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    Benkay Japanese Restaurant 16 Middle Street

    Sushi
    Open now11:30AM - 8PM
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    Dinner
    Appetizers
    Sushi, Sashimi, Maki Rolls
    N/A Beverages
    Sides
    Dessert

    Featured Items

    • Spicy Tuna

      Tuna, special spicy sauce
      $10.00
    • Miso Soup

      Soybean based broth
      $4.00
    • Spicy Crunchy Tuna

      Spiced tuna w/crumbs
      $12.00

    Dinner

    Vegetable Maki Rolls

    • Asparagus Maki

      $8.00
    • Avo+Cu

      $8.00
    • Gobo

      Pickled burdock
      $8.00
    • Inari Maki

      Sweet tofu
      $8.00
    • Kanpyo

      Pickled gourd
      $8.00
    • Kappa

      Cucumber
      $8.00
    • Oshinko

      Pickled radish with shiso
      $8.00
    • Sp Crunchy Avo

      $8.00
    • Shiitake Maki

      Cooked mushrooms
      $8.00
    • Sweet Potato Maki

      $12.00
    • UmeUme Kyu

      Ume plum paste, cucumber
      $8.00
    • Ume-Shiso

      Ume plum paste, shiso leaf
      $8.00
    • Vege Tempura Maki

      $12.00
    • Yasai

      Asparagus, avocado, carrot, cucumber, lettuce
      $8.00
    • Yama-Imo

      Wild sticky yam, shiso, ume plum paste
      $8.00
    • Avocado Maki

      $8.00
    • Natto Maki

      $10.00
    • Tamago Maki

      $10.00
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    From the Sushi Bar (Dinner)

    • Omakase(Only Dine In)

      $120.00
    • Omakase Sashimi

      $80.00
    • Lobster Sashimi Dinner

      $40.00
    • Sushi Deluxe D

      $48.00
    • Sashimi Dinner

      $45.00
    • Sushi Regular D

      $40.00
    • Chirashi

      $38.00
    • Combo Dinner

      $48.00
    • Tekka Don

      $36.00
    • Unagi Don

      $38.00
    • 10 PCS Sushi Omakase

      $80.00
    • Jewelry Donbury

      $30.00

    Dinners

    • Tempura Shrimp vege DINNER

      $30.00
    • Tempura Seafood & Vege DINNER

      $32.00
    • Tempura Chicken & Vege DINNER

      $26.00
    • Tempura Vege DINNER

      $22.00
    • NY Sirloin Teriyaki

      $36.00
    • Chicken Teriyaki

      $28.00
    • Salmon Teriyaki

      $36.00
    • Tofu Teriyaki

      $26.00
    • Chirashi

      $38.00
    • Tekka Don

      $36.00
    • Unagi Don

      $38.00
    • Katsu Don

      $28.00
    • Chicken Katsu Don

      $28.00
    • Ton Katsu

      Breaded pork kutlete with katsu dipping sauce
      $28.00
    • Chicken Katsu

      Breaded chicken breast with katsu dipping sauce
      $28.00
    • Seafood Udon

      Thick noodles in kombu broth with nappa cabbage
      $30.00
    • Nabeyaki Udon

      Thick noodles in kombu broth with napa cabbage, chicken, shrimp tempura, & egg
      $26.00
    • Tempura Udon

      Thick noodles in kombu broth with napa cabbage, & shrimp tempura
      $24.00
    • Poke Don

      $28.00

    Okonomi Dinner

    • Okonomi Dinner

      $38.00

    Benkay Signature Specials

    • Baja

      Yellow fin tuna, white tuna, jalapeño, avocado, tobiko, & cilantro
      $24.00
    • Crab Union

      King crab, crab meat, soft-shell crab, kanikama, avocado, & cucumber with red, yellow, green (wasabi), & black tobiko
      $30.00
    • Tokyo Neon

      Sautéed shiitake mushrooms, grilled salmon & tuna, kaiware daikon, cucumber, & shrimp rolled in red, yellow, green (wasabi), & black tobiko, served with miso & spicy sauce
      $26.00
    • Oh Vegetable

      Asparagus, carrots, cucumber, avocado, & lettuce. Served with zucchini, sweet bell peppers, & tomatoes marinated in a white wine soy sauce
      $16.00
    • Rock 'N Roll

      Eel, avocado, tuna, cream cheese, kanikama, grilled salmon, & cucumber, with spicy, eel, and benkay sauce, with crumbs on top
      $24.00
    • Mexican

      Tuna, escala, avocado, cucumber, jalapeño, cilantro, & a spicy sauce
      $22.00
    • Primavera

      Salmon, tuna, avocado, cucumber, rolled by soy paper and ikura micro vegetable on the roll. Served with wasabi olive oil
      $26.00
    • Volcano Roll

      Fried scallop, tempura bits, tobiko with sweet & spicy sauce
      $30.00
    • Ichiban Roll

      Fresh scallops, cook lobster, micro greens, Japanese mayo and caviar
      $30.00
    • Sister Roll

      Seared salmon, avocado, scallion and Japanese mayo
      $24.00
    • Scorpion

      $30.00
    • Sakura

      OUT OF STOCK
      $30.00
    • Hawaiian Bomb

      OUT OF STOCK
      $26.00
    • Tuna Wood

      OUT OF STOCK
      $30.00
    • Red Sox

      OUT OF STOCK
      $26.00
    • Tobiko Maki

      $10.00
    • Sakura 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)
      $140.00
    • Bamboo

      Rolls Maine (5), California (6), yellowtail scallion (6), spicy tuna (6), tekka (6), una\-kyu (6), yasai (5), benkay (8), futomaki (5)
      $100.00
    • Cherry

      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
      $13.00
    • Tofu Soup

      Tofu and vegetables in a clear broth
      $10.00
    • Pork Dumpling Soup

      Dumplings in a clear broth with vegetable
      $12.00
    • Tofu Dumpling Soup

      Tofu dumplings in a clear broth with vegetable
      $12.00
    • Miso Soup

      Soybean based broth
      $4.00
    • Shitake Mush Miso

      Fresh shiitake mushroom in miso soup
      $12.00
    • Rice

      $4.00
    • Sushi Rice

      $4.00
    • Brown Rice

      $4.00
    • Just Noodles

      $8.00
    • Fresh Wasabi

      $2.00
    • Large Miso

      $10.00

    Salad

    • Tossed Salad

      Organic spring mix with fresh vegetables with ginger dressing
      $12.00
    • Seaweed Salad

      Crunchy mixed seaweed with a lemon sesame dressing
      $8.00
    • Wakame

      Wakame seaweed & cucumber in sweet vinaigrette sauce
      $8.00
    • Spinach

      Spinach with sesame dressing
      $8.00
    • Avocado Salad

      Served with seaweed, cucumber & miso dressing
      $10.00
    • Ika Sansaî

      Shredded cooked squid salad with Japanese vegetables
      $12.00
    • Octopus Salad

      Green salad with fried onion and octopus topped with sesame dressing
      $16.00
    • Fresh Wasabi

      $2.00
    • Sauté Vegetable

      $8.00
    • Steamed Veggies

      $8.00
    • Marinated Beef

      $12.00
    • Spicy Pork

      $12.00
    • Spicy Pork

      $12.00

    App - From the Kitchen

    • Yaki-Ika

      Whole broiled squid with ginger sauce
      $18.00
    • Agedashi-Dofu

      Fried tofu in tempura sauce
      $12.00
    • Sautéed Scallops

      With miso sauce
      $16.00
    • Soft Shell Crab

      Deep-fried soft shell crab with tempura sauce
      $14.00
    • Seafood Pancake

      Pan-fried pancake with squid, shrimp, scallops & scallion
      $16.00
    • Beef Tataki

      Thinly sliced rare beef with ponzu sauce
      $15.00
    • Pork Gyoza

      Home-made pork dumplings (6)
      $14.00
    • Tofu Gyoza

      Home-made tofu dumplings (6)
      $12.00
    • Shumai

      Shrimp dumplings with mustard sauce
      $14.00
    • Edamame

      Steamed soy beans in the pod with sea salt
      $8.00
    • Golden Calamari

      Fried squid
      $16.00
    • Ninniku Shoyuzuke

      Marinaded garlic
      $7.00
    • Chawanmushi ( Only Dine in)

      Japanese-style egg custard
      $10.00
    • Karaage Chiken

      $15.00
    • Takoyaki

      $14.00
    • Jalopeno Tempura

      OUT OF STOCK
      $15.00
    • Wakasagi

      $10.00
    • Shrimp&Vege Tempura APP

      $18.00
    • Chicken &Vege Tempura APP

      $16.00
    • Vegetables Tempura APP

      $14.00
    • Squid&vege Tempura APP

      $16.00

    App - From the Sushi Bar

    • Kokoro

      4 pieces of chef traditional in Tokyo style
      $25.00
    • Tuna Tataki

      Seared tuna with wasabi olive oil
      $18.00
    • 207

      Seared tuna with miso mustard sauce
      $18.00
    • Salmon Ceviche

      Sliced fresh salmon served with radish sprouts, tomato, salmon roe in spicy ponzu
      $20.00
    • Sunomono

      Shrimp, mackerel, octopus, salmon, and hokki clam sashimi in vinaigrette
      $18.00
    • Tako-Su

      Octopus in sweet vinaigrette
      $18.00
    • Wakasagi

      Fresh water smelt
      $10.00
    • 4 Pcs Oyster (Only Dine In)

      4 pieces with ponzu sauce
      $16.00
    • Maguro Nuta

      Tuna with miso sauce
      $18.00
    • Tako Nuta

      Octopus with miso sauce
      $18.00
    • Hokkai - Yaki

      Grilled yellowtail with mayonnaise
      $12.00
    • Tuna Poke

      Tuna, cilantro, green onion, sesame oil, soy sauce
      $17.00
    • 3 Salmon Sushi

      $20.00
    • Toro Tartare

      $16.00
    • Hotaru Ika

      OUT OF STOCK
      $15.00
    • Tunabasco

      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00
    • B Cod Saikyo yaki

      OUT OF STOCK
      $18.00
    • Hamachi Kama (Only dine in )

      $20.00
    • Takoyaki

      $14.00
    • 3 Salmon Sushi

      $20.00
    • 2 PCS Oysters

      $8.00
    • 5 PCS Oysters (Only Dine In)

      $20.00
    • 3 PCS Oysters

      $12.00
    • Crab Chirashi

      $18.00
    • Hotate Carpaccio

      $20.00

    Sushi, Sashimi, Maki Rolls

    Maki

    • Abako Maki

      Albacore, avocado
      $10.00
    • Alaska Cucumber

      Salmon, cucumber
      $10.00
    • Alaska Avocado

      Salmon avocado
      $10.00
    • Alligator

      Shrimp tempura, eel, avocado
      $20.00
    • Benkay

      Tempura fried spicy tuna with wasabi sauce
      $16.00
    • Boston

      Cooked salmon, avocado
      $10.00
    • California-king

      King crab, avocado
      $20.00
    • California-crab

      Crab meat, avocado
      $14.00
    • California-Kani

      Kanikama, avocado
      $10.00
    • Caterpillar

      Avocado outside, eel inside
      $18.00
    • Futomaki

      Tamago, kanpyo, shiitake, cucumber, gobi, unagi, ebi
      $14.00
    • Garlic

      Hamachi, garlic
      $10.00
    • Gokudo

      Mackerel, scallion, ginger with spicy sauce
      $10.00
    • Katsuo Maki

      Bonito, ginger, scallion
      $10.00
    • Maine Roll

      Lobster, flying fish roe, asparagus, lettuce, avocado, cucumber
      $20.00
    • Negi-hamachi

      Yellowtail, scallion
      $10.00
    • New York

      Fried salmon skin, cucumber scallion, bonito flakes, radish sprouts
      $10.00
    • Phili

      Smoked salmon, cream cheese
      $10.00
    • Rainbow

      Shrimp. White fish, tuna, avocado, mackerel, salmon, yellowtail, fish roe
      $20.00
    • Shrimp

      Steamed shrimp, cucumber
      $10.00
    • Spicy Crunchy Shrimp

      Shrimp crumbs 1/spicy sauce
      $12.00
    • Shrimp Tempura Maki

      Shrimp tempura, lettuce, cucumber, avocado, spicy sauce
      $16.00
    • Salmon Supreme

      Salmon outside, shiso, ume plum paste, cucumber inside
      $20.00
    • Spicy Crunchy Tuna

      Spiced tuna w/crumbs
      $12.00
    • Spicy Tuna

      Tuna, special spicy sauce
      $10.00
    • Spicy Scallop

      Scallops broiled with spicy sauce
      $18.00
    • Spider

      Fried soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber lettuce, spicy sauce
      $16.00
    • Tamago Maki

      Egg omelet
      $10.00
    • Tekka

      Tuna
      $10.00
    • Tripple Tuna

      Tuna, fatty tuna, arbacore tuna
      $18.00
    • Una-kyu

      Eel, cucumber
      $10.00
    • Una-Avo

      Eel, avocado
      $10.00
    • White Fish

      White fich with tobiko
      $10.00
    • Yokozuna

      Benkay sumo roll with cucumber, tuna, shrimp. Salmon, yellowtail
      $20.00
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    • Negi toro maki

      $16.00
    • Uni Maki

      $20.00
    • Spicy Crunchy Salmon

      $12.00
    • Tobiko Maki

      $10.00

    Sashimi

    • Sashimi Avocado

      $6.00
    • Sashimi Inari

      (Sushi rice encased in sweet tofu pocket)
      $6.00
    • Sashimi Shiitake

      $6.00
    • Sashimi Kanikama

      $6.00
    • Sashimi Tamago

      $6.00
    • Sashimi Uzura

      $6.00
    • Sashimi Ebi

      $7.00
    • Sashimi Bincho Maguro

      $8.00
    • Sashimi Marlin

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Sashimi Hokki

      $8.00
    • Sashimi Hotate

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Sashimi Ika

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Sashimi Ikura

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Sashimi Katsuo

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Sashimi Lobster

      $8.00
    • Sashimi Tobiko

      $8.00
    • Sashimi Black Tobiko

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Sashimi Orange Tobiko

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Sashimi Wasabi Tobiko

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Sashimi Yuzu Tobiko

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Sashimi Hamachi

      Raw
      $9.00
    • Sashimi Hirame

      Raw
      $9.00
    • Sashimi Maguro

      Raw
      $9.00
    • Sashimi Saba

      Raw
      $9.00
    • Sashimi Sake

      Raw
      $9.00
    • Sashimi Smoked Salmon

      $9.00
    • Sashimi Tako

      $9.00
    • Sashimi Unagi

      $9.00
    • Sashimi Aji

      Raw
      $10.00
    • Sashimi Alaskan King Salmon

      Raw
      $10.00
    • Sashimi Anago

      $10.00
    • Sashimi Ankimo

      $10.00
    • Sashimi Jumbo Ebi

      $10.00
    • Sashimi Kanpachi

      Raw
      $10.00
    • Sashimi Kinmedai

      Raw
      $10.00
    • Sashimi Kohada

      Raw
      $10.00
    • Sashimi Sawara

      Raw
      $10.00
    • Sashimi Sardin

      Raw
      OUT OF STOCK
      $10.00
    • Sashimi Shima Aji

      Raw
      $10.00
    • Sashimi Tai

      Raw
      $10.00
    • Sashimi Taraba Gani

      $10.00
    • Sashimi Botan Ebi

      Raw
      $11.00
    • Sashimi Mirugai

      Raw
      OUT OF STOCK
      $11.00
    • Sashimi Uni

      Raw
      $11.00
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    • Sashimi Fuji san

      $10.00
    • Sashimi Toro

      $11.00
    • Sashimi Chu Toro

      $11.00
    • Sashimi Japan Uni

      OUT OF STOCK
      $12.00
    • Sashimi Kani

      $8.00

    Sushi

    • Avocado Sushi

      $4.00
    • Inari Sushi

      (Sushi rice encased in sweet tofu pocket)
      $4.00
    • Shiitake Sushi

      $4.00
    • Kanikama

      $4.00
    • Tamago Sushi

      $4.00
    • Uzura

      $4.00
    • Ebi

      $5.00
    • Bincho Maguro

      $6.00
    • Marlin

      Raw
      $6.00
    • Hokki

      $6.00
    • Hotate

      Raw
      $6.00
    • Ika

      Raw
      $6.00
    • Ikura

      Raw
      $6.00
    • Kani

      $6.00
    • Katsuo sushi

      Raw
      $6.00
    • Lobster Sushi

      $6.00
    • Tobiko

      $6.00
    • Black Tobiko

      Raw
      $6.00
    • Orange Tobiko

      Raw
      $6.00
    • Wasabi Tobiko

      Raw
      $6.00
    • Yuzu Tobiko

      Raw
      $6.00
    • Hamachi

      Raw
      $7.00
    • Hirame

      Raw
      $7.00
    • Maguro

      Raw
      $7.00
    • Saba

      Raw
      $7.00
    • Sake

      Raw
      $7.00
    • Smoked Salmon

      $7.00
    • Tako

      $7.00
    • Unagi

      $7.00
    • Aji

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Alaskan King Salmon

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Anago

      $8.00
    • Ankimo

      $8.00
    • Jumbo Ebi

      $8.00
    • Kanpachi

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Kinmedai

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Kohada

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Sardin

      Raw
      OUT OF STOCK
      $8.00
    • Sawara

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Shima Aji

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Tai

      Raw
      $8.00
    • Taraba Gani

      $8.00
    • Mirugai

      Raw
      OUT OF STOCK
      $9.00
    • Toro

      Raw
      $9.00
    • Uni

      Raw
      $9.00
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    • Chu Toro

      $9.00
    • Fuji San Sake

      $8.00
    • Japan Uni

      OUT OF STOCK
      $10.00
    • Botan Ebi

      $9.00

    N/A Beverages

    Non-Alcoholic Drinks

    • Soda

      $4.00
    • Green Tea(Only Dine In)

      $3.00
    • Iced-T

      With honey
      $5.00
    • Water

      $3.00
    • Milk

      Organic
      $4.00
    • Japanese Soda

      $5.00
    • Juice

      $4.00
    • Perrier

      $4.00

    Sides

    • Spicy Mayo

      $1.00
    • Benkay sauce

      $1.00
    • Eel sauce

      $1.00
    • Ginger dressing

      $1.00
    • Ponzu Sauce

      $1.00
    • Spinach Sauce

      $1.00
    • Miso Sauce

      $1.00
    • Sauce

      $1.00
    • Eel sauce

      $1.00
    • Teriyaki Sauce

      $2.00

    Dessert

    • Mochi ice cream

      $8.00
    • Fried ice cream

      $8.00
    • Sandwich ice cream

      $10.00

    All hours
    Sunday11:30 am - 8:00 pm
    Monday11:30 am - 8:00 pm
    Tuesday11:30 am - 8:00 pm
    Wednesday11:30 am - 8:00 pm
    Thursday11:30 am - 8:00 pm
    Friday11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Saturday11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    Come in and enjoy!

    Location

    16 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101

    Directions