• Illinois
  • Evanston
  • Bonsai Cafe

Bonsai Cafe

(847) 866-7498
  • 2916 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
  • Asian ,  Healthy ,  Japanese ,  Noodles ,  Sushi
  • $$$$$
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  • Menu
  • Appetizers
    • Pot Stickers $8.5

      Classic pan-fried Asian dumplings. Served with soy ginger dip and sesame mustard.

    • Chinese Dumplings Appetizer $8.5

      Steamed Chinese dumplings. Served with soy ginger dip and sesame mustard.

    • Grilled Tofu Satays $8.5

      Tender and marinated tofu, grilled and served with peanut sauce and cucumber.

    • Grilled Chicken Satays $9.5

      Tender and marinated chicken, grilled and served with peanut sauce and cucumber.

    • Tempura Appetizer $9.5

      Crispy golden shrimp with vegetable tempura served with tempura dipping sauce.

    • Vietnamese Shrimp Rolls $8.5

      Shrimp, lettuce, peanuts, basil and pho noodles wrapped with rice paper. Served with lemon dipping sauce.

    • Fried Tofu $8.5

      Fried tofu triangles, accompanied with our sweet and sour sauce that is topped with ground peanut.

    • Crispy Egg Rolls $8.5

      Chicken, pork, bamboo shoots and shiitake mushrooms. Served with plum sauce and sesame mustard.

    • Crab Rangoon $8.5

      Wonton stuffed with imitation crab, cream cheese and celery. Served with plum sauce.

    • Chicken Lettuce Wraps $10

      Stir-fried chicken and celery served with Boston lettuce, bean sprouts and hoisin sauce.

    • Thai Herb Calamari $9.5

      Marinated in Thai herbs and lightly fried. Served with Thai lemon dipping sauce.

    • Shrimp Shumai $9.5

      Steamed shrimp shumai topped with sesame oil and cilantro. Served with ginger garlic dipping sauce.

    • Soft Shell Crab Appetizer $11

      Fried soft shell crab. Served with ponzu sauce and cucumbers.

  • Small Specialties
    • Cucumber Salad $5

    • Edamame $5

      Boiled soy beans lightly salted.

    • House Salad $6.5

    • Seaweed Salad $6.5

      Marinated seaweed with sesame seed, tangy flavor.

    • Spicy Peanut Noodles $7.5

      Noodles tossed with peanut sauce served with cucumber and cilantro.

    • Szechuan Green Beans $8.5

      Wrinkled and sweet green beans, red peppers and bamboo shoots stir-fried with spicy Szechuan sauce.

  • Soup
    • Miso Soup $5

      Soy bean based soup with tofu, seaweed and scallions.

    • Vietnamese Chicken Pho Soup $8.5

      Shredded chicken, rice noodles, herbs and peppers.

    • Chinese Dumpling Noodle Soup $8.5

      Your choice of dumplings, egg noodles, and bok choy topped with sesame oil.

    • Tom Yum Soup $8.5

      Your choice of protein in traditional hot and sour broth with herbs, lemon grass and lime leaf.

    • Shrimp Wonton Soup $9.5

      Shrimp wontons, bean sprouts, scallions and sesame oil.

    • Tom Kha Chicken Soup $8.5

      Lemon grass, Thai herbs and chicken in coconut milk broth mildly spicy.

    • Tom Kha Shrimp Soup $9.5

      Lemon grass, Thai herbs and chicken in coconut milk broth mildly spicy.

  • Noodles
    • Pad Thai $15

      Rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, peanuts, scallions, cilantro and cabbage.

    • Kungpao Noodles $15

      Chinese egg noodles, ginger, garlic, peanuts and blackened chilies with spicy kung pao sauce.

    • Panang Curry Noodles Chicken $15

      Wide noodles and chicken in peanut coconut curry with peas and fresno peppers.

    • Spicy Basil Noodles $15

      Wide noodles, shrimp, chicken, grape tomatoes, peppers and Thai herbs mixed with tasty sauce.

    • Thai Curry Beef Noodles $15

      Our homemade Thai yellow curry tossed with Chinese egg noodles, beef, peanuts, peapods and peppers.

    • BBQ Pork Chow Fun $15

      Roasted pork, wide noodles, bell peppers, bocchoy, mushrooms and bean sprouts.

    • Ginger Beef Chow Fun $15

      Wide noodles lightly browned in the wok and tossed with beef, peppers, ginger and garlic.

    • Spicy Garlic Shrimp Noodles $16

      Golden shrimp, fresno peppers, peanuts, ginger, garlic and scallions with Chinese egg noodles.

    • Pad See Ewe $15

      Stir-fried wide noodles with broccoli, egg and garlic in brown sauce.

    • Bonsai Noodles Salmon $17

      Stir fried thin noodles with napa cabbage, egg and garlic with brown sauce. Topped with salmon teriyaki.

  • Rice
    • Spicy Kungpao Chicken $15

      Chicken, peanut, garlic and garlic stir-fried with baby spinach, blackened chilies with sweet and spicy kungpao sauce. Hot and spicy.

    • Spicy Kungpao Beef with Green Beans $15

      Sweet wrinkled green beans, ginger, garlic and blackened chilies stir fried with spicy kung pao sauce. Hot and spicy.

    • Kungpao Shrimp $16

      Shrimp, peanut, garlic stir fried with snow peas, bell peppers, blackened chilles and spicy kungpao sauce.

    • Kung Pao Shrimp $16

      Shrimp, peanut, garlic, stir fried with snow peas, bell peppers, blackened chilies and spicy kung pao sauce.

    • Sesame Chicken $15

      Crispy chicken tossed with bell peppers and carrots in sesame tangy sauce topped with sesame seed.

    • Crispy Orange Chicken $15

      Crispy golden chicken tossed with ginger, scallions, bell peppers and fresh orange peels stir fried with citrus sauce.

    • Fried Rice $15

      Traditional BBQ pork, chicken or tofu with egg and fresh Asian vegetable.

    • Shrimp Fried Rice $16

      Shrimp, egg and fresh Asian vegetables.

    • Chicken Teriyaki Fried Rice $15

      Teriyaki chicken fried rice, egg and fresh Asian vegetable.

    • Thai Hot Basil Chicken $15

      Thai herb, peanuts, hot peppers and red onion.

    • Snow Peas Chicken and Mushroom $15

      Snow peas, water chestnut and mushroom stir-fried with light brown sauce.

    • Mongolian Beef $15

      Traditional Mongolian beef with mixed mushroom, red onion, bamboo shoot and scallion in brown sauce.

    • Mix Vegetable Chicken $15

      Stir fried mixed vegetable with garlic and light brown sauce.

    • Mix Vegetable Tofu $15

      Stir fried mixed vegetable with garlic and light brown sauce.

    • Beef Broccoli $15

      Broccoli, mushroom, ginger and garlic in brown sauce.

    • Cashew Chicken $15

      Mushroom, pineapple, peapod, bell pepper, blackened chilies in sweet tangy sauce.

    • Spicy Szechuan Beef $15

      Tender beef with bamboo shoot, hot peppers, garlic and tsao tsing wine in spicy Szechuan sauce. Hot and spicy.

    • Mild Yellow Curry $15

      Choice of chicken or tofu with sweet potato and peas.

    • Thai Red Curry $15

      Homemade curry with bamboo shoot, bell pepper and basil.

    • Red Duck Curry $15

      Homemade curry with duck, tomato, bell pepper, pineapple and basil.

    • Mu Shu Duck $16

      Peking duck with mushroom, carrot, green onion, bamboo shoot and egg wrapped in mushu pancake served with hoisin sauce.

    • Spicy Crunchy Szechuan Shrimp $16

      Crispy golden shrimp in spicy Szechuan sauce, hot pepper and bamboo shoot. Hot and spicy.

    • Ginger Seafood Combo $17

      Shrimp and scallop, blackened chilies, ginger, mushroom and water chestnut in tasty sauce.

    • Seafood Curry $17

      Shrimp, scallops, peapod, bell pepper, ginger and peanut coconut curry.

    • Teriyaki Chicken $13

    • Teriyaki Beef $15

    • Teriyaki Salmon $17

      Served with a side of tempura or steamed vegetables.

    • Bonsai Bento Box $21

      Choice of chicken teriyaki or shrimp tempura served with three pieces of sushi and California maki. Includes with jasmine rice and miso soup.

    • Salmon Bento Box $23

      Served with three pieces of sushi and California maki. Served with jasmine rice and miso soup.

  • Salad Entrees
    • Bonsai Chicken Salad $14

      Romaine and rice stick mixed with Asian vinaigrette. Served with peanut dressing on the side.

    • Grilled Chicken Salad $14

      Mixed green, romaine, cucumber, carrot, with grilled chicken and homemade sauce.

    • Mandarin Steak Salad $15

      Cabbage, Mandarin oranges and crunchy noodles with tender steak. Served with sesame ginger vinaigrette.

    • Teriyaki Glazed Salmon Salad $16

      Romaine and mixed greens, bean sprouts and rice stick with glazed salmon. Served with wasabi dressing.

    • Crispy Shrimp Salad $16

      Fried golden shrimp over romaine and mixed greens. Served with honey mustard.

    • Pad Thai Noodle Salad $14

      Pad Thai noodles and shredded chicken over cabbage. Served with Thai dressing.

    • Chinese Chicken Salad $14

      Shredded chicken over napa cabbage, green onions, bean sprouts, crunchy noodles and sesame seeds. Served with hoisin sauce.

  • Lunch Special
    • Lunch Special Combination $12.5

      Your choice of one appetizer and one entree. includes miso soup and side salad.

  • Sushi and Sashimi
    • Tamago $2

      Cooked egg.

    • Inari $2

      Tofu.

    • Sake $2.5

      Fresh salmon.

    • Suzuki $2.5

      Striped bass.

    • Saba $2.5

      Mackerel.

    • Tai $2.5

      Red snapper.

    • Tako $2.5

      Octopus.

    • Ika $2.5

      Squid.

    • Ebi $2.5

      Cooked shrimp.

    • Masago $2.5

      Smelt roe.

    • Kani $2.5

      Crab.

    • Maguro $2.5

      Fresh tuna.

    • Hamachi $2.5

      Yellowtail.

    • Ikura $2.5

      Salmon roe.

    • Tobiko $2.5

      Flying fish roe.

    • Wasabi Tobiko $2.5

    • Black Tobiko $2.5

    • Smoked Salmon $3

    • Unagi $3.5

      Fresh water eel.

    • Super White Tuna $3.5

    • Spicy Scallop $3.5

  • Makimono
    • California Maki $7.5

    • Tekka Maki $7.5

    • Salmon Maki $7.5

    • Yellowtail Maki $7.5

    • Oshinko Maki $7.5

    • Spicy Tuna Maki $7.5

    • Spicy Salmon and Cucumber Maki $7.5

    • Salmon and Avocado Maki $7.5

    • Kappa Maki $7.5

    • Avocado Maki $7.5

    • Shitake Maki $7.5

    • Asparagus Maki $7.5

    • Vegetable Maki $7.5

    • Philly Maki $9.5

    • Futo Maki $8.5

    • Sweet Potato Maki $8.5

    • Unagi Maki $10

  • Popular Maki
    • Manhattan Maki $12

      Ebi, cucumber and avocado with spicy mayo.

    • Sakekawa Fuji Maki $12

      Fried salmon skin, cucumber and tempura crumb with spicy mayo.

    • Mexican Maki $12

      Yellowtail, cucumber, avocado, jalapeno, cilantro and hot sauce.

    • Spider Maki $12

      Soft shell crab, masago, avocado and cucumber with unagi sauce.

    • Shrimp Tempura Maki $12

      Shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, masago and spicy tuna.

    • Special Philly Maki $15

      Smoked salmon and cream cheese topped with avocado tempura crumb.

    • Dragon Maki $16

      Shrimp tempura topped with unagi and avocado with unagi sauce.

    • Red Dragon Maki $16

      Spicy tuna maki topped with tuna, avocado and spicy mayo.

    • Rainbow Maki $16

      California maki topped with assorted fish.

    • White Dragon Maki $16

      Shrimp tempura, cucumber and spicy mayo topped with super white tuna and avocado.

  • Signature Maki
    • Shogun Maki $15

      Sweet potato tempura, cream cheese, unagi sauce, wasabi mayo, green onion and tempura crumb.

    • Samurai Maki $16

      Shrimp tempura, avocado, cream cheese, masago, unagi sauce, wasabi mayo, green onion and tempura crumb.

    • Bonsai Maki $16

      Avocado and tuna topped with salmon and assorted tobiko. No seaweed.

    • Evanston Maki $15

      Salmon, crab stick and masago with spicy mayo. No seaweed.

    • New York Maki $16

      Smoked salmon, cream cheese, avocado and crabstick topped with masago and unagi sauce.

    • Chicago Crunchy Maki $18

      Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, lettuce, cucumber, avocado, red tobiko and tempura crumb topped with wasabi mayo and unagi sauce.

    • Alaska Night Maki $18

      King crab, scallion, avocado and spicy mayo topped with super white tuna, unagi sauce and green tobiko.

    • Ruby Maki $16

      Shrimp tempura and cucumber topped with avocado, salmon and red tempura crumb.

    • Ocean Breeze Maki $16

      Ebi, cucumber an unagi topped with Hamachi and avocado with wasabi mayo sauce.

    • Blossom Maki $16

      Shrimp tempura topped with tamago, ikura and spicy mayo.

    • Sunset Maki $15

      Crabstick, cucumber and avocado topped with spicy tuna.

    • Green Turtle Maki $16

      Unagi and cucumber topped with ebi, avocado and green tobiko.

    • Boston Maki $18

      Shrimp tempura, crab stick and avocado top with unagi sauce and spicy mayo.

    • Godfather Maki $19

      Unagi, asparagus, green onion, salmon topped with black tobiko and sweet sauce.

    • Las Vegas Maki $19

      Spider, cream cheese, lettuce, spicy mayo topped with unagi and avocado.

  • Kid's Menu
    • Kid's The Bears $10

      Combination of chicken teriyaki with rice, two chicken pot stickers, steamed broccoli and fresh fruit.

    • Kid's The Bulls $10

      Combination of orange chicken, two pieces of chicken satay, steamed broccoli, rice and fresh fruit.

    • Kid's The Cubs $10

      Combination of steamed noodles with chicken, egg roll, steamed broccoli and fresh fruit.

    • Kid's The Black Hawks $10

      Combination of edamame, California maki, miso soup and steamed broccoli.

  • Lunch Bento Box
    • Lunch Bento Box $13

      Combination of one roll of maki and one entree. Includes miso soup and side salad.

  • Sushi Lunch Special
    • Sushi Deluxe Lunch $15

      Five piece chef's selected sushi with one tuna maki.

    • Sushi Sashimi Combo Lunch $16

      Three piece of chef's selected sushi, three pieces of chef's selected sashimi and one roll of California maki.

    • Lunch Roll Set 1 $11

      California maki and tuna maki.

    • Lunch Roll Set 2 $11

      Tuna maki and salmon maki.

    • Lunch Roll Set 3 $11

      Yellowtail maki and unagi maki.

    • Lunch Roll Set 4 $11

      Avocado maki and sweet potato maki.

    • Lunch Roll Set 5 $11

      Salmon avocado maki.

    • Lunch Roll Set 6 $12

      Spicy salmon and spicy shrimp maki.

  • Drinks
    • Thai Iced Tea $4

    • Fresh Homemade Ginger Ale $4

    • Iced Tea $4

    • Soda $2

    • Smoothies $3

    • Hot Tea $2

    • Bubble Tea $3

    • Bubble Tea $4

  • Menu Coupons
    • Free Chicken Pad Thai

      With purchase of $50 or more.

    • Free Chicken Fried Rice

      With purchase of $50 or more.

  • Bonsai Sushi Platters
    • Bonsai Platter A $21

      Three pieces of tuna sushi, three pieces of salmon sushi, three pieces of tuna maki and three pieces of salmon maki.

    • Bonsai Platter B $21

      Combination of asparagus maki, shiitake maki, avocado maki and seaweed salad.

    • Bonsai Platter C $21

      Three pieces of hamachi sushi, three pieces of super white tuna sushi and spicy California maki.

    • Chirashi, Sake Don, Tekka Don & Unagi Don Sushi Platter $22

      Assorted fish and Japanese pickle on a bed of rice.

    • Sake Don Platter $22

      Assorted fish and Japanese pickle on a bed of rice.

    • Tekka Don Platter $22

      Assorted fish and Japanese pickle on a bed of rice.

    • Unagi Don Platter $22

      Assorted fish and Japanese pickle on a bed of rice.

    • Sushi Platter $22

      Chef's choice of 12 pieces of assorted fish.

    • Sashimi Platter $22

      Chef's choice of 12 pieces of assorted fish.

    • Salmon Lovers Platter $22

      Two pieces of salmon sushi, two pieces of salmon sashimi, one salmon maki and one salmon salad.

    • Tuna Lovers Platter $22

      Two pieces of tuna sushi, two pieces of tuna sashimi, one tuna maki and one spicy tuna salad.

    • Sushi for 2 $22

      Two pieces of tai, two pieces of tuna, two pieces of hamachi and spicy tuna maki.

  • Sides
    • Steamed Rice $3

    • Brown Rice $3

    • Side of Noodles $3

    • Side of Vegetable $3

    • Side of Tofu $3

    • Side of Chicken $3

    • Side of Beef $4

    • Side of Shrimp $4.5

      2 pieces.

  • Catering Appetizers
    • Catering Chicken Pot Stickers

    • Catering Vegetable Pot Stickers

    • Catering Chicken Dumplings

    • Catering Vegetables Dumplings

    • Catering Grilled Chicken Satays

    • Catering Vietnamese Shrimp Rolls

    • Catering Crispy Pork Egg Rolls

    • Catering Crab Rangoon

    • Catering Spicy Peanut Noodles

    • Catering Sichuan Green Beans

  • Catering Salads
    • Catering Bonsai Chicken Salad

    • Catering Chinese Chicken Salad

    • Catering Mandarin Steak Salad

    • Catering Crispy Shrimp Salad

  • Catering Entrees
    • Catering Kung Pao Chicken Entrees

    • Catering Mongolian Beef Entrees

    • Catering Teriyaki Chicken Entrees

    • Catering Teriyaki Beef Entrees

    • Catering Pad Thai Chicken Entrees

    • Catering Pad Thai Shrimp Entrees

    • Catering Kung Pao Chicken Noodles Entrees

    • Catering BBQ Pork Chow Fun Entrees

    • Catering Kung Pao Tofu and Spinach Noodles Entrees

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