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Izakaya Mita
1960 N Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
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Dinner Menu
Chilled Favorites
Wakame Salad
$6.00
seaweed salad
Ingen Goma Ae
$5.00
green beans in sweet black sesame
Horenso Goma Ae
$6.00
spinach in sweet black sesame
Kikurage-Su
$8.00
Wafu-Chuka style spicy cloud ear mushroom salad
Piri Kara Kyuri
$8.00
Wafu-Chuka style spicy seedless cucumbers
Gobo Kinpira
$6.00
shredded burdock root with carrots
Hiya-Yakko
$7.00
cold silken tofu, negi, bonito, soy
Sashimi Favorites
Maguro
tuna
- 4 Pc. $14.00
Sake
salmon
- 4 Pc. $14.00
Hamachi
yellowtail
- 4 Pc. $15.00
Moriawase
combination
- 3 Pc. (each) $32.00
Sashimi Salad
$17.00
mixed sashimi, greens, cucumber, wafu olive dressing
Maguro Avocado Poké Salad
$17.00
tuna, avocado, black sesame, Tamari Sriracha sesame dressing
Fermented Favorites
Oshinko
$5.50
Japanese pickles (Takuan, Kyuri-zuke, Rakkyo)
Nattoh and Rice
$7.00
fermented soybeans
Umeboshi
$3.50
pickled plums
Ika Shiokara
$5.50
marinated squid in fermented sauce
Takowasa
$5.50
raw octopus in wasabi marinade
Chuka Iidako
$5.50
Taré Hoisin marinated baby octopus
Sake no Tsumami
$15.00
Ika Shiokara, Takowasa, Chuka Iidako sampler
Warm Favorites
Kinoko Itame
$11.00
Fresh shiitake mushrooms sauteéd in buttery ponzu
Age Dashi Dofu
$8.50
deep fried tofu, bonito, negi, ginger, nori, tsuyu
Kabocha Korroke
$9.00
Housemade squash croquette, curry, nutmeg, nori, panko
Daigaku Imo
$9.00
Candied Japanese sweet potato fries, soy, sesame, kokuto
Takoyaki
octopus balls
- 4 Pc. $9.50
Kara-Age
$10.00
soy marinated Japanese style fried chicken
Iidako Kara-Age
$10.00
Japanese style fried baby octopus
Gyoza
pork or vegetable
- 6 Pc. $10.00
Yu Dofu
$11.00
tofu, kombu shiitake dashi, shiitake, hijiki, wakame, sake, ponzu, negi
Chawanmushi
$13.00
Japanese style savory custard with shrimp, Kamaboko, chicken, shiitake, ginkgo nut, citrus zest
Bincho-Tan Grill
Our traditional Japanese Kushiyaki grill uses Binchotan, a charcoal made from oak to grill individual skewers. It is chemical free, smokeless, odorless, and burns 3 times hotter than American charcoal. Because it burns hotter, the food is seared on the outside, sealing the juices on the inside. Choose Shio style (Salt and Saké) or Taré style (Homemade Tamari-based Teriyaki)
Chicken & Duck
Chicken Dark Meat
$5.00
Momo
Chicken White Meat
$5.00
Toriniku
Homemade Chicken Meat Balls
$8.50
Tsukune
Beer Brined Whole Crispy Wing
$6.00
Teba
Chicken Gizzards
$4.00
Ziro
Chicken Skins
$4.00
Kawa
Duck Breast
$9.00
Aka hatcho miso, umeboshi purée - Kamo Misozuke
Duck Liver
$6.00
w/ Negi Green Onion - Kamo Reba Negima
Duck Hearts
$6.00
w/ spicy sesame honey taré glaze- Kamo no Hatsu
Pork
Kurobuta Chashu Braised Pork Belly
$10.00
Buta Bara
Shishito Wrapped w/ Bacon
$8.50
Asupara-Bekon
Tina's Wiina!
$8.50
Sakura Duroc Pork Sausages - Wiina!
Seafood and Fish
Shrimp
$8.00
Ebi
Salmon
$8.00
Sake
Salmon Belly
$9.00
Sake toro (as available)
Yellowtail
$9.00
Hamachi
Shishamo
$9.50
3 Whole Pacific Smelt (as available)
Kawahagi
$6.50
bincho-tan broiled filefish jerky, Togarashi mayo
Hearty Bites
Gyu Tataki
$19.00
Tataki seared thinly sliced rare sirloin, butter, tataki dressing
Hamachi Kama
$17.00
broiled yellowtail collar, ponzu
Ika Sugatayaki
$17.00
grilled fresh squid, dipped in taré
Tonkatsu
$10.00
brined and fried pork cutlet, cabbage, Tonkatsu sauce
Saba
$10.00
broiled Pacific mackerel filet, grated daikon, ponzu
Spicy Miso Tofu Steak
$9.00
pan seared tofu steak, spicy miso, avocado
Okonomiyaki
Japanese savory pancake - flour, dashi, egg, yamaimo, bonito, okoni sauce, Kewpie mayo, ao nori, benishoga
Ebi & Kani
$18.00
shrimp & crab
Butabara
$18.00
Kurobuta pork belly
Tempura
Ebi
shrimp
- 3 Pc. $8.50
Hotate
$9.50
scallops, spicy mayo, unagi sauce
Tamanegi Ringu
$5.50
onion rings, wasabi ranch
Kabocha
$6.50
japanese squash
Shiso
$6.50
Japanese Perilla leaf
Abokado
$7.50
avocado
Ingen
$7.50
green beans, wasabi ranch
Kinoko
$7.00
assorted mushrooms
Yasai
$8.50
assorted vegetables
Rice Sliders
Open Faced Burger Meets Yaki Onigiri
Gyu
$9.50
beef tenderloin, taré butter, sesame seed
Ebi Mayo
$8.50
deep fried shrimp, spicy mayonnaise
Unagi
$8.50
broiled eel, Kizami Tamago, eel sauce
Kurabu
$9.00
Deep fried Soft Shell Crab
Shifudo Suraida Sanpura
$23.00
Ebi Mayo, Unagi, & Kurabu Slider set
Finishing Noodles
Yaki Soba
$16.00
sweet, savory Japanese stir fried noodles, cabbage, carrots, onion, ao nori, benishoga - pork, shrimp and/or squid or Yasai-style
vegetarian
Zaru Soba
$17.00
Chilled buckwheat noodles with nori, negi, shrimp tempura, shiso tempura, wasabi and tusyu dipping sauce
Regional Ramen Styles
Tokyo Abura
$17.00
Brothless "Oil Noodles" ramen style w/ minced chashu pork, menma, negi, benishoga, minced soy garlic pickles, ajitsuke egg, kizami nori, roasted garlic soy pork fat emulsion, rice vinegar, rayu chili oil
Yaki Ramen
$17.00
Kyushu's Hakata sytle pan fried ramen, w/ tonkotsu broth, cabbage, carrot, Ajitsuke egg, chili garlic, sesame oil, Rayu chili oil, Negi - pork, shrimp and/or squid
Traditional Ramen
Yasai Miso Ramen
$18.00
creamy spicy mushroom miso w/ kombu broth (vegan) cabbage, shiitake, carrots, spicy kale, bamboo shoot, lotus roots, Negi
Ramen
$17; bamboo shoots, soft boiled Ajitsuke egg, spicy kale, carrots chashu marinated pork slices, negi, with choice of broth
Shoyu
soy w/ chicken and pork broth
Tonkotsu
rich, creamy pork bone broth, Benishoga
Miso
savory Miso w/ chicken and pork broth
Dessert
Mochi Iced Cream
choice of green tea, strawberry and mango
- 3 Pc. $8.50
Banana Tempura with Fresh Pineapple Chutney
$8.50Mama Mita's Matcha Green Tea Cheesecake
$9.50
Homemade with whipped cream, cocoa, matcha, green tea Pocky
Sake One-Cups
Funaguchi Kikusui "YUSHO" Aged - Honjozo Nama Genshu
- 200ml $16.00
Miyozakura "Panda" Cup - Junmai
$17.00Enter, Sake "Black Dot" Cup - Honjozo
$18.00Otokoyama "Woodpecker" Tokubetsu Junmai Namachozo
$18.00Kaika Sanomaru Cup - Tokubetsu Junmai
$19.00Nishinoseki Daruma Cup - Tokubetsu Junmai
$19.00
available warm
Akishika "Bambi" Cup - Junmai
$20.00
best warm
Yuki Otoko "Snow Yeti" Cup - Junmai
$20.00
available warm
Funaguchi Kunkoh - Honjozo Nama Genshu
- 200ml $25.00
Shochu - Japan's National Spirit
Tantakatan Chuhai - Tantakatan Shochu, Soda, Grapefruit Twist
$9.00Sudachi Chu - Molasses and Citrus
$10.00Isanishiki - Imo
$10.00Oyuwari-Style, Isanishiki
$11.00
served with hot water and umeboshi
Kinmiya - Pure Cane Sugar
$10.00Mizu no Mai - Genshu Barley
$11.00Mizu no mai Lemongrass - Genshu Barley, Lemongrass
$12.00Mizu no mai Green Tea - Genshu Barley, Green Tea
$12.00Satsuma Aka Godai - Red Sweet Potato
$11.00Tantakatan - Sugar Cane, Date, Red Shiso
$11.00Iichiko - Barley
$11.00Iichiko Saiten - Genshu Barley
$11.00Hakutake "Shiro" - Kumamoto Rice, White Koji
$11.00Jougo - Rice, Kokuto Okinawan Black Sugar
$12.00Kannoko - Barley, Aged
$12.00Chiyonosono "Black Warrior" - Barley
$12.00Satsuma Otomé - Sweet Potato, Rice
$12.00Shiro Ginrei - Rice, Saké Yeast
$12.00Rihei Ginger - Genshu Barley, Ginger
$12.00Yanagita - Genshu Barley Mizunara
$13.00Touge "Ridge" - Buckwheat
$13.00Kintaro - Barley
$13.00Ginza No Suzume Kuro Koji - Barley, Black Koji
$13.00Ginza no Suzume Hokaku - Barley, White Koji
$13.00Shimauta Awamori - Okinawan Black Thai Rice
$13.00For Couples
300ml & up
Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo
$36.00
Available Warm
Ichi No Torii "The First Gate" - Tokubetsu Junmai
$39.00
Available Warm
Kanbara "Bride of the Fox" - Junmai Ginjo
$45.00Mantensei "Star Filled Sky" Junmai Ginjo (Aged)
$45.00
Available Warm
Fukucho "Moon on the Water" - Junmai Ginjo
$45.00Ten to Chi "Heaven and Earth" Junmai Daiginjo
$55.00Takatenjin "Soul of the Sensei" Junmai Daiginjo
$55.00Musashino Daku Junmai Nigori
- 500ml $58.00
Fukucho Seaside Junmai Sparkling
- 500ml $75.00
For Parties
720ml & up
Sawanotsuru Koshujikomi Umeshu - Koshu Kimoto Umeshu
$72.00Naruto Tai "Drunken Snapper' Ginjo Nama Genshu
$72.00Kikusui Funaguchi Ichiban Shibori - Honjozo Nama Genshu
- 1 Liter $72.00
Tensei Endless Summer - Tokubetsu Honjozo
$72.00Shirakawago "Bamboo Leaf" Sasa Nigori
$83.00Shiokawa Cowboy Yamahai - Yamahai Junmai Ginjo Genshu
$83.00Kawatsuru "Crane of Paradise" - Junmai
$83.00Taka "Noble Arrow" - Tokubetsu Junmai
$83.00Tamagawa "Red Label" - Heirloom Yamahai Genshu
$83.00Nanbu Bijin - "Southern Beauty" - Tokubetsu Junmai
$83.00Yamada Everlasting Roots - Tokubetsu Junmai
- 900ml $83.00
Kenbishi Kuromatsu - Honjozo
- 900ml $83.00
Kenbishi Mizuho - Junmai
$91.00Tensei 'Song of the Sea" - Junmai Ginjo
$91.00Shichida Junmai Ginjo Muroka Nama
$91.00Tedorigawa Kinka "Gold Blossom" - Nama Daiginjo
$97.00Kuroushi "Black Bull" - Junmai Ginjo
$97.00Chokaisan "Mount Chokai" - Junmai Daiginjo
$110.00Enter Shuhari -Junmai Daiginjo
$110.00Toko Ginga Shizuku "Divine Droplets"
$120.00Ken "Sword" - Junmai Daiginjo
$135.00Enter Sake Aramasa - Kimoto Junmai Daiginjo
$165.00Hakkaisan Yukimuro Junmai Ginjo
$165.00Kubota Manjyu - "Millions of Celebrations" - Junmai Daiginjo
$165.00Dassai 23 - "Otter Fest" - Junmai Daiginjo
$200.00Saké by the Glass
Ask your server to create your own sake flight with our tasting pours!
Bushido "Way of the Warrior" - Ginjo Genshu on Draft
Available Warm
- Glass $10.50
- Double $20.00
- Tasting Pour $4.75
Ichi no Torii "The First Gate" - Tokubetsu Junmai
- Glass $14.50
- Double $27.00
- Tasting Pour $5.75
Yamada Everlasting Roots- Tokubetsu Junmai
Available Warm
- Glass $14.50
- Double $27.00
- Tasting Pour $5.75
Naruto Tai "Drunken Snapper' Ginjo Nama Genshu
- Glass $14.50
- Tasting Pour $5.75
Dewazakura Oka "Cherry Blossom" - Ginjo
- Glass $15.50
- Tasting Pour $6.25
Rihaku Dreamy Clouds - Tokubetsu Junmai Nigori
- Glass $15.50
- Tasting Pour $6.25
Yuho "Eternal Embers" - Junmai (Jukusei)
Available Warm
- Glass $15.50
- Tasting Pour $6.25
Shiokawa Cowboy Yamahai - Yamahai Junmai Ginjo Genshu
- Glass $16.50
- Tasting Pour $6.75
Tensei 'Song of the Sea" - Junmai Ginjo
- Glass $16.50
- Tasting Pour $6.75
Wakatake Onikoroshi - "Demon Slayer" - Junmai Daiginjo
- Glass $16.50
- Tasting Pour $6.75
Tedorigawa "Chrysanthemum Meadow" Yamahai Daiginjo
- Glass $17.50
- Tasting Pour $7.25
Kenbishi Mizuho - Junmai
Available Warm
- Glass $17.50
- Tasting Pour $7.25
Fukucho Seaside - Sparkling
- Glass $17.50
- Tasting Pour $7.25
Kanbara "Ancient Treasure" - Yamahai Junmai Genshu Koshu
- Glass $38.00
- Tasting Pour $15.00
Cocktails
Kyoto 75
$12.00
Inspired by the Sister City of Paris in Japan. Narutotai saké, lemon juice, simple syrup, Fukucho Seaside sparkling saké
Drink I'm Sippin' On
$11.00
Chuhai shochu highball inspired by the Asian American artist, Yaeji. Tantakatan red shiso date shochu, Boy Drinks World Passionfruit bitters, deglet noor date syrup, grapefruit, shiso, soda
Kansai-San!
$11.00
Inspired by Kansai Yamamoto, David Bowie's fashion designer. Finn's Gin, hibiscus syrup, honey, lemon, Jokigen yuzu sake
Boyish
$11.00
Iceless chuhai inspired by the song by Japanese Breakfast. Mizu No Mai barley shochu, Chareau Aloe Liqueur, Aloe juice, Jokigen yuzu sake, cucumber shiso kampyo maki
Sukiyaki Western Django
$13.00
Inspired by the Japanese Western Film by Takashi Miike. Iwai Whiskey, Okinawan black sugar syrup, green tea bitters, angostura bitters, orange swath, cherry
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
$13.00
Inspired by the film "Sho o Suteyo Machi e Deyo" by Terayama Shuji. El Buho Mezcal, Heaven's Honey orange miso syrup, Kenbishi Kuromatsu sake, lime juice orange bitters, orange swath
Ground-Zero
$13.00
Inspired by the Japanese Noise Rock Band led by Otomo Yoshihide. Akashi Ume Plum Whiskey, Sawanotsuru Koshujikomi Umeshu, angostura bitters, umeboshi
Sayonara Jupiter
$14.00
A riff on the Aviation inspired by the film Sayonara Juipita, by Hashimoto Koji. Mizu Lemongrass Shochu, Finn's Gin, Luxardo Marachino, Creme de voilette, lemon, maraschino cherry
Oh, Yoko!
$14.00
A riff on a White Negroni inspired by the Japanese American Artist, Ono Yoko. Mizu No Mai barley black koji genshu shochu, Ki No Bi Japanese Gin, Suze gentian liqueur, Lillet Blanc, grapefruit bitters, lemon express, dried rose petals
High Heels for Going to Heaven
$15.00
A riff on a Sazerac inspired by the sculpture by Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama Yanagita Mizunara Genshu Shochu, Kaiyo Mizunara whisky, Chicago Distilling Company Lanfrays Trigger Absinthe, Simple, Peychaud's Bitters, matcha CBD oil
Draft
Sapporo
- Pint $6.50
Asahi Super Dry
- Pint $6.50
Codeo Shiro Hefeweizen
- Pint $9.50
I'm Sorry Yuzu Salt Gose Session Ale (4% ABV)
$12.50I'm Sorry Umami IPA (6.0% ABV)
$12.50Bottles and Cans
Kirin
$6.00Kirin Light
$6.00Hitachino Nest White Ale (5.5% ABV)
$12.00Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale (7% ABV)
$12.00Toyko Black Porter (5% ABV)
$12.00Suiyobi No Neko "The Wednesday Cat" Belgian White (4.5% ABV)
$12.00Aooni IPA (7.0% ABV)
$12.00Kuri Kuro Dark Chestnut Ale (9% ABV)
$16.00Wine
Sea Monster Eclectic White, Central Coast 2016
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $44.00
Miro Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley, Medocino 2015
- Glass $17.00
- Bottle $65.00
Japanese Whisky
Iwai
- 2 oz $9.00
Akashi Ume
- 2 oz $10.00
Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky
- 2 oz $14.00
Suntory Toki
- 2 oz $14.00
Kaiyo Mizunara
- 2 oz $14.00
Iwai Traditional
- 2 oz $16.00
Taketsuru Pure Malt
- 2 oz $16.00
Hakushu 12 Yr Single Malt
- 2 oz $18.00
Hibiki Harmony
- 2 oz $18.00
Nikka Coffey Grain Malt Whisky
- 2 oz $18.00
Nikka Whisky From the Barrel
- 2 oz $20.00
Lucky Cat May
- 2 oz $35.00
Limited Edition Mars "Nature of Shinshu" -komagatake Kohiganzakura
- 2 oz $40.00
Limited Edition Mars "Nature of Shinshu" -komagatake Shinanotanpopo
- 2 oz $40.00
Ichiro's Malt "Chichibu" the US Edition 2018
- 2 oz $70.00
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General Info
Cuisine
Japanese
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday:
12:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday:
12:00pm - 9:00pm