Sonobana Menu - Hamden, CT

Simply decorated storefront serving a popular array of sushi, noodles & kitchen entrees. Based on 200 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

Sonobana 06514

Address:
1206 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT 06514

Phone: (203) 281-4542

Website:

Hours

Saturday	4–8:30 PM
Sunday	3:45–8 PM
Monday (Labor Day)	4–8:30 PM Hours might differ
Tuesday	4–8:30 PM
Wednesday	4–8:30 PM
Thursday	11:15 AM–2:30 PM, 4–8:30 PM
Friday	11:15 AM–2:30 PM, 4–8:30 PM

Appetizers
Gyoza Broiled Japanese pork and vegetable dumplings.	$6.00
Shumai Steamed Japanese shrimp dumplings.	$6.00
Spring Roll Pork and vegetable deep fried dumplings.	$6.00
Tempura Appetizer Shrimp and vegetables batter and deep-fried.	$10.00
Chicken Teriyaki Appetizer Broiled chicken with teriyaki sauce.	$9.00
Negimayaki Appetizer Broiled rolled beef stuffed with cheese and scallions.	$12.75
Tatsuta Age Deep fried chicken in a batter, seasoned with ginger soy sauce.	$9.00
Soft Shell Crab Deep-fried soft shell crab two pieces with vinegar soy sauce.	$17.95
Kakifurai Deep-fried oyster.	$9.50
Garlic Squid Appetizer Squid and mixed vegetables cooked with sake soy sauce.	$12.50
Salmon Teriyaki Appetizer Broiled salmon with teriyaki sauce.	$8.50
Tilapia Teriyaki Appetizer Broiled tilapia with teriyaki sauce.	$7.75
Volcano Shrimp Shrimp wrapped with bacon, broiled and mixed with barbecue sauce.	$11.00
Deep Fried Scallops Scallop tempura with spicy sauce.	$11.50
Fire Sticks Shrimp tempura and snow crab salad with spicy sauce.	$9.50
Miso Soup	$3.50
Edamame Broiled soy beans in pods.	$6.00
Age Dashi Deep fried tofu in tempura sauce with bonito flake.	$6.50
Vegetable Spring Roll Mixed vegetable deep fried dumplings.	$6.00
Nasushigi Broiled eggplant with sweet miso sauce.	$9.75
Mushroom Teriyaki Broiled mushrooms with teriyaki sauce	$8.00
Hijiki Cooked seaweed.	$7.00
Seaweed Salad Marinated seaweed.	$6.00
Gomaae Boiled spinach mixed with sesame soy sauce.	$7.50
Avocado Sliced avocado served with wasabi.	$6.00
Soba Salad Buckwheat noodles with sesame dressing.	$7.50
Ginger Tofu Cold bean curd with ginger and onion dressing.	$6.00
Spicy Tofu Tofu with special sauce.	$6.50
Rice	$2.50
Sushi Appetizer Assorted 4 of pieces sushi (tuna, salmon, yellowtail and red snapper).	$8.50
Sashimi Appetizer Assorted 6 pieces of sashimi (tuna, salmon and yellowtail).	$11.00
Spicy Tuna Appetizer Raw tuna with spicy mayonnaise.	$9.50
Spicy Crab Salad Spicy imitation crab (kani) with masago on the spring mix.	$9.50
Tuna Tartare Tuna mix with avocado, red onion, jalapeno with special sauce.	$11.50
Baby Octopus Marinated baby octopus.	$9.50
Spicy Mayonnaise (1 Oz.) Hot and spicy.	$1.00
Eel Sauce (1 Oz.)	$1.00
Beef
Beef Teriyaki Served with broiled steak with teriyaki sauce.	$28.50
Negimayaki Served with broiled rolled beef stuffed with cheese and scallion.	$24.75
Chicken
Chicken Teriyaki Served with broiled chicken with teriyaki sauce and mushroom.	$17.00
Chicken Cutlet Served with deep fried chicken and tonkatsu sauce.	$17.00
Pork Cutlet Served with deep fried pork and tonkatsu sauce.	$17.00
Katsudon Served with deep fried pork, vegetables and egg on a bed of rice.	$15.50
Vegetables
Vegetable Tempura Entree Served with vegetables battered and deep fried.	$17.75
Vegetarian Special Served with tempura, tofu, mushroom, seaweed, etc.	$20.00
Three Vegetable Rolls 3 rolls: avocado, asparagus and cucumber.	$14.50
Vegetable Udon Entree Served with vegetables and seaweed on hot noodles with soup.	$16.50
Vegetable Yakisoba Served with vegetables and seaweed on hot noodles with soup.	$15.00
Seafood
Garlic Squid Broiled squid with light garlic sauce.	$26.00
Salmon Teriyaki Broiled salmon with teriyaki sauce.	$17.00
Tilapia Teriyaki Broiled tilapia with teriyaki sauce.	$16.50
Una Jyu Broiled eel on a bed of rice.	$18.50
Shrimp & Avocado Teriyaki Broiled shrimp and avocado with teriyaki sauce.	$19.00
Noodles
Ramen Noodle Tonkotsu Japanese ramen noodle with tonkotsu soup come with egg, pork, broccoli, seaweed and scallions.	$15.50
Nabeyaki Udon Assorted vegetables and seaweed on hot noodles with soup.	$17.00
Tempura Udon Cooked seafood on hot noodles with soup.	$17.50
Vegetable Udon Shrimp tempura, chicken egg and vegetables on hot noodles with soup.	$16.00
Spicy Udon Seafood udon with kimchee and spicy sauce.	$15.50
Seafood Udon Broiled Japanese noodles with scallop, crab, shrimp and vegetables.	$26.00
Spicy Seafood Udon Broiled Japanese noodles and vegetables.	$24.50
Chicken Yakisoba Broiled Japanese noodles, chicken and vegetables.	$17.50
Seafood Yakisoba Broiled Japanese noodles, beef and vegetables.	$19.50
Ramen Noodle Miso Japanese ramen moodle with miso soup come with egg, pork, broccoli, seaweed and scallions.	$17.00
Sushi A La Carte
Tuna	$3.00
Salmon Fresh salmon. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$3.00
Smoked Salmon One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$3.00
Hamach Yellowtail. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$3.00
Eel Eel. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$3.00
Mackerel Mackerel. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$2.50
Ikura Salmon roe. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$4.00
Scallop Scallop. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$5.00
Octopus Octopus. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$2.25
Squid Squid. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$3.00
White Tuna White tuna. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$7.95
Tobiko Flyin fish roe. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$3.00
Masago Smelt roe. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$2.50
Kani Kama Crab. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$2.00
Tamago Egg. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$2.00
Shrimp Cooked shrimp. One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$2.75
Bronzini One piece sushi or two pieces of sashimi.	$2.75
Mix Favorite Teriyaki
Mix Favorite Teriyaki Served with rice and salad. You can choose 2 of your favorite items.	$19.00
Tempura
Vegetable Tempura Served with vegetables battered and deep fried.	$16.50
Mixed Tempura Served with shrimp and vegetables battered and deep fried.	$20.00
Shrimp Tempura Served with shrimp battered and deep fried.	$18.50
Special Rolls
Christmas Roll Yellowtial, tuna, flying fish roe, scallion, avocado and cucumber on the inside with flying fish roe and powdered seaweed on the outside. Raw fish included.	$13.50
Hama Roll Yellowtail, fresh salmon, scallion, cucumber and flying fish roe on the inside with powdered seaweed and sesame seeds on the outside. Raw fish included.	$8.50
Crunch Roll Spicy tuna, avocado and scallions on the inside with sesame seeds and tempura flakes on the outside. Raw fish included.	$8.00
Pink Dragon Roll Spicy tuna, avocado, cucumber, scallion and tempura flake on the inside with salmon, lemon, masago and scallion on the outside. Raw fish included.	$14.50
Dynamite Roll Spicy tuna, avocado, scallions and tempura flakes on the inside with sesame seeds and masago on the outside. Raw fish included.	$8.50
Isobe Maki Roll Tuna, masago, scallions, avocado and spicy mayonnaise on the inside with seaweed on the outside. Raw fish included.	$11.50
Rainbow Special Roll Shrimp tempura and mango on the inside with tuna, salmon, avocado and tobiko on the outside. Raw fish included.	$16.50
Spicy Scallop Roll Hot and spicy. Scallop, mayonnaise, and Japanese red peppers on the inside with sesame seeds on the outside. Raw fish included.	$10.00
Hot Tuna Roll Tuna, avocado, spicy mayonnaise and scallion on the inside with sesame seeds and masago on the outside. Raw fish included.	$8.50
Dream Roll Tuna, shrimp, avocado, cucumber, scallions and spicy mayo on the inside with flying fish roe topping and sesame seeds on the outside. Raw fish included.	$10.00
Spicy Dragon Roll Spicy tuna, cucumber and scallions on the inside with eel and sesame seeds on the outside. Raw fish included.	$15.95
Rainbow Roll Fresh tuna, salmon, yellowtail, avocado and scallions on the inside with tuna, salmon, yellowtail and avocado on the outside. Raw fish included.	$15.50
Mountain Roll Salmon and avocado on the inside with tuna, bintoro, wasabi mayonnaise and masago on the outside. Raw fish included.	$14.50
Melty Roll Salmon, avocado and scallions on the inside with yellowtail on the outside. Raw fish included.	$16.00
Spicy Tuna Special Roll Crab, avocado, rice and sesame seeds on the inside with spicy tuna, tempura flakes and scallions on the outside. Raw fish included.	$12.50
Sonobana Roll Shrimp tempura and mango inside with tuna, snow crab salad and avocado on the outside. Raw fish included.	$18.50
Red Dragon Roll Spicy tuna, avocado, cucumber, scallion and tempura flakes inside and tuna, lemon, masago and scallion outside. Raw fish included.	$14.50
Special Mackerel Roll Yellowtail and ginger inside and mackerel, tobiko and scallions outside. Raw fish included.	$13.50
Triple Roll Tuna, salmon, and avocado inside and yellowtail outside. Raw fish included.	$16.00
Alaska Roll Salmon, avocado, cucumber and romaine lettuce inside and rice with sesame seeds outside. Raw fish included.	$7.50
Spicy Tempura Maki Roll Spicy tuna, avocado, cucumber, scallion and cream cheese inside. The outside is battered and deep fried with spicy mayonnaise and eel sauce. Raw fish included.	$11.50
Sakura Maki Roll Tuna, salmon, avocado, cucumber and masago inside. The outside is battered and deep fried with eel sauce. Raw fish included.	$11.50
Tuna Inside Out Roll Tuna inside with rice and sesame seeds outside. Raw fish included.	$6.50
Salmon Inside Out Roll Salmon and avocado with rice and sesame seeds outside. Raw fish included.	$6.50
Spicy Tuna Inside Out Roll Spicy tuna inside with rice and sesame seeds outside. Raw fish included.	$6.50
Spicy Salmon Inside Out Roll Spicy salmon and avocado inside with rice and sesame seeds outside. Raw fish included.	$7.00
Spider Tempura Roll Soft shell crab tempura mixed with sauce topping and inside the roll. Rice and sesame seed outside. No raw fish included.	$12.50
Soft Shell Crab Roll Deep fried soft shell crab and sesame seeds inside, seaweed outside. No raw fish included.	$14.50
Alligator Roll Shrimp tempura, and masago inside and avocado and eel outside. No raw fish included.	$13.50
Shrimp & Lobster Roll Shrimp tempura inside with crayfish salad, avocado and tobiko with eel sauce outside. No raw fish included.	$14.50
Special Eel Roll Eel and cucumber inside and avocado outside. No raw fish included	$12.75
Dragon Roll Crab, avocado, and cream cheese inside and eel and sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.	$13.00
Shrimp Special Roll Shrimp, avocado and spicy mayonnaise inside and shrimp and lemon outside. No raw fish included.	$10.00
Volcano Roll Crab, avocado, cream cheese, and sesame seeds inside. Spicy crab, masago, scallion and sauce outside. No raw fish included.	$9.50
Eel Tempura Roll Eel tempura and avocado inside. Sesame seeds and masago as topping. No raw fish included.	$10.00
Tempura Maki Roll Shrimp, crab, avocado, cucumber, and masago inside. Outside battered and deep fried with eel sauce. No raw fish included.	$10.00
Special Cucumber Roll Crab, smoked salmon, avocado and mint leaves with no rice inside with cucumber outside. No raw fish included.	$11.00
Fried Oyster Roll Deep fried oyster, spicy mayonnaise, avocado, cucumber and masago inside and rice with sesame seeds and eel sauce outside. No raw fish included.	$11.00
Futomaki Jr Roll Crab, avocado, egg, kanpyo, gobo and spinach inside. Rice with sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.	$9.50
Philadelphia Roll Cream cheese smoked salmon and scallion inside. Sesame seeds and flying fish roe outside. No raw fish included.	$8.00
American Roll Smoked salmon and cream cheese inside. Outside battered and deep fried with eel sauce. No raw fish included.	$8.50
New Haven Roll Crab, avocado, cucumber and seafood salad with mayonnaise inside. Rice with sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.	$9.50
Shrimp Tempura Roll Shrimp battered and deep fried inside. sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.	$7.00
Smoked Salmon Inside Out Roll Smoked salmon and avocado inside with rice and sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.	$7.00
Eel Roll Inside Out Eel and avocado inside with rice and sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.	$6.75
California Inside Out Roll Crab and avocado inside with rice and sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.	$5.50
Spicy Veggie Roll Avocado, cucumber, red onion, jalapeno and romaine lettuce inside and rice with sesame seeds outside.	$7.00
Judy Roll (Special Roll) Sweet potato tempura inside and rice with sesame seeds outside.	$6.50
Sweet Potato Tempura Roll Sweet potato tempura, avocado and mango inside and rice rice with sesame seeds outside.	$6.75
Mix Veggie Inside Out Roll Avocado and cucumber inside and rice with sesame seeds outside.	$5.50
Avocado Inside Out Roll Avocado inside and rice with sesame seeds outside.	$5.00
Cucumber Inside Out Roll Cucumber inside and rice with sesame seeds outside.	$5.00
Futomaki Jr Roll (No Crab) Egg, avocado, kanpyo, gobo and spinach inside and rice with sesame seeds outside.	$8.50
Raw Fish Roll
Tuna Roll Tuna roll.	$5.00
Yellowtail Roll	$6.00
Salmon Roll	$5.00
Saba Roll Mackerel roll.	$6.00
Spicy Tuna Roll	$5.00
Cooked Fish Rolls
Smoked Salmon Roll Inside – Smoked salmon and avocado. Outside – Rice with sesame seeds.	$5.00
Salmon Skin Roll	$6.00
Shrimp Roll	$6.00
Eel Roll Inside – Eel and Avocado. Outside – Rice with sesame seeds.	$6.00
Crab Roll	$5.00
California Roll Inside – Crab and avocado. Outside – Rice with sesame seeds.	$5.00
Vegetable Rolls
Avocado Roll Inside: Avocado. Outside: Rice with sesame seeds.	$4.50
Asparagus Roll	$5.00
Cucumber Roll Inside: Cucumber. Outside: Rice with sesame seeds.	$4.50
Kanpyo Roll	$5.00
Gobo Roll Burdock roll.	$5.00
Shitake Roll	$5.00
Oshinko Roll	$5.00
Mix Vegetable Roll Inside: Avocado and cucumber. Outside: Rice with sesame seeds.	$4.50
Umeziso Roll	$4.50
Natto Roll	$5.00
Asparagus Tempura Inside Out Roll Only inside out preparation.	$7.00
Sweet Potato Tempura Inside Out Roll Inside: Sweet potato tempura, avocado and mango. Outside: Rice with sesame seeds.	$6.00
Judy Roll (Vegetable Roll) Inside: Sweet potato tempura. Outside: Rice with sesame seeds.	$7.50
Sushi & Sashimi
Sushi Set Special 10 Choice of one special roll and ten pieces of sushi.	$28.50
Sushi Set Special (7 Pc) Choice of 1 special roll and 7 pieces of sushi.	$24.50
Sushi A Assorted sushi, 1 California roll, 8 pieces sushi.	$17.50
Sushi B Assorted sushi, 1 tekka roll and 10 pieces sushi.	$23.00
Sashimi A (15 Pc)	$21.00
Sashimi B (20 Pc)	$29.00
Sushi Sashimi 1 tuna roll, 8 pieces of sushi and 8 pieces of sashimi.	$26.00
Sushi Heaven 1 manhattan roll, 2 rolls eel and tuna, 8 pieces of sushi, and 9 pieces of sashimi.	$36.50
Vegetable Roll (3 Pc) Avocado, mango and cucumber.	$14.50
Sonobana Boat For Two Rainbow roll and crunch roll and two regular rolls, 12 pieces of sushi and 8 pieces of sashimi Any substitution is may extra cost, please call restaurant.	$65.00
Chef’s Special For Three Rainbow roll, crunch roll and soft shell crab roll and 3 regular rolls and 18 pieces sushi and 12 pieces sashimi (Any substitution may extra cost, please call restaurant).	$90.00
Chef’s Special For Four Two sonobana boats for 2 and 1 soft shell crab roll.	$130.00
Tekka Dinner Three tuna rolls.	$15.50
California Dinner Three California rolls.	$14.50
Roll Combination One tekka roll, one kappa roll and one California roll.	$14.50
Chirashi Zushi Assorted fresh fish on a bed of rice.	$23.50
Dinners
Dinner Five pieces sushi, 10 pieces sashimi, eel hand roll and tuna hand roll.	$29.00
Dinner Tempura, negimayaki and salmon teriyaki.	$24.00
Combination Dinner A B Serves two. Five pieces sushi, 10 pieces sashimi, eel hand roll, tuna hand roll, tempura, negimayaki and salmon teriyaki.	$53.00
Sonobana Special Dinner Sashimi, mix tempura, ohitashi, hijiki and choice of negimayaki, salmon teriyaki or four pieces sushi.	$29.50
Dinner Box To Go
Dinner Box To Go Choice of entree and two sides. Served with a California roll and seaweed salad.	$21.50
Beverages
Soda (12 Oz.)	$1.75
Soda (2 Liter)	$5.50
Perrier Water (11 Oz.)	$2.50
Snapple Peach Tea (16 Oz.)	$4.00
Snapple Diet Lemon Tea (16 Oz.)	$2.50

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Reviews

Hyunchul Lee

Very reasonable pricing, very generous portions of very good sushi. I really liked the volcano roll, the different tunas. Quiet, friendly atmosphere. I think it’s a good sign when you see Japanese people eating at a Japanese restaurant.

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Qiu Wu

Went for dinner and got there sets. Reasonably priced for the portion size and pretty darn yummy. Restaurant was small but clean. Staff were attentive and sweet. Good date night option.

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Evan Trachten

Traditional Japanese. Very good!

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Youngho Sohn

Sonobana is a standout among the myriad of sushi restaurants in the greater New Haven area. Not everyone can make it to New York or Boston for decent sushi restaurants. This is where Sonobana comes to the rescue. The interior is very tastefully decorated without the garish photos of sushi dishes or the marker board advertising specials. The dishes are of very high quality and taste. The staff are very friendly and helpful. If you’re a fan of Japanese cuisine then definitely take the time to visit!

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Jillian Reynolds

The food was tasty, however it is totally over priced and the portions are tiny. Is a small cup of seaweed salad as a side a joke or what? We ordered through Grub Hub, they forgot to send half of our order and were out of 1 item I ordered. When they called to tell me I spoke to 2-3 people before they could figure out what to offer me instead of cancelling my whole order. Customer service is a zero and the food was a 3.5. My 2 stars is generous.

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Heike Severine

Excellent service, food and

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j t

This restaurant serves excellent Japanese food. Their chef is from Japan. Can’t get high quality food anywhere else. Highly recommend!

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Timothy Chin

My friend recommended we go here after much deliberation over where to go for a dinner reunion. My first time at Sono Bana and the experience was a memorable one. The waitresses and staff were so respectful and attentive. I got the sushi set (seaweed salad, two rolls, and 7 pcs of sushi/sashimi), while my friends got the dinner box special. The sushi tasted very fresh, and the presentation was solid. The only con about this place would be the parking, as it was pretty limited. Overall a great place to enjoy sushi and I will definitely be back (… with the bros of course)!

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Kikio Iwai

I enjoy, it was delicious great food, great people. Also the food was really elegant, prepared Love I will back again!!

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Maddie B

Very lovely and beautiful place with a peaceful setting. The food was delicious and it was also a good price.

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