Japonais Japanese

Japonais Menu

(312) 822-9600
600 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60610
$$$$$

Soups & Salads


Tofu Miso
$5.00-10.00
white miso dashi broth, silken tofu
Clam Miso
$12.00
white miso dashi broth, manila clams
Iron Chef Chicken Noodle Soup
$14.00
inaniwa noodles, shanton broth, scallions
Mizuna Salad
$9.00
mixed greens, shaved bonito, yuzu sherry vinaigrette
Calamari & Quinoa Salad
$15.00
tempura fried calamari, quinoa, white miso dressing
Sashimi Caesar Salad
17.00
romaine, morimoto caesar dressing, seared tuna

$Sandwiches


Pork Kakuni Buns
$12.00
braised pork belly, raita sauce, pickled vegetables
J By Morimoto Burger
$14.00
wagyu beef, wasabi aioli, caramelized onions
J By Morimoto Burger
$2.00
add braised pork belly
J By Morimoto Burger
$2.00
add nueske's bacon
Chicken Banh Mi
$12.00
seared chicken, ginger soy glaze, julienne daikon and carrots, cilantro
King Crab Club
17.00
king crab salad, nueske's bacon, kimchee, seeded rye bread

$J By Morimoto Lunch Set


Vegetable Tempura
$14.00
Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura
$18.00
Karai Organic Chicken Breast
$18.00
spicy yogurt marinade, roasted pepper
Braised Black Cod
$22.00
ginger-soy reduction
Kurobuta Panko Pork Cutlet
18.00
pickled vegetables and tonkatsu sauce

$Maki Combinations

With Miso Soup. Spicy Tuna, Spicy Yellowtail, Salmon, Negi Hamachi, Or Eel & Avocado Roll
Choice Of 2 Maki Rolls
$16.00
Choice Of 3 Maki Rolls
22.00

$Hot & Cold Plates


Edamame
$6.00
maldon sea salt
Hamachi Tacos
$10.00
avocado, serrano peppers, yuzu kosho
Popcorn Shrimp Tacos
$12.00
spicy kochujan sauce, pickled vegetables
Tuna Pizza
$16.00
anchovy aïoli, olives, jalapeño, micro cilantro
Pork Gyoza Dumplings
$14.00
garlic chives, putanesca, bacon foam
Wagyu Beef Carpaccio
$19.00
yuzu soy, ginger, garlic, microgreens
Toro Tartare
$26.00
wasabi, nori paste, avocado, sour cream
Hamachi Tartare
$22.00
wasabi, nori paste, avocado, sour cream
Carpaccio
21.00-16.00
mitsuba, hot oil choice of white fish or live octopus

$Main


Mushroom Trio & Veggie Udon
$14.00
shiitake, shimeji & erenge mushrooms, chili, grated daikon
Mentaiko Carbonara
$16.00
spicy cod roe, quail egg, bacon, shiso, udon
Veggie Bop
$18.00
erenge mushrooms, sesame spinach, organic farm egg, hot stone bowl
Ishiyaki Hamachi Bop
$24.00
yellowtail, royal fern, spinach, organic farm egg, hot stone bowl
Karai King Crab
$28.00
spicy tobanjan aioli, micro-cilantro, crab salad
Fried Rice
$9.00
seasonal vegetables
Fried Rice
$1.00
add organic farm egg
Fried Rice
$3.00
add rock shrimp
Duck Confit Fried Rice
$12.00
organic farm egg, basil, scallion
Braised Black Cod
$28.00
ginger-soy reduction
Chirashi Rice
$32.00
morimoto style chirashi 10-12 different fish and vegetables
8oz. Prime Filet Mignon
42.00

$Sides $4


Purple Potato Chips
House Polished Rice
sushi rice

Raw Bar


1/2 Dozen Market Oysters
$18.00
1 Lb. Maine Lobster

Iced Teas & Lemonades $5


Rishi Blueberry Hibiscus Tea, Lime, Shiso
Rishi Jasmine Green Tea, Strawberry
Strawberry Yuzu Lemonade
Cucumber & Mint Lemonade

Iced Teas & Lemonades $5


Iced Coffee
6.00
vanilla, coconut, almond ice cube served with coffee or espresso

$Beer


Kirin Light
$7.00
Asahi
$7.00
312
$7.00
Aooni IPA
$10.00
Kawaba Snow Wiezen
12.00

$Cocktails


Serenity
$13.00
house-made lychee-cello, nigori sake, ruby red grapefruit, lemon juice, rosewater
St. Thomas
$13.00
hendrick's gin, pineapple, cucumber, lemongrass water, lime juice, dill
Whip The Mule
$13.00
bacardi superior, becherovka, lime juice, ginger beer, roasted rosemary
Stormy Weather
$14.00
apple & cinnamon-infused rye whiskey, lime juice, ginger tincture, ginger ale
New York
$15.00
rye whiskey, home-made pomegranate grenadine, lime juice, orange zest
Straw Hat
13.00
jalapeño-infused tequila, clamato, umami vinegar and cilantro

$Cold


Tuna "Pizza"
$16.00
anchovy aïoli, olives, jalapeño, micro cilantro
Hamachi Tacos
$10.00
avocado, serrano peppers, yuzu kosho
Bagna Cauda
$13.00
tempura octopus, local vegetables, garlic anchovy aïoli
Lamb Carpaccio
$17.00
scallion-ginger dressing, chive oil
Whitefish Or Live Octopus Carpaccio
$16.00-21.00
hot oil, mitsuba
Wagyu Beef Carpaccio
$19.00
yuzu soy, ginger, garlic, microgreens
Toro Tartare
$26.00
wasabi, nori paste, avocado, sour cream
Hamachi Tartare
$22.00
wasabi, nori paste, avocado, sour cream
Morimoto Sashimi Terrine
26.00
seared toro, smoked salmon, eel, tuna, hamachi, five sauces

$Hot


Kakuni
$12.00
ten hour pork-belly, rice congee, soy-scallion jus
"Pop Corn" Shrimp
$16.00
spicy kochujan sauce, wasabi aïoli
Pork Gyoza Dumplings
$14.00
garlic chives, puttanesca, bacon foam
Tofu Tableside
$14.00
soy milk, kimchee sauce, dashi soy
Foie Gras Oysters
$21.00
steamed oysters, foie gras, uni, teriyaki sauce
Karai King Crab
28.00
spicy tobanjan aïoli, micro-cilantro, crab salad

$Soups And Noodles


Tofu Miso
$10.00-5.00
white miso dashi broth, silken tofu
Clam Miso
$12.00
white miso dashi broth, manila clams
Iron Chef "Chicken Noodle Soup"
$14.00
inaniwa noodles, shanton broth, scallions
Duck Meatball Soup
12.00
duck broth, ginger, cilantro

$Salads


Mizuna Salad
$9.00
mixed greens, shaved bonito, yuzu sherry vinaigrette
Calamari And Quinoa
$15.00
tempura fried calamari, quinoa, white miso dressing
Sashimi Caesar
17.00
romaine, morimoto caesar dressing, seared tuna

$Entrées


Sea Urchin Carbonara
$26.00
inaniwa noodles, crispy pancetta, quail egg
Ishi Yaki Hamachi Bop
$28.00
yellowtail, royal fern, sesame spinach, organic farm egg on rice cooked tableside in a hot stone bowl
Pork Chop And 'Applesauce'
$28.00
panko breaded, kimchee, bacon, ginger apple purée
Braised Lamb Shank
$32.00
house polished rice 'risotto', baby turnips and natural jus
Duck Duck Duck
$35.00
5 spiced roasted breast, duck meatball soup, confit fried rice, jalapeño jam
Seafood Toban Yaki
$39.00
lobster, king crab, mussels, clams, sea scallop, spicy red miso sake broth
Whole Roasted Lobster Masala
garam masala, lemon crème fraîche, sautéed vegetables
Crispy Whole Market Fish
spicy tofu sauce, papaya salad
Braised Black Cod
$28.00
ginger-soy reduction
Roasted Seabass
$32.00
sake-kasu miso, kale two ways, spiced jus
Karai Chicken
$24.00
roasted half chicken, spicy yogurt marinade, roasted pepper
Petite Surf And Turf
$48.00
6oz prime filet mignon & hamachi ceviche
Wagyu Surf & Turf
12oz american wagyu new york strip & whole roasted lobster masala
8oz Prime Filet Mignon
$42.00
12oz American Washugyu New York Strip
$65.00
16oz Dry Aged Prime Ribeye
$72.00
Japanese A-5 Wagyu
25.00
3oz min. saga prefecture

$Sides


Edamame
$6.00
with maldon sea salt
Market Vegetables
$8.00
Savoy Cabbage Kimchee
$7.00
with bacon
Duck Confit Fried Rice
$9.00
with organic farm egg
Bone Marrow Potato Puree
$8.00
House Polished Rice
4.00
sushi rice

$Raw Bar


1/2 Dozen Market Oysters
$18.00
1lb. Maine Lobster
Chef's Raw Bar Combination
80.00-100.00

$Raw Bar


Chef's Omakase
$120.00
7 course tasting menu designed to experience the essence of morimoto's cuisine
Chirashi Sushi
32.00
morimoto style chirashi 10-12 different fish and vegetables

$Hot


Kakuni
$12.00
ten hour berkshire pork-belly, rice congee, soy-scallion jus
Grilled Octopus
$14.00
tater tots, brunkow local grilled cheese, preserved lemon puree, yuzu chimichurri
Crispy Babyback Ribs
$12.00
spicy and sweet ponzu, bean sprouts & coleslaw
Wagyu Sliders
$12.00
with purple potato chips
Karai Chicken Drummettes
$9.00
spicy yogurt sauce
"Pop Corn" Shrimp
$16.00
spicy kochujan sauce, wasabi aïoli
Pork Gyoza Dumplings
$14.00
spicy tobanjan aïoli, micro-cilantro, crab salad
Karai King Crab
$28.00
spicy tobanjan aïoli, micro-cilantro, crab salad
Sea Urchin Carbonara
26.00
inaniwa noodles, crispy pancetta, quail egg

$Cold


Hamachi Tacos
$10.00
avocado, serrano peppers, yuzo kosho
Tuna Pizza
$16.00
anchovy aïoli, olives, jalapeño, micro-cilantro
Calamari And Quinoa Salad
$15.00
tempura fried calamari, quinoa, white miso dressing
Sashimi Caesar
$17.00
romaine, morimoto ceasar dressing, seared tuna
Whitefish Carpaccio
$16.00
hot oil, mitsuba
Live Octopus Carpaccio
$21.00
hot oil, mitsuba
Wagyu Beef Carpaccio
$19.00
yuzu soy, ginger, garlic, microgreens
Toro Tartare
$26.00
wasabi, nori paste, avocado, sour cream
Hamachi Tartare
$22.00
wasabi, nori paste, avocado, sour cream
Morimoto Sashimi Terrine
26.00
seared toro, smoked salmon, eel, tuna, hamachi, five sauces

$Small Plates


Roasted Local Carrots
$7.00
5 spiced pecans, goat cheese, orange reduction
Brussel Sprouts
$9.00
housemade pancetta, black sesame hummus
Savoy Cabbage Kimchee
$7.00
with bacon & apples
Duck Confit Fried Rice
$9.00
with fried organic farm egg
Edamame
6.00
with maldon sea salt

$Raw Bar


1/2 Dozen Market Oysters
$18.00
1 Lb. Maine Lobster
Chef's Raw Bar Combination
150.00-80.00

$Plate $72

(4 Guests). Served Continuously. Sake Flight $35, Whiskey Flight $35.
Tuna Pizza
Popcorn Shrimp
Wagyu Beef Carpaccio
Chef's Selection Of Makis

Plate $72


Japanese A-5 Wagyu
$25.00
(3oz. min). grilled and served with our signature sweet onion and garlic jus
Chirashi Sushi
32.00
morimoto style chirashi 10-12 different fish & vegtables

$Chef's Sushi Combination


Sushi
Sashimi

Maki Rolls


Soft Shell Crab
$14.00
deep-fried soft shell crab, asparagus, avocado, scallions, spicy sauce
Shrimp Tempura
$10.00
tempura shrimp, asparagus, spicy sauce
California
$12.00
alaskan snow crab meat, cucumber, avocado
Eel Avocado
$9.00
barbeque eel, avocado
Salmon Skin
$7.00
crispy salmon skin, kaiware, itogaki
Spicy Tuna
$9.00
chopped tuna, scallion, spicy sauce
Spicy Salmon
$9.00
chopped salmon, scallion, spicy sauce
Spicy Yellowtail
$9.00
chopped yellowtail, scallion, spicy sauce
Negi Toro
chopped toro, scallion
Tekka
$8.00
tuna
Salmon
$7.00
Negi Hamachi
$8.00
yellowtail, scallion
Kappa
$6.00
cucumber, sesame seed
Shiso
$6.00
shiso leaf, plum paste
Kanpyo
$6.00
sweet gourd
Gobo
$6.00
pickled burdock
Avocado
6.00
avocado, cucumber

$Sushi & Sashimi


Oh-Toro
fatty tuna
Chu-Toro
medium fatty tuna
Maguro
$5.00
tuna
Sake
$4.00
salmon
Smoked Sake
$5.00
house smoked king salmon
Anago
$7.00
sea eel
Unagi
5.00
fresh water eel

$Whitefish


Hamachi
$5.00
yellowtail
Kanpachi
$7.00
amberjack
Shimaaji
$7.00
striped jack
Hirame
$5.50
fluke
Tai
$6.00
japanese red snapper
Kinmedai
$8.00
golden big eye snapper
Suzuki
4.50
striped bass

$Blue Skin


Kohada
$6.00
shad
Kisu
$5.00
silver whiting
Saba
$5.00
japanese mackerel
Aji
5.00
horse mackerel

$Egg


Egg Tamago
$3.00
omelette
Kasutera
5.00
custard omelette

$Meat


A-5 Japanese Wagyu Beef

Shellfish


Ebi
$5.00
shrimp
Hotate
$7.00
scallop
Mirugai
$6.00
jumbo clam
Kani
$9.00
king crab
Tako
$5.00
octopus
Mizudako
$6.00
live octopus
Ika
5.00
squid

$Caviar


Ikura
$5.00
salmon roe
Tobiko
$5.00
flying fish roe
Uni
$8.00
sea urchin
Mentaiko
6.00
spicy cod roe

$Vegetable $4


Kyu-Ri
japanese cucumber
Kabura
pickled turnip
Kaiware
daikon sprout
Myoga
pickled root vegetable
Nasu
pickled eggplant

Dessert


"Air" Cheesecake
$12.00
chilled soufflé, strawberry red wine sorbet, avocado sauce
Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart
$10.00
dark chocolate sorbet, cocoa nib tuile, caramel sauce
Mango Pudding
$11.00
coconut green tea sorbet, sumi meringue
Tofu Cheesecake
$11.00
mandarin plum wine sorbet, maple coffee foam
Coconut Fritters
$10.00
vanilla gelato, morello cherry, passion fruit, crispy black rice
Sorbet
9.00
gelato, ice cream

$Coffee


Coffee
$3.00
regular & decaf
Espresso
$3.50
Latte
$4.00
Cappuccino
4.00

$Teas


Morimoto Green Tea
$6.00
White Tea Rose Melange
$4.00
Iron Goddess Of Mercy, Oolong
$4.00
Earl Grey, Black
$4.00
Chamomile
$4.00
herbal, caffeine free
Turmeric Ginger
4.00
herbal, caffeine free

$Hand Crafted Cocktails


Smoke In Your Eyes
$15.00
bulleit bourbon, kijoshu, oloroso sherry, benedictine, jerry thomas bitters in a smoking glass
Serenity
$13.00
house-made lychee-cello, nigori sake, ruby red grapefruit, lemon juice, rosewater
St. Thomas
$13.00
hendrick's gin, pineapple, cucumber, lemongrass water, lime juice, dill
New York
$15.00
rye whiskey, home-made pomegranate grenadine, lime juice, orange zest
Nardis
$16.00
white truffle & pear-flavored, grey goose vodka, grapefruit, tonic water
Whip The Mule
$13.00
bacardi superior, becherovka, lime juice, ginger beer and roasted rosemary
Stormy Weather
$14.00
apple & cinnamon-infused rye whiskey, lime juice, ginger tincture, ginger ale
Straw Hat
$13.00
jalapeno-infused tequila, clamato, umami vinegar and cilantro
Take Five
$13.00
beet-infused vodka, luxardo bitters, carpano antica vermouth, roasted thyme
Flirtibird
13.00
tequila, mezcal, yuzu, shiso, agave nectar

$Signature Cocktails


Casual Encounter
$12.00
square one cucumber vodka, kings ginger, lemon
White Lilly
$12.00
sudachi shochu, calpico, yuzu
Morimotini
$13.00
sake, absolut vodka, cucumber
Chicago
14.00
nikka 12 yr, carpano antica vermouth, plum bitters

$Beer Selections


Aooni Japanese I.P.A
$10.00
Samurai Barley Ale
$15.00
Kawaba Snow Wiezen
$12.00
Lagunitas I.P.A
$9.00
Lagunitas Sumpin Sumpin
$8.00
Matilda
$11.00
312
$7.00
Kirin Light
$7.00
Asahi
7.00

$Large Format Beer


Morimoto Soba
$18.00
Morimoto Black Obi
$18.00
Morimoto Imperial Pilsner
$30.00
Morimoto Hazelnut
18.00

$Bubbles


Mumm Napa
$12.00
brut, napa valley, california
Laurent Perrier
$16.00
tours-sur-marne, france
Piper Heidsieck Brut Reserve
$22.00
reims, france
Ruinart
$29.00
brut rose, champagne, epernay, france
La Marca
10.00
prosecco, veneto, italy

$White


Bouchard Aine & Fils
$11.00
chardonnay, 2011 burgundy, france
Vino
$11.00
pinot grigio, 2012 washington
Portea
$12.00
chenin blanc, 2013 south africa
White Haven Sauvignon Blanc
$13.00
2013 marlborough, new zealand
Les Hospice
$15.00
sancerre, 2011 loire valley, france
Patz And Hall Chardonnay
$20.00
2012 sonoma coast, california
Hirschbach & Sohne Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling Kabinett
10.00
2012 mosel, germany

$Rose


Chateau D'Esclans
$12.00
'whispering angel', 2013 provence, france
Chateau D Aqueria
13.00
2011, provence, france

$Red


Avignonesi
$12.00
cantaloro, 2011, tuscany, italy
Decero
$10.00
malbec, 2011, mendoza, argentina
Les Cadrans De Lassegue
$16.00
grand cru, st. emilion, france, 2010
Whitehall Lane
$14.00
merlot, 2011, napa valley, ca
Chalk Hill
$16.00
pinot noir, 2012 sonoma coast, ca
Hall Estates
$23.00
cabernet sauvignon, 2011
Bourgogne Rouge
$13.00
maison roche de bellene by nicolas potel, 2011, burgundy, france

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