Sai Café
2010 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago
(773) 472-8080
Customers' Favorites
Spicy White Tuna Crunch
Sushi Combination
Fried Scallops
Cucumber Salad
Salmon Sashimi
Salmon on Fire
Rainbow Roll
Avocado Roll
Dragon Maki
Uni Tempura
Picked for you
California Maki
Avocado, crab stick, flying fish egg & cucumber. Four-piece roll.
Gyo-Za
Homemade pan fried dumplings
Spicy White Tuna Crunch
White tuna mixed with flying fish egg, scallion, avocado, spicy sesame oil & tempura crunch
Edamame
Soybean
Spicy Tuna Maki
Tuna mixed with scallion & fresh chili sauce
Soup & Salad
Miso Soup
Lettuce Salad
With ginger dressing
Seaweed Salad
Cucumber Salad
With rice vinegar.
Clear Soup
Seafood Soup for Two
Cold Appetizer
Edamame
Soybean
Goma - Ae
Boiled spinach with sesame flavored sauce
Ahi Poke
Diced yellowfin tuna mixed with shallot, scallion & spicy sesame oil
Hamachi Jalapeno
Belly part of yellowtail & thinly sliced jalapeno served with light soy
Combination Sashimi Appetizer
Fresh raw fish & ocean delicacies
Fresh Salmon Sashimi Appetizer
Fresh raw fish & ocean delicacies
Salmon Gone Wild
Thinly sliced belly part of fresh salmon served with salmon roe and flying fish egg, topped with chopped wasabi
Oshinko
Assorted pickled veggies
Pacific Oyster Shooter
Seattle oysters with scallion, fish egg & our secret house sauce
White Tuna Sashimi Appetizer
Fresh raw fish & ocean delicacies
Yellowtail Sashimi Appetizer
Fresh Raw fish & ocean delicacies
Sunomono
Moriwase seafood with cucumber in vinegar sauce
Tako Sansai
Octopus & mountain veggies marinated with sesame oil, fish egg, served mild or spicy
Tuna Sashimi Appetizer
Fresh raw fish & ocean delicacies
Rice & Noodles
Japanese-Style Fried Rice
Yaki Soba
Japanese-style pan fried noodles
Tempura Udon Noodles
Shrimp & veggie tempura in broth
Nabe Yaki Udon Noodles
Seafood & napa veggies in broth
Ten-Don
Shrimp & veggie tempura served over rice with teriyaki sauce
Hot Appetizer
Gyo-Za
Homemade pan fried dumplings
Tempura Appetizer
Agedashi Tofu
Deep fried tofu served with spicy daikon and scallion in tempura sauce.
Grilled Black Cod Appetizer
With miso.
Yaki Tori
Broiled chicken & veggies on skewers
Soft Shell Crab Appetizer
Deep fried & served with vinegar sauce
Dynamite
Baked scallops mixed with flying fish egg, avocado, mushroom & mayo
Pan Fried Scallops
With lemon flavored soy
Tuna Masako
Tuna mixed with masako roe, wrapped in seaweed, lightly battered & deep fried
Entrees
Sushi Combination
Tempura Entree
Fresh Salmon Sashimi Entree
Fresh raw fish & ocean delicacies
Sukiyaki
Sliced beef, bean curd, mushroom, napa, yam noodles & green onion cooked in broth
Unagi - Don Entree
Fresh water eel over rice with eel sauce
Hamachi-Don Entree
Sliced raw yellowtail over sushi rice
Chirashi Entree
Assorted raw fish over sushi rice
Combination Sashimi Entree
Fresh raw fish & ocean delicacies
Tekka - Don Entree
Sliced raw tuna over sushi rice
Yellowtail Sashimi Entree
Fresh raw fish & ocean delicacies
Tuna Sashimi Entree
Fresh raw fish & ocean delicacies
White Tuna Sashimi Entree
Fresh raw fish & ocean delicacies
Unique Maki
Spicy White Tuna Crunch
White tuna mixed with flying fish egg, scallion, avocado, spicy sesame oil & tempura crunch
Volcano Maki
Creamy lobster mixed with wasabi & tobiko, topped with maki & spicy tempura crunch
Rainbow Maki
Tuna, yellowtail, fresh salmon & avocado wrapped around rice & crab stick
Salmon on Fire
Seared salmon topped with chop wasabi unagi sauce, wrapped around rice & spicy salmon avocado
Dragon Maki
Fresh water eel & avocado wrapped around rice, eel, scallion, fish egg & cream cheese
Hamachi Maki
Avocado topped with chop wasabi tobilea, wrapped around rice & hamachi cilantro jalapeno.
Creamy Scallop Maki
Halloween Maki
Fresh salmon topped with wasabi & black fish egg, wrapped around rice & green bean tempura
Escolar Maki
Escolar cilantro avocado jalapeno fish egg
Creamy Scallop with Salmon Wrapped
Sweet Potato with Creamy Tako
Spicy Creamy Tako Maki
Chopped octopus mixed with fish egg, scallion & spicy sesame mayo
Tako Sansai Maki
Marinated octopus & mountain veggies served spicy or mild
A La Carte Sashimi
Nama Sake (Fresh Salmon) Sashimi
Hamachi (Yellowtail) Sashimi
Ikura (Salmon Roe) Sashimi
Maguro (Tuna) Sashimi
Tako (Octopus) Sashimi
Escolar Sashimi
Saba (Mackerel) Sashimi
Spicy Scallop Sashimi
Ama Ebi (Sweet Shrimp) Sashimi
White Fish Tempura Sashimi
Wasabi Tobiko Sashimi
White Tuna Sashimi
Hotategai (Scallop) Sashimi
Unagi (Fresh Eel) Sashimi
Lobster Sashimi
Sake (Smoked Salmon) Sashimi
Tamago (Egg) Sashimi
Black Tobiko Sashimi
Ebi (Shrimp) Sashimi
Hokigai (Surf Clam) Sashimi
Ika (Squid) Sashimi
Tobiko (Flying Fish Egg) Sashimi
Rainbow Tobiko Sashimi
A La Carte Nigiri (Sushi)
Nama Sake (Fresh Salmon) Nigiri
Maguro (Tuna) Nigiri
White Tuna Nigiri
Hamachi (Yellowtail) Nigiri
Ikura (Salmon Roe) Nigiri
Escolar Nigiri
Creamy Sca & Sal Nigiri
Ebi (Shrimp) Nigiri
Spicy Scallop Nigiri
Tamago (Egg) Nigiri
Unagi (Fresh Eel) Nigiri
Saba (Mackerel) Nigiri
Sake (Smoked Salmon) Nigiri
Tobiko (Flying Fish Egg) Nigiri
White Fish Tempura Sushi Nigiri
Tako (Octopus) Nigiri
Creamy Scallop Nigiri
Wasabi Tobiko Nigiri
Ika (Squid) Nigiri
Lobster Nigiri
Rainbow Tobiko Nigiri
Hokigai (Surf Clam) Nigiri
Ama Ebi (Sweet Shrimp) Nigiri
Black Tobiko Nigiri
Hotategai (Scallop) Nigiri
Tako Sansai Su Nigiri
Black Tobiko Nigiri
Maki-Mono
Nama Sake Avo Maki
Fresh salmon with avocado.
Spicy Tuna Maki
Tuna mixed with scallion & fresh chili sauce
California Maki
Avocado, crab stick, flying fish egg & cucumber. Four-piece roll.
Negi Hamachi Maki
Yellowtail with scallion.
Ebi Tempura Maki
Shrimp tempura, avocado, mayo, fish egg & cucumber. Four-piece roll.
Unagi Maki
Fresh water eel with cucumber
Tekka (Tuna) Maki
Nama Sake Quri Maki
Fresh salmon with cucumber.
Kappa (Cucumber) Roll
Ebiku Maki
Shrimp & cucumber with mayo.
Bagel Maki
Smoked salmon & cream cheese. Four-piece roll.
Soft Shell Crab Maki
Soft shell crab, avocado, mayo, fish egg & cucumber. Four-piece roll.
Vegetable Maki
Spinach, cucumber, gourd, pickle & asparagus
Fashion Maki
Tuna, shrimp, avocado, mayo, fish egg & cucumber. Four-piece roll.
Futo Maki
Spinach, gourd, crab stick, cucumber, egg & sweet fish powder. Four-piece roll.
Crazy Maki
Tuna, yellowtail, avocado, crab stick, fish egg & cucumber. Four-piece roll.
Sake Kawa Maki
Smoked salmon skin & cucumber. Four-piece roll.
Vegetarian Maki
Avo Maki
Sweet Potato Tempura Maki
Kappa Maki
Vegetable Maki
Shiitake Mushroom Maki
Oshinko Maki
Asparagus Maki
Green Bean Tempura Maki
Gobo Maki
Kampyo Maki
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Recent Reviews
We brought our teenage kids here on our way through Lincoln park as this was our second date 21 years ago. Fabulous food and service…. STILL after so many years. It says a lot to stay in business for 39 years. Highly recommend!!!
July 2025
I've been to Sai Cafe many times and I always sit by myself at the bar. I frequently see other solo women dining at the bar and I even notice a few who must be regulars. There are also always groups at the tables, but I like to run in and have a bite before my appointments on Halsted or Armitage. They are always so friendly. The food it outstanding. I always opt for the sushi or sashimi and it is always extremely fresh and tasty. I always have a sauvignon blanc, as well....
May 2025
Loud, crowded and long wait times for seating and food. Not site if we arrived at the wrong time on a Thursday, but I called ahead for estimated wait time, arrived around then, waited another 25 min and finally sat down. The noise level was so loud could not hear the people across from me, not comfortable. Also waited a long while for the food to come out and even longer for the check. I personally wouldn't come back, but give it a try and choose for yourself
May 2025
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