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Umai Japanese Kitchen

Umai Japanese Kitchen

 
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Umai Japanese Kitchen

Umai Japanese Kitchen

730 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60605
 

Ordering Hours
Sunday4:30 PM - 9:15 PM
Monday11:30 AM - 2:45 PM
Tuesday11:30 AM - 2:45 PM
Wednesday11:30 AM - 2:45 PM
Thursday11:30 AM - 2:45 PM
Friday11:30 AM - 2:45 PM
Saturday11:30 AM - 2:45 PM

Hot Appetizers  

Edamame
Boiled soy beans with sea salt.
$7.00
Spicy Edamame
Sauteed edamame in Japanese garlic spices.
$9.00
Gyoza (6pc)
Japanese style pork or veggie pot stickers.
$9.00
Shrimp Shumai
Steamed shrimp dumplings served with soy vinegar.
$8.00
Wasabi Shumai
Steamed pork dumpling with wasabi flavor served with soy vinegar.
$8.00
Age Dashi Tofu
Fried silky tofu in dashi soy broth, ginger, scallion and bonito flakes, dried nori.
$10.00
Nasu Dengaku
Roasted Japanese eggplant with house miso sauce.
$9.00
Lollipops Chicken
Japanese fried chicken served with yaju mayo.
$11.00
Spicy Chicken Wings
Fried chicken wings sauteed in house sweet chili sauce.
$12.00
TAKOYAKI
Flour battered, chopped tako, japanese mayo, takoyaki sauce, bonito flakes
$11.00
Ika Karaage
Deep fried squid tentacles with lemon.
$12.00
Tempura Plate
Shrimp (2pc) and assorted vegetables served with warm dashi dipping sauce.
$15.00
Asparagus Beef Roll
Asparagus wrapped in lean steak, sauteed with ginger teriyaki sauce.
$15.00
Hamachi Kama
Grilled yellowtail with sea salt.
$18.00

Cold Appetizers & Salad  

Goma-Ae Salad
Chilled spinach with sesame puree sauce.
$9.00
Seaweed Salad
Cucumber, seaweed, masago and Japanese vinegar.
$9.00
House Garden Salad
Mixed greens, green bean, Romaine, carrots and tomato with ginger mayo dressing, topped with wonton crispy strips.
$8.00
Sushi Appetizer (4pc)
Nigiri chef's selection.
$16.00
Sashimi Appetizer (4pc)
Chef's selection.
$17.00
Beef Tataki
Thin sliced seared beef loin, garlic chips, scallion, ginger, daiko and ponzu sauce.
$19.00
Umai Salad
Mixed greens, green beans, Romaine, carrot, tomato, Hawaiian sweet potato, crispy wonton strips and dried nori served with deep roasted sesame dressing.
$17.00
Salmon Skin Salad
Assorted Japanese seaweed, Romaine, mixed greens, green beans, carrots, tomato, crushed salmon skin, served with ginger mayo dressing.
$17.00

Soup  

Miso Soup
Miso broth, silky soft tofu, seaweed and scallion.
$6.00

Chef's Specialties  

Katsu Don
Popular Japanese Food: A bowl of rice topped with pork cutlet, onion, mushroom, egg and condiments served with salad and miso soup.
$20.00
Oyako Don
(Not breaded). Chicken tender simmered in sweet and savory dashi sauce, dried nori served with miso soup and salad.
$19.00
Gyu-Don
Sliced rib-eye sauteed with sweet shoga shoyu sauce served over rice with small udon soup and salad.
$21.00
Chashu Don
Braised pork belly served over rice with small salad, miso soup and Japanese pickles.
$19.00
Katsu Kare
Pork cutlets or shrimps tempura with house smooth fragrant curry steamed rice.
$17.00
Salmon Shioyaki
Broiled salmon sauteed with sea salt, served with salad, miso soup and rice.
$24.00
Salmon Teriyaki
Broiled salmon sauteed with teriyaki sauce served with salad, miso soup and rice.
$24.00
Teriyaki Beef
Beef sauteed with teriyaki sauce, served with salad, miso soup and rice.
$22.00
Teriyaki Chicken
Chicken sauteed with teriyaki sauce served with salad, miso soup and rice.
$20.00
Tempura Dinner
Shrimp (3pc) and veggies served with salad, miso soup, rice and fresh fruits.
$23.00
Sukiyaki
Thinly sliced beef loin, watercress, onion, shirataki noodle, mushroom, red bell pepper, grilled tofu and house savory sukiyaki sauce.
$22.00
Japanese Steak
Rib-eye steak Japanese style with teriyaki sauce or ponzu sauce, served with salad, miso soup and rice.
$40.00

Udon & Ramen  

Ton Kotsu Ramen
Wakame seaweed, corn, fish cake, Japanese leeks, mushroom, half boiled egg, menma (bamboo), chashu (braised pork belly), half soft boiled egg.
$18.00
Spicy Roasted Garlic Pork Ramen
Homemade spicy miso ground pork, menma (bamboo), wakame seaweed, fishcake, half soft boiled egg, Japanese chashu (braised pork belly), garlic chips.
$19.00
Winter Ramen With Sliced Ribeye
Homemade spicy miso ground pork, sliced ribeye, wakame seaweed, fish cake, poach egg, Japanese leeks in spicy dashi broth
$19.00
Miso Ramen
Homemade pork and chicken broth with miso based soup, bean spouts, menma, sesame seeds, mushroom, half soft boiled egg, chash and minced pork.
$19.00
Tsukemen (Dipping Noodle)
Japanese egg noodle, braised pork belly, seaweed, okura, bamboo, mushroom, half soft boiled egg served with sweet and savory ginger broth.
$19.00
Tempura Udon
Shrimp (2 piece), veggies tempura, fish cake, scallion and udon noodle in dashi broth.
$21.00
Nabeyaki Udon
Shrimp tempura, chicken, onsen egg, fish cake, spinach, crab stick, tamago, udon noodle in dashi broth.
$20.00
Udon Kare
Smooth fragrant Japanese curry, udon noodle, beef.
$19.00
Zaru Soba
Chilled buckwheat noodle served with tsuyu sauce, ginger, radish,wasabi, quail eggs choice of plain noodle or shrimp and veggie tempura or assorted sashimi.
$14.00

Japanese BBQ  

BBQ Beef Tongue
With lemon sea salt.
$10.00
BBQ Beef Hanger Tender
House marinated.
$10.00
BBQ Pork Shoulder
With roasted garlic mayo.
$9.00
BBQ Cauliflower
With honey miso sauce.
$8.00
BBQ Shishito Pepper
Sauteed shishito pepper with ponzu.
$9.00
Grilled Tofu
Grilled tofu with spicy miso sauce.
$8.00
Grilled Assorted Vegetable
with sankyo sauce
$17.00

Maki Mono & Hand Rolls  

All rolls contain sesame seeds.

California Roll
Crabstick, cucumber, avocado and masago.
$9.00
Philadelphia Roll
Smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado.
$9.00
Shrimp Tempura Roll
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, mayo, avocado, masago and eel sauce.
$10.00
Fresh Philly Roll
Salmon, cream cheese and avocado.
$9.00
Spider Roll
Soft shell crab, cucumber, radish, sprout, mayo, masago and eel sauce.
$13.00
Dragon Roll
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, eel and avocado.
$16.00
Futo Maki
Sweet omelet, crab stick, spinach, kampyo, shitaki.
$9.00
Caterpillar Roll
Eel, shrimp tempura, cream cheese and cucumber, topped with avocado eel sauce.
$18.00
Rainbow Roll
California roll with avocado, assorted fish and honey miso.
$18.00
Dynamite Roll
Sweet potato tempura roll topped with spicy kani kama (crab stick mixed with cilantro, spicy mayo, chili oil, chili powder, lime juice and eel sauce).
$15.00
White Tuna Jalapeno Roll
Super white tuna and jalapeno.
$8.00
Tuna Asparagus Roll
Tuna and asparagus.
$9.00
Negi Hamachi Roll
Yellowtail and scallion.
$8.00
Negi Escolar Roll
Super white tuna and scallion.
$8.00
Salmon Skin Roll
Salmon skin, radish sprout, masago and eel sauce.
$9.00
Unagi Avo Crunchy Roll
Eel, avocado, crunch
$10.00
Spicy Tuna Roll
Tuna, chili honey miso, sriracha sauce, chili oil.
$11.00
Spicy Salmon Maki
Salmon, masago, spicy mayo.
$12.00
Spicy Hamachi Maki
Yellowtail, masago, spicy mayo.
$12.00
Spicy Unagi Maki
Eel,masago and spicy mayo
$12.00
Spicy Tako Maki
Octopus, masago, spicy mayo.
$12.00
Spicy Shrimp Maki
Cooked shrimp, masago, spicy mayo.
$12.00
Spicy Scallop Maki
Sea scallop, masago, spicy mayo.
$12.00
Tuna Kyu Roll
Tuna and cucumber
$9.00
Tuna Avocado Roll
Tuna, sliced avocado.
$9.00
Salmon Kyu Roll
Fresh salmon and cucumber.
$9.00
Salmon Avocado Roll
Fresh salmon and sliced avocado.
$9.00
Hamachi Kyu Roll
Yellowtail and cucumber
$9.00
Hamachi Avo Roll
Yellowtail and sliced avocado.
$9.00
Unagi Kyu Roll
Eel and cucumber.
$9.00
Unagi Avo Roll
Eel, sliced avocado.
$9.00
White Tuna Kyu Roll
White tuna and cucumber.
$9.00
White Tuna Avo Roll
White tuna and sliced avocado.
$9.00
Plain Tuna Roll
Tuna.
$8.00
Plain Salmon Roll
Salmon.
$8.00
Plain Hamachi Roll
Yellowtail.
$8.00
Plain Unagi Roll
Eel.
$8.00
Plain White Tuna Roll
Super white tuna.
$8.00

Veggie Maki  

Cucumber Maki
$5.00
Avocado Maki
$6.00
Shitake Maki
Marinated Japanese mushroom.
$6.00
Asparagus Maki
$6.00
Kampyo Maki
Marinated gourd.
$6.00
Sweet Potato Tempura Roll
With unagi sauce.
$9.00
Asparagus Tempura Roll
$8.00
Ume Shiso Roll
Sour plum and shiso mint leaf.
$6.00
Oshinko Roll
Pickled radish.
$6.00
Yamagobo Roll
Marinated burdock root.
$6.00
Goma Ae Roll
Chilled spinach and sesame puree.
$7.00

Donburi  

Served with miso soup.

Chirashi Don
Assorted sashimi (Chef's choice) on sushi rice.
$36.00
Nama Sake Don
Fresh salmon sashimi on sushi rice.
$29.00
Tekka Don
Tuna sashimi on sushi rice.
$29.00
Hamachi Don
Yellowtail sashimi on sushi rice.
$29.00
Unagi Don
BBQ fresh water eel sashimi on sushi rice with eel sauce.
$30.00

Nigiri & Sashimi a la Carte  

Two pieces per order.

Maguro a la Carte
Tuna.
$10.00
Albacore a la Carte
Butter seared white tuna.
$7.00
Escolar a la Carte
Super white tuna.
$7.00
Hamachi a la Carte
Yellowtail.
$9.00
Madai a la Carte
Sea Bream.
$9.00
Hirame a la Carte
Flounder.
$9.00
Sake a la Carte
Salmon.
$9.00
Smoked Sake a la Carte
Smoked salmon.
$7.00
Saba a la Carte
Mackerel.
$8.00
Aji a la Carte
Baby horse mackerel.
$9.00
Ebi a la Carte
Cooked shrimp.
$8.00
Amaebi a la Carte
Sweet shrimp with fried head.
$11.00
Ika a la Carte
Squid.
$7.00
Tako Madako a la Carte
Octopus.
$9.00
Hotate Gai a la Carte
Sea scallop.
$10.00
Hokkigai a la Carte
Surf clam.
$8.00
Unagi a la Carte
Fresh water eel.
$8.00
Ikura a la Carte
Salmon roe.
$10.00
Tobiko a la Carte
Flying fish roe (red, black and wasabi).
$7.00
Tamago a la Carte
Sweet omelet
$5.00
Masago a la Carte
Smelt fish roe.
$7.00
Inari a la Carte
Soy bean pocket.
$5.00
Uzura a la Carte
Quail Egg
$2.00
Uni a la Carte
Per piece. Sea urchin.
$10.00

Signature Maki  

Mexicana Roll
Tuna, salmon, wasabi tobiko, spicy mayo, avocado, cilantro and jalapeno topped with chili oil and lime juice.
$16.00
Naked Roll (without rice)
Salmon, blue fin tuna, kani kama and tamago wrapped with nori sheet and cucumber topped with ponzu sauce.
$19.00
Umai Crunchi Roll
Lobster salad, cucumber, avocado and spicy mayo, wrapped with crunchy and crushed seaweed topped with eel sauce.
$15.00
Beni Imo Roll
Brown rice, baked Hawaiian sweet potato, asparagus, yamagobo, topped with avocado honey miso and mayo.
$15.00
Sloopin Roll
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, cream cheese, spicy mayo and masago wrapped with crunchy topped with eel sauce and wasabi mayo.
$19.00
Spicy Cajun Soft Shell Crab Roll
Jalapeno, red bell pepper, cucumber, cilantro, masago, lime, soft shell crab.
$17.00
Chicago Roll
Tuna, salmon, white fish, cucumber, avocado and spicy mayo, wrapped with black tobiko and crunchy topped with honey miso sauce.
$12.00
Goosebumps Roll
Shrimp tempura, asparagus, cilantro and sriracha sauce topped with seared calamari and honey miso sauce.
$11.00
White Truffle Tails Roll
Seared hamachi, shrimp, asparagus, shishito pepper and white truffle sauce.
$11.00
Surf & Turf Roll
Shrimp tempura, asparagus, cream cheese and apple, topped with seared medium rare beef sirloin, drizzled with parsley yuzu oil.
$11.00

Platter From Sushi Bar  

Served with miso soup and salad.

Sushi Moriawase (7pcs)
Chef's selection of sushi (7pcs) and choice of California roll or spicy tuna roll.
$36.00
Sashimi Moriawase (7pcs)
Chef's selection of sashimi (7pcs) and choice of California roll or spicy tuna roll.
$38.00
Sushi Omakase (10pcs)
Chef's selection.
$37.00
Sashamii Omakase (10pcs)
Chef's selection.
$40.00
Umai Grand
Chef's selection of sushi (5pcs), sashimi (5pcs), unagi kyu roll and hamachi jalapeno roll.
$49.00

Side Orders  

Brown Rice
$3.00
Sushi Rice
$4.00
Steamed Rice
$3.00
Teriyaki Sauce
$2.00
Spicy Mayo
$1.00
Unagi Sauce
$1.00
Wasabi Mayo
$1.00
Mayo
$1.00
Chili Oil
$1.00

Desserts  

Mochi Ice Cream (2pcs)
$6.00
Mango Sherbert Ice Cream
$5.00
Green Tea Ice Crean
$5.00
Lychee Sherbet Ice Cream
$5.00
Black Sesame Seed Ice Cream
$5.00

Beverages  

Hot Green Tea
$3.00
Iced Green Tea
$4.00
Iced Tea
$3.00
Soda
$3.00
San Pellegrino Sparkling Water
$4.00
Fiji Bottled Water
$3.00
Melon Cream Soda
$4.00

We offer delivery and takeout for this restaurant.

Ordering Hours

Sunday4:30 PM - 9:15 PM
Monday11:30 AM - 2:45 PM
Tuesday11:30 AM - 2:45 PM
Wednesday11:30 AM - 2:45 PM
Thursday11:30 AM - 2:45 PM
Friday11:30 AM - 2:45 PM
Saturday11:30 AM - 2:45 PM