Shinju Sushi Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Shinju Sushi, a delightful Japanese restaurant located in the heart of Chicago. This eatery perfectly blends traditional flavors with a modern touch, presenting a menu that captivates sushi enthusiasts and newcomers alike.
The star attractions are the fresh nigiri and sashimi selections, featuring delicacies like Amaebi (sweet shrimp) and Hamachi (yellowtail). For those seeking a hearty start, their Seafood Japanese Pizza and soft shell crab tempura stand out, showcasing inventive dishes bursting with flavor.
Shinju Sushi also caters to diverse dietary preferences, offering vegan and limited vegetarian options while maintaining an inviting atmosphere marked by casual dress and moderate noise. Don't miss the renowned desserts like the Matcha Mousse Cake and Strawberry Shortcake, each promising a sweet ending to your meal.
Whether you're dining in or enjoying delivery, Shinju Sushi guarantees a memorable experience filled with culinary excellence and warmth.
Desserts
Strawberry Short Cake
fluffy vanilla cake with sliced of fresh strawberry topped with fresh cream.
Chocolate Mousse Cake
fluffy chocolate cake with rich fudge cream.
Caramel Banana Shortcake
Vanilla cake with banana and fresh cream caramel sauce.
Black forest cake
Chocolate cake with cherry compote
Green tea and Red bean cake
Green tea sponge with red bean and green tea mousse.
Blueberry Shortcake
vanilla fluffy cake with blueberry jam and fresh cream.
Mochi Ice cream (Greentea)
Two pieces.
Mochi Ice cream (Mango)
Tokyo Ice Cream Pie
Pan-fried red bean roti served with whipping cream, green tea ice cream and icing sugar.
Ice Cream
Fudgy Brownies
Combination between Chocolate and butter in the small piece of fudgy cake.Egg, Butter, Chocolate, Flour
Matcha mousse cake
Fluffy green tea cake with rich creamy matcha fudge and come with soft green tea mousse
Nutella Brownies
smell and taste of the creamy Nutella mixed with rich chocolate cakeFlour, Egg, Hezelnut, Chocolat, Butter
Roasted Almond Brownies
the rich of chocolate cake on top with crispy roasted almondAlmond, Flour, Egg, Butter, Chocolate
Scallop and Bacon Mixed Salad (4)
Deep fried scallop, bacon, balsamic sauce served with mixed salad and sesame dressing.
Seafood Japanese Pizza
Pan-fried mixed batter with shrimp, white fish, octopus, crab stick, fish broth, cabbage, and carrot topped with strip seaweed spicy mayo and eel sauce.
Shrimp Tempura Appetizer (5)
Shrimp in tempura served with homemade sweet and sour + tempura sauce.
Shrimp Vegetable Tempura Appetizer
Shrimp, sweet potato, green bean, zucchini in tempura served with tempura + sweet & sour sauce
Soft Shell Crab Tempura
Deep fried soft shell crab served with homemade sweet & sour and tempura sauce.
Crispy Calamari
Deep-fried squid with bread crumb served with homemade sweet and sour sauce.
Salmon Skin Mixed Salad
Deep fried salmon skin, balsamic sauce served with mixed salad and sesame dressing.
Kani Su
Crab meat and seaweed salad in ponzu sauce.
Tako Su
Tako and seaweed salad in ponzu sauce.
Wakame Salad
Seaweed salad in sweet dressing.
Crispy Chicken Strips
Deep fried breaded strip chicken served with homemade sweet & sour sauce.
Gyoza (6)
Pan fried or deep fried chicken dumpling with tempura sauce.
Shumai (8)
Shrimp dumpling served with tempura sauce.
Vegetable Tempura Appetizer
Sweet potato, green bean, zucchini in tempura served with sweet & sour and tempura sauce
Harumaki (6)
Vegetable Japanese spring rolls served with homemade sweet and sour sauce.
Sesame Spinach
Blanched fresh spinach topped with sesame dressing.
Yasai Salad (House salad)
Assorted vegetable with spicy mayo dressing.
Edamame
Steamed young green soy bean, lightly salted.
Miso Soup
Tofu, green onion, and seaweed in soybean broth.
Shiitake Mushroom pot Sticker**New Menu** 5pcs.
(Pan-fried or deep-fried seasoned mix of bok choy, carrots and shiitake mushrooms with aromatic hints of ginger, garlic and sesame)
Takoyaki 8 pcs.
Octopus dumplings with okonomi sauce, seaweed and Bonito flakes.
Kimchi (small)
A famous traditional side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as napa cabbage and Korean radish, made with a widely varying selection of seasonings including gochugaru, spring onions, garlic, ginger, and jeotgal, etc.
Solf Shell Crab Mixed Salad
Deep-fried self shell crab and balsamic sauce served with mixed salad and sesame dressing.
Kimch (large)
Appetizers, Salads and Soups
Nigiri and Sashimi
Amaebi (Sweet Shrimp)
Hotate (Fresh Scallop)
Ikura (Salmon Roe)
Maguro (Tuna)
Shiro Maguro (Super White Tuna)
Suke Sake (Smoked Salmon)
Hamachi (Yellow Tail)
Unagi (Fresh Water Eel)
Binnaga (Albacore Tuna)
Ika (Squid)
Masago (Smelt Roe)
Nama Sake (Fresh Salmon)
Saba (Marinated Mackerel)
Tai (Red Snapper)
Tako (Octopus)
Tobiko (Flying Fish Roe)
Ebi (Cooked Shrimp)
Kani (Crab Meat)
Suzuki (Seabass)
Seaweed Salad ( sushi )
Kani Kama (Crab Stick)
Hokkigai (Arctic Clam)
Tamago (Japanese Egg Omelet)
Inari (Fried Tofu Skin)
Gyoza (chicken gyoza)
Sear Fresh Salmon topped with Ikura
Temari Sushi Tuna (***New***)
Tuna,Black and Green Tobiko
Temari Sushi Salmon (***New***)
Salmon, Ikura, Green onion
Temari Sushi Ika (***New***)
Squid, Masago, Green onion
Vegetable Tempura Maki (5)
Sweet potato, green onion, asparagus, green bean, spicy mayo topped with eel sauce.
Vegetable Maki (5)
Cucumber, avocado, asparagus, and kanpyo.
Seaweed Salad Maki (6)
Seaweed salad roll.
Avocado Maki (5)
Kampyo Maki (5)
Sweet pickled squash.
Kappa Maki (5)
Cucumber roll.
Oshinko Maki (5)
Pickled daikon roll.
Shitake Maki (5)
Shitake mushroom roll.
Sweet Potato Maki (5)
Sweet potato tempura, spicy mayo, topped with eel sauce.
Spinach Maki (6)
Fresh balanced spinach topped with sesame sauce.
Vegan Maki (5)
(Fried Tofu, green bean with sesame sauce)
Oshinko Avocado Maki (5)
Classic Vegetable Maki Mono
Classic Maki Mono
Spider Maki (5)
Soft shell crab tempura, masago, avocado, cucumber and spicy mayo topped with eel sauce.
Beef Tempura Maki (5)
Beef tempura, masago, avocado, cucumber and spicy mayo topped with eel sauce.
Chicken Tempura Maki (5)
Chicken tempura, masago, avocado, cucumber and spicy mayo topped with eel sauce.
Salmon Lover Maki (6)
Salmon, avocado, masogo topped with fresh salmon.
Spicy Chicken Tempura Maki (5)
Chicken tempura, masago, avocado, spicy mayo and cucumber topped with spicy sauce.
Chicago Maki (6)
Unagi, crunch, avocado and green tobiko outside.
Palatine Maki (6)
Salmon, eel, cucumber and oshinko.
Philadelphia Maki (6)
Smoked salmon, cream cheese and green onion.
Hamachi Avopeno Maki (6)
Yellowtail, avocado and jalapeno.
Alaska Maki (6)
Salmon, crab stick and avocado.
Spicy Scallop Maki (6)
Scallop, cucumber, spicy sauce, masago and green onion.
Manhattan Maki (6)
Smoked salmon, masago, avocado and cilantro.
Shrimp Tempura Maki (5)
Shrimp tempura, masago, cucumber and mayo topped with eel sauce.
Christmas Maki (6)
Yellow tail, tuna, cucumber and red tobiko.
Unagi Maki (6)
Fresh water eel and cucumber topped with eel sauce.
Futo Maki (5)
Crab stick, oshinko, kanpyo, cucumber and tamago.
Spicy Sake (6)
Salmon mixed with spicy sauce.
Spicy Tuna (6)
Tuna mixed with spicy sauce.
California Maki (5)
Crab stick, avocado, cucumber and masago.
Boston Maki (6)
Tuna and avocado.
Salmon Skin (5)
Deep fried salmon skin, cucumber and spicy mayo topped with eel sauce.
Tekka Maki (6)
Tuna roll.
Negi Shiro Maguro Maki (6)
Super white tuna and green onion.
Negi Hamachi Maki (6)
Yellow tail and green onion.
Sake Maki (6)
Salmon roll.
Spicy Lava Maki (6) **New Menu**
Spicy tuna, cucumber, spicy mayo topped with masago, crunchy and sriracha chili sauce
Spicy Shrimp Maki (5) **New Menu**
Shrimp tempura, masago, avocado, cucumber topped with crunchy, spicy mayo & sriracha sauce
Negi Kani Maki (6) **New Menu**
Crab meat and green onion
Smash Maki (5) **New Menu**
Shrimp tempura, eel, avocado topped with eel sauce
Maxi Maki (6) **New Menu**
Tuna, white fish, cilantro, jalapeno, cucumber, tobiko
Chicago Fire Maki (6) **New Menu**
White Fish, avocado, crunchy, orange tobiko
Spicy Crispy Chicken Satay Maki (5)
Chicken tempura, masago, avocado, cucumber topped with spicy peanut sauce.
Spicy Tako Maki (6) **New Menu**
Octopus, cucumber topped with tobiko + spicy mayo
Shinju Maki (8)
Hamachi, cilantro, jalapeno, tempura crunch topped with toasted scallop, red tobiko.
Tsunami Maki (8)
Fresh salmon, masago, asparagus and avocado topped with seared salmon and Ikura.
Crazy Maki (10)
Tuna, hamachi, red snapper, ginger, cucumber, tempura crunch, spicy mayo.
Godzilla Maki (10)
Shrimp tempura, avocado, cream cheese, masago, spicy mayo, green onion, tempura crunch.
Submarine Maki (10)
Deep fried spicy tuna, cream cheese, scallion topped with eel sauce.
Dragon Maki (8)
Shrimp tempura topped with unagi, avocado, eel sauce.
Mexican Maki (8)
Hamachi, cilantro, oshinko, jalapeno topped with tuna, red snappers, red tobiko.
Rainbow Maki (8)
California roll topped with tuna, salmon, white fish, cooked shrimp.
Red Dragon Maki (8)
Spicy tuna, cucumber topped with unagi, avocado, spicy mayo.
Volcano Maki (5)
Squid, red snapper, cucumber, jalapeno, masago topped with toasted spicy tuna and spicy mayo.
Peking Maki (5)
Roasted duck, cucumber, shiitake, ginger topped with eel sauce, green onion, red tobiko.
Dynamite (5) **New Menu**
White fish, cucumber, avocado topped with, spicy tuna, eel sauce & spicy mayo
Fire Dragon (8) **New Menu**
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese topped with sear salmon, super white tuna, spicy mayo, eel sauce and mixed tobiko
Kani Bomb Maki (***New***)
Crab meat, crab stick, cream cheese, green onion, Deep fried the whole rolls and on topped with eel sauce.
Samurai (8pcs)
Crab stick, cream cheese, avocado, topped with fresh salmon, wasabi mayo, eel sauce, black tobiko.
Color Dragon (8pcs)
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese topped with salmon, unagi, avocado, spicy mayo, eel sauce and tobiko.
Shinju Signature Maki Mono
Shinju Set
Shashu Don (***New***)
Grilled pork Sha-shu, seaweed and green onion on topped with sesame seed and eel sauce.
Salmon Donburi Bowl (***New***)
Seared fresh salmon with spicy mayo and eel sauce topped with green onion and seaweed over the sushi rice
Sakura Bowl (***New***)
Yellow tail, Tuna, Avocado, Black tobiko over the sushi rice.
Salmon Don ***(New item)***
Fresh Salmon topped with ikura over sushi rice with the sides of oshinko, kanpyo, shiitake, ginger and wasabi served with miso soup
Japanese Beef Curry **New Menu**
Tender thin slice beef Japanese curry, onion, potato, carrot served with side of kimchi
Classic Sashimi
2 tuna, 2 salmon, 1 hamachi, saba and 1 cooked shrimp.
Premium Sashimi
2 tuna, 2 hamachi, 2 salmon, 2 white fish, 1 octopus and 1 cooked shrimp.
Classic Sushi
Tuna, salmon, hamachi, red snapper, saba and neki shiro maguro maki.
Premium Sushi
2 tuna, 2 hamachi, 2 salmon, 2 white fish, 1 cooked shrimp, 1 octopus, 1 unagi, 1 inari and California maki.
Sashimi & Sushi Deluxe
6 pieces sashimi, 6 pieces sushi, California maki and neki hamachi maki.
Sashimi and Sushi Combo
Four pieces of sashmi, four pieces of nigiri and spicy tuna maki.
Mixed Maki
Spicy tuna, California maki, tekka maki, neki hamachi, neki shiro maguro maki and sake maki.
Chirashi
Assorted fillets of seafood on sushi rice.
Scallop & Bacon Don
Four pieces. Deep fried scallop and bacon on bed of sushi rice topped with eel sauce.
Japanese Grilled Chicken Don
Japanese style grilled chicken on a bed of sushi rice topped with sesame and eel sauce.
Unagi Don
Fresh water eel on a bed of rice topped with eel sauce.
Yakiniku Beef Special
Slice beef, onion, sesame seed, green onion, yakiniku sauce, kimchi, marinated egg and Japanese rice.
Yakiniku Pork Special
Slice pork, onion, sesame seed, green onion, yakiniku sauce, kimchi, marinated egg and Japanese rice.
Japanese Curry
Choice of fried chicken, shrimp tempura or vegetable tofu tempura.
Miso Glazed Salmon Don
Grilled miso glazed salmon, rice, kimchi, seaweed salad, roasted sesame, green onion and house made sauce.
Salmon Teriyaki
Served with miso soup, rice, and house salad.
Scallop and Bacon Teriyaki
Four pieces. Served with miso soup, rice, and house salad.
Shrimp Tempura Teriyaki
Seven pieces. Served with miso soup, rice, and house salad.
Saba Teriyaki
Served with miso soup, rice, and house salad.
Crispy Fish Teriyaki
Served with miso soup, rice, and house salad.
Tender Beef Teriyaki
Served with miso soup, rice, and house salad.
Tender Chicken Teriyaki
Served with miso soup, rice, and house salad.
Crispy Chicken Teriyaki
Served with miso soup, rice, and house salad.
Vegetable Tempura and Tofu Teriyaki
Served with miso soup, rice, and house salad.
Teriyaki Entree
Chef's Special
Deluxe Beef BBQ
Grilled beef, corn on the cob, served with house salad and secret special BBQ sauce.
Deluxe Chicken BBQ
Grilled chicken, corn on the cob, served with house salad and secret special BBQ sauce.
Combination BBQ
Grilled combination, corn on the cob, served with house salad and secret special BBQ sauce.
Deluxe Salmon BBQ
Grilled salmon, corn on the cob served with house salad and secret special BBQ sauce.
Deluxe Scallop and Bacon BBQ
Deep fried scallop and bacon, corn on the cob served with house salad and secret special BBQ sauce.
Tender Beef Steak
Served with miso soup, rice, and house salad.
Tender Chicken Steak
Served with miso soup, rice, and house salad.
Japanese Steak Entree
Premium Bento Box Entree
Salmon Teriyaki Bento Box
Served with miso soup, mixed tempura, house salad, chicken strip and California roll.
Scallop and Bacon Teriyaki Bento Box
Served with miso soup, mixed tempura, house salad, chicken strip and California roll.
Shrimp Tempura Bento Box
Served with miso soup, mixed tempura, house salad, chicken strip and California roll.
Saba Bento Box
Served with miso soup, mixed tempura, house salad, chicken strip and California roll.
Crispy Fish Bento Box
Served with miso soup, mixed tempura, house salad, chicken strip and California roll.
Tender Beef Bento Box
Served with miso soup, mixed tempura, house salad, chicken strip and California roll.
Tender Chicken Bento Box
Served with miso soup, mixed tempura, house salad, chicken strip and California roll.
Crispy Chicken Bento Box
Served with miso soup, mixed tempura, house salad, chicken strip and California roll.
Vegetable Tempura and Tofu Bento Box
Served with miso soup, mixed tempura, house salad, chicken strip and California roll.
Veggies Tonkotsu Ramen
Chicken and pork soup, ramen noodle topped with bean spout, cabbage, seaweed, green onion, sweet corn and marinated bamboo shoots.
Tonkotsu Ramen
Chicken and pork soup, ramen noodle topped with choice of protein, ground pork, bean sprout, cabbage, seaweed, green onion, sweet corn, marinated egg and marinated bamboo shoots.
Veggies Mi-So Ramen
Soybean paste, pork soup, ramen noodle topped with bean sprout, cabbage, seaweed, green onion, sweet corn and marinated bamboo shoots.
Mi-So Ramen
Soybean paste, pork soup, ramen noodle topped with choice of protein, ground pork, bean sprout, cabbage, seaweed, green onion, marinated egg, sweet corn and marinated bamboo shoots.
Veggies Shoyu Ramen
Soy sauce and soybean soup, ramen noodle topped with bean sprout, cabbage, seaweed, green onion, sweet corn and marinated bamboo shoots.
Shoyu Ramen
Soy sauce and soybean soup, ramen noodle topped with choice of protein, bean sprout, cabbage, seaweed, green onion, gyoza (2 pieces), marinated egg and marinated bamboo shoots.
Veggies Shio Ramen
Fish and seaweed clear soup, ramen noodle topped with bean sprout, cabbage, seaweed, green onion and marinated bamboo shoots.
Shio Ramen
Fish and seaweed clear soup, ramen noodle topped with choice of protein, ground pork, bean sprouts, cabbage, seaweed, green onion, gyoza (2 pieces), marinated egg and marinated bamboo shoots.
Spicy Roasted Garlic Veggies Miso Ramen**New Menu**
Spicy soybean paste + pork soup, ramen noodle topped with bean sprout, cabbage, seaweed, green onion, sweet corn and marinated bamboo shoots and roasted garlic
Spicy Roasted Garlic Miso Ramen**New Menu**
Spicy soybean paste + pork soup, ramen noodle topped with choice of protein, ground pork, bean sprout, cabbage, seaweed, green onion, marinated egg, sweet corn and marinated bamboo shoots and roasted garlic
Shoyu Tonkotsu Veggies Ramen**New Menu**
Combination with Shoyu + Tonkotsu soup, ramen noodle topped with bean sprout, cabbage, seaweed, green onion, sweet corn and marinated bamboo shoots
Shoyu Tonkotsu Ramen**New Menu**
Combination with Shoyu + Tonkotsu soup, ramen noodle topped with choice of protein, ground pork, bean sprout, cabbage, seaweed, green onion, marinated egg, sweet corn and marinated bamboo shoots
Roasted Garlic Tonkotsu Shoyu Veggies Ramen**New Menu**
Spicy Tonkotsu + Shoyu soup, ramen noodle topped with bean sprout, cabbage, seaweed, green onion, sweet corn and marinated bamboo shoots and roasted garlic
Roasted Garlic Tonkotsu Shoyu Ramen**New Menu**
Spicy Tonkotsu + Shoyu soup, ramen noodle topped with choice of protein, ground pork, bean sprout, cabbage, seaweed, green onion, marinated egg, sweet corn and marinated bamboo shoots and roasted garlic
Ramen Noodle Entree
Udon Noodle Entree
Pork Shashu Udon Noodle Soup Entree
Udon noodle special soup topped with pork shashu, seaweed, carrot and green onion.
Shrimp Tempura Udon Noodle Soup Entree
Udon noodle special soup topped with shrimp tempura (4 pieces), seaweed, carrot and green onion.
Vegetable and Tofu Udon Noodle Soup Entree
Udon noodle special soup topped with vegetables and tofu tempura, seaweed, carrot and green onion.
Grilled Chicken Udon Noodle Soup Entree
Udon noodle special soup topped with grilled chicken, seaweed, carrot and green onion.
Beef Udon Noodle Soup
Udon noodle special Soup topped with thin slices beef,seaweed,carrot and green onion
Thai Iced Tea
Midori Miruku
Cream soda flavor mixed with condensed milk, served chilled.
Pinku Miruku
Sala flavor mixed with condensed milk, served chilled.