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The Blue Fin

Cuisine: Asian, Japanese

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The Blue Fin has been a downtown Phoenix staple since 1981. This small Japanese eatery is a favorite with downtown employees craving a fresh, filling lunch. No MSG is added to the dishes, and all sauces are made fresh in-house using quality ingredients. Choose up to three sauces for free with each entree, and all bowls are served over steamed white rice. Entrees and salads are sprinkled with sesame seeds, and plates come with a side of rice as well as a side salad with the special house dressing. The most popular space on the menu is reserved for the daily sauces, which includes a daily special, healthy special, beef special, and panko white chicken special.

Address:

1401 N Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85004

Phone:

602-254-3171

Main Menu
- Appetizers
  
  Egg Rolls
  
  1 large pork or vegetable, or 3 vegetable spring rolls. served with the house "orange" dipping sauce ($1.59)
  
  Edamame
  
  steamed soybean pods still in shell, best served with salt ($1.89)
  
  Gyoza
  
  choice of vegetable, pork, or shrimp. Fried dumplings served with a soy-vinegar dipping sauce ($1.99)
  
  Crab Puffs
  
  deep-fried wontons filled with cream cheese and krab meat. served with house specialty "orange" dipping sauce ($2.49)
  
  Tempura Shrimp
  
  two large shrimp dipped in our own batter, then expertly deep fried ($2.49)
- Salads And Soup
  Sunomono
  
  thinly sliced and seeded cucumbers, marinated in a refreshing pickle sauce ($1.59)
  
  Seaweed Salad
  
  thin strips of a variety of seaweed, mixed with a mild chili seasoning ($1.89)
  
  Green Salad
  iceberg lettuce with carrots and red cabbage. served with our specialty salad dressing
  
  22 Oz.: $1.69
  
  30 Oz.: $2.99
  Tofu And Avocado Salad
  
  salad greens with chunks of tofu and fresh avocado. served with our house dressing ($5.99)
  
  Chicken Salad
  
  char-grilled hormone-free white chicken chunks over a bed of lettuce, carrots, and red cabbage. served with our house dressing ($6.39)
  
  Krab And Avocado Salad
  
  a blue fin specialty! refreshing krab with slices of avocado over a bed of of salad greens. served with our house dressing ($6.69)
  
  Miso Soup
  tofu chunks and wakame sea vegetable in a soy-based broth
  
  8 Oz.: $1.79
  
  22 Oz.: $2.99
- Entrees - Chicken Dishes
  Vegetable Teriyaki Chicken
  house teriyaki chicken with carrots, broccoli, cabbage, and celery
  
  Bowl: $6.29
  
  Plate: $7.19
  Sweet And Sour Chicken
  breaded chicken chunks served with bell peppers and onions in a sweet and sour sauce
  
  Bowl: $5.69
  
  Plate: $6.59
  Japanese Chicken Curry
  mild curry sauce with carrots and onions
  
  Bowl: $5.79
  
  Plate: $6.69
  Oyako Chicken
  chicken steamed with eggs and napa cabbage in a sweet sauce
  
  Bowl: $6.69
  
  Plate: $7.59
- Entrees - Beef Dishes
  Teriyaki Beef
  a blue fin specialty! thin slices of tender beef with house teriyaki sauce
  
  Bowl: $6.89
  
  Plate: $7.79
  Vegetable Teriyaki Beef
  house teriyaki beef with carrots, broccoli, cabbage, and celery
  
  Bowl: $7.49
  
  Plate: $8.39
- Entrees - Various Other Dishes
  Chicken Fried Rice
  teriyaki chicken chunks, carrots, peas, corn, and green beans in fried rice
  
  Bowl: $5.39
  
  Plate: $6.29
  Vegetable Bowl
  steamed carrots, broccoli, cabbage, and celery, served over rice
  
  Bowl: $5.39
  
  Plate: $6.29
  Yakisoba (noodles) With Vegetables
  
  steamed carrots, broccoli, cabbage, zucchini & celery, mixed with japanese soba noodles ($5.99)
  
  Coconut Shrimp (8 Big Pieces)
  crispy shrimp breaded in coconut crumbs with our special "orange" sauce, served over rice. entree includes a side salad
  
  Bowl: $7.29
  
  Plate: $8.19
  Japanese Vegetable Curry
  mild curry sauce with carrots, onions, and more
  
  Bowl: $5.59
  
  Plate: $6.49
- Entrees - Blue Fin Specialties
  Teriyaki Chicken
  char-grilled hormone-free chicken with house teriyaki sauce
  
  Bowl: $5.49
  
  Plate: $6.39
  Panko Chicken
  chicken breaded in panko (japanese bread crumbs) and fried to perfection. served with your choice of dipping sauces: teriyaki, sweet and sour, or tonkatsu (japanese bbq sauce)
  
  Bowl: $6.39
  
  Plate: $7.29
  Panko Fish
  light white fish breaded in panko (japanese bread crumbs) and fried to perfection. served with your choice of teriyaki or wasabi aioli dipping sauce on the side
  
  Bowl: $7.29
  
  Plate: $8.19
  Katsu Pork
  breaded pork cutlet, perfectly steamed with eggs in a sweet sauce, served over rice
  
  Bowl: $6.69
  
  Plate: $7.59
- Entrees - Daily Specials
  Daily Teriyaki Chicken Special
  teriyaki chicken served with rice and salad, plus two mini spring rolls and a 20 oz. drink
  
  $7.99
  
  Add White Meat: $0.75
  
  Add Brown Rice: $0.30
  Healthy Special
  
  vegetable teriyaki chicken served with white meat and brown rice, and a choice of bottled water, iced tea, green tea, or lemonade ($7.99)
  
  Meal deal
  
  Make any entree a meal by adding a 20 oz fountain drink and your choice of an egg roll, sunomono salad, or 2 pc California roll ($2.59)
- Sushi
  California Roll
  sushi rice with cucumber, avocado, and krab meat, wrapped in nori seaweed. made fresh daily on premises
  
  4 Pieces: $2.29
  
  8 Pieces: $3.79
  Spicy Tuna Roll
  
  sushi rice with a spicy mixture of raw tuna and fish eggs, wrapped in nori seaweed. made fresh daily on premises ($3.79)
  
  Inari Tofu Pocket
  
  sushi rice stuffed in a tofu pocket. made fresh daily on premises ($2.79)
- Sides And Sauces
  Steamed Vegetables
  
  carrots, broccoli, cabbage, celery steamed in a vegetarian broth and sprinkled with sesame seeds ($2.59)
  
  Steamed White Rice
  sprinkled with sesame seeds
  
  8 Oz: $0.89
  
  22 Oz: $1.29
  Steamed Brown Rice
  sprinkled with sesame seeds
  
  8 Oz: $0.99
  
  22 Oz: $1.59
  Gari
  
  pickled ginger ($0.69)
  
  Teriyaki Sauce
  
  ($0.39)
  
  House Salad Dressing
  
  ($0.39)
  
  Japanese Chile Sauce
  
  ($0.39)
  
  Japanese Chile Powder
  
  ($0.39)
- Desserts
  
  Mochi
  
  sticky rice flour filled with sweet red bean paste. With or without sesame seeds ($2.59)
  
  Mini mochi
  
  Smaller versions of the mochi above, but also available with fruit pastes. Choices include mango, pineapple, taro, green tea, peach, and peanut. ($0.99)
  
  Mushipan Steamed Cheesecake
  
  Light and fluffy Japanese cheesecake with the perfect amount of sweetness ($3.49)
  
  Ice Cream Mochi
  
  Sticky rice flour encases creamy ice cream. Choice of flavors: strawberry, mango, chocolate, vanilla, green tea, red bean. ($1.29)
- Beverages - Fountain Drinks And Iced Tea
  Unsweetened Iced Green Tea
  Free refills regardless of size on iced green tea
  
  Small (20 Oz.): $1.79
  
  Medium (32 Oz.): $1.99
  
  Large (44 Oz.): $2.19
  Unsweetened Fresh-brewed Lipton's Iced Tea
  Free refills regardless of size on Lipton's iced tea
  
  Small (20 Oz.): $1.79
  
  Medium (32 Oz.): $1.99
  
  Large (44 Oz.): $2.19
  Lemonade
  Free refills on lemonade
  
  Small (20 Oz.): $1.79
  
  Medium (32 Oz.): $1.99
  
  Large (44 Oz.): $2.19
  Coca-cola
  Small (20 Oz.): $1.79
  
  Medium (32 Oz.): $1.99
  
  Large (44 Oz.): $2.19
  Diet Coke
  Small (20 Oz.): $1.79
  
  Medium (32 Oz.): $1.99
  
  Large (44 Oz.): $2.19
  Sprite
  Small (20 Oz.): $1.79
  
  Medium (32 Oz.): $1.99
  
  Large (44 Oz.): $2.19
  Dr. Pepper
  Small (20 Oz.): $1.79
  
  Medium (32 Oz.): $1.99
  
  Large (44 Oz.): $2.19
  Barq's Root Beer
  Small (20 Oz.): $1.79
  
  Medium (32 Oz.): $1.99
  
  Large (44 Oz.): $2.19
  Fuze Raspberry Tea
  Small (20 Oz.): $1.79
  
  Medium (32 Oz.): $1.99
  
  Large (44 Oz.): $2.19
- Beverages - Bottled Drinks And Hot Tea
  
  Vitamin Water or Powerade
  
  various flavors, including acai-blueberry, dragonfruit, fruit punch ($1.79)
  
  Arizona Green Tea
  
  ($1.79)
  
  Aloha Fruit Drinks
  
  canned fruit drinks from hawaii. available in guava, lilikoi passion, pineapple-orange, and other varieties ($1.59)
  
  Ramune
  
  a japanese soft drink from japan in a unique bottle with a marble in its neck. available in regular (bubble gum), strawberry, orange, or melon ($2.09)
  
  Arrowhead Mountain Springs Bottled Water
  
  ($0.99)
  
  Hot Green Tea
  
  ($1.19)
  
  Bottle of Coca Cola
  
  Made with real sugar. Served in a 20 oz. bottle. ($1.99)

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