Soseki Café Menu – Iowa City, IA

Type : Sushi restaurant

Location : Iowa City, IA

Airy, low-key stop offering quick-serve sushi dishes & cooked Japanese fare plus coffee & smoothies. Based on 399 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery

Soseki Café 52240

Address:
227 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA 52240

Phone: (319) 351-1800

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Hours

Sunday 11:30 AM–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 Closed
Tuesday 11:30 AM–8 PM
Wednesday 11:30 AM–8 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM–8 PM
Friday 11:30 AM–9 PM
Saturday 11:30 AM–9 PM

Menu

Small Plates
Tori No Karaage
Japanese Fried Chicken 4pcs		 $6.00
Sweet Potato Fries
w/ sweet mayo dipping sauce		 $5.00
Crab Rangoons
Deep fried won-ton skin with cream cheese, celery and imitation crab meat filing		 $4.50
Gyoza
Japanese pan-fried dumplings (pot stickers) with pork and cabbage 4pcs		 $5.50
Yakitori
Grilled Japanese BBQ Chicken Skewers 2pcs		 $6.50
Beef Skewers
Grilled BBQ flank steak 2pcs		 $8.00
Soft Shell Crab
Light battered soft-shell crab with side of pickled cucumbers, seaweed salad, and Ponzu Sauce		 $11.00
Takoyaki
Octopus Ball 5pcs		 $6.00
Ika Sansai
Squid Salad		 $6.50
Volcano Scallop
Large Sea Scallops Hokkaido Japan Tempura battered with Spicy Crab Meat salad on top.		 $10.00
Edamame
Steamed and seasoned soy bean pods served hot		 $6.00
Seaweed Salad
Seasoned seaweed salad with sesame		 $4.00
Shrimp Shumai
Shrimp Dumpling with house sauce 4pcs		 $5.50
Tuna Tataki
Seared Tuna seasoned with onions and ponzu sauce		 $9.00
Cooked Rolls w/sesame
Honey Roll
Squash, tempura shrimp, cream cheese and mayo 5pcs		 $7.00
Crunch Roll
Crab meat, cream cheese, green onions, tempura batter, masago and mayo 6pcs		 $6.00
California Roll
Crab meat, cucumber, avocado and masago 6pcs		 $7.00
Spider Roll
Soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado, masago and lettuce 5pcs		 $8.00
Unagi Roll
BBQ Eel, cucumber, avocado and eel sauce 6pcs		 $7.00
Steak Roll
Teriyaki beef, green onions, fried onions, and asparagus 5 pcs		 $7.00
Yam Tempura Roll
Tempura Yam and Mayo 6pcs		 $5.00
Veggie Roll
Avocado, Cucumber, Asparagus, Inari tofu, pickled radish, radish, gourd, and lettuce 5pcs		 $6.00
Avocado Roll
6pcs		 $5.00
Avocado Cucumber Roll
6pcs		 $5.00
Shiitake Mushroom Roll
Tempura shiitake mushroom, greens onions and eel sauce 5pcs		 $5.00
Crab Salad Roll
Imitation crab, mayo, green onions, masago and cucumber 6pcs		 $7.00
Spicy Crab Salad Roll
Imitation crab, spicy mayo, green onions, masago and cucumber 6pcs		 $7.00
Shrimp Tempura Roll
Tempura Black Tiger shrimp and eel sauce 6pcs		 $7.00
Happy Eel Maki
BBQ Eel, avocado, cucumber, crab meat, masago, cucumber, tempura battered and fried top with eel sauce. 6pcs		 $9.00
Chicken Teriyaki Roll
Teriyaki Chicken, avocado, cucumber and lettuce teriyaki sauce on top 5pcs		 $7.00
Salmon Skin Roll
Grill Salmon Skin, with avocado, cucumber, lettuce, masago and eel sauce on top 5pcs		 $6.00
Raw Rolls w/Sesame
Philadelphia Roll
Salmon, cream cheese, cucumber, green onions and onions 6pcs		 $7.00
Negihama Roll
Hamachi (yellow tail) with greens onions 6pcs		 $7.00
Smoked Salmon Roll
smoked salmon with green onions and onions 6pcs		 $7.00
Tuna Avocado Roll
Yellow fin Tuna with avocado 6pcs		 $7.00
Alaska Roll
Salmon, Crab meat, avocado, cucumber and lettuce 5pcs		 $7.00
White Tuna Roll
White tuna, cream cheese and green onions 6pcs		 $7.00
Spicy Tuna Roll
Tuna, Spicy Mayo, green onions, masago and Cucumber 6pcs		 $7.00
Spicy Salmon Roll
Salmon, Spicy Mayo, Green Onions, Masago and Cucumber 6pcs		 $7.00
Spicy Scallop Roll
Scallop, Spicy Mayo, Green Onions, Masago and cucumber 6pcs		 $7.00
Spicy Hamachi Roll
Yellow tail, Spicy Mayo, Green Onions, Masago, and Cucumber 6pcs		 $7.00
Gunkan Sushi Raw 2pcs w/wasabi
Masago Gunkan
Smelt Fish Roe		 $6.00
Tobiko Gunkan
Flying fish roe		 $6.00
Ikura Gunkan
Salmon Fish Roe		 $6.00
Spicy Tuna Gunkan
Tuna, Spicy Mayo, Green onions and masago		 $6.00
Spicy Salmon Gunkan
Salmon, Spicy Mayo, Green onions, and masago		 $6.00
Spicy Scallop Gunkan
Scallop, Spicy Mayo, Green onions and masago		 $6.00
Gunkan Sushi Cooked 2pcs
Ebi Salad Gunkan
Ebi Shrimp, cucumber and sweet mayo		 $6.00
Inari Tofu Gunkan
(tofu pockets) w/sesame		 $6.00
Crab Salad Gunkan
Imitation Crab meat, mayo and masago		 $6.00
Spicy Crab Salad Gunkan
Imitation Crab meat, spicy mayo and masago		 $6.00
Nigiri Sushi Raw 2pcs
Salmon Nigiri
Salmon with rice and wasabi		 $6.00
Hamachi Nigiri
Yellow tail with rice and wasabi		 $6.00
Tuna Nigiri
Yellowfin tuna with rice and wasabi		 $6.00
Ika Squid Nigiri
Squid with rice and wasabi		 $6.00
Smoked Salmon Nigiri
Smoked Salmon with rice, green onions, onion and wasabi		 $6.00
Hotate Nigiri
Hokkaido Japan Scallops with rice and wasabi		 $6.00
Seared White Tuna Nigiri W/ Japanese Mayo
Seared white tuna with mayo, green onions and tobiko		 $6.00
Seared Salmon Nigiri W/ Japanese Mayo
Seared salmon with mayo, green onions and tobiko		 $6.00
Sashimi Raw 3pcs
Salmon Sashimi
Raw slices of salmon		 $7.00
Hamachi Sashimi
Raw slices of yellow tail		 $7.00
Tuna Sashimi
Raw slices of tuna		 $7.00
Ika Squid Sashimi
Squid wrapped with avocado and masago		 $7.00
Smoked Salmon Sashimi
Smoked salmon with green onions and onions		 $7.00
Hotate Sashimi
Raw Slices of Hokkaido Scallops from Japan		 $7.00
Seared White Tuna Sashimi
Seared white tuna w/ Japanese Mayo, masago and green onions		 $7.00
Seared Salmon Sashimi
Seared Salmon w/ Japanese Mayo, masago and green onions		 $7.00
Nigiri Sushi Cooked 2pcs
Avocado Nigiri
Slices of Avocado and rice		 $4.00
Unagi Nigiri
BBQ Eel with rice and Sesame		 $6.00
Ebi Shrimp Nigiri
Ebi Shrimp with rice and wasabi		 $5.00
Kani Nigiri
Imitation Crab meat with rice		 $5.00
Tamago Nigiri
Japanese pan fried egg with rice		 $4.00
Tako Nigiri
Octopus with rice and wasabi		 $6.50
Donburi (Japanese rice bowls)
Curry Pork Donburi
Panko battered pork chop with house curry sauce, potato, peas and carrots over rice		 $14.00
Curry Chicken Donburi
Panko battered Chicken chop with house curry sauce, potato, peas and carrots over rice		 $14.00
Curry Beef Donburi
Sliced flank steak with house curry sauce, potato, peas and carrots over rice		 $15.00
Katsudon
Panko battered pork chop with house sauce, eggs, onions and green onions over rice		 $14.00
Gyudon
Shredded beef with house sauce, eggs, onions and green onions over rice		 $15.00
Oyako Don
Chicken tender with house sauce, eggs, onions, green onions over rice		 $14.00
Tonkatsu
Panko battered pork chop with tonkatsu dipping sauce, pickled cucumber side, seaweed salad with rice on the side		 $13.00
Teriyaki Chicken
Battered chicken chop over onions, asparagus, broccoli, carrots with teriyaki sauce on top and rice on the side		 $14.00
Teriyaki Steak
Grilled Flank Steak sliced over onions, asparagus, broccoli, carrots with teriyaki sauce on top and rice on the side		 $16.00
Teriyaki Salmon
Grilled Salmon over onions, asparagus, broccoli, carrots with teriyaki sauce on top and rice on the side		 $18.00
Unagi Don
Grilled BBQ Eel over rice with imitation crab meat, cucumber, pickled radish over rice with sesame		 $18.00
Kakuni Don
Pork Belly stewed with Bok Choy, Picked Radish, eggs, and green onions, and fried shallots over rice		 $13.00
Salmon Zukedon
Marinated Salmon over rice with avocado, sesame seeds, shredded seaweed, green onions on top		 $17.00
Tuna Zukedon
Marinated Tuna over rice with avocado, sesame seeds, shredded seaweed, green onions on top		 $17.00
White Tuna Zukedon
Marinated white tuna over rice with avocado, sesame seeds, shredded seaweed, green onions on top		 $17.00
Noodles
Yakisoba Chicken
Japanese Soba noodles stir fried with chicken slices,teriyaki sauce, broccoli, carrots, and onions		 $14.00
Yakisoba Beef
Japanese Soba noodles stir fried with sliced flank steak, teriyaki sauce, broccoli, carrots, and onions		 $15.00
Yakisoba Shrimp
Japanese Soba noodles stir fried with black tiger shrimp, teriyaki sauce, broccoli, carrots, and onions		 $16.00
Yakiudon Chicken
Japanese Udon noodles stir fried with chicken slices,teriyaki sauce, broccoli, carrots, and onions		 $14.00
Yakiudon Beef
Japanese Udon noodles stir fried with sliced flank steak, teriyaki sauce, broccoli, carrots, and onions		 $15.00
Yakiudon Shrimp
Japanese Udon noodles stir fried with black tiger shrimp, teriyaki sauce, broccoli, carrots, and onions		 $16.00
Miso Ramen W/Pork Belly
Pork based broth, with pork belly, fish cake, bamboo shoots, egg, seaweed, and green onions		 $13.00
Nabe-Yaki Udon
Fish based broth, with shrimp, tempura shrimp, egg, asparagus, broccoli, and carrots		 $15.00
Taiwanese Beef Ramen
Bone broth, with beef, beef tendons, bok choy, cilantro, and green onions		 $13.50
Chinese
Mongolian Chicken
Stirred fried slices of chicken with onions, and greens onions rice on the side		 $14.00
Mongolian Beef
Stirred fried slices of flank steak with onions, and greens onions rice on the side		 $15.00
Mongolian Shrimp
Stirred fried black tiger shrimps with onions, and greens onions rice on the side		 $16.00
Sesame Chicken
Battered tender chicken piece with house sesame sauce rice on the side		 $14.00
General Tso’s Chicken
Battered Tender Chicken piece with house General Tso’s Sauce rice on the side		 $14.00
Mandarin Stuffed Eggplant
Eggplant stuffed with shrimp over house sauce with peas, and carrots rice on the side		 $16.00
Chicken Fried Rice
Made to order with chicken, eggs, peas, carrots, onions, and green onions		 $12.00
Beef Fried Rice
Made to order with beef, eggs, peas, carrots, onions, and green onions		 $12.00
Shrimp Fried Rice
Made to order with shrimp, eggs, peas, carrots, onions, and green onions		 $12.00
Specialty Rolls w/ Sesame
Soseki Roll
Yam tempura, crab stick, cream cheese deep fried with spicy tuna, crab salad, ponzu shallots, spicy mayo, eel sauce and crunch on top.		 $18.00
Rainbow Roll (Raw)
Tuna, Salmon, Shrimp, Avocado, Cucumber and Crab meat 8pcs		 $14.00
Tuna Melt Roll
Seared tuna with Japanese Mayo, Spicy Crab Salad, Cucumber, Avocado, Green Onions, Tobiko, Tempura Batter, eel sauce, and spicy mayo on top. 8pcs		 $18.00
Manhattan Roll
BBQ Eel and Avocado over Spicy tuna, cucumber, avocado, tempura batter topped with tobiko, green onions, spicy mayo, and eel sauce 8pcs		 $16.00
Dragon Roll
BBQ Eel and avocado over tempura shrimp. 8pcs		 $14.00
Red Dragon Roll
Tuna over Spicy tuna, cucumber, tobiko, and spicy mayo on top 8pcs		 $14.00
Caterpillar Roll
Avocado over BBQ Eel, Cucumber and bonito fish flakes, and eel sauce on top 8pcs		 $12.00
Orange Dragon Roll
Salmon over, cucumber, avocado, and cream cheese 8pcs		 $12.00
Snake Roll
Tuna, White Tuna, over avocado, shrimp tempura, with eel sauce and spicy mayo on top 8pcs		 $14.00
Black Dragon Roll
Avocado, cucumber, crab stick, masago, with grilled salmon skin, eel sauce, and black pepper on top 8pcs		 $11.00
Sides
Sushi Rice
with rice seasoning and sesame		 $2.50
Steam Rice $2.00
Ginger Dressing Side Salad
Romaine lettuce, carrot, and grape tomatoes		 $2.00
Miso Soup $2.00

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Reviews

Brandon Soldner
Great place for sushi and poke bowls. Our family agreed this was some of the best sushi we have had in a long time outside a major metropolitan area. Service was quick and servers were super nice.

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Hamed
I feel obliged to write a review because the food and service were exceptional and simply excellent! I would give them 10 stars if I could!

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Sara Cathi
Tori no Kaarage – It was nice and crisp! It is dark meat with the chicken skin fried with it. Came with a sweet sauce. Overall I don’t think I would get this again just because it didn’t “wow” me. It’s also not the traditional kaarage I’m used to.

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Hannah J
This place is absolutely incredible. My date and I were thoroughly impressed with the quality of food, presentation, and overall vibe. I got a poke bowl and a sushi burrito, both were delicious. I also tried the takoyaki and it’s the best I’ve had so far. It was cooked correctly and had great flavor. It’s hard to get takoyaki right but they hit the nail on the head. They also have a mini convenience area where you can get snacks and drinks. I really recommend giving this restaurant a try! Parking is super easy too, it’s right by a parking ramp.

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Cheri Holmes
Great food and even better service. These people are great. We have a food allergy in our group and they were all over it checking for us and helping us choose items. Really friendly. I would highly recommend this place.

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Fernando Cruz
I love the sushi here. Haven’t been here in a while, but I would still recommend this place to anyone who likes sushi. It’s cute and I’m downtown so you can get a quick bite after class.

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Taryn Stroud
We went in for an early dinner. Every staff member was working hard to please the customers. We ordered the Vegas Roll (AMAZING!) and the Beef and Broccoli add onion ❤️. Prices were phenomenal for the great quality of food and service. Thanks, Soseki!

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DiLy Fly
Nice staff. Great food. Wide variety of options from sushi to ramen to Mongolian. Beer and Saki available. I had the Teriyaki chicken rolls- highly recommend. Staff wears masks and you are expected to as well.

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Ejay Zhang
Awesome beautiful sushi, fresh fish, friendly and quick service.

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Ashleigh Graham
I was looking to try something new and settled on this place. I’m so glad I did because this food was some of the best I’ve had in the area. I ordered delivery and got Takoyaki and Kakuni Don. The Takoyaki was crispy and soft inside with the perfect amount of sauce. The Kakuni Don was one of the best things I’ve ever had. The pork belly is so tender and flavorful. Getting a little bit of each component in a bite was the ultimate Umami flavor. I will definitely be back and will be bringing friends & family.

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