Long story short: I developed serious hives all over my body after eating the tuna here.
The deets: I came here with my wife and daughter on Saturday at ~5pm. We were the only ones in there the whole time with maybe 2-3 customers picking up orders. My wife and I both ordered an Ume Jewelry Box consisting of salmon, tuna, eel, cucumber, salmon roe, imitation crab meat, and egg on top of rice. We also ordered the chicken karaage appetizer and a Beef Box from the kid's menu. The food came out and already did not look appealing: the fish in our jewelry boxes looked poorly cut with the tuna cut into tiny cubes and the salmon looking almost shredded. The karaage was also disappointing because it was very dry (my wife believes they used chicken breast), had hardly any breading, and was barely fried at all. Lastly, our daughter's Beef Box was supposed to include gyoza, but they just threw in more dry karaage for whatever reason. My wife only ate some of the salmon and rice before deciding that she didn't like it, so I finished her dish along with mine. There was already a decent amount of soy sauce in the dish but I also added some wasabi sauce so I didn't really notice any abnormal flavor. I was also pretty hungry so I scarfed them both down.
Fast forward 4-5 hours later and I start to feel some itchiness all over my body with some red welts starting to develop. I took an Allegra to address the itching and went to bed. The next morning the red welts start to spread, and by the end of the day they developed into full-blown hives all over my arms, legs, chest, back, neck, face, and scalp (I included a couple pictures of the hives when they started, but you'll have to trust me when I say that it got *much much* worse later on since I don't want to gross anyone out with those pictures). After searching on Google for possible causes, we determined the cause to be histamine fish poisoning/scombroid fish poisoning which occurs after eating fish that has not been properly handled and stored, causing histamine levels to increase. This mostly occurs in tuna, which would explain why my wife didn't develop a reaction while I developed a severe one. I'm not sure if the current heat wave played a part in the improper storage/handling of the fish; I wouldn't be surprised if it did, however that still wouldn't excuse any poor storage methods. I also read some other recent reviews of their sushi rolls being warm when they were served. I sincerely hope no one else has gone through the same thing I'm going through now.
This was a huge disappointment to say the least since we've been wanting to try it for a while. But I guess we waited too long before it started going downhill. Never coming back here again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
索朗傑佈
not what i expected
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Cassie W
first time ordering and am full of regret :( no one wants pre packaged ginger and wasabi ! my sushi rolls are warm, and my avocado roll is missing all of the sauce and toppings. the fried tofu WITH sauce was IN a pool of liquid, so soft and horrible texture, what was even the point of frying it if you're going to soak it in liquid like that? what a waste.
Viktor Yaremus
I wish I would leave zero stars review but unfortunately you have to leave at least one. Ordered from them Sunday night for delivery. The second we opened the bag we knew we are not gonna eat it. Everything looked old and dry. One roll was cut into few huge pieces and one really thin one. I mean all the rolls were cut horribly and unevenly and there was no way to eat it. Rolls didn’t look even close to what they are advertising. Would not recommend it. And also they are not cheap, I’m used to “you get what you pay for” but that’s not the case with this place. Stay away from them. Never again
Food: 1
Ross Sager
The sushi is excellent and the staff are very friendly and helpful! I had the Dragon rolls and Mochi Green Tea ice cream, both delicious. I will definitely come here again and bring friends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robin R
Great food! Small place from the outside but wow what good food! It is a must try
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dannielle Goff
Food was not great. I found an avocado sticker with the avocado skin on it in my salmon avocado roll. I understand accidents happen but it was sticking out of the piece, they should've seen it. My other roll wasn't bad, the tempura Philadelphia, but it has avocado as well which made me cautious while eating and made the whole experience not as pleasant. Then the last roll to be brought out, the rainbow roll, just didn't look good at all. It was sloppy and the fish did not look fresh. We ended up sending that one back and had them take it off our bill, which came out to $54 for 4 rolls. They did offer us a free mochi dessert but we declined. I would have liked a discount offer rather than a dessert. Also the bathrooms were not very clean. The service wasn't terrible, but overall, I would not recommend eating here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Owen Bassett
Great food. Eaten here many times, each time food is great. Miso soup, all rolls and bowls are excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bob Welington
They close at 10:30pm, not 11pm. The time on google is misleading. Someone needs to fix that.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Nedch
Restaurant didn't want to take a pick up order 25min before their closing time...
Good service, good atmosphere, good food, very friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mei Mei
Change of ownership. Ramen was terrible, curry was terrible, sushi was okish. There was no one in it when Chicago Ramen next door is crowded, that should’ve been our first sign. Don’t get anything other than sushi here if you have to visit this place instead of Chicago Ramen next door.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Rosalva Alcantar
The food is so good here! And the staff was very welcoming.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
arturo ruiz
Place was amazing me and my fiancé order few items from menu and everything was a 10/10. Highly recommended this place food service and environment in the place was great. Friendly staff aswell.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Isabella Principe
Food was delicious and came out very quickly. The gyoza and sashimi were good, Service was also great!
Long story short: I developed serious hives all over my body after eating the tuna here.
The deets: I came here with my wife and daughter on Saturday at ~5pm. We were the only ones in there the whole time with maybe 2-3 customers picking up orders. My wife and I both ordered an Ume Jewelry Box consisting of salmon, tuna, eel, cucumber, salmon roe, imitation crab meat, and egg on top of rice. We also ordered the chicken karaage appetizer and a Beef Box from the kid's menu. The food came out and already did not look appealing: the fish in our jewelry boxes looked poorly cut with the tuna cut into tiny cubes and the salmon looking almost shredded. The karaage was also disappointing because it was very dry (my wife believes they used chicken breast), had hardly any breading, and was barely fried at all. Lastly, our daughter's Beef Box was supposed to include gyoza, but they just threw in more dry karaage for whatever reason. My wife only ate some of the salmon and rice before deciding that she didn't like it, so I finished her dish along with mine. There was already a decent amount of soy sauce in the dish but I also added some wasabi sauce so I didn't really notice any abnormal flavor. I was also pretty hungry so I scarfed them both down.
Fast forward 4-5 hours later and I start to feel some itchiness all over my body with some red welts starting to develop. I took an Allegra to address the itching and went to bed. The next morning the red welts start to spread, and by the end of the day they developed into full-blown hives all over my arms, legs, chest, back, neck, face, and scalp (I included a couple pictures of the hives when they started, but you'll have to trust me when I say that it got *much much* worse later on since I don't want to gross anyone out with those pictures). After searching on Google for possible causes, we determined the cause to be histamine fish poisoning/scombroid fish poisoning which occurs after eating fish that has not been properly handled and stored, causing histamine levels to increase. This mostly occurs in tuna, which would explain why my wife didn't develop a reaction while I developed a severe one. I'm not sure if the current heat wave played a part in the improper storage/handling of the fish; I wouldn't be surprised if it did, however that still wouldn't excuse any poor storage methods. I also read some other recent reviews of their sushi rolls being warm when they were served. I sincerely hope no one else has gone through the same thing I'm going through now.
This was a huge disappointment to say the least since we've been wanting to try it for a while. But I guess we waited too long before it started going downhill. Never coming back here again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
not what i expected
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
first time ordering and am full of regret :( no one wants pre packaged ginger and wasabi ! my sushi rolls are warm, and my avocado roll is missing all of the sauce and toppings. the fried tofu WITH sauce was IN a pool of liquid, so soft and horrible texture, what was even the point of frying it if you're going to soak it in liquid like that? what a waste.
I wish I would leave zero stars review but unfortunately you have to leave at least one. Ordered from them Sunday night for delivery. The second we opened the bag we knew we are not gonna eat it. Everything looked old and dry. One roll was cut into few huge pieces and one really thin one. I mean all the rolls were cut horribly and unevenly and there was no way to eat it. Rolls didn’t look even close to what they are advertising. Would not recommend it. And also they are not cheap, I’m used to “you get what you pay for” but that’s not the case with this place. Stay away from them. Never again
Food: 1
The sushi is excellent and the staff are very friendly and helpful! I had the Dragon rolls and Mochi Green Tea ice cream, both delicious. I will definitely come here again and bring friends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food! Small place from the outside but wow what good food! It is a must try
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was not great. I found an avocado sticker with the avocado skin on it in my salmon avocado roll. I understand accidents happen but it was sticking out of the piece, they should've seen it. My other roll wasn't bad, the tempura Philadelphia, but it has avocado as well which made me cautious while eating and made the whole experience not as pleasant. Then the last roll to be brought out, the rainbow roll, just didn't look good at all. It was sloppy and the fish did not look fresh. We ended up sending that one back and had them take it off our bill, which came out to $54 for 4 rolls. They did offer us a free mochi dessert but we declined. I would have liked a discount offer rather than a dessert. Also the bathrooms were not very clean. The service wasn't terrible, but overall, I would not recommend eating here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Great food. Eaten here many times, each time food is great. Miso soup, all rolls and bowls are excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They close at 10:30pm, not 11pm. The time on google is misleading. Someone needs to fix that.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Restaurant didn't want to take a pick up order 25min before their closing time...
Service: 1
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Good service, good atmosphere, good food, very friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Change of ownership. Ramen was terrible, curry was terrible, sushi was okish. There was no one in it when Chicago Ramen next door is crowded, that should’ve been our first sign. Don’t get anything other than sushi here if you have to visit this place instead of Chicago Ramen next door.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
The food is so good here! And the staff was very welcoming.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Place was amazing me and my fiancé order few items from menu and everything was a 10/10. Highly recommended this place food service and environment in the place was great. Friendly staff aswell.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was delicious and came out very quickly. The gyoza and sashimi were good, Service was also great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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