Cuisines and Dishes at PL8 Simply Asian:
- Sushi
PL8 Simply Asian
736 W. Northwest Hwy,
Barrington
IL
60010
(847) 382-1988
Menu for PL8 Simply Asian
Small Pl8s
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Potstickers
$6.00
Pan-seared homemade beef dumplings, served with soy ginger sauce.
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Golden Crisp Vegetable Spring Rolls
$4.00
Shredded vegetables fried crisp, served with sweet and sour sauce.
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Crab Rangoon Chop Sticks
$6.00
Cream cheese, scallions and crab meat filling in crisp wonton wraps, served with sweet and sour sauce.
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Edamame
$4.00
Steamed shell-on soy beans, sprinkled with light salt mixture.
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Crispy Canton Shrimp
$7.00
Wok crisped shrimp, tossed with a kitchen crafted sweet mayo and toasted sesame seeds.
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Snow Crab Salad
$8.00
Thinly sliced cucumber, seaweed strips and sprouts, with snow crab in rice wine vinaigrette.
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Tempura Pl8
$7.00
Tempura battered shrimp and vegetables, served with a soy and rice wine sauce.
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Tuna and Avocado Sumiso
$6.00
Diced big eye tuna and fresh avocado, with a sake-miso sauce, topped with daikon sprouts.
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Poke Salad
$9.00
Mixed seafood sashimi and chopped romaine, tossed lightly with a spicy vinegar-ponzu sauce.
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Calamari 2 Ways
$9.00
Fried crisp with spice mix and cilantro, wok seared with garlic, Chinese chives and sesame oil.
Soups
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Hot and Sour Soup
$3.00
Sichuan classic style with tofu, wood ear mushrooms, bamboo and scallions.
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Wonton Soup
$5.00
Hand-made chicken wontons, snow peas and napa cabbage.
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Miso Soup
$3.00
Seaweed sprouts, tofu and white miso.
Pl8 Signature Soups
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Chong Ching Noodle Soup
$13.00
Sliced whitefish fillets, slowly simmered in broth with cellophane noodles, pickled mustard greens and fresh red chilies. Soups are served in generous portions and are perfect for sharing family style.
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Nabeyaki Udon
$11.00
A classic Japanese inspired soup with a combination of seafood and udon rice noodles in a soy based rice wine broth. Soups are served in generous portions and are perfect for sharing family style.
Classic Pl8s
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Kung Pao Classic Pl8
$12.00 - $15.00
Wok seared with blackened chilies, red and green bell peppers and roasted peanuts, in a spicy kung pao chili sauce.
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Orange Peel Classic Pl8
$12.00 - $15.00
Lightly battered and stir fried with fresh orange juice and candied orange peel.
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Tempura Classic Pl8
$10.00 - $15.00
A Japanese specialty, battered and dipped, lightly flash fried, served with a soy and rice wine sauce.
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Mongolian Classic Pl8
$12.00 - $15.00
A heartier northern Chinese style, soy and oyster sauces are combined with scallions and caramelized onions.
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Teriyaki Classic Pl8
$12.00 - $17.00
A sweet soy based traditional sauce.
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Sweet and Sour Classic Pl8
$12.00 - $15.00
The classic yin and yang flavors, red and green bell peppers, fresh fruit.
Signature Pl8s
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Basil Garlic Chicken
$13.00
Tender chicken pieces with sweet basil, green and red bell peppers and button mushrooms.
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Crispy Sesame Chicken
$13.00
Diced chicken, wok fried crisp, tossed in a caramelized soy sauce, topped with toasted sesame seeds.
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Black Peppered Garlic Beef
$15.00
Beef tenderloin pieces in a black pepper and garlic sauce, surrounded with broccoli florets.
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Dry Stir Fried Shredded Beef
$15.00
Sliced beef, wok fried crisp in a spicy sichuan sauce with finger bamboo and scallions.
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Crunchy Garlic Shrimp
$15.00
Shrimp, wok crisped and coated with crunchy garlic, with diced onions, red and green bell peppers.
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Mei-ji Shrimp
$15.00
A Chinese delicacy, stir fried shrimp and asparagus, in a smoky flavored mei-ji soy sauce.
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Sweet and Sour Fish
$16.00
Whitefish fillets, lightly battered and wok crisped with house made sweet and sour sauce, diced carrots and roasted pine nuts.
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Spicy Chili Fish
$16.00
A spice lover's delight, sliced whitefish fillets, stir fried and served with blackened chilies, snow peas, winter bamboo, mushrooms and smoked tofu in a spicy bean sauce.
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Shanghai Scallops
$17.00
Sea scallops with chinkiang vinegar, ginger and scallions, served atop snow peas.
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Shredded Pork and Chinese Chives
$13.00
Marinated and shredded pork with smoked tofu strips and stir fried Chinese chives.
Noodles and Rice Pl8s
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Lo Mein
$8.00
Bean sprouts, shredded cabbage, onions and carrots, wok tossed with a rich soy based sauce.
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Wide Rice Noodles
$8.00
Locally made, fresh wide rice noodles, wok crisped and tossed with bean sprouts, snow peas, onions and red peppers in soy and hoisin sauces.
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Pad Thai
$8.00
Stir fried rice noodles, wok tossed with bean sprouts, eggs, scallions, tofu, chilies and lime, topped with chopped peanuts.
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Spicy Garlic Noodle
$8.00
Wheat noodles with crispy garlic, diced onion, green and red bell peppers and dried chilies.
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Fried Rice
$8.00
Carrots, bean sprouts, peas, egg and a light touch of soy.
Vegetable Pl8s
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Sichuan String Beans
$9.00
Fresh, local string beans with sichuan preserved vegetables and dried chiles, drizzled with spicy soy.
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Wok Tossed Gailan
$9.00
Steamed Chinese broccoli, stir fried with garlic, stacked with leaves and stems, topped with a delicate soy and hoisin sauce.
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Asparagus with Mushrooms
$9.00
Wok seared asparagus spears and button mushrooms in a rich soy and shaoxing wine sauce.
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Shanghai Bok Choy
$8.00
Wok seared baby bok choy with garlic and sesame oil.
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Mapo Tofu
$8.00
A sichuan classic, soft tofu cubes tossed with a spicy chili bean sauce, topped with roasted sichuan peppercorn.
Nigiri and Sashimi Pl8s
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Maguro
$5.00
Big eye tuna. Two pieces per order.
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O Toro
$7.00
Fatty tuna. One piece per order.
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Super White Tuna
$5.00
Two pieces per order.
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Sake
$5.00
Scottish salmon. Two pieces per order.
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Sake Wa Kunsei
$5.00
Smoked salmon. Two pieces per order.
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Hamachi
$6.00
Yellow tail. Two pieces per order.
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Madai
$6.00
Japanese snapper. Two pieces per order.
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Hirame
$5.00
Halibut. Two pieces per order.
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Suzuki
$5.00
Striped bass. Two pieces per order.
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Ama Ebi
$7.00
Sweet shrimp. Two pieces per order.
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Ebi
$5.00
Shrimp. Two pieces per order.
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Hotategai
$6.00
Scallop. Two pieces per order.
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Kani
$7.00
Snow crab. Two pieces per order.
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Tako
$5.00
Octopus. Two pieces per order.
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Unagi
$5.00
Char-grilled fresh water eel. Two pieces per order.
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Ikura
$6.00
Salmon roe. Two pieces per order.
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Uni
$7.00
Sea urchin. Two pieces per order.
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Masago
$5.00
Smelt fish roe. Two pieces per order.
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Wasabi Tobiko
$5.00
Two pieces per order.
Maki Pl8s
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Veggie Lover's Roll
$5.00
Cucumber, pickled radish, avocado and mushrooms.
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California Roll
$6.00
The classic combination of crab meat, avocado and cucumber, tobiko topping.
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Spice Lover's Roll
$6.00
Choice of tuna, crab meat, yellow tail or Scottish salmon.
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Boston Roll
$6.00
Shrimp, avocado and mayonnaise.
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Philly Roll
$6.00
Scottish salmon, avocado and Philadelphia cream cheese.
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BBQ Eel Roll
$6.00
Char-grilled BBQ eel and cucumber.
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Tempura Roll
$7.00
Tempura shrimp, cucumber, crab meat and avocado.
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Rainbow Roll
$12.00
California roll with assorted sashimi layered on top.
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Spider Roll
$12.00
Jumbo soft shell crab, tobiko, cucumber and avocado.
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T.H.'s Roll
$8.00
Smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado.
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Spicy Scallop Roll
$8.00
Scallops, avocado and spicy mayo.
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Tuna and Avocado Roll
$6.00
Big eye tuna and avocado.
Specialty Maki Pl8s
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Sakura Roll
$10.00
Crab meat, shrimp, cream cheese, avocado and cucumber, topped with baked Japanese mayo.
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Hand Grenade Roll
$6.00
Nori wrapped shrimp with sushi rice, topped with spicy garlic mayo, baked atop an orange slice.
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Volcano Roll
$9.00
Spicy super white tuna, avocado and cream cheese, tempura fried, honey mustard sauce.
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Dragon Roll
$15.00
Two pieces of shrimp tempura with cream cheese, topped with char-grilled BBQ eel and teriyaki sauce.
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Godzilla Roll
$15.00
Nori wrapped char-grilled BBQ eel, romaine lettuce and cream cheese, coated with tempura flake topping, drizzled with honey wasabi sauce.
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Snow Crab Roll
$14.00
Spicy crab roll with crab meat filling, topped with honey wasabi sauce drizzle.
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Triple K.C. Roll
$10.00
Scottish salmon, smoked salmon, crab meat and cream cheese, wrapped in a thinly sliced cucumber, drizzled with a sweet rice wine emulsion.
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Crunchy Lobster Roll
$13.00
Lobster with wasabi flavored mayo, coated with a crunchy tempura flake topping.
Sushi and Maki Combo Pl8s
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The Biltmore
$19.00
Seven pieces of sushi, six pieces of California roll.
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Home is Where Hart Road Is
$22.00
A combination of nine pieces of sushi and six pieces of California roll.
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Barrington Hills
$25.00
A variety of 18 pieces of chef selected sashimi.
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Fillies
$25.00
Four pieces of sushi, eight pieces of sashimi, six pieces of California roll.
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Pl8 Maki Feast
$17.00
18 pieces of spicy tuna, spicy crab meat, California roll.
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The Bronco
$50.00
12 pieces of sushi, eight pieces of sashimi, 18 pieces of California roll, spicy tuna and Philadelphia roll. Serves two easily.
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Ratings and Reviews for PL8 Simply Asian
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Apr 01 2012
Sandra S. via Yelp
I was completely underwhelmed by this restaurant. I went there with a friend on a Friday night. I skipped the hot dishes entirely and went straight for the...read more
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Mar 19 2012
Troy M. via Yelp
Overpriced or portions too small: pick one. Went there a few times and the chef boasted of their portion size, which is 2/3 that of a normal Asian...read more
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Feb 24 2012
Brett D. via Yelp
Hate the name, love the rest. While I know I've already mildly insulted the business by mocking its dumb name (there I go again...) I assure you I won't...read more
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