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Takashi
1952 N Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
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Main Menu
Cold Platters
Crudo of Baby Octopus, Hokkaido Scallops, Maine Cuttle Fish
$15.00
Crispy Japanese Cucumber, Tobanjan Vinaigrette
Salad of Duck Confit and Prosciutto
$14.00
Sweet and Sour French Lentil, Sunny-Side Up Quail Egg, Bleeding Heart Radish, Upland Cress
Trio
$13.00
Country Pâté, La Quercia Prosciutto, Chicken Liver Mousse
Big Eye Tuna Tataki
$15.00
Lightly Seared Maui Big Eye Tuna, Daikon, Jalapeno, Seaweed, Sweet Onion Dressing
Ceviche of Shrimp
$14.00
Alaskan Spot Prawn, Maine Sweet Shrimp, Black Tiger Shrimp, Avocado, Citrus-Mustard Seeds
Heirloom Tomato Salad
$12.00
with Prunes, Arugula, Goat Cheese, Maché. Oba Leaves, Rosemary-Umeboshi Vinaigrette
Sashimi of "Hamachi" Yellow Tail
$15.00
Prosciutto, Maldon Sea Salt, Preserved Meyer Lemon, Truffle Oil
Chilled Fresh Homemade Tofu
$10.00
Oba Leaves, Green Onion, Bonito Flakes, Wakame, Umami-Ginger Soy
Hot Plates
Hot and Sour Napa Cabbage Soup
$11.00
Lotus Root, Gobo, Shiitake Mushroom, Onsen-Tamago, Pork Short Ribs
Maryland Soft Shell Crab and Croquette of Peekytoe Crab
$15.00
Fried Brussels Sprouts and Shallots, Sesame-Soy Vinaigrette
Soy-Ginger Caramel Pork Belly
$14.00
Pickled Daikon Salad, Steamed Buns
Seared Quebec Foie Gras
$18.00
Almond Strudel, Caramelized Bartlett Pear, Apple Cider Reduction
Salad of Crispy Sweetbreads and Confit of Wisconsin Rabbit
$16.00
Chanterelle Mushrooms, Haricot Verts, Pearl Onion, Warm Roasted Shallot Vinaigrette
Sautéed Maine Scallops and Soba Gnocchi
$15.00
Trumpet Royale, Celery Root-Parmesan Foam
Main Plates
Sautéed Scottish Salmon with Flan of Kabocha
$29.00
Grain of Wild Rice in Zucchini, Pesto and Summer Truffle Vinaigrette
Seared Maine Skate Wing
$28.00
Risotto of Chanterelle Mushrooms and Braised Kale, Fava Beans and Asparagus
Chicken in Clay Pot
$27.00
Amish Chicken, Shimeji Mushrooms, Eggplant, Haricot Vert, Yuzu Juice
Grilled Sirloin Steak and Short Ribs
$33.00
Warm Bacon Fingerling Potato Salad, Toasted Almonds, Aromatic Sauce
Mugifugi Pork Loin Two-Way
$29.00
Seared with Ginger Soy, Cutlet with Brie and Pancetta
Roasted Moroccan Glazed Indiana Duck Breast and Rillette
$32.00
Potato-Celery Root Pancake, Compote of Cherry, White Asparagus and Shimeji Mushroom
Omakase
Amuse Bouche
Crudo of Baby Octopus Hokkaido Scallop
Maine Cuttle Fish, Crispy Japanese Cucumber, Tobanjan Vinagrette. Wine Pairing: Avinyo Cava Brut, Penedes NV
Yuke of Rib Eye Beef
Garlic Chips, Raw Quail Egg, Asian Pear, Pine Nuts, Sesame-Soy Dressing. Wine Pairing: Tozai Junmai Sake
Seared Maine Scallops and Soba Gnocchi
Trumpet Royale, Celery Root-Parmesan Foam. Wine Pairing: Dopff Au Moulin Riesling 10
Soy-ginger Caramel Pork Belly
Pickled Daikon Salad, Steamed Buns. Wine Pairing: Barahonda Nabucco Red 10
Moroccan Glazed Indiana Duck Breast
Potato-Celery Root Pancake, Compote of Cherry, White Asparagus and Shimeji Mushroom. Wine Pairing: Chateau Laronde Desormes Bordeaux 09
The Egg and Pistachio Macaron
Milk Chocolate Crème Brulee in Brown Egg, Caramel Custard Foam
Domaine La Tour Banyuls
Small Plates
Asparagus Gomae
$5.00Spicy Cucumber, Daikon, Napa Cabbage
$5.00Kinpira
$5.00
bullduck, lotus root, carrots, yam cake
Chilled Homemade Tofu
$6.00
bonito flakes, wakame, ginger-umami soy
Torchon of Monkfish Liver
$7.00Moroku
$5.00
Japanese cucumber with barley miso
Steamed Kabocha Squash
$5.00
soy-mirin
Miyagi Royal Oyster (British Columbia, Canada)
yuzu juice, pickled mustard seeds
- (each) $3.00
Hamachi and Prosciutto (Kagoshima, Japan)
$12.00
white soy, extra virgin olive oil, moldan sea salt, preserved meyer lemon
Big Eye Tuna (Maui, Hawaii)
$11.00
cucumber, daikon, ogo seaweed, spring sweet onion dressing
Aburi Hokkaido Scallops (Hokodate, Japan)
$12.00
preserved plums, oba leaves, moldan sea salt, kumquats
Fluke "Hirame" (Cape Charles, Virginia)
$11.00
yuzu koshio, umami soy, konbu, spring chives, lime
Madako Japanese Octopus (Nakaminato, Japan)
$11.00
cucumber, bonito flakes, sesame seeds, tobanjan dressing
Gyoza
$8.00
pork dumpling, hot chili-soy vinaigrette
Steamed Bao
$3.50
with pork belly, chicken or tempura shrimp
Kani Croquette
$8.00
peekytoe crab
Duck Fat Fried Chicken
$8.00
marinated amish chicken spicy sesame dressing
Fried Oyster
$9.00Grilled "Surume Ika" Squid
$10.00
soy-ginger
Crispy Chicken Shumai
$8.00Chawanmushi
$8.00Dengaku Eggplant
$7.00
sesame glaze
Tempura Appetizer
$9.00
shrimp, green beans, kabocha squash, shiitake mushrooms
Noodles and Rice
Red Miso Ramen
$12.00
pork belly, pork miso, sweet corn, wakame, naruto
Shoyu-Chiyan Pon
$13.00
shrimp, squid, scallops, napa cabbage
Inaniwa Udon
scallions, wakame, kamaboko with tempura
- $10.00
- $13.00
Kigiyaki Don
$13.00
grilled amish chicken served over steamed rice, arimasansho glaze
Tendon
$12.00
crispy shrimp tempura served over steamed rice with tempura sauce
Kaisendon
$19.00
big eye tuna, hamachi, scallops, fluke, octopus, squid served over sushi rice, wasabu, umami soy
Kinoko-Mochi
$13.00
stir fried rice cake with medley of Japanese mushrooms, fava beans, young corn, tofu
Dessert
Traverse City Sheep's Milk Yogurt
$7.00
black sesame panna cotta, sesame brittle
Matcha (Green Tea) Tofu Cheesecake
$7.00
red beans, yamamomo, tofu ice cream
Yuzu and Kaffir Lime Soup
$7.00
kumquats, winter melon, blood orange, coconut agar-agar kaffir lime-coconut sorbet
Ibaraki Peanuts-Bahibe Chocolate Pave
$7.00
soy-caramel, marshmallows, chocolate ice milk
Ice Cream
$3.00
sea salt, tofu, sweet red bean
Sorbet
$3.00
kaffir lime-coconut, blood orange, chocolate ice milk
Cocktails
Nagano Gold
Makurazaki Shochu, BG Reynold's Don's Spice, pineapple juice, lemon juice, celery bitters and sparkling sake
Kyoto Blossom
Imbue Petal and Thorn vermouth, Jasmine Liqueur, lemon juice, BG Reynolds falernum and sparkling sake
Mito Green
Juogo Shochu, honeydew syrup, lime juice, cucumbers and wasabi
Osaka Berry
Crazy Milk nigori sake, Rhum Clement Creole Shrubb, lime juice, cinnamon syrup, blackberries and ginger beer
Tokyo
Belle Meade bourbon, sweet vermouth, Luxardo Abano Amaro
Shiso-Jito
House-made shiso infused shochu, ohba syrup and lime
Cocktails
Nagano Gold
$10.00Kyoto Blossom
$12.00Mito Green
$11.00Osaka Berry
$13.00"Tokyo"
$13.00Shiso-Jito
$12.00Suntory Smash
$12.00Bubbles
Avinyo Cava Brut Reserva NV, Penedes, Spain
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $49.00
Chateau Moncontour Rose Brut, Cabernet Franc, Loire Valley, France
- Glass $14.00
- Bottle $75.00
Camille Braun Brut, Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Alsace, France
- Glass $14.00
Michel Gonet Blanc de Blancs Brut, Chardonnay, Champagne, France
- Bottle $105.00
Crisp, Clean and Refreshing
Chateau De La Chesnaie Muscadet 12, Loire Valley, France
- Glass $10.00
- Bottle $42.00
Oro de Castilla Verdejo 10, Rueda, Spain
- Bottle $45.00
Bodegas Vina Mein Ribeiro 11, Ribeiro, Spain
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $49.00
Fillaboa Albarino 11, Rias Baixas, Spain
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $52.00
Raventos "Perfum" Penedes 11, Penedes, Spain
- Bottle $53.00
Familiar Whites
Dopff Riesling 11, Alsace, France
- Glass $11.00
- Bottle $48.00
Reserve Du Sanglier Chablis 12, Burgundy, France
- Glass $16.00
- Bottle $65.00
Noblet Pouilly Fuisse 11, Burgundy, France
- Bottle $70.00
Domaine de Roally Vire-Clesse Macon 10, Burgundy, France
- Bottle $72.00
Vincent Girardin Puligny-Montrachet 10, Burgundy, France
- Bottle $98.00
Exotic and Aromatic
Gessami Gramona 12, Penedes, Spain
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $46.00
Domaine deTriennes "Sainte Fleur" Viognier 11, Provence, France
- Bottle $52.00
Champalou Vouvray 11, Vouvray, France
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $56.00
Paul Prieur Sancerre 11, Loire Valley, France
- Bottle $68.00
Lorentz "Altenberg" Grand Cru Riesling 04, Alsace, France
- Bottle $82.00
Lighter Style Reds
Domaine Parent Bourgogne Pinot Noir 10, Burgundy, France
- Glass $14.00
- Bottle $55.00
Domaine Les Fines Graves Moulin-a-Vent 11, Beaujolais, France
- Bottle $59.00
Adega Pena Das Donas "Verdes Matas" Ribeira Sacra 09, Ribeira Sacra, Spain
- Bottle $66.00
Jacques Girardin Santenay Premier Cru 10, Burgundy, France
- Bottle $78.00
Medium Weights with Muscle
Andezon Cotes du Rhone 11, Rhone Valley, France
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $46.00
Barahonda Nabucco Red Yecla 10, Valencia, Spain
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $49.00
Chateau St. Georges St. Emilion 09, Bordeaux, France
- Bottle $89.00
Valenciso Rioja Reserva 06, Rioja, Spain
- Bottle $98.00
Big Boys
Chateau Laronde Desormes Bordeaux 09, Bordeaux, France
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $55.00
Jaspinegre Montsant 10, Catalonia, Spain
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $57.00
Chateau de Saint Cosme Gigondas 11, Rhone Valley, France
- Bottle $81.00
Moullin d'Angludet Margaux 07, Bordeaux, France
- Bottle $98.00
Jean Deydier Chateauneuf-du-Pape 09, Rhone Valley, France
- Bottle $98.00
Pastry
Carrot Cake
$11.00
Carrot Marshmallow, Cream Cheese, Lemon Coulis, Praline Citrus Sorbet, Celery Sorbet
Valrhona Milk Chocolate Sticky Cake
$10.00
Caramelized Bananas, Drunken Raisin Purée, Graham Cracker Ice Cream
Sesame Panna Cotta with Genoise Cake
$10.00
Pickled Cherries, Sesame Dust, Cherry Cocoa Nib Ice Cream
Coconut Financier and Passion Fruit Mousse
$11.00
Opalys Kaffir Sorbet, Passion Fruit Pâte de Fruit, Kaffir Foam, Coconut Brittle
The Egg and Pistachio Macaron
$9.00
Milk Chocolate Crème Brulée in Brown Egg, Caramel Custard Foam