Sushi-San serves up the best sushi in Chicago made with the freshest ingredients they can find, all served with a side of old-school hip-hop and ice-cold beer. The bar is kept stocked with rare Japanese whisky, sake, wine and inventive cocktails. Join them for lunch and dinner.
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spicy octopus "tacos" in crispy nori shells. all are garnished with wasabi tobiko mayo, avocado puree, green onion, and togarashi ichimiwakame seaweed, tofu, and green onion complete our miso and dashi broth-based soupeggplant batons are delicately battered and fried. Tossed with sweet and tangy Vietnamese dressing and finished with mint, fried shallot, togarashi ichimi, and dried shrimp. Served with a side of yuzu mayowhole edamame pods are tossed in garlic oil and roasted in our coal-burning oven before being finished with a squeeze of lemon and a dusting of our signature S+P seasoningshishito peppers are blistered, dusted with sesame seeds, and served with a side of sweet and savory black garlic miso4 black tiger shrimp are breaded seasoned with togarashi ichimi. sides of gochujang mayo and wasabi tobiko mayo put you in control of the heatwith a nod to japanese karaage, we take juicy, marinated chicken thighs and toss in a breading seasoned by our signature S+P. homemade lime kosho aioli served on the sidehalf of a maine lobster served in the shell, prepared chopstick-friendly and perfectly complimented by a lime-soy glaze before being caramelized in our coal-burning oven
Salad
a side of carrot-ginger dressing sets apart our house salad featuring mesclun greens, cucumber, Mighty Vine cherry tomatoes, spiralized daikon and fresh cracked pepperrefreshing and flavorful wakame seaweed salad dressed in jalapeno soy and topped with cucumber, lotus root, sesame seed, and green onionbroccolini is blanched before getting a quick char in our coal-fired oven. served chilled and tossed in a savory goma-ae dressing made of roasted sesame seeds, sesame oil, garlic, and other spices.
Aburi
torched favorites over oshizushi-style rice, 3pc/5pc
Crispy pressed rice topped with spicy tuna and green onioncrispy pressed rice topped with chopped scallop, spicy masago mayo, and black sesame seeds. available in 3 or 5 pieces.
San-Sets
through a direct partnership with the yamasaki family at the toyosu fish market, sushi-san receives daily deliveries of the freshest fish and seafood available. Our goal is simple – to source and serve the best ingredients in the world.
mighty vine tomatoes, mushrooms, asparagus, and other fresh and preserved vegetables are slow-roasted, simmered, or simply dressed to bring out key aspects of their flavor and texturefeatures 2 pieces each: akami (lean tuna loin), hamachi (yellowtail), faroe island salmon, and a zuke preparation of the same faroe island salmon where the whole salmon side is torched and allowed to marinate in savory soy for over 24 hours12 pieces nigiri across 6 varieties of fish. selections rotate daily, though some staples like uni and otoro are almost guaranteed to make an appearance.preparations from sashimi to maki show a progression through the different cuts of balfego bluefin tuna: akami (lean loin), chu-toro (medium-fatty), and otoro (fatty belly). 6 pieces sashimi, 4 pieces nigiri, and 1 maki rollour eight-piece nigiri set is joined by maki rolls and sashimi cuts that rotate daily based on chef kaze’s selections, for a total of 8 pieces nigiri, 8 pieces sashimi, and 2 maki rollsa great sharing option, this set is akin to a tableside omakase experience featuring a more varied and luxurious selection than any other set for a total of 12 pieces nigiri, 8 pieces sashimi, and 2 maki rolls
Maki-San
5pc/10pc
creamy michoacan avocado rolled with sweet soy, yuzu mayo, and tempura crunch. topped with crunch and served with side of wasabi soy. available in 5 or 10 piecesblack tiger shrimp is tempura battered, fried crisp, and rolled with korean gochujang mayo, black sesame seeds, green onion and kaiware sprouts. served with side of wasabi soy. available in 5 or 10 piecesfaroe Island salmon is rolled with asparagus, mild meyer lemon, and avocado. served with side of wasabi soy. available in 5 or 10 pieceslean tuna dressed with spicy tobanjan and black sesame seeds is rolled with avocado, jalapeno, cilantro, and a bit of tempura crunch. served with sides of wasabi soy and spicy mayo. available in 5 or 10 pieces.japanese yellowtail is rolled with avocado, cucumber, and yuzu kosho vinaigrette. served with side of wasabi soy. available in 5 or 10 piecesfaroe Island salmon mixed with yuzu and spicy korean gochujang is rolled with cucumber, avocado, chives, and a bit of tempura crunch. served with side of wasabi soy. available in 5 or 10 pieces.bbq eel gets the crispy tempura treatment and is rolled with avocado, sweet soy and kizami wasabi. served with side of wasabi soy. available in 5 or 10 pieceslean akami tuna and fatty tuna belly are rolled with cucumber, avocado, and sesame seeds. served with side of wasabi soy. available in 5 or 10 pieceschopped hudson canyon scallop mixed with spicy mayo, wasabi tobiko, and garlic is served atop hosomaki-style sushi filled with avocado and jalapeño. torched and finished with togarashi ichimi. available in 5 or 10 pieces.layers of flavor and texture will make you say "umami!" roasted mushrooms and sweet onion are dressed with truffle mayo and rolled with pickled daikon, tempura crunch, daikon sprouts, ohba, and sesame seeds. available in 5 or 10 pieces
Hold The Rice
maki 5pc, no rice, wrapped in fresh cucumber
faroe island salmon is torched and marinated in savory soy for over 24 hours before being rolled in cucumber with sweet onion, avocado, and daikon. 5 pieces per ordersucculent lobster meets our green goddess aioli - flavored by yuzu, basil, mint, and cilantro - all rolled in cucumber with avocado and daikon. 5 pieces per order
Charcoal Grilled
tender and juicy chicken thighs grilled skin-on over binchotan charcoal and seasoned with signature S+P mix. sliced and served with lime kosho aioli.berkshire pork seasoned by a heritage marinade recipe passed down from chef kaze chan’s grandmother and caramelized over binchotan charcoal. finished with fresno chili, cilantro, and green onionfaroe island salmon is marinated with sake, miso and mirin, skewered and grilled over binchotan charcoal. finished with sesame seeds and limeprime short rib is sliced thin and marinated in korean kalbi spices. grilled over binchotan coals and served with lettuce cups, daikon, fresno chili, green onion and miso sambalgrilled to medium rare over binchotan coals seasoned with house tare. sliced chopstick-friendly and drizzled with sweet soy and served with a smear of spicy chinese mustardtwice-roasted in our coal-burning oven and simply seasoned with salt, pepper, and red wine vinegar. finished with sesame seeds, fresno chili, and cilantro and served with yuzu mayoharicots verts are roasted in our charcoal oven, tossed in a house-made XO sauce, and finished with fresno chilies, sesame seeds, and green onion.
Sizzling Rice
straight outta' the josper oven
jumbo shrimp and chopped shishito peppers are tossed in garlic-miso mayo and coal-roasted in a cast iron bowl atop sushi rice. finished with black sesame seeds and green onion.succulent lobster claw and tail is coal-roasted in a cast-iron bowl atop spicy massago mayo and sushi rice. finished with kimchi, green onion and black sesame seedsprime short rib is roasted in a cast iron bowl with caramelized onions, mushrooms and sushi rice. finished with sweet soy, green onion, fried shallot, sesame seeds, togarashi ichimi. mix the raw egg yolk through to incorporate.tender ground chicken thigh is slow-simmered with poblano pepper and thai basil before being coal-roasted in a cast iron bowl atop sushi rice. topped with chili threads and green onion. mix the raw egg yolk through to incorporate all flavors and textures.
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Due to current state restrictions table reservations are limited to two hours. Please advise the restaurant of any dietary restrictions and allergies when dining in or placing a carry out order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. All items are subject to availability. | A 3% restaurant surcharge has been added to all guest checks. If you would like this removed, please let us know.
Dessert
Dessert
Ice Creammatcha oreo or cinnamon toast crunch3
Dessert Sake
Ichinokura Himezen "princess Food" Ume Shu15
Suggested Whiskies
whisk(e)y ordered by the ounce. 1oz/2oz
Nikka - Days1122
Suntory - Yamazaki 12 Year1836
Kavalan - Sherry Cask2448
Ichiro's Malt - Red Wine Cask #9124Bottle 56 of 229 58%ABV60120
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GF = items that are gluten free or can be made gluten free
Due to current state restrictions table reservations are limited to two hours. Please advise the restaurant of any dietary restrictions and allergies when dining in or placing a carry out order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. All items are subject to availability. | A 3% restaurant surcharge has been added to all guest checks. If you would like this removed, please let us know.
Cocktails & Whisk(e)y
Cocktails
N.W.A. (Nothing With Alcohol)
spirit-free cocktails
Last Night's DecadenceRTC smoked tea syrup, ginger, lemon, egg white12
Daft Punk Is Playing In This Glasslemongrass syrup, saline, cucumber, tonic12
Going All City Shrubbeetroot + chinese 5 spice shrub, lemon, topo chico12
Featured Drinks
Beer/Cider
Sapporo Lager12oz6
Kirin Light12oz6
Phase Three Brewing Pixel Density Hazy Ipa16oz11
Bell's Two Hearted Ipa12oz7
Right Bee Blossom Cider12oz7
Heineken 0.0 Non-alcoholic12oz7
Bud Light12oz6
Whisk(e)y
whisk(e)y ordered by the ounce. 1oz/2oz
Akashi
JAPAN
White Oak815
Plum1223
Single Malt1631
Ume Cask 4 Year2142
Pinot Noir Cask3060
Sake Cask 3 Year2550
Sake Cask 5 Year3060
Sherry Cask3468
Fukano
JAPAN; RICE-BASED
2017 - Red Wine Cask1223
2019 - American White Oak1224
2020 - Oak & Red Wine1224
Vault Reserve 11326
Vault Reserve 21427
10 Year1428
12 Year Single Cask1733
16 Year Sherry Cask2039
Ichiro's Malt
JAPAN
Malt & Grain1530
M&g Limited Edition3060
The Us Edition 20183978
The Us Edition 20194182
The Us Edition 2020 - Peated60120
Cask #2134 - Year Of The Mouse60120
Cask #2345 - Year Of The Boar60120
Cask #9124 - 8yr Red Wine60120
On The Way 201960120
The First 1090180
Kaiyo
JAPAN
The Single 7 Year815
Mizunara Oak1019
Cask Strength1325
The Kuri1326
The Rubi1836
The Peated1632
Kavalan
TAIWAN
Distillery Select1019
Single Malt1223
Concertmaster1629
King Car Conductor1629
Ex-bourbon Oak2142
Sherry Oak2448
Port Cask4080
Mars
JAPAN
Iwai714
Iwai 45714
Iwai Tradition917
Iwai Tradition Ume Cask1122
Lucky Cat "hana"1938
"cosmo" Sherry Cask1938
"cosmo" Red Wine Cask1938
Tsunuki "the First"3468
Malt & Grain 8 Year1938
Limited Edition 20183060
Limited Edition 20193060
Limited Edition 202057114
Tsunuki Aging 20182957
Tsunuki Aging 20192958
Yakushima Aging4182
Komagatake 27 Year125250
Matsui
JAPAN
Tottori Japanese Blend815
Tottori Ex-bourbon Cask1020
San-in Ex-bourbon Barrel1020
Sakura Cask1325
Mizunara Cask1325
The Peated1325
Kurayoshi Pure Malt1019
Kurayoshi 8 Year1223
Kurayoshi Sherry Cask1428
Kurayoshi Sherry 8 Year1632
Nikka
JAPAN
Nikka Days1122
Taketsuru Pure Malt1221
From The Barrel1325
Coffey Grain1325
Coffey Malt1427
Miyagikyo Single Malt1427
Yoichi Single Malt1427
Taketsuru 17 Year3570
Taketsuru 21 Year85170
Ohishi
JAPAN; RICE-BASED
Islay Cask1019
Brandy Cask1122
Sherry Cask1122
Sakura Cask1223
Port Cask1428
8yr Sherry Cask1429
10yr Brandy Cask1428
11yr Mizunara Cask1529
Tokubetsu Reserve2651
Shinobu
JAPAN
Blended1020
Pure Malt1224
Suntory
JAPAN
Toki815
Hibiki Harmony1223
Hakushu 12 Year1836
Yamazaki 12 Year1836
Hakushu 18 Year4999
Hibiki 21 Year60120
Other Distilleries
Hatozaki Small Batch1020
Sunday's1122
St. George Whisky Baller1326
Tsusumi Shochu Sherry 12 Year2550
Akkeshi #4 - Local Malt & Grain3570
Akkeshi #2 - Peated Malt3978
Kujira Ryukyu 20 Year50100
That Boutique-y Whisky Co. - 21 Yr.54108
Due to current state restrictions table reservations are limited to two hours. Please advise the restaurant of any dietary restrictions and allergies when dining in or placing a carry out order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. All items are subject to availability. | A 3% restaurant surcharge has been added to all guest checks. If you would like this removed, please let us know.
through a direct partnership with the yamasaki family at the toyosu fish market, sushi-san receives daily deliveries of the best fresh fish and seafood available. our goal is simple – to source and serve the best ingredients in the world
San-Sides
Beverages
Oi Ocha Green Tea2.95
Soda2.95
Asahi Japanese Lager4.95
Joto Sake Cup6.95
Bottled Water2.95
Topo Chico2.95
Ramune Soda3.95
Yuzu Lemonade3.95
Matcha Milk Tea3.95
Sushi-san Catering
San Speciaties
half pans serve 6-8
Salad-san25
Roasted Edamame30
Blistered Shishito Peppers30
Tako Tacosspicy octopus40
Spicy Tuna Aburi55
Bucket Of Togarashi Chicken Nuggetswith lime kosho aioli40
Miso Soup96oz.48
Maki-san
mixed platter of spicy tuna, salmon + avocado, crunchy avocado, negi hamachi, and spicy salmon maki
60 Pc (serves 6-8)100
100 Pc (serves 12-16)160
150 Pc (serves 18-20)240
Add Kabayaki Eel (10 Pcs)18
Add Bluefin Tuna & Avocado (10 Pcs)20
Add Shrimp Tempura (10 Pcs)18
Nigiri
mixed platter of akami tuna, hamachi, salmon, and zuke salmon
20 Pc80
40 Pc160
Robata Grilled
seasoned and grilled over binchotan charcoal. served with choice of lettuce wraps or short-grain rice. serves 6-8.
Miso-glazed Salmon105
Vietnamese Pork85
S&p Chicken55
Kalbi Shortrib85
Charred Cauliflower40
Desserts
Nama Chocolates1 Dozen 22
Matcha Oreo Rice Krispies1 Dozen 12
Due to current state restrictions table reservations are limited to two hours. Please advise the restaurant of any dietary restrictions and allergies when dining in or placing a carry out order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. All items are subject to availability. | A 3% restaurant surcharge has been added to all guest checks. If you would like this removed, please let us know.
