Cha-Ya

762 Valencia St, San Francisco
(415) 252-7825

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Cha-Ya Delight Brown Rice Bowl
Agedashi Tofu Deep Fried Tofu
Vegetable Curry Udon Soup
Kinoko Miso Noodle Soup
Buckwheat Noodle Bowl
Tempura Vegetables
Vegetable Tempura
Takusui Hot Pot
Starlight Roll
Sake Tasting

Menu

Featured items
Gyoza
Pan-fried pot stickers. Cabbage, carrots, corn, onion, and sesame soy sauce.
Cha-Ya Roll
Tempura battered deep fried roll with asparagus, yam, avocado, and carrots, topped with our special ginger-soy glaze
Medium Sized Rolls (6 pcs)
Vege-Tofu Curry
Tofu, kabocha pumpkin, onion, celery, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, and mushroom in curry broth.
Kinoko Mushroom Medley Noodle Soup
Eryngii, Shiitake, Oyster and Enoki mushroom medley and udon noodles in our traditional broth.
Mochi Dessert Black Sesame
House made mochi balls with black sesame coating. (6 pcs Gluten Free)
Kabocha Pumpkin Roll
Pumpkin tempura roll with soy-ginger glaze
Agedashi Tofu
Deep fried tofu with green onion, grated daikon and ginger, nori, and a ginger dashi sauce
Mochi Dessert Sweet Red Bean
House made mochi with sweet red bean puree. (6 pcs. Gluten Free)
Kitsune
Seasoned tofu pouch over noodles in light broth. Green onions
Yasai (Vegetable Medley Noodle Soup)
Atsuage tofu, kabocha pumpkin, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and zucchini light traditional broth.
Asparagus Tips Goma Ae
Tender asparagus tips with our goma ae sesame sauce
Cha-Ya Delight (Brown Rice Bowl)
Carrots, kabocha pumpkin, broccoli, lotus root, cauliflower, shiitake, zucchini, atsuage tofu, hijiki, yamagobo, oshinko, and ginger.
Appetizer Tempura (8 pcs)
Vegetable tempura 8 pieces.
Kinoko Miso Soup
House miso with shiitake, enryngii, oyster and enoki mushrooms, tofu, green onion.
Garden Roll
Asparagus, avocado, cucumber, broccolini, yamagobo
Kake (Plain Noodles in Broth)
Green onions and seaweed.
Vegan Roll (4 pcs)
Traditional futomaki sushi roll with spinach, atsuage tofu, kampyo, yamagobo, cucumber, shiitake, and ginger.

Food & Alcohol Combos
Cha-Ya Nabe (Vegan Sukiyaki Hot Pot) and alcohol beverage combo
Napa cabbage, red onion, carrots, mushrooms, kabocha, lotus root, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, silver noodles, and tofu simmered in a soy-based broth. Served with an alcoholic beverage of your choice.
Cha-Ya Roll and alcohol beverage combo
Tempura battered deep fried roll with asparagus, yam, avocado, and carrots, topped with our special ginger-soy glaze. Served with an alcoholic beverage of your choice.
Gyoza and alcohol beverage combo
Pan-fried pot stickers. Cabbage, carrots, corn, onion, and sesame soy sauce. Served with an alcoholic beverage of your choice.
Vegan Roll (4 pcs) and alcohol beverage combo
Traditional futomaki sushi roll with spinach, atsuage tofu, kampyo, yamagobo, cucumber, shiitake, and ginger. Served with an alcoholic beverage of your choice.
Vege-Tofu Curry and alcohol beverage combo
Tofu, kabocha pumpkin, onion, celery, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, and mushroom in curry broth. Served with an alcoholic beverage of your choice.
A tip for our staff (not the driver)
Bag Fee

Small Dishes
Gyoza
Pan-fried pot stickers. Cabbage, carrots, corn, onion, and sesame soy sauce.
Agedashi Tofu
Deep fried tofu with green onion, grated daikon and ginger, nori, and a ginger dashi sauce
Kinoko Miso Soup
House miso with shiitake, enryngii, oyster and enoki mushrooms, tofu, green onion.
Soba Salad
Cucumber, red onion, carrots, broccolini, atsuage tofu, yamagobo, kampyo, hijiki, bell peppers on a bed of cold soba noodles. Sesame-soy dressing
Broccolini Goma Ae
Broccolini and spinach with Goma and sesame dressing. Gluten Free and Vegan
Sunomono Salad
Vinaigrette cucumber salad cucumber, radish, wakame, silver noodles, and soybeans.
Appetizer Tempura (8 pcs)
Vegetable tempura 8 pieces.
Asparagus Tips Goma Ae
Tender asparagus tips with our goma ae sesame sauce
Senroppon Shredded Salad
Shredded daikon, turnip, cucumber, beets, carrots garnished with atsuage tofu, soybeans, and soy - vinaigrette.
Shira-ae (Simmered vegetable salad)
Spinach, lotus root, carrots, shiitake, green beans, konjac. Tahini-tofu dressing
Sea Vegetable Salad
Hijiki and seaweed salad creamy sesame dressing.
Broccoli Crowns Goma Ae
Broccoli crowns with our Goma Ae sauce

A La Carte
Cha-Ya Delight (Brown Rice Bowl)
Carrots, kabocha pumpkin, broccoli, lotus root, cauliflower, shiitake, zucchini, atsuage tofu, hijiki, yamagobo, oshinko, and ginger.
Cha-Ya Nabe (Vegan Sukiyaki Hot Pot)
Napa cabbage, red onion, carrots, mushrooms, kabocha, lotus root, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, silver noodles, and tofu simmered in a soy-based broth.
Takusui
Boiled potstickers, silver noodles, tofu, napa cabbage, zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, and mushroom. Cooked in a light clear broth. Ponzu dipping sauce.
Vegetable Tempura Full size 14 pieces
Eggplant, yam, carrots, asparagus, mushrooms, green beans, and broccoli battered and deep fried
Hana Gomoku (Seasoned Mixed Sushi Rice Bowl)
Carrots, kabocha pumpkin, broccoli, lotus root, cauliflower, shiitake, zucchini, atsuage tofu, hijiki, yamagobo, oshinko, konyaku, seasoned puffy tofu, and ginger.

Sushi
Cha-Ya Roll
Tempura battered deep fried roll with asparagus, yam, avocado, and carrots, topped with our special ginger-soy glaze
Kabocha Pumpkin Roll
Pumpkin tempura roll with soy-ginger glaze
Medium Sized Rolls (6 pcs)
Inari (2 pcs)
Sushi rice stuffed into seasoned tofu pockets.
Vegan Roll (4 pcs)
Traditional futomaki sushi roll with spinach, atsuage tofu, kampyo, yamagobo, cucumber, shiitake, and ginger.
Garden Roll
Asparagus, avocado, cucumber, broccolini, yamagobo
Traditional Sushi Platter
1 Oshinko Roll, 1 Yamabogo Roll, 1 Ume-Q Roll, 1 Kappa Roll, 1 Kampyo Roll, Natto Roll, Vegan Roll, & 2 pieces Inari
Uramaki Party Platter
1 Spinach Roll, 1 Avocado Roll, 1 Asparagus Roll, 1 Shiitake Roll, 1 Eggplant Roll, 1 Sea Vegetable Roll, & 1 Summer Green Roll
Small Rolls (6 pcs)
Spicy Eggplant Roll
Eggplant tempura roll. Spicy Chili garlic sauce
Starlight Roll
Seasoned brown rice, eryngii mushrooms, spinach, asparagus, avocado
Hosomaki Combo
Select three (3) hosomaki rolls. Small sunomono salad and house miso. No substitutions
Summer Green Roll (4 large pcs)
Avocado, cucumber and sea vegetable salad in a large roll. 4 pcs.
Shattuck Roll
Tempura asparagus and yam
Full Moon Sushi Plate
Kappa (cucumber) roll, 1/2 vegan roll, and 1 pc inari.

Soup Noodles
Vege-Tofu Curry
Tofu, kabocha pumpkin, onion, celery, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, and mushroom in curry broth.
Miso Vegan Soup Noodle
Harusame noodles with napa cabbage, carrots, broccoli, lotus, wakame, and kabocha pumpkin in our house miso broth. Gluten Free and Vegan.
Kitsune
Seasoned tofu pouch over noodles in light broth. Green onions
Yasai (Vegetable Medley Noodle Soup)
Atsuage tofu, kabocha pumpkin, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and zucchini light traditional broth.
Sansai (Wild Mountain Vegetables)
Bracken, bamboo shoots, carrots, enoki, and wood ear mushrooms over noodles
Kinoko Mushroom Medley Noodle Soup
Eryngii, Shiitake, Oyster and Enoki mushroom medley and udon noodles in our traditional broth.
Kake (Plain Noodles in Broth)
Green onions and seaweed.
Wakame (Tender seaweed noodle soup)
Young seaweed and served over noodles in light broth green onion.
Vegetable Tempura Noodles
Noodles in our house broth with a side of vegetable tempura

Sides
Edamame Soy Beans
House Miso Soup
Mochi Dessert Sweet Red Bean
House made mochi with sweet red bean puree. (6 pcs. Gluten Free)
Seasoned Brown Rice
Mochi Dessert Black Sesame
House made mochi balls with black sesame coating. (6 pcs Gluten Free)
White Rice

Beverages
Kimino Soda (Made in Japan)
Coke (12 oz can)
Kimino Sparkling Water (No sugar)
Sparkling water in Ume or Yuzu flavor.
Diet Coke (12 oz Can)

Beer, Wine, and Sake
Suigei Sake "Drunken" 720ml
Suigei premium sake 720ml
Jozen "White" 180ml
Jozen Ginjo Sake. 180ml.
Perfect Snow Nigori (unfiltered) 720ml
Perfect Snow Nigori by Kikusui 720ml bottle
Suigei "Drunken" 300ml
Suigei premium sake 300ml
Dassai 45 Daiginjo 720ml
Dassai 45 Daiginjo 720ml
Dassai 45 Daiginjo 300ml
Dassai 45 Daiginjo 300ml
Kurosawa Nigori 300ml
Kurosawa unfiltered nigori 300ml
Kurosawa Nigori 720ml
Jozen "White" 720ml
Sapporo Premium Beer, 21.4oz Glass Bottle (5%25 ABV)
Glass Bottle Beer
Asahi Super Dry Beer, 12oz Glass Bottle Beer (4.90%25 ABV)
Glass Bottle Beer
Perfect Snow Nigori, 180mL Canned Sake (21%25 ABV)
From Niigata, Japan / SMV: -19
Kubota Manjyu, 300mL Glass Bottle Sake (15%25 ABV)
From Niigata, Japan / SMV: +2
Sawanotsuru Jitsuraku Junmai Kimoto, 720mL Glass Bottle Sake (15%25 ABV)
From Kobe, Japan / SMV: +3
Hakutsuru Organic Junmai, 300mL Glass Bottle Sake (14.50%25)
From Kobe, Japan / SMV: +5
Genbei San No Oni Koroshi "Demon Killer", 180mL Glass Bottle Sake (16%25 ABV)
From Kyoto, Japan / SMV: +5
Ichinokura "Mukansa Extra-Dry" Honjozo, 720mL Glass Bottle Sake (15.50%25 ABV)
From Miyagi, Japan / SMV: +9
Chateau Souvrain Cabernet Sauv. 750mL Bottle Wine (13.80%25 ABV)
Chateau Souvrain CA Cab. Sauv. 750ml
Chateau St. Jean Chardonnay, 750mL Bottle Wine (13.80%25 ABV)
Chardonnay Sonoma, CA
Lagunitas IPA 12oz.
Lagunitas IPA 12oz glass bottle

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Recent Reviews

As some people mentioned, some items were a little bland, but the food was super comforting. I got the hot pot and while it wasn’t a flavor bomb, it was gentle and lovely. Even though it was a little simple, I enjoyed it very much! The spicy eggplant sushi was also excellent. My dining companion got the vegetable tempura which I frankly always think is a boring dish, but I will say it was pretty light and not greasy at all, so I could tell it was well-made. Everything is reasonably...
February 2026
We love Cha-Ya. The food is delicious the service is quiet but friendly and the ambience is calming. I love many menu items, entire family loves eating here. A very special restaurant.
January 2026
Enjoyed and would come back, especially during happy hour! You can get 3 small dishes for $20 during happy hour. We got the 1/2 cha-ya roll, Sansai udon bowl, and agedashi tofu. All of it was great. My friend and I admired all the paper lanterns hanging around us. It was a quiet, small, calm atmosphere.
November 2025

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Cha-Ya

762 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 252-7825