Ponzu

2407 N Clark, Chicago IL 60614 (773) 681-5238

Cuisines and Dishes at Ponzu:

Japanese
Sushi
Asian

Menu for Ponzu

Appetizers

Edamame $4.50
Boiled green soy beans.
Shrimp Gyoza (6) $5.95
Steamed or deep fried Japanese style shrimp dumplings.
Veggie Gyoza (6) $5.95
Steamed or deep fried Japanese style vegetable dumplings.
Shrimp Shumai $5.95
Steamed small round type Japanese dumplings.
Golden Shumai $5.95
Deep fried small round type Japanese dumplings.
Veggie Tempura $6.45
Lightly fried sweet potato, bell pepper, asparagus, onion and broccoli.
Shrimp Tempura $7.95
Lightly fried shrimp and vegetables.
Unagi Tempura $6.95
Deep fried eel with daikon and eel sauce.
Kaki Fried $6.50
Deep fried oysters.
Goma Ae $4.95
Boiled spinach with sweet sesame sauce.
Veggie Spring Roll $5.95
Colorful tofu paper wrappers filled with shitake mushrooms, avocado, soba noodles and cilantro, served with spicy sesame dipping sauce.
Agedashi Tofu $6.95
Lightly battered and deep fried tofu in a seasoned soy broth with grated ginger and bonito flakes.
Hiya-Yako $5.95
Chilled squares of tofu, served on ice with soy dipping sauce and seasonings.
Crispy Calamari $6.95
Golden fried calamari rings.
Soft Shell Crab $9.45
Deep fried whole soft shell crab topped with avocado, mango served with ponzu sauce.
Kani Su $6.95
Crab meat, cucumber and avocado served with sunomono sauce.
Ebi Su $6.95
Boiled shrimp, cucumber and avocado served with sunomono sauce.
Mixed Sunomono $9.45
Tako, ebi, hokkigai, snow crab, beet rolled in cucumber served with sunomono sauce.
Hotate Butter Yaki $7.95
Butter-sauteed, fresh scallops and avocado served with ponzu sauce.
Tuna Martini $15.25
Served in a martini glass a mixture of maguro, super white tuna, cilantro, scallions and spicy mango sitting on a bed of sauteed carrots and lettuce with our chef's dressing.
Tuna Tataki $9.95
Seared tuna served with ponzu special sauce.
Suzuki Carpaccio $9.75
Fresh striped bass topped with baby springs, citrus tobiko with yuzu sauce and chili oil.
Jalapeno Super White Tuna $10.95
Sashimi style of super white tuna with thin sliced jalapeno with avocado served with ponzu sauce.
Miso Soup $2.00

Salad

House Salad $4.95
Spring mix, romaine lettuce, raisins and mango topped with peanut butter ginger dressing.
Cucumber Salad $4.95
Cucumber with beet, sesame seed with sweet vinegar.
Cucumber & Avocado Salad $4.95
Cucumber avocado with beet sesame seed with sweet vinegar.
Seaweed Salad $4.95
Mixed seaweed with beet and cucumber served with sweet vinegar.
Ika Salad $4.95
Cucumber and seasoned squid served with sweet vinegar.
River Salmon Salad $8.95
Endive, spring mix, Romain lettuce, mini tomato with Mediterranean style dressing.
River Super White Tuna Salad $8.95
Endive, spring mix, romain lettuce, mini tomato, with Mediterranean style dressing.

Makimono

California Makimono $5.95
Real snow crab, avocado, cucumber and masago.
Tekka Makimono $5.00
Tuna roll.
Sake Makimono $5.00
Salmon roll.
Tuna Avocado Makimono $5.95
Tuna and avocado roll.
Tuna Q Makimono $5.95
Tuna and cucumber.
Salmon Avocado Makimono $5.95
Salmon and avocado roll.
Boston Makimono $7.00
Tuna, avocado, cucumber, masago and house mayo.
Philly Makimono $6.50
Smoked salmon, cream cheese with avocado.
Una-Q Makimono $5.50
BBQ fresh water eel and cucumber.
Negi Hamachi Makimono $4.95
Yellow tail with chopped scallions.
Alaska Makimono $7.00
Snow crab, avocado, cucumber and masago with house mayo.
Shrimp-Q Makimono $5.95
Shrimp and cucumber roll.
Salmon Skin Q Makimono $5.95
Salmon skin and cucumber.
Spicy Tako Makimono $6.50
Boiled octopus with spicy mayo.
Spicy Tuna Makimono $6.00
Tuna with spicy house mayo.
Spicy Tuna Crunch Makimono $7.50
Tuna with spicy house mayo outside with tempura crunch.
Spicy Salmon Makimono $6.95
Salmon with spicy house mayo.
Spicy Salmon Crunch Makimono $7.50
Salmon with spicy house mayo outside with tempura crunch.
Spicy Shrimp Makimono $6.50
Boiled shrimp with house mayo.
Shrimp Tempura Makimono $6.50
Shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber and masago with house mayo.
Spider Makimono $8.50
Soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber, masago and house mayo.

Tsumiki Blocks

Zuke-Maguro Tsumiki Block $13.95
Seared marinated tuna and sweet soy dressing pressed on a filling of tempura crunch ripe avocado and spicy mayo.
Unagi Style Tsumiki Block $13.95
Tender unagi with sweet eel sauce and wasabi cream sauce pressed on a filling of tempura crunch and ripe avocado.
Zuke-Sake Tsumiki Block $13.95
Seared marinated salmon and sweet soy dressing pressed on a filling of tempura crunch ripe avocado and spicy mayo.
Saba Style Tsumiki Block $13.95
Saba with ginger and shiso pressed on a filling of battered seaweed with special sauce.
White Fish Style Tsumiki Block $13.95
White fish with momiji oroshii and shiso pressed on a filling of special sauce.

Maki for Vegetables

Asparagus Maki $5.50
Boiled asparagus with seasoned sushi rice.
Oshinko Maki $5.50
Japanese style salted pickled with sushi rice.
Kappa Maki $5.50
Cucumber with sushi rice.
Shitake Avocado Maki $6.50
Marinated Japanese shitake mushroom with avocado.
Veggie Maki $6.50
Asparagus, avocado, cucumber and shitake.
Sweet Potato Tempura Maki $6.50
Deep fried sweet potato.
Avocado Maki $5.95
Sliced avocado with sushi rice.
Avocado Q Maki $5.95
Sliced avocado and cucumber.
Creamy Veggie Maki $6.50
Cream cheese, avocado and cucumber.
Kampyo Avocado Maki $6.50
Marinated Japanese squash and avocado.
Veggie Crunch Maki $7.95
Sweet potato tempura, cucumber avocado, tempura crunch with spicy mayo.
Futo Maki $8.50
Spinach, gourd, shitake mushroom, Japanese pickle and cucumber, egg omelet.

Specialty Makimono

Crazy California $9.75
Snow crab, avocado, cucumber, jalopeno, wasabi tobiko with spicy mayo and scallions.
Salmon Crunch $9.75
Grilled salmon, cream cheese and avocado with tempura crunch.
Tequila Maki $9.75
Yellowtail, avocado, cilantro, jalapeno, scallions, spicy mayo with lime juice and wasabi tobiko.
Crazy Eel $11.95
Fresh water eel, cilantro, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo, scallions topped with mango eel sauce.
Tropical $11.95
Yellow tail, tuna, salmon, scallions, avocado, house mayo topped with mango and miso sauce.
Sunrise $12.95
Crab, avocado, cucumber wrapped outside with fresh salmon, salmon roe and sweet miso sauce.
Dragon $11.95
Fresh water eel, tobiko over shrimp tempura, avocado with house mayo and eel sauce.
Fire Dragon $11.95
Spicy tuna, tobiko over shrimp tempura, avocado with house mayo.
Santa Fe $11.95
Tuna, yellow tail, avocado, masago, cilantro, green bell pepper, jalopeno chili oil and lime juice.
Red Dragon $13.95
Soft shell crab, avocado, house mayo topped with tuna, chili oil and red tobiko.
Chosen Maki $13.95
This larger five pieces roll contains unagi, avocado, cream cheese, cucumber, sweet potato tempura, lettuce and tempura crunch rolled inside out with masago and drizzled with eel sauce and wasabi mayo.
Spicy Scallops $9.95
Fresh scallops and spicy mayo.
Sunset $9.95
Spicy salmon on California.
Rainbow $11.95
Tuna, salmon, yellow tail, avocado, tobiko over California.
Mariah $12.95
Shrimp tempura, imitation crab, avocado, house mayo and masago rolled in crunch topped with eel sauce.
Hawaiian Roll $12.95
Mango wrapped roll on the outside with wasabi mayo and roasted coconut flakes. Stuffed with yellow tail, avocado and marinated shitake mushrooms.
Coconut Shrimp Roll $15.95
Shrimp topped with roasted coconut flakes and wasabi mayo. Stuffed with unagi, avocado and crunch tempura flakes.

Signature Makimono

Ocean Drive $15.95
Tuna, yellow tail, cilantro, asparagus, avocado, wasabi tobiko, house mayo wrapped in soybean paper, drizzled with chili oil in lime juice.
Caterpillar $15.95
Fresh water eel, yellow tail, kaiware, house mayo, scallion, cucumber, masago topped with avocado, eel sauce, black and red tobiko.
Godzilla $15.50
Yellow tail tempura, cream cheese, avocado, house mayo, tempura crunch, masago topped with avocado, eel sauce, wasabi mayo and scallions.
Volcano $16.95
Deep fried roll of white fish with scallions with spicy tuna topped with tempura and house special sauce.
Spicy Tataki $16.95
Soft shell crab, asparagus, house mayo, avocado topped with seared spicy tuna and tobiko.
Fire King Roll $15.95
This spicy roll contains unagi and cucumbers rolled inside out and topped with a mix of crab, spicy mayo and masago, broiled golden brown and topped with spicy chili hairs.
Turtle $16.95
Fresh water eel, avocado, crunch topped with shrimp, wasabi mayo, eel sauce and wasabi tobiko.
Crunch Melt $15.95
Shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, house mayonnaise, tempura crunch baked with mozzarella cheese on top.
Santa Fe $11.45
Tuna, yellow tail, and avocado.
Coconut Shrimp Roll $13.95
Shrimp topped with roasted coconut flakes and wasabi mayonnaise. Stuffed with unagi, avocado, and crunch tempura flakes.
Sunset Roll $9.95
Spicy salmon on California.
Rainbow Roll $11.45
Tuna, salmon, yellow tail, spicy salmon on California.
Tequila Roll $9.45
Avocado, and tobiko over California.
Mariah Roll $12.45
Shrimp tempura, imitation crab, avocado, house mayonnaise, and masago rolled in crunch topped with eel sauce.
Hawaiian Roll $12.45
Mango wrapped roll on the outside with wasabi mayo and roasted coconut flakes, stuffed with yello tail, avocado, and marinated shitake mushrooms.
Chosen Maki $12.95
Larger 5 piece roll, contains unagi, avocado, cream cheese, cucumber, sweet potato tempura, lettuce, and tempura crunch rolled inside-out with masago and drizzled with eel sauce, and wasabi mayo.

Combinations

3 Maki Combo $14.00
California, spicy tuna and shrimp tempura.
4 Maki Combo $18.00
California, spicy tuna, shrimp tempura and spider.

Appetizers

Beginner's Combination $7.95
1/2 California roll, 1/2 cucumber roll with ebi and unagi nigiri sushi.
House Deluxe Combination $17.00 - $19.00
4 or 6 pieces of nigiri sushi, California roll and spicy tuna roll.
House Supreme Combination $21.00 - $22.00
6 or 8 pieces of nigiri sushi and dragon.
House Maki Combo $39.95
2 choice of makimono, 2 choice of specialty, 1 appetizer and salad.
Deluxe Maki Combo $49.95
2 choice of makimono, 2 choice of specialty, 1 choice of signature 1 appetizer and salad.
Supreme Maki Combo $59.95
2 choice of makimono, 3 choices of specialty, 1 choice of signature, 1 appetizer and salad.

Sashimi

Tuna Sashimi $20.00
Served with miso soup and salad.
Salmon Sashimi $18.00
Served with miso soup and salad.
Hamachi Sashimi $20.00
Yellow tail. Served with miso soup and salad.
Sashimi Moriawase $26.00
Served with miso soup and salad.
Sushi & Sashimi Combo $24.00
Tuna, salmon, shrimp and white fish nigiri sushi and two pieces each of tuna, salmon and yellowtail sashimi. Served with miso soup and salad.

Sushi A La Carte

Amaebi $4.50
Sweet raw shrimp.
Tamago $2.50
Sweet egg.
Ebi $3.00
Boiled shrimp.
Tobiko $3.50
Flying fish roe.
Hamachi $3.50
Yellow tail.
Masago $3.00
Smelt roe
Ika $2.50
Squid
Ikura $4.00
Salmon roe.
Unagi $3.00
Fresh water eel
Salmon $3.00
Fresh salmon.
Hokkigai $2.50
Surf clam.
Saba $3.00
Macherel
Kanikama $2.50
Imitation crab
Tako $3.00
Octopus
Kani $4.50
Real crab
Hotate Gai $3.50
Scallop.
Hirame $3.00
Flounder
Smoked Salmon $3.00
Super White Tuna $3.50
Suzuki $3.50
Sea Bass
Inari $3.00
Soybean pouch

Donburi Mono

Tekka Don $20.00
Tuna sashimi on bed of sushi rice.
Sake Don $18.00
Salmon sashimi on bed of sushi rice.
Hamachi Don $20.00
Yellow tail sashimi on bed of sushi rice.
Unagi Don $18.00
BBQ sauced sea eel on bed of sushi rice.
Chriashi $20.95
Assorted filets of seafood on bed of sushi rice.

Ponzu Special Fish a la Carte

Chu Toro $8.00
Madai $5.00
Kampachi $5.00
Hokkigai $5.00
Shako $5.00
Yaki Iwatako $5.00
Uni $5.00
Ama Ebi $4.50
Yari Ika $5.00
Tori Gai $5.00
Ikura $4.00
Fresh Salmon $3.00
Tamago $3.00

Kitchen Entree

Teriyaki $15.95 - $1.00
Choice of meat with sauteed vegetables, rice, miso soup and house salad.
Tempura Teishoku $13.95
Choice of vegetables or shrimp with vegetables, served with rice, miso soup and house salad.
Chicken Katsu $13.95
Chicken breast, bread crumb battered and deep fried. Served with miso soup and house salad.
Katsu Don $11.95
Chicken breast, bread crumb battered and deep fried cutlet. White rice bedded egg topped and served with miso soup.
Yaki Udon $10.95
Choice of meat, Japanese thick noodles, stir-fried with vegetables in a garlic soy flavored sauce.
Tempura Udon $9.95
Thick noodles in a seasoned hot broth with shrimp and vegetable tempura.
Nabeyaki Udon $10.95
Thick noodles in a seasoned hot broth with shrimp and vegetables, egg, fish cake and chicken.
Vegetable Udon $9.95
Thick noodles in a seasoned hot broth with vegetables.
Soba $9.95
Buckwheat noodles with soy base noodle soup.
Ten Zaru Soba $11.95
Cold buckwheat noodles served with shrimp and vegetable tempura with light soy dipping sauce.
Ten Zaru Udon $11.95
Udon noodles served with shrimp and vegetable tempura with light soy dipping sauce.
Japanese Style Curry $11.95
Choice of chicken or pork curry dish over rice.

Drinks

Soft Drinks $2.00
Choose from coke, diet coke, and sprite

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Ratings and Reviews for Ponzu

May 20 2012

Heather L. via Yelp

Ponzu is an elbow-room sushi bar that has impeccable service and delicious fish. The rainbow carpaccio is five slices of sashimi, drizzled with some...read more
May 07 2012

Frank M. via Yelp

The reason this isn't a 4 or 5 star review is because Ponzu has really bad pick-up and delivery service. Please note, if you eat in, you will be very...read more
May 01 2012

Matthew E. via Yelp

This place keeps getting better. I was already in love with this place before but the menu has been updated to include even more things now. Their combo...read more

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