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BENKAY

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BENKAY

BENKAY

16 Middle St, Portland, ME 04101
 

Warning: Consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

Ordering Hours
Sunday11:30 AM - 7:45 PM
Monday11:30 AM - 7:45 PM
Tuesday11:30 AM - 7:45 PM
Wednesday11:30 AM - 7:45 PM
Thursday11:30 AM - 7:45 PM
Friday11:30 AM - 8:45 PM
Saturday11:30 AM - 8:45 PM

Most Popular  

Spicy Crunchy Tuna
spiced Tuna w/ crumbs -Raw
$12.00
Miso Soup
Soybean soup
$4.00
Avocado and Cucumber
$8.00
Pork Gyoza (6)
Handmade pork dumplings
$14.00
Alaska
Salmon, cucumber
$10.00
Philli
Smoked salmon, cream cheese -Raw
$10.00

Soup  

Seafood Soup
Squid, scallop, shrimp, and salmon in a clear broth
$12.00
Tofu Soup
Tofu and vegetables in a clear broth
$10.00
Pork Dumpling Soup
Pork dumplings in a clear broth with vegetables
$12.00
Tofu Dumpling Soup
Tofu dumplings in a clear broth with vegetables
$12.00
Miso Soup
Soybean soup
$4.00
Shiitake Mushroom Miso
Fresh shiitake mushroom in miso soup
$10.00

Salads  

Tossed Salad
Organic spring mix with fresh vegetables and ginger dressing
$10.00
Seaweed Salad
$8.00
Wakame
Wakame seaweed and cucumber vinaigrette
$8.00
Spinach Salad
Spinach with sesame dressing
$8.00
Avocado Salad
Served with scallion and miso dressing.
$10.00
Ika Sansai
Shredded cooked squid salad with Japanese vegetables
$12.00
Octopus Salad
Green salad with fried onion and octopus topped with sesame dressing
$16.00

Appetizers- From the Kitchen  

Shrimp (3) and Vegetables Tempura
$18.00
Chicken and Vegetables Tempura
$16.00
Vegetables Only Tempura
$14.00
Squid and Vegetables Tempura
$16.00
Yaki-Ika
Whole broiled squid with ginger sauce
$18.00
Agedashi-Dofu
Fried tofu in tempura sauce
$12.00
Sauteed Scallops
With miso sauce
$16.00
Soft Shell Crab
Deep fried soft shell crab with tempura sauce
$14.00
Seafood Pancake
Pan-fried pancake with squid, shrimp, scallops, and scallion
$16.00
Beef Tataki
Thinly sliced rare beef with ponzu sauce
$15.00
Pork Gyoza (6)
Handmade pork dumplings
$14.00
Tofu Gyoza (6)
Handmade tofu dumplings
$12.00
Shumai
Five shrimp dumplings with mustard sauce
$14.00
Edamame
Steamed soybeans in the pod with sea salt
$8.00
Golden Calamari
Fried squid
$16.00
Ninniku Shoyuzuke
Marinated garlic
$6.00

Appetizers- From the Sushi Bar  

Kokoro
Four pieces of chef traditional in Tokyo style- Raw
$22.00
Tuna Tataki
Seared tuna with wasabi olive oil- Raw
$18.00
207
Seared tuna with miso mustard sauce- Raw
$18.00
Salmon Ceviche
Sliced fresh salmon served with radish sprouts, tomato, salmon roe in spicy ponzu- Raw
$20.00
Sunomono
Shrimp, mackerel, octopus, salmon, and Hokki clam sashimi in vinaigrette- Raw
$18.00
Tako-Su
Octopus in sweet vinaigrette
$18.00
Itawasa
Fish Cake
$10.00
Wakasagi
Fresh Water Smelt
$10.00
Maguro Nuta
Tuna with Miso Sauce
$18.00
Tako Nuta
Octopus with Miso Sauce
$18.00
Hokkai Yaki
Grilled yellow tail with mayo
$12.00
Tuna Poke
Tuna, cilantro, green onion, sesame oil, soy sauce
$16.00

From the Sushi Bar- Lunch  

Available from 11 to 1:45 every day

Sushi Lunch Deluxe (16 Pieces)
(Lunch Only)
Tuna, salmon, shrimp, yellowtail, eel, white tuna, white fish, California kanikama roll, Benkay roll (3) - Raw
$30.00
Sushi Lunch Regular (14 Pieces)
(Lunch Only)
Tuna, salmon, shrimp, white fish, white tuna, California kanikama roll, Benkay roll (3) -Raw
$26.00
Sushimi Lunch
(Lunch Only)
(3) tuna, (3) salmon, (2) white fish, (3) yellowtail -Raw
$26.00
Sushi & Sashimi Combo Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Sushi- Tuna, salmon, shrimp, California kanikama roll, (3) Benkay Sushimi- (2) tuna, (2) yellowtail, (2) salmon -Raw
$30.00
Chirashi Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Chef's assortment of sashimi and Japanese vegetables beautifully arranged on a bed of sushi rice -Raw
$26.00
Three Roll Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Choose 3 rolls -Raw
$25.00

Lunch From the Kitchen  

Available from 11 to 1:45 every day

Ton Katsu Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Breaded pork kutlette with katsu dipping sauce
$24.00
Chicken Katsu Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Breaded chicken breast with katsu dipping sauce
$24.00
Tempura Udon Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Tick noodles in kombu broth with nappa cabbage & shrimp tempura
$22.00
Seafood Udon Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Thick noodles in kombu broth with nappa cabbage
$26.00
Nabeyaki Udon Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Thick noodles in kombu broth with nappa cabbage, chicken, shrimp tempura & egg
$24.00
Shrimp (4) & Vegetable Tempura Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Lightly fried shrimp, broccoli, carrot, sweet potato, onion & green pepper.
$22.00
Chicken & Vegetable Tempura Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Lightly fried chicken, broccoli, carrot, sweet potato, onion & green pepper.
$20.00
Seafood & Vegetable Tempura Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Lightly fried shrimp, scallop, salmon, squid, broccoli, carrot, sweet potato, onion & green pepper.
$24.00
Vegetable Only Tempura Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Lightly fried broccoli, carrot, sweet potato, onion, & green pepper.
$18.00
Chicken Teriyaki Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Pan cooked chicken breast with teriyaki sauce.
$20.00
Steak Teriyaki Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Pan cooked New York sirloin with teriyaki sauce.
$24.00
Salmon Teriyaki Lunch
(Lunch Only)
Pan cooked salmon with teriyaki sauce.
$26.00

Okonomi Lunch  

Available from 11 to 1:45 every day

Create your own lunch
(Lunch Only)
Choose one teriyaki, one tempura, one dumpling or salad, and one roll
$30.00

Benkay Signature Specials  

Baja California Roll
Yellow fin tuna, white tuna, jalapeno, avocado, tobiko, and cilantro - Raw
$24.00
Crab Union
Crab meat, soft-shell crab, kanikama, avocado, and cucumber with red, yellow, green (wasabi), and black tobiko
$30.00
Tokyo Neon Roll
Sauteed shiitake mushrooms, grilled salmon & tuna, kaiware daikon, cucumber, and shrimp rolled in red, yellow, green (wasabi), and black tobiko, served with miso and spicy sauce. - Raw
$28.00
Special Vegetable Roll
Asparagus, carrots, cucumber, avocado, and lettuce. Served with zucchini, sweet bell peppers, and tomatoes marinated in a white wine soy sauce.
$16.00
Rock 'n Roll
Eel, avocado, tuna, cream cheese, kanikama, grilled salmon, and cucumber with spicy eel and Benkay sauce. - Raw
$24.00
Mexican Roll
Tuna, escala, avocado, cucumber, jalapeno, cilantro with spicy sauce. - Raw
$22.00
Primavera Roll
Salmon, tuna, avocado, cucumber, rolled in soy paper w/ ikura micro vegetables on the roll. Served with wasabi olive oil. - Raw
$26.00
Volcano Roll
Fried scallop, tempura bits, tobiko with sweet & spicy sauce.
$30.00
Ichiban Roll
Fresh scallops, cooked lobster, micro greens, Japanese mayo and caviar. - Raw
$30.00
Sister Roll
Seared salmon, avocado, scallion and Japanese mayo. - Raw
$24.00

Sushi and Sashimi  

Nagiri Sushi (1 pc) Sashimi (2 pc) add $2.00

Avocado
Avocado
$3.00
Inari
Sweet Tofu Pocket.
$3.00
Shiitake
Shiitake Mushroom
$3.00
Kanikama
Fish Stick
$3.00
Tamago
Egg Omelet
$3.00
Uzura
Quail Egg - Raw
$3.00
Ebi
Shrimp.
$4.00
Bincho Maguro
Albacore Tuna- Raw
$5.00
Hamachi
Yellowtail- Raw
$5.00
Hirame
Flounder- Raw
$5.00
Hokki
Alantic Surf Clam - Raw
$5.00
Hotate
Scallops- Raw
$5.00
Ikura
Salmon Roe- Raw
$5.00
Kani
Maine Crab
$5.00
Katsuo
Bonito - Raw
$5.00
Lobster
Cooked Lobster
$5.00
Maguro
Tuna- Raw
$5.00
Saba
Mackerel- Raw
$5.00
Sake
Alantic Salmon- Raw
$5.00
Smoked Salmon
- Raw
$5.00
Tako
Octopus
$5.00
Tobiko
Flying Fish Roe- Raw
$5.00
Wasabi Tobiko
Flying Fish Roe- Raw
$5.00
Tobiko Black
Flying Fish Roe - Raw
$5.00
Yuzu Tobiko
Citrus Flying Fish Roe- Raw
$5.00
Tobiko Orange
Flying Fish Roe
$5.00
Unagi
Freshwater Eel
$5.00
Aji
Horse Mackerel - Raw
$6.00
Alaskan King Salmon
wild - Raw
$6.00
Anago
Sea Eel
$6.00
Jumbo Ebi
Large Shrimp
$6.00
Kanpachi -Amber Jack
Amber Jack - Raw
$6.00
Kinmedai
Alfonsino - Raw
$6.00
Kohada
Grizzard Shad - Raw
$6.00
Sawara
Spanish Mackerel
$6.00
Shima Aji
Striped Jack
$6.00
Tai
Red Snapper Seabream
$6.00

Maki Rolls  

Most Rolls are 6 pieces. With Tobiko add $4.00

Abako
Albacore, avocado
$10.00
Alaska
Salmon, cucumber
$10.00
Alligator
Shrimp Tempura, eel, avocado- Cooked
$18.00
Benkay (8)
Tempura fried spicy tuna with wasabi sauce. This roll comes as no, no additions can be made.
$16.00
Boston
Cooked salmon, avocado.- Cooked
$10.00
California - Crab
Maine crab meat, avocado.- Cooked
$14.00
California - Kani
Kanikama, avocado- Cooked
$10.00
Caterpillar (8)
Avocado, eel- Cooked
$18.00
Futomaki (5)
Tamago, kanpyo,Shiitake, cucumber, gobo, unagi, ebi- Cooked
$14.00
Garlic
Hamachi, garlic- Cooked
$10.00
Gokudo
Mackerel, scallion, ginger with spicy sauce. -Raw
$10.00
Katsuo
Bonito, Ginger, Scallions -Raw
$10.00
Maine Roll (4)
Lobster, flying fish roe, asparagus, lettuce, avocado- Cooked
$18.00
Negi-Hamachi
Yellowtail, scallion -Raw
$10.00
New York
Grilled salmon skin, scallion, cucumber, bonito flakes, radish sprouts- Cooked
$10.00
Philli
Smoked salmon, cream cheese -Raw
$10.00
Rainbow
Shrimp, whitefish, tuna, avocado, mackerel, salmon, yellowtail, fish roe. -Raw
$18.00
Shrimp
Steamed shrimp, cucumber- Cooked
$10.00
Spicy Crunchy Shrimp
Shrimp, crumbs w/ spicy sauce- Cooked
$12.00
Shrimp Tempura (5)
Lettuce, cucumber, avocado, spicy sauce- Cooked
$16.00
Salmon Supreme (8)
Salmon, shiso, ume plum paste, cucumber. -Raw
$18.00
Spicy Crunchy Tuna
spiced Tuna w/ crumbs -Raw
$12.00
Spicy Tuna
Tuna, spicy sauce -Raw
$10.00
Spicy Scallop
Scallops broiled with Spicy sauce- Cooked
$16.00
Spider (5)
Soft Shell Crab- Cooked
$16.00
Tamago
Egg Omelet - Cooked
$10.00
Tekka
Tuna -Raw
$10.00
Tripple Tuna
Tuna, Fatty Tuna, Albacore Tuna -Raw
$18.00
Una-Kyu
Eel, cucumber- Cooked
$10.00
Una-Avo
Eel, Avocado- Cooked
$10.00
White Fish
White fish with tobiko -Raw
$10.00
Yokozuna (5)
Sumo roll with cucumber, tuna, shrimp, salmon, yellowtail.
$20.00

Extras  

White Rice
$4.00
Add Eel Sauce
$1.00
Spicy Mayo
$1.00
Extra Soy Sauce
Gluten Free
$0.00

Vegetable Maki Rolls  

6 pieces unless otherwise indicated.

Asparagus
$8.00
Avocado and Cucumber
$8.00
Gobo
Pickled Burdock (root vegetable)
$8.00
Inari Roll
Sweet Tofu
$8.00
Kanpyo
Pickled gourd
$8.00
Kappa
Cucumber
$8.00
Oshinko
Pickled radish
$8.00
Spicy Crunch Avocado with Crumbs
$8.00
Shiitake
Cooked mushroom
$8.00
Sweet Potato Tempura (5)
$12.00
Ume-Kyu
Ume plum paste, cucumber
$8.00
Ume-Shiso
Ume plum paste, shiso leaf
$8.00
Vegetable Tempura Maki (5)
$12.00
Yasai (5)
Asparagus, avocado, carrot, cucumber, lettuce
$8.00
Yama-Imo
Wild sticky yam, shiso, ume plum paste
$8.00

From the Sushi Bar - Dinners  

Please no substitutions

Lobster Sashimi
Cooked Claws, Raw body with a grape seed oil
$40.00
Sushi Deluxe
Tuna, Salmon, Yellowtail, Shrimp, Albacore Tuna,, Whitemeat fish, Eel, Sea Urchin, Tekka Maki (6), California Crab Roll (6).
$45.00
Sashimi Dinner
Tuna (3), Yellowtail (3), Salmon (3), White Meat Fish (3), Albacore Tuna (3).- Raw
$40.00
Sushi Regular
Tuna, Salmon, Shrimp, Flying Fish Roe, Whitemeat fish, Hokki Clam, Albacore Tuna, Tuna Roll (6), California Roll (6).- Raw
$38.00
Chirashi
Assorted fish and seafood items served over a bowl of rice
$36.00
Sushi - Sashimi Combo
Sushi: Tuna (1), Salmon (1), Shrimp (1), Yellowtail (1), Eel (1), California Roll (6) Sashimi: Tuna (2), Whitemeat Fish (2), Salmon (2).
$45.00

Tempura - Dinners  

Dipped in light batter then deep fried

Shrimp (5) and Vegetables
$30.00
Seafood and Vegetables
Shrimp, squid, scallops, salmon, white meat fish.
$32.00
Chicken and Vegetables
$26.00
Vegetables Only
$22.00

Teriyaki  

Broiled with Teriyaki Sauce

New York Sirloin Teriyaki
$32.00
Chicken Teriyaki
$26.00
Salmon Teriyaki
$34.00
Tofu Teriyaki
$24.00

Donburi  

Rice in Bowl

Chirashi
Assorted fish and seafood
$36.00
Tekka
Tuna
$35.00
Unagi
Eel
$36.00
Katsu - Don
Breaded pork cutlet served over a bowl of rice topped with vegetables sauteed with egg.
$27.00
Chicken Katsu - Don
Breaded chicken cutlet served over a bowl of rice topped with vegetables sauteed with egg.
$27.00

Katsu  

Ton Katsu
Breaded pork cutlet with katsu sauce
$27.00
Chicken Katsu
Breaded chicken cutlet with katsu sauce
$27.00

Noodles  

Nabeyaki-Udon
Thick noodles, broth, chicken, vegetables cooked in a clay pot. Egg comes with Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura.
$26.00
Seafood-Udon
Thick noodles, broth, shrimp, squid, scallops, and vegetables.
$30.00
Tempura-Udon
Thick noodles in light broth with shrimp and vegetable tempura
$24.00

Sushi Party Platters  

Ingredients subject to change due to market availability.

Plum
Sashimi (Tuna - 4, Salmon - 4, Yellowtail - 4), Sushi (Tuna - 2, Yellowtail, Shrimp, Salmon - 2, Whitemeat Fish, Freshwater Eel, Flying Fish Roe, Arctic Surf Clam, Albacore Tuna, Octopus), and Rolls (Tekka - 6, California - 6, Futomaki - 5) - Raw
$120.00
Bamboo
All Rolls (Maine - 5, California - 6, Yellowtail scallion - 6. Spicy Tuna - 6, Tekka - 6, Una-Kyu - 6, Yasai - 5, Benkay - 8, Futomaki - 5) - Raw
$100.00
Cherry
Comes with squid salad, Sushi (Tuna - 4, Yellowtail - 4, Shrimp - 4, Salmon - 4, Freshwater Eel - 4. Octopus - 4. Whitemeat fish - 4, and Flying Fish Roe - 4) and Rolls (Benkay - 8, California w/ Tobiko - 6. Shrimp Tempura - 5, Una-Kyu - 6) - Raw
$200.00

Drinks  

Water
$4.00
Coke
$4.00
Diet Coke
$4.00

Please specify if you need silverware  

Add Silverware
$0.00
Add Chopsticks
$0.00
No Silverware or Chopsticks
$0.00

We offer delivery for this restaurant.

Ordering Hours

Sunday11:30 AM - 7:45 PM
Monday11:30 AM - 7:45 PM
Tuesday11:30 AM - 7:45 PM
Wednesday11:30 AM - 7:45 PM
Thursday11:30 AM - 7:45 PM
Friday11:30 AM - 8:45 PM
Saturday11:30 AM - 8:45 PM

Warning: Consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.