Chef Soon Contemporary Sushi & Bar

Picked up a take out order and didn’t receive any chop sticks. When I called in to ask why they do not include chop sticks, the host said they usually do. I asked what we can do about this since I am already twenty minutes away. She said “we will give you extra chop sticks next time” and laughed. When I tasted the roll I ordered I learned they didn’t put much care into that either. I would not recommend this place as there are other quality sushi restaurants in the area.

Service: 1

The best sushi I have ever tasted in my entire life and I just started getting into sushi. It’s like the holy Grail of sushi whether you like it raw or cook cooked, they do it. God bless these chefs

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We ate on the warmed outdoor patio and it was delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Summer Roll

My wife and I have been coming to Chef Soon’s regularly for the past couple of years, and honestly, it’s the only place we’ll go for sushi. The quality of the fish, the flavors, and the attention to detail in every roll—there’s just nothing like it. Every dish is made with such precision and pride, and it shows in each bite.

Chef Soon himself is like a well-oiled machine, and watching him work is part of the experience. The whole team is friendly and genuinely cares about what they’re serving, and you can tell they all take real pride in their roles. Whether you’re a die-hard sushi fan or trying it for the first time, this place will make you a believer. Trust me, you won’t find better sushi or a better vibe anywhere else

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chef Soon's Special Maki and Black Dragon Roll, Summer Roll

That best sushi around! Fish is always SOOOO fresh. Daily specials never disappoint. It's our goto spot for an amazing meal!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great quality fish, if you enjoy real sushi. This is a good spot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

That was horrible service ! I will never came to this place again !
I am a mother of a child with double disabilities and this evening we made a reservation online in advance hoping to spend the evening with the family. At the entrance to the restaurant we were met by Kathleen, who offered us a table outside, we asked for a table inside - again we were refused, she offered a table at the entrance - I again explained about the child's condition and the impossibility of sitting at the exit. All this time Kathleen was angry, unprofessional and even aggressive towards us! She refused to call the manager. And most importantly - all this time inside the restaurant there was available table by the window - one question: for whom was she holding this table?

Service: 1

My favorite sushi ever. So many different flavors and extremely unique. Food is always consistent. I’ve never had a bad meal there. One of my top 3 fav restaurants.

Vegetarian options: Salad maki is excellent.

Parking: Plenty of street parking up and down the streets. Parking lot close by

Kid-friendliness: Good for adults only or families.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tropical Island, Summer Roll, Salad Maki

Awesome sushi. They have gluten free soy sauce. High quality food and very good presentation. Will definitely come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wasabi, Signature Maki Roll

If I could give this place a million stars I would! The service is amazing, I have never had a bad server in all the times I’ve gone here. And the food is immaculate, I genuinely have never ordered something I didn’t like. I would 1000% recommend this place to anyone looking for high quality sushi at a reasonable price.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Short and sweet: the best sushi I have ever had

Long and sour: everything about the experience was perfect. Located near Naperville and right next to plenty of other restaurants and stores so it makes it easy to multitask and knock out two birds with one stone.

The restaurant itself has a cozy interior with booth seating to make it feel more welcoming. There is also a patio with a rain cover so that you can take advantage when the weather is nice.

The service we received was phenomenal. A very friendly hostess showed us to our table before we met our server. She gave us great recommendations and took our tastes into consideration. She also stopped by multiple times to fill out water, make sure everything was good, and take away dirty plates.

Finally, the best part, the food. It's hard to explain with words what the tongue can taste but I will try. I'm not the biggest sushi snob but I can appreciate a good piece of maki when I taste it. We got the chef soon special, smoky bear, something with mango, and a shrimp tempura roll because I always have to try it. It's hard to rank such good food from worst to best so I will go from good to great.

Unsurprisingly, the one I choose instead of having the server choose for me, was the good one. It has smoked salmon on top but I think there was a little bit too much cream cheese inside. It was still better than any other roll I have had but a great roll can't have cream cheese, let alone enough to slightly overpower the roll. The presentation was great with thin but wide pieces of salmon on top with a sauce drizzled on the side to let the customer choose. Smoked salmon roll 6.8

Secondly is the shrimp tempura roll. The top three rolls were all so close but just like cream cheese in the smoky bear, a great roll can't have shrimp tempura. I still love shrimp tempura but that is because it's hard to mess it up, and it tastes good, but is not authentic sushi. It had some flsort of white crunchy bits around the roll that enhanced the texture but the flavor is where it rose to the top. It didn't taste much like normal shrimp tempura so I could tell it was a higher quality than what you get anywhere else. Just like the other roll, it had a great sauce on the side. Shrimp tempura 8.1

In second place was the mango roll. I call it the mango roll because it had mango on top but you can find out exactly what is in each roll by looking at their menu online. The roll itself was great, but I am a huge fan of mango and fruit, especially on sushi so this one had high expectations. It perfectly met those expectations. As the tiny diced mango never tore apart the roll, slid off, or overpowered the fish. If you are new to fruit on sushi, I highly recommend this one. It also had a bit of spice but the perfect amount where it was just a bit after you already ate the piece of sushi. Mango roll 8.6

Last but certainly not least... The chef soon signature roll. Listed first on the speciality rolls menu, it did not disappoint. I usually prefer salmon over tuna but this roll has singlehandedly changed my mind. The presentation was very demure. It knew where to fit in and it knew where to stand out. The interior of the roll looked very basic, just yellowfin and some accessories but the top lured you in with some edible flowers that have a little flare to an otherwise, standard looking maki roll. The first bite was the same as the last... Perfect. I could eat this roll every single day for the rest of my life and not get sick, unlike some of the distinct flavors in smoked salmon, mango, and shrimp tempura. It executed a pretty basic recipe to perfection. The rice was fluffy yet dense enough to hold the roll together. The nori was almost invisible to my mouth and let the tuna talk. The way I described it in person was "creamy", but in the best way. That must have been a good piece of fish because it was the equivalent of

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Summer Roll

I had the assorted sashimi dinner and it was very tasty. Only gave it 4 stars out of 5 for food because I had to deal with small pieces of oyster shell in my oyster shooter which was annoying.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Great place even better service.
Alexis our server was amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Celebrating a birthday. Even though we had reservations there was no room inside and we were seated out side staring at the trash can. The food was decent, Service was nice. Portions on the smaller size. Asked for no ice in drinks although that was consistently overlooked and drinks were filled with ice. Tasty and reasonably fresh. We were automatically charged a 18% tip. You have to inspect the receipt closely or you will likely double tip!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 4

Short and sweet: the best sushi I have ever had

Long and sour: everything about the experience was perfect. Located near Naperville and right next to plenty of other restaurants and stores so it makes it easy to multitask and knock out two birds with one stone.

The restaurant itself has a cozy interior with booth seating to make it feel more welcoming. There is also a patio with a rain cover so that you can take advantage when the weather is nice.

The service we received was phenomenal. A very friendly hostess showed us to our table before we met our server. She gave us great recommendations and took our tastes into consideration. She also stopped by multiple times to fill out water, make sure everything was good, and take away dirty plates.

Finally, the best part, the food. It's hard to explain with words what the tongue can taste but I will try. I'm not the biggest sushi snob but I can appreciate a good piece of maki when I taste it. We got the chef soon special, smoky bear, something with mango, and a shrimp tempura roll because I always have to try it. It's hard to rank such good food from worst to best so I will go from good to great.

Unsurprisingly, the one I choose instead of having the server choose for me, was the good one. It has smoked salmon on top but I think there was a little bit too much cream cheese inside. It was still better than any other roll I have had but a great roll can't have cream cheese, let alone enough to slightly overpower the roll. The presentation was great with thin but wide pieces of salmon on top with a sauce drizzled on the side to let the customer choose. Smoked salmon roll 6.8

Secondly is the shrimp tempura roll. The top three rolls were all so close but just like cream cheese in the smoky bear, a great roll can't have shrimp tempura. I still love shrimp tempura but that is because it's hard to mess it up, and it tastes good, but is not authentic sushi. It had some flsort of white crunchy bits around the roll that enhanced the texture but the flavor is where it rose to the top. It didn't taste much like normal shrimp tempura so I could tell it was a higher quality than what you get anywhere else. Just like the other roll, it had a great sauce on the side. Shrimp tempura 8.1

In second place was the mango roll. I call it the mango roll because it had mango on top but you can find out exactly what is in each roll by looking at their menu online. The roll itself was great, but I am a huge fan of mango and fruit, especially on sushi so this one had high expectations. It perfectly met those expectations. As the tiny diced mango never tore apart the roll, slid off, or overpowered the fish. If you are new to fruit on sushi, I highly recommend this one. It also had a bit of spice but the perfect amount where it was just a bit after you already ate the piece of sushi. Mango roll 8.6

Last but certainly not least... The chef soon signature roll. Listed first on the speciality rolls menu, it did not disappoint. I usually prefer salmon over tuna but this roll has singlehandedly changed my mind. The presentation was very demure. It knew where to fit in and it knew where to stand out. The interior of the roll looked very basic, just yellowfin and some accessories but the top lured you in with some edible flowers that have a little flare to an otherwise, standard looking maki roll. The first bite was the same as the last... Perfect. I could eat this roll every single day for the rest of my life and not get sick, unlike some of the distinct flavors in smoked salmon, mango, and shrimp tempura. It executed a pretty basic recipe to perfection. The rice was fluffy yet dense enough to hold the roll together. The nori was almost invisible to my mouth and let the tuna talk. The way I described it in person was "creamy", but in the best way. That must have been a good piece of fish because it was the equivalent of

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Summer Roll