
Mixed Vegetable Roll
Formented Soy Bean Roll-Natto Maki
Asparagus Roll
Pickled Radish Roll-Takuwan Maki
Shiitake Mushroom Roll

Maki-Roll with Seafood (Available for Lunch & Dinner)
Yellowtail & Green Onion Roll
Negihama.
Spicy Scallop Roll
Spicy Tuna Roll
Salmon & Cucumber Roll
California Roll
Real crab.
Shrimp Tempura Roll
Shrimp & Avocado Roll
Spider Roll
Fried soft shell crab.
Spicy White Tuna Roll
Tuna Roll
Tekka maki.
Eel & Cucumber Roll

Donburi
Chirashi Bowl Special
Maguro Chirashi
Chirashi Donburi Regular
Variety sashimi top on sushi rice. Served with soup, and rice bowl.

Dinner
Chicken
Marinated with miso or teriyaki sauce. It includes salad, soup, and rice.
Ahi Tuna
Seared ahi tuna with wasabi sauce. It includes salad, soup, and rice.
Chirashi
Varieties of sashimi on top of sushi rice. It includes salad, soup, and rice.
Salmon Teriyaki
It includes salad, soup, and rice.
Beef Teriyaki
It includes salad, soup, and rice.

Dinner / Udon Noodles
Mix Tempura Noodle
Hot noodle soup with shrimp and vegetable tempura.
Grilled Chicken Udon
Hot noodle soup with grilled chicken.
Vegetable Udon
Hot noodle soup with vegetables.
Nabeyaki Udon
Hot noodle soup with shrimp tempura, chicken, egg, inari, and fish cake.

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Recent Reviews

my favorite sushi place and comfort restaurant. The food and service are always consistently good.
i’ve been coming for more than 20 years now, since I was a kid. I can confidently say that nothing can compare to this place
July 2025
Unfortunately, they waited to turn on the air conditioning for 45 minutes after we got there until there were more people in the restaurant. That's funny, because...Palo Alto cools down at night, so you want to turn it on earlier!

I'm guessing they run everything on the cheap so they can keep prices down, and the prices are reasonable for the food that you get. It's your classic Chinese-family run Japanese restaurant.
July 2025
Having tested every sushi restaurant in the area, this is my go-to sushi in Palo Alto. The restaurant is family run. They love their regulars and always treat me, my family, and friends with great service.
The sushi is reliably fresh. I especially love the Salomon sampler.
The setting is intimate and approachable. You won’t be disappointed!
November 2024

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Kanpai

330 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 325-2696