| Cuisines | Japanese |
| Dining style | Casual Elegant |
| Phone number | +1 773 472 8080 |
| Website | www.saicafe.com |
| Dress code | Casual Dress |
| Payment options | AMEX, MasterCard, Visa |
| Executive chef | James Bee |
| Location | 2010 N. Sheffield, Chicago, IL 60614 |
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5.0 based on 12 reviews
Sai Cafe
| Cuisine type | Japanese | |
| Price range | $31 to $50 | |
| Neighborhood | Lincoln Park |
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About Sai Cafe
Sai Cafe is a hidden gem located in the heart of Lincoln Park, Chicago. We specialize in Japanese Seafood and Sushi prepared to your specifications. For twenty-four years, Chef and Owner James Bee has been serving the freshest and highest quality seafood to our patrons. Additionally, our friendly staff has been expertly trained to provide exceptional service and answer any questions that might arise. We welcome all walk-in, take-out and delivery orders and recommend reservations for weekend evenings. Our menu is critically acclaimed by numerous media organizations and has acquired several awards. Thank you for your interest in Sai Cafe and we look forward to serving you soon!
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Menus
- Main Menu
Soup & Salad
| Miso Soup | $2.00 | |||
| Clear Soup | $2.00 | |||
| Seafood Soup |
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| Cucumber Salad | $5.00 | with rice vinegar | ||
| Lettuce Salad | $7.00 | with ginger dressing | ||
| Seaweed Salad | $7.00 | |||
| Sake Kawa | $12.00 | salmon skin salad | ||
| House Wasabi | $3.00 |
Cold Appetizers
| Goma-ae | $6.00 | boiled spinach with sesame flavored sauce | ||||||||||
| Edamame | $5.00 | soybean | ||||||||||
| Kani-su | $18.00 | alaskan red king crab with cucumber, served in vinegar sauce | ||||||||||
| Sunomono Moriwase | $16.00 | seafood with cucumber in vinegar sauce | ||||||||||
| Tako Sansai | $12.00 | octopus & mountain veggies marinated with sesame oil, served mild or spicy | ||||||||||
| Hamachi Jalapeno | $16.00 | belly part of yellowtail & thinly sliced jalapeno served with light soy | ||||||||||
| Pacific Oyster Shooter | $10.00 | seattle oysters with scallion, fish egg & our secret house sauce | ||||||||||
| Oshinko | $8.00 | assorted pickled veggies | ||||||||||
| Ahi Poke | $14.00 | diced yellowfin tuna mixed with shallot, scallion & spicy sesame oil | ||||||||||
| Toro Tartar | $19.00 | fatty tuna with fresh wasabi & black tobiko | ||||||||||
| Salmon Gone Wild | $20.00 | thinly sliced belly part of fresh salmon served with salmon roe & flying fish egg, topped with chopped wasabi | ||||||||||
| Sashimi | fresh raw fish & ocean delicacies |
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Hot Appetizers
| Yaki Tori | $7.00 | broiled chicken & veggies on skewers | ||||||
| Gyo-za | $8.00 | homemade pan fried dumplings | ||||||
| Pan Fried Scallops | $15.00 | with lemon flavored soy | ||||||
| Deep Fried Oysters | $11.00 | with house sauce | ||||||
| Agedashi Tofu | $8.00 | deep fried tofu served with spicy dykon & scallion in tempura sauce | ||||||
| Tempura |
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| Tuna Masako | $12.00 | tuna mixed with masako roe, wrapped in seaweed, lightly battered & deep fried | ||||||
| Dynamite | $14.00 | baked scallops mixed with flying fish egg, avocado, mushroom & mayo | ||||||
| Tora Nome | $12.00 | (Tiger Eyes) salmon wrapped in squid, baked in the oven | ||||||
| Soft Shell Crab | $10.00 | deep fried & served with vinegar sauce | ||||||
| Grilled Black Cod | $14.00 | with miso |
Rice & Noodles
| Ten-don | $12.00 | shrimp & veggie tempura served over rice with teriyaki sauce | ||||||||||
| Japanese-style Fried Rice |
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| Nabe Yaki | $12.00 | U-Don Noodles seafood & napa veggies in broth | ||||||||||
| Tempura U-don Noodles | $10.00 | shrimp & veggie tempura in broth | ||||||||||
| Yaki Soba | japanese-style pan fried noodles |
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Entrees
| Sukiyaki | $18.00 | sliced beef, bean curd, mushroom, napa, yam noodles & green onion cooked in broth | ||||||||||
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| Lobster Tail | nine ounce australian cold water lobster tail cooked with fresh ginger, green onion & jalapeno | |||||||||||
| Chilean Sea Bass | $26.00 | pan seared bass cooked withshitake mushroom, green onion & jalapeno in a sweet soy sauce | ||||||||||
| Sashimi | fresh raw fish and ocean delicacies |
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| Teriyaki | served with teriyaki sauce |
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| Chirashi | $26.00 | assorted raw fish over sushi rice | ||||||||||
| Tekka-don | $22.00 | fresh sliced raw tuna over sushi rice | ||||||||||
| Unagi-don | $24.00 | broiled fresh water eel over rice with eel sauce | ||||||||||
| Hamachi-don | $28.00 | fresh sliced raw yellowtail over sushi rice | ||||||||||
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Maki-mono*
| Tekka Maki | $8.00 | tuna |
| Kappa Maki | $5.00 | cucumber |
| California Maki** | $6.00 | avocado, crab stick, flying fish egg & cucumber |
| Futo Maki** | $10.00 | spinach, gourd, crab stick, cucumber, egg & sweet fish powder |
| Crazy Maki** | $14.00 | tuna, yellowtail, avocado, crab stick, fish egg & cucumber |
| Ebi Tempura Maki** | $8.00 | shrimp tempura, avocado, mayo, fish egg & cucumber |
| Bagel Maki | $7.00 | smoked salmon & cream cheese |
| Sake Kawa Maki | $8.00 | smoked salmon skin & cucumber |
| Unagi Maki | $9.00 | fresh water eel with cucumber |
| Fashion Maki | $11.00 | tuna, shrimp, avocado, mayo, fish egg & cucumber |
| Soft Shell Crab Maki** | $10.00 | soft shell crab, avocado, mayo, fish egg & cucumber |
| Nama Sake Quri Maki | $8.00 | fresh salmon with cucumber |
| Nama Sake Avocado Maki | $8.00 | fresh salmon with avocado |
| Ebiku Maki | $7.00 | shrimp & cucumber with mayo |
| Negi Hamachi Maki | $8.00 | yellowtail with scallion |
| Vegetable Maki | $7.00 | spinach, cucumber, gourd, pickle & asparagus |
| Spicy Tuna Maki | $8.00 | tuna mixed with scallion & fresh chili sauce |
Vegetarian Maki-mono
| Kappa Maki | $5.00 | |
| Avo Maki | $7.00 | |
| Asparagus Maki | $7.00 | |
| Vegetable Maki | $7.00 | |
| Oshinko Maki | $7.00 | |
| Kampyo Maki | $7.00 | |
| Sweet Potato Tempura Maki | $7.00 | |
| Shitake Mushroom Maki | $7.00 | |
| Ume Shiso Maki | $7.00 | |
| Gobo Maki | $9.00 | |
| Natto | $10.00 | |
| Green Bean Tempura Maki | $7.00 |
Unique Sushi & Maki
| Halloween Maki | $14.00 | fresh salmon topped with wasabi & black fish egg, wrapped around rice & green bean tempura |
| Dragon Maki | $14.00 | fresh water eel & avocado wrapped around rice, eel, scallion, fish egg & cream cheese |
| Spicy Creamy Tako Maki | $12.00 | chopped octopus mixed with fish egg, scallion & spicy sesame mayo |
| Spicy White Tuna Crunch | $9.00 | white tuna mixed with flying fish egg, scallion, avocado, spicy sesame oil & tempura crunch |
| Rainbow Maki | $14.00 | tuna, yellowtail, fresh salmon & avocado wrapped around rice & crab stick |
| Volcano Maki | $14.00 | creamy lobster mixed with wasabi & tobiko, topped with maki & spicy tempura crunch |
| Tako Sansai Maki | $12.00 | marinated octopus & mountain veggies served spicy or mild |
| Rainbow Tobiko | $3.00 | |
| White Fish Tempura | $3.00 | |
| Kani Uni | $10.00 | |
| Uni Tempura | $8.00 |
A La Carte
| Maguro | $3.00 | tuna |
| White Tuna | $3.00 | |
| Toro | fatty tuna | |
| Hamachi | $3.50 | yellowtail |
| Escolar | $3.00 | |
| Nama Sake | $3.00 | fresh salmon |
| Sake | $3.00 | smoked salmon |
| Sakai Salmon | $3.00 | |
| Ikura | $3.00 | salmon roe |
| Hirame | $3.00 | white fish |
| Unagi | $3.50 | fresh eel |
| Anago | $3.50 | eel |
| Tako | $3.00 | octopus |
| Ebi | $2.50 | shrimp |
| Ama Ebi | $4.00 | sweet shrimp |
| Tobiko | $3.00 | flying fish egg |
| Tamago | $2.50 | egg |
| Hotategai | $3.00 | scallop |
| Spicy Scallop | $3.50 | |
| Saba | $3.00 | mackerel |
| Black Tobiko | $3.00 | |
| Aji | $3.00 | spanish mackerel |
| Suzuki | $3.00 | sea bass |
| Ika | $2.50 | squid |
| Lobster | $4.00 | |
| Tai | $4.00 | red snapper |
| Kani | $6.00 | king crab |
| Uni | $6.00 | sea urchin |
| Katsuo | $4.00 | bonito |
| Hokigai | $3.00 | surf clam |
| Wasabi | $3.00 | tobiko |
| Spicy Tobiko | $3.00 |
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