Ara On

Ara On Menu

(312) 781-7300
160 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60603
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Appetizers


Edamame
$5.00
Togarashi (Japanese pepper mix).
Vietnamese Spring Rolls
$12.00
Mixed greens, mango, cucumber, sauteed bean sprouts, organic tofu, hoisin and sriracha.
Shrimp Sumae
$12.00
4 steamed shrimp dumplings with served with sesame seeds, soy and Thai sweet chili sauce.
Chili Garlic Shrimp
$15.00
3 jumbo shrimp, mango, pickles, sweet chili garlic sauce.
Diver Scallops
$16.00
2 pieces jumbo scallops, lemon juice and zest in red pepper puree with arugula.
Sumae Soup
$6.00
Shrimp or veggie dumpling in soy broth with zucchini, red pepper, Napa and mushroom. Topped with tempura crunch and togarashi.
White Miso Soup
$5.00
Pa Jun
$12.00
Pan-fried Korean pancake scallions, Spanish onion, zucchini, carrot and seasoned soy sauce.
Miso Mussels
$15.00
Thick noodle, Napa, red pepper, onion, green onion and white wine miso sauce.
Duck Dumplings
$12.00
4 dumplings spinach, truffle, seafood-duck broth.
Yellowtail Kama
$15.00
Grilled, natural sea salt, togarashi.
Diver Scallops
15.00
2 jumbo scallops creamy leak, bacon, arugula, olive oil.

$Appetizers (Sushi)


BBQ Spicy Tuna Bite
$6.00
Two pieces of seared Barbeque spicy tuna with potato crisp on roasted seaweed.
Salmon Trio
$10.00
Choice of nigiri or sashimi 1 piece each, salmon, salmon belly, smoked salmon.
Tuna Sampler
$12.00
Choice of nigiri or sashimi 1 piece each, superwhite tuna, big eye tuna, albacore tuna.
Miyazaki Beef BBQ
$28.00
4 pieces of miyazaki beef slices grilled, served with arugula, roasted pine nut, yuzu wasabi ponzu sauce.
Hamachi Ponzu
$14.00
Yellowtail, jalapeno, ponzu sauce.
Salmon Belly
$10.00
Salmon belly, ikura, diced onions, garlic olive oil, soy vinaigrette reduction.
Mango Salsa Tuna Tataki
$13.00
3 pc tuna tataki, mango, onions, kaiware, tomato, yuzu wasabi ponzu sauce, tobiko, shredded baked nori.
Tuna Bomb
$10.00
Big eye tuna, scallions, cucumber, avocado, spicy ponzu sauce with arugula salad.
Tuna Tartar
$10.00
Big eye tuna, scallions, Japanese dressing (soy sauce, canola oil, mustard seed, grapefruit juice, wasabi powder), nagaimo.
Chef's Ceviche
$10.00
Garlic oil, tobiko arugula salad with ponzu garlic oil, orange zest, crispy chip.
Ankimo
14.00
2 pieces monkfish liver, yuzu sauce, seasoned dried seaweed, Barbeque unagi, tobiko.

$Salads


Seaweed Salad
$6.00
Lemon, cherry tomato, sesame.
House Salad
$6.00
Mixed greens, cucumber, shaved red onion, roasted shiitake mushrooms, red pepper, ginger vinaigrette.
Teriyaki Tofu Salad
$9.00
Organic teriyaki tofu, spring mix, red onion, fresh shiitake mushroom, cherry tomato, roasted pine nut, soy sesame oil, vinegar.
Grilled Shrimp Salad
$17.00
Mixed greens, roasted red pepper, shaved Parmesan cheese, avocado, edamame, citrus vinaigrette.
Seared Tuna & Avocado Salad
$18.00
Orange, wasabi sauce, basil, baby arugula, yuzu vinaigrette.
Thai Beef Salad
19.00
Grilled top sirloin, mixed greens, pickles, cucumbers, red peppers, red onion, lemongrass vinaigrette.

$Entrees


Diver Scallop Risotto
$19.00
Saffron creamy rice with shiitake and truffle mushrooms, leeks and two diver scallops.
Healthy Salmon
$28.00
Miso glazed salmon with 12 grain rice, green and red pepper, zucchini, onions cooked with soy bean oil.
Sesame Crusted Salmon Dol Sot Bi Bim Bap
$19.00
6 Ounces salmon with rice, spinach, carrots, onion, shiitake, red pepper, zucchini, daikon radish, gochujang sauce.
Spicy Bulgogi Marinated Skirt Steak
$21.00
Blue cheese polenta, charred scallions, sauteed mushrooms, petite salad, sherry vinaigrette.
Sesame Crusted Salmon Dol Sot Bi Bim Bop
$28.00
6 Ounces salmon, rice, carrots, bean sprouts, pickled shiitake mushroom, spinach, braised beef short rib, zucchini, daikon and fried egg.
24 Hr Braised Pork Belly
$29.00
Berkshire pork belly, with kimchi, organic teriyaki seasoned tofu, slow cooked onion and side of rice.
Hot Noodles & BBQ Beef Ribs
$30.00
Served in a clay pot with rice and 3 chef's choice ban chan (side dishes).
NY Strip Steak (12 oz.)
$36.00
Served with vegetable stir fry, bulgogi sauce.
Morel Mushroom Chicken
$28.00
Noodles, broccoli and cherry tomatoes in a morel mushroom sauce and shaved Parmesan.
BBQ Boneless Beef Ribs
$30.00
Served with sauteed kimchi-mash potato, charcoal filtered soy sauce.
Spicy BBQ Pork Belly Ssam
30.00
Berkshire pork belly marinated with traditional Korean gochujang sauce, served with iceberg lettuce, pickled daikon, carrots, rice, cucumber, gochujang peanut sauce.

$Petits


Seaweed Salad
$6.00
Sesame, cucumber.
Soft Shell Crab Salad
$14.00
Deep-fried soft-shell breaded crab spring mix, arugula, spicy aioli and truffle oil, eel sauce.
Teriyaki Tofu Salad
$9.00
Organic teriyaki tofu, spring mix, red onion, shiitake mushroom, cherry tomato, soy sesame oil, vinegar.
Sumae Soup
$6.00
Shrimp or veggie dumpling in soy broth with zucchini, red pepper, Napa and mushroom. Topped with tempura crunch and togarashi.
White Miso Soup
5.00
Tofu, scallions.

$Banh Mi Sandwiches

Served with coleslaw, truffle French fries, sriracha aioli, cilantro, jalapeno, pickled carrot, daikon.
Fried Tofu Cutlet
$12.00
Grilled Chicken Breast
$13.00
Chinese Style BBQ Pulled Pork
$15.00
Grilled Shortrib
16.00

$Platters (Sushi)


Sashimi Platter
$29.00
Nigiri Platter
$30.00
Chef's selection of 9 pieces of nigiri.
Sushi Combo Platter
$25.00
Chef's selection of 6 pieces of nigiri and a spicy tuna.
Ara-On Deluxe Platter
$49.00
Chef's selection 9 pieces of sashimi, 6 pieces of nigiri, dragon maki.
Chirashi Seasoned Sushi
$27.00
Chef's selection of assorted sashimi over seasoned rice.
Sashimi Salad Bibimbap
$20.00
Chef's selection of sashimi, spring mix, cucumber, daikon, potato crisp, kaiware, roasted nori, sesame seeds served with Korean gochujang.
Araon Tower
18.00
Seasoned rice, Barbeque spicy tuna, fresh big eye tuna, cucumber, avocado topped with spicy, wasabi mayo, eel sauce glazed on top, potato crisps and nori.

$Maki Mono (Sushi)


Tekka Maki Tuna
$8.00
Tuna Avocado
$9.00
Cali
$12.00
Alaskan sweet crab meat.
Salmon (Belly) Avocado
$9.00
Spicy Tuna
$8.00
Soft Shell Crab
$12.00
Ara on Chef Special
$18.00
Shrimp tempura, seared spicy tuna, potato crisps, eel sauce, spicy mayo, wasabi mayo.
Ara on F5
$20.00
Tuna, sake, albacore, escolar, hamachi, kani, red tobiko, jalapeno, wrapped in soy paper with garlic olive oil + soy balsamic reduction.
Surf & Turf
$19.00
Soft shell crab, Barbeque steak (med rare), asparagus, ebi, avocado, tobiko, micro tatsoi, spicy mayo.
Snow Crabby
$17.00
Deep fried snow crab, sliced avocado, tobiko, spicy mayo.
Dragon
$16.00
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, ocean eel, eel sauce.
Volcano
$19.00
Kani, cucumber, cream cheese, seared spicy crawfish salad, spicy mayo, green onion, jalapeno, red pepper, cilantro.
Salmon Tuna Royal
$16.00
Tuna, salmon, avocado, tobiko.
Seared Tuna
$16.00
Spring mix, tuna tataki, yuzu soy sauce.
Monster Shrimp
$18.00
Jumbo shrimp tempura, spicy kani, avocado, ebi, eel sauce, spicy mayo, scallion, sesame seeds.
Flying Eel
$18.00
Eel tempura, tobiko, asparagus, cream cheese, eel sauce, spicy mayo, potato crunch.
190 S
$16.00
Soy paper, negi hamachi, tuna, cilantro, avocado, red pepper, lime, chili oil.
Tuna Salmon Duo
$15.00
Barbeque spicy tuna in rice, seared spicy salmon, black tobiko, with wasabi mayo 2 reviews.
Angry Crab
$15.00
Deep fried with kanikama, jalapeno, cream cheese, avocado maki with spicy tuna-crab mix and unagi sauce, crispy chips.
Super Vegetarian
14.00
Sweet potato tempura, cucumber, avocado, oshinko, kampyo, asparagus, sriracha.

$Araon Bento Boxes

All served with gomae, fruit, shrimp, and vegetable tempura, Japanese potato croquette, California roll, stir fried bean sprouts.
Sesame Scallops
$20.00
Teriyaki NY Strip
$20.00
Ginger Pork Tenderloin
$20.00
Chicken Teriyaki
$20.00
Shio Yaki Salmon
20.00

$Sashimi, Nigiri (Sushi)

Per piece.
Otoro Tuna Belly
$8.00
Hamachi Toro Yellowtail Belly
$5.00
Hamachi Yellowtail
$4.00
Tuna Tataki Seared Tuna
$4.00
Unagi Eel, Eel Sauce
$4.00
Hirame Fluke
$4.00
Smoked Salmon
$4.00
Shima Saba Mackerel
$4.00
Madai Japanese Snapper
$4.00
Ikura Salmon Roe
$5.00
Jumbo Ebi Tiger Prawn
$5.00
Hotate Scallop
$4.00
Tamago Seasoned Egg
$3.00
Miyazaki Beef Black Cow
$9.00
Uni Sea Urchin
$6.00
Maguro Yellowfin Tuna
$4.00
Binnaga Maguro Albacore Tuna
$4.00
Sake Scottish Salmon
$4.00
Kani Alaskan Sweet Crab Meet
$4.00
Sake Zuke Seasoned Salmon
$5.00
Suzuki Seabass
$4.00
Tobiko Flying Fish Roe
$4.00
Botan Ebi Sweet Shrimp
$4.00
Ika Squid
$3.00
Tako Octopus
$4.00
Aji Spanish Mackerel
4.00

$Sizzle Plates

Choice of teriyaki (shellfish allergy), chili honey garlic, bulgogi, Japanese, or Thai curry sauce. Served with vegetable stir fry and mashed potatoes.
Tofu
$15.00
Scottish Salmon
$19.00
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
$17.00
Top Sirloin Steak
19.00

$Platters


Sashimi Platter
$29.00
Nigiri Platter
$30.00
Chef's selection of 9 pieces of nigiri.
Sushi Combo Platter
$25.00
Chef's selection of six pieces of nigiri and a spicy tuna.
Ara-On Deluxe Platter
$49.00
Chef's selection 9 pieces of sashimi, 6 pieces of nigiri, dragon maki.
Chirashi Seasoned Sushi
$27.00
Chef's selection of assorted sashimi over seasoned rice.
Sashimi Salad Bibimbap
$20.00
Chef's selection of sashimi, spring mix, cucumber, daikon, potato crisp, kaiware, roasted nori, sesame seeds served with Korean gochujang.
Araon Tower
18.00
Seasoned rice, Barbeque spicy tuna, fresh big eye tuna, cucumber, avocado topped with spicy, wasabi mayo, eel sauce glazed on top, potato crisps and nori.

$Deux


Wang-Galbi
59.00
Korean beef rib with seasonal veggies in a clay pot, 3 chef's choice ban chan (side dishes) and rice.

$Ara-On Bento Boxes

Served with coconut red curry chickpeas, seaweed salad, spicy tuna hand-roll, shrimp, and vegetable tempura, stir fry bean sprout, sashimi.
Chicken Teriyaki
$30.00
Nigiri
$30.00
Sesame Scallop
$30.00
Salmon
$30.00
N.Y. Strip
$36.00
Ginger Pork Tenderloin
$30.00

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