Sushi Ukai - Glen Ellyn

4.4 (31)

$31 to $50

Sushi

419 N Main St, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

About this restaurant

Romantic
Innovative
Good for special occasions

The word Ukai; means a traditional method of catching small Japanese trout by manipulating seabirds.

Sushi Ukai offers a sophisticated twist on the traditional Japanese style of casual eating. From sushi, sashimi, classic sushi rolls, bento boxes, and cooked Japanese dishes, our menu is focused on pleasing our customers. Our elegant, Japanese decor and friendly staff will make your visit memorable. We take great pride in the freshness of fish. Our Executive Chef hand-selects fresh fish for our daily sushi 7 days a week. If Dong cannot get the quality he desires or the price he needs to make sushi affordable for you, he will not buy it. Only the best quality at the best price guarantees to fulfill his expectations for the customer. Miso and ‘Sweet and Sour’ Soups are made fresh daily.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Sushi, Japanese, Asian
Hours of operation
Tue–Thu 11:30 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–10:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–9:30 pm
Website
http://www.sushiukai.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Chef Dong
Catering
We offer catering everyday!!!

Location
419 N Main St, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Neighborhood
Elmhurst
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, Counter Seating, Delivery, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Edamame$4.95
boiled Japanese soybean
Gyoza$6.95
chicken & pork pot stickers served with pozu sauce
Shange Hai Dumpling$6.95
pan fired vegetable dumpling
Shrimp Shumai$7.95
steamed shrimp dumplings with pozu sauce
Crab Rangoon$6.95
cream cheese, kanikama, onion, served with sweet & sour sauce
Shiitake Mushroom Spring Roll$7.95
pork & mushroom egg roll
Hamachi Jalapeno$13.95
Hamachi belly sashimi served with thinly sliced jalapeno in ponzu sauce
Tempura Combination$10.95
lightly battered deep-fried shrimp & veggie
Yakitori$7.95
grilled skewers of chicken, bell peppers and onion with teriyaki sauce
Calamari$13.95
lightly batted squid served with ponzu sauce
Tuna Tataki$15.95
seared tuna served with ponzu, layu, green onion & seaweed
Beef Negimaki$11.95
tender beef wrapped around asparagus & green onion in teriyaki sauce
New Style Soft Shell Crab$13.95
tempura soft shell crab, mango, avocado, cilantro, rolled with rice paper served with sweet chilies sauce
Tuna on Chip$13.95
diced tuna, avocado, jalapeno, cilantro, served on crispy shell in chef speciality sauce

Soups & Greens

Miso Soup$2.50
soy bean soup with scallion, wakame seaweed & tofu
Hot & Sour Soup$3.50
the classic vegetarian recipe from Szechwan, tofu, wild mountain green & egg
House Green Salad$5.95
mix veggie with homemade ginger dressing
Ocean Seaweed Salad$6.95
varieties of crunchy ocean seaweed salad & thinly sliced cucumber marinated in sweet rice vinaigrette
Ika Sansai Salad$7.95
spicy calamari & marinated wild mountain greens in ponzu sauce
Poke Salad$10.95
tuna, salmon, octopus, masago and radish sprout served with ponzu & layu
Gomaae$6.95
blanched spinach salad served with sesame dressing
Wild Seaweed Salad$7.95
mix wild seaweed, beet, radish sprout in homemade Yuzu dressing

Sushi / Sashimi

Sake (A) / Fresh Salmon$2.75
Sake (B) / Smoked Salmon$2.75
Maguro / Tuna$3.00
Hamachi / Yellow Tail$2.95
Hirami / Fluke$2.95
Saba / Mackerel$2.25
Tako / Octopus$2.25
Ika / Squid$2.25
EBI / Cooked Shrimp$2.25
Ama EBI / Sweet Shrimp
- Market
Ikura / Salmon Roe$4.25
Tamago / Omelets$2.25
Masago / Smelt Roe$2.25
Uzura / Quail Egg$1.95
Unagi / Eel$4.25
Shiro Maguro / White Tune$2.95
Hokkigai / Surf Calm$2.25
Suzuki / Sea Bass$2.75
Hotate / Scallops$4.25
Spicy Hotate / Spicy Scallop$4.25
Kanikama / Crab Stick$2.25
Tobiko / Flying Fish Roe$2.50
Butter Fish / Super White Tuna$2.95
Madai / Japanese Red Snapper
- Market
Toro Salmon / Fatty Salmon
- Market
Toro / Fatty Tuna
- Market
Aji / Spanish Mackerel
- Market
Uni / Sea Urchin
- Market

Makimono Rolls

Tekka Maki$5.95
Salmon Maki$5.95
California Maki$5.95
Spicy Tuna Maki$8.95
Negihamachi Maki$8.25
yellow tail, green onion
Spicy Salmon Maki$6.95
salmon, cucumber, top with spicy sauce
Spicy Hamachi Maki$8.95
yellow tail, green onion, top with spicy sauce
Alaskan Maki$6.95
boiled salmon, avocado, cucumber
Philadelphia Maki$8.95
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, and green onion
King Crab Maki$11.95
king crab, cucumber, mayo
Festa Maki$10.95
tuna, jalapeno, cilantro, avocado, in spicy sauce
Crunchy Maki$12.95
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, masago, crunchy combs
Unagi Maki$10.95
BBQ Eel, cucumber
Salmon Skin Maki$5.95
BBQ salmon skin, cucumber & radish sprout
EBI Ten Maki$8.95
Shrimp tempura, cucumber & avocado
Diablo Maki$10.95
shrimp tempura, eel, lettuce, in spicy sauce
Crazy Maki$10.95
tuna, salmon, white fish, avocado, deep fried in spicy sauce
Spider Maki$12.95
deep fried soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado, in mayo sauce
Rainbow Maki$13.95
five kinds of fish
Green River Maki$10.95
BBQ eel, cucumber, tamago, avocado in spicy sauce
Scorpion Maki$9.95
deep fried squid, cucumber, radish sprout in spicy sauce
Volcano Maki$11.95
salmon, white fish, crab stick, w/ spicy mayo baked
Dragon Maki$13.95
BBQ eel, cucumber, masago, top with avocado
Godzilla Maki$12.95
shrimp tempura, masago, cucumber, avocado, top with crunchy combo
Chicago Fire Maki$11.95
spicy tuna, roll w/ seaweed in fire sauce, no rice
La Grange Maki$12.95
yellow tail, salmon, lettuce, yamagobo, w/crunchy crumbs
Summer Maki$13.95
lettuce, tamago, tuna, rolled w/ salmon avocado on top
Sweet Heart$14.95
spicy tuna, avocado, crunch combs, tuna over top in spicy honey sauce
Spicy Mexican$14.95
spicy salmon, avocado, cilantro, jalapeno, spicy tuna on top

Vegetarian Maki

Kappa Maki$3.95
Avocado Maki$5.95
Sweet Potato Maki$6.95
tempura sweet potato
Futomaki$9.95
Combo of ingredients
Miya Tofu Dragon$11.95
tofu skin, avocado on top in sesame dressing
Veggie Lover$11.95
asparagus, cucumber, avocado, roll with black rice top with cold spinach in sesame dressing
Pico Maki$10.95
banana pepper, Japanese pickle, asparagus, rolled in black rice, avocado on top & smoked chili sauce on top

Signature Rolls

Ukai Roll$18.95
spicy tuna, scallop, opa, tobiko, gold flake on top, serve in chef sauce
Transparency Roll$16.95
spicy tuna, avocado, cucumber, top with opa and hirami in chef sauce
Pacific Coast Roll$13.95
tuna, salmon, Hamachi, butter fish, asparagus, roll with collard green in chef sauce
Fire Dragon Roll$14.95
spicy hotate, tuna, kanikama, cucumber, avocado, radish sprout roll with black rice, top with crunch combs in chef speciality sauce
Sexy Mexican Roll$13.95
shrimp tempura, kanikama, jalapeno, cilantro, top with guacamole
Snow White Roll$17.95
king crab, avocado roll, seared scallop and black tobacco on top in chef speciality sauce
Pink Lady Roll$13.95
shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, cucumber, avocado roll with soy paper served with unagi sauce & spicy mayo
Black Spider Roll$14.95
fried soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber, top with unagi
2015 Roll$15.95
Hamachi, salmon, tuna, cilantro, avocado, masago, served in chef specialty sauce
Spicy Angel Roll$16.95
shrimp tempura, spicy tako, spicy scallop, cucumber, top with spicy tuna & avocado in unagi sauce
Orchid Roll$13.95
tuna, salmon, Hamachi, avocado, seaweed salad, rolled with cucumber
Triple Trio Roll$16.95
Spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, avocado roll, tuna and butter fish on top in chef speciality sauce
Karma Roll$13.95
salmon, kampyo, asparagus, jalapeno, cilantro, roll, wrapped with Japanese radish in wasabi dressing sauce

Sushi Combination

Sushi Matsu$23.95
8 pieces of chef selection sushi & a tuna roll
Sushi Deluxe$26.95
10 pieces of chef selection sushi & a California roll
Sushi & Sashimi Combo$27.95
3 kinds of chef selection sashimi, 4 pieces of chef selection sushi & a california roll
Chirashi$28.95
chef daily fish on rice
Sashimi Combo$28.95
daily chef special

Kitchen Entrees

Shrimp & Veggie Tempura$21.95
lightly batted deep-fried shrimp & veggie with dipping sauce
Chicken Teriyaki$15.95
grilled marinate chicken served with teriyaki sauce
Steak Teriyaki$20.95
grilled new york strip steak served with teriyaki sauce
Salmon Teriyaki$20.95
grilled salmon served with teriyaki sauce
Steak Negimaki$21.95
grilled tender beef wrapped around asparagus & green onion in teriyaki sauce
Sushi Ukai Fried Rice
choice of chicken, vegetarian, shrimp, beef or combination
Sesame Chicken
deep- fried chicken coated with sesame seeds and sweet sauce
Bento Box
choice of chicken, steak, salmon or veggie

Noodle

Nabeyaki Udon$13.95
egg, kamagobo, spinach, wild mountain green in a hot pot with tempura
Niku Udon or Soba$13.95
thinly sliced steak over hot niku noodle soup
Namae$13.95
yake-soba, pork, seaweed, green onion, corn served in hot pot
Chicken Vegetable Noodle Stir Fried$12.95
chicken, Asian green stir-fried noodle
Dan Dan Noodle$12.95
scallion, ground pork stir-fried with hot chilies, served over a bed of egg noodle, garnished with sliced cucumber, carrots & eggs slice

Kid's Choice

Kid's Chicken & Noodle Stir Fried$6.95
sliced chicken stir fried with vegetable & egg noodle
Kid's Bento Box
choice of chicken, steak or salmon
Happy Sushi Plate$8.95
cucumber roll with tamago sushi, kanikama sushi & Ebi sushi
Chicken Tempura$7.95
light battered deep fried chicken served with ketchup

Reviews

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4.4

(31)

4.7Food
4.2Service
4.3Ambience
4.2Value

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31 Reviews

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Monica Gold
Chicago7 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 29, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We sat outside at the Glen Ellyn location, and there was lovely service, ambiance and food quality! ☺️
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OpenTable Diner Gold
Chicago1 review
1.0
Dined on May 22, 2021
1. Overall 1
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Service was terrible. Food was very good but brought to us out of order and one main course was completely forgotten. Asked to speak to the manager (owner was there we were told) and told she wouldn’t be able to. Won’t go back.
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MaxC
New York City21 reviews
2.0
Dined on May 8, 2021
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Food was tasteful but sushi fell apart. Maybe they were understaffed but service was not good. I never give only a 10% tip but o had to this time.
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DianeR
Chicago1 review
4.0
Dined on April 28, 2021
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
When we arrived they said they don’t deal with Open Table and did not have our reservation but they could seat us.not sure avoid using open table again.
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago1 review
2.0
Dined on April 23, 2021
1. Overall 2
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Service was very slow, which we were OK with as they were understaffed for the night. Waited over an hour for our sushi, then they came out with our second order of sushi and totally forgot the 1st order. We were patient about this, but after the restaurant cleared we waited an extra 25 minutes just to get our bill, 3 different servers were coming to our table even when the place was almost empty, they comped nothing, didn’t apologize but just said “thanks for being patient.” Had an opportunity to remedy the situation but didn’t. Pretty bad experience, probably won’t go back.
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FeliceE
Chicago11 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 1, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food and service was excellent. Can't wait to return.
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KatrinaK Gold
Greater Boston11 reviews
1.0
Dined on February 14, 2021
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
My husband and I ordered 3 basic rolls, we waited at our table for over an hour and our order never came. When we asked about the delay, the reply was “we are very busy”. We left so I cannot rate the quality of the food. This restaurant seems to focus on their take out orders over dine-in customers. Definitely won’t go back.
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GenevaFoodies Gold
Chicago7 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 5, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our favorite sushi spot by far, everyone in our family adores Sushi and the experience that Lily and her chefs provide. We love her unique recommendations, the DELICIOUS food, how FRESH everything always is, and how gracious the service always is. Can’t say enough wonderful things about sushi Ukai!
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Tyler
Chicago3 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 24, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Sat in one of the private rooms near the windows and it was an overall fantastic experience. Service was top notch, food was excellent, drinks were great, and all at a reasonable price. Will definitely be coming back as I may have found my new favorite local sushi spot.
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago2 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 10, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The food was great. Only downside is we waited about 15 mins before the server came to our table and got our order. Other than that, we had a nice experience.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Sushi, Japanese, Asian
Hours of operation
Tue–Thu 11:30 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–10:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–9:30 pm
Website
http://www.sushiukai.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Chef Dong
Catering
We offer catering everyday!!!

Location
419 N Main St, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Neighborhood
Elmhurst
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, Counter Seating, Delivery, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Sushi Ukai - Glen Ellyn

About this restaurant

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Additional information

Starters

Edamame$4.95

Gyoza$6.95

Shange Hai Dumpling$6.95

Shrimp Shumai$7.95

Crab Rangoon$6.95

Shiitake Mushroom Spring Roll$7.95

Hamachi Jalapeno$13.95

Tempura Combination$10.95

Yakitori$7.95

Calamari$13.95

Tuna Tataki$15.95

Beef Negimaki$11.95

New Style Soft Shell Crab$13.95

Tuna on Chip$13.95

Soups & Greens

Miso Soup$2.50

Hot & Sour Soup$3.50

House Green Salad$5.95

Ocean Seaweed Salad$6.95

Ika Sansai Salad$7.95

Poke Salad$10.95

Gomaae$6.95

Wild Seaweed Salad$7.95

Sushi / Sashimi

Sake (A) / Fresh Salmon$2.75

Sake (B) / Smoked Salmon$2.75

Maguro / Tuna$3.00

Hamachi / Yellow Tail$2.95

Hirami / Fluke$2.95

Saba / Mackerel$2.25

Tako / Octopus$2.25

Ika / Squid$2.25

EBI / Cooked Shrimp$2.25

Ama EBI / Sweet Shrimp

Ikura / Salmon Roe$4.25

Tamago / Omelets$2.25

Masago / Smelt Roe$2.25

Uzura / Quail Egg$1.95

Unagi / Eel$4.25

Shiro Maguro / White Tune$2.95

Hokkigai / Surf Calm$2.25

Suzuki / Sea Bass$2.75

Hotate / Scallops$4.25

Spicy Hotate / Spicy Scallop$4.25

Kanikama / Crab Stick$2.25

Tobiko / Flying Fish Roe$2.50

Butter Fish / Super White Tuna$2.95

Madai / Japanese Red Snapper

Toro Salmon / Fatty Salmon

Toro / Fatty Tuna

Aji / Spanish Mackerel

Uni / Sea Urchin

Makimono Rolls

Tekka Maki$5.95

Salmon Maki$5.95

California Maki$5.95

Spicy Tuna Maki$8.95

Negihamachi Maki$8.25

Spicy Salmon Maki$6.95

Spicy Hamachi Maki$8.95

Alaskan Maki$6.95

Philadelphia Maki$8.95

King Crab Maki$11.95

Festa Maki$10.95

Crunchy Maki$12.95

Unagi Maki$10.95

Salmon Skin Maki$5.95

EBI Ten Maki$8.95

Diablo Maki$10.95

Crazy Maki$10.95

Spider Maki$12.95

Rainbow Maki$13.95

Green River Maki$10.95

Scorpion Maki$9.95