Menu
Please note, all checks will include a 20% service charge in lieu of a tip. Tipping is not required nor expected.
Ramen
$19
Akahoshi Miso
The namesake of the shop. Blend of misos, homemade crinkly Sapporo-style noodles, plenty of lard. Topped with beansprouts, green onions, menma bamboo shoots, pork chashu
$19
$18.5
Midwest Shoyu
Modernity meets origins. Clear chicken soup, onion oil, soy sauce with katsuobushi, thin flat noodles with Illinois wheat. Topped with green onions, nori, menma bamboo shoots, pork chashu, shio koji chicken breast, narutomaki, fried onion
$18.5
$18
Soupless Tantanmen
Soupless variant of ramen, based loosely on Dandan noodles. Extra thick noodles, ma-la spice, sesame. Topped with pork soboro, green onions, bok choi
$18
$18
Aburasoba
Soupless variant of ramen, popularized by college students at Waseda University. Extra thick noodles, garlic, soy sauce. Topped with textures, chopped chashu
$18
$39
December Monthly Special: Butter Corn Crab
Ramen topped with butter, corn, and shellfish was popularized in the 70s to attract tourists during the Sapporo Winter Olympics; it is fundamentally a stereotype and largely uncommon in Hokkaido today. But we like the foundations of this stereotype, and this is our version. Creamy chicken soup with shellfish, Sapporo style noodles, shio tare, lobster oil. Topped with corn, green onion, menma, whipped umami butter, chicken breast, king crab leg. No modifications please.
$39
Extra Toppings
$7
Extra Chashu
Housemade pork chashu, simmered in soy sauce and seasonings
$7
$6
Extra Chicken
Shio koji marinated chicken, gently poached
$6
$2
Ajitama Egg*
Slagel Farms egg, soft boiled, marinated for days
$2
$4
Kaedama
Extra homemade noodles of your choice (Crinkly Sapporo, Wide and Thick, or Midwest Flat)
$4
$2
Gekikara Spice Powder
For spice heads. Blend of togarashi, Carolina Reaper, white pepper
$2
$1 ea.
All other toppings
House Ma-La seasoning / Bamboo Shoots / Green Onions / Beansprouts / Nori / etc.
$1 ea.
Sides
$3
Rice
Japanese Koshihikari short-grain rice
$3
$8
Chashu Rice Bowl
Chopped pork chashu on top of rice
$8
$15
Ikura Rice bowl*
Salmon roe on rice, a classic of Hokkaido
$15
House Cocktails
$11
Yuzu Highball
Yuzu liqueur, Sudachi Shochu, Vodka, Soda
$11
$15
Toki Highball
An izakaya classic. Suntory Toki Whiskey, soda water.
$15
$15
Nippon 75
A Japanese take on a French 75. Gin, lemon, simple, sparkling sake
$15
$13
Hideki Matsuyama
A boozy Arnold Palmer with Japanese ingredients. Japanese Oolong, Shochu, Housemade lemonade
$13
$17
Akahoshi Old Fashioned 2.0
Nikka Coffey Grain Whiskey, Okinawa Black Sugar, Cocoa Bitters, Angostura
$17
$14
Aomori Stroll
Seedling Farms Apple Cider, Rye, Carpano Antica, Lillet Blanc, Black Walnut
$14
Japanese Whiskey
Pick your style
Shot $12
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Rocks $16
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Highball $15
Toki
Shot $12
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Rocks $16
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Highball $15
Shot $31
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Rocks $41
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Highball $34
Hibiki Harmony
Shot $31
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Rocks $41
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Highball $34
Shot $60
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Rocks $80
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Highball $63
Yamazaki 12 Year
Shot $60
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Rocks $80
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Highball $63
Shot $14
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Rocks $19
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Highball $17
Nikka Coffey Grain Whiskey
Shot $14
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Rocks $19
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Highball $17
Japanese Beer
$7 12oz can (4.9% ABV)
Sapporo, Premium Lager
$7 12oz can (4.9% ABV)
$12 12oz can (5% ABV)
Hitachino Nest White Ale, Witbier
$12 12oz can (5% ABV)
$12 12oz can (7% ABV)
Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale, Rice Beer
$12 12oz can (7% ABV)
$14
Hokkaido Handshake
Shot of Umeshu and a Sapporo. A nod to a classic Logan Square pair.
$14
Craft Beer from Marz Brewing
$10 16oz can (5.7% ABV)
Jungle Boogie, Pale Wheat Ale
$10 16oz can (5.7% ABV)
$10 12oz can (7% ABV)
Yakool, Wild Ale with Strawberries and Lactose
$10 12oz can (7% ABV)
$10 12oz can (4.9% ABV)
Marzheadz, Sour Ale with Mango and Melon
$10 12oz can (4.9% ABV)
Collabs
$19 500 ml bottle (5.4% ABV)
Akahoshi Biiru, Is/Was x Akahoshi Ramen Saison
A special beer made just for the shop, brewed with koji rice and wheat. Notes of bubblegum, banana. Very dry and highly effervescent.
$19 500 ml bottle (5.4% ABV)
$19 500 ml bottle (5.2% ABV)
Akahoshi Biiru, Is/Was x Akahoshi Ramen Saison with Sudachi
A variant of the flagship beer, with sudachi juice added, bringing citrusy complexity.
$19 500 ml bottle (5.2% ABV)
SAKE
$9 6oz cup
Ozeki One Cup
The original single-cup sake. Found at every 7-11 in Japan. 1.5 servings.
$9 6oz cup
$14 4oz glass
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$28 10 oz carafe
Otokoyama Futsuu Junmai
Hokkaido-brewed sake. Crisp, refreshing, approachable.
$14 4oz glass
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$28 10 oz carafe
$18 4oz glass
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$37 10 oz carafe
Dassai 45 Junmai Daiginjo
Heavy rice polish, subtle floral character, elegant.
$18 4oz glass
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$37 10 oz carafe
$18 4oz glass
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$37 10 oz carafe
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$90 24 oz bottle
Yuki no Bosha Yamahai Junmai
Complex, balanced in aroma and flavor.
$18 4oz glass
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$37 10 oz carafe
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$90 24 oz bottle
$14.5 4oz glass
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$29 10 oz carafe
Shirakawago Sasanigori Junmai Ginjo Nigori
Unfiltered Sake, smooth, creamy, full bodied.
$14.5 4oz glass
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$29 10 oz carafe
Sodas
$3 12oz can
Coke / Diet Coke / Sprite
$3 12oz can
$6 200ml bottle
Ramune
The original Japanese soda
$6 200ml bottle
$9 8.5oz bottle
Yuzu Kimino
Sparkling yuzu juice with cane sugar.
$9 8.5oz bottle
Cold-Brewed Teas from Rare Tea Cellar
$6
Freak of Nature Oolong
$6
$6
Sencha Green Tea
$6
$6
Emperor’s Mugicha Barley Tea
$6
*THESE ITEMS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED, OR MAY CONTAIN RAW OR UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS. CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED MEATS, POULTRY, SEAFOOD, SHELLFISH, OR EGGS MAY INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS.