we dare to be different!
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weekly changing menu featuring exotic and unusual ingredients from our own farm and food lab!
Discover Suis Generis
from our farm to your fork with a focus on zero waste cooking
what is suis generis? it means from nothing - or one of a kind. it's what we do every week. we have created new and unique menus each week since march of 2012. people say this is crazy. it may be. however, we are energized by creativity - by ingredients & concepts. we cook because we love food, to seek umami, and we have a passion for experimentation. we call it food evolution. traditional restaurants waste food - our focus is the complete elimination of food waste by buying small amounts of ingredients, evolving and transforming food items with technique and fermentation. then, we compost whatever is left to create soil, to grow seeds, to provide for future menus.
What Makes Us Different:
- we create weekly menus that last 3 days only
- we use what we grow at our own Tiki Farm to drive creativity
- we have a full bar, craft cocktails and N/A options
- we have a Food Laboratory to push the limits of flavor
- we pickle, ferment and transform ingredients
- we buy small amounts of things so they stay fresh
- we always have vegan options
- we compost all scraps to build soil at our Tiki Farm
- we make koji, miso, vinegars, kosho, gochujang, tofuru, Tempe, amino pastes & amazake from scratch
- we mill our own flour because it tastes better & has more nutrients
- we love zombies (and cordyceps)
- we make our own ice cream
- we make our own pasta & dumplings
- we love our customers – and especially our fabulous regulars!
- we host fancy chef tasting dinners & private parties at our Tiki Farm
- we give cooking classes and fermentation demonstrations in our Food Lab and at Suis Generis
our menu chages weekly & is usually posted by friday morning
Current Menu
june 12-14, 2026
restaurant week specials:
3 course omnivore menu (gyoza - skirt steak - flourless choc cake) $58 -or-
3 course vegan menu (carrots - manicotti - sorbet) $32
smaller dishes
tiki farm heirloom carrots - glazed in pro biotic rich house made charred brussels sprout miso, w/ coconut tofuru sauce, chimichurri, & pine nuts 14.5
farmer's salad - tiki farm field greens, galapagos tomatoes, medjool dates, shaved jicama, garlic & vinegar wonton crisps, shiso & cuban oregano roast vidalia onion dressing 15.5
shrimp & endive kimchee gyoza - passionfruit ponzu 17
louisiana crawfish bisque - redfish gyoza, baby bok choy, eggplant fritter 17
fabulous mezze plate - tartufo salami, shropshire english cheddar blue, sweetgrass dairy cypress hand crafted cheese, dip du jure, exotic olives, roast red pepper, baguette & pita 17 (add third cheese +4)
perky pickle plate - ever changing cast of house-made pickles 6
large plates
châtel farms wagyu skirt steak - tepache brined & char grilled, cracked pepper buttered hominy, harissa glazed broccoli 36.5
house made maltagliati pasta - parmesan panko & herb crusted airline chicken, tiki farm golden tomato gravy, peas 24
spinach & artichoke manicotti - macadamia ricotta, koji cream, cashew cheese, hardwood fired summer squash 22 (vegan)
happy endings
gwen's southern cheesecake - fresh berries 9
house made ice cream – persian basil & date 8
coconut mango sorbet 7.5 (vegan)
flourless chocolate cake - candied fennel & strawberry basil coulee 9.5