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    Ikigai Sushi & Izakaya

    372 West Chicago Avenue

    Chicago, IL 60654


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    Featured Items

    • BENTO BOX

      Choices of meat, served with miso soup, rice and assorted side dishes
      $21.50
    • EDAMAME

      Steamed soybeans with sea salt
      $6.00
    • CALIFORNIA

      Spicy crab meat, cucumber, avocado
      $14.00

    FOOD

    Ikigai Zensai Apps

    Appetizers
    • EDAMAME

      Steamed soybeans with sea salt
      $6.00
    • MISO SOUP

      Red miso soybean paste with wakame, tofu, dashi and scallions
      $4.00
    • FRESH GREEN

      Fresh mixed green, cucumber, tomato, pepitas and miso-ginger dressing
      $7.00
    • KARAAGE

      Japanese fried chicken, lemon zest, scallions with lime zest, mentaiko spicy mayo
      $11.00
    • GYOZA (5pcs)

      Deep-fried dumplings filled with group chicken and vegetables with chilli soy vinaigrette
      $9.00
    • TAKOYAKI (5pcs)

      Octopus balls with mayo, okonomiyaki sauce, bonito flakes, aonori seaweed
      $9.00
    • IKA GESO

      Deep-fried Japanese squid tentacles with lemon
      $12.00
    • TEMPURA ZENSAI

      $9.00
    • SASHIMI OF THE DAY (6pcs)

      Seasonal assorted raw fish
      $15.00
    • HAMACHI CRUDO

      $17.00
    • SHISHITO PEPPER

      $10.00
    • TAKO WASA

      OUT OF STOCK
      $7.00
    • SALMON CARPACCIO

      $12.00
    • HAMACHI GOMA

      $13.00

    Bento Box

    • BENTO BOX

      Choices of meat, served with miso soup, rice and assorted side dishes
      $21.50

    Hot Entrees

    • ENTREE

      $21.50

    Kushiyaki Single Skewers

    • BUTABARA

      Soy marinated pork belly
      $6.00
    • KUROBUTA SAUCESAGE

      Savory Por sausage
      $5.50
    • HARAMI

      Marinated skirt steak, tokyo negi
      $8.00
    • MISO SAKE

      Salmon with miso shio koji
      $9.00
    • Baby King Mushroom

      Japanese white shrimp with salt, togarashi and nori
      $5.00
    • BABY OCTOPUS

      $5.00
    • NEGIMA

      Chicken thigh, tokyo negi, togarashi
      $4.00
    • TSUKUNE

      Chicken wings with shio and pepper or tare sauce
      $5.00
    • KAWA

      Chicken skin with shio and tare sauce
      $4.00
    • SUNAGIMO

      Soy marinated chicken gizzard
      $4.00
    • TORI HATSU

      Chicken heart with shio or tare sauce
      $4.00
    • ASPARAGUS

      w/ Shio
      $4.00
    • OKURA

      w/ Shio
      OUT OF STOCK
      $4.00
    • SHITAKE NEGI

      Shiitake mushroom, tokyo negi
      $6.00
    • SHISHITO

      Japanese sweet pepper with kabayaki sauce and bonito flakes
      $5.00
    • GREY SQUASH

      w/ Shio
      $4.00
    • TOMOROKOSHI

      $5.00

    Binchotan Skewer Sets

    • IKIGAI YAKITORI (4pcs)

      Chef's assorted chicken selections
      $17.00
    • IKIGAI YASAI (4pcs)

      Chef's assorted vegetable selections
      $16.00
    • IKIGAI KUSHIYAKI (6pcs)

      Chef's assorted selections
      $34.00

    Donburi

    • CHIRASHI

      Assorted raw fish, cucumber, tamago, salmon roe and nori over rice
      $30.00
    • UNAGI DON

      Barbecued freshwater eel, cucumber, tamago, sansho pepper and nori over rice
      $30.00
    • TORI DON

      Grilled chicken thigh, scallions and nori with teriyaki sauce over rice
      $18.00

    Nigiri (1pc)

    • AKAMI NIGIRI

      Lean Bluefin Tuna
      $7.00
    • CHU-TORO NIGIRI

      Medium fatty tuna belly
      $9.00
    • O-TORO NIGIRI

      Fatty tuna belly
      $11.50
    • HAMACHI NIGIRI

      Yellowtal
      $6.00
    • KAMPACHI NIGIRI

      Wild Amberjack
      $5.50
    • MADAI NIGIRI

      Red sea bream
      $5.50
    • SAKE NIGIRI

      Faroe Island salmon
      $4.50
    • SAKE TORO NIGIRI

      Barbecued saltwater eel
      $5.50
    • ZUKE SAKE NIGIRI

      House marinated Salmon
      $7.00
    • SABA NIGIRI

      House marinated mackerel
      $4.50
    • BOTAN EBI NIGIRI

      Spot prawn
      $6.00
    • IKURA NIGIRI

      House marinated salmon roe
      $6.00
    • UNAGI NIGIRI

      Barbecued freshwater eel
      $5.50
    • TAMAGO NIGIRI

      House made sweet omelet
      $4.00
    • HOTATE NIGIRI

      Scallop
      $6.50
    • HOKKAIDO UNI NIGIRI

      Hokkaido sea urchin
      $13.00
    • Yari Ika Nigiri

      Japanese Hokkaido squid
      OUT OF STOCK
      $5.00
    • Baja Uni Nigiri

      Purple sea urchin
      OUT OF STOCK
      $9.00

    Sashimi (2pcs)

    Slice piece of fresh seafood
    • AKAMI SHASHIMI

      Bluefin Tuna Loin
      $12.00
    • CHU-TORO SHASHIMI

      Medium fatty tuna belly
      $16.00
    • O-TORO SASHIMI

      Fatty tuna belly
      $21.00
    • HAMACHI SASHIMI

      Yellowtal
      $10.00
    • KAMPACHI SASHIMI

      Wild Amberjack
      $9.00
    • MADAI SASHIMI

      Red sea bream
      $9.00
    • SAKE SASHIMI

      Faroe Island salmon
      $7.00
    • SAKE TORO SASHIMI

      Barbecued saltwater eel
      $8.00
    • ZUKE SAKE SASHIMI

      House Marinated Salmon Sashimi
      $10.00
    • SABA SASHIMI

      House marinated mackerel
      $7.00
    • BOTAN EBI SASHIMI

      Spot prawn
      $10.00
    • IKURA SASHIMI

      House marinated salmon roe
      OUT OF STOCK
      $10.00
    • UNAGI SASHIMI

      Barbecued freshwater eel
      $9.00
    • TAMAGO SASHIMI

      House made sweet omelet
      $6.00
    • HOTATE SASHIMI

      Scallop
      $11.00
    • HOKKAIDO UNI SASHIMI

      Hokkaido sea urchin
      $26.00
    • Yari Ika Sashimi

      Japanese Hokkaido squid
      OUT OF STOCK
      $8.00
    • Baja Uni Sashimi

      Purple sea urchin
      OUT OF STOCK
      $16.00

    Sushi Setto

    Nigiri and Sashimi set served with miso soup
    • NIGIRI SETTO (7pcs)

      Chef's seasonal assorted nigiri selections served with miso soup.
      $49.00
    • SASHIMI SETTO (12pcs)

      Chef's seasonal assorted sashimi selections served with miso soup.
      $59.00
    • NIGIRI TO SASHIMI (4pcs/8pcs)

      Chef's seasonal assorted nigiri and sashimi selections served with miso soup.
      $69.00
    • KARAI SETTO (3 SPICY MAKI)

      Chili Tuna Roll, Chili Hama Rolling, and Tsurai Sake Roll
      OUT OF STOCK
      $35.00

    Nigiri / Sashimi Specials

    • MAGURO TRIO

      Three types of Bluefin Tune: Lean tuna loin, medium fatty and fatty.
    • SAKE TRIO

      Three different styles of salmon.
    • NIGIRIZHUSHI

      Four pieces of nigiri style with toppings.
      $24.50

    Ikigai Makimono

    • TEKKA MAKI

      Plain tuna roll.
      $10.00
    • SAKE MAKI

      Plain salmon roll.
      $9.00
    • NEGI HAMA

      Chopped yellowtail and scallions.
      $9.00
    • NEGI SABA

      Marinated mackerel, scallions, shiso leaf and ginger.
      $9.00
    • CHILLI HOTATE

      Spicy crispy garlic scallop and cucumber.
      $14.00
    • CHILLI TUNA

      Spicy tuna, scallions and cucumber.
      $12.00
    • CHILLI HAMA

      Spicy yellowtail, scallions and cucumber.
      $12.00
    • TSURAI SAKE

      Salmon, Tobanjan Mayo, Cucumber and scallions
      $15.00
    • EBI TEMPURA

      Shrimp tempura, cucumber, unagi sauce
      $12.00
    • CALIFORNIA

      Spicy crab meat, cucumber, avocado
      $14.00
    • UNAKYU

      Barbecued eel, cucumber, unagi sauce
      $12.00
    • SAKE AVOCADO

      Salmon, avocado
      $12.00
    • TUNA AVOCADO

      Tuna and avocado roll.
      $13.00
    • AVOCADO MAKI

      Plain avocado roll.
      $7.00
    • ASPARAGUS MAKI

      Steamed Asparagus roll.
      $7.00
    • AVOKYU

      Avocado and cucumber roll.
      $7.00
    • OSHINKO

      Pickle dikon radish roll.
      $7.00
    • KAPPA

      Cucumber roll.
      $7.00
    • KAMPYO

      Marinated sweet gourd roll.
      $7.00
    • SHIITAKE

      Marinated shiitake mushroom roll.
      $8.00
    • BABY SHIITAKE

      Shiitake tempura and togarashi roll.
      $8.00

    Ikigai Tokushuna

    • RAINBOW

      Spicy crab meat, cucumber, avocado topped with assorted raw fish [5].
      $25.50
    • KAZAN

      Shrimp tempura, cucumber topped with seared spicy crabmeat.
      $22.00
    • SPIDER

      Breaded soft-shell crab, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, unagi sauce
      $16.00
    • AMAI

      Tuna, unagi, tamago, oshinko and cucumber roll.
      $16.00
    • KANI SUBARASHII

      Crabmeat, unagi, tamago, cucumber, shiso leaf and red shiso powder roll.
      $17.50
    • FUYU

      Shrimp tempura, kampyo, cucumber, topped with seared salmon, salmon roe, scallions, miso sauce and unagi sauce.
      $19.00
    • DRAGON

      Shrimp tempura topped with unagi, spicy avocado mousse and unagi sauce roll. [8]
      $19.00
    • SHINYU

      Tuna, yellotail, salmon, cucumber, ginger, shiso leaf, kyurizuke (Japanese pickled cucumber), wasabi served with ponzu sauce on the side. [5]
      $18.00
    • MAIMO

      Ube and sweet potato tempura topped with avocado, kabayaki sauce and tobanjan mayo roll. [10] [v,v+]
      $14.00

    Ikigai Favorites

    Our top pick from Ikigai
    • FUTO MAKI

      Lean and fatty bluefin tuna, avocado, black truffle oil topped with katsuo furikake. (10pc)
      $25.00
    • NEGI TORO

      Chopped bluefin fatty tuna, oshinko and scallions roll. [5]
      $16.00

    Specials

    Our special menu.
    • TUNA ROYALE

      OUT OF STOCK
      $17.00
    • LOVE POTION

      $24.00
    • KINMADAI

      $8.00+
    • DOTEYAKI

      4 Skewers of either Beef Brisket or Beef tongue in a Miso Sauce and Chopped Onions. Served with Miso soup and Rice.
      $24.99
    • AKAMATSU

      OUT OF STOCK
      $11.00+
    • SHIMA AJI

      OUT OF STOCK
      $9.00+
    • IWASHI

      OUT OF STOCK
      $8.00+

    RAMEN

    • TONKOTSU RAMEN

      $16.50
    • SPICY TONKOTSU RAMEN

      $17.50
    • BLACK GARLIC RAMEN

      $17.50

    SIDES

    • AVOCADO

      $4.00
    • GINGER

      $1.50
    • PICKLES

      $4.00
    • RICE

      $3.50
    • SHISO LEAF

      $1.50
    • SIDE SALAD

      $4.50
    • SUSHI RICE (TAMAKI GOLD)

      $4.50
    • WASABI

      $1.50
    • FRESH WASABI

      $8.00

    SAUCES

    • PONZU

      $2.00
    • UNAGI SAUCE

      $2.00
    • KABAYAKI SAUCE

      $1.50
    • SOY SAUCE

      $1.50
    • MENTAIKO SPICY MAYO

      $2.00
    • TEMPURA SAUCE

      $1.50
    • TERIYAKI SAUCE

      $1.50
    • MISO-GINGER DRESSING

      $1.50
    • CHILLI OIL

      $1.50
    • HOT SAUCE

      $1.50
    • AVOCADO MOUSSE

      $2.50
    • TOGARASHI

      $1.00
    • SAUCE SPICY RAMEN

      $1.50

    DESSERTS

    • ICE CREAM

      $5.00
    • MOCHI ICE CREAM [2]

      $7.00
    • LAVA CAKE

      Chocolate lava cake with green tea ice cream
      $10.00
    • YUZU CHEESECAKE

      $8.00

    UTENSILS

    Help save the world a little?!? Please let us know the items as needed in order to reduce the wastes :) **For Carryout and Delivery only!!!
    • NO UTENSILS

    • NO SOY SAUCE

    • FORK

    • SPOON

    • CHOPSTICK

    • NAPKIN

    • SOY SAUCE


    BEVERAGES

    NA BEVERAGES

    • Coca-Cola

      Coca-Cola Original Taste — the crisp, refreshing taste you know and love
      $4.00
    • Diet Coke

      Take a Diet Coke break with this refreshing, no-calorie soft drink
      $4.00
    • Sprite

      Classic, cool, crisp lemon-lime flavored taste that's caffeine free
      $4.00
    • Ginger Ale

      $4.00
    • COKE ZERO

      $4.00
    • Club Soda

      $4.00
    • Iced Tea

      $4.00
    • Green Tea

      $5.00
    • Hot Tea

      $5.00
    • St.Pellegrino

      $4.00
    • Ramune

      $4.50
    • N/A SAPPORO

      $7.00
    • NA/ASAHI

      $7.00
    • EVIAN

      $6.00

    All hours
    Sunday4:15 pm - 8:30 pm
    Monday4:15 pm - 9:15 pm
    TuesdayClosed
    Wednesday4:15 pm - 9:15 pm
    Thursday4:15 pm - 9:15 pm
    Friday4:15 pm - 10:15 pm
    Saturday4:15 pm - 10:15 pm
    Restaurant info

    Ikigai Sushi & Izakaya specializes in premium Japanese cuisine true to the art. We offer a wide variety of fresh sushi, donburi rice bowls, hot entrees, and wide selection of binchotan grilled options. We also have a wide collection of sake and Japanese beers on draft.

    Location

    372 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60654

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