KANSAKU
1514 Sherman Ave, Evanston
(847) 864-4386
Customers' Favorites
Crispy Spider Roll
Tempura Ice Cream
Lake Shore Drive
California Roll
Nabeyaki Udon
Shrimp Tempura
Chicken Bento
Assorted Sushi
Tempura Bento
Miso Soup
Bento Boxes
Chicken Teriyaki Bento
Sashimi Bento
Spicy Chicken Teriyaki Bento
Salmon Teriyaki Bento
Chicken Kat Su Bento
Nigiri Bento
Maki Bento
Tofu Kat Su Bento
Tempura Bento
Pork Kat Su Bento
Donburi
Gyudon
Salmon Don
Chicken Kat Su Don
Pork Kat Su Don
Tendon
Chirashi
Tuna Don
Unagi Don
Noodles
Shoyu Ramen
Ramen noodle in a shoyu based chicken broth topped with chashu(pork belly), corn, bamboo shoot, bean sprout, soft boid egg, green onion, seaweed paper and hint of ichimi spice
Tempura Udon Soup
Japanese thick noodle soup with shrimp and vegetable tempura
Nabeyaki Udon
Japanese thick noodle soup with spinach, green onion, shrimp, chicken, egg, mushroom and kanikama in a cast iron pot
Yaki Soba
Stir fried Japanese Soba noodle with delicately deep fried tofu and vegetables
Sushi Burrito
#4 Cooked Spicy
Fresh water eel, spicy crab, shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, and eel sauce
#5 Vegeterian
Sweet potato tempura, oshinko, jalapeno, cucumber, avocado, and asparagus
#1 Raw Non Spicy
Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, cucumber, avocado, and smelt roe
#2 Raw Spicy
Spicy tuna, spicy crab, spicy squid, cucumber, avocado, smelt roe, and spicy mayo
#3 Cooked Non Spicy
Fresh water eel, crab, shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, and eel sauce
Specials
O Toro & Scallion Maki (8 pcs)
Uni Toro Ikura Handroll
Blufin Tuna & Avocado Maki (8 pcs)
Blufin Tuna & Scallion Maki (8 pcs)
O Toro Sashimi (2pcs)
Tu Toro Sashimi (2pcs)
Blufin Tuna Nigiri Sampler (3 pcs)
Bulfin Tuna Sashimi Sampler (3 pcs)
Blufin Tuna Nigiri (1 pc)
O Toro Nigiri (1pc)
O Toro & Avocado Maki (8 pcs)
Blufin Tuna Sashimi (2 pcs)
Tu Toro & Avocado Maki (8 pcs)
Tu Toro Nigiri (1pc)
Tu Toro & Scallion Maki (8 pcs)
From Sushi Bar
Spicy Tuna Tartar
Seared spicy tuna, avocado, and served with ponzu and taro chips
Smoky Yellowtail Sashimi
Yellowtail sashimi smoked with apple wood served with truffle ponzu
Sashimi Carpaccio
Thin sliced sashimi with ponzu sauce Yellowtail or Hawaiian amberjack (Add 2)
Uni Shooter
Uni, quail egg, and scallions in ponzu and sake with a hint of spicy sauce
Crispy Spider Roll
Soft shell crab, cream cheese & asparagus wrapped in eggroll skin with wasabi mayo & eel sauce
Sashimi Sampler
Two pieces of each tuna, salmon & yellowtail sashimi
Tuna Poke
Rayu infused diced ahi tuna and Asian salsa served on taro chips and sprinkled with fresh grated parmesan cheese
Oyster Shooter
Fresh oyster, quail egg, and scallions in ponzu and sake with a hint of spicy sauce
Tataki
Seared sashimi with tomato, red onion and avocado served with house tataki sauce Tuna, Salmon, or White tuna
From Kitchen
Gyoza
Pan fried vegetable dumpling with ponzu sauce
Edamame
Steamed and salted soy bean in the pod
Tempura
Shrimp Shumai
Japanese style steamed shrimp dumpling with ponzu sauce
Agedashi Tofu
Delicately deep fried tofu in a dashi broth
Yakitori
Chicken skewers served with teriyaki sauce
Asparagus Beef Roll
Asparagus rolled with black angus filet mignon and sautéed in teriyaki sauce
Soft-Shell Crab
Black sesame tempura, battered jumbo soft-shell crab fried and served with ponzu sauce
Beef Tataki
Thin sliced seared black angus tenderloin, tomato, red onion, and avocado with citrus garlic sauce
Crispy Calamari Karaage
Calamari with Japanese Karaage batter delicately fried and served with spicy mayo & garlic sauce
Lobster Spring Roll
Crispy egg roll with curried lobster and vegetables served with sweet chili and eel sauce
Gomae
Boiled spinach with house peanut based sauce
Coconut Shrimp
Coconut crushed deep fried tiger prawn on green tea noodle salad served with sweet chili sauce and eel sauce
Takoyaki
Ball-shaped tempura batter filled with diced octopus, green onion, cabbage and pickled ginger served with Worcestershire sauce, wasabi mayo, and dried bonito
Stuffed Mushroom
Mushrooms stuffed with spicy crab battered in panko and delicately deep fried served with spicy mayo and teriyaki sauce
Bacon Wrapped Scallop
Pan fried bacon wrapped scallops in a skewer served with teriyaki sauce and spicy mayo dipping on the side
Kaki Fry
Panko battered oysters delicately fried served with Worcestershire sauce
Soup/Salad/Rice/Sides
Miso Soup
Seaweed Salad
Seasoned seaweed with ponzu sauce
Steamed White Rice
Side Salad
Fresh iceberg lettuce with house ginger dressing
Cucumber Salad
Thin slices of cucumber served with ponzu sauce
House Salad
Spring mix, beets, carrots, cabbage, oranges, tomatoes, potato crunch with ginger dressing
Udon Noodle With Only Soup
Assorted Japanese Pickle
Sushi Rice
Kani Su
Shredded king crab meat wrapped in cucumber drizzled with a light vinaigrette dressing
Udon Noodle
Brown Sushi Rice
Ika Sansai Salad
Seasoned squid salad with ponzu sauce
Tako Su
Brown Rice
Black Rice
Black Sushi Rice
Sauteed Vegetable
Sauce/Dressing
SC Spicy Mayo
SC Eel Sauce
SC Ginger
SC Truffle Ponzu Dressing
SC Teriyaki Sauce
SC Ponzu Sauce
SC Wasabi Mayo
SC Wasabi
SC Ginger Dressing
SC House Spicy Sauce
SC Kat Su Sauce
Chef Signature Nigiri ( 1pc)
Salmon Signature Nigiri
Marinated seared salmon topped with onion & scallion
Hawaiian Amberjack Signature Nigiri
Jalapeno, spicy crunch garlic and ponzu
Tuna Signature Nigiri
Beech mushroom with truffle ponzu
Toro Signature Nigiri
Red Snapper Signature Nigiri
Served with shiso leaf, salmon roe with truffle ponzu
Sweet Shrimp Signature Nigiri
Seared creamy sauce and topped with black tobiko, scallion & ponzu
Yellowtail Signature Nigiri
Seared yellowtail with jalapeno & wasabi tobiko and ponzu
Mackerel Signature Nigiri
Seared and served with grated ginger, scallion and ponzu
Uni-Ika Signature Nigiri
Shiso leaf, scallion and sea urchin
Nigiri (2pcs)
Salmon Nigiri
Yellowtail Nigiri
Tuna Nigiri
Tamago Nigiri
Super White Tuna Nigiri
Hawaiian Amberjack Nigiri
Sweet Shrimp Nigiri
Sea Urchin Nigiri
Scallop Nigiri
Wasabi Flying Fish Roe Nigiri
Red Snapper Nigiri
Sea Water Eel Nigiri
Red Flying Fish Roe Nigiri
Fresh Water Eel Nigiri
Squid Nigiri
Salmon Roe Nigiri
Quail Egg Only
Black Flying Fish Roe Nigiri
King Crab Nigiri
Mackerel Nigiri
Octopus Nigiri
Shrimp Nigiri
Smelt Roe Nigiri
Smoked Salmon Nigiri
Spicy Flying Fish Roe Nigiri
Striped Bass Nigiri
Surf Clam Nigiri
Sashimi (4 pcs)
Salmon Sashimi
Tuna Sashimi
Yellowtail Sashimi
Sweet Shrimp Sashimi
Smoke Salmon Sashimi
Red Snapper Sashimi
Stripe Bass Sashimi
Tamago Sashimi
Quail Egg Only
Octopus Sashimi
Surf Clam Sashimi
Black Flying Fish Roe Sashimi
Fresh Water Eel Sashimi
Hawaiian Amberjack Sashimi
King Crab Sashimi
Mackerel Sashimi
Red Flying Fish Roe Sashimi
Salmon Roe Sashimi
Scallop Sashimi
Sea Urchin Sashimi
Sea Water Eel Sashimi
Shrimp Sashimi
Smelt Roe Sashimi
Spicy Flying Fish Roe Sashimi
Squid Sashimi
Super White Tuna Sashimi
Wasabi Flying Fish Roe Sashimi
Signature Maki (Short 5 pcs, Long 8-10 pcs)
Spicy Crunch
Spicy tuna over shrimp tempura and cucumber roll with tempura crumb with spicy mayo and eel sauce
Fiesta
Salmon, tuna, cilantro, jalapeno and avocado roll with orange tobiko, spicy sauce and wasabi mayo
Kamikaze
Spicy tuna and cucumber roll topped with seared tuna and black tobiko served with spicy mayo and eel sauce
Rainbow
Four different fish on top of California roll
Crab Crunch
Crab over shrimp tempura and cucumber roll with tempura crumb with spicy mayo and eel sauce
Lake Shore Dr
Yellowtail, super white tuna, cilantro, jalapeno, wasabi tobiko rolled with soybean paper served with spicy sauce
Carnival
Spicy tuna and avocado over shrimp tempura, crab and cucumber roll served with sweet chili and eel sauce topped with potato flake
Salmon Cheviche
Fresh salmon and thin sliced lemon over spicy crab and cucumber roll served with ponzu sauce
Dragon
Fresh water eel on top of shrimp tempura avocado and cucumber roll with spicy mayo and eel sauce
Fire Dragon
Tuna over spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, cilantro and cucumber roll topped with jalapeno & served with poke sauce
King Kong
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, asparagus and avocado roll topped with black tobiko and tempura crumb, served with wasabi mayo and eel sauce
Creamy Lobster
Lobster tempura over lobster-mix and cucumber roll served with creamy sauce and eel sauce
Veggie Garden
Sweet potato tempura, asparagus, cucumber, jalapeno and avocado wrapped in soybean paper served with spicy sauce, spicy mayo and teriyaki sauce
Lobster King
Lobster tempura, cucumber, avocado roll topped with king crab and black tobiko served with creamy sauce and eel sauce
Shiroi
Seared super white tuna on top of spicy tuna and cucumber roll served with garlic ponzu sauce
Kansaku
Shrimp tempura, freshwater eel, cream cheese, wasabi tobiko and asparagus rolled in soybean paper served with wasabi mayo and eel sauce
Volcano
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, crab roll topped with spicy squid and orange tobiko served with spicy mayo and eel sauce
Tiger Prawn
Sweet vinegar marinated shrimp and avocado over spicy crab cucumber roll with shiso pesto sauce
Caterpillar
Black and red tobiko on top of avocado over crab and cucumber roll with wasabi mayo
Dynamite
Baked scallop, mushroom and onions mixed with creamy sauce over crab cucumber roll with eel sauce
Scorpion
Soft shell crab, crab and cucumber roll topped with seared spicy tuna served with chili oil, spicy mayo and eel sauce
Citrus Spring
Spicy tuna, lettuce, avocado, shiso, crab and cucumber wrapped in rice paper topped with nashi pear served with ponzu
Lollipop
Tuna, white tuna, shrimp, asparagus, and avocado wrapped in cucumber with ponzu sauce
Traditional Maki
Spicy Tuna
Salmon Avocado
Avocado
Sweet Potato
Shrimp Tempura
Tuna Avocado
Philadelphia
Yellowtail Scallion
Cucumber & Avo
Spicy Salmon
California
Oshinko
Soft Shell Crab
Spicy Scallop
Eel Cucumber
Vegetarian
King Crab California
Futo
Tempura Vegetarian
Salmon
Cucumber
Tuna
Spicy Crab
Asparagus
Lobster Tempura Roll
Salmon Skin
Spicy Squid
Entree
Chicken Teriyaki
Grilled chicken on steamed rice an sautéed vegetables served with teriyaki sauce
Assorted Sushi
Chef's choice of nigiri and California roll
Salmon Teriyaki
Grilled Alaskan Salmon on steamed rice an sautéed vegetables served with teriyaki sauce
Assorted Sashimi
Chef's choice of the fresh sashimi cut
Filet Mignon
Grilled black angus tenderloin on steamed rice an sautéed vegetables served with teriyaki sauce
Tofu Katsu
Deep fried tofu on steamed rice and sautéed vegetables served with sweet chili and teriyaki sauce
Chicken Kat Su
Panko crusted deep fried chicken on steamed rice and sautéed vegetables served with Worcestershire sauce
Spicy Chicken
Grilled chicken on steamed rice an sautéed vegetables served with spicy teriyaki sauce
Gal-Bi
Grilled 10 oz sliced bone-in short rib marinated in honey soy and served with sautéed vegetables and steamed rice
Unagi Don
Chilean Sea Bass
Grilled Chilean sea bass on steamed rice an sautéed vegetables served with teriyaki or creamy garlic sauce
Chirashi
Pork Kat Su
Panko crusted deep fried pork tenderloin on steamed rice and sautéed vegetables served with Worcestershire sauce
Vegetable Entree
Salmon Don
Tuna Don
Donburi
Gyu Don
Pork Kat Su Don
Chicken Kat Su Don
Ten Don
Bento Box
Tempura Bento
Chicken Bento
Chicken Kat Su Bento
Maki Bento
Sashimi Bento
Spicy Chicken Bento
Tofu Kat Su Bento
Nigiri Bento
Salmon Bento
Pork Kat Su Bento
Seabass Bento
Filet Mignon Bento
Noodle
Nabeyaki Udon
Japanese thick noodle soup with spinach, green onion, shrimp, chicken, egg, mushroom and kanikama in a cast iron pot
Yaki Soba
Stir fried Japanese soba noodle with delicately deep fried tofu and vegetables
Tempura Udon
Japanese think noodle soup with shrimp and vegetable tempura
Shoyu Ramen
Ramen noodle in a shoyu based chicken broth topped with chashu(pork belly), corn, bamboo shoot, bean sprout, soft boiled egg, green onion, seaweed paper and hint of ichimi spice
Desserts
Pyramid
Chocolate mousse on a chocolate sponge cake base with crunch gianduia(chocolate and hazelnut) center, dusted with cocoa powder and decorated with white chocolate drops
Gelato
Mochi Ice Cream
Flavored ice cream wrapped with rice cake, strawberry, mango, green tea, or red bean
Chocolate Souffle
Moist chocolate cake with a heart of creamy rich chocolate
Green Tea Ice Cream
Exotic Bomba
Mango, passion fruit, and raspberry sorbet all covered in white chocolate and drizzled with chocolate
Tempura Ice Cream
Deep fried tempura battered vanilla ice cream covered with thin layer of bread served with drizzled chocolate syrup
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Ginger Ale
Sprite
Coke
Soda Water
Ramune
Diet Coke
Cranberry Juice
Apple Juice
Bodoit Sparkling
Evian Still Water
Lemonade
Orange Juice
Pear Juice
Pineapple Juice
Pure Leaf Tea
Tonic Water
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Recent Reviews
Kansaku remains our favorite restaurant here in Evanston (my home town). Normally, everything (food, service, ambience) rate 5 stars. But last night (Friday, May 9) when we arrived our 7:00 reservation, there was a HUGE crowd seated or waiting to be seated, and the staff was clearly overwhelmed. We had to wait 20 minutes to be seated and then another half hour for anyone to take our order (even for drinks). Because of the crowd, the noise level was louder than usual, but we were...
May 2025
We generally love going to Kansaku and have been going for years. Some new faces there now and music was too loud for conversation. It took about 2 too many requests for the Manager to turn it down so we could have a conversation. Would really appreciate restaurant realizing people come to eat and chat, not dance.
March 2025
Overall the sushi is awesome! So many options to choose from and each has its own unique flavor. The only disappointing thing we had were the martinis. We had three different kinds and they all had little to no flavor and very watered down.
March 2025
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