Sama Hand Roll / Grill
Los Angeles, CA
897 Traction Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA94 itemsUpdated July 5, 2026
Structured menu data
Add-Ons
Caviar
Green Broccolini
Kizami Wasabi
Tempura Flake
Truffle Ponzu
Unagi Sauce
Uni
Yuzu Aioli
Appetizers - Cold
Bluefin Burrata
Bluefin, ikura, burrata, truffle ponzu, kizame wasabi
Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts, negi, bonito flakes, champagne tsume
Cucumber Sunomono
Cucumber, amazu, rayu
Edamame
Sprinkled with arashio salt, garlic, sesame seeds
Green Bean Tempura
Tempura green beans, tobanjan mint
Salmon Carpaccio
Salmon, ikura, yuzu vin, micro cilantro
Sama Salad
Tako, negi, seaweed salad, cucumber sunomono, rayu dressing
Seared & Salted Hamachi Serrano
Seared toro, house cured yuzu aioli, bonito salted yolk, yuzu sweet soy, ponzu, micro cilantro
Seaweed Sunomono
Seaweed salad, sesame seeds
Truffle Sashimi
Yellowtail, bluefin, salmon, truffle ponzu, caviar
Appetizers - Hot
Chicken Skin
Fried chicken skin, Japanese spice, parmigiano, yuzu aioli
Crispy Rice Tuna
Spicy tuna, crispy rice, serrano, micro cilantro, unagi sauce
Lobster Bites
Maine lobster with mitsuba serrano rub and yuzu aioli
Miso Soup
Miso, house dashi broth, tofu, seaweed, negi
Shishito Peppers
Blistered shishito pepper
Shrimp Tempura
Tempura shrimp, tempura tako, negi, seaweed salad, rayu sauce
Spicy Edamame
Spicy tobanjan sauce
Unagi Tempura
Fried eel, yuzu aioli
Vegetable Tempura
Seasonal vegetables, tempura sauce
Beer
Agara Pale Ale
Echigo Red Ale
Echigo Stout
Echigo Weizen
Kyoto Matcha IPA
Orion
Sapporo
Cocktails
Blood Orange
House sake, blood orange, ginger beer
Echigo Highball
Ginger beer, plum sake, sparkling water
Lychee Mint Mojito
Lychee, smashed mint
Old Fashioned
Oak aged shochu with orange, ginger, rosemary
Peach Blossom
Peach, strawberry, citrus
Purple Drank
Pomegranate, blueberry
Sansho Ale
House sake, watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe
Yu So Cute
House sake, yuzu, cucumber, mint
Dessert
Chocolate Ice Cream Maki
Chocolate cake, vanilla ice cream, strawberries
Matcha Mochi Cake
Topped with whipped cream and strawberries
Mochi Ice Cream
Seasonal selection
Hand Roll / Cut Roll
Avocado
Blue Crab
Bluefin
Hotate Scallop
Salmon
Salmon Skin Ikura
Sama Hand Roll
Toro, truffle uni, salted egg
Sesame Tofu
Shrimp Tempura
Spicy Hotate Scallop
Spicy Tuna
Spicy Yellowtail
Toro Negi
Truffle Avocado
Truffle Toro
Uni
Vegetable
Yellowtail
Mocktails
Mocktail Version
Any cocktail listed above
Non-Alcoholic
Black Tea
Hot/Cold
Ginger Beer
Green Tea
Hot/Cold
Soda
Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite
Water
Still/Sparkling, 500 ml
Yuzu Lemonade
On The Stove
Lobster Dashi Pasta
Maine lobster, house dashi, tomato cream, parmigiano, garlic, negi
Unagi Curry Chahan
Unagi, curry, carrots, onion, jidori egg
Wagyu Yakimeshi
Diced wagyu shortrib, jidori egg, rice, onion, garlic, negi, sweet soy, carrots, broccolini, crispy garlic
Ramen Noodles
Broccolini
Broccolini, yakitori, itogaki, yuzu aioli
Robata
Branzino
Grilled branzino, tobanjan mint, lemon, fresno chilies
Gyūtan
Beef tongue, yuzu kosho, yakitori, negi
Miso Cod
Black cod, miso reduction, sesame seeds
Negima Roll
Grilled chicken, negi, yakitori
Pork Belly
Grilled pork belly, yakitori, negi, fresno chili, spicy mustard
Shinzō
Chicken hearts, yakitori sauce, ichimi
Trumpet Mushroom
Trumpet mushroom, yakitori, yuzu aioli, mitsuba
Wagyu Shortribs
Wagyu, yakitori, yuzu kosho, negi
Sake
Agara Wakayama
720 ml
Akitabare Daiginjo
300 ml / 720 ml
Dassai 23 Junmai Daiginjo
300 ml / 750 ml
Dassai 45 Junmai Daiginjo
300 ml / 750 ml
Echigo Haneya Tokubetsu Junmai Sake
720 ml
Hitakami Sukeroku Junmai Daiginjo
720 ml
House Junmai (Hot Sake)
185 ml
Masumi Junmai Daiginjo
720 ml
Mutsu Otokoyama Chokara Junmai
300 ml / 720 ml
Nagurayama Junmai
300 ml / 720 ml
Tedorigawa Yamahai Junmai Nigori Ginjo
720 ml