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Japonais Menu

  • Delivery Hours:
    Mon-Sat, noon-2pm and 5pm-10pm; Sun, closed
  • Delivery Area:
    South St. to 242nd St., FDR Dr. to West Side Hwy.

lunch

soup
Miso white miso with wakame, scallions and tofu       4
Lobster Kabocha Soup truffle creme fraiche lobster kabocha puree soup       6
salads
Bibb Salad bibb greens, tomato and cucumber with red miso dressing       8
Wagyu Sirloin Tip grilled wagyu sirloin tip with romaine lettuce, cucumber, scallion and carrot citrus dressing       12
Grilled Chicken Salad herb marinated grilled chicken with mesculin greens in a mashed seed-honey dressing       10
Japonais Nicoise cured ahi tuna, baby mizuna greens and asian vegetables with a shogun dressing       14
sandwiches $14
Served With a Choice of Asian Mixed chips, Sweet Potato Pommes Frites or Side Salad With Red Miso Dressing
Japonais Burger togarashi spiced burger with truffle mayo and maytag blue cheese      
Tuna Pastrami pastrami cured tuna, boiled egg, mizuna, red onion and anchovy spread      
cold plates
Wagyu Carpaccio thinly sliced wagyu beef with yuzu and dark soy ginger sauce       12
Carpaccio Lamb Tataki seared mustard peppercorn encrusted lamb loin with ginger honey dressing       14
Hawaiian Hamachi thinly sliced yellowtail in a sesame oil soy yuzu vinaigrette       14
Ahi Tuna Ceviche yuzu and white soy marinated ahi tuna with english peas and tempura shallots       16
Japonais Cocktail with ginger horseradish mignonette, tomato sake and mango mojo sauces. east coast or west coast oysters     (3pcs) 9   (6pcs) 18
hot plates
Manju Buns homemade steamed buns filled with braised pork and scallions with hot mustard sauce       9
Sweet and Sour Calamari fried calamari in a sweet and sour sauce with wasabi vinaigrette       14
Lobster Spring Rolls lobster spring rolls with mango relish and blood orange vinaigrette       12
&Quot;the rock" thinly sliced marinated new york strip steak cooked on a hot rock presentation       14
Crab Cakes two pan seared lump crab cakes with soy mustard sauce       18
Japonais Fried Rice served with choice of chicken or shiitake rice       14
entrees
Petit Filet filet mignon grilled with uni butter, white misto potato puree and grilled asparagus       19
Chestnut Chicken roasted chicken breast with chestnuts served with rice and ginger lemon sauce       18
&Quot;le Quack japonais" house smoked duck with hoisin sauce, mango chutney and mushu wraps       28
Tuna Steak ahi tuna grilled over roasted scallion potato puree, tempura maitake mushrooms and wasabi glaze       26
Salmon Japonais nori skin encrusted atlantic salmon with botan ebi and horseradish, oyster and leek stew       24
Tuna Flatbread ahi tuna, mochi cheese, shimeji mushrooms on fresh made ohba and wakame crust. choice of : olive anchovy sauce or baked spicy mayo       16

lunch - sushi

Nigiri and Sashimi. Nigiri 1pc on Top of Rice and sashimi 2pcs sliced. Selections May Vary Based on Availability to Ensure Freshness

tuna
Nigiri / Sashimi
Akami - Lean     5   10
Chutoto - Medium Fatty     7   14
Toro - Fatty     9   18
white fish
Nigiri / Sashimi
Hamachi - Japanese Wild Yellowtail     4   8
Hirame - North Carolina Fluke     3   6
salmon
Nigiri $4 / Sashimi $8
Sake - Scottish      
Sake - Smoked Scottish      
Zuke - Soy Marinated      
shrimp
Nigiri / Sashimi
Ebi - Boiled Shrimp     3   6
Boton Ebi - Sweet Raw Shrimp     6   12
fish roe
Nigiri $3 / Sashimi $6
Black Tobiko      
Spicy Tobiko      
Wasabi Tobiko      
Salmon Roe - Ikura      
eel
Nigiri / Sashimi
Unagi - Baked Freshwater     4   8
Shiro Anago - Sweet Sake Poached     5   10
Ika - Squid     4   8
Tako - Octopus     4   8
Uni - Sea Urchin     7   14
chef's special maki rolls $16
Spicy Mono spicy octopus roll topped with spicy tuna and sweet unagi sauce      
Crispy Shrimp and Salmon panko shrimp roll topped with soy marinated salmon and wasabi tobiko sauce      
maki mono
California With Snow Crab       12
Tuna       7
Spicy Tuna       8
Spicy Octopus       7
Panko Shrimp       9
Salmon       7
Yellowtail Scallion       7
Cucumber       6
Shiitake Mushroom       6
Avocado       6
lunch specials
Soup and Salad cup of miso or soup of the day and choice of entree salad       15
business lunch $20.08
Choose One Plus Choice of Any Sandwiches
Calamari fried calamari tossed in a sweet and sour sauce with wasabi vinaigrette      
Wagyu Carpaccio thinly sliced wagyu beef with yuzu and dark soy ginger sauce      
Lobster Spring Rolls 3pcs with mango relish and blood orange vinaigrette      

dinner

specialties from the sushi bar
Kani Nigiri 2pcs spicy baked king crab       10
Bin Cho Salad seared baby tuna sliced sashimi style with arugula and shaved daikon in a citrus vinaigrette       13
Sakana Carpaccio thinly sliced tuna, whitefish, and salmon with individual sauces       16
Yukke Toro toro tartare with quail egg and chef's special soy       24
Sashimi Japonais otoro, whitefish, botan obi, zuke sake       42
chef's special rolls $16
Crispy Shrimp and Salmon panko shrimp roll topped with soy marinated salmon and wasabi tobiko sauce      
Spicy Mono spicy octopus roll topped with spicy tuna tartare and sweet eel sauce      
Tuna Salmon salmon roll topped with sliced tuna and avocado wasabi tobiko sauce      
maki mono
California With Snow Crab       12
Tuna       7
Spicy Tuna       8
Salmon       7
Unagi Avocado       9
Yellowtail Scallion       7
Panko Shrimp       9
Soft Shell Crab       11
vegetable mono $6
Avocado      
Asparagus      
Cucumber      
Shitake Mushroom      
Plum Paste with mint leaf      
Oshinko pickled radish      
Yamagobo japanese mountain root      
Kaiware japanese radish sprouts      

dinner - nigiri & sashimi

Nigiri 1pc on Top of Rice and Sashimi 2pcs Sliced

tuna
Nigiri / Sashimi
Akami - Lean     5   10
Chutoto - Medium Fatty     7   14
Otoro - Fatty     9   18
white fish
Nigiri / Sashimi
Hamachi - Japanese Yellowtail     4   8
Hirame - North Carolina Fluke     3   6
Madai - Japanese Red Snapper     6   12
Shima Aji - Japanese Yellow Jack     6   12
Kanpachi - Japanese Amber Jack     6   12
fish roe
Nigiri $3 / Sashimi $6
Black Tobiko      
Spicy Tobiko      
Wasabi Tobiko      
Ikura - Salmon Roe      
salmon
Nigiri $4/ Sashimi $8
Sake - Fresh Scottish      
Sake - Smoked Atlantic      
Zuke - Soy Marinated      
shrimp
Nigiri / Sashimi
Ebi - Baked Freshwater     3   6
Botan Ebi - Sweet Raw Shrimp     6   12
eel
Nigiri / Sashimi
Unagi - Baked Freshwater     4   8
Aka Anago - Poached With Soy     5   10
Shiro Anago - Poached With Sweet Sake     5   10
Ika - Squid     4   8
Tako - Octopus     4   8
Uni - Sea Urchin     7   14

please allow for extra time as sashimi and nigiri pieces are individually prepared to order

dinner - specialties from the hot kitchen

Japonais Proudly Serves American Raised Wagyu Beef With Honors the Traditional Japanese Method

appetizers
&Quot;the rocks" thinly sliced marinated choice strip steak cooked on a hot presentation       14
Wagyu Carpaccio thinly sliced wagyu beef with yuzu and dark soy ginger sauce       14
Smoked Wagyu Robata skewered wagyu ribeye with asparagus and wasabi ponzu 20z per piece       22
cold appetizers
Carpaccio Lamb Tataki seared mustard peppercorn encrusted lamb loin with ginger honey dressing       14
Foie Gras Torchon house made with caramelized granny smith apple, walnut salad and vanilla-tapioca sauce       18
Hawaiian Hamachi thinly sliced yellowtail in a sesame soy yuzu vinaigrette       14
Ahi Tuna Ceviche yuzu and white soy marinated ahi tuna with english peas and tempura shallots       16
Japonais Oysters east or west coast oysters served with ginger horseradish mignonette, tomato sake and mango sauces 3 pieces       9
hot appetizers
Tokyo Drums spicy teriyaki drumettes with roasted scallion dipping sauce       11
Manjus Buns homemade steamed buns with braised pork and scallions with hot mustard sauce       9
Sweet and Sour Calamari fried calamari in a sweet and sour sauce with wasabi vinaigrette       14
Katos Kakuni sake braised pork belly served with poached quail egg and miso mustard glaze       14
Tuna Flatbread ahi tuna, mochi cheese with olive anchovy sauce on fresh made ohba and wakame crust       16
Lobster Spring Rolls lobster spring rolls with mango relish and blood orange vinaigrette       16
Crab Cakes two pan seared lump crab cakes with soy mustard sauce       18
Pachinko east coast oysters baked with a creamy shrimp and bacon gratin       18
entrees
Miso Barramundi pan seared australian bass with a miso glaze and fried cheeks       28
Akaushi Ribeye togarashi marinated 12oz ribeye served with uni butter and satsumaimo pommes frites       75
&Quot;le Quack japonais" house smoked duck with hoisin sauce, mango chutney and mushu wraps       28
Japanese Ribs half rack, hickory- smoked in a red miso barbeque sauce, sauce with truffled soy bean salad. full order available       24
Lobster Teriyaki spicy teriyaki glazed tempura lobster with asparagus and shitake rice      
soup and salad
Miso white miso with wakame, scallions and tofu       4
Lobster Kabocha Soup lobster kabocha puree soup with truffle creme fraiche       8
Bibb Lettuce hydroponic bibb lettuce, cucumber and tomato carpacio in a red miso vinaigrette       8
Kaiso Salad marinated sweet vinegar seaweed salad with fresh cucumbers and toasted sesame       8
main courses
Grilled Hamachi hawaiian hamachi served with crispy shrimp and scallop dumplings in a light wild mushroom broth       26
Salmon Japonais wakame encrusted atlantic salmon with sweet shrimp, horseradish, oyster, leek stew and curry oil       24
Tuna Steak ahi tuna grilled over roasted scallion potato puree, tempura maitake mushrooms and wasabi glaze       26
Chestnut Chicken roasted organic chicken with chestnuts and shiitake rice in a ginger lemon sauce       24
Filet Mignon 8oz. filet grilled with uni butter, white miso potato puree and grilled asparagus       36
Roasted Lamb Rack grilled double cut lamb rack with japanese vegetables served with spiced pear and sour plum sauce       34
Sides shitake rice casserole, steamed broccolini, satsumaimo pommes frites, white miso potato puree       6
sandwiches
Japonais Burger togarashi spiced burger with truffle mayo and maytag blue cheese       14
Tuna Pastrami pastrami cured tuna, hard boiled egg, mizuna, red onion and anchovy spread       14
Crispy Soft Shell Crab whole soft shell crab, bibb lettuce, shallot escabeche, avocado and wasabi mayo       16

pre - fixe dinner menu $35

Mon - Sat 5pm - 7pm

appetizer course
Please Choose One
Lobster Spring Rolls 2 lobster spring rolls with mango relish and blood orange vinaigrette      
Mixed Green Salad mesculin greens served with cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, in a mustard seed - honey dressing      
Crispy Shrimp and Salmon Maki 3 piece panko shrimp roll topped with soy marinated salmon and wasabi tobiko sauce      
Spicy Mono Maki 3 piece spicy octopus roll topped with spicy tuna and sweet unagi sauce      
entree course
Please Choose One
Salmon Japonais mori encrusted atlantic salmon with horseradish, oyster & leek stew, and curry oil      
Petite Filet Mignon 4 oz. grilled filet with uni butter, white miso truffled potato puree and grilled asparagus      
Chestnut Chicken chestnut encrusted chicken breast with shitake rice in a ginger lemon sauce      
dessert course
Please Choose One
Homemade Sorbets chef's selection of sorbets served with fresh watermelon soup and a yuzu cookie      
Kabocha Cheesecake japanese pumpkin cheesecake served with five - spiced pineapple mousse and an almond cookie crust      
dessert
With Suggested Paintings
Apple Toban Yaki michigan red and ginger gold apples with oatmeal ginger crust and vanilla honey ice cream on a sizzling clay pot       12
Daron xo, calvados, Pays d'auge, France       18
Coffee and Doughnuts green tea semi - freddo with warm chocolate and chestnut filled beignets       11
Chateau pajzos, Late Harvest muscat, 1999, tokaji, Hungary       20
Kabocha Cheesecake japanese pumpkin cheesecake served with five - spiced pineapple mousse and an almond cookie crust       10
Chateau Suduiraut, Castelnau de suduiraut sauternes, 2003, bordeaux, France       14
Tasting of Pineapple pineapple carpaccio and a pineapple fritter served with pineapple cream and coconut sherbet       12
La Caudrina Moscato d'asti, piedmont, Italy       10
Passion Fruit Tart sugar cookie crust with passion fruit custard and thai basil ice cream       9
Elberton Golden Botrytis semillion, 2004, barosa, Australia       12
Chocolate Indulgence chocolate ginger mousse cake, chocolate chawan mushi with wild berry soup and chocolate truffle beignet       (for two) 16
Warre's Vintage Port 1980       22
Assorted Homemade Sorbets chef's selection of sorbets served with fresh watermelon soup and with yuzu cookie       8
Moet & Chandon rose, ny, champagne, France       22
cocktails - les specialties de la maison $12
Floating Orchid our signature cocktail. stolichnaya vodka, citrage, pear juice and lemon juice with an edible orchid      
Sake Martini sake and iichiko shochu or crop cucumber vodka with fresh cucumber slices      
Geisha stolichnaya vodka, lychee liqueur, yuzu juice, lychee juice and splash of cranberry juice      
Japonais Startini skyy citrus vodka, citronge, passion fruit juice, cranberry juice and lime juice      
Cucumber Passion hanger 1 kaffir vodka, passion fruit juice, lime juice and cucumber water      
Peach Sake Sangria sake, citronge, moscato d'asti with passion fruit juice and peach puree      
Asian Pear Martini asian pear sake, mathilde pear liqueur and a splash of pear juice      
Pineapple Mojito bacardi limon, fresh cut pineapple, lime juice and fresh muddled mint      
St Germain Limonata xellent vodka, st germain liqeur, san pellegrino limonata      
Le Chocolat Martini stolichnaya vanilla vodka with godiva white and dark chocolate liqueurs      
cocktails - les classiques $12
Classic Martini bombay sapphire gin or stolichnaya vodka, shaken and served straight up with olives or a twist      
Mojito bacardi limon rum or cape north vodka, fresh lime juice and fresh muddled mint      
Japonais Bloody Mary xellent vodka, house bloody mary mix      
Manhattan maker's mark bourbon with a splash of sweet vermouth and a cherry      
Bellini sparking wine with peach or blueberry puree      
beer
Hitachino Nest White Ale (11oz), Japan       10
Hitachino Nest Weixen (11oz), Japan       10
Sapporo (12 oz), Japan       7
Kirin Light (12 oz), Japan       7
Amstel Light (12oz), Netherlands       7
Yebisu (11.3oz), Japan       11
Kirin Ichiban (22oz), Japan       14
Heineken (12oz), Netherlands       7
Kaliber (non - alcoholic), Ireland       6
Red Bull       7
bottle water
500Ml $5 / 1 Liter $10
Evian      
Pellegrino      

tasting hour

Mon - Sat 5pm - 7pm

appetizers $7
2 Lobster Spring Rolls lobster spring rolls with mango relish and blood orange vinaigrette      
Japonais Fried Rice choice of chicken or shiitake mushroom      
Tokyo Drums spicy teriyaki drumettes with roasted scallion dipping sauce      
Sweet and Sour Calamari fried calamari in a sweet and sour sauce with wasabi vinaigrette      
Choice of 2 Maki Rolls salmon, spicy tuna, avocado, or shiitake mushroom      
sandwiches
All Served With Sweet Potato Pommes Frites
Japonais Burger togarashi spiced burger with truffle mayo and brie cheese       12
Tuna Pastrami pastrami cured tuna, hard boiled egg, mizuna, red onion and anchovy spread       14
featured beers $4
Sapporo, Japan      
Kirin light, Japan      
Amstel light, Netherlands      
Keineken, Netherlands      
Kaliber, Ireland      
specialty cocktails $4
Sake Martini      
Asian Pear Martini      
Startini      
Japonais Weekly Special      
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