Soseki Café
227 S Dubuque St, Iowa City
(319) 351-1800
Customers' Favorites
Seared White Tuna Nigiri
Build Your Own Poke Bowl
Pick 2 Sushi Combo
Philadelphia Roll
California Roll
Sesame Chicken
Crab Rangoons
Yakisoba Beef
Unagi Nigiri
Beef Skewers
Appetizers
Veggie Egg Rolls
Fried egg rolls with Cabbage, carrots, dried bean curd, noodles, side of sweet and sour sauce.
Crab Rangoons
3 Pieces fried wonton wrap filled with cream cheese, imitation crab meat, and celery. Comes with a side of sweet & sour sauce.
Miso Soup
With green onions and wakame (seaweed).
Edamame
Steamed edamame with light salt seasoning.
Beef Gyoza
4 Pieces pan fried dumplings (pot stickers) filled with ground beef, cabbage, green onion, carrot. With house special soy sauce on the side.
Beef Skewers
2 skewers of marinated strip steak, comes with a side of pickled cucumber and peanut sauce.
Volcano Scallop
Tempura battered fried Japanese scallops with crab salad, sweet soy, spicy mayo and masago (smelt fish roe) on top.
Tuna Tataki
Seasoned seared tuna with ponzu sauce and topped with onions and green onions.
Tako-Yaki
5 pieces of fried octopus ball with Japanese mayo, takoyaki sauce, and shredded bonito flakes on top.
Side of Steam Rice
T No Karaage
Japanese fried chicken marinated with garlic salt seasoning and lemon juice on top. Comes with a side of sweet mayo. 200 calories.
Side of Sushi Rice
With rice seasoning on top.
Sweet Potato Fries
Fried sweet potatoes fries with a side of sweet mayo.
Yakitori
2 skewers of marinated white meat chicken, comes with a side of pickled cucumber and peanut sauce.
Spicy Crab Salad
Premium spicy imitation crab meat with green onions and masago.
Seaweed Salad
Fried Egg
Sesame Paste Noodle
6.50.
Crab Salad
Premium imitation crab meat with green onions and masago.
Boiled Egg
French Fries
Shumai Katsu
4 Pieces steamed pork with shrimp dumplings with house special soy sauce.
Curry Fries
Soseki curry sauce with scallions and fried scallots.
Soft Shell Crab
Lightly battered fried soft shell blue crab with a side of pickled cucumber, seaweed salad and ponzu sauce.
Tempura Shrimp 6 Pieces
6 pieces of fried tempura black tiger shrimp, with a side of house soy sauce and sweet and sour sauce.
Sushi Burritos
Sp Salmon Unagi Burrito
Unagi (BBQ eel), salmon, avocado, cucumber, sesame seeds, lettuce, mango sauce, and spicy mayo.
Vegetarian Burrito
Tempura squash, asparagus, avocado, cucumber, lettuce, tofu, gourd, pickled radish, fried shallots, and sweet soy sauce.
Fireworks Burrito
Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, cream cheese, jalapeño, avocado, cucumber, crunch, eel sauce, and spicy mayo.
Poke Bowl
Poke Bowl
Sushi Combo with Soup
Philly Combo with Soup
Philadelphia roll with tuna, salmon, white tuna, smoked salmon and ikura nigiri. Comes with a.
Sashimi Combo with Soup
Choice of Philly, California, or tuna avocado roll with 2 pieces of tuna and salmon sashimi and.
Cali Combo with Soup
California roll with tuna, salmon, white tuna, ika, and ebi nigiri. Comes with a side of miso soup.
Avocado Cucumber Combo with Soup
Avocado cucumber roll with avocado, inari, tamago, unagi, and ebi nigiri. Comes with a Sid.
Specialty Rolls
Fried California (8 Pieces)
Avocado, cucumber, crabstick and cream cheese inside, tempura fried, eel sauce on top with.
Manhattan (8 Pieces)
8 Pieces eel. Avocado, masago, green onions, spicy mayo and eel sauce over a spicy tuna, cucumber.
Soseki Roll
Yam Tempura, crab stick, cream cheese deep fried with spicy tuna, crab salad, ponzu shallots, spicy mayo, eel sauce and crunch on top
Playboy
Shrimp tempura & cucumber, topped with tuna, avocado, spicy mayo, eel sauce & masago.
Rock & Roll (5 Pieces)
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, crabstick and cream cheese inside, eel sauce and sesame seed on top.
Happy Eel Maki (6 Pieces)
6 Pieces tempura battered and deep fried with avocado, eel, crabstick, eel sauce on top with.
Dynamite (6 Pieces)
Asparagus, salmon, and crabstick inside, spicy mayo sauce and eel sauce with sesame seeds on top.
Vegas (8 Pieces)
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, crabstick inside, scallions and masago on top with hot sauce and.
DC (6 Pieces)
Cream cheese & fried crabstick inside, house special sauce on top.
Firework (6 Pieces)
Deep fried roll come with tuna, salmon, jalapeño inside, spicy crab salad with crunch, masago.
Tuna Melt (8 Pieces)
8 Pieces seared tuna and Japanese mayo with cucumber, avocado, crab salad, and eel sauce.
Executive (8 Pieces)
Shrimp tempura, avocado inside, tuna and lemon slices on top with eel sauce.
Rock Star (8 Pieces)
Crabstick, avocado, and cream cheese inside, salmon & baked shred cheese, and scallion on.
Nature Series Roll
Volcano (8 Pieces)
Deep fried white tuna roll With cream cheese, green onions, spicy mayo, eel sauce, and spicy crab.
Rainbow (8 Pieces)
Tuna, white tuna, salmon, shrimp on top with avocado, cucumber and crabstick and sesame.
Sunset (8 Pieces)
Topped with salmon and avocado, spicy salmon, crunch.
Sunrise (8 Pieces)
Cucumber, avocado, crabstick, topped with salmon, lemon slices.
Lightning (6 Pieces)
Fried white fish, cream cheese, sesame seed, spicy mayo and eel sauce.
Animal Series Roll
Red Dragon (8 Pieces)
8 pieces. Tuna, tobiko, and spicy mayo over a spicy tuna and cucumber.
Snake (8 Pieces)
8 Pieces. Shrimp tempura roll with avocado topped with tuna, white.
Orange Dragon (8 Pieces)
8 Pieces. Salmon over a avocado, cucumber, and cream cheese roll.
Dragon (8 Pieces)
Grilled eel and avocado over shrimp tempura and eel sauce on top. 8 Pieces.
Caterpillar (8 Pieces)
8 Pieces. Avocado, bonito flakes, and eel sauce over a eel and cucumber.
Crazy Horse (8 Pieces)
Shrimp tempura inside, spicy tuna, eel, and sesame seed on top with spicy mayo and eel sauce.
Tiger (8 Pieces)
8 Pieces. Ebi shrimp over crab salad, cucumber, avocado, with eel sauce, and spicy mayo on top.
Pink Dragon (8 Pieces)
Shrimp tempura and cucumber inside, salmon and avocado on top.
White Tiger (8 Pieces)
Shrimp tempura and avocado inside, white tuna on top with spicy mayo sauce and masago.
Green Dragon (8 Pieces)
8 Pieces. Avocado and Japanese mayo over a yam tempura roll with sesame seeds.
Rolls Raw
Spicy Tuna Roll
6 pieces spicy tuna With cucumber, green onions, masago and mayo with sesame seeds.
Spicy Salmon Roll
6 Pieces spicy salmon with cucumber, green onions, masago and mayo, with sesame seeds.
Philly Roll
Gluten free. 6 Pieces. Salmon, cream cheese, cucumber, green onion and onions with sesame seeds. Gluten free.
Salmon Avocado Roll
6 Pieces. Salmon and avocado with sesame seeds.
Smoke Salmon Roll
Gluten free. 6 pieces Scottish smoked salmon with green onions and onions, with sesame seeds. Gluten free.
Spicy Hamachi Roll
6 pieces spicy yellowtail with cucumber, green onions, masago and mayo, with sesame seeds.
Salmon Maki
6 Pieces. Traditional seaweed outside salmon maki roll.
Tuna Avocado Roll
6 Pieces. Tuna and avocado with sesame seeds.
Tuna Maki
6 Pieces. Traditional seaweed outside tuna maki roll.
Alaska Roll
5 pieces salmon, crabstick, avocado, cucumber and lettuce, with sesame seeds.
Spicy Tuna Crunch Roll
White Tuna Roll
Gluten free. 6 Pieces. White tuna, cream cheese and scallions, with sesame seeds. Gluten free.
Negihama Roll
Gluten free. 6 pieces hamachi and green onions. Gluten free.
Rolls Cooked
Shrimp Tempura Roll
6 Pieces. Tempura black tiger shrimp with eel sauce on top. With sesame seeds.
Crunch Roll
6 Pieces. Green onions, crabstick, cream cheese, tempura batter, masago and mayo. With sesame.
Chicken Teriyaki Roll
5 pieces. Tempura fried chicken, avocado, cucumber, and lettuce with teriyaki sauce on top and sesame seeds.
Unagi Roll
6 Pieces. Eel, cucumber, avocado and eel sauce. With sesame.
Spicy Crab Salad Roll
6 pieces. Imitations crab meat with green onions, masago and mayo. With sesame seeds.
Veggie Roll
Gluten free. 5 pieces. Avocado, cucumber, asparagus, pickled radish, radish, gourd and lettuce. With sesame With sesame seeds. Gluten free.
California Roll
6 Pieces. Cucumber, avocado, crabstick and masago. With sesame.
Avocado Roll
Gluten free. 6 Pieces. Avocado and sesame seeds. Gluten free.
Honey Roll
5 Pieces. Squash, shrimp, cream cheese and mayo. With sesame.
Steak Roll
5 Pieces Sliced steak, green onions, fried onions, asparagus and teriyaki sauce. With sesame seeds.
Spider Roll
5 Pieces. Soft shell blue crab, cucumber, avocado, masago and lettuce. With sesame.
Avocado Cucumber Roll
Gluten free. 6 Pieces. Avocado and cucumber with sesame seeds. Gluten free.
Yam Tempura Roll
6 pieces tempura yam Japanese mayo and sesame.
Salmon Tempura Roll
5 Pieces. Tempura salmon maki style seaweed outside with eel sauce on top.
Crab Salad Roll
6 Pieces. Imitations crab meat with green onions, masago and mayo. With sesame.
Kappa Maki
6 Pieces. Traditional seaweed outside cucumber maki roll with sesame seeds.
Donburi (Rice Bowls)
Teriyaki Chicken
Pan fried chicken breast, bean sprouts, onion, carrots and zucchini, and rice & teriyaki sauce on.
Curry
With soseki signature curry sauce with peas, carrots, potatoes, and onions.
Gyudon
Shredded beef with eggs, onions and green onions over rice.
Salmon Zukedon
Marinated salmon over rice with sesame seeds, shredded seaweed.
Oyako Don
Chicken with eggs, onions and green onions over rice.
Katsudon
Panko breaded pork chop with eggs, onions and green onions over rice.
Unagi Don
BBQ fresh water eel with sesame, imitation crab, cucumber, pickled.
White Tuna Zukedon
Marinated sesame seeds, shredded seaweed.
Tuna Zukedon
Sesame seeds, shredded seaweed.
Side Taiwanese Salt Pepper Chicken (Chicken Only)
Taiwanese Salt Pepper Chicken Over Rice
Taiwanese nigh market fried chicken chop with stewed egg and bok choy.
Taiwanese Beef Brisket Rice Bowl
Teriyaki Salmon
Grilled salmon, bean sprouts, onion, carrots and zucchini, and rice & teriyaki sauce on the side.
Teriyaki Steak
Grilled new York steak, bean sprouts, onion, carrots and zucchini, and rice & teriyaki sauce on.
Tonkatsu
Panko breaded pork chop with seaweed salad, pickled cucumber salad, tonkatsu sauce and rice.
Kakuni Don (Large)
Braised pork belly over rice with pickled radish, bok choy, fried shallots, and green onions.
Tonkatsu (Chicken)
Panko breaded chicken thigh chop with seaweed salad, pickled cucumber salad, tonkatsu sauce.
Kakuni Don (Small)
Katsudon (Chicken)
Chirashi Don
Assorted sashimi over rice with ikura (salmon roe).
Chef Specials
Mapo Tofu
Minced pork and tofu with spicy szechuan peppers and onions with.
Szechuan Boiled Beef
Szechuan style hot oil with pepper with beef slices.
Oyster Mushroom with Bok Choy
King oyster mushroom with bok choy and garlic.
Bamboo Beef
Beef strips with bamboo fried with leek and a side of rice.
Bamboo Pork
Pork strips with bamboo shoots stir fried with leek and a side of rice.
Kimchi Shrimp + Beef
Black tiger shrimp with beef stewed with kimchi cabbage, shiitake mushroom, tofu, and zucchini.
Cumin Lamb
Dry Pot Lamb
Seafood Tofu Hotpot
Combination of shrimp, scallops, white fish, broccoli, asparagus, carrots, and white.
Szechuan Boiled Lamb
Shacha Lamb
Five Spice Tofu
Taiwanese style stir fried tofu and choice of pork or beef strips and peppers. Comes with a side of.
Kimchi Lamb Stew
Kimchi Fish Stew
King Oyster Mushroom
Stir fried king oyster mushrooms with peppers, zucchini, and green onions with chef's special.
Stewed Beef Brisket & Bean Stick
Szechuan Boiled Fish
Cumin Beef
Dry Pot Fish Stew
Asian Entrée
Fried Rice
Made to order fried rice with eggs, onions, green onions, carrots, peas and your choice of protein.
Sesame Chicken
Stirred fried lightly battered white meat chicken with chef's sesame sauce and steamed broccoli.
Gen Tso Chicken
Tso's chicken sauce sweet, sour, and slightly spicy with steamed broccoli and a side o.
Hunan
Stirred fried protein of your choice with Hunan spicy sauce, broccoli, red pepper, baby corn.
Broccoli
Stirred fried protein of your choice with brown sauce, broccoli, garlic, and a side of steam rice.
Szechuan
Stirred fried protein of your choice with szechuan spicy sauce, with celery, carrots, onions, and a.
Happy Family
Stirred fried shrimp, scallop, beef, and chicken with brown sauce, broccoli, red pepper, baby co.
Mongolian
Stirred fried protein of your choice with chef special Mongolian sauce, onions and green onion.
Vegetable
Stirred fried protein of your choice with brown sauce, broccoli, red pepper, baby corn, mushroom.
Sesame Shrimp
Stirred fried battered black tiger shrimp with chef's sesame sauce and steamed broccoli and a.
Double Delight
Stirred fried shrimp and chicken with brown sauce, broccoli, red pepper, baby corn, mushroom.
Triple Delight
Stirred fried shrimp, chicken, and beef with brown sauce, broccoli, red pepper, baby corn, mushroom.
Noodles
Yaki Soba Chicken
Stir-fried soba noodles (thin yellow noodles) w/ broccoli, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, asparagus.
Teppanyaki Noodles
Taiwanese style noodles with zucchini, peppers, onions, a fried egg and your choice of steak or chicken!
Pork Miso Ramen
Ramen noodles in a pork bone broth with miso, pork belly slices, fish cake, seaweed, egg and.
Yaki Udon Veggie
Stir-fried udon noodles (thick white noodles) w/ broccoli, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, asparagus.
Taiwanese Beef Noodles
Taiwanese style bone broth mild spiced noodle soup with beef and.
Chicken Miso Ramen
Ramen noodles in a pork bone broth with miso, white meat chicken slices, fish cake, seaweed, e.
Beef Miso Ramen
Ramen noodles in a pork bone broth with miso, beef slices, fish cake, seaweed, egg and green.
Yaki Udon Shrimp
Stir-fried udon noodles (thick white noodles) w/ broccoli, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, asparagus.
Yaki Soba Veggie
Stir-fried soba noodles (thin yellow noodles) w/ broccoli, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, asparagus.
Yaki Soba Beef
Stir-fried soba noodles (thin yellow noodles) w/ broccoli, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, asparagus.
Shrimp Miso Ramen
Ramen noodles in a pork bone broth with miso, shrimp, fish cake, seaweed, egg and green onions.
Yaki Udon Beef
Stir-fried udon noodles (thick white noodles) w/ broccoli, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, asparagus.
Yaki Soba Shrimp
Stir-fried soba noodles (thin yellow noodles) w/ broccoli, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, asparagus.
Nabeyaki Udon
Wheat noodle fish soup with shrimp, tempura shrimp, carrots, asparagus, broccoli, and shiitake.
Yaki Udon Chicken
Stir-fried udon noodles (thick white noodles) w/ broccoli, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, asparagus.
Zha Jiang Noodles
Taiwanese version of spaghetti. Noodles with bean curd sauce with ground pork, firm tofu, GRE.
Veggie Miso Ramen
Ramen noodles in a pork bone broth with miso, carrots, asparagus, shiitake mushrooms, broccoli.
Gunkan Cooked
Gunkan Inari
Gluten free. 2 Pieces. Tofu pocket with wasabi and sesame seeds. Gluten free.
Gunkan Crab Salad
2 Pieces. Gunkan style with imitation crab meat salad, with masago and wasabi.
Gunkan Ebi Salad
Gluten free. 2 Pieces. Gunkan style with shrimp, cucumber and sweet mayo. With wasabi. Gluten free.
Gunkan Spicy Crab Salad
2 Pieces. Gunkan style with spicy imitation crab meat salad, with masago and wasabi.
Gunkan Raw
Ikura Gunkan
Gluten free. 2 Pieces. Gunkan style salmon roe with wasabi. Gluten free.
Masago Gunkan
2 Pieces. Gunkan style smelt fish roe with wasabi.
Spicy Tuna Gunkan
2 Pieces. Gunkan style spicy tuna with wasabi.
Spicy Salmon Gunkan
2 Pieces. Gunkan style spicy salmon with wasabi.
Spicy Scallop Gunkan
2 Pieces. Gunkan style spicy scallop with wasabi.
Nigiri Cooked
Unagi Nigiri
2 Pieces. BBQ eel nigiri style with wasabi and seeds.
Avocado Nigiri
2 Pieces. Avocado nigiri style with wasabi.
Tako Nigiri
2 pieces octopus nigiri style with wasabi.
Tamago Nigiri
2 Pieces. Pan fried sweeten egg nigiri style.
Ebi Nigiri
2 Pieces. Shrimp nigiri style with wasabi.
Kani Nigiri
2 Pieces. Premium imitation crab meat nigiri style with wasabi.
Nigiri Raw
Tuna Nigiri
2 piece. Gluten free.
Salmon Nigiri
2 piece. Gluten free.
Hamachi Nigiri
2 piece. Gluten free.
White Tuna Nigiri
Hotate Nigiri
Gluten-free.
Smoked Salmon Nigiri
2 piece. Gluten free.
Ika Nigiri
Seared with Tuna Nigiri
Tobiko, Green onions.
Seared Salmon Nigiri
Tobiko, Green onions.
Sashimi
Tuna Sashimi
3 Pieces of raw yellow fin tuna.
Salmon Sashimi
3 Pieces of raw salmon.
Hamachi Sashimi
3 Pieces of raw yellowtail.
White Tuna Sashimi
3 pieces raw escolar fish (white tuna).
Ika Sashimi
3 Pieces of raw sweet squid, rolled with avocado and masago.
Smoked Salmon Sashimi
3 Pieces of raw Scottish smoked salmon with onions and greens onions.
Seared with Tuna Sashimi
Raw 3 pieces seared white tuna, mayo and soy with flying fish roe and green onions.
Seared Salmon Sashimi
Raw 3 pieces seared salmon, mayo and soy with flying fish roe and green onions.
Unagi Sashimi
3 Pieces BBQ baked fresh water eel with sesame seeds.
Ebi Shrimp Sashimi
3 Pieces sweet ebi shrimp.
Kani Sashimi
3 Pieces premium imitation crab meat sticks.
Tamago Sashimi
3 Pieces Japanese style pan fried sweeten egg.
Tako Sashimi
3 slices of cooked octopus.
Hotate Sashimi
3 Pieces of raw Japanese Hokkaido scallops.
Avocado Sashimi
Slices of avocado.
Sauce On the Side
Eel Sauce Side
Yum Yum Sauce Side
Spicy Mayo Side
Peanut Sauce Side
Mayo Side
Side of Sriracha
Chili Oil Side
Sweet Sour Sauce Side
Pickled Cucumber Salad Side
Sweet Mayo Side
Teriyaki Sauce Side
Curry Sauce Side
Salads and Soup
Miso Soup
With green onions and wakame (seaweed).
Drinks
Peach Smoothie
Peach flavored milk-based smoothie.
Strawberry Smoothie
Strawberry flavored milk-based smoothie.
Passion Fruit Smoothie
Passion fruit flavored milk-based smoothie.
Green Tea With Roasted Rice
Mango Smoothie
Mango flavored milk-based smoothie.
Lemon Smoothie
Lemon flavored milk-based smoothie.
Americano
Jasmine Green Tea
Black Tea
Loose leaf taiwanese black tea.
House Drip Coffee
Medium roast.
Espresso
Cappuccino
Espresso with steamed whole milk.
Latte
Espresso with steamed whole milk.
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Recent Reviews
Ordered a to-go dinner. The food was good but I was disappointed that our sushi rolls were bagged on top of our hot food, so they were room temp by the time they got home. Cold sushi should be separate from the hot items please.
November 2025
This is the best sushi I’ve had in Iowa. I’m normally in Des Moines but stopped out here recently. The waitress was great, and the flavor and freshness of the sushi was AMAZING! It’s also really affordable compared to other places that I’ve been. I’ll definitely be back.
November 2025
3.5 stars if half stars were possible. Honestly surprised by the food quality! I got the Vegas and honey roll and both were really good and priced well. The food was fresh and the rice was a great consistency- not mushy- and the tempura shrimp was really crispy. Definitely more of a fast casual feeling place- not somewhere you want to sit down and stay awhile. The views of the sidewalk and parking ramp aren’t the best, but i imagine if you placed an order to go and were staying...
July 2025
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