Gaijin

choice of lemon, strawberry, or peach

collaboration with chicago's moody tongue brewing co

pork belly / bacon / griddled egg / bonito

bourbon / blueberry amaro / maple syrup / lemon / egg

egg / rice / tofu agedashi / tsukemono / miso soup / choice of unagi or kurobuta Arabiki sausage / available only Saturday & Sunday

your choice of liquor / beet juice Bloody Mary mix / olives

fried eggs / spinach / mushroom / rayu / fried shallot / rice / pickled ginger / furikake

fresh yuzu juice / cava

vodka / borghetti / espresso cold brew / toasted sesame demerara

mizu green tea shōchū / choya uji / bitter bianca / sake vermouth

benchmark bourbon / aperol / lemon / fruitlab hibiscus

choice of haku vodka or roku gin / soho lychee liqueur / sake vermouth / yuzu / lemon

bourbon / fresh peach puree / cinnamon syrup / lemon

el milagro blanco tequila / choya umeshu / agave / lime / plum salt

regular or decaf

by the scoop - Black Sesame, Matcha, or Rotating Sorbet

glazed rice flour donuts: crispy outside, fluffy and chewy inside - Coffee, Chocolate, Kinako, Matcha-Citrus, Pandan-Coconut, or Strawberry

black sesame ice cream / yuzu syrup / strawberry compote / honey sesame brittle / snowcap

coconut syrup / pineapple sherbet / toasted coconut / macerated cherries / sugar cookie ears / snowcap

matcha ice cream / red bean paste / matcha syrup / coffee jelly / ube mochi / snowcap

four courses - First: Kombu Marinated Vegetables / Second: Choice of Chicken Karaage, Golden Enoki Mushrooms, Bok Choy, or Tuna (+$6) / Third: Osaka-Style Okonomiyaki (choice of shrimp, octopus, pork, tofu, vegetable, or beef) / Fourth: Mochi Donut Holes (choice of matcha-citrus, strawberry, coffee, pandan-coconut, chocolate or kinako)

lemon, strawberry, or peach

in partnership with a series of our favorite spirits producers and beverage professionals

kirin light + shot of malort

choice of tequila, rum, or vodka / dragonfruit / supasawa / soda

suntory toki whisky / lemon oil / draft cocktail

chicago cane cooperative tavern rum / mint cordial / lime / soda

yakisoba / mushrooms / egg / yuba / shio kombu

yakisoba / bacon / egg / bonito

chicago cane coop tavern rum / origami white lotus sake / clementine liqueur / vanilla syrup

middlebrow mara des bois rose / hibiscus liqueur

old forester bourbon / mint syrup / yuzu

scallion / egg / ponzu / shio kombu

bacon / egg / ponzu / bonito

cold brew coffee / cinnamon / gaijin blend tea / tobacco & orange bitters

matcha / cherry blossom / yuzu

lyre's classico sparkling wine / reàl lychee / lemon / soda

ripe apple, chestnut, koji / 5 oz

ask your server for our current selections

sprite, diet coke and coke

lyres agave / prickly pear / lime / hellfire bitters / soda

slow-cooked black angus beef / roasted garlic / scallions / bonito

teriyaki duck / bonito

honey chili gastrique / bonito

pork belly and bacon / bonito

tempura fried shrimp / corn / creole butter / arare

phoenix bean tofu / shichimi togarashi / mushrooms / spinach / arare

tempura fried vegetables / arare

junmai / lemon, apricot, salinity / 720 ml

junmai ginjo nama / green apple, mineral, lime zest / 720 ml

junmai gingo / yellow apple, strawberry, herbs / 720 ml

2-year aged namagenshu / sweet honey / pine nut / tangerine / 720 ml

junmai ginjo / cantaloupe, mandarin orange, persimmon / 720 ml

junmai ginjo nigiri / asian pear, nougat, lemon zest / 720 ml

ginjo / melon, nutmeg, plum / 720 ml

futsushu / plantain, dry grape, melon / 180 ml

tokubetsu junmai / peach, apple, cream, peony / 720 ml

junmai daiginjo / muscat, pineapple, matcha / 720 ml

junmai nigori / cherry blossom, mandarin, spun sugar / 750 ml

seared sesame crusted tuna / romaine / cucumber / carrots / radish / bean sprouts / arare / sesame seed / orange miso vinaigrette

romaine / cucumber / carrots / radish / bean sprouts / arare / sesame seed / orange miso vinaigrette

wagyu bavette / romaine / cucumber / carrots / radish / bean sprouts / arare / sesame seed / orange miso vinaigrette

house-made

ask your server for today's selection

furikake

selection of chef paul virant's japanese-inspired pickled vegetables

sesame / garlic / shoyu / fried shallots

fried chicken / yuzu kosho mayo / togarashi lemon

shōyu / garlic / sesame seeds

romaine / cucumber / carrots / radish / bean sprouts / arare / sesame seed / orange miso vinaigrette

lemon ginger turnips / furikake rice

celery / fermented green beans / radish / sesame

tofu / scallion / wakame / shiitake

sesame crusted tuna / ponzu / pea shoots / wasabi vinaigrette / arare / scallion

shoyu / rayu / senbei crackers

sriracha mayo / aonori

smoked shōyu / scallions / furikake rice

blend of the finest mountain-grown japanese sencha, blended with rare roasted and popped rice

roasted savory small-batch green tea from kyoto

high mountain oolong delicately scented 11 times with fresh magnolia blossoms

robust with japanese buckwheat, hint of sweetness with dried cinnamon apple, chrysanthemum, and honeysuckle. developed in collaboration with rare tea cellar, exclusively for gaijin

high grade japanese green tea with a beautiful emerald leaf. perfectly balanced green tea with sweet vegetal notes

organic japanese green tea blended with cherry blossom, cherry and wild rose

Columbia Valley, WA

Languedoc, FR

Ukiah, CA

Mendoza, AR

Alsace, FR

Alsace, FR

octopus / cabbage / scallions / carrots / bean sprouts / sauce / sesame

slow-roasted pork belly / cabbage / scallions / carrots / bean sprouts / sauce / sesame

shrimp / cabbage / scallions / carrots / bean sprouts / sauce / sesame

spinach / mushrooms / sweet corn / cabbage / scallions / carrots / sauce / sesame