
Sushi
Benkay Japanese Restaurant 16 Middle Street
16 Middle Street
Portland, ME 04101
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Lunch
Vegetable Maki Rolls
Asparagus Maki
$8.00Avo+Cu
$8.00Gobo
Pickled burdock$8.00Inari Maki
Sweet tofu$8.00Kanpyo
Pickled gourd$8.00Kappa
Cucumber$8.00Oshinko
Pickled radish with shiso$8.00Sp Crunchy Avo
$8.00Shiitake Maki
Cooked mushrooms$8.00Sweet Potato Maki
$12.00UmeUme Kyu
Ume plum paste, cucumber$8.00Ume-Shiso
Ume plum paste, shiso leaf$8.00Vege Tempura Maki
$12.00Yasai
Asparagus, avocado, carrot, cucumber, lettuce$8.00Yama-Imo
Wild sticky yam, shiso, ume plum paste$8.00Avocado Maki
$8.00Tamago Maki
$10.00Negitoro Maki
$16.00Uni Maki
$18.00Natto Maki
$10.00------
Lunch From the Sushi Bar
Sushi Lunch Deluxe
Tuna, salmon, shrimp, yellowtail, eel, albacore tuna, white fish, California kanikama roll, benkay roll (3)$32.00Sushi Lunch Regular
Tuna, salmon, shrimp, white fish, albacore tuna, California kanikama roll, benkay roll (3)$28.00Sashimi Lunch
(3) tuna, (3) salmon, (2) white fish, (3) yellowtail$28.00Sushi & Sashimi Combo
Sushi tuna, salmon, shrimp, California kanikama roll, benkay (3) sashimi (2) tuna, (2) yellow tail, (2) salmon$32.00Chirashi Lunch
Chef's assortment of sashimi and Japanese vegetables beautifully arranged on a bed of sushi rice$28.00Three Roll
Your choice of any 3 rolls listed below$26.00
Lunch Box Special
Lunch Box ALASKA
Raw salmon & cucumber$26.00Lunch Box ABACO
Albacore & avocado$26.00Lunch Box BOSTON
Cooked salmon & avocado$26.00Lunch Box CALIFORNIA
Kanikama & avocado$26.00Lunch Box GOKUDO
Mackerel, scallion, ginger & spicy sauce$26.00Lunch Box KATSUO
Bonito, ginger, scallion$26.00Lunch Box NEGIHAMA
Yellowtail & scallion$26.00Lunch Box SHRIMP
Steamed shrimp & cucumber$26.00Lunch Box SP TUNA
Yellow fin tuna & spicy sauce$26.00Lunch Box TEKKA
Tuna$26.00Lunch Box WHITE FISH
White fish & tobiko$26.00Lunch Box PHILI
Smoked salmon with cream cheese$26.00Lunch box UNA KYU
Eel with cucumber$26.00Lunch Box UNA AVO
Asparagus$26.00Lunch Box AVO + CU
Avocado & cucumber$26.00Lunch Box AVOCADO
Pickled burdock root$26.00Lunch Box INARI
Sweet tofu$26.00Lunch Box KANPYO
Pickled gourd$26.00Lunch Box KAPPA
Cucumber$26.00Lunch Box OSHINKO
Pickled radish$26.00Lunch Box SHIITAKE
Marinated shiitake mushrooms$26.00Lunch Box SP CRUN AVO
With crumbs$26.00Lunch Box TAMAGO
Egg omelet$26.00Lunch Box UME KYU
Plum paste & cucumber$26.00Lunch box UME SHISO
Plum paste & shiso$26.00Lunch box YASAI
Lettuce, cucumber, avocado, carrot, & asparagus$26.00Lunch box ASPARAGUS
$26.00Lunch Box GOBO
$26.00
Benkay Signature Specials
Baja
Yellow fin tuna, white tuna, jalapeño, avocado, tobiko, & cilantro$24.00Crab Union
King crab, crab meat, soft-shell crab, kanikama, avocado, & cucumber with red, yellow, green (wasabi), & black tobiko$30.00Tokyo Neon
Sautéed shiitake mushrooms, grilled salmon & tuna, kaiware daikon, cucumber, & shrimp rolled in red, yellow, green (wasabi), & black tobiko, served with miso & spicy sauce$26.00Oh Vegetable
Asparagus, carrots, cucumber, avocado, & lettuce. Served with zucchini, sweet bell peppers, & tomatoes marinated in a white wine soy sauce$16.00Rock 'N Roll
Eel, avocado, tuna, cream cheese, kanikama, grilled salmon, & cucumber, with spicy, eel, and benkay sauce, with crumbs on top$24.00Mexican
Tuna, escala, avocado, cucumber, jalapeño, cilantro, & a spicy sauce$22.00Primavera
Salmon, tuna, avocado, cucumber, rolled by soy paper and ikura micro vegetable on the roll. Served with wasabi olive oil$26.00Volcano Roll
Fried scallop, tempura bits, tobiko with sweet & spicy sauce$30.00Ichiban Roll
Fresh scallops, cook lobster, micro greens, Japanese mayo and caviar$30.00Sister Roll
Seared salmon, avocado, scallion and Japanese mayo$24.00Scorpion
$30.00OUT OF STOCKSakura Maki
$30.00Hawaiian Bomb
$26.00OUT OF STOCKTuna Wood
$30.00OUT OF STOCKRed Sox
$26.00OUT OF STOCK
Sushi Party Platters
Plum
Sashimi tuna (4), salmon (4), yellowtail (4) Sushi tuna (2), yellowtail, shrimp, salmon (2), whitemeat fish, freshwater eel, flying fish roe, arctic surf clam, albacore tuna, octopus. Rolls tekka (6), California (6), futomaki (5)$140.00Bamboo
Rolls Maine (5), California (6), yellowtail scallion (6), spicy tuna (6), tekka (6), una\-kyu (6), yasai (5), benkay (8), futomaki (5)$100.00Cherry
Comes with squid salad. Sushi - tuna (4), yellowtail (4), shrimp (4), salmon (4), freshwater eel (4), octopus (4), whitemeat fish (4), flying fish roe (4), bonito (4). Rolls - benkay (8), California with tobiko (6), shrimp tempura (5), una-kyu (6)$250.00
Dinner
Vegetable Maki Rolls
Asparagus Maki
$8.00Avo+Cu
$8.00Gobo
Pickled burdock$8.00Inari Maki
Sweet tofu$8.00Kanpyo
Pickled gourd$8.00Kappa
Cucumber$8.00Oshinko
Pickled radish with shiso$8.00Sp Crunchy Avo
$8.00Shiitake Maki
Cooked mushrooms$8.00Sweet Potato Maki
$12.00UmeUme Kyu
Ume plum paste, cucumber$8.00Ume-Shiso
Ume plum paste, shiso leaf$8.00Vege Tempura Maki
$12.00Yasai
Asparagus, avocado, carrot, cucumber, lettuce$8.00Yama-Imo
Wild sticky yam, shiso, ume plum paste$8.00Avocado Maki
$8.00Natto Maki
$10.00Tamago Maki
$10.00------
From the Sushi Bar (Dinner)
Dinners
Tempura Shrimp vege DINNER
$30.00Tempura Seafood & Vege DINNER
$32.00Tempura Chicken & Vege DINNER
$26.00Tempura Vege DINNER
$22.00NY Sirloin Teriyaki
$36.00Chicken Teriyaki
$28.00Salmon Teriyaki
$36.00Tofu Teriyaki
$26.00Chirashi
$38.00Tekka Don
$36.00Unagi Don
$38.00Katsu Don
$28.00Chicken Katsu Don
$28.00Ton Katsu
Breaded pork kutlete with katsu dipping sauce$28.00Chicken Katsu
Breaded chicken breast with katsu dipping sauce$28.00Seafood Udon
Thick noodles in kombu broth with nappa cabbage$30.00Nabeyaki Udon
Thick noodles in kombu broth with napa cabbage, chicken, shrimp tempura, & egg$26.00Tempura Udon
Thick noodles in kombu broth with napa cabbage, & shrimp tempura$24.00Poke Don
$28.00
Okonomi Dinner
Benkay Signature Specials
Baja
Yellow fin tuna, white tuna, jalapeño, avocado, tobiko, & cilantro$24.00Crab Union
King crab, crab meat, soft-shell crab, kanikama, avocado, & cucumber with red, yellow, green (wasabi), & black tobiko$30.00Tokyo Neon
Sautéed shiitake mushrooms, grilled salmon & tuna, kaiware daikon, cucumber, & shrimp rolled in red, yellow, green (wasabi), & black tobiko, served with miso & spicy sauce$26.00Oh Vegetable
Asparagus, carrots, cucumber, avocado, & lettuce. Served with zucchini, sweet bell peppers, & tomatoes marinated in a white wine soy sauce$16.00Rock 'N Roll
Eel, avocado, tuna, cream cheese, kanikama, grilled salmon, & cucumber, with spicy, eel, and benkay sauce, with crumbs on top$24.00Mexican
Tuna, escala, avocado, cucumber, jalapeño, cilantro, & a spicy sauce$22.00Primavera
Salmon, tuna, avocado, cucumber, rolled by soy paper and ikura micro vegetable on the roll. Served with wasabi olive oil$26.00Volcano Roll
Fried scallop, tempura bits, tobiko with sweet & spicy sauce$30.00Ichiban Roll
Fresh scallops, cook lobster, micro greens, Japanese mayo and caviar$30.00Sister Roll
Seared salmon, avocado, scallion and Japanese mayo$24.00Scorpion
$30.00Sakura
$30.00OUT OF STOCKHawaiian Bomb
$26.00OUT OF STOCKTuna Wood
$30.00OUT OF STOCKRed Sox
$26.00OUT OF STOCKTobiko Maki
$10.00Sakura Maki
$30.00
Sushi Party Platters
Plum
Sashimi tuna (4), salmon (4), yellowtail (4) Sushi tuna (2), yellowtail, shrimp, salmon (2), whitemeat fish, freshwater eel, flying fish roe, arctic surf clam, albacore tuna, octopus. Rolls tekka (6), California (6), futomaki (5)$140.00Bamboo
Rolls Maine (5), California (6), yellowtail scallion (6), spicy tuna (6), tekka (6), una\-kyu (6), yasai (5), benkay (8), futomaki (5)$100.00Cherry
Comes with squid salad. Sushi - tuna (4), yellowtail (4), shrimp (4), salmon (4), freshwater eel (4), octopus (4), whitemeat fish (4), flying fish roe (4), bonito (4). Rolls - benkay (8), California with tobiko (6), shrimp tempura (5), una-kyu (6)$250.00
Appetizers
Soup
Seafood Soup
Squid, scallop, shrimp, salmon in a clear broth$13.00Tofu Soup
Tofu and vegetables in a clear broth$10.00Pork Dumpling Soup
Dumplings in a clear broth with vegetable$12.00Tofu Dumpling Soup
Tofu dumplings in a clear broth with vegetable$12.00Miso Soup
Soybean based broth$4.00Shitake Mush Miso
Fresh shiitake mushroom in miso soup$12.00Rice
$4.00Sushi Rice
$4.00Brown Rice
$4.00Just Noodles
$8.00Fresh Wasabi
$2.00Large Miso
$10.00
Salad
Tossed Salad
Organic spring mix with fresh vegetables with ginger dressing$12.00Seaweed Salad
Crunchy mixed seaweed with a lemon sesame dressing$8.00Wakame
Wakame seaweed & cucumber in sweet vinaigrette sauce$8.00Spinach
Spinach with sesame dressing$8.00Avocado Salad
Served with seaweed, cucumber & miso dressing$10.00Ika Sansaî
Shredded cooked squid salad with Japanese vegetables$12.00Octopus Salad
Green salad with fried onion and octopus topped with sesame dressing$16.00Fresh Wasabi
$2.00Sauté Vegetable
$8.00Steamed Veggies
$8.00Marinated Beef
$12.00Spicy Pork
$12.00Spicy Pork
$12.00
App - From the Kitchen
Yaki-Ika
Whole broiled squid with ginger sauce$18.00Agedashi-Dofu
Fried tofu in tempura sauce$12.00Sautéed Scallops
With miso sauce$16.00Soft Shell Crab
Deep-fried soft shell crab with tempura sauce$14.00Seafood Pancake
Pan-fried pancake with squid, shrimp, scallops & scallion$16.00Beef Tataki
Thinly sliced rare beef with ponzu sauce$15.00Pork Gyoza
Home-made pork dumplings (6)$14.00Tofu Gyoza
Home-made tofu dumplings (6)$12.00Shumai
Shrimp dumplings with mustard sauce$14.00Edamame
Steamed soy beans in the pod with sea salt$8.00Golden Calamari
Fried squid$16.00Ninniku Shoyuzuke
Marinaded garlic$7.00Chawanmushi ( Only Dine in)
Japanese-style egg custard$10.00Karaage Chiken
$15.00Takoyaki
$14.00Jalopeno Tempura
$15.00OUT OF STOCKWakasagi
$10.00Shrimp&Vege Tempura APP
$18.00Chicken &Vege Tempura APP
$16.00Vegetables Tempura APP
$14.00Squid&vege Tempura APP
$16.00
App - From the Sushi Bar
Kokoro
4 pieces of chef traditional in Tokyo style$25.00Tuna Tataki
Seared tuna with wasabi olive oil$18.00207
Seared tuna with miso mustard sauce$18.00Salmon Ceviche
Sliced fresh salmon served with radish sprouts, tomato, salmon roe in spicy ponzu$20.00Sunomono
Shrimp, mackerel, octopus, salmon, and hokki clam sashimi in vinaigrette$18.00Tako-Su
Octopus in sweet vinaigrette$18.00Wakasagi
Fresh water smelt$10.004 Pcs Oyster (Only Dine In)
4 pieces with ponzu sauce$16.00Maguro Nuta
Tuna with miso sauce$18.00Tako Nuta
Octopus with miso sauce$18.00Hokkai - Yaki
Grilled yellowtail with mayonnaise$12.00Tuna Poke
Tuna, cilantro, green onion, sesame oil, soy sauce$17.003 Salmon Sushi
$20.00Toro Tartare
$16.00Hotaru Ika
$15.00OUT OF STOCKTunabasco
$16.00OUT OF STOCKB Cod Saikyo yaki
$18.00OUT OF STOCKHamachi Kama
$20.00Takoyaki
$14.003 Salmon Sushi
$20.002 PCS Oysters
$8.005 PCS Oysters (Only Dine In)
$20.003 PCS Oysters
$12.00Crab Chirashi
$18.00Hotate Carpaccio
$20.00
From the Kitchen
Katsu Lunches
Noodles
Tempura
Shrimp & Veg Tempura Lunch
Lightly fried shrimp, broccoli, carrot, sweet potato, onion, & green pepper$22.00Chicken & Veg Tempura Lunch
Lightly fried chicken, broccoli, carrot, sweet potato, onion, & green pepper$20.00Seafood & Veg Tempura Lunch
Lightly fried shrimp, scallop, salmon, squid, broccoli, carrot, sweet potato, onion, & green pepper$24.00Vegetable Tempura Lunch
Lightly fried broccoli, carrot, sweet potato, onion, & green pepper$18.00
Sushi, Sashimi, Maki Rolls
Maki
Abako Maki
Albacore, avocado$10.00Alaska Cucumber
Salmon, cucumber$10.00Alaska Avocado
Salmon avocado$10.00Alligator
Shrimp tempura, eel, avocado$20.00Benkay
Tempura fried spicy tuna with wasabi sauce$16.00Boston
Cooked salmon, avocado$10.00California-king
King crab, avocado$20.00California-crab
Crab meat, avocado$14.00California-Kani
Kanikama, avocado$10.00Caterpillar
Avocado outside, eel inside$18.00Futomaki
Tamago, kanpyo, shiitake, cucumber, gobi, unagi, ebi$14.00Garlic
Hamachi, garlic$10.00Gokudo
Mackerel, scallion, ginger with spicy sauce$10.00Katsuo Maki
Bonito, ginger, scallion$10.00Maine Roll
Lobster, flying fish roe, asparagus, lettuce, avocado, cucumber$20.00Negi-hamachi
Yellowtail, scallion$10.00New York
Fried salmon skin, cucumber scallion, bonito flakes, radish sprouts$10.00Phili
Smoked salmon, cream cheese$10.00Rainbow
Shrimp. White fish, tuna, avocado, mackerel, salmon, yellowtail, fish roe$20.00Shrimp
Steamed shrimp, cucumber$10.00Spicy Crunchy Shrimp
Shrimp crumbs 1/spicy sauce$12.00Shrimp Tempura Maki
Shrimp tempura, lettuce, cucumber, avocado, spicy sauce$16.00Salmon Supreme
Salmon outside, shiso, ume plum paste, cucumber inside$20.00Spicy Crunchy Tuna
Spiced tuna w/crumbs$12.00Spicy Tuna
Tuna, special spicy sauce$10.00Spicy Scallop
Scallops broiled with spicy sauce$18.00Spider
Fried soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber lettuce, spicy sauce$16.00Tamago Maki
Egg omelet$10.00Tekka
Tuna$10.00Tripple Tuna
Tuna, fatty tuna, arbacore tuna$18.00Una-kyu
Eel, cucumber$10.00Una-Avo
Eel, avocado$10.00White Fish
White fich with tobiko$10.00Yokozuna
Benkay sumo roll with cucumber, tuna, shrimp. Salmon, yellowtail$20.00------
Negi toro maki
$16.00Uni Maki
$20.00Spicy Crunchy Salmon
$12.00Tobiko Maki
$10.00
Sashimi
Sashimi Avocado
$6.00Sashimi Inari
(Sushi rice encased in sweet tofu pocket)$6.00Sashimi Shiitake
$6.00Sashimi Kanikama
$6.00Sashimi Tamago
$6.00Sashimi Uzura
$6.00Sashimi Ebi
$7.00Sashimi Bincho Maguro
$8.00Sashimi Marlin
Raw$8.00Sashimi Hokki
$8.00Sashimi Hotate
Raw$8.00Sashimi Ika
Raw$8.00Sashimi Ikura
Raw$8.00Sashimi Katsuo
Raw$8.00Sashimi Lobster
$8.00Sashimi Tobiko
$8.00Sashimi Black Tobiko
Raw$8.00Sashimi Orange Tobiko
Raw$8.00Sashimi Wasabi Tobiko
Raw$8.00Sashimi Yuzu Tobiko
Raw$8.00Sashimi Hamachi
Raw$9.00Sashimi Hirame
Raw$9.00Sashimi Maguro
Raw$9.00Sashimi Saba
Raw$9.00Sashimi Sake
Raw$9.00Sashimi Smoked Salmon
$9.00Sashimi Tako
$9.00Sashimi Unagi
$9.00Sashimi Aji
Raw$10.00Sashimi Alaskan King Salmon
Raw$10.00Sashimi Anago
$10.00Sashimi Ankimo
$10.00Sashimi Jumbo Ebi
$10.00Sashimi Kanpachi
Raw$10.00Sashimi Kinmedai
Raw$10.00Sashimi Kohada
Raw$10.00Sashimi Sawara
Raw$10.00Sashimi Sardin
Raw$10.00OUT OF STOCKSashimi Shima Aji
Raw$10.00Sashimi Tai
Raw$10.00Sashimi Taraba Gani
$10.00Sashimi Botan Ebi
Raw$11.00Sashimi Mirugai
Raw$11.00OUT OF STOCKSashimi Uni
Raw$11.00------
Sashimi Fuji san
$10.00Sashimi Toro
$11.00Sashimi Chu Toro
$11.00Sashimi Japan Uni
$12.00OUT OF STOCKSashimi Kani
$8.00
Sushi
Avocado Sushi
$4.00Inari Sushi
(Sushi rice encased in sweet tofu pocket)$4.00Shiitake Sushi
$4.00Kanikama
$4.00Tamago Sushi
$4.00Uzura
$4.00Ebi
$5.00Bincho Maguro
$6.00Marlin
Raw$6.00Hokki
$6.00Hotate
Raw$6.00Ika
Raw$6.00Ikura
Raw$6.00Kani
$6.00Katsuo sushi
Raw$6.00Lobster Sushi
$6.00Tobiko
$6.00Black Tobiko
Raw$6.00Orange Tobiko
Raw$6.00Wasabi Tobiko
Raw$6.00Yuzu Tobiko
Raw$6.00Hamachi
Raw$7.00Hirame
Raw$7.00Maguro
Raw$7.00Saba
Raw$7.00Sake
Raw$7.00Smoked Salmon
$7.00Tako
$7.00Unagi
$7.00Aji
Raw$8.00Alaskan King Salmon
Raw$8.00Anago
$8.00Ankimo
$8.00Jumbo Ebi
$8.00Kanpachi
Raw$8.00Kinmedai
Raw$8.00Kohada
Raw$8.00Sardin
Raw$8.00OUT OF STOCKSawara
Raw$8.00Shima Aji
Raw$8.00Tai
Raw$8.00Taraba Gani
$8.00Mirugai
Raw$9.00OUT OF STOCKToro
Raw$9.00Uni
Raw$9.00------
Chu Toro
$9.00Fuji San Sake
$8.00Japan Uni
$10.00OUT OF STOCKBotan Ebi
$9.00
N/A Beverages
All hours
| Sunday | 11:30 am - 8:00 pm |
| Monday | 11:30 am - 8:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 11:30 am - 8:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 11:30 am - 8:00 pm |
| Thursday | 11:30 am - 8:00 pm |
| Friday | 11:30 am - 9:00 pm |
| Saturday | 11:30 am - 9:00 pm |
Restaurant info
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