Izakaya Tora Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing the menu at Izakaya Tora, located in West Hollywood, is a culinary journey through exquisite Japanese flavors. From appetizers like the indulgent Miso Pork Tempura to the refreshing Seaweed Salad, every dish showcases attention to detail and impeccable taste. The sushi and sashimi selection, including Bluefin Fatty Tuna and Uni from both Santa Barbara and Hokkaido, promises a premium dining experience.
Customer reviews rave about the freshness and quality of the food, with standout dishes like the uni cream udon and seared Hokkaido scallop receiving high praise. The ambiance is described as casual yet intimate, making it suitable for various occasions. Additionally, the friendly staff and chef's special touches add an extra layer of delight to the dining experience.
With a diverse menu, attentive service, and top-notch ingredients, Izakaya Tora stands out as a must-visit destination for sushi enthusiasts and Japanese cuisine lovers.
Appetizers
Edamame
Vegan. Sea salt.
Garlic Edamame
Garlic and soy sauce.
Miso Soup
Made with fish stock.
Shishito Pepper
Furikake and bonito with sesame ginger glaze.
Miso Eggplant Tempura
Vegan. Green onion, micro greens, and yuzu miso dressing.
Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna
Spicy. Sakura sauce, unagi sauce, and serrano pepper.
Crispy Rice Guacamole (4 pcs)
Vegan. Fresh guacamole and micro greens.
Chicken Karaage
Japanese fried chicken with yuzu mayonnaise.
Gyoza (6 Pieces)
Deep fried pork gyoza with truffle ponzu sauce.
Okonomiyaki
Bacon, shrimp, scallop, benishoga, and cabbage with Japanese mayonnaise, and okonomiyaki sauce.
Rock Shrimp Tempura
Furikake with sakura sauce.
Agedashi Tofu
Green onions and bonito flakes with tempura sauce.
Takoyaki (4 Pieces)
Octopus balls. Takoyaki sauce, japanese mayonnaise, bonito, and anori.
Yellowtail Collar
Ponzu sauce and salad
Salmon Collar
Ponzu sauce and salad
Sea Bass Tempura
Japanese, mustard soy, and truffle oil.
Japanese A5 Wagyu 4oz
Japanese A5 Wagyu with sea salt and pepper
Pork Katsu
Deep fried pork cutlet with katsu sauce and mayo.
Miso Pork Tempura
Deep fried pork tempura with yuzu miso dressing.
Seaweed Salad
Vegan, gluten free. Wakame, sesame seeds and gobo.
House Salad
Spring mix, lettuce, carrot, cucumber and ginger dressing
Salmon Skin Salad
House salad with crispy salmon skin and ginger dressing
Sashimi Salad
Raw. House salad with assorted fresh sashimi and ginger dressing
Salad
Sushi and Sashimi
Bluefin Fatty Tuna (Otoro)
Bluefin Medium Fatty Tuna (Chutoro)
Bluefin Tuna (Akami)
Salmon (Sake)
Salmon Belly (Sake Toro)
Yellowtail (Hamachi)
Yellowtail Belly (Hamachi Toro)
Amberjack (Kampachi)
Halibut (Hirame)
Seared Halibut fin (Engawa)
Red Snapper (Tai)
Black Snapper (Kurodai)
Golden Eye Snapper (Kimmedai)
Sweet Shrimp (Amaebi)
Jumbo Scallop (Hotate)
Salmon Roe (Ikura)
Smelt Egg (Masago)
Sweet Egg (Tamago)
Fresh Water Eel (Unagi)
Monk Fish Liver (Ankimo)
Sea Urchin (Santa Barbara Uni)
Sea Urchin (Hokkaido Uni)
Rock Shrimp Spicy Tuna
Spicy tuna roll and rock shrimp tempura on top.
Soft Shell Crab
Soft shell crab , cucumber , avocado , gobo, crab meats and eel sauce
Tora Roll (No Rice)
Bluefin tuna , spicy tuna, salmon , yellowtail , white fish, cucumber wrap and ponzu sauce
Weho Roll
California roll top with salmon , bluefin tuna , yellowtail , whitefish, avocado and sweet mustard sauce
Salmon Lover Roll
Salmon avocado cream cheese inside. Salmon on top and sweet mustard sauce
Crunchy Albacore Roll
Spicy tuna and cucumber inside. Topped with seared albacore, jalapeno, crispy onion, and japanese dressing
Kiss of Fire Roll
Shrimp tempura, crab, avocado, cucumber and top with spicy tuna, serrano, eel sauce and spicy mayo sauce
Caterpillar Roll
Eel, cucumber, crab and topped with avocado and eel sauce.
Baked Salmon Roll
Crab, avocado, topped with baked salmon, masago, green onion and eel sauce
BSCR (Baked Scallop California Roll)
Crab, avocado, cucumber, topped with baked scallop, masago, green onion and eel sauce
Crunchy Shrimp Tempura Roll
Shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, crab and eel sauce top with tempura flakes.
Chef Phil's Roll
Amberjack and cucumber inside, topped with avocado, chopped softshell crab, green onion, crispy onion and tobiko, spicy mayo and eel sauce
Fresh Roll
Salmon, avocado inside wrapped with soy paper, topped with bluefin tuna and lemon sliced and yuzu citrus sauce
Dragon Roll
Shrimp Tempura, avocado, cucumber, imitation crab, topped with eel, spicy mayo, eel sauce and crunch.
"Green Cat Vegetarian Roll
Cucumber, gobo, sprouts, inari, topped with avocado and crunch with yuzu citrus.
H.O.T. Roll (tempura Roll)
Salmon, avocado, cream cheese, with eel sauce, spicy mayo, masago, and green onion.
Special Maki
Maki Roll
Salmon Maki Roll (6 pcs)
Yellowtail Maki Roll (6 pcs)
Tuna Maki Roll (6 pcs)
California Maki Roll (8 pcs)
Spicy Tuna Maki Roll (8 pcs)
Spicy
Salmon Skin Maki Roll
Eel Avocado Maki Roll (8 pcs)
Veggie Maki Roll (6 pcs)
Cucumber Maki Roll (6 pcs)
Avocado Maki Roll (6 pcs)
Blue Crab Maki Roll (6 pcs)
Negi Toro Maki Roll (6 pcs)
Baked Blue Crab Roll (6 pcs)
Tsukune
(House-made chicken meatball)
Beef
Pork Belly
Tiger Shrimp
Chicken Leg
Chicken Breast
Chicken Skin
Chicken Wing
Chicken Liver
Chicken Gizzard
Chicken Heart
Beef Short Rib
Australian Wagyu Beef
Miso Chilean Sea Bass
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
Bacon Wrapped Shishito
Bacon Wrapped Enoki mushroom
Kurobuta Pork Sausage
Kushiyaki
Donabe
Salmon Donabe
Served with rice, furikake, kizami nori, sesame oil, shiso, green onions, benishoga, masago, micro greens, and ikura
Garlic Butter Sea Scallops and Rock Shrimp Donabe
Served with rice, furikake, kizami nori, sesame oil, shiso, green onions, benishoga, masago, micro greens, and ikura
Blue Crab Donabe
Served with rice, furikake, kizami nori, sesame oil, shiso, green onions, benishoga, masago, micro greens, and ikura
Beef Donabe
Served rice, furikake, kizami nori, sesame oil, shiso, green onions, benishoga, masago, micro greens and ikura
Yellowtail Jalapeo (7 pcs)
Yellowtail yuzu kosho, serrano, cilantro, and ponzu
Halibut Truffle (7 pcs)
Halibut, truffle, sea, salt, olive oil and ume vinaigrette
Salmon Tataki (7 pcs)
Seared salmon seasoned with cajun, butter, chili, crispy fried onion and yuzu citrus
Crispy Chip Albacore Carpaccio (7 pcs)
Crispy chip with albacore, house made chili paste, serrao shichimi and japanese soy
Scallop Uni Carpaccio (3 pcs)
Fresh scallops with uni, black truffle, shiso leaf, caviar, volcano salt and yuzu soy
Miso Crab Salmon (5 pcs)
Blue crab wrapped with salmon, cucumber, truffle, tobiko, shichimi & miso vinaigrette
Bluefin Tuna Carpaccio (7 pcs)
Kaiware sprouts wrapped with seasoned seared bluefin tuna, tobiko,arare and truffle onion soy
Seared Hokkaido Scallop (8 pcs)
Seared scallops with cucumber, white truffle, tobiko, cucumber and yuzu citrus
Sashimi Plate
Omakase
Sushi (10 Pcs) Omakase
Sashimi (16 pcs) Omakase
Sushi (10 pcs) and Sashimi (16 pcs) Omakase
Premium Chirashi
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
S. Pellegrino (750 ml)
Green Tea
Fiji Water (500 ml)
Beverage
Tora Bowl
Chilean Seabass Bowl
Sea bass, avocado, masago, sesame oil, seaweed and furikake
Ikura & Uni Bowl
Ikura, uni, shiso, sesame oil, tobiko, seaweed and furikake
Blue Crab Uni Caviar Bowl
Blue crab, uni, caviar, furikake and sesame oil.
Spicy Salmon Ikura Bowl
Salmon, ikura, furikake, avocado
Toro & Uni Bowl
Toro, uni, shiso. ikura, caviar, sesame oil, furikake and seaweed.
Tuna Sampler
Bluefin, chutoro, otoro and chopped toro uni
Salmon Sampler
Salmon, salmon belly, seared salmon and spicy salmon
Shiromi Sampler
Halibut, black snapper, red snapper and engawa
Sushi Sampler
Premium Sushi
Nodoguro "King of white fish" (Rosy Seabass)
Japanese A5 Wagyu
Wagyu Uni Truffle Caviar
Wagyu Toro Truffle Caviar
Toro Uni Truffle Caviar
Toro Wagyu Truffle Caviar
Kimchi Nabe (noodle soup)
Spicy kimchi soup with assorted vegetable, pork belly and udon noodle
Creamy Chicken Nabe (Noodle soup)
Creamy chicken soup with assorted vegetable and udon noodle
Yaki Udon
Stir-fried udon noodle (beef or chicken) and sunny side up egg
Kimchi Udon Carbonara
Stir-fried udon noodle with bacon and rock shrimp in kimchi carbonara sauce
Uni Udon Pasta
Stir-fried udon noodle in creamy uni sauce and topped with fresh uni, tobiko and caviar
Udon
Dessert
Special house made dessert
Green tea ice cream
French vanilla ice cream
Mochi ice cream (2 pcs)
Sapporo
Asahi
Echigo White Ale
Echigo Red Ale
Kyoto Red Ipa
Kyoto Matcha Ipa
Draft Sapporo
Beer
Sake
Premium House Hot Sake (300 ml)
Piano Sparkling Sake (300ml)
Fruity aroma from rice and ginkgo yeast. The whole mouth feel is gently refreshing bubbles like champagne
Nigori (300ml)
Creamy, semi-dry, bright & lively
Matcha Nigori (300ml)
Light Matcha flavor with milky and sweet honeydrew flavor with a hint of pistachio
Strawberry Nigori (300ml)
The strawberry flavor is all natural, containing no flavoring agents or acidifiers. This strawberry flavor is added to a mellow nigori that has been a local favorite for 50 years
Kurosawa "Nigori" (300ml)
The light to medium body delivers a splash of fruit flavors. Because it's unfiltered it has an opaque, creamy color and thicker texture, which help it pair easily with spicy, savory, and intensely flavored meals
Kurosawa Junmai
Medium bodied , earthy & smooth, kimoto style junmai that pairs excellent with food
Kikusui Junmai Ginjo
Smooth, clean & slightly dry. Sweet aroma of rose and mandarin orange
Okunomatsu Ginjo
Has all the finest qualities og Ginjo. Refreshing ginjo flavor that spreads throughout your mouth and leaves a refreshing aftertaste
Dassai "45" Junmai Daiginjo
A refreshing, full bodied, round flavor has a collection of sweet aromas including grape juice, cotton candy and a hint of lemonad. This sake has a plenty of body to accompany its bold flavors, fruity notes to balance the heat from the chili and pairs well with kushiyaki
Heavensake Junmai Ginjo
On the nose are notes of lemon peel, cocoa and crme brulee, accompanied by a crisp, light and a refreshing palate with honeycomb, nougat and white raisin. Recommended pairings: Oysters, tuna, sashimi, suhi, green salads, tempura vegetables, lightly spicy food, chicken. "To me, Ginjo is like the first day of Spring with its warm rays of sunshine" Rgis Camus
Wakatake Daiginjo Onikoroshi
"Demon Slayer" Good acidity meets good flavor hints of peach and tangerine in a fluid that has a presence in the palate
Kubota Manju Junmai Daiginjo
Dassai "23" Junmai Daiginjo
Say hello to one of the most polished sakes in Japan. This sake has been milled to 23% and it is in a class by itself. With a nose of grapes, flowers, strawberries and mineral water the flavor is as luscious as the aroma. Look for hints of brown sugar, fleshy plums and minerals. The flavor washes over your tongue like a gentle waterfall deep in a secluded forest, and a trickles away into a long, satisfying finish. If you like having nothing but the best, you'll love drinking Dassai "23"
Katsuyama Junmai Daiginjo
Den means "tradition", referring to the tradition way this sake is brewed. Katsuyama is a sake brewery that was established in 1688 to brew upscale sake enjoyed by the feudal lords of the Sendai domain
Heavensake Junmai Daiginjo (Dassai 23)
Begins with delicate floral, grape, apple and lush tropical fruit on the nos. The palate is vibrant, rich and aromatic with flavors of early summer pears, wild red berries and muscat grapes. " Daiginjo is like walking in a lovely Japanese palace with a large goblet of flowers, surrounded by elegance, refinement and the floral aromas" - Rgis Camus. Recommended pairings: uni, ankimo and sweet shrimp
Kozaemon Junmai Umeshu
Utilizing a rare Ume (Plum) called Beni (Red) - Nankoubai this umeshu has a striking acidity and freshness on the palate with almond skin notes on the nose. Not only meant as a digestif, this umeshu pairs brilliantly with meat or fish dishes
Junmai Daiginjo S (500 ml)
"Spectacular" Uplifting aroma of fresh fruits such as honeydew, strawberry and peach
Salmon (6 pcs)
Seared salmon with artichoke truffle and yuzu mayo chopped salmon, avoado.
Bluefin Tuna (6 pcs)
Spicy tuna, gobo,, bluefin tuna, kizami wasabi, yuzu citrus sauce, and lemon slices.
Yellowtail (6 pcs)
Chopped yellowtail, green onion, serrano, cilantro, and ponzu.
Pressed Sushi
Wine
Clos Du Boi Sauvignon Blanc (Glass)
Canyon Road Cabernet Sauvignon (Bottle)
Clos Du Boi Sauvignon Blanc (Bottle)
Fess Parker Chardonnay (Glass)
Canyon Road Cabernet Sauvignon (Glass)
Old Soul Pinot Noir (Glass)
Fess Parker Chardonnay (Bottle)
Sparkling Plum Wine (Glass)
Old Soul Pinot Noir (Bottle)
Plum Wine (Glass)
House Champagne (Glass)
Tora Yuzu Special
Sake with yuzu and sprite.
Lychee Mimosa
Lychee, champagne.
Strawberry Margarita
Sake, Strawberry syrup, Strawberry, and lime.
Shiso Mojito
Sake, Shiso Leaves, lime, Cane sugar.
Passion Fruit Red Sangria
Cabernet, Passion fruit juice, and Seasonal fruits.
Cocktail
Lunch Specials - Lunch
Salmon Bento (4 pcs)
Salmon teriyaki, rice, spicy tuna roll, and house salad.
Beef Bento (4 pcs)
Beef teriyaki, rice. Spicy tuna roll, and house salad.
Chirashi Lunch Special(12 pcs)
Chicken Bento (4 pcs)
Chicken teriyaki, 4 pieces spicy tuna roll and house salad.
Omurice
Japanese ketchup fried rice with shrimp topped with Japanese omelette.
Sushi Lunch Special (9 pcs)
Come with hand roll.
Sashimi Lunch Special (10 pcs)
Served with rice and sushi rice upon request.