Momotaro

Momotaro Menu

(312) 733-4818
820 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60607

Cold


Gobo
$12.00
Braised burdock, shungiku, goma dare.
Salada
$12.00
Mizuna, tea poached quail egg, seasonal vegetables, carrot-citrus dressing.
Tofu
$12.00
Ikura, scallion, crispy ginger.
Momotaro Oyster
$14.00
Calvisius caviar, cucumber, tosazu jelly, wasabi.
Maguro
$20.00
Balfego tuna, garlic shoyu, turnip, puffed buckwheat.
Ike Mizudako
$18.00
Hokkaido octopus sashimi, wasabi, our shoyu.
Buri (Hamachi)
$19.00
Shiro shoyu-yuzu vinaigrette, avocado, shiso, aka kosho.
Jidori Kimo
$14.00
Chicken liver paté, soba toast, Asian pear.
Wagyu Tartare
26.00
Kaiware, pickled pear, miso-shoyu.

$Hot


Edamame
$18.00
Japanese sea salt.
Miso Soup
$9.00
House tofu, wakame, honshimeji mushrooms.
Hanetsuki Chicken "Golden Wing Gyoza"
$16.00
Laced chicken wing stuffed with gyoza filling, lemon, chive, sesame sauce.
Tsukune Dango
$16.00
Chicken dumpling, mochi rice, soft-poached egg, karashi miso. (requires 15 minutes)
Mapo Tofu
$19.00
Japanese-style chili tofu, broad bean, roast pork. Choice of rice or noodles.
Scallop Motoyaki
$16.00
Lemon miso, daikon, scallion crust.
Spaghetti
$15.00
Spicy beef curry, scallion oroshi, black garlic oil.
Akahata Karaage
$20.00
Crispy red grouper, black garlic mayo, aka kosho.
Zuke Masu (Whole Fish)
$26.00
Crispy pickled riverence steel head trout, wasabi leaf, smoked roe.
Yakiniku
36.00
Tasting of A5 strip, mishima strip, and gyutan cooked tableside.

$Rice


Yakitori Don
$14.00
Grilled chicken thigh, chicken tare, soft-poached egg.
Chahan
$22.00
Stone bowl beef fried rice, wild maitake, soft-poached egg.
Ochazuke
$12.00
Miso-marinated tuna, fukamushi, house furikake, wasabi.
Tamaki Gold Short Grain Steamed Rice
5.00

$Robata Yaki


Shishito
$8.00
Green peppers, lemon, sea salt.
Shiitake
$10.00
Japanese shiitake, Tokyo negi.
Gyutan
$14.00
Lemon, sea salt.
Tontoro (Berkshire Pork Jowl)
$15.00
Karashi, sea salt.
Uzura (Quail)
$14.00
French quail, quail egg, quail tare.
Negima (Chicken Thigh)
$12.00
Shiso marinade.
Jidori Chicken Oysters
$12.00
Tender back muscle, yuzu kosho.
Tsukune
$12.00
Ground chicken meatball, soft-poached egg, tare.
Beef Tsukune "Sliders"
$16.00
Ground wagyu, miso mustard, bao bun.
Kohitsuji (Lamb)
$24.00
2 piece bone-in chop, spicy miso.
Tako (Spanish Octopus)
$12.00
Black pepper, lime.
Meagre
$16.00
Stone bass, daikon, oroshi, soy, lemon.
Mishima Strip
20.00
2 oz. Steak, wasabi ponzu.

$From the Coals


A5 Miyazaki Steak
$100.00
5 oz. Steak, mushroom, black pepper kosh.
Imperial Strip
75.00
10 oz. Wagyu strip steak, grilled market vegetables, yuzu kosho.

$Nigiri and Sashimi


Kampachi
$5.00
Wild amber jack.
Hamachi
$5.00
Yellowtail.
Shima Aji
$5.00
Striped jack.
Madai
$5.00
Snapper.
Ishidai
$7.00
Stripped beakfish.
Hirame
$5.00
Ikejime flounder.
Sake
$4.00
Faroe islands salmon.
Akami
$6.00
Bluefin tuna loin.
Chutoro
$9.00
Medium fat bluefin belly.
Otoro
$11.00
Fatty bluefin belly.
Kohada
$6.00
Gizzard shad.
Saba
$5.00
Mackerel.
Aji
$5.00
Horse mackerel.
Botan Ebi
$5.00
Spot prawn.
Yari Ika
$5.00
Japanese Hokkaido squid.
Baja Uni
$8.00
Purple sea urchin.
Hokkaido Uni
$10.00
Bahun urchin.
Ikura
$4.00
Marinated salmon roe.
Unagi
$5.00
Barbecued freshwater eel.
Tamago
3.00
Sweet omelet.

$Donburi


Chirashi
$24.00
Scattered sashimi, tamago, ikura.
Tuna Donburi
26.00
Avocado, Japanese omelette, marinated ikura.

$Nigirizushi

Chef's selected sushi.
Aji Yakusugi
$12.00
Sugi smoked aji, wa yakumi. (2 pieces)
Aburi Beni Toro
$6.00
Salmon belly, karashi miso, battera konbu.
Aburi Otoro
$11.00
Daikon, yuzu, sudachi ponzu.
Aburi Saba Toro
$6.00
With daikon shoga ponzu.
Aburi Botan Ebi
$6.00
With ebi miso.
Hokkaido Hotate
$9.00
Scallop, uni, ikura.
Kumamoto Beef to Hotate
$12.00
Garlic sauce, fried shiso.
Akami to Negi Toro
$8.00
Toro tartare, kizami wasabi.
Edomae Anago
$6.00
Tokyo bay saltwater eel, nitsume sauce.
Ika to Sake
8.00
Spear squid, ikura, smoked salmon.

$Makimono

Sushi Rolls
Saba Gari
$12.00
Karashi miso, wa yakumi.
Zuke Salmon
$16.00
Citrus soy, ginger, salmon skin, smoked ikura.
Chili Tuna
$15.00
Bigeye tuna, sesame cucumbers, pickled radish.
Una-Kyu
$14.00
Barbecued eel, cucumber, unagi sauce.
Kanpyo Roll
$8.00
Traditional sweet braised gourd.
Momomaki
$19.00
Big eye tuna, spicy tako, pickled daikon.
Kani Jomaki
$16.00
Snow crab, unagi, tamago, cucumber, shiso.
Tekka Maki
$10.00
Bluefin tuna roll.
Negi Toro
$15.00
Fatty tuna belly, Tokyo scallions.
Negi Hamachi
$12.00
Chopped yellowtail hamachi, Tokyo scallion.
Baby Shiitake Maki
$11.00
Baby Washington state shiitake tempura, togarashi.
Aa5 Ebi Uni Maguro
35.00
Charred A5 Miyazaki beef, botan ebi, uni, bigeye tuna maki. (limit ten per evening)

$Others


Freshly Grated Wasabi Root
$6.00

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