It's not the absolute best Asian food you can get, but it's easily the best Asian food you can get in the area. The Chop Kitchen flaunts itself as a "Chinese" restaurant but carries Viet, Japanese, and Thai dishes on the menu, making it a bit PanAsian style. I'm pretty simple and cheap, so I stick to the lunchtime sushi roll specials and lunch plates, which come with a selection of sauces and meats. I highly recommend the shrimp tempura roll, spicy tuna/salmon rolls, and yellowtail roll. They are honestly pretty decent and solid for the asking price. I'd also recommend the general tso and black pepper beef because they will generally taste like what you expect to be eating. I like a place that is disorganized and chaotic with hit or miss service because it adds a bit of fun to the experience. The average diner may not like that in a restaurant, so I can see how some reviews are a bit low. Overall, it's good. read more

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I feel bad leaving this review but changes need to be made or this restaurant will be a failure. I should have known pulling in at 6pm on a Friday and no one was there. We walked in and a kid was sprawled out on the couch near the entrance. My daughter's shrimp tempura roll was great. My pad Thai left much to be desired. It tasted very bland and like one of those microwave pad Thai you can get at Walmart. They have mail and bills all over the counter. The couch near the front is very worn out. This restaurant has the potential to be great but some overhauls need to be made. read more

Always good. I miss the old man. Son needs to step up and become a sushi master. good people, good food. I hope mama has found a smile!

A local family owned Asian restaurant in the strip mall below the Fairfield Inn and behind the Hampton and Drury. Easy walk. Two teenage sons were my greeter and waiter and a third son much younger was working on homework in the corner. Appears the mother was the sushi chef. Great service. Very warm and personable. I definitely over ordered food. The Miso was huge and tasty. The Shrimp Fried Rice I was only able to conquer half of but the Christmas Roll and salad were completely devoured. The salad was the only thing was typical size. All other portions were huge. I try to eat here when I am in the area. read more

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I really didn't care for the food here. And I can't quite put my finger on what rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe the service could have been better. I haven't been back since. So many better places than this one for me. read more

Food was very good! Salmon sashimi and the pink lady roll. Service was good. The noodles the table next to me ordered look delish. read more

Chop Kitchen - Salmon sashimi and pink lady roll. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Marion, Illinois

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Was hoping to give a good review since they have such a low rating, just to boost it up. Nope. Service was friendly but food was definitely unsatisfactory. Not sure why anyone would serve food that looks and tastes as if it sat out for an hr beforehand. Terrible. Don't think this business will last much longer with only 3 stars. That's low. Some just aren't meant to run a business. read more

Food was okay minus the fact we counted 6 roaches/bugs before we got our main dishes. Will not be coming back because of this. We were the only ones in the restaurant. read more

Chop Kitchen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Marion, Illinois

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Ew! Everything tasted "off". My scallop sauce tasted like dish soap. The California roll was OK but the other sushi was off. Didn't like this restaurant at all... Will not be back. read more

Fast, delicious and excellent food. Lots of variety.food was delicious. Staff was wonderful.

Never been there before. Not jest it's really always busy, enjoy and garlic's dishes especially the garlic bt

They are super nice, the food is delicious -- but ordering for pickup or delivery is a gamble as to if you'll get the exact food you ordered or something else. read more

Traveling to KY and staying overnight in Marion. This is my first time eating at Chop Kitchen and the food is very good. I got shrimp Lo Mein and added chicken to it and got steamed pork dumplings. Lo Mein was really good and this was my first time trying steamed dumplings and I highly recommend them. read more

Chop Kitchen - Shrimp and chicken Lo Mein. Steamed pork dumplings - Sushi Bars Near Me - Marion, Illinois

Very clean and nice/updated/modern atmosphere. Service was very good. But let's talk about the food. As for sushi, my sister got the California roll and Tornado roll. She liked the tornado roll the best -- very fresh, very good quality. I got the cashew chicken. The vegetables were all fresh and very good flavor. The spring rolls and crab Rangoon were very crispy, fresh and hot. As soon as they plated it, they brought it to the table so we all got served at slightly different times but it was so fresh and good, we didn't mind. Mom got the sweet and sour chicken and the husband got the general Tso's chicken. Everyone was very pleased and happy with our orders. read more

Chop Kitchen - This was what we had leftover AFTER eating - tornado roll, California roll and cashew chicken - Sushi Bars Near Me - Marion, Illinois

This has to be one of the best sushi spots I've been to! (And I'm from Chicago) The entire family was overwhelmingly nice! They serve complimentary soup and salad which were both fire . Everything we ordered was great. We got the rainbow roll, pink lady, and Christmas roll. The portions were huge and so delicious!! I would give ten starts if i could. read more

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Very pleased with my sushi that I would come back for. Service was great as well. The only negative was the fact that there was no background music but that's not really an issue for me. read more

the rice was soggy and had a rubbery texture the soy sauce included had a baloney taste very odd didn't finish, the fortune cookie was the best tasting part of the meal and it came empty read more

Chop Kitchen - 3 Rolls Lunch Special California roll, Philly roll, spicy tuna roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Marion, Illinois

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We recently had a birthday party for 10 people here and it was very accommodating for us. The menu is a wide variety of sushi and hibachi type foods. I had the pink lady sushi roll and i highly recommend!! It came with a small soup and a small salad. U can't wait to go for lunch and try a bento box. read more

I've never done a review but this place is off the charts bad. I ordered on Grubhub and was told 30 minutes. Walked in to pickup order- no one said hello or asked whatI was there for. After five minutes of waiting I finally said something and they said they were making it. The place was totally unorganized and Paper supplies were all over the counter with silverware, cups and to go boxes. After 20 minutes I finally got my food and took it back to my hotel. The first thing I opened up was the squid salad and from there I really couldn't eat any more of the order because the squid salad hada frozen ball of squid in the middle. Totally unsanitary. See attached picture -no dinner for me tonight. Update- they charged me twice. This was a work trip so I have two charges now....don't go there! read more

Chop Kitchen - Frozen Squid Salad - Sushi Bars Near Me - Marion, Illinois

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Waiting 2 hours for food. Staff not communicating and lack of care. Young server was eating while going back and forth to kitchen and not following food safety. Also had ear bud in. Won't be back. read more

Stopped in for lunch for our anniversary. We have a favorite sushi spot in Carbondale but wanted to try this place. The miso soup was really flavorless & watery. I ordered the Alaska roll & Eel Avocado roll, they came stuffed with cucumber & a sliver of fish. Very flavorless. The eel sauce tasted like ALPO wet dog food smells. I also ordered the salmon sushi & the scallop sushi, the salmon was just on trend with the lacking flavor & the scallop was frozen when I bit into it. The salad tasted pretty good, their ice water was cold & bussin. Didn't enjoy the meal but I'd like to try their Habachi or Chinese food options before I give up on this place. read more

Very good food and service! Lots of menu options that don't disappoint. However the fortune cookie at the end was stale. LOL

I ordered the pad Thai here and it was okay. The food itself was fine but it tasted different than other of Thais I'd had before. So it didn't really "hit the spot". I got mine to go so I was able to eat about 1/3 of it then I threw the rest out. read more

We were traveling hone & stopped for late lunch - Floors were dirty and windows too but I figured maybe they had a busy lunch... We chose the Vietnamese spring rolls, chicken skewers, spicy tuna roll and hubby had pad Thai. Hot tea for drinks... spring rolls were OK but very greasy, same with the chicken skewer, no sauce. My spicy tuna was simply tuna and panko? Very dry. Hubby's Pad Thai had almost no flavor. Hot tea came after lunch was served, teapot was dirty. *Note. No one attempted to clean, sweep, or pick up floor while we were there so I did drop the review to a 2 star. I'm usually pretty optimistic but this place really bummed me. read more

Come for the sushi, stay for the soup and bento meals. Portions are huge. The squid salad is a hidden gem as is the duck broth soup

Thank you for a wonderful meal and birthday. I will definitely be back to try the noodle soup. The lunch specials are great! read more

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This is honestly the best place to get sushi in the area. Better than Fujiyama I'm Carbondale and Marion, better than Yamato. Get the chop special roll, and their eel is the best I've ever had. 5/5 easily! read more

I always order takeout. It's always fast and the workers are very sweet. The sushi is always delicious.

Amazing place to eat and one of my favorite places to get food around here! Definitely worth a try if you like Asian cuisine. I would say specifics about which type of Asian cuisine, but they serve a relatively wide variety of food here, and it's a very nice place in general. read more

The meal was fantastic. I ordered the Hibachi Scallops without broccoli. The scallops were cooked well. The portion was generous. I also got a California roll. It was one of the best I've had. My daughter had the tuna sashimi. It was fresh and delicious. Her shrimp tempura roll and my husband's salmon hibachi were also excellent. I look forward to returning often. read more

Visiting from South Florida and was pleasantly surprised!!! Extremely good and freshly made!!!

The food tasted great and was served fresh and hot. Wonderfully flavorful food all around. We had a mix of appetizers, rolls and noodles. One of the funniest things we ordered were the Pork Belly Buns. Next time I'm going to ask for an order of just the buns because they have terrific consistency & flavor. The prices are about right. The table menu could be a little more descriptive. They have a paper carryout menu that pretty much solves that. I'd order from off that, especially if your new to dining there. read more

called and said they closed at 10:30, got there at 10:00 wouldn't serve us after we called them before to make sure. #ANGRY #IWANTEDSUSHI!