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Butai Menu (Take-Out)

  • Delivery Available
  • Delivery Payment:
    $10 minimum
  • Delivery Hours:
    Daily, 5pm-10:30pm
  • Delivery Area:
    8th St. to 28th St., First Ave. to Sixth Ave.

prologue

starter
Edamame steamed green soybean       4
Poli Poli Morrokyu fresh asian cucumber with moromi miso dip       6
Shishamo semi-dried smelt with roe       6
Tsukemono Moriawase assorted japanese pickles       6
Daikon Salad organic daikon radish w. soy dressing       6
Eihire dried ray fish fin       6
Ohitashi seasonable vegetable in chilled sauce       5
Organic Garden Salad organic mixed greens with sesame soy dressing       6
Seaweed Salad       7.50
Bali Bali Cabbage fresh asian cabbage w. three dips       6
starter from sushi bar
Maguro Yamakake tuna topped with chopped japanese yam potato       8
Assorted Sashimi Appetizers tuna, yellowtail and salmon       15
Yellowtail Sashimi Appetizer       12
Salmon Yukke chopped salmon and cucumber dressed with sweet garlic sauce, spicy cochi-jan and quail egg       8
Tuna Sashimi Appetizer       12
Kanpachi Sashimi Appetizer       14
Salmon Sashimi Appetizer       10
Fluke Sashimi Appetizer       10
Mackerel Sashimi Appetizer       8

kushi yaki

Skewers Grilled in Robata Served With Natural Sea Salt or Homemade Yakitori Sauce

meat
Tsukune chicken meatball, chef's recommendation: with yakitori sauce       4.50
Kimo chicken liver, chef's recommendation: with yakitori sauce       2.50
Butabara slices pork belly with grated daikon radish and ponzu sauce       3
Ai-gamo duck with scallion       4
Teba chicken wing, chef's recommendation: with salt       3
Aspara Bacon asparagus wrapped with bacon       3
Suna Kimo chicken gizzard, chef's recommendation: with salt       2.50
Kawa chicken skin       2.50
Kuro Buta Sausage berksher pork sausage       3
U-dama quail egg       2
vegetable
Asparagus       3
Shishito japanese chili pepper       2
Tofu Dengaku tofu with sweet miso sauce       2
Shiitake       3
Tomato       2
Sato Imo Dengaku japanese taro potato w. miso sauce       3
Yamaimo japanese yam potato       3
side vegetable
Sudare Cabbage fresh asian cabbage with homemade dressing. traditional side dish for kushi yaki       3
Assorted Kushi tsukune, ai game, teba, aspara bacon & shiitake       15

robata

Japanese Charcoal Grill

small plate
Jidori breast or thigh butai's significant organic free ranged chicken with natural sea salt; breast or thigh       12
Ika Maru squid with ginger soy sauce       9
Fillet Mignon tenderloin beef with natural sea salt       15
Taraba Gani alaskan king crab leg       21
Kalbi short rib marinated in house blended soy sauce       12
Shelled Jumbo Shrimp jumbo shrimp with natural sea salt       8
Gyutan prime beef tongue with natural sea salt       14
Sanma saury with natural sea salt       7
Negitan chopped beef tongue and scallion w. sesame sauce       8.50
Saba mackerel marinated in salt       7
Lamb Chop a slice of new zealand tender lamb chop w. miso sauce       5
Shima Hokke semi-dried striped arabesque greenling       7
Maguro tuna with wasabi sauce       12
Amadai Miso Yaki tile fish marinated in saikyo miso       7
big plate
Served w. Rice
Grilled "jidori" chicken thigh & breast       24
Grilled Seafood squid, jumbo shrimp, amadai, saikyo misoyaki       24
Grilled Marinated "kalbi"       24
Grilled Assorted Skewer tsukune, teba, asparabacon, sausage, shitake mushroom, ai-gamo       19
Grilled "organic salmon"       22

interlude

side dish
Mozuku Su japanese linear seaweed in vinaigrette sauce       5
Kani Su alaskan king crab in vinaigrette sauce       9
Uzaku broiled eel with seaweed and cucumber in vinaigrette sauce       7
Nama Harumaki shredded steamed chicken with cucumber and lettuce wrapped with rice paper; served with sesame sauce       7
Puli Puli Shrimp Stick deep-fried spring rolls with karashi mayonnaise dip       7
Jidori Kara-age fried organic free ranged chicken       6
Yuba Shumai shrimp and crab dumpling wrapped with bean curd skin       8
Agedashi Tofu deep-fried tofu with tempura sauce & bonito flakes       6
Soft Shell Crab fried soft shell crab with grated daikon radish sauce       10

epilogue

Rice, Noodle and Soup

Miso Soup       3.50
Onigiri two pieces of rice balls; choices from salmon, spicy cod roe, bonito flakes, plum, eel, or konbu kelp       6
Zaru Soba chilled buckwheat noodle with dipping sauce       8
Zaru Udon chilled udon noodle with dipping sauce       8
Tofu Aka Dashi Soup dark miso soup w. tofu and wakame seaweed       4
Asari Aka Dashi Soup dark miso soup with asari clams       6

special roll

Butai Roll 5 pcs. cut, lettuce, cucumber, tobiko, mayo, crab stick and tempura flakes       10
King California 8 pcs. cut, alaskan king crab, avocado and cucumber wrapped w. soybean sheet and nori seaweed; topped w. tobiko       14
Crunchy Dragon Roll 8 pcs.cut, eel, cucumber, tempura flakes, wrapped with avocado and topped with tobiko       12
Yeeling Eel 8 pcs. cut, asparagus, shrimp tempura, jalapeno roll w. eel & avocado on the top       18
Rainbow Road 8 pcs. cut, yellowtail and jalapeno wrapped with assorted fish and avocado; finished by flame       15
Crispy Oyster 5 pcs. cut, fried oyster, tomato, asparagus, jalapeneo roll wrapped w. soy bean sheet       14
Fire Shrimp 8 pcs. cut, shrimp tempura wrapped with nappa leaf, shichimi pepper and chicli sauce       12
Kalikali Shrimp 5 pcs. cut, shrimp spring roll wrapped w. one layer bean sheet, one layer spring roll sheet & deep fried       12
Haru Kaze 5 pcs. cut, whitefish tempura, tomato, asparagus, mayo and jalapeno wrapped with soybean sheet       12
Docking Duck 5 pcs. cut, tamago, kampyo, spinach, yama-gobo roll w. sliced smoked duck & tobiko on top       18
Orange River 8 pcs. cut, spicy salmon and tempura flakes wrapped with salmon and topped with tobiko       14
Crazy Dancer 5 pcs. cut, fried bean curd, yama-gobo, avocado, takuan, cucumber roll w. rice cracker & chive & fried yam potato chip on top       12
Jumbo Spider 5 pcs. cut, jumbo sized soft shell crab with tobiko, avocado and scallion       12
Lobster Salad lobster meat, mayo, mustard, cucumber, asparagus, tomato & lettuce roll wrapped w. bean sheet       14

assorted sushi

Aburi Sushi flame broiled nigiri sushi; toro, botan ebi, scallop, salmon and beef       20
Butai Sashimi 2 tuna, 2 yellowtail, 3 salmon, 2 white fish, & 2 saba       28
Butai Sushi butai roll and assorted nigiri sushi; tuna, yellowtail, salmon, whitefish, eel and shrimp       20
Butai Combination sushi - 1 tuna, 1 yellowtail, 1 salmon, 1 eel, & 1 butai roll sashimi - 2 tuna, 2 yellowtail, 2 salmon & 2 white fish       34
Sushi Canape five toppings on crunchy cucumber rolls; spicy salmon, chopped eel, yellowtail jalapeno, tuna tataki and smoked salmon with cream cheese       20
Butai Roll Combo 1 butai roll, 1 spicy tuna roll, & 1 california roll       18

inside-out roll

Toro Roll       mp
California Roll       5
Avocado Roll       4
Tuna Roll       5
Shrimp Roll       6
Cucumber Roll       4
Yellowtail Roll       5
Shrimp Tempura Roll       7
Ume Shiso Roll       4
Salmon Roll       5
Scallop Roll       6
Kanpyo Roll       4
Smoked Salmon Roll       6
Eel Roll       6
Natto Roll       4
additional
Spicy Sauce       1.50
Tempura Flakes       1
Cream Cheese       2
Tobiko       1.50
Vegetable       1
Avocado, shiso, cucumber, jalapeno, Other Vegetable       1.50

a la carte

Sushi / Sashimi

Toro       mp
Smoked Salmon       3
Botan Ebi       4
Tuna       2.75
Kanpachi       3
Scallop       2.50
Yellowtail Toro       3
Mackerel       2.25
Orange Clam       2.50
Yellowtail       2.75
Fluke       2.50
Sea Urchin       4
Salmon Toro       3
Eel       3
Salmon Roe       3
Salmon       2.50
Shrimp       2.50
Tobiko       2.50
Egg       2.25

beverage

Soda       1.50
Water      
Voss Still     sm 5   lg 8
Voss Sparkling     sm 5   lg 8

beer

Sapporo Lights       5
Sapporo Reserve       med 7
Sapporo     sm 5   lg 8
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