Kansaku Evanston, IL
Chef Specials
Sushi Bar
- Uni Toro Ikura Handroll$17.00
- Blufin Tuna Nigiri Sampler (3 pcs)$23.00
- Blufin Tuna Sashimi Sampler (3 pcs)$23.00
- Blue Fin Tuna Nigiri (1 pcs)$6.00
- Bluefin Tuna Sashimi (2pcs)$11.00
- Tu Toro Nigiri (1pc)$9.00
- Tu Toro Sashimi (2pcs)$17.00
- O Toro Nigiri (1pc)$11.00
- O Toro Sashimi (2pcs)$21.00
- Blue Fin Tuna & Avocado Maki$11.00
- Blue Fin Tuna & Scallion Maki$10.00
- Tu Toro & Avocado Maki$16.00
- Tu Toro & Scallion Maki$15.00
- O Toro & Avocado Maki$18.00
- O Toro & Scallion Maki$17.00
Appetizers
From Sushi Bar
- Crispy Spider Roll$13.00
Soft shell crab, cream cheese & asparagus wrapped in eggroll skin with wasabi mayo & eel sauce
- Oyster Shooter$7.00
Fresh oyster, quail egg, and scallions in ponzu and sake with a hint of spicy sauce
- Sashimi Carpaccio
Thin sliced sashimi with ponzu sauce Yellowtail or Hawaiian amberjack (Add 2)
- Sashimi Sampler$21.00
Two pieces of each tuna, salmon & yellowtail sashimi
- Smoky Yellowtail Sashimi$17.00
Yellowtail sashimi smoked with apple wood served with truffle ponzu
- Spicy Tuna Tartar$13.00
Seared spicy tuna, avocado, and served with ponzu and taro chips
- Tataki
Seared sashimi with tomato, red onion and avocado served with house tataki sauce Tuna, Salmon, or White tuna
- Tuna Poke$15.00
Rayu infused diced ahi tuna and Asian salsa served on taro chips and sprinkled with fresh grated parmesan cheese
- Uni Shooter$12.00
Uni, quail egg, and scallions in ponzu and sake with a hint of spicy sauce
From Kitchen
- Agedashi Tofu$7.00
Delicately deep fried tofu in a dashi broth
- Asparagus Beef Roll$13.00
Asparagus rolled with black angus filet mignon and sautéed in teriyaki sauce
- Bacon Wrapped Scallop$15.00
Pan fried bacon wrapped scallops in a skewer served with teriyaki sauce and spicy mayo dipping on the side
- Beef Tataki$17.00
Thin sliced seared black angus tenderloin, tomato, red onion, and avocado with citrus garlic sauce
- Coconut Shrimp$12.00
Coconut crushed deep fried tiger prawn on green tea noodle salad served with sweet chili sauce and eel sauce
- Crispy Calamari Karaage$9.00
Calamari with Japanese Karaage batter delicately fried and served with spicy mayo & garlic sauce
- Edamame$6.00
Steamed and salted soy bean in the pod
- Gomae$7.00
Boiled spinach with house peanut based sauce
- Gyoza$7.00
Pan fried vegetable dumpling with ponzu sauce
- Kaki Fry$15.00
Panko battered oysters delicately fried served with Worcestershire sauce
- Lobster Spring Roll$14.00
Crispy egg roll with curried lobster and vegetables served with sweet chili and eel sauce
- Soft-Shell Crab$12.00
Black sesame tempura, battered jumbo soft-shell crab fried and served with ponzu sauce
- Shrimp Shumai$7.00
Japanese style steamed shrimp dumpling with ponzu sauce
- Stuffed Mushroom$9.00
Mushrooms stuffed with spicy crab battered in panko and delicately deep fried served with spicy mayo and teriyaki sauce
- Takoyaki$9.00
Ball-shaped tempura batter filled with diced octopus, green onion, cabbage and pickled ginger served with Worcestershire sauce, wasabi mayo, and dried bonito
- Tempura$8.00+
- Yakitori$6.00
Chicken skewers served with teriyaki sauce
Soup/Salad/Rice/Sides
- Miso Soup$4.00
- Side Salad$4.00
Fresh iceberg lettuce with house ginger dressing
- House Salad$8.00
Spring mix, beets, carrots, cabbage, oranges, tomatoes, potato crunch with ginger dressing
- Cucumber Salad$6.00
Thin slices of cucumber served with ponzu sauce
- Seaweed Salad$7.00
Seasoned seaweed with ponzu sauce
- Ika Sansai Salad$9.00
Seasoned squid salad with ponzu sauce
- Tako Su$13.00
- Kani Su$21.00
Shredded king crab meat wrapped in cucumber drizzled with a light vinaigrette dressing
- Assorted Japanese Pickle$7.00
- Steamed White Rice$2.00
- Sushi Rice$3.00
- Brown Rice$3.00
- Black Rice$3.00
- Brown Sushi Rice$4.00
- Black Sushi Rice$4.00
- Sauteed Vegetable$8.00
- Udon Noodle$7.00
- Udon Noodle With Only Soup$10.00
- Vegetable Korokke$5.00
Sauce/Dressing
Sushi
Chef Signature Nigiri ( 1pc)
- Tuna Signature Nigiri$5.00
Beech mushroom with truffle ponzu
- Salmon Signature Nigiri$5.00
Marinated seared salmon topped with onion & scallion
- Yellowtail Signature Nigiri$5.00
Seared yellowtail with jalapeno & wasabi tobiko and ponzu
- Hawaiian Amberjack Signature Nigiri$5.50Out of stock
Jalapeno, spicy crunch garlic and ponzu
- Red Snapper Signature Nigiri$6.00
Served with shiso leaf, salmon roe with truffle ponzu
- Mackerel Signature Nigiri$4.50
Seared and served with grated ginger, scallion and ponzu
- Sweet Shrimp Signature Nigiri$7.50
Seared creamy sauce and topped with black tobiko, scallion & ponzu
- Uni-Ika Signature Nigiri$8.50
Shiso leaf, scallion and sea urchin
- Toro Signature Nigiri$11.00
Nigiri (2pcs)
- Quail Egg Only$2.00
- Black Flying Fish Roe Nigiri$8.00
- Fresh Water Eel Nigiri$9.00
- Hawaiian Amberjack Nigiri$9.00Out of stock
- King Crab Nigiri$19.00
- Mackerel Nigiri$7.00
- Octopus Nigiri$8.00
- Red Flying Fish Roe Nigiri$8.00
- Red Snapper Nigiri$10.00
- Salmon Nigiri$8.00
- Salmon Roe Nigiri$11.00
- Scallop Nigiri$10.00
- Sea Urchin Nigiri$18.00
- Sea Water Eel Nigiri$8.00
- Shrimp Nigiri$7.00
- Smelt Roe Nigiri$7.00
- Smoked Salmon Nigiri$8.00
- Spicy Flying Fish Roe Nigiri$8.00
- Squid Nigiri$7.00
- Striped Bass Nigiri$7.00
- Super White Tuna Nigiri$8.00
- Surf Clam Nigiri$6.00
- Sweet Shrimp Nigiri$10.00
- Tamago Nigiri$6.00
- Tuna Nigiri$8.00
- Wasabi Flying Fish Roe Nigiri$9.00
- Yellowtail Nigiri$8.00
Sashimi (4 pcs)
- Quail Egg Only$2.00
- Black Flying Fish Roe Sashimi$15.00
- Fresh Water Eel Sashimi$17.00
- Hawaiian Amberjack Sashimi$17.00Out of stock
- King Crab Sashimi$37.00
- Mackerel Sashimi$13.00
- Octopus Sashimi$15.00
- Red Flying Fish Roe Sashimi$15.00
- Red Snapper Sashimi$19.00
- Salmon Roe Sashimi$21.00
- Salmon Sashimi$15.00
- Scallop Sashimi$19.00
- Sea Urchin Sashimi$35.00
- Sea Water Eel Sashimi$15.00
- Shrimp Sashimi$13.00
- Smelt Roe Sashimi$13.00
- Smoke Salmon Sashimi$15.00
- Spicy Flying Fish Roe Sashimi$15.00
- Squid Sashimi$13.00
- Stripe Bass Sashimi$13.00
- Super White Tuna Sashimi$15.00
- Surf Clam Sashimi$11.00
- Sweet Shrimp Sashimi$19.00
- Tamago Sashimi$11.00
- Tuna Sashimi$15.00
- Wasabi Flying Fish Roe Sashimi$17.00
- Yellowtail Sashimi$15.00
Signature Maki (Short 5 pcs, Long 8-10 pcs)
- Carnival$12.00+
Spicy tuna and avocado over shrimp tempura, crab and cucumber roll served with sweet chili and eel sauce topped with potato flake
- Caterpillar$10.00+
Black and red tobiko on top of avocado over crab and cucumber roll with wasabi mayo
- Citrus Spring$14.00
Spicy tuna, lettuce, avocado, shiso, crab and cucumber wrapped in rice paper topped with nashi pear served with ponzu
- Crab Crunch$11.00+
Crab over shrimp tempura and cucumber roll with tempura crumb with spicy mayo and eel sauce
- Creamy Lobster$14.00+
Lobster tempura over lobster-mix and cucumber roll served with creamy sauce and eel sauce
- Dragon$12.00+
Fresh water eel on top of shrimp tempura avocado and cucumber roll with spicy mayo and eel sauce
- Dynamite$13.00+
Baked scallop, mushroom and onions mixed with creamy sauce over crab cucumber roll with eel sauce
- Fiesta$13.00+
Salmon, tuna, cilantro, jalapeno and avocado roll with orange tobiko, spicy sauce and wasabi mayo
- Fire Dragon$12.00+
Tuna over spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, cilantro and cucumber roll topped with jalapeno & served with poke sauce
- Kamikaze$12.00+
Spicy tuna and cucumber roll topped with seared tuna and black tobiko served with spicy mayo and eel sauce
- Kansaku$19.00
Shrimp tempura, freshwater eel, cream cheese, wasabi tobiko and asparagus rolled in soybean paper served with wasabi mayo and eel sauce
- King Kong$13.00+
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, asparagus and avocado roll topped with black tobiko and tempura crumb, served with wasabi mayo and eel sauce
- Lake Shore Dr$19.00
Yellowtail, super white tuna, cilantro, jalapeno, wasabi tobiko rolled with soybean paper served with spicy sauce
- Lobster King$19.00+
Lobster tempura, cucumber, avocado roll topped with king crab and black tobiko served with creamy sauce and eel sauce
- Lollipop$14.00
Tuna, white tuna, shrimp, asparagus, and avocado wrapped in cucumber with ponzu sauce
- Rainbow$11.00+
Four different fish on top of California roll
- Salmon Cheviche$12.00+
Fresh salmon and thin sliced lemon over spicy crab and cucumber roll served with ponzu sauce
- Scorpion$14.00+
Soft shell crab, crab and cucumber roll topped with seared spicy tuna served with chili oil, spicy mayo and eel sauce
- Shiroi$12.00+
Seared super white tuna on top of spicy tuna and cucumber roll served with garlic ponzu sauce
- Spicy Crunch$11.00+
Spicy tuna over shrimp tempura and cucumber roll with tempura crumb with spicy mayo and eel sauce
- Tiger Prawn$12.00+
Sweet vinegar marinated shrimp and avocado over spicy crab cucumber roll with shiso pesto sauce
- Veggie Garden$16.00
Sweet potato tempura, asparagus, cucumber, jalapeno and avocado wrapped in soybean paper served with spicy sauce, spicy mayo and teriyaki sauce
- Volcano$12.00+
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, crab roll topped with spicy squid and orange tobiko served with spicy mayo and eel sauce
Traditional Maki
- Asparagus$5.00
- Avocado$5.00
- California$8.00
- Cucumber$5.00
- Cucumber & Avo$6.00
- Eel Cucumber$9.00
- Futo$8.00
- King Crab California$19.00
- Lobster Tempura Roll$15.00
- Oshinko$5.00
- Philadelphia$9.00
- Salmon$9.00
- Salmon Avocado$10.00
- Salmon Skin$7.00
- Shrimp Tempura$9.00
- Soft Shell Crab$10.00
- Spicy Crab$8.00
- Spicy Salmon$8.00
- Spicy Scallop$10.00
- Spicy Squid$8.00
- Spicy Tuna$8.00
- Sweet Potato$6.00
- Tempura Vegetarian$6.00
- Tuna$9.00
- Tuna Avocado$10.00
- Vegetarian$6.00
- Yellowtail Scallion$8.00
Entrees
Entree
- Assorted Sushi
Chef's choice of nigiri and California roll
- Assorted Sashimi
Chef's choice of the fresh sashimi cut
- Chicken Teriyaki$15.00+
Grilled chicken on steamed rice an sautéed vegetables served with teriyaki sauce
- Spicy Chicken$15.00+
Grilled chicken on steamed rice an sautéed vegetables served with spicy teriyaki sauce
- Salmon Teriyaki$17.00+
Grilled Alaskan Salmon on steamed rice an sautéed vegetables served with teriyaki sauce
- Chilean Sea Bass$35.00
Grilled Chilean sea bass on steamed rice an sautéed vegetables served with teriyaki or creamy garlic sauce
- Chicken Kat Su$16.00+
Panko crusted deep fried chicken on steamed rice and sautéed vegetables served with Worcestershire sauce
- Pork Kat Su$16.00+
Panko crusted deep fried pork tenderloin on steamed rice and sautéed vegetables served with Worcestershire sauce
- Filet Mignon$20.00+
Grilled black angus tenderloin on steamed rice an sautéed vegetables served with teriyaki sauce
- Tofu Katsu$12.00+
Deep fried tofu on steamed rice and sautéed vegetables served with sweet chili and teriyaki sauce
- Gal-Bi$31.00
Grilled 10 oz sliced bone-in short rib marinated in honey soy and served with sautéed vegetables and steamed rice
- Vegetable Entree$13.00
- Chirashi$35.00
- Tuna Don$35.00
- Salmon Don$35.00
- Unagi Don$35.00
Donburi
Bento Box
Noodle
- Nabeyaki Udon$18.00
Japanese thick noodle soup with spinach, green onion, shrimp, chicken, egg, mushroom and kanikama in a cast iron pot
- Tempura Udon$18.00
Japanese think noodle soup with shrimp and vegetable tempura
- Shoyu Ramen$18.00
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
- Yaki Soba$17.00
Stir fried Japanese soba noodle with delicately deep fried tofu and vegetables
Desserts
- 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
- Gelato$6.00
- Green Tea Ice Cream$6.00
- Mochi Ice Cream$6.00
Flavored ice cream wrapped with rice cake, strawberry, mango, green tea, or red bean
- Pyramid$8.00
Chocolate mousse on a chocolate sponge cake base with crunch gianduia(chocolate and hazelnut) center, dusted with cocoa powder and decorated with white chocolate drops
- Tempura Ice Cream$10.00
Deep fried tempura battered vanilla ice cream covered with thin layer of bread served with drizzled chocolate syrup
Beverage Menu
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
White Wines
Red Wines
Sake Menu
- Premium Sake Flight$25.00
- Nigori Sake Flight$15.00
- Tektenjin Sword of the Sun$29.00
- Tozai Well of Wisdom$29.00
- Rihaku Dance of Discovery$29.00
- Kanbara Bride of The Fox$37.00
- Rihaku Shuzo, Wandering Poet$37.00
- Denshin Yuki ~snow~$15.00+
- Chitonosono Shared Promise$15.00+
- Konteki Tears of Dawn$22.00+
- Fukucho Moon of the Water$25.00+
- Yamada Everlasting Roots$15.00+
- Tentaka Hawk in the Heaven$14.00+
- Ozeki$7.00+
- Rihaku Dreamy Clouds$19.00+
- Sayuri$9.00+
- Tozai Blossom of Peace$10.00+