Ando Japanese Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Ando Japanese Restaurant, a gem nestled in Blue Ash, Ohio, celebrated for its authentic Japanese cuisine. The menu showcases a delightful range of dishes, each crafted with care and attention to detail. Appetizers like the Soft Shell Crab and Gyoza set the stage for an exceptional dining experience, while entrees such as Tonkatsu and Tenpura Dinner provide satisfying main course options.
Don't miss the Donburi specialties, featuring mouthwatering choices like Katsu Don and Unajyu, each served with soup and pickles that elevate the meal.
The restaurant's sushi is renowned, with fresh fish from Japan and beyond, making it a standout choice for aficionados. And with desserts like Matcha Mascarpone cheesecake and Brown Sugar Ice Cream, your culinary journey at Ando is bound to be unforgettable.
Appetizers
Soft Shell Crab
Flash fried whole crab, served with ponzu sauce and spicy grated daikon radish and chopped green onions.
Gyoza
Pan fried pork and chicken dumplings
Tanshio
Salted, thinly sliced grilled beef tongue
Edamame
Lightly salted and boiled soybean pods
Saba Shioyaki
Mackerel fillet salted and grilled over charcoal
Tenpura Appetizer
Vegetables and 2 pieces of shrimp battered and deep fried
Toritatsuta
Chicken nuggets marinated in a soy ginger sauce and deep-fried
Agedashi Tofu
Starched, flash fried tofu in a dashi soy stock
Hamachi Kama
Tender Yellowtail collar lightly salted and grilled over charcoal
Sake Kama
Butter salmon collar salted and grilled over charcoal.
Tenpura Dinner
3 shrimp, vegetables, and a onion/carrot/scallion "haystack" battered and deep fried
Tonkatsu
Panko breaded and deep fried pork cutlet with shredded cabbage OR sautéed vegetables.
Entrées (served with soup, salad, and rice)
Donburi (served with soup and Japanese pickles)
Unajyu
BBQ freshwater eel with a thick, sweet soy sauce over a large bed of rice
Katsu Don
Breaded and deep-fried pork simmered in a special pan with egg, onion, and a soy-dashi stock on a big bowl of rice
Tendon
Battered and fried shrimp and vegetables over a large bed of rice
Udon
Thick wheat noodles in a light fish stock. Topped with kamaboko fish cake, blanched spinach, and chopped scallions
Soba
Thin, textured buckwheat noodles in a dark soy broth. Topped with kamaboko fish cake, blanched spinach, and chopped scallions
Ramen
Thin, al dente noodles in a rich, hearty fish soy-stock topped with braised pork belly, spinach, kamaboko fish cake, green onions, and bamboo shoots.
Noodles
Teriyaki (served with soup, salad, and rice)
Chicken
Flavorful chicken thigh meat marinated in homemade teriyaki sauce and grilled over charcoal. Served with sautéed vegetables.
Salmon Teriyaki
Tender salmon fillet marinated in homemade teriyaki sauce and grilled over charcoal. Served with sautéed vegetables.
Tonkatsu
Breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet on a large bed of rice covered with slightly spicy, thick curry
Ebi Furai
Four shrimp breaded and deep-fried on a large bed of rice covered with slightly spicy, thick curry
Medama
Overeasy Egg (added to top curry)