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1303 S. Federal Ave.
Mason City, Iowa 50401
Phone: 641-424-1500
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The Lantern Japanese and Chinese Restaurant

The Lantern Japanese and Chinese Restaurant opened in Mason City, Iowa on August 9th, 2010. We serve Sushi, Japanese and Chinese Dishes in an inviting atmosphere. The Lantern has waiter service and takes reservations but walk-ins are always welcome. Good for groups, kids. Enjoy free Wi-Fi internet access. The Lantern accepts all major credit cards.

The Lantern hours:

Mon - Thurs: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Fri - Sat: 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Sun: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

Take out is always available! Call 641-424-1500 to order.

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The Lantern menu

APPETIZERS

The Lantern Egg Rolls Two Ways (2) 2.75
Tasty egg rolls in two varieties; the thicker, crispier version, and lighter, thinner rendition served with strawberry sauce.
Cream Cheese Wanton (6) 4.50
The creamy Chinese classic cream cheese
Lobster Spring Rolls (2) 6.00
Lobster, snow crab, and cream cheese blended together and lightly fried make the delicious treat
The Lantern Lettuce Wrap 4.50
Diced chicken and stir fried vegetables served with our classic sauce and lettuce leaves
Spicy Sesame Chicken Wings (6) 4.50
Crispy traditional wings wok tossed with garlic, sesame and blend of spices
Fried of Steamed Dumplings (6) 4.25
Ground chicken and vegetables
Wasabi Calamari (6) 6.00
A must try appetizer!! Lightly Calamari seasoned with our special sauce and a dash of wasabi
Edamame 2.00
Japanese baby soy bean
Cow Brain (6) 6.00
Mushroom Stuffed with tuna and sprimp topped with The Lantern’s special sauce
Broken Heart (6) 4.00
Jalapenos stuffed with tuna cream cheese topped with the Lantern’s special sauce

VEGETARIAN

The Lantern Vegetables with Tofu 7.00
Tofu served with mixed vegetables in brown sauce
Wokked Mixed Vegetables 6.00
A variety of vegetables stir fried in Chinese with sauce with a slight hint of garlic
Wokked Chinese Long Beans 6.00
Fresh green beans wok tossed and seasoned to perfection
Shanghai Mixed Vegetables 6.25
A variety of vegetables stir fried in our special spicy sauce
Vegetables Lo Mein 6.25
Stir fried soft noodles with cabbage, bean sprouts, carrots, and green onion

JAPANESE DISHES

TERIYAKI
Chicken / Beef/Shrimp Teriyaki
Chicken N.Y Steak/Gulf Shrimp served with white onion & teriyaki sauce 10.50/14.00/14.25
Beef Yakiniku
Thinly sliced tender prime beef maintained in house sauce 11.00
Hiroshima Chicken/Pork
Thinly Sliced or Pork maintained in hot and sour sauce 10.50
Chicken Katsu
Deep friend crispy chicken breast with Japanese crunch 10.50
Chicken/Beef Yakitori
Diced chicken thigh or tender sliced prime beef on bamboo skewers maintained in house sauce 10.50/11.50
*All Teriyaki Entrees served with Miso soup & White rice. Substitutes are Extra.
HIBACHI
Chicken/Beef/Shrimp Hibachi
Chicken Breast, N.Y. steak, or fresh Gulf shrimp all grilled to perfection 11.50/14/00/14.25
Chicken and Shrimp Hibachi
Grilled chicken breast and gulf shrimp 16.75
Beef and Shrimp Hibachi
Grilled New York Steak and gulf shrimp 17.50
Seafood Hibachi
Frilled scallopes and lobster tail grilled to perfection 22.50
Scallop and Lobster Hibachi
Fresh scallopes and lobster tail grilled to perfection 22.50
Lobster and Beef Hibachi
Lobster tail and New York Steak grilled to perfection 21.50
The Lantern Special Treat
Combination of lobster, shrimp, scallops, and New York Steak (for 2) 36.99
** All Hibachi Entrees served with mushroom, broccoli, carrot, bean sprouts, miso soup, salad, and fried rice. ***Substitutes are Extra** Price change without notice*

CHINESE DISHES

All Chinese Dishes served with egg drop/hot & sour soup and white rice. Substitutes are Extra.

Volcano Beef
Lean beef stripes astueed in a spicy sauce, with a flaming carrot 9.50
The Lantern Spicy Chicken / Beef / Shrimp
A medley of vegetables stir fried with your choice of meat in our signature spicy sauce 7.50 / 8.00 / 8.50
Orange Grilled Salmon
Grilled salmon served with our zesty orange glaze complimented with grilled asparagus 12.00
Grilled Seasame Garlic Steak over Wasabi Mashed Potatos
Marianted N.Y. strip served with our company mashed potatoes 13.50
Jalapeno Beef with Crispy Beans
Beef & Chinese long bean stir-fry with sliced jalapenos in a spiced chilli sauce 8.50
Sizzling Beef with Tataki Mushroom
Marianted N.Y. strip & mashrooms served on a sizzling plate and peppercorn brandy gravy on the side 13.50
Asian Treasure
General Tao’s chicken, jumbo shrimp with baby corn, mushrooms, and carrots on the other side 13.50
Scallop / Shrimp and Steak Sizzler
Tender slices of beef marinated in rice wine, sautéed with scallops or shrimp and served on a sizzling plate 12.50
Black Widow Shrimp
Large shrimp sautéed with black mushrooms, asparagus, carrots, snow peas, and broccoli in our special sauce 12.50
Lemon Chicken
Light battered chicken breast with lettuce in a lemon flavored sauce 8.00

ENTREES

All entrees served with white rice, egg drop / hot & sour soup indicated as spicy.

BEEF / CHICKEN / PORK
Original Sweet & Sour Chicken 7.50
Lightly battered chicken breast tosses with classic sweet & sour sauce
Garlic Beef / Chicken / Pork 8.00 / 7.50 / 7.50
Sliced beef / chicken / pork served with fresh broccoli, mushrooms, and water chestnuts in garlic
Cashew Chicken 7.50
Chicken with vegetables sautéed in brown sauce topped with cahews
Mongolian Beef 8.00
Tender beef with onions, scallions, and mushrooms sautéed in our special sauce
Orange Chicken / Beef 8.50 / 9.00
Deep fried chicken breast / beef sautéed with green onions and lettuce in our special appearance
General Tso’s Chicken 8.50
Crunchy chunks of chicken served with broccoli in our hot & spicy sauce
Sesame Chicken / Beef 8.50 / 9.00
Deep fried chicken breast / steak blended into our sesame sauce
Kung Pao Chicken / Beef 7.50 / 8.00
Slices of chicken / beef served with mixed vegetables sautéed in our special kung pao sauce
Mu Shu Pork 8.25
Tender pork strips with cabbade, mushrooms, water chestnuts and onion served with pancakes
Chicken / Beef / Shrimp with Broccoli 7.50 / 8.00 / 8.50
Served with fresh broccoli in our savor brown sauce
Chicken / Pork /Beef / Shrimp Vegetables 7.50 / 8.00 / 8.50
Choice of meat with broccoli, celery, carrots, onion, water chestnuts, bamboo, and bean sprouts
SEA FOOD
Shrimp with Lobster Sauce 8.50
Snow white shrimp, mushrooms, carrots, water chestnuts, bamboo and pea pods served with white cream sauce
Shrimp with Mixed Vegetables 8.50
Large shrimp marinated with fresh vegetables and sautéed in our special white sauce
Sweet and Sour Shrimp 8.50
Jumbo shrimp lightly battered and deep fried to a golden brown topped with classic sweet and sour sauce
Lobster with Mixed Vegetables 19.25
Fresh lobster marinated with shrimp or scallops and fresh garden vegetables
Seafood Delight 15.25
Shrimp, scallops, and snow crab served with asparagus, snow peas, carrots, and mushrooms in white sauce
Hunan Scallop 8.50
Fresh scallop tossed with jalapenos, red and green bell peppers

SUSHI

California Roll 4.25
Avocado & crabstick with mesago on top
Tuna Roll 4.50
Fresh tuna rolled into sushi rice
Spicy Tuna Roll 4.25
Spicy salmon rolled into sushi rice
Spicy Salmon Roll 4.25
Spicy salmon rolled into sushi rice
Rainbow Roll 6.50
Crabstick, avocado, tuna, salmon, & yellow tail
Shrimp Tempura Roll 5.50
Shrimp tempura rolled into sushi rice
Rock ‘n Roll 5.75
Shrimp tempura, cucumber, lettuce, & avocado
Crunchy Roll 4.50
Snow crab, avocado, & Japanese crunchy
Spider Roll 6.50
Soft shell crap & cucumber
Dragon Roll 6.50
Smoked eel & avocado
Boston Roll 9.50
Crabstick, salmon, and scallion
Salmon Roll 4.50
Salmon rolled into sushi rice

FRIED RICE

Chicken Fried Rice 6.25
Pork Fried Rice 6.25
Beef Fried Rice 6.50
Shrimp Fried Rice 7.50
Lantern Special Fried Rice 7.75
Served with green onion, pees, carrots, and egg

LO MEN & JAPANESE NOODLES

Chicken/Pork/Beef Lo Mein 7.00/7.00/7.50
Shrimp Lo Mein 7.75
Lantern Lo Mein 8.00
Udon Soup 7.75
Japanese noodles served with shrimp & vegetables tempura
Chicken/Beef/Shrimp
Yakisoba Noodle 7.00/7.50/67.75 Japanese dry noodles

All Lo Mein served with soft noodles, shredded cabbage, bean sprouts, carrots, green onion, and bamboo

LANTERN SPECIAL ROLL

Maple Roll 9.25
Crab stick tempura inside, top with fresh salmon, eel sauce
Spice sauce and snow crab on the side
Snow White Roll 13.25
Spicy tuna, spicy salmon, spicy yellow tail, eel, avocado and cucumber inside with snow crab, spicy mayo, eel sauce crunch and coconut flakes on the top
Sukmi Roll 10.50
Fresh salmon, tuna, avocado inside top with white tuna, pan seared pepper tuna, and fish egg spicy mayo, wasabi sauce, eel sauce
Tiger Roll 9.50
Salmon, avocado, and tuna topped with salmon, tuna, crunchy masago and served with eel sauce.
Nagasaki Roll 8.25
Pepper tuna, avocado topped witrh snow crab and sichimi and sea weed powder
Volcano Roll 10.50
California roll with spicy tuna and snow crab topped with masago crunchy and scallion served with spicy sauce
Red River Roll 8.25
Spicy yellow tail inside topped with tuna, salmon, and avocado Served with wasabi sauce
Snow Crab Tempura Roll 8.25
Snow crab, fish egg and crab stick, wrapped in soy bean paper
Slightly deep friend, werved with eel sauce, spicy may and Creamy Sauce (rollef without sushi rice)
Toriq Roll 8.25
Crab stick, cream cheese, avicad0, massago, wrapped in a sea weed sheet served with eel sauce

DESSERTS

Green Tea Ice Cream 2.25
Tempura Ice Cream 3.75
Tempura Banana 3.75
Caution: There is a risk associated with consumpint raw seafood or raw animal protein. If you have a chronic illness or the liver, stomach. Blood, or have an immune disorder, you are at greatest risk of illness from raw seafood and should eat oyster fully cooked. If unsure of your risk, consult your physicians

LUNCH SPECIALS

Lunch served 11:00am – 2:30pm
Served with Egg Drop or Hot & Sour Soup,
Fried Rice (except Lo Mein) and Fortune Cookies
The Lantern Vegetables 5.50
Vegetables Lo Mein 5.50
Cashew Chicken 5.50
Almond Chicken 5.50
Chicken or Pork Mixed Vegetables 5.50
Sweet and Sour Chicken 5.50
Chicken or Pork Chow Mein 5.50
Mongolian Chicken 5.50
Empress Chicken 5.50
General Tso Chicken 5.50
Hot and Spicy Chicken 5.50
Kung Pao Chicken or Pork 5.50
Garlic Chicken or Pork 5.50
Beef Mixed Vegetables 5.75
Pepper Steak 5.75
Beef Broccoli 5.75
Beef Mushroom 5.75
Beef Chow Mein 5.75
Garlic Beef 5.75
Mongolian Beef 5.75
Shrimp Mixed Vegetables 6.00
Garlic Shrimp 6.00
Kung Pao Shrimp 6.00
Chicken/Pork/Beef Fried Rice 5.50/5.50/5.75
Shrimp Fried Rice 6.00
Chicken/Pork/Beef Le Mein 5.50/5.50/5.75
Shrimp Fried Rice 6.00
Chicken Teriyaki 6.50
Spicy Chicken (Japanese) 7.50
Chicken Yaki Tori (Japanese) 7.50
Beef Teriyaki (Japanese) 7.75
Beef Yainiku (Japanese) 7.75
Beef Yaki Tori (Japanese) 7.75
Shrimp Teroyaki (Japanese) 8.00

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