Japanese Cuisine

Matsuri Japanese Restaurant

The Crowd

Due to the more eccentric tastes of this restaurant, the patrons are typically older or have a more mature palate. Within the several times I arrived at this  restaurant, I rarely saw younger children. Either way, your experience will be enjoyable.

The Drinks

Soft Drinks ($1.95, Japanese Sodas  2.50)

The beverages offered are limited, but easily satisfy the palate. They offer standard beverages such as- Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Ginger Ale, Lemonade, and Japanese Sodas (Watermelon and Strawberry Ramune).

Beers (Small $4.00, Large 6.95)

Japanese Beers; Kirin, Sapporo, Asahi

Sake

(Hot or Cold)

Small 3.50

Large 6.50

Tea (1.50)

Iced

Hot

The Grub

 

Appetizers

Goma Ae (Boiled spinich with sesame sauce): $4.25

Sunomono (Shrimp, octopus, seaweed, and cucumber in vinegar sauce): $5.95
Sashimi (Fresh fish served on top of shredded radish): $9.50
Edamame (Boiled green soybeans): $3.95
Gyoza (5 pieces of Japanese style panfried shrimp or beef dumplings): $4.50
Shumai (6 pieces of Japanese style steamed shrimp dumplings): $4.25 

Harumaki (3 pieces of Japanese style springroll): $4.00

 Yakitori (Charboiled chicken with onion and green pepper on skewers):$3.95
Kara Age (Tender deep fried sesame flavored bite sized chicken): $4.25
Age Dashi Tofu (Deep fried soybean tofu with sauce): $4.50
Tempura (Deep fried shrimp, broccoli, carrot, green long bean, and sweet potato in a light batter): $6.50
Asparagus Beef Roll (Thin sliced beef rolled with asparagus broiled with teriyaki sauce): $5.95
Scallop Saute (Tender scallops and fresh mushrooms sautéed with soy base sauce): $7.50
Baked Green Mussel (Sea mussel and stuffed crabcake baked with creamy
sauce topped with smelt roe and scallion): $5.75
Soft Shell Crab (Deep fried soft shell crab served with ponzu sauce): $8.95 Salads 

Green Salad (Crisp bed of mixed vegetables):  $3.95
Kaiso Salad (Seaweed salad drizzled with special
sauce):  $3.95
Calamari Salad (Deep fried squid on a crisp bed of
mixed vegetables):  $6.50
Salmon Skin Salad (Baked salmon skin on a crisp bed
of mixed vegetables):  $5.25
Ta Taki Salad (Seared tuna on a crisp bed of mixed vegetables): $9.95

Noodles

Yakisoba (Chicken or shrimp and stir fried vegetables with yakisoba noodles):
-Chicken:  $6.95
-Shrimp: $7.50
Tempura Udon (Shrimp tempura served over hot noodle soup):  $7.25
Nabe Yaki Udon (Shrimp tempura, eggs, chicken, fishcake, and vegetables served over hot noodle soup):  $8.25

Special Rolls: 

Hot Sunset Roll: $15.00

White Dragon Roll: $15.00

Rolls(Maki): 

Spicy Tuna Roll: $5.50 

 

Crunch Spicy Tuna Roll: $5.95

Wasabi Tuna Roll: $5.95 

Picante Roll: $6.50 

Salmon Skin Roll: $5.00 

Salmon Roll: $5.00 

Crunch Baked Salmon Roll: $8.00 

French Roll: $7.00 

Philly Roll: $7.00 

Unagi Roll: $6.00 

Caterpillar Roll: $10.95 

Dragon Roll: $10.95 

Spider Roll: $10.95 

Rainbow Roll: $11.95 

Double Spicy Roll: $12.50 

Matsuri Roll: $13.95 

Ebi Crunch Roll: $8.50 

California Roll: $5.25

Sunshine Roll: $5.7

Sunrise Roll: $13.95

  

Sunset Roll: $13.95 

Sapporo Crunch Roll: $8.25 

Crazy Roll: $9.50 

Geneva Roll: $8.25 

Veggie Roll: $5.50 

Tekka Maki (tuna roll): $5.00 

Negi Hama Maki: $5.00 

Futo Maki (10 pieces): $9.50 

Kappa Maki (cucumber roll): $3.50 

Avocado Roll: $4.00

Sashimi: 

Maguro [tuna]: $2.50 Shiro Maguro [superwhite tuna]: $2.95 Hamachi [Yellowtail]: $2.55 

Sake [salmon]: $2.25 Smoke Salmon: $2.95 Hirame [fluke]: $2.75 Ebi [shrimp]: $2.00 Tako [octopus]: $2.00 

Ika [squid]: $2.00 Saba [mackerel]: $2.00 Hokkikai [surf clam]: $2.25 Hotate [scallop]: $2.50 

Tobiko [flying fish roe]: $2.50 Masago [smelt roe]: $2.00 Ikura [salmon roe]: $3.50 

Uni [sea urchin]: $4.00 Amaebi [sweet shrimp]: $3.50 Ungai [eel]: $2.50 Tamago [egg omelet]: $1.75 Tataki [seared tuna]: $2.75 Shiromi [red snapper]: $2.00 Wasabi Tobiko [wasabi flavored flying fish roe]: $2.75 

Seafood Salad [assorted raw fish over lettuce with our special sauce]: 

Lunch Entrees

Chicken Teriyaki (Broiled chicken with teriyaki sauce): $7.25

Chicken Karashi Yaki (Broiled chicken with mild sweet Japanese mustard sauce):  $7.25

Steak Teriyaki (Broiled New York cut steak with teriyaki sauce):  $11.50

Steak Karashi Yaki (Broiled New York cut steak with mild sweet Japanese mustard sauce):  $11.50

Salmon Teriyaki (Broiled salmon with teriyaki sauce):  $8.50

Shrimp & Vegetables Tempura (Shrimp, broccoli, sweet potato, green long bean, and carrot deep fried in light batter served with tempura sauce): $8.50

Vegetable Tempura (Broccoli, sweet potato, green long bean, carrot, and zucchini deep fried in light batter served with tempura sauce):  $7.50

Yakiniku (Sliced tender beef and vegetables served with soy base sauce):  $8.95

Dinner Entrees

Chicken Teriyaki (Broiled chicken with teriyaki sauce):  $13.50

Chicken Karashi Yaki (Broiled chicken with mild sweet Japanese mustard sauce):  $13.50

Steak Teriyaki (Broiled New York cut steak with teriyaki sauce):  $21.50

Steak Karashi Yaki (Broiled New York cut steak with mild sweet Japanese mustard sauce):  $21.50

Yakinku (Sliced tender beef and vegetables served with soy base sauce):  $16.95

Salmon Teriyaki (Broiled salmon with teriyaki sauce):  $15.95

Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura (Shrimp, broccoli, sweet potato, green long bean, and carrot deep fried in light batter served with tempura sauce):  $14.95

Vegetable Tempura (Broccoli, sweet potato, green long bean, carrot, and zucchini deep fried in light batter served with tempura sauce):  $11.95

Special Lunch Combos
Shrimp Tempura (2 pcs) with Vegetable Tempura and Chicken Teriyaki:  $8.95

Shrimp Tempura (2 pcs) with Vegetable Tempura and Steak Teriyaki:  $13.50
Shrimp Tempura (2 pcs) with Vegetable Tempura and Salmon Teriyaki: $9.25
Shrimp Tempura (2 pcs) with Vegetable Tempura and Sushi: $11.50
Chicken Teriyaki with Califoria Roll: $8.95
Salmon Teriyaki with California Roll:  $9.25 
* Served with miso soup and rice *

Dinner Combos

Shrimp Tempura (2 pcs) with Vegetable Tempura and Chicken Teriyaki: $17.50

Shrimp Tempura (2 pcs) with Vegetable Tempura and Steak Teriyaki: $21.95

Shirmp Tempura (3 pcs) with Vegetable Tempura and Salmon Teriyaki: $18.50

Shrimp Tempura (3 pcs) with Vegetable Tempura and Sushi: $19.95

Shrimp Tempura (3 pcs) with Vegetable Tempura and Sashimi: $21.95

Lunch

Sushi Lunch (Tuna, whitefish, salmon, shrimp, egg omelete, and 4 pcs of California Roll):  $11.50

Sashimi Lunch (Assorted sliced fish and rice):  $12.50
Maki Special (California Roll, Spicy Tuna Roll, and Cucumber Roll):  $9.50
Una Don (Broiled fresh water eel over rice):  $11.50
Dinner Sushi (Tuna, yellowtail, salmon, whitefish, shrimp, white tuna, smelt roe, egg omelete, and 6 pcs of California Roll): $20.95
Sashimi ([15 pieces] Chef's choice of freshest selection of fish served with rice):  $22.95
Matsuri Platter (6 pieces of sushi, 9 pieces of sashimi, and 6 pieces of spicy yellowtail roll):  $34.95
Maki Special (California Roll, spicy yellowtail roll, and shrimp tempura roll):  $16.95
Chirashi (Tamago, Ebi, Tuna, Salmon, Tai, Hanachi, Saba, Tako, and Unagi served over bed of sushi rice):  $18.95
Una Ju (A bowl of rice topped with broiled eel):  $14.95

I can't get enough of the food served at Matsuri. To me, it's right on par with Toro Sushi in Lincoln Park. The seafood used is always fresh, along with all other ingredients. It makes the utmost difference in your sushi experience.

The Venue

Matsuri has an 'old meets modern' feel behind it. You are able to notice the traditional Japanese elements within the architecture inside, yet you notice the hard steels and industrialized lighting style that contrast these more traditional elements. Overall, it has a great overall impression. I also like that the lights aren't on full-blast, it's at a level that works perfectly as noted in the picture.

Location

507 South Third Street

Geneva IL, 60134

My Opinion

First, you must take in perspective that I have little to no money... If I could afford to go to Matsuri everyday, I would. This visit I went with a few friends, and none of us had a great deal of money and didn't want that to discourage our tipping so we ate modestly and well within our price range. If you do happen to have more money to spend, the options at Matsuri are limitless. The menu is expansive, and everything is fresh to order and tastes delicious. If you have the time and the hankering for some sushi, you know where to head.


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