Fresh oyster or uni, quail egg, and scallions in ponzu and sake with a hint of spicy sauce
$5.00
$7.00
Smoky Yellowtail Sashimi
$15.00
Yellowtail sashimi smoked with apple wood served with truffle ponzu
Sashimi Carpaccio
$15.00
Thin sliced sashimi with ponzu sauce Yellowtail
Add Hawaiian Amberjack
$2.00
Tataki
$15.00
Seared sashimi with tomato, red onion and avocado served with house tataki sauce Tuna, salmon, or white tuna
Sashimi Sampler
$17.00
Two pieces of each tuna, salmon & yellowtail sashimi
Crispy Spider Roll
$10.00
Soft shell crab, cream cheese & asparagus wrapped in eggroll skin with wasabi mayo & eel sauce
Spicy Tuna Tartare
$10.00
Seared spicy tuna, avocado, and served with ponzu sauce and taro chips
Tuna Poke
$11.00
Rayu infused diced ahi tuna and Asian salsa served on taro chips and sprinkled with fresh grated parmesan cheese
From the Kitchen
Edamame
$5.00
Steamed and salted soy bean in the pod
Gomae
$6.00
Boiled spinach with house peanut based sauce
Tempura
Shrimp$8.00
Vegetables$6.00
Mix (2 Shrimp with Vegetable)$9.00
Lobster Mix (2 Lobster and Vegetables)$17.00
Shrimp Shumai
$6.00
Japanese style steamed shrimp dumpling with ponzu sauce
Yakitori
$5.00
Chicken skewers served with teriyaki sauce
Stuffed Mushroom
$7.00
Mushrooms stuffed with spicy crab battered in panko and delicately deep fried served with spicy mayo and teriyaki sauce
Takoyaki
$7.00
Ball-shaped tempura batter filled with diced octopus, green onion, cabbage and pickled ginger served with Worcestershire sauce, wasabi mayo, and dried bonito
Bacon Wrapped Scallop
$11.00
Pan fried bacon wrapped scallops in a skewer served with teriyaki sauce and spicy mayo dipping on the side
Asparagus Beef Roll
$10.00
Asparagus rolled with black angus filet mignon and sauteed in teriyaki sauce
Gyoza
$6.00
Pan fried vegetable dumpling with ponzu sauce
Agedashi Tofu
$6.00
Delicately deep fried tofu in a dashi broth
Crispy Calamari Karaage
$7.00
Calamari with Japanese Karaage batter delicately fried and served with spicy mayo & garlic sauce
Beef Tataki
$13.00
Thin sliced seared black angus tenderloin, tomato, red onion, and avocado with citrus garlic sauce
Lobster Spring Roll
$11.00
Crispy egg roll with curried lobster and vegetables served with sweet chili and eel sauce
Coconut Shrimp
$10.00
Coconut crusted deep fried tiger prawn on green tea noodle salad served with sweet chili sauce and eel sauce
Soft Shell Crab
$11.00
Black sesame tempura, battered jumbo soft-shell crab fried and served with ponzu sauce
Kaki Fry
$9.00
Panko battered oysters delicately fried served with Worcestershire sauce
Soups / Salads / Rice
Seaweed Salad
$6.00
Seasoned seaweed salad with ponzu sauce
Cucumber Salad
$5.00
Thin slices of cucumber served with ponzu sauce
Ika Sansai Salad
$7.00
Seasoned squid salad with ponzu sauce
Side Salad
$3.00
Fresh iceberg lettuce with house ginger dressing
Kani Su
$14.00
Shredded King Crab meat wrapped in cucumber drizzled with a light vinaigrette dressing
Available in Black or Brown Rice (Add $1 / each order)
Tuna
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$7.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$13.00
Salmon
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$7.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$13.00
Yellowtail
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$7.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$13.00
Super White Tuna
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$7.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$13.00
Red Snapper
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$9.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$17.00
Hawaiian Amber Jack
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$8.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$15.00
Striped Bass
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$6.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$11.00
Smoked Salmon
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$6.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$11.00
Mackerel
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$6.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$11.00
Fresh Water Eel
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$8.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$15.00
Sea Water Eel
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$7.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$13.00
King Crab
M/P
Scallop
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$8.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$15.00
Sweet Shrimp
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$8.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$15.00
Squid
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$6.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$11.00
Octopus
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$7.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$13.00
Shrimp
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$6.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$11.00
Tamago
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$5.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$9.00
Surf Clam
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$5.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$9.00
Sea Urchin
M/P
Salmon Roe
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$7.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$13.00
Smelt Roe
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$5.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$9.00
Flying Fish Roe
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$6.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$11.00
Wasabi Flying Fish Roe
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$7.00
Sashimi (4 Pieces)$13.00
Quail Egg on Items
Nigiri (2 Pieces)$2.00
Chef Signature Nigiri (1 Pc)
Tuna
$4.50
Beech Mushroom with truffle ponzu
Salmon
$4.50
Marinated seared salmon topped with onion & scallion
Yellowtail
$4.50
Seared yellowtail with jalapeno &wasabi tobiko and ponzu
Hawaiian Amberjack
$5.00
Jalapeno, spicy crunch garlic and ponzu
Red Snapper
$5.50
Served with shiso leaf, salmon roe with truffle ponzu
Mackerel
$4.00
Seared and served with grated ginger, scallion and ponzu
Sweet Shrimp
$6.00
Seared creamy sauce and topped with black tobiko, scallion, & ponzu
Uni - Ika
$6.00
Shiso leaf, scallion and sea urchin
Entree
Each entree served with miso soup or side salad. Available in Black or Brown Rice (Add $2)
From the Sushi Bar
Assorted Sushi
Chef's choice of nigiri and California roll
5 Pieces$19.00
8 Pieces$27.00
Assorted Sashimi
Chef's choice of the fresh sashimi cut
12 Pieces$29.00
18 Pieces$43.00
Chirashi, Tuna Don, Salmon Don, Unagi Don
8 Pieces$27.00
From the Kitchen
Chicken / Spicy Chicken Teriyaki
Grilled chicken on steamed rice and sauteed vegetables served with teriyaki sauce
Half$10.00
Full$17.00
Salmon Teriyaki
Grilled Alaskan salmon on steamed rice and sauteed vegetables served with teriyaki sauce
Half$11.00
Full$19.00
Chilean Sea Bass
$25.00
Grilled Chilean sea bass on steamed rice and sauteed vegetables served with teriyaki sauce
Pork / Chicken Kat Su
Panko crusted deep fried pork tenderloin / chicken on steamed rice and sauteed vegetables served with worchestershire sauce
Half$11.00
Full$18.00
Filet Mignon
Grilled black angus tenderloin on steamed rice and sauteed vegetables served with teriyaki sauce
Half$14.00
Full$25.00
Tofu Katsu
Deep fried tofu steak on steamed rice and sauteed vegetables served with sweet chili and teriyaki sauce
Half$9.00
Full$15.00
Gal-Bi (Korean BBQ Style)
$23.00
Grilled 10 oz sliced bone-in short rib marinated in honey soy and served with sautéed vegetable and steamed rice
Donburi (Rice Bowl Dish)
Comes with miso soup or side salad. Served with onion simmered in a mildly sweet sauce flavored with dashi, soy sauce and mirin and egg
Chicken Kat Su / Pork Kat Su$13.00
Gyudon (Thin Sliced Beef)$15.00
Tendon (Mix Tempura)$15.00
Maki
LC = low carbohydrate (6 pieces) Available in Black or Brown Rice (Add $1 / each maki)
Kansaku
$17.00
Shrimp tempura, freshwater eel, cream cheese, wasabi tobiko and asparagus rolled in soybean paper served with wasabi mayo and eel sauce
Fiesta
Salmon, tuna, cilantro, jalapeno and avocado roll with orange tobiko, spicy sauce and wasabi mayo
Short$11.00
Long$16.00
King Kong
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, asparagus and avocado roll topped with black tobiko and tempura crumb, served with wasabi mayo and eel sauce
Short$11.00
Long$16.00
Scorpion
Soft shell crab, crab and cucumber roll topped with seared spicy tuna served with chili oil, spicy mayo and eel sauce
Short$12.00
Long$17.00
Lake Shore Drive
$16.00
Yellow tail, super white tuna, cilantro, jalapeno, wasabi tobiko rolled with soybean paper served with spicy sauce, ponzu sauce
Veggie Garden
$14.00
Sweet potato tempura, asparagus, cucumber, jalapeno and avocado wrapped in soybean paper served with spicy sauce, spicy mayo and teriyaki sauce
Kamikaze
Spicy tuna and cucumber roll topped with seared tuna and black tobiko served with spicy mayo and eel sauce
Short$10.00
Long$15.00
Shiroi
Seared super white tuna on top of spicy tuna and cucumber roll served with garlic ponzu sauce
Short$10.00
Long$15.00
Volcano
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, crab roll topped with spicy squid and orange tobiko served with spicy mayo and eel sauce
Short$10.00
Long$15.00
Tiger Prawn
Sweet vinegar marinated shrimp and avocado over spicy crab cucumber roll with shiso pesto sauce
Short$10.00
Long$15.00
Dynamite
Baked scallop, mushroom and onions mixed with creamy sauce over crab cucumber roll with eel sauce
Short$10.00
Long$15.00
Carnival
Spicy tuna and avocado over shrimp tempura, crab and cucumber roll served with sweet chili and eel sauce topped with potato flake
Short$9.00
Long$14.00
Creamy Lobster
Lobster tempura over lobster-mix and cucumber roll served with creamy sauce and eel sauce
Short$12.00
Long$17.00
Lobster King
Lobster tempura, cucumber, avocado roll topped with king crab and black tobiko served with creamy sauce and eel sauce
Short$15.00
Long$24.00
Fire Dragon
Tuna over spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, cilantro and cucumber roll topped with jalapeno & served with poke sauce
Short$11.00
Long$16.00
Salmon Ceviche
Fresh salmon and thin sliced lemon over spicy crab and cucumber roll served with ponzu sauce
Short$10.00
Long$15.00
Crab Crunch
Crab over shrimp tempura and cucumber roll with tempura crumb with spicy mayo and eel sauce
Short$8.00
Long$13.00
Spicy Crunch
Spicy tuna over shrimp tempura and cucumber roll with tempura crumb with spicy mayo and eel sauce
Short$8.00
Long$13.00
Rainbow
Four different fish on top of California roll
Short$9.00
Long$14.00
Caterpillar
Black and red tobiko on top of avocado over crab and cucumber roll with wasabi mayo
Short$7.00
Long$12.00
Dragon
Fresh water eel on top of shrimp tempura avocado and cucumber roll with spicy mayo and eel sauce
Short$11.00
Long$16.00
Citrus Spring (LC)
$13.00
Spicy tuna, lettuce, avocado, shiso, crab and cucumber wrapped in rice paper topped with nashi pear served with ponzu
Lollipop (LC)
$13.00
Tuna, white tuna, shrimp, asparagus, and avocado wrapped in cucumber with ponzu sauce
Cucumber / Avocado / Asparagus / Oshinko
$4.00
Cucumber & Avocado
$5.00
Tuna / Salmon
$5.50
Tuna Avocado / Salmon Avocado
$6.50
California
$5.50
Yellowtail Scallion
$6.00
Vegetarian
$5.00
Spicy Tuna / Spicy Crab / Spicy Squid
$6.00
Shrimp Tempura
$7.00
Sweet Potato / Tempura Vegetarian
$6.00
Soft Shell Crab / Spicy Scallop
$8.00
Eel Cucumber
$8.00
Philadelphia
$7.00
Salmon Skin
$6.00
King Crab California
8 Pieces$12.00
Lobster Tempura
5 Pieces$11.00
Noodles
Sub: Chicken Add $3, Beef Add $5, Shrimp Add $5
Nabeyaki Udon
$14.00
Japanese thick noodle soup with spinach, green onion, shrimp, chicken, egg, mushroom and kanikama in a cast iron pot
Tempura Udon Soup
$14.00
Japanese thick noodle soup with shrimp and vegetable tempura
Shoyu Ramen
$14.00
Ramen noodle in a shoyu based chicken broth topped with chashu (pork belly), corn, bamboo shoot, bean sprout, soft boild egg, green onion, seaweed paper and hint of ichimi spice
Yaki Soba
$12.00
Stir fried Japanese Soba noodle with delicately deep fried tofu and vegetables
Dinner Bento Box
Served with miso soup, side salad, vegetable croquette, California roll, and 3 pieces of Nigiri (Available in Black Rice or Brown Rice Add $2)
Chicken Teriyaki
$27.00
Spicy Chicken Teriyaki
$27.00
Salmon Teriyaki
$29.00
Chicken Kat Su
$28.00
Pork Kat Su
$28.00
Tofu Kat Su
$25.00
Maki
$29.00
Shrimp Tempura & Spicy Tuna
Nigiri
5 Pieces$33.00
Sashimi
6 Pieces$35.00
Tempura
Vegetable$25.00
Mix$28.00
Lunch Special
Available Monday through Friday 11:30am - 2:30pm
Bento Box
Served with miso soup, side salad, vegetable croquette, California roll, and steamed white rice. Available in Black Rice or Brown Rice Add $2; Sub rice to 3 pieces of Nigiri: Add $7
Chicken Teriyaki
$14.00
Spicy Chicken Teriyaki
$14.00
Salmon Teriyaki
$16.00
Chicken Kat Su
$15.00
Pork Kat Su
$15.00
Tofu Kat Su
$13.00
Maki
$17.00
Shrimp Tempura & Spicy Tuna
Nigiri
5 Pieces$19.00
Sashimi
6 Pieces$19.00
Tempura
Vegetable$13.00
Mix$16.00
Donburi
Rice Bowl Dish. Comes with miso soup or side salad. Served with onion simmered in a mildly sweet sauce flavored with dashi, soy sauce and mirin and egg
Chicken Kat Su / Pork Kat Su
$11.00
Gyudon
$13.00
thin sliced beef
Tendon
$13.00
mix tempura
Chirashi, Tuna Don, Salmon Don, Unagi Don
5 Pieces$15.00
Noodles
Nabeyaki Udon
$14.00
Japanese thick noodle soup with spinach, green onion, shrimp, chicken, egg, mushroom and kanikama in a cast iron pot
Shoyu Ramen
$14.00
Ramen noodle in a shoyu based chicken broth topped with chashu (pork belly), corn, bamboo shoot, bean sprout, soft boiled egg, green onion, seaweed paper and hint of ichimi spice
Tempura Udon Soup
$14.00
Japanese thick noodle soup with shrimp and vegetable tempura
Yaki Soba (Tofu)
$12.00
Stir fried Japanese Soba noodle with delicately deep fried tofu and vegetables
Sub Chicken
$5.00
Sub Beef
$7.00
Sub Shrimp
$7.00
Sushi Burrito
Subject to upcharge for Substitutions or Additions. All sushi burrito is wrapped with sushi rice and full size seaweed paper then cut in half
Raw Non Spicy
$13.00
Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, cucumber, avocado, and smelt roe
Raw Spicy
$13.00
Spicy tuna, spicy crab, spicy squid, cucumber, avocado, smelt roe, and spicy mayo
Cooked Non Spicy
$13.00
Fresh water eel, crab, shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, and eel sauce
Cooked Spicy
$13.00
Fresh water eel, spicy crab, shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, and eel sauce
Vegetarian
$10.00
Sweet potato tempura, oshinko, jalapeno, cucumber, avocado, and asparagus
Sushi Catering Trays
Feeds up to 6 - 8
Kansaku Traditional
$125.00
Assorted Traditional rolls. About 100 pieces
Kansaku Signature
$200.00
Assorted Signature rolls. About 100 pieces
Desserts
Pyramid
$8.00
Chocolate mousse on a chocolate sponge cake base with crunchy gianduia (chocolate and hazelnut) center, dusted with cocoa powder and decorated with white chocolate drops
Chocolate Souffle
$8.00
Moist chocolate cake with a heart of creamy rich chocolate
Exotic Bomba
$8.00
Mango, passion fruit, and raspberry sorbet all covered in white chocolate and drizzled with chocolate
Tempura Ice Cream
$10.00
Deep fried tempura battered vanilla ice cream covered with thin layer of bread served with drizzled chocolate syrup
Mochi Ice Cream
$6.00
Flavored ice cream wrapped with rice cake, strawberry, mango, green tea, or red bean
Mango-Lychee Gelato
$6.00
Green Tea Ice Cream
$6.00
Kansaku Daily Specials
Dine in Only. Not valid with any other promotion
Senior's Monday
10% off for the customers who are 65 years and older on regular menu items
Tini - Tuesday
$7.00
All Kansaku Signature Martinis & Cocktails
Wine Wednesday
$6.00
Selected glass of wines
Sake Thursday
House Hot Sake
Large$7.00
Wine List
Sparkling
Mionetto Prosecco, Veneto, Italy
Split$8.00
Chandon Brut, California
Split$9.00
Chandon Rose, California
Split$9.00
White
Ruffino Lumina Pinot Grigio, Italy
$8.00
$29.00
Fire Road Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand
$8.00
$29.00
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand
$12.00
$45.00
Kungfu Girl, Washington State
$8.00
$29.00
Imagery Chardonnay, California
$9.00
$33.00
Raymond Chardonnay, Napa Valley
$12.00
$45.00
Interesting Wine
Whispering Angel Rose, Cotes de Province
$12.00
$45.00
Red
Block Nine Pinot Noir, California
$9.00
$33.00
Meiomi Pinot Noir, California
$12.00
$45.00
Tintonegro Malbec, Uco Valley
$9.00
$33.00
Epica Cabernet, Chile
$8.00
$29.00
Simi Cab, Alexander Valley
Half Bottle$23.00
7 Moons Red Blend, California
$8.00
$29.00
Alexander Valley Vineyards Merlot, Sonoma
Half Bottle$19.00
Non–alcoholic Beverages
Organic Hot Tea from Rishi
$3.50
Jade Cloud Green Tea, Jasmine Green Tea, Blueberry, Hibiscus, Peppermint, Chamomile Medley
Pure Leaf Tea
$4.00
Unsweetened, Sweetened, Lemon, Raspberry, or Peach
Evian Still / Badoit Sparkling Water
330ml$3.50
Ramune
Japanese Sprite$3.00
Cranberry
$2.00
Pear
$2.00
Pineapple
$2.00
Orange
$2.00
Apple Juice
$2.00
Coke
$2.00
Diet Coke
$2.00
Sprite
$2.00
Ginger Ale
$2.00
Lemonade
$2.00
Soda
$2.00
Tonic
$2.00
Signature Martinis
$12
Asian Pear
Absolut Pears Vodka, Pear Juice, Triple Sec
Cosmopolitan
Absolut Citron Vodka, Cranberry Juice, Triple Sec, Lime Juice
Pineapple Cosmopolitan
Absolut Citron Vodka, Pineapple Juice, Triple Sec, Lime Juice
French
Absolut Citron Vodka, Chambord, Pineapple Juice
Fuji Apple
Absolut Citron Vodka, Apple Pucker, Triple Sec, Lime Juice
Lychee
Absolut Vodka, Lychee Juice, Triple Sec
Godiva Chocolate
Absolut Vanilla, Godiva Chocolate, Bailey's
Samurai
Beefeater, Ty Ku Cucumber, Sour Mix, Cucumber Slices and Lime
Zentini
Absolut Citron, Ginger Liqueur, Ginger
Signature Cocktails
Mango Mojito
$11.00
Barcardi Mango Rum, Mint, Lime Juice, Club Soda, Mango Puree
Whether you seek familiar sushi preparations, traditional Japanese cooking or unique and innovative contemporary cuisine that blends Asian and Western cooking styles, Kansaku's seasonal cuisine, comfortable décor and knowledgeable service will provide you and your guests a dining experience that is both entirely satisfying and highly memorable.
Kansaku opened its first location in the heart of downtown in Evanston on November 13, 2006. Kansaku delivers the concept of contemporary Japanese fine dining at its best leaving you with an experience that will have you coming back for more.
Come experience the creativity of urban Japanese cuisine in a soothing ambience by the day and upbeat atmosphere by night. Although sushi is our forte, there are plenty of cooked entrees and appetizers from the kitchen.