Izakaya Chuji
165 Lonsdale St. Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Northcote
(03) 9663 8118
Izakaya Style Starters
Soup
Miso soup
Japanese miso paste soup
$4.50
Osuimono
Clear fish soup
$5.50
Tonjiru
Pork & Vegetables in miso soup
$8.50
Yukkejann soup
Beef, vegetables, kimchee & egg in spicy soup
$9.50
Egg soup
$8.00
Seaweed soup
$8.00
Salmon ochazuke
Rice in soup with grilled salmon
$9.00
Seafood
Okonomiyaki
Savoury pancake topped w/sauce, mayo and bonito flakes
$9.00
Ika butter
Squid sautéed in butter
$108.00
Ebi shumai (3 pieces)
Steamed prawn dim sims
$10.80
Takoyaki (10 pieces)
Pancake balls with octopus meat (10 pieces)
$10.80
Tako kimchee
Chopped octopus with chili sauce
$7.80
Takosu
Sliced octopus served with japanese radish & vinegar sauce
$11.80
Takobutsu
Cooked octopus served with japanese radish
$12.00
Takowasabi
Octopus sashimi mixed with wasabi
$8.00
Sunomono
Seafood combination in tasty vinegar sauce
$10.80
Ika no sugatayaki
Whole squid grilled with soy sauce & ginger
$12.80
Yakizake
Salted, grilled salmon
$12.80
Sanma no shioyaki
Grilled japanese pike
$11.80
Satsumaage
Grilled fish cakes
$9.80
Geso karaage
Deep-fried squid tentacles served with mayonnaise
$10.80
Shiitake ebi hasamiage
Mushroom stuffed with prawn
$10.80
Kani cream korokke (3 pieces)
White sauce & crab meat croquettes
$9.90
Fresh oysters with ponzu
$18.00
Kaki fry
Deep-fried crumbed oysters
$10.00
Meat
Tori karaage
Deep-fried marinated chicken pieces
$13.00
Corn butter
Corn cooked with butter
$8.00
Gyoza
Pan-fried japanese style dumplings; 6 pieces
$10.20
Potato bacon
Pan-fried stick potatoes & bacon
$9.80
Gyu sashi
Tender rare beef slices served with special sauce
$13.00
Yukke
Chopped beef tartare mixed in sauce & served with raw egg
$12.50
Yakitori combination
Chicken, beef tongue & pork skewers with teriyaki sauce; 9 pieces
$26.00
Yakitori
Chicken skewer grilled with teriyaki sauce; Min 3 pieces; PP
$3.00
Gyu kushi
Beef skewer grilled with teriyaki sauce; Min 3 pieces; PP
$4.00
Gyutan shioyaki
Thinly sliced beef tongue grilled with salt
$9.80
Teba
Deep-fried chicken wings with garlic
$9.80
Nasu hasamiage
Eggplant stuffed with minced beef & breadcrumbs
$11.80
Vegetable
Steamed rice
$3.00
Yaki onigiri
Grilled soy sauce flavoured rice balls (2 pieces)
$8.00
Edamame
Boiled soy bean pods
$7.00
Wakame salad
Seaweed salad with vinegarette dressing
$8.80
Garden salad
Combination green salad with citrus dressing
$8.80
Morokyu
Cucumber sticks served with miso dip
$6.80
Tsukemono
Combination japanese pickles
$7.80
Yasai yaki
Vegetables grilled with teriyaki sauce
$7.80
Nasu dengaku
Eggplant with delicious miso topping
$9.80
Korokke
Old-fashioned potato croquettes; 2 pieces
$10.00
Vegetable stamina
Pan-fried vegetables with garlic sauce
$12.80
Vegetable yaki udon
Pan-fried thick wheat noodles with vegetables
$12.80
Cucumber sushi roll
6 Pieces
$8.00
Avocado sushi roll
6 Pieces
$8.00
Pickled radish sushi roll
6 Pieces
$8.00
Vegetable tempura combination
Batter-fried assortment of vegetables; 8 Pieces
$17.00
Vegetable sukiyaki
Vegetables cooked with special sauce & fish-based soup
$15.80
Kitsune udonp
Thick wheat noodles with vegetables & fried bean curd in fish-based soup
$11.80
Tsukimi udon
Thick wheat noodles with vegetables & raw egg in fish-based soup
$11.80
Tanuki udon
Thick wheat noodles with vegetables & fried batter flakes in fish-based soup
$11.80
Vegetable tempura udon
Thick wheat noodles with vegetables & tempura in fish-based soup
$13.80
Horenso no ohitashi
Boiled spinach with special sauce
$8.00
Vegetable yaki soba
Pan-fried thin wheat noodles with vegetables
$12.80
Tofu
Agedashi tofu
Deep-fried bean curd in a beautiful, thick sauce, contains fish stock
$8.80
Niku tofu
Bean curd cooked with beef & vegetables in fish stock
$9.00
Yu tofu
Cooked bean curd served with bonito flakes
$7.80
Atsuage
Deep-fried bean curd with bonito flakes
$7.80
Hiyayakko
Chilled bean curd served on ice with bonito flakes
$7.80
Pickles
Kimchee
Chilli Chinese cabbage
$7.50
Octopus Kimchee
$7.50
Kakuteki
White radish kimchee
$6.50
Cucumber Kimchee
$6.50
Assorted kimchee
$9.00
Namuru
Bean shoot & spinach salad
$7.50
Izakaya Style Mains
Mains
Honetuki Karubi
Spare ribs grilled with special teriyaki sauce
$12.80
Buta stamina
Sliced pork & vegetables pan-fried with garlic sauce
$11.80
Gyu stamina
Sliced beef & vegetables pan-fried with garlic sauce
$12.80
Japanese-style steak
Beef steak with beautiful teriyaki sauce
$19.00
Hamburger steak
Hamburger steak japanese-style served with salad
$14.80
Teriyaki chicken
Chicken pieces cooked with tasty teriyaki sauce
$15.00
Sukiyaki
Sliced beef cooked with special sauce
$18.80
Buta kimchi
Pan-fried spicy chinese cabbage & pork
$12.80
Tempura combination
Prawn & vegetables deep-fried in batter
$18.80
Tonkatsu
Japanese pork schnitzel
$14.80
Karei no karaage
Deep-fried flounder served with special vinegar sauce
$20.00
Rice Dishes
Tendon
Tempura combination on rice with special sauce
$16.80
Unadon
Generous grilled eel fillet on rice with kabayaki sauce
$19.00
Gyudon
Thin beef slices cooked in sukiyaki sauce on rice
$13.00
Kimchi gyudon
Beef & chilli chinese cabbage cooked in a sukiyaki sauce on rice.
$14.00
Katsudon
Pork schnitzel cooked with egg & onion on rice
$13.00
Oyakodon
Chicken pieces cooked with egg & onion on rice
$13.00
Chicken don
Tasty teriyaki chicken on rice
$13.00
Una tama don
Marinated eel cooked with egg on rice
$19.00
Curry rice
Japanese-style beef curry on rice
$14.00
Katsu curry
Japanese-style beef curry on pork schnitzel & rice
$16.80
Steamed rice
$3.00
Noodles
Tokyo style yakiudon
Pan fried thick wheat noodles with pork & vegetables
$13.80
Tokyo style yakisoba
Pan-fried wheat noodles with pork & vegetables
$13.80
Kitsune udon
Thick wheat noodles with vegetables & fried bean curd in soup
$11.80
Tsukimi udon
Thick wheat noodles with vegetables & raw egg in soup
$11.80
Tanuki udon
Thick wheat noodles with vegetables & fried batter flakes in soup
$11.80
Tempura udon
Thick wheat noodles with vegetable & prawn tempura in soup
$16.00
Izakaya ramen
Wheat noodles in tasty soy soup with pork & vegetables
$15.00
Cha-shumen
Wheat noodles with slices of barbecued pork
$16.00
Miso nabe ramen
Wheat noodles with pork, vegetables & egg in miso soup
$18.00
Nabeyaki udon
Vegetables, prawn, egg & chicken with thick wheat noodles in soup
$18.00
Maki Sushi
Salmon roll
6 Pieces
$8.00
Tuna roll
Fresh Tuna; 6 Pieces
$9.00
Eel roll
6 Pieces
$10.00
Egg roll
6 Pieces
$7.00
Cucumber roll
6 Pieces
$8.00
Avocado roll
6 Pieces
$8.00
Pickled radish roll
6 Pieces
$8.00
Futomaki “Big Roll”
Seafood stick, cucumber, pickled radish, egg & spinach; 8 Pieces
$16.00
California roll large
Avocado, seafood stick & japanese mayo; 8 Pieces
$15.00
California roll small
Avocado, seafood stick & japanese mayo; 4 Pieces
$8.00
Temaki Sushi Cone Roll
Three colors roll
Tuna, cucumber & pickled radish
$8.50
Ika uni roll
Squid & sea urchin
$11.50
Sushi & Sashimi Combination Platters
Deluxe chef’s selection
6 pieces sushi roll, 8 pieces nigiri sushi, 14 slices sashimi
$50.00
Large chef’s selection
3 pieces sushi roll, 5 pieces nigiri sushi, 11 slices sashimi
$40.00
Sushi Platters
Deluxe sushi selection
6 pieces sushi roll & 10 pieces nigiri sushi
$40.00
Large sushi selection
6 pieces sushi roll & 7 pieces nigiri sushi
$30.00
Small sushi selection
3 pieces sushi roll & 5 pieces nigiri sushi
$20.00
Chirashizushi
Chef’s selection of fish on shredded egg & rice
$26.00
Sashimi Platters
Deluxe sashimi platter
Deluxe chef’s selection raw sliced fish platter
$50.00
Large sashimi platter
18 pieces raw sliced fish served with japanese radish
$45.00
Small sashimi platter
12 pieces raw sliced fish served with japanese radish
$30.00
Kajiki sashimi
9 pieces swordfish sashimi
$22.50
Maguro sashimi (large)
18 pieces tuna sashimi
$72.00
Maguro sashimi (small)
9 pieces tuna sashimi
$36.00
Hamachi sashimi (large)
18 pieces yellowtail sashimi
$45.00
Hamachi sashimi (small)
9 pieces yellowtail sashimi
$22.50
Sake sashimi (large)
18 pieces salmon sashimi
$45.00
Sake sashimi (small)
9 pieces salmon sashimi
$22.50
Ika sashimi
Squid sashimi
$20.00
Extras
Wasabi
$1.00
Japanese mayonnaise
$2.00
Gari
Pickled ginger
$2.50
Desserts
Anmitsu & macha ice cream
Traditional sweet jelly, fruit & red beans with green tea ice cream
$11.00
Ogura & macha tea ice cream
Sweetened red bean paste with green tea ice cream
$11.00
Ogura & kurogoma tea ice cream
Sweetened red bean paste with black sesame ice cream
$11.00
Dorayaki
Sponge pancake with sweetened red bean paste & ice cream
$10.00
Taiyaki
Waffle pancake with sweetened red bean paste & ice cream
$10.00
Macha ice cream
1 scoop green tea ice cream
$7.00
Kurogoma ice cream
1 scoop black sesame ice cream
$7.00
Ice cream combination
1 scoop green tea, 1 scoop black sesame ice cream
$12.00
Nigiri sushi & sashimi
Maguro
Tuna; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice / Sushi sashimi 3 pieces
$8 / 12
Sake
Salmon; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice / Sushi sashimi 3 pieces
$7.5 / 10.5
Tako
Octopus; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice / Sushi sashimi 3 pieces
$7.5 / 10.5
Ebi
Prawn; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice / Sushi sashimi 3 pieces
$7.5 / 10.5
Hotate
Scallop; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice / Sushi sashimi 3 pieces
$8 / 12
Kajiki
Marlin; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice / Sushi sashimi 3 pieces
$7.5 / 10
Akagai
Red clam; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice / Sushi sashimi 3 pieces
$8 / 12
Hamachi
Yellowtail; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice / Sushi sashimi 3 pieces
$7.5 / 10.5
Shiromi
Seasonal white fish (daily special); Nigiri 2 pieces over rice / Sushi sashimi 3 pieces
$7.5 / 10.5
Ika
Cuttlefish; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice
$7.50
Uni
Sea urchin; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice
$10.00
Ikura
Salmon roe; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice
$8.00
Tobiko
Flying fish roe; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice
$7.50
Unagi
Eel; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice
$9.00
Tamago
Egg; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice / Sushi sashimi 3 pieces
$6 / 9
Inari
Sweet bean curd pocket filled with rice; Nigiri 2 pieces over rice
$5.00