Ikigai Sushi & Izakaya 372 West Chicago Avenue

Spicy tuna, scallions and cucumber.

Steamed soybeans with sea salt

Salmon, avocado

Steamed soybeans with sea salt

Red miso soybean paste with wakame, tofu, dashi and scallions

Fresh mixed green, cucumber, tomato, pepitas and miso-ginger dressing

Japanese fried chicken, lemon zest, scallions with lime zest, mentaiko spicy mayo

Deep-fried dumplings filled with group chicken and vegetables with chilli soy vinaigrette

Octopus balls with mayo, okonomiyaki sauce, bonito flakes, aonori seaweed

Deep-fried Japanese squid tentacles with lemon

Seasonal assorted raw fish

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

Soy marinated pork belly

Marinated skirt steak, tokyo negi

Salmon with miso shio koji

Japanese white shrimp with salt, togarashi and nori

Chicken thigh, tokyo negi, togarashi

Chicken wings with shio and pepper or tare sauce

Chicken skin with shio and tare sauce

Soy marinated chicken gizzard

Chicken heart with shio or tare sauce

w/ Shio

w/ Shio

Shiitake mushroom, tokyo negi

Japanese sweet pepper with kabayaki sauce and bonito flakes

w/ Shio

Chef's assorted chicken selections

Chef's assorted vegetable selections

Chef's assorted selections

Assorted raw fish, cucumber, tamago, salmon roe and nori over rice

Barbecued freshwater eel, cucumber, tamago, sansho pepper and nori over rice

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

Lean Bluefin Tuna

Medium fatty tuna belly

Fatty tuna belly

Yellowtal

Wild Amberjack

Red sea bream

Faroe Island salmon

House marinated mackerel

Spot prawn

House marinated salmon roe

Barbecued freshwater eel

Barbecued saltwater eel

House made sweet omelet

Scallop

Hokkaido sea urchin

Bluefin Tuna Loin

Medium fatty tuna belly

Fatty tuna belly

Yellowtal

Wild Amberjack

Red sea bream

Faroe Island salmon

House marinated mackerel

Spot prawn

House marinated salmon roe

Barbecued freshwater eel

Barbecued saltwater eel

House made sweet omelet

Scallop

Hokkaido sea urchin

Chef's seasonal assorted nigiri selections served with miso soup.

Chef's seasonal assorted sashimi selections served with miso soup.

Chef's seasonal assorted nigiri and sashimi selections served with miso soup.

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

Three different styles of salmon.

Four pieces of nigiri style with toppings.

Plain tuna roll.

Plain salmon roll.

Chopped yellowtail and scallions.

Marinated mackerel, scallions, shiso leaf and ginger.

Spicy crispy garlic scallop and cucumber.

Spicy tuna, scallions and cucumber.

Spicy yellowtail, scallions and cucumber.

Salmon, Tobanjan Mayo, Cucumber and scallions

Shrimp tempura, cucumber, unagi sauce

Spicy crab meat, cucumber, avocado

Barbecued eel, cucumber, unagi sauce

Salmon, avocado

Tuna and avocado roll.

Plain avocado roll.

Steamed Asparagus roll.

Avocado and cucumber roll.

Pickle dikon radish roll.

Cucumber roll.

Marinated sweet gourd roll.

Marinated shiitake mushroom roll.

Shiitake tempura and togarashi roll.

Spicy crab meat, cucumber, avocado topped with assorted raw fish [5].

Shrimp tempura, cucumber topped with seared spicy crabmeat.

Breaded soft-shell crab, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, unagi sauce

Tuna, unagi, tamago, oshinko and cucumber roll.

Crabmeat, unagi, tamago, cucumber, shiso leaf and red shiso powder roll.

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

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

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

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

Lean and fatty bluefin tuna, avocado, black truffle oil topped with katsuo furikake. [10]

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

4 Skewers of Beef Brisket in a Miso Sauce and Chopped Onions. Served with Miso soup and Rice.

Chocolate lava cake with green tea ice cream