Kuni's Japanese Restaurant
511 Main St ste a, Evanston
(847) 328-2004
Customers' Favorites
Sashimi a La Carte
Miso Soup
Oyako Don
Sushi A
Tonkatsu
Salad
Fish
Mains
Katsu Don
Pork tenderloin, battered and cooked in a sukiyaki sauce with egg and onion. Served over a large bowl of rice.
Lunch Box
Tempura, chicken teriyaki and 1/2 california maki (roll).
Tempura
Delicately fried shrimp and assorted vegetables. Served with a light dipping sauce.
Tonkatsu
Japanese style breaded pork tenderloin cutlets. Served with vegetables.
Sashimi
Chef's choice assortment of thinly sliced fresh raw fish. Served with wasabi, soy sauce, and ginger.
Chicken Teriyaki
Broiled chicken in teriyaki sauce. Served with vegetables.
Beef Teriyaki
Broiled chicken in teriyaki sauce. Served with vegetables.
Sukiyaki Don
Thinly sliced beef, egg, and vegetables in sukiyaki sauce. Served over a large bowl of rice.
Ten Don
Shrimp and vegetable tempura. Served over a large bowl of rice with tempura sauce for dipping.
Oyako Don
Thinly sliced chicken, egg, and vegetables cooked in sukiyaki. Served over a large bowl of rice.
TofuTeriyaki
SabaTeriyaki
Appetizers
Tempura Appetizer
Delicately fried shrimp and assorted vegetables served with a light delicious sauce.
Soft Shell Crab Appetizer
Delicately fried with sauce.
Tatsuta Age
Fried and salted chicken.
Nasuno Shigiyaki
Specially prepared eggplant.
Ebi Shinjo
Shrimp ball with special sauce.
Stuffed Chicken Wing
Stuffed with vegetable and pork.
Gyoza
Pan-fried pork dumplings.
Gomaae
Steamed spinach served cold with sweet sesame peanut sauce.
G.F Veggie Gyoza
Gluten Free Vegetable dumplings.
Tonkatsu Appetizer
Pork cutlet served with our special tonkatsu sauce.
Oshitashi
Steamed spinach with Japanese style sauce (served cold).
Hiya Yakko
Cold bean curd.
Yu Tofu
Bean curd fish boiled in a special house sauce.
Cucumber Sunomono
Ultra thinly-sliced cucumbers in our own tangy sweet sauce.
Scallop Butter Yaki
Sea scallops sauté in butter
Hijiki
Broiled seaweed with fried bean curd.
Negi Hamachi Appetizer
Yellowtail with scallions.
Oshinko
Japanese style pickles.
Yakitori
Chicken skewers with vegetables cooked in a teriyaki sauce.
Hirame No Cha Soba Age
Delicately fried green tea noodles and whitefish rolled with seaweed and sauce.
Beef Roll
Vegetable rolled with thin-sliced beef broiled with a special sauce.
Pan-Fried Vegetable Appetizer
Sashimi Appetizer
Assorted fillet of thin-sliced raw fish. Served with wasabi and soy sauce.
Mushroom Teriyaki
Fried Oyster
Edamame
Hamachi Jaw
Takoyaki
Age Dashi Tofu
Fried bean curd served with a delicate sauce.
Seaweed Salad
Soup, Salad, and Rice
House Salad
Iceberg lettuce, cucumber, carrot, and red reddish. Served with ginger dressing.
Miso Soup
Rice
Sunomono (Sashimi Salads)
Shrimp Sunomono
Four pieces of shrimp with fresh vegetables and seaweed in a delicate vinegar sauce.
Octopus Sunomono
Slices of octopus with fresh vegetables and seaweed in a delicate vinegar sauce.
Mixed Sunomono
Assorted fish with fresh vegetables and seaweed in a delicate vinegar sauce.
Unagi Sunomono
Slices of unagi with fresh vegetables and seaweed in a delicate vinegar sauce.
Sushi a La Carte (Nigiri)
Albacore Sushi
White tuna. With rice.
Amaebi Sushi
Raw sweet shrimp. With rice.
Ebi Sushi
With rice.
Anago Sushi
Saltwater eel. With rice.
Unagi Sushi
Freshwater eel. With rice.
Conch Sushi
With rice.
Hamachi Sushi
Yellowtail. With rice.
Hokigai Sushi
Surf clam. With rice.
Ika Sushi
Squid. With rice.
Ikura Sushi
Salmon roe. With rice.
Katsuo Sushi
Bonito. With rice.
Maguro Sushi
Tuna. With rice.
Saba Sushi
Mackerel. With rice.
Sake Sushi
Salmon. With rice.
Tako Sushi
Octopus. With rice.
Tamago Sushi
Egg. With rice.
Masago Sushi
Smelt roe. With rice.
Bluefin Toro Sushi
Fatty tuna. With rice.
Bluefin Tuna Red Sushi
With rice.
Spicy Lobster Sushi (1 pc)
With rice.
White Toro Sushi
With rice.
Fresh Scallop Sushi
With rice.
Spicy Scallop Sushi (1 pc)
With rice.
Aji Sushi
Sushi a La Carte (Sashimi)
Albacore Sashimi
White tuna. Without rice.
Ama-Ebi Sashimi
Raw sweet shrimp. Without rice.
Ebi Sashimi
Without rice.
Anago Sashimi
Saltwater eel. Without rice.
Unagi Sashimi
Freshwater eel. Without rice.
Conch Sashimi
Without rice.
Hamachi Sashimi
Yellowtail. Without rice.
Hokigai Sashimi
Surf clam. Without rice.
Ika Sashimi
Squid. Without rice.
Ikura Sashimi
Salmon roe. Without rice.
Katsuo Sashimi
Without rice.
Maguro Sashimi
Tuna. Without rice.
Saba Sashimi
Mackerel. Without rice.
Sake Sashimi
Salmon. Without rice.
Tako Sashimi
Octopus. Without rice.
Tamago Sashimi
Egg. Without rice.
Masago Sashimi
Smelt roe. Without rice.
Bluefin Toro Sashimi
Fatty tuna. Without rice.
Bluefin Tuna Red Sashimi
Without rice.
Spicy Lobster Sashimi
Without rice.
White Toro Sashimi
Without rice.
Fresh Scallop Sashimi
Without rice.
Spicy Scallop Sashimi
Without rice.
Aji Sashimi
Classic Rolls (Maki)
Avocado Maki
Cut into 6 pieces.
Kampyo Maki
Flavored melon skin. Cut into 6 pieces.
Yamagobo Maki
Burdock root. Cut into 6 pieces.
Ume Shiso Maki
Plum paste and beefsteak leaves. Cut into 6 pieces.
Oshinko Maki
Pickled vegetables. Cut into 6 pieces.
Kappa Maki
Cucumber roll. Cut into 6 pieces.
Natto Maki
Cut into 6 pieces.
Tekka Maki
Tuna roll. Cut into 6 pieces.
Sake Skin Maki
Salmon skin and cucumber. Cut into 6 pieces.
Sake Meat Maki
Fresh salmon meat and scallions. Cut into 6 pieces.
Smash Sake Maki
Minced fresh salmon and Japanese mayonnaise. Cut into 6 pieces.
Negi Hamachi Maki
Minced yellowtail, scallions, and Masago. Cut into 6 pieces.
Ebi Maki
Shrimp with cucumber. Cut into 6 pieces.
Saba Gari Maki
Shogun. Cut into 6 pieces.
Spicy Albacore Maki
White tuna and spicy mayonnaise sauce. Cut into 6 pieces.
Spicy Tekka Maki
Tuna, spicy sauce, and scallions. Cut into 6 pieces.
Futo Maki
Egg, vegetables, and available only as maki. Cut into 6 pieces.
Veggie Maki
Cut into 6 pieces.
California Maki
Crabmeat, avocado, cucumber, and Masago. Cut into 6 pieces.
Negi Toro Maki
Chopped delicate fatty tuna and scallions. Cut into 6 pieces.
Unagi Maki
Freshwater eel and cucumber. Cut into 6 pieces.
Anago Maki
Saltwater eel and cucumber. Cut into 6 pieces.
Omakase Maki
Tuna, avocado, Masago (inside-out roll), and available only as maki. Cut into 6 pieces.
Spicy Scallop Maki
Scallops with cucumber and house-made spicy mayonnaise. Cut into 6 pieces.
French Maki
Shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, and house-made spicy mayonnaise. Cut into 6 pieces.
White Toro and Avocado Maki
With scallions and available only as maki. Cut into 6 pieces.
Spider Maki
Soft-shell crab, Masago, cucumber, and scallions. Cut into 6 pieces.
Spicy Lobster Maki
Lobster, Masago, cucumber, and house-made spicy mayonnaise sauce. Cut into 6 pieces.
Hand Rolls
Avocado Hand Roll
Kampyo Hand Roll
Flavored melon skin.
Yamagobo Hand Roll
Burdock root.
Ume Shiso Hand Roll
Plum paste and beefsteak leaves.
Oshinko Hand Roll
Pickled vegetables.
Kappa Hand Roll
Cucumber roll.
Natto Hand Roll
Tekka Hand Roll
Tuna roll.
Sake Skin Hand Roll
Salmon skin and cucumber.
Sake Meat Hand Roll
Fresh salmon meat and scallions.
Smash Sake Hand Roll
Minced fresh salmon and Japanese mayonnaise.
Negi Hamachi Hand Roll
Minced yellowtail, scallions, and Masago.
Ebi Hand Roll
Shrimp with cucumber.
Saba Gari Hand Roll
Shogun.
Spicy Albacore Hand Roll
White tuna and spicy mayonnaise sauce.
Spicy Tekka Hand Roll
Tuna, spicy sauce, and scallions.
Veggie Hand Roll
California Hand Roll
Crabmeat, avocado, cucumber, and Masago.
Negi Toro Hand Roll
Chopped delicate fatty tuna and scallions.
Unagi Hand Roll
Freshwater eel and cucumber.
Anago Hand Roll
Saltwater eel and cucumber.
Spicy Scallop Hand Roll
Scallops with cucumber and house-made spicy mayonnaise.
French Hand Roll
Shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, and house-made spicy mayonnaise.
Spider Hand Roll
Soft-shell crab, Masago, cucumber, and scallions.
Spicy Lobster Hand Roll
Lobster, Masago, cucumber, and house-made spicy mayonnaise sauce.
Ikura Hand Roll
Sake Skin & Ikura Hand Roll
Entrees
Sashimi D
Chef's choice, an assortment of thinly sliced fresh raw fish. Served with wasabi, soy sauce, and ginger.
Sushi A
Eight pieces of sushi and one roll of Tekka maki (hamachi, sake, tuna, white fish, Ebi, Masago, tamago, and saba).
Chirashi
Assorted sashimi on a bed of vinegared rice.
Chef's Favorites
All sushi. Choice of cuts of tuna, fluke, salmon, shrimp, yellowtail, 1 roll of California maki, and a half roll of Tekka maki.
Mixed Maki Rolls
Combination of California maki, Tekka maki, and kappa maki (1 roll of each).
Box Chicken D
Tempura, chicken teriyaki, and 1/2 california maki.
Box Salmon D
Tempura, chicken teriyaki, and 1/2 california maki.
Beef Teriyaki D
Tender thickly sliced steak, broiled and served with teriyaki sauce.
Chicken Teriyaki D
Chicken marinated in teriyaki sauce and broiled.
Salmon Teriyaki D
Salmon marinated and grilled in our special teriyaki sauce.
Sukiyaki D
Thinly sliced beef and vegetables slowly simmered in a special in-house broth.
Tonkatsu D
Japanese style breaded pork tenderloin cutlets. Served with tonkatsu sauce.
Vegetable Stir Fry D
Mushrooms, snow peas, carrots, bean sprouts, and cabbage.
omakase sushi
Chef's choice, assortment of nigiris and one Omakase Maki, served with wasabi, soy sauce and ginger **Market Price, subject to be changed depends on the fish**
omakase sashimi
Chef's choice, assortment of sashimis, served with wasabi, soy sauce and ginger **Market Price, subject to be changed depends on the fish**
Kuni's Special
Gomaae and sunomono pick 1 of tempura, sushi or sashimi, pick 1 of beef, chicken, and saba or salmon teriyaki.
Sushi B
Seven pieces of sushi and one roll of kappa maki (sake, tuna, white fish, Ebi, Masago, tamago, and saba).
Sea Bass Teriyaki D
Chilean sea bass marinated and grilled in our special teriyaki sauce.
Saba Teriyaki D
Tofu Teriyaki D
Tempura D
Delicately fried shrimp and assorted vegetables. Served with a light dipping sauce.
Unadon
Unagi donburi. Grilled eel rice bowl, drizzled with our special recipe unagi sauce.
Tekka Don
Marinated tuna rice bowl named for the vibrant red color of the tuna and Tekka means hot iron.
Noodles
Nabe Yaki Udon
Japanese style noodle soup with shrimp tempura, egg, fish cake, vegetable, and scallop.
Tempura Soba Soup
Japanese dark noodle served with shrimp tempura.
Dessert
Ice Cream
Mochi Ice Cream
green tea, vanilla, mango, strawberry, chocolate
Soft Drink
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
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Recent Reviews
Have not ordered from the kitchen, only the sushi bar, which is among the best in the city. Fresh, delicious, skillfully created. This is an authentic, Japanese-owned and operated restaurant, and it shows. Can't say enough. A transcendent experience every time.
August 2025
Kuni's is a great sushi restaurant. Kuni's nephew Jun has been the sushi chef since Kuni and Christine retired before Covid. The fish is still fabulous, service outstanding and familial atmosphere the same. Best traditional sushi anywhere from the north side of Chicago to the northern suburbs. Always a great meal.
July 2025
The best sushi I've had in the Chicago area. I lived in Japan for ten years, and this is a very authentic Japanese restaurant with high quality dishes at a reasonable price. I highly recommend it!
July 2025
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