Daichan Menu – Studio City, CA

Type : Japanese restaurant

Location : Studio City, CA

This quirky, knickknack-filled Japanese eatery offers a wide array of stews, rice bowls & sushi. Based on 289 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.8 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup

Daichan 91604

Address:
11288 Ventura Blvd F, Studio City, CA 91604

Phone: (818) 980-8450

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Hours

Friday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–8:30 PM
Saturday 12–2:30 PM, 5–8:30 PM
Sunday Closed
Monday

(Labor Day)
 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–8:30 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–8:30 PM
Wednesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–8:30 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–8:30 PM

Menu

Soup
Miso Soup
Contains tofu, wakame seaweed, green onions		 $2.50
Fish Soup
Contains tofu, wakame seaweed, harusame glass noodles, vegetables, green onion		 $3.50
Seafood Soup
Contains salmon, white fish, clams, mussels, scallops, shrimp, fish cake, squid, tofu, seaweed, vegetables (ingredients subject to change with availability)		 $17.00
Salad
Green Salad
Contains lettuce, cucumber; with grated onion soy sauce based dressing		 $5.00
Seaweed Salad
Contains lettuce, cucumber, wakame and konbu seaweed; with grated onion soy sauce based dressing		 $7.00
Seafood Salad (Sashimi)
Contains tuna, salmon, yellowtail, albacore, lettuce, cucumber, wakame and konbu seaweed; with grated onion soy sauce based dressing		 $15.95
Salmon Skin Salad
Contains fried salmon skin, lettuce, cucumber, wakame and konbu seaweed; with grated onion soy sauce based dressing		 $12.00
Appetizers & Sides
Organic Edamame $5.00
Sesame Spinach
w/ sweet sesame sauce		 $5.00
Sesame Seaweed
w/ sweet sesame sauce		 $5.00
Cold Tofu
Contains bonito, green onion, ginger		 $5.00
Cucumber Miso
w/ sweet miso sauce		 $5.00
Cucumber Bonito $5.00
Sunomono $5.00
Fried Seaweed Tofu (Agedashi Tofu) $6.00
Eggplant Miso
Sauteed eggplant w/ sweet miso sauce		 $8.00
Pan Fried Shishito
w/ ponzu dipping sauce		 $7.00
Plain Natto
Fermented soybeans w/ raw quail egg, green onions		 $4.00
Avocado Natto
Fermented soybeans w/ avocado, raw quail egg, green onions		 $5.00
Tuna Natto
Fermented soybeans w/ tuna sashimi, raw quail egg, green onions		 $7.00
Tofu Pot
Small hotpot containing tofu, konbu seaweed, green onions, napa cabbage; with plum ponzu dipping sauce		 $8.00
Stir-Fried Vegetables
With chicken upon request		 $10.00
Tsukune Tofu
Contains chicken meatballs & tofu cubes; cooked in sweet ginger soy sauce		 $11.00
Garlic Baby Squid
Sauteed with sweet garlic soy sauce		 $7.00
Chicken Gyoza (6pcs)
Pan-fried or Steamed		 $6.00
Vegetable Gyoza (6pcs) $6.00
Okra Tempura (5pcs) $6.00
Purple Potato Tempura (3pcs) $5.50
Shishito Tempura (5pcs) $6.00
Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura
2pcs Shrimp, carrot, green beans, sweet potato		 $10.00
Vegetable Tempura $10.00
Deep-Fried Calamari Legs
With sweet garlic soy sauce		 $12.00
Stuffed Lotus Root
Contains ground chicken, vegetables; with sweet ginger soy sauce		 $6.00
Stuffed Pumpkin (Kabocha)
Contains ground chicken, vegetables; with sweet ginger soy sauce		 $8.00
Croquette (2pcs)
Breaded deep-fried croquettes; Contains potato, onion, corn, ground beef		 $5.00
Garlic Serrano Chicken
Garlic and Serrano pepper battered deep-fried boneless chicken pieces		 $12.00
White Rice $2.50
Brown Rice $3.50
Hijiki Rice $4.50
Sashimi & Tataki
Salmon (5pcs) $10.00
Tuna (5pcs) $11.00
Yellowtail (5pcs) $11.00
Scallop $12.00
Sashimi Platter
3pcs each of Tuna, Salmon, Yellowtail		 $19.00
Albacore Tataki (5pcs)
Served w/ green onion, garlic, spicy ponzu dipping sauce		 $10.00
Tuna Tataki (5pcs)
Served w/ green onion, garlic, spicy ponzu dipping sauce		 $11.50
Yellowtail Tataki (5pcs)
Served w/ green onion, garlic, spicy ponzu dipping sauce		 $11.50
Aji (Mackerel) Tataki
Served w/ green onion, spicy ponzu dipping sauce		 $11.50
Lomi Lomi Salmon
Contains cucumber, tomato, green onion, diced salmon sashimi; served w/ sweet & spicy ponzu		 $12.00
Sushi Rolls
Cucumber Roll (10pcs) $7.00
Avocado Roll (10pcs) $7.00
California Roll (10pcs)
Contains cucumber, avocado, imitation crab		 $9.00
Hawaiian Roll (10pcs)
Contains spam, cucumber		 $9.00
Shogun Roll (10pcs)
Contains shrimp tempura, cucumber		 $9.00
Vegetable Roll (10pcs)
Contains avocado, carrots, cucumber		 $9.00
Poki Roll (10pcs)
Contains tuna poki		 $10.00
Eel Roll (10pcs)
Contains eel, cucumber		 $10.00
Salmon Roll (10pcs) $9.50
Tuna Roll (10pcs) $9.50
Yellowtail Roll (10pcs) $9.50
Scallop Roll (10pcs) $11.00
Inari (2pcs) $3.50
Crunchy Spicy Tuna (6pcs)
Bite-size rice patties with diced tuna sashimi, mixed with spicy mayo, topped with tempura flakes		 $12.00
Sushi Bowls
Daichan Sashimi Bowl (2pc Each)
Contains 2pcs each of tuna, salmon, yellow tail, seared albacore. Served on sushi rice w/ lettuce, seaweed, shredded tamago, and sushi ginger.		 $15.50
Daichan Sashimi Bowl (3pcs Each)
Contains 3pcs each of tuna, salmon, yellow tail, seared albacore. Served on sushi rice w/ lettuce, seaweed, shredded tamago, and sushi ginger.		 $23.50
Negitoro Bowl
Minced toro with green onions. Served on sushi rice w/ lettuce, seaweed, and sushi ginger.		 $20.00
Ikura Bowl (Salmon Roe)
Salmon Sashimi and ikura. Served on sushi rice w/ lettuce, seaweed, shredded tamago, and sushi ginger.		 $20.00
Diced Sushi Bowl
Diced tuna, salmon, yellowtail sashimi with avocado and ikura. Served on sushi rice w/lettuce, seaweed, and sushi ginger.		 $20.00
Daimyo Chirashi
Contains tuna, salmon, yellowtail, scallop, albacore, aji (mackerel), unagi (eel), ikura. Served on sushi rice w/ lettuce, seaweed, shredded tamago, and sushi ginger.		 $21.00
Brown Rice Substitution $1.00
Hijiki Rice Substitution $2.00
Poki Bowls
Tuna Poki Bowl
Diced tuna sashimi mixed with konbu & wakame seaweed, green onions, spicy sesame oil soy sauce; served over steamed white rice w/ lettuce and red ginger.		 $13.00
Salmon Poki Bowl
Diced salmon sashimi mixed with konbu & wakame seaweed, green onions, spicy sesame oil soy sauce; served over steamed white rice w/ lettuce and red ginger.		 $13.00
Albacore Poki Bowl
Diced albacore mixed with konbu & wakame seaweed, green onions, spicy sesame oil soy sauce; served over steamed white rice w/ lettuce and red ginger.		 $13.00
Yellowtail Poki Bowl
Diced yellowtail sashimi mixed with konbu & wakame seaweed, green onions, spicy sesame oil soy sauce; served over steamed white rice w/ lettuce and red ginger.		 $13.00
Scallop Poki Bowl
Diced scallop sashimi mixed with konbu & wakame seaweed, green onions, spicy sesame oil soy sauce; served over steamed white rice w/ lettuce and red ginger.		 $15.00
Toro Poki Bowl
Diced toro sashimi mixed with konbu & wakame seaweed, green onions, spicy sesame oil soy sauce; served over steamed white rice w/ lettuce and red ginger.		 $20.00
Mix Poki Bowl
Diced tuna, salmon, and yellowtail sashimi mixed with konbu & wakame seaweed, green onions, spicy sesame oil soy sauce; served over steamed white rice w/ lettuce and red ginger.		 $13.50
Unsui Addition
Add tofu & edamame to any poki bowl listed above.		 $2.75
Brown Rice Substitution $1.00
Hijiki Rice Substitution $2.00
Sushi Rice Substitution $0.50
Rice Bowls
Protein Bowl
Contains tofu, edamame, egg, vegetables; cooked in sweet ginger soy sauce. Served over steamed rice w/ red ginger.		 $11.00
California Bowl
Contains avocado, imitation crab w/ mayo, lettuce, shredded tamago, seaweed; Served over sushi rice w/ sushi ginger.		 $12.00
Tempura Bowl
Shrimp & Vegetable tempura with tempura sauce glaze. Served over steamed rice w/ red ginger.		 $11.00
Sukiyaki Bowl
Contains beef, tofu, harusame, vegetables, egg. Served over steamed rice w/ red ginger.		 $11.00
Chicken Poki Bowl
Chopped chicken mixed with konbu & wakame seaweed, green onions, spicy sesame oil soy sauce; served over steamed white rice w/ lettuce and red ginger.		 $11.00
Vegetarian Poki Bowl
Tofu, bean sprouts, and cucumber mixed with konbu & wakame seaweed, green onions, spicy sesame oil soy sauce; served over steamed white rice w/ lettuce and red ginger.		 $11.00
Vegetarian Sushi Bowl
Contains shiitake mushrooms, cucumber, fried gobo & lotus root, and mirin & shiitake broth simmered gobo root, daikon radish, tofu, konjaku yam cake, carrot, edamame. Served over shiso plum vinegar infused brown sushi rice w/ kobu & wakame seaweed and sushi ginger.		 $15.00
Chicken Katsu Don
Breaded deep-fried chicken cutlet simmered in sweet ginger soy sauce w/ vegetables and egg. Served over steamed rice w/ red ginger.		 $11.00
Pork Katsu Don
Breaded deep-fried pork cutlet simmered in sweet ginger soy sauce w/ vegetables and egg. Served over steamed rice w/ red ginger.		 $11.00
Tofu Katsu Don
Breaded deep-fried tofu simmered in sweet ginger soy sauce w/ vegetables and egg. Served over steamed rice w/ red ginger.		 $11.00
Teriyaki Chicken Bowl
Served over steamed rice w/ red ginger and steamed cabbage.		 $9.00
Teriyaki Beef Bowl
Served over steamed rice w/ red ginger and steamed cabbage.		 $10.00
Tsukune Chicken Bowl
Steamed minced vegetables, ground chicken, and egg. Topped with teriyaki sauce. Served over steamed rice w/ red ginger.		 $11.00
Tsukune Salmon Bowl
Steamed vegetables, salmon, and egg. Topped with teriyaki sauce. Served over steamed rice w/ red ginger.		 $12.50
Unagi Bowl
Fresh water eel. Served over steamed rice w/ red ginger, shredded tamago, and eel sauce.		 $17.00
Salmon Soup Rice
Seaweed-fish stock broth with vegetables and seaweed. Served with steamed rice, cooked salmon, and sushi ginger.		 $13.00
Brown Rice Substitution $1.00
Hijiki Rice Substitution $2.00
Seafood Plates
Steam Fish (Asian Catfish)
With Sesame-ginger sauce. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $14.95
Salmon Steak
With grated daikon radish, ginger, and soy sauce. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $15.95
Kawachi Salmon
Salmon steak topped with cabbage, ginger, and lettuce, in light ponzu. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $16.95
Tuna Katsu
Breaded deep fried tuna steak w/ cabbage, lettuce, green onion, mayo dressing. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $17.95
Hot Pot
Fish-seaweed stock broth hotpot. Contains salmon, white fish, clams, mussels, scallops, shrimp, fish cake, squid, tofu, seaweed, vegetable, chicken, harusame glass noodles, and shiitake mushrooms. Served w/ spicy ponzu dipping sauce & steamed rice.		 $20.00
Mackerel (Saba)
[Choice of either Broiled or Nitsuke]. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $14.95
Halibut
[Choice of either Broiled, Nitsuke, or Garlic Butter]. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $17.95
Black Cod (Butterfish)
[Choice of either Nitsuke (w/ tofu) or Sweet Miso (w/ tofu)]. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $17.95
Yellowtail
[Choice of either Broiled or Nitsuke]. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $17.95
Chilean Seabass
[Choice of either ‘Sweet Miso (w/ tofu)’ or ‘Steamed Vegetables and Egg w/ soy sauce’]. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $23.95
Brown Rice Substitution $1.00
Hijiki Rice Substitution $2.00
Noodles
Curry Udon
Fish-seaweed stock broth udon soup w/ chicken curry sauce and green onions.		 $12.00
House Udon
Fish-seaweed stock broth udon soup w/ chicken, vegetables, egg, and green onions.		 $12.00
Nabeyaki Udon
Fish-seaweed stock broth udon soup w/ chicken, vegetables, egg, fish cake, shiitake mushroom, seaweed, and green onions. Topped with shrimp tempura.		 $13.50
Tempura Udon
Fish-seaweed stock broth udon soup w/ shrimp & vegetable tempura and green onions.		 $15.00
Yakisoba (Ankake Style)
Pan-fried noodles served w/ house special chicken-vegetable gravy and red ginger.		 $12.00
Zaru Soba
Cold buckwheat noodles. Served with dipping sauce, green onions, nori seaweed, and wasabi.		 $8.00
Ten-Zaru Soba
Cold buckwheat noodles with shrimp & vegetable tempura. Served with dipping sauce, green onions, nori seaweed, and wasabi.		 $15.00
Cold Ramen (Hiyashi Chuuka)
Cold ramen noodles topped with bean sprouts, corn, cucumber, egg, lettuce, ham, and seaweed. Served with sesame oil soy sauce, and spicy mustard.		 $13.00
Cold Kakiage Udon Or Soba
Cold Udon or Soba with squid-vegetable kakiage tempura. Served with sauce and nori seaweed.		 $15.00
Tuna Poki Soba
Cold buckwheat noodle topped with tuna poki (seaweed, green onions, sesame oil, spicy ponzu).		 $15.50
Vegetarian Poki Soba
Cold buckwheat noodle topped with vegetarian poki (seaweed, green onions, tofu, cucumber, bean sprouts, sesame oil, spicy ponzu).		 $13.50
Plates
Karaage Plate
Japanese-style deep-fried chicken with sweet sesame soy sauce dipping sauce. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $13.00
Tempura Plate
Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $12.00
Chicken Katsu Plate
Breaded deep-fried chicken cutlet. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $12.00
Pork Katsu Plate
Breaded deep-fried pork cutlet. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $12.00
Tofu Katsu Plate
Breaded deep-fried tofu. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $12.00
Chicken Katsu Curry
Breaded deep-fried chicken cutlet with chicken curry and red ginger. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $13.50
Pork Katsu Curry
Breaded deep-fried pork cutlet with chicken curry and red ginger. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $13.50
Tofu Katsu Curry
Breaded deep-fried tofu with chicken curry and red ginger. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $13.50
Samurai Chicken Plate
[Choice of Pan-Fried OR Deep-Fried] w/ vegetables. Served with sweet-spicy sesame soy sauce. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $13.50
Samurai Tofu Plate
[Choice of Pan-Fried OR Deep-Fried] w/ vegetables. Served with sweet-spicy sesame soy sauce. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $13.50
Samurai Seafood Plate
[Choice of Pan-Fried OR Deep-Fried] w/ vegetables. Served with sweet-spicy sesame soy sauce. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $19.50
Kawachi Chicken
Chopped pan-fried chicken topped with cabbage, ginger, and lettuce, in light ponzu. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $14.00
Hawaiian Garlic Chicken
[Choice of Pan-Fried OR Deep-Fried] Served with sweet garlic soy sauce. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $14.00
Spicy Chicken Plate
Chopped pan-fried chicken served with garlic, leeks, green onions, sesame seeds, mixed with spicy sesame soy sauce. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $14.00
Chicken Long Rice
Chicken simmered in fish-seaweed stock broth with vegetables and harusame glass noodles. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $14.00
Beef Long Rice
Slices of beef simmered in fish-seaweed stock broth with vegetables and harusame glass noodles. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $15.00
Kalbi Beef Plate
Marinated beef short ribs with kimchee. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $15.00
Daichan Combination W/ Chicken
Teriyaki chicken and shrimp & vegetable tempura. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $13.50
Daichan Combination W/ Beef
Teriyaki beef and shrimp & vegetable tempura. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $14.50
Daichan Special W/ Chicken
Teriyaki chicken, shrimp & vegetable tempura, and croquette. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $15.50
Daichan Special W/ Beef
Teriyaki beef, shrimp & vegetable tempura, and croquette. Served with steamed rice, a piece of fruit, pasta salad, carrots & shredded cabbage.		 $16.50
Brown Rice Substitution $1.00
Hijiki Rice Substitution $2.00

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Reviews

Reggie Brown
I’ve always been intrigued by the sign that reads “Japanese Soul Food “. I ventured in tonight, and was pleasantly surprised at the charm and vibe of the restaurant. Service was attentive and consistent. I asked for my server’s recommendation, and she told me to go with the combination pole bowl.

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Sherine Sanchez
I first came to this place in early 2000’s.. the food was AMAZING, service was amazing, decor was covering every square inch! It truly was a little escape off the Blvd… I moved out of state and we recently visited and I got some lunch. So sad, the service was lackluster and all the decor was almost gone :/ I came here with all those memories and it seems like it’s gone downhill. I hope they’re doing okay and get up to speed with service and how it used to be!!

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Rhodson113
This place is sooo good I had the pork katsu with curry. Cleaned the whole plate! It comes with rice. My friend got the Hawaiian roll and tried one you can never go wrong with spam. Of course I had to get some sehmi salmon fresh and very tasty. One of the best thing about this place is the look they have all shorts of cool stuff on the walls.

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Karen Chow
Absolutely adorable place with super nice staff and the best comfort food!! Not pictured was the garlic halibut and pork katsu with the seaweed rice option. Oishii!!!

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Ariel S
Yummy little restaurant with lots of character. It’s the hipster flip side to a minimalist restaurant. Walls covered in cool photos and posters, decorations, and all kinds of cool things and people to look at. I loved the variety of the menu and know I’ve gotta come back to try more things. Service was great. Even though there was a sign up, we got in pretty quickly. Got the udon and a sashimi over rice dish. I’d definitely come back. I want to try the katsu curry next time!

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Derek Lester
This is an absolute gem, a godsend to the neighborhood for decades now. Their food is just fantastic and made with love. I have been coming here for 30 years now and it remains the best. The family that owns and runs it are the best, sweetest people. I can’t overstate how much I love Daichan

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Lowell Son
house sake (hot), fish soup hot, broiled mackerel oh baby was this a fine meal i would eat it again if i wasn’t banned from LA, California. . mm. very cozy dining room, could hang out in there all day but cant (wife and kids)

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Kate Lyon
Hands down this is my favorite local haunt in LA. The staff here are so incredibly welcoming and kind and the interior, packed with Japanese art and other tchotchkes, provide a fun, casual ambiance to dine in. When I come here, I feel like I was invited over for dinner at someone’s home. The food is cooked with just as much care as their service. Their beef sukiyaki and katsu bowls are especially tasty and comforting – just the thing to eat after a long day. Other great menu items are their stuffed lotus root and coquette for starters, as well as their soba and poke bowls for something a little more refreshing on a hot day. If you haven’t been here, you absolutely need to check it out.

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Dave A.
Great Japanese food, excellent broiled mackerel, which is hard to do well. The kids’ combo meals were also good, teriyaki not too sweet.

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Andrew
Family owned place that is authentic and very tasty. Be prepared to wait if you’re not there by 6:30 pm.

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