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    Kowa 445 s California Ave

    445 s California Ave

    Palo Alto, CA 94306


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    Ramen

    • Tonkotsu Ramen

      Tonkotsu broth with salt base topped with pork chashu, green onions, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, nori seaweed, a soft marinated egg, and sesame seed

      $18.00
    • Spicy Miso Tonkotsu Ramen

      Tonkotsu broth with spicy miso base topped with spicy minced pork, green onions, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, bok choy

      $19.80
    • Sapporo Miso Ramen

      Chicken broth with miso base topped with chashu, green onions, bamboo shoots, corn, bean sprouts, fish cake

      $19.80
    • Tori Shio Ramen

      Chicken broth with sea salt sauce base topped with chicken , negi, menma, wakame , egg , nori

      $18.00
    • Classic Shoyu Ramen

      Chicken broth with soy sauce base with pork chashu, green onions, menma, horenso, egg, nori

      $17.00
    • Vegetarian Ramen

      Creamy vegetable broth topped with brussels sprouts, tofu, green onions, bamboo shoots, mushroom, pickled red ginger

      $19.80
    • Traditional Shio Ramen

      Chicken broth with salt base topped with chicken, green onions, bamboo shoots, wakame seaweed, nori seaweed, and egg

      $18.00
    • Kids Ramen

      Chicken broth with sea salt sauce base topped with pork chashu , negi,corn

      $13.00
    • Cold Tomato Ramen

      Cold tomato base topped with chicken, tomatoes, onions, tofu, eggplants, shishito pepper, seaweed, squash, basil pesto

      $23.00
      OUT OF STOCK

    Curry Rice

    • Curry Rice

      Vegetable-based curry with rice and a small salad

      $16.00
    • Katsu Curry

      Vegetable-based curry with pork cutlet, rice, and a small salad

      $20.00
    • Chicken Katsu Curry

      Vegetable-based curry with chicken cutlet, rice, and a small salad

      $20.00
    • Karaage Curry

      Vegetable-based curry with chicken cutlet, rice, and a small salad

      $19.00
    • Curry Gyu

      Vegetable-based curry with sukiyaki beef and onion, rice, and a small salad

      $20.50
    • Sausage Curry

      Vegetable-based curry with kurobuta (Berkshire pork) sausage, rice, and a small salad

      $19.00
    • Ebi Fry Curry

      Vegetable-based curry with chicken cutlet, rice, and a small salad

      $20.00

    Appetizers

    • Karaage

      Japanese boneless fried chicken thigh with Japanese mayonnaise

      $11.00
    • Soy Garlic Karaage

      Japanese boneless fried chicken thigh with soy garlic sauce, green onions, sesame seeds

      $12.50
    • Spicy Karaage

      Japanese boneless spicy fried chicken thigh

      $12.50
    • Crispy Gyoza

      Deep fried pork pot stickers (6 pieces) with ponzu sauce

      $8.00
    • Takoyaki

      Fried round pancakes with octopus inside topped with Japanese mayonnaise, okonomi sauce, bonito flakes, seaweed, and red ginger

      $11.00
    • Geso Karaage

      Deep fried calamari legs

      $13.00
    • Edamame

      Boiled and salted young soybeans

      $7.00
    • Garlic Edamame

      Boiled and salted young soybeans with butter garlic sauce

      $9.50
    • Agedashi Tofu

      Deep fried tofu with Japanese dashi

      $12.00
    • French Fries

      Served with Japanese mayonnaise and okonomi sauce

      $8.00
    • Garlic Parmesan Fries

      $11.50
    • Ebi Fry

      Deep-fried shrimp with tartar sauce

      $13.00
    • House Salad

      Spring mix, cherry tomato, seaweed, tofu, wasabi dressing

      $7.80
    • Vegetarian Egg Roll

      $9.50
    • Kurobuta Sausage

      $12.00
    • Brussels sprouts

      $8.50
    • Small House Salad

      $5.00
    • Miso Soup

      $3.50
    • Happy hour with Ebi Fry

      $10.00
    • Happy Hour with Egg Rolls

      $10.00
    • Pollo para perro

      $12.00

    Rice Dishes

    • Chashu Fried Rice

      Pork chashu, egg, green onions, fish cake, pickled red ginger

      $16.50
    • Chicken Fried Rice

      -

      $16.50
    • Shrimp Fried Rice

      Egg, negi, naruto fish cake, shrimp

      $17.00
    • Katsu Don

      $18.00
    • Chicken Katsu Don

      $18.00
    • Small Chashu Rice Bowl

      Rice bowl with cubed pork chashu, green onions, seaweed, and sesame seeds

      $7.50
    • Small Gyu Don

      Rice bowl with simmered beef and onions, pickled red ginger

      $9.50
    • Rice

      $3.00

    Salads

    • House Salad

      Spring mix, cherry tomato, seaweed, tofu, wasabi dressing

      $7.80
    • Katsu Salad

      Romain lettuce, Spring Mix, Cherry Tomato, corn with pork cutlet

      $13.50
    • Karaage Salad

      Romain lettuce, Spring Mix, Cherry Tomato, corn with Karaage (Fried chicken)

      $11.50
    • Chicken Katsu Salad

      Romain lettuce, Spring Mix, Cherry Tomato, corn with Chicken cutlet

      $13.50
    • Ebi Fry Salad

      Romain lettuce, Spring Mix, Cherry Tomato, corn with Ebi Fry

      $13.50
    • Caesar Salad

      $9.50
    • add chicken

      $3.00

    Desserts

    • Bingsu / Shaving Ice

      Shaved ice flavored with sweetened condensed milk.

      $15.00
    • Big Cake

      $15.00
    • Matcha Bingsu / Shaving Ice

      $18.00

    Side Add Ons

    • Extra Chashu

      $4.50
    • Extra Egg

      $3.50
    • Extra Negi

      $1.50
    • Extra Menma

      $2.00
    • Extra Kikurage

      $1.00
    • Extra Nori

      $1.00
    • Extra Bok Choy

      $2.00
    • Extra Naruto

      $2.00
    • Extra Bean Sprouts

      $1.00
    • Extra Butter

      $1.50
    • Extra Noodle

      $3.50
    • Spicy Paste

      $2.00
    • Wakame

      $1.00
    • Tofu

      $1.50

    Drinks

    Draft Beer

    • Asahi Draft

      $8.00
    • Sapporo Draft

      $8.00
    • Mega Sapporo

      $14.99
    • Asahi Pitcher

      $30.00
    • Sapporo Pitcher

      $30.00
    • Happy Hour with Ebi Fry

      $10.00
    • Happy Hour with Egg Rolls

      $10.00

    Soft Drinks

    • Coke

      $3.50
    • Diet Coke

      $3.50
    • Sprite

      $3.50
    • Ramune

      $5.00
    • Sparkling Water

      $4.50
    • Japanese green tea

      $5.00
    • Orange Juice

      $4.00
    • Iced tea

      $4.50

    Bottled Beer

    • Asahi

      $7.00
    • Asahi Large

      $11.00
    • Kirin

      $7.00
    • Kirin Large

      $11.00
    • Asahi 0

      $7.00

    Japanese Shochu Sour

    • White Peach

      $12.00
    • Lemon

      $12.00
    • Lychee

      $12.00

    Wine

    • 2022 Margerum M5 Red

      $28.00
    • 2022 Margerum M5 White Blend

      $28.00

    All hours
    Sunday11:30 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Monday11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Tuesday11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Wednesday11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Thursday11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Friday11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Saturday11:30 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    Come in and enjoy!

    Location

    445 s California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306

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