Blufish Sushi Robata - Vernon Hills

Lunch Special

Sushi Mono

Served with miso or salad

• California / Spicy Tuna / Spicy Salmon Combo$15.00

  Choice of roll, 2 piece tuna, 2 piece salmon nigiri

• Assorted Sushi$17.00

  5 piece of nigiri sushi, spicy tuna roll

• Assorted Maki$17.00

  Cali roll, fresh water eel roll, big eye tuna roll

• Sushi & Sashimi Combo$17.00

  3 piece nigiri, 5 piece sashimi

• Sashimi Lunch$18.00

• Tekka Don / Sake Don / Una Don / Chirashi$18.00

Bento Mono

Served with miso soup or salad

• Vegetable$13.00

  Vegetable tempura, spicy grilled tofu, fried rice, 4pc shitake mushroom or asparagus roll

• Chicken$14.00

  Served with sweet and sour chicken, fried rice, 4pcs California or spicy tuna roll

• Salmon / Beef / Seared Tuna$15.00

  Served with sweet and sour chicken, fried rice, and 4pc California or spicy tuna roll

Green mono

Served with 4pc California or spicy tuna roll

• Chicken Salad$11.00

  House Green salad with grilled chicken

• Tuna Seaweed Salad$13.00

  Fresh tuna, avocado, tomato, wakame salad olive ginger dressing

• Grilled Salmon Salad$13.00

  Grilled salmon, mixed greens, olive ginger dressing

• Beef Tataki Salad$13.00

  Seared N.Y. strip steak, avocado, tomato, sweet onion, mixed greens, olive ginger dressing

Poké Bowls

Served with miso soup or salad

• Snow Crab$13.00

  Snow crab, sushi rice, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo, eel sauce, tempura crunch

• Salmon$14.00

  Marinated Salmon, sushi rice, cucumber, avocado, seaweed salad, masago

• Tuna$14.00

  Marinated Tuna, sushi rice, cucumber, avocado, seaweed salad, masago

Salad

• House Salad$9.00

  Spring mix, beets, carrots, crispy wonton cup, cabbage, oranges, tomatoes, sweet potato crunch, ginger dressing

• Wakame Salad$9.00

  Assorted seaweed, daikon, ponzu

• Cucumber Mint Salad$9.00

  Cucumber ringlets, shiso mint, crispy wonton cup, spring greens, ginger dressing

• Spinach Salad$9.00

  Blanched spinach, spring greens, grilled asparagus, gomae sauce, teriyaki

• Spicy Tuna Seaweed Salad$17.00

  Wakame, tuna, avocado, daikon sprouts, chili sesame dressing

• Sashimi Salad$16.00

  Tuna, salmon, white fish, spring greens, cucumber, red onion, masago, nori confetti, tangy gochujang sauce

• Fuji Kale Salad$10.00

  Fuji apple, kale, walnuts, dried cranberries, ginger dressing

Kushiyaki

• Chicken$7.00

  Chicken skewers with eel sauce

• Shrimp$8.00

  Shrimp skewers with eel sauce

• Scallop$8.00

  Scallop skewers with eel sauce

Hot Appetizer

• Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna$16.00

  Pan fried crispy rice, spicy tuna, wasabi aioli, teriyaki sauce

• Asparagus Beef$13.00

  NY steak, asparagus, teriyaki sauce, asparagus tempura

• Panko Scallop$13.00

  Pan seared breaded scallop, teriyaki sauce, tomato basil sauce

• Crab Cake$12.00

  Crab cake, spicy mayo, wasabi aioli

• Edamame$6.00

  Steamed soybean pod, sea salt

• Agedashi Tofu$6.00

  Deep fried tofu, soy dashi broth, grated daikon, nori confetti

• Shumai$7.00

  Steamed shrimp dumplings, citrus soy sauce, scallion, togarashi

• Gyoza$7.00

  Pan fried dumplings, citrus soy sauce, scallions, togarashi, choice of pork or vegetable

• Stuffed Mushroom$12.00

  Snow crab stuffed button mushrooms, panko, spicy mayo, wasabi aioli

• Dragon Fire$17.00

  Soft shell crab, fresh water eel, asparagus, tuna, red tobiko, unagi sauce, chili oil

• Jalapeno Popper$14.00

  Jalapeno stuffed with spicy tuna, cream cheese, spicy mayo, teriyaki sauce

• Gyu Tataki$16.00

  Flash seared NY steak, tomato, ponzu, herb oil, scallion

• Tempura$7.00

  Deep fried asparagus, carrot, onion, kabocha, sweet potato

• Karaage$10.00

  Deep fried chicken, shishito peppers, chili mayo

• Okonomiyaki$10.00

  Tepan fried Japanese seafood pancake, okonomi sauce, Japanese mayo

• Takoyaki$7.00

  Flour battered octopus, Japanese mayo, sweet soy, nori powder

• Ika Karaage$13.00

  Lightly battered and fried squid, chili mayo

Cold Appetizer

• Mango Unagi Spring Roll$16.00

  Unagi, cucumber, avocado, mango, daikon, spring mix, soy wrap, rice paper, sweet miso, yuzu kosho, sweet soy

• Truffle Yuzu Salmon$16.00

  Salmon, truffle yuzu sauce, micro greens

• Maguro Tartare$16.00

  Tuna tartare, pico de gallo, tobiko, avocado, shiso ponzu, wonton chips

• Blufish Ceviche$16.00

  Hawaiian amberjack, white yuzu ponzu, cilantro, lime zest, serrano pepper

• Bluefin Tuna Zanmai$38.00

  O-toro and Bluefin akami

• Hama Chili$16.00

  Yellowtail, jalapeno, ponzu, tobiko, orange, micro green

• Oysters on a Half Shell$3.00

  Shucked oyster, ponzu, pico de gallo, smelt roe, Tabasco

• Shooter-Oyster / Uni$6.00

  Ponzu sake sauce, pico de gallo, quail egg, smelt roe, Tabasco

• Sake-Toro Tataki$19.00

  Seared Salmon Belly, Spring Mix, Red Onions, Micro Greens, Roasted Sesame Sauce

Rice & Noodles

• Fried Rice$10.00

  Veggie

• Nabeyaki Udon$18.00

  Udon, chicken, scallops, shrimp tempura, bok choy, shitake mushrooms, scallions, napa, kombu broth

• Tempura Udon$18.00

  Udon, kombu broth, shrimp and vegetable tempura, tempura flakes, fish cakes, scallions

• Bi Bim Bap$16.00

  Spinach, carrots, mung bean sprouts, zucchini, onion, shiitake, fried egg, rice in hot stone bowl, nori

• Yakisoba$15.00

  Wok fired soba noodles and veggies

Nigiri & Sashimi

• O-Toro$10.00

• Blue Fin Tuna$5.00

• Big Eye Tuna$4.00

• Escolar$4.00

• Sea Urchin$10.00

• Kanpachi$5.00

• Red Snapper$4.00

• Fluke$4.00

• Yellowtail$4.00

• Fatty Yellowtail$5.00

• Salmon$4.00

• Sake Toro$4.50

• Smoked Salmon$4.00

• Tiger Shrimp$3.00

• Sweet Shrimp$5.00

• Octopus$3.00

• Hokkaido Scallop$6.00

• Squid$3.00

• Tamago$3.00

• Smelt Roe$4.00

• Mackerel$4.00

• Tobiko$4.00

• Salmon Roe$6.00

• Fresh Water Eel$4.00

Basic Maki

• Big-Eye Tuna$6.00

• Salmon$6.00

• Yellowtail & Scallion$7.00

• Spicy Tuna$8.00

• Spicy Salmon$7.00

• Spicy Octopus$8.00

• Spicy Scallop

  • Cooked$8.00
  • Raw$12.00

• Shrimp & Cucumber$8.00

• Fresh Water Eel & Cucumber$10.00

• Salmon & Avocado$12.00

• Tuna & Avocado$12.00

• Shrimp Tempura$8.00

• Yellowtail Tempura$8.00

• California$9.00

• Philadelphia$11.00

• Soft Shell Crab$12.00

Vegetable Maki

• Asparagus$6.00

• Avocado$9.00

• Cucumber$6.00

• Oshinko (Pickled Radish)$6.00

• Shitake Mushroom$8.00

• Fried Sweet Potato$8.00

• Avocado & Cucumber$8.00

• Veggie King$13.00

  Mesclun, cucumber, avocado, asparagus, oshinko, burdock, shiitake mushroom, soy wrap

• Veggie Queen$12.00

  Tomato, cucumber, avocado, asparagus, fried soy mirin marinated eggplant

Signature Maki

Substitutions are subject to an additional cost. Black rice available upon request

• White Dragon

  Super white tuna, shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo

  • Short$12.00
  • Long$17.00

• Red Dragon

  Tuna, soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo

  • Short$12.00
  • Long$17.00

• Crazy Dragon

  Seared spicy tuna, snow crab, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, tempura crunch

  • Short$13.00
  • Long$18.00

• Red Phoenix

  Spicy tuna, snow crab, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo

  • Short$12.00
  • Long$17.00

• Sexy Lady

  Spicy salmon, snow crab, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo

  • Short$12.00
  • Long$17.00

• Spicy Tataki

  Seared spicy tuna, soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, chili tobiko

  • Short$13.00
  • Long$18.00

• Ocean Drive

  Tuna, yellowtail, green peppers, cilantro, avocado, spicy mayo, soy wrap, chili oil, fresh lime juice

  • Short$13.00
  • Long$18.00

• Rainbow Dragon

  Spicy tuna tempura, cream cheese, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, snow crab, tuna, escolar, salmon, citrus mayo, tobiko

  • Short$14.00
  • Long$19.00

• Kamikaze

  Fresh tuna, spicy tuna, spicy mayo

  • Short$12.00
  • Long$17.00

• Mini Me

  Spicy salmon, spicy octopus, spicy mayo

  • Short$12.00
  • Long$17.00

• Rainbow

  Spicy tuna, tuna, escolar, salmon

  • Short$13.00
  • Long$18.00

• Taki Maki$18.00

  Snow crab, cucumber, avocado, scallop, masago, Japanese mayo, sweet soy

• Spicy Cajun

  Spicy crawfish, avocado, seared tuna, cajun spice, sweet soy, chipotle mayo, crispy red onion

  • Short$13.00
  • Long$18.00

• California Sunset

  Fresh salmon, snow crab, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo

  • Short$12.00
  • Long$17.00

• Salmon Obsession

  Spicy salmon tempura, cream cheese, snow crab, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, fresh salmon, citrus mayo, tobiko

  • Short$14.00
  • Long$19.00

• Black Dragon

  Fresh water eel, spicy scallops, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, eel sauce, black tobiko

  • Short$12.00
  • Long$17.00

• Green Turtle$17.00

  Tiger shrimp, fresh water eel, avocado, tempura crunch, eel sauce, wasabi mayo, wasabi tobiko

• Golden Dragon

  Fresh water eel, lobster tempura, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, eel sauce, citrus tobiko

  • Short$14.00
  • Long$19.00

• Dirty Old Man

  Salmon tempura, cream cheese, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, tempura crunch, melted mozzarella cheese, sweet soy, wasabi mayo. Referencing cooked items

  • Short$14.00
  • Long$19.00

• Dragon

  Fresh water eel, shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, eel sauce. Referencing cooked items

  • Short$12.00
  • Long$17.00

• Blue Alaskan

  Spicy snow crab, king crab, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo. Referencing cooked items

  • Short$17.00
  • Long$22.00

• Caterpillar

  Avocado, snow crab, cucumber, spicy mayo, eel sauce, red and black tobiko. Referencing cooked items

  • Short$12.00
  • Long$17.00

• Crunchy Muffy

  Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, melted mozzarella cheese, sweet soy. Referencing cooked items

  • Short$14.00
  • Long$19.00

• Scary Spider

  Soft shell crab, cream cheese, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, black and white rice, tobiko

  • Short$13.00
  • Long$19.00

• Special Spicy Tuna

  Spicy tuna tempura, cream cheese, shrimp, asparagus, avocado, spicy mayo, tempura crunch, wasabi tobiko, soy wrap, sweet soy, wasabi mayo

  • Short$12.00
  • Long$17.00

• King Kong$19.00

  Snow crab, spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, cream cheese, cucumber, avocado, breaded and deep fried, sweet soy, spicy mayo. Referencing cooked items

• California Crunch$17.00

  Snow crab, avocado, panko crusted and deep fried, sweet soy, spicy mayo. Referencing cooked items

• Salmon Sunshine$19.00

  Snow crab, cucumber, avocado, spicy mayo, fresh salmon, lemon, pico de gallo, ponzu sauce

• Golden Ebi

  Shrimp tempura, avocado, tiger shrimp, golden egg sauce, sweet soy, chili mayo, crunch, Furikake. Referencing cooked items

  • Short$14.00
  • Long$19.00

Sushi Entrée

All sushi entrées are served with miso soup, salad

• Assorted Sashimi

  • 9pc$30.00
  • 15pc$43.00

• Vegetarian Combination$24.00

  5pc vegetarian nigiri, sweet potato tempura maki, veggie maki

• Sushi Combination$31.00

  6pc nigiri, rainbow roll

• Signature Nigiri Combination$52.00

  6pc Chef's Signature Nigiri

• Maki Mono$24.00

  California roll, fresh water eel roll, spicy tuna roll

• Chirashi$30.00

  Assorted fish, tamago, sushi rice, assorted Japanese pickle

• Blufish Don$30.00

  Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, tamago, sushi rice, assorted Japanese pickle

• Una Don$30.00

  Fresh water eel, tamago, rice, eel sauce, assorted Japanese pickle

• Bento$25.00

  Choice of Chicken or Salmon teriyaki, vegetable fried rice, shrimp and vegetable tempura, spicy tuna roll

Sushi Boat

• Blufish Boat for 2$85.00

  6pc nigiri, 10 pc sashimi (chef's choice), pick 1 signature maki and 1 basic maki

• Blufish Boat for 4$135.00

  12 pc nigiri, 10 pc sashimi (chef's choice), pick 2 signature maki's, 1 basic maki

Kitchen Entrée

All full plates are served with miso soup, salad, and rice

• Filet Mignon

  Charbroiled filet mignon, hibachi vegetables, pan-fried potato cake, teriyaki

  • Half$24.00
  • Full$39.00

• NY Steak

  Charbroiled NY steak, hibachi vegetables, pan-fried potato cake, teriyaki

  • Half$19.00
  • Full$32.00

• Braised Short Rib$34.00

  Soy braised beef short ribs, hibachi vegetables, pan-fried potato cake, creamy Asian pear sauce

• Chicken

  Grilled boneless chicken breast, hibachi vegetables, pan-fried potato cake, teriyaki

  • Half$14.00
  • Full$22.00

• Seared Tuna

  Seared & sliced tuna loin, tomato, avocado, hibachi vegetables, miso beurre blanc sauce

  • Half$15.00
  • Full$26.00

• Salmon

  Broiled Atlantic salmon, hibachi vegetables, pan-fried potato cake, teriyaki

  • Half$17.00
  • Full$27.00

• Sea Bass

  Broiled Chilean sea bass, hibachi vegetables and spinach in a light miso beurre blanc

  • Half$22.00
  • Full$36.00

• U12 Gulf Shrimp

  Grilled U12 shrimp, hibachi vegetables, garlic herb oil, spicy ponzu sauce

  • Half$15.00
  • Full$26.00

• U10 Scallop

  Broiled U10 scallop, garlic herb oil, hibachi vegetables, tomato basil sauce

  • Half$15.00
  • Full$26.00

Cocktails

• Bermuda Triangle$12.00

  Mango Jalapeno Tequila Lime

• The James Dean$13.00

  Cocoa Infused Bourbon Old Fashioned

• The Other Woman$12.00

  Wild Hibiscus Vodka Lemon

• The Manhattan$14.00

  Rye Sweet Vermouth Amaro Black Walnut

• The Marilyn$11.00

  A Peach Champagne

• Kappa Limone$11.00

  Cucumber Lemon Vodka

• Blufish Martini$11.00

  Vodka Lychee Elderflower Blue Curacao

• Potion #9$12.00

  Gin Lemon Crème de Violette Lavender

• Sake Kokoro$12.00

  Sake Vodka Cucumber Dry Vermouth Wasabi Olives

• Princess Margarita$13.00

  Tequila Orange Liqueur Lime Agave Prosecco

• The Waterford$12.00

  High Rye Bourbon Cointreau All Spice Dram Bitters

• Bluberry Breeze$12.00

  Blueberry Elderflower Lemon Vodka Prosecco

• Mangotini$11.00

  Mango Vodka Lemon Martini

Flights

• Sake Flight

  • Medium$16.00
  • Dry Bodied$19.00

• Japanese Whiskey Flight$24.00

Sake

• Yuki No Bosha - Cabin in the Snow

  Soft With Hints of Pineapple + Melon (Ginjo)

  • Gl$12.00
  • 300ml$25.00
  • 720ml$59.00

• Ichinokura (720ml)$12.00

  Mild With Hints of Plum + Mango (Himezen Ume)

• Kikusui Funaguchi (200ml)$15.00

  Bold Full Body Richness (Honjozo)

• Wakatake Onikoroshi (720ml) - Demon Slayer$14.00

  Clean Pure Beautifully Balanced (Daiginjo)

• Naruto Tai (720ml) – Drunken Snapper$10.00

  Rich Tropical Citrus Good Acidity (Ginjo-Nama)

• Mizbasho (720ml) – Water Flower$10.00

  Gentle and Rich Floral Finish (Junmai Ginjo)

• Seikyo (720ml) – Mirror of Truth$10.00

  Friendly + Smooth Easy Drinking (Junmai)

• Watari Bune (720ml) – Ferry Boat$12.00

  Crisp Ripe Fruit + Aromatic (Junmai Ginjo)

• Akitabare – Northern Skies

  Pleasantly Mild + Dry Finish (Junmai)

  • Gl$10.00
  • 300ml$21.00
  • 720ml$49.00

• Otokoyama (720ml) – Man & the Mountain$10.00

  Traditional Japan Well Balanced (Junmai)

• Hoyo (500ml) – Fair Maiden$14.00

  Soft Delicate Beautiful Finish (Daiginjo)

• Eiko Fuji (720ml) – Glorious Mt. Fuji$16.00

  Fresh Cantaloupe Perfect Body (Junmai Ginjo)

• Momokawa (750ml) – Unfiltered Sake$9.00

  Bright Lovely Milky White (Nigori)

• Dassai 23$130.00

• Watari Bune Reserve$137.00

• House Hot Sake

  Sho Chiku Bai, Flavorful + Dry

  • S (7oz)$8.00
  • L (12oz)$14.00

Non-Alcoholic

• San Pelligrino$6.00

• Iced Lavender Tea$4.00

Champagne & Sparkling

• Francois Montand Brut, Blanc de Blac, France$12.00

• Mionetto, Prosecco, Italy$11.00

• Biagio Moscato d'Asti, Italy$10.00

• Canard Duchene, France$68.00

• Taittinger, Brut Champagne, France

  • 375ml$44.00

• Argyle, Brut, Williamette Valley, Oregon$42.00

• Veuve Cliquot, France$120.00

• Moet & Chandon Imperial, France$110.00

• Dom Perignon, France$275.00

Rose

• Belle Gloss, Sonoma County, CA$39.00

• "Whispering Angel", Provence$14.00

• Francois Montand, Sparkling Rose, France$12.00

Pinot Grigio

• Barone Fini, Italy$10.00

• Ferrari Carano, Sonoma County, CA$12.00

• Domaine Emile Beyer, Pinot Gris, Alsace, France$45.00

Sauvignon Blanc

• Esk Valley, Marlborough, NZ$10.00

• Theirry Delaunay "La Grand Ballon" Loire, France$11.00

• Charles Krug, Napa Valley$12.00

• Domaine Hubert Brochard, Sancerre, France$48.00

Chenin Blanc

• Pine Ridge, Chenin Blanc + Viogner, CA$10.00

• Domaine Gilet, Vouvray, Loire, France$45.00

Chardonnay

• St. Francis, Sonoma County, CA$10.00

• Black Stallion, Napa Valley, CA$11.00

• Mer Soleil, Santa Lucia Highlands, CA$13.00

• Chateau de Beauregard, Pouilly-Fuisse

  • 375ml$25.00

• Rombauer Vineyards, Carneros, CA$74.00

Interesting Whites

• Chateau Ducasse, Bordeaux Blanc, France$12.00

• Dr. L, Riesling, Mosel, Germany$10.00

Pinot Noir

• Brassfield, High Valley, CA$10.00

• Elouan, Willamette Valley, Oregon$12.00

• Belle Glos "Dairyman", Russian River Valley, CA$20.00

Cabernet Sauvignon

• Hedges C.M.S., Columbia Valley, WA$11.00

• Austin Hope, Paso Robles, CA$20.00

• Frogs Leap, Rutherford, CA

  • 375ml$44.00

• Juggernaut, Hillside, CA$13.00

• Paul Hobbs, Napa Valley, CA$135.00

Merlot

• Parcel 41, Napa Valley, CA$10.00

Zinfandel

• Seghesio, Sonoma County, CA$12.00

• Robert Biale "Black Chicken", Napa Valley

  • 375ml$35.00

Interesting Reds

• The Prisoner, Red Blend, CA$24.00

• Hope "Quest", Proprietary Red, Paso Robles, CA$12.00

• Urano, Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina$11.00

Beer

• Sapporo Draft$7.00

• Kirin Ichiban Draft$7.00

• Blue Moon Draft$7.00

• Kirin Light$6.00

• Asahi

  • 12oz$6.00
  • 20oz$9.00

• Hitachino White / Dai Dai IPA / Stout$8.00

• Revolution anti Hero$8.00

• Samuel Smith's Organic Cider$8.00

• Miller Lite$5.00

• Tokyo Black Porter$9.00