Blu Restaurant & Sushi Lounge

Name: Blu Restaurant & Sushi Lounge
Address: 1710 Orrington Ave., 60201, IL, 60201
Telephone: 847-491-9220

1710 Orrington Ave., Evanston, IL 60201, US

• Monday: 11:30AM-10:00PM •Tuesday: 11:30AM-10:00PM •Wednesday: 11:30AM-10:00PM •Thursday: 11:30AM-10:00PM •Friday: 11:30AM-11:00PM •Saturday: 11:30AM-11:00PM •Sunday: 5:00PM-9:00PM •

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Cuisine: Sushi
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Dress Code: Casual
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LUNCH MENU

LUNCH ENTRÉE

Sushi Bento

3 pcs. Of Nigiri, spicy tuna and salad

Sashimi Bento

6pcs. of fresh Sashimi, 3pcs. Of Nigiri and salad

Blu Maki Bento

Spicy tuna, shrimp tempura and salad

Chicken Bento

Grilled Teriyaki chicken on a bed of seasoned rice, vegetable tempura, salad and avocado puree canapé

Steak Bento

Grilled Teriyaki N.Y. Steak on a bed of seasoned rice, vegetable tempura, salad and avocado puree canapé

Salmon Bento

Teriyaki Salmon on a bed of seasoned rice, vegetable tempura, salad and avocado puree canapé

Chicken Salad

Grilled chicken breast, romaine and spring greens, dressed in lemon rosemary dressing

Teriyaki Chicken

Seasoned rice, sautéed vegetables

Teriyaki Salmon

Seasoned rice, sautéed vegetables

New York Steak

Caramelized onions, demiglaze, wasabi mashed potatoes

Sautéed Shrimp

Creamy shrimp sauce, cauliflower puree, pineapple salsa, and seasoned rice

Vegetarian Bento

Tofu spinach stuffed sweet bean curd, side house salad, vegetable tempura, seasoned rice

MAIN MENU

SMALL PLATES FROM THE SUSHI BAR

Unagi Spring Roll

Fresh water eel, asparagus, cucumber, avocado and fresh spring greens wrapped in mamenori. Served with sesame dressing.

Maui Tartare

Diced fresh tuna and yellowtail, mango, citrus tobiko served in citrus seven-spiced aioli sauce.

Hamachi Tataki

Seared Yellow tail served with cilantro tomato, cucumber mint and spring greens with plum reduction.

Sunomono

Choice of octopus, shrimp, king crab or chef's combination wrapped with cucumber sheet served with sweet mirin vinaigrette.

Oyster Shooter

Fresh oyster, premium sake, ponzu sauce, quail egg, chives, masago, and a hint of chili in Champaign fluke.

Sashimi Sampler

Sample cuts of fresh chef choice fish.

Dragon Fire

Soft-shell crab, asparagus, and eel rolled with seaweed and thin slices of tuna, topped with black tobiko, sweet eel sauce and chili. Plate presented with Bacardi 151 flame.

Tataki Tuna

Pepper encrusted seared tuna served with cilantro tomato, Cucumber mint and spring greens with a ponzu sauce.

Dynamite

Sushi rice wrapped with fresh salmon, oba and mamenori topped with chopped seven spice seasoned fresh scallop, shrimp and crabmeat. Served in house ponzu sauce.

Spring Spider

Deep-fried soft-shell crab, asparagus, and mixed greens, wrapped with mamenori, served with citrus ginger sauce.

Uni Kani

Oven baked lemon sea urchin crusted king crab served with Plum puree.

Hama Hama Oyster

5 pcs. Of Hama Hama Japanese oyster served with house ponzu, Tabasco, shiso leaves and trio tobiko.

SMALL PLATES FROM THE KITCHEN

Asparagus Mushroom Beef Roll

Fresh asparagus and shitake mushroom rolled in NY strip, grilled, and served in teriyaki sauce and mushroom puree. Garnished with asparagus tempura.

Filet Mignon Tataki

Seared filet mignon, red potato, avocado, and asparagus, skewered, and served with a ginger soy and teriyaki.

Sautéed Shrimp

Served with a creamy shrimp sauce and cauliflower puree. Topped with pineapple salsa.

Seared Scallops

Fresh seared scallops topped with garlic tomato chutney. Drizzled with a balsamic reduction.

Crab Cake

Served with a creamy tarragon sauce and garnished with an baby arugula salad dressed in a sweet wasabi vinaigrette

Fluke Ceviche

Fuji apple, cucumber, red onions rolled in sashimi fluke. Served with mint jelly, orange marmalade, and ponzu.

Gyoza or Shumai

Pork or shrimp dumplings served with ginger soy.

Soy Braised Duck

Sweet orange soy braised duck, Riesling sauce, and duck jus

Baked Scallop

Bay scallops baked with red, green peppers, mushrooms, onions in a creamy spicy sauce. Topped with scallions and masago.

Tempura

Shrimp and vegetable tempura served with ginger soy.

Age Dashi Tofu

Deep fried tofu served in a traditional soy broth.

Edamame

Boiled soybean with sea salt

GREENS

House greens

Spring greens dressed in the house creamy ginger dressing.

Spinach greens

Sautéed tofu and spinach stuffed in a sweet bean curd. Served over spring greens dressed in an orange miso dressing, and topped with a black sesame puree.

Wakame

Traditional seaweed salad served atop spring greens dressed in an orange miso dressing.

Seared tuna salad

Button mushrooms, avocado, and spring greens dressed in soy vinaigrette. Seared tuna served with a black sesame puree, and an avocado puree.

Shitake mushroom salad

Shitake mushrooms braised in a red wine soy reduction. Served with spring greens in an orange miso.

SUSHI

O-Toro

Toro

Blue fin tuna

Tuna

Super white tuna

Atlantic king salmon

Smoked salmon

Red snapper

Fluke

Fresh scallop

Fresh yellow tail

Fatty yellow tail

Fresh water eel

Sea eel

Mackerel

Squid

Octopus

Tiger shrimp

Sweet shrimp

Salmon roe

Smelt roe

Black tobiko

Wasabi tobiko

Chile tobiko

Citrus tobiko

Stop light tobiko

King crab

Oyster

Surf clam

Sea urchin

ROLLS

California

Yellow fin tuna

Spicy salmon

Shrimp tempura

Philadelphia

Fresh water eel

Spicy octopus

Spicy scallop

Yellow tail & scallion

Spicy tuna

Tuna & avocado

Spicy blue crab

Soft shell crab

Yellow tail tempura

Calamari tempura

Any vegetable maki

BLU SIGNATURE ROLLS

White Dragon

Super white tuna over shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo and masago

Black Dragon

Unagi over spicy scallop, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo and masago

Red Dragon

Fresh tuna over soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo and masago

Atlantic

Spicy salmon over snow crab meat, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo and masago

Dragon

Unagi over shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo and masago

Alaskan

Spicy blue crab over king crab, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo and masago

Kamikaze

Fresh tuna over spicy tuna

White Sox

Super white tuna over spicy tuna and shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo and masago, topped with black tobiko

Rainbow

Fresh tuna, super white tuna and salmon over spicy tuna

Tataki Tuna

Seared seasoned tuna over spicy

Caterpillar

Avocado over crabmeat, shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo and masago, topped with black and red tobiko and unagi sauce

Blu Totoro Kani

Spicy tuna over blue crab meat, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo and masago

Smoky bear

Seared smoked salmon over shrimp tempura, cream cheese, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo and masago

California sunset

Fresh salmon and salmon roe over snow crab meat, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo and masago, topped with sweet Miso sauce

Blu Maki

Spicy tuna and cream cheese with avocado, asparagus, shrimp, wasabi tobiko and tempura crunch wrapped with soybean sheet. Drizzled with creamy lemon shrimp froth.

Salmon Obsession

Fresh salmon and orange tobiko over spicy salmon, cucumber, avocado and crabmeat. Drizzled with citrus mayo.

Ocean Drive

Tuna, yellowtail, avocado, green bell peppers, cilantro and spicy masago mayo wrapped with soft codfish sheet. Drizzled with chili oil and fresh limejuice.

Dragon Fest

Whole jumbo soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado and spicy masago mayo wrapped with fresh water eel, and topped with tobiko. Drizzled with chili oil and eel sauce.

Spicy Tataki

Seared spicy tuna over whole jumbo soft shell crab, scallion, cucumber, avocado and spicy masago mayo. Drizzled with chili oil and eel sauce.

Rainbow Dragon

Fresh tuna, salmon and super white tuna over lightly battered spicy tuna, cream cheese, cucumber, avocado, and crabmeat. Drizzled with citrus spicy mayo sauce.

Golden Lobster

Eel over lobster tempura, avocado, cucumber, and spicy mayo, topped with citrus tobiko. Drizzled with eel sauce.

Crunchy Melt

Shrimp tempura, tempura crunch, cream cheese, avocado, cucumber and spicy mayo roll topped with mozzarella cheese and baked. Drizzled with unagi sauce.

Orrington

Shrimp tempura and snow crab meat, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo, and masago topped with scallop, crabmeat, shrimp and chili tobiko.

DINNER KITCHEN ENTRÉE

Black Angus Filet Mignon

Wasabi mashed potatoes, demiglaze, Yukon gold potato puree, mango puree and asparagus spears.

Chilean Sea Bass

Creamy crab orzo, sautéed shitake mushroom, tomatillo sauce, Miso foam, and pickled fennel

Braised Short Rib

Sweet ginger soy braised short rib, Asian pear puree, kabocha puree, shitake mushroom risotto, arugula dressed in wasabi vinaigrette

Lobster

Creamy crab orzo, lobster saffron sauce, citrus foam, mint pesto, asparagus

Teriyaki Salmon

Coconut mascarpone, ikura, mango salsa, teriyaki, seasoned rice

Chicken

Seasoned rice, sautéed string beans, five-spice carrot puree, teriyaki

Shrimp and Scallop

Shitake mushroom risotto, sautéed garlic tomato, pineapple salsa, creamy shrimp sauce, balsamic vinegar reduction

Tataki Tuna

Seared tuna. wasabi mashed potatoes, asparagus, black sesame puree, avocado puree, and herb vinaigrette

Miso Glazed Grilled Portobello

Pickled daikon, seasoned rice, roasted seasonal vegetables

ENTRÉE FROM SUSHI BAR

Assorted sushi

9 pcs. Of sushi (chef choice)

Assorted sashimi

Assorted fresh cuts of fish

Sushi combo

Four pieces of Nigiri sushi, shrimp tempura roll and spicy salmon roll

Starfish supreme

6pcs. Of Nigiri sushi, 9pcs. Of sashimi and Caterpillar maki

Maki Mono

California roll, spicy tuna roll & fresh water eel roll

Chirashi

Assorted fresh cuts of fish over sushi rice served with oshinko and spring green

Tekka-don

10 pc. of tuna over sushi rice served with oshinko and spring green

Una-don

Sweet broiled fresh water eel over sesame white rice

BLURASHI

Chef's special presentation of premier fish fillet artfully presented on a bed of garnished vinaigrette rice

DESSERT

Cardamom Bavarian Mousse Cake

Layer of pear pistachio cake under a cardamom Bavarian mousse, served with two sauces; Green Tea Chardonnay and Lemon Clove with a Green Tea Chantilly filled Tuille.

Warm Dark Chocolate Cake

Soft center. Served with a dark chocolate Plum Sake Grenache, Plum Coulis and Cr? Freche.

Fried Banana Spring Roll

Served with Chinese Five Spiced ice cream and caramel and chocolate sauces.

Fresh Seasonal Fruit Plate

Served with a cinnamon sweet mascarpone cheese and Balsamic Vinegar reduction.

Ice Cream

Your choice of the following: Crystallized Ginger, Coffee, Chinese Five Spice, Vanilla Bean and Chocolate.