Cha-Ya Menu – Berkeley, CA

Type : Vegetarian restaurant

Location : Berkeley, CA

Cha-ya, Everything served is vegan,vegetarain with seasonal vegetables and wild plants from mountains,seaweed, fresh soybean curd,and seeds(such as sesame,pine nuts,soybeans).You will enjoy traditional cuisine in our extensive menu featuring vegetarain sushi,fried vegetable and noodle soups as well as variety of appetizers.

Meatless dishes come in a variety of formats like sushi & salads; low-key space with a relaxed vibe. Based on 370 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Cha-Ya 94709

Address:
1686 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709

Phone: (510) 981-1213

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Hours

Friday 12–3 PM, 5–8 PM
Saturday 12–3 PM, 5–8 PM
Sunday 12–3 PM, 5–8 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 12–3 PM, 5–8 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 12–3 PM, 5–8 PM
Thursday 12–3 PM, 5–8 PM

Menu

Small Dishes Kozara
Agedashi Tofu
Deep-fried tofu in special sauce, garnished with grated daikon and ginger, kaiware, scallions, and shredded nori. (4 pieces).		 $9.00
Robatayaki
Broiled pieces of portobello mushroom, red onion, asparagus, eggplant, and zucchini. Served on two skewers with robata sauce.		 $8.50
Gyoza
Vegan potstickers, pan-fried and served with gyoza sauce (6 pieces).		 $8.50
Mikuri-Age
Breaded and deep-fried asparagus, eggplant, onions, kabocha pumpkin, mushrooms, and atsuage tofu on skewers, and a vegetable croquette. Served with special miso-based sauce.		 $12.00
Ten Bou
Sticks of yam, carrots, banana squash, assuage tofu, and green beans, lightly battered and deep-fried, served with tempura sauce.		 $9.50
Hasami Age
Sweet corn and organic atsuage tofu wrapped in a soybean sheet and nori seaweed, lightly battered, and fried with tempura style. Served with an organic almond sauce.		 $11.00
Haru Maki
Fried spring rolls with asparagus, shiitake, carrots, long beans, atsuage tofu and silver noodles. Side of sweet and sour sauce. 		$8.50
À La Carte
Hangetsu
Portobello mushroom layered with atsuage tofu dipped in a light batter and deep-fried. Served with kiwi fruit sauce.		 $13.50
Cha-Ya Delight
Seasoned organic brown rice topped with carrots, kabocha, broccoli, cauliflower, lotus roots zucchini, snap peas, snow peas, hijiki, atsuage tofu, shiitake, broccolini, pickled burdock, and daikon, and aware.		 $14.00
Dengaku
Broiled eggplant tofu, and portobello mushroom with miso paste glaze.		 $12.50
Tonchi Nasu
Eggplant stuffed with satsuma potato, corn, hijiki, carrots, and soybeans. Lightly battered and deep-fried, tempura style. Served with a special ginger sauce.		 $14.00
Moon Garden
Steamed tofu custard with broccoli, carrots, shimeji mushrooms, kabocha, atsuage tofu snow peas, asparagus, zucchini, broccolini, soybeans, and gingko nuts.		 $12.50
Hana Gomoku
Sushi rice served in a medium bowl, mixed with seasoned shiitake, green beans, lotus roots, carrots, tofu pouch, yam cake, and hijiki. Topped with various cooked vegetables.		 $14.00
Vegetable Tempura
Eggplant, yam, asparagus, carrots, kabocha, mushrooms, green beans, and broccoli, lightly battered and deep-fried. Served with tempura sauce.		 $12.50
Soba Sushi
A roll made up of buckwheat noodles (in place of sushi rice), spinach, assuage tofu, asparagus, cucumber, pickled burdock, and seasoned kampyo gourd and shiitake. Served with a soda dipping sauce.		 $13.50
Taku-Sui
Potstickers, tofu, zucchini, Napa cabbage, snap peas, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, silver noodles, and mushrooms in a light broth and served with a ponzu citrus sauce.		 $14.00
Cha-Ya Sushi Plate
One kappa roll, one nigiri each of shiitake, eggplant, and sea vegetable salad.		 $12.50
Cha-Ya Nabe
Napa cabbage, spinach, red onion, carrots, mushrooms, kabocha, broccoli, cauliflower, lotus roots zucchini, snap peas, snow peas, silver noodles, and tofu sukiyaki broth.		 $14.50
Full Moon Plate
One kappa roll, half vegan roll, and one inari.		 $13.00
Curry Rice
Organic tofu, kabocha, onions, celery, carrots, broccoli, snap peas, cauliflower, zucchini, and mushrooms, asparagus, kaiware, vegetable croquette with golden curry rice sauce. Choice of white or organic brown rice.		 $13.00
Soup
Dobin Mushi
Clear soup with spinach, shimeji, eryngii mushrooms, tofu, carrots, and ginkgo nuts.		 $8.50
Vegan Soup
Organic beans, split peas, lentils, and brown rice (10 oz size).		 $9.50
Kinoko Miso
Miso soup with portobello, shimeji, eryngii mushrooms, tofu, scallions, and kaiware sprouts.		 $9.50
House Miso Soup
A small bowl of miso soup with wake sea vegetables, tofu, and scallions.		 $3.50
Salad
Senroppon Salad
Shredded daikon, turnip, cucumber, carrots with atsuage tofu, radishes, soybeans, kaiware, and toasted pine nuts. Soy vinaigrette dressing.		 $11.00
Edamame
Soybeans boiled and lightly salted.		 $5.50
Soba Salad
Soba noodles topped with various seasonal vegetables. Sesame-oil vinaigrette dressing.		 $11.50
Goma Ae
Blanched spinach and broccolini, topped with a sesame dressing.		 $9.50
Sea Vegetable Salad
A variety of marine vegetables including seasoned hijiki served with a creamy sesame dressing.		 $9.00
Shira Ae
Blanched spinach with seasoned root, carrots, shiitake, green beans tofu pouch and yam cake, served with a tahini-tofu dressing.		 $9.50
Sunomono
Sliced cucumber and radishes with golden raisins, wakame, silver noodles, and toasted organic soybeans. Non-oil rice vinaigrette.		 $6.50
Sushi Dinner
Hosomaki Combo Dinner
Choose any three Hosomaki rolls. (No substitutions please.).		 $20.00
Sushi Combo Dinner
One kappa roll, one vegan roll, and two inari.		 $20.00
Specialty Sushi Rolls
Cha-Ya Roll
The entire sushi roll, filled with asparagus, yam, avocado, and carrots, is lightly battered and deep-fried, tempura style. Served with special house sauce.		 $11.00
Summer Green Roll
A large reverse roll with avocado, cucumber, and kaiware sprouts, topped with sea vegetable salad.		 $11.00
Shattuck Roll
A large roll with asparagus and yam tempura.		 $10.50
Subaru Roll
Organic brown sushi rice mixture (with hijiki, wakame, and other sea vegetables), carrot, asparagus, atsuage tofu, and seasoned shiitake, rolled up with an outer layer of mustard green.		 $11.50
Garden Roll
A large roll with asparagus, spinach, avocado, cucumber, broccoli, pickled burdock, and kaiware sprouts.		 $11.00
Starlight Roll
Organic brown sushi rice, eryngii mushrooms, spinach, and asparagus, rolled up with an outer layer of avocado.		 $11.00
Vegan Roll
A large roll with spinach, atsuage tofu, cucumber, broccolini, pickled burdock, seasoned shiitake, and campy gourd, and pickled ginger.		 $10.50
Haku Roll
Sushi rice with fried yam, shiitake mushroom, rolled up with an outer layer of avocado.		 $11.00
Vegetable Tempura Roll
A large roll filled with tempura of banana squash, carrots, yam, and green beans.		 $10.50
Hosomaki Rolls
Kappa
Cucumber.		 $4.50
Oshinko
Pickled daikon.		 $5.50
Umekyu
Plum and cucumber.		 $5.50
Kampyo
Seasoned gourd.		 $5.50
Kiaware
Radish sprouts.		 $5.50
Yamagobo
Pickled burdock.		 $5.50
Natto
Fermented soybeans.		 $5.50
Sea Vegetable Salad
Reverse roll- rice on the outside.		 $6.00
Eggplant
Reverse roll- rice on the outside.		 $6.00
Asparagus
Reverse roll- rice on the outside.		 $6.00
Spinach
Reverse roll- rice on the outside.		 $6.00
Shiitake
Reverse roll- rice on the outside.		 $6.00
Avocado
Reverse roll- rice on the outside.		 $6.00
Nigiri Sushi
Atsuage Tofu
Fried firm tofu.		 $5.50
Kaiware $5.50
Shiitake
Reverse roll- rice on the outside.		 $5.50
Eggplant
Reverse roll- rice on the outside.		 $5.50
Hijiki
Seasoned sea vegetable.		 $5.50
Asparagus
Reverse roll- rice on the outside.		 $5.50
Avocado
Reverse roll- rice on the outside.		 $5.50
Broccolini $5.50
Portobello $5.50
Sea Vegetable Salad
A variety of marine vegetables including seasoned hijiki served with a creamy sesame dressing.		 $5.50
Inari
Stuffed seasoned tofu pouch.		 $5.50
Uramaki Rolls
Asparagus & Spinach
Gluten-free.		 $7.50
Avocado & Cucumber
Gluten-free.		 $7.50
Avocado Tempura $7.50
Shiitake & Spinach $7.50
Avocado & Shiitake $7.50
Portobello & Spinach $7.50
Noodles
Vege-Tofu Curry
Curry soup topped with tofu, kabocha, onions, celery, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, mushrooms, and snap peas.		 $13.50
Yasai (Cooked Vegetables)
Vegetable tempura served with a bowl of udon or soba.		 $12.50
Vegetable Tempura
Served hot or cold. Vegetable tempura served with a bowl of udon or soba. (Noodles and tempura are served separately).		 $16.00
Sansai
Served hot or cold. Edible bracken, bamboo shoots, carrots, and enoki, and wood ear mushrooms.		 $12.50
Kinoko
Mushroom medley: shimeji, eryngii, portobello, and oyster mushrooms.		 $12.50
Wakame
Wakame sea vegetable.		 $12.50
Kitsune
Seasoned tofu pouch.		 $12.50
Kake / Zaru
Served hot or cold. Plain noodles topped with scallions, kaiware, and shredded nori.		 $10.00
Desserts
Yellow Moon
Deep-fried organic banana, topped with azuki bean sauce and green tea sauce.		 $5.50
Pear Compote
Lightly sweetened fresh bosc pear served with vanilla-flavored organic soy milk and green tea sauce.		 $5.50
Extras / Sides
House Miso Soup
Gluten-free.		 $3.50
Small Sunomono Salad
Gluten-free.		 $3.00
Steamed White Rice
Gluten-free.		 $2.00
Edamame
Soybeans boiled and lightly salted.		 $5.50
Extra Toppings $3.00
Seasoned Organic Brown Rice $4.00

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Reviews

Benjamin Pitt
Excellent food, fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. Reasonable prices and fast, friendly service. A gem.

Kate S
Amazing vegetarian food, flavorful but without any fat. A large variety of soups for a cold day, the menu itself is huge and has a lot of options.

Sacha Aponte
What a treasure! I love Japanese vegetables and they are sorely missing in many Japanese restaurants. I learned to cook many of these dishes more than 20 years ago. This brought back many fond memories. Each dish is a treasure trove of flavors. Awesome!

Nina Gheihman
To me, Cha Ya Berkeley is the best restaurant in the world, and I am truly not exaggerating. I have tried many vegan restaurants globally, and the beauty, attention to detail, and pure deliciousness (not to mention wholesome healthfulness) are unparalleled. You may think it’s pricey, and it can be, but to us the price is well worth it. The products are exceptional, as is the culinary quality and craftsmanship. My partner and I are regulars–we have been going weekly for over two years, and every single time, we are blown away. Thank you Cha Ya Berkeley!

Sara Rowland
It was okay but with so many great places in the neighborhood I probably won’t come back. We had the Cha-ya roll and the sansai noodles. The roll was okay but the batter was quite thick, not light and fluffy like great tempura. The sauce was okay but not great. The soup was really salty. Prices are reasonable.

Laurie Ludwig
This is a vegan only Asian restaurant. Really excellent food. Tasty. Unusual interesting flavor combinations. Wide variety of vegetables, and grains. Serve vegetarian beautiful sushi. Sukiyaki. Beautiful food presentation. Quiet atmosphere. Reasonable pricing. Limited offstreet parking. Ate there twice & enjoyed it both times.

chris giang
love love love this place so much thank u. my only really big issue is that they’re cash only and a little pricey. if they took card i would eat here every single day

Yining Chen
I love this vegan establishment with exquisite presentation. Highly recommend moon garden with bean curd (the mushrooms were cutely planted in the garden!) It’s so hard to find such a restaurant without excessive salt and oil. I could eat here everyday.

Aengus Church
The best vegetarian sushi in the Bay Area. Their food tastes homemade and it feels very good for your body.

Luna Solon
Food was great! Tasted like real Japanese food even if it was vegan. I loved every dish we ordered. Prices are reasonable. The place is clean. Staff are friendly.

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