We have been wanting to try this sushi place for a while, and it was definitely worth the wait…read more Some of the best crab rangoons I have ever had. I ordered way too much sushi, but it was all so delicious. I loved how they prepared the sushi at an open counter and we could see how it all was being made. This is one of those spots where will bring our friends and family to give them a Chicago food experience.

Great lunch specials at Ukai!…read more We got a 3 roll maki lunch and a lunch bento. The three rolls came with miso soup which was your basic miso soup - pretty good. The shrimp tempura and spicy crab rolls were our favorites. The shrimp tempura had a bbq sauce or something on it that was really good and the spicy mayo on the crab roll was also really good and not tooooo spicy. The tuna avocado roll was just alright and the avocado was a little overpowering. The chicken teriyaki wasn't my favorite. It came with a gyoza that didn't have much taste, 4 pcs of a California roll that was fine, a little salad which was fine, and the chicken and rice which were super flavorful or saucy and came with some bland veggies.

I have been wanting to try this place for a couple years and glad I was finally able to and for my…read morebirthday! It is very cute and intimate inside as it's your party with the chef. Our chef was a lot of fun and was great at giving us good food, presenting the food, and having fun with us. All the food was delicious! It was a 17 course omakase and I felt pretty full at the end. We did add the wagyu at the end which was $28 a piece. It was great! My favorites were the toro with caviar and truffle. I know people get nervous about whether they're full after the omakase, but with a drink and a shot of sake, I felt pretty full. I wanted to order more but I knew I was full. I can tell by how tight my belt is, and I wanted to move my belt down one. Overall, I highly recommend this spot as it's delicious and such a great time! Chris was great!

Sushi Suite 202 is a completely unique experience, unless you're someone that's dined at an omakase…read morestyle restaurant before. My wife and I have eaten plenty of sushi in our lives, but this was our first omakase experience, and it was wonderful. IMO, for many reasons, this is a special occasion type of dining experience... a date night, a birthday, anniversary, etc... First of all, it's intimate to the extent that the restaurant itself is in a renovated suite in the Lincoln Hotel. There's no sign. If you don't have a reservation, you're not eating there. The space itself only holds 12 or so people plus the three staff members which consists of a mixologist, a maetre d' and your sushi chef. The room itself is designed to make you feel like someone dropped a sushi bar in your living room. It's clean, homey and comfortable. The service was impeccable, as it should be when you've got maybe up to 8 people to take care of... the mixologist (Ivan?) and maître d' (sadly, I can't recall her name) were both friendly and helpful, and only engaged when you needed them. My wife and I were celebrating our anniversary, and purchased a "Date Night" package - which included the 17 course meal and a drink flight. It was $150/pp but it was worth every penny. It was a perfect amount of food, and the three drinks we were served (vodka, tequila and gin based) were all delicious. The wife and I each ordered one more drink, and when they presented us with the bill, it was exactly what we expected. They even included the gratuity on the bill, and we both agreed it was well worth the money for the whole experience. Our sushi chef, Ken, was awesome. Again, I've sat at sushi bars a million times, but to have a chef prepare each piece by hand, just for you and 5 others, while explaining the process, the fish, etc.... was a pretty amazing. The sushi was delicious, even though I couldn't tell you the names of all of it.. Ken was hard to understand at times, but the wife and I got the gist of what we were being told, even if we didn't quite catch the names of all the pieces. Scroll through my pictures... I tried to fill in some of the blanks. All-in-all, it was an amazing time. Plan for a whole evening because even though there is inherently a time limit due to the nature of their business, you never feel rushed. It was relaxing and laid back and allows you the time to really enjoy every sip and bite of your meal.

I got the shrimp and scallop hibachi dinner and it was delicious! Plenty of seating inside and the…read moreservice was kind and quick. My meal was around 35ish dollars which is to be expected with hibachi I feel. Would go again. Tasted clean and yummy.

Edamame + sushi + a crisp diet coke + good company = all I could ever ask for from a Thursday night…read moredinner

This place is. Never. A. Miss. My goodness how I've missed you Juno. Hands down my favorite sushi…read morein Chicago and that's saying a lot because there are tons of great choices. Phenomenally fresh and always beautifully and artfully executed.

I came here late one evening without a reservation. They happen to get us right in. It was around…read more10:30 PM on a Saturday evening, it was sort of empty. The service was very kind and the food was amazing. We ordered an array of à la carte dishes. My favorite dish was with this dome of Smoke over it, I'm so sorry. I don't remember what it's called but ask the waiter for it and I recommended for sure. We also ordered a short rib dish and accompanied it with some fresh lettuce. We then put the short rib in lettuce to make lettuce wraps, and that was very refreshing and savory. I recommend doing that.

A little hidden sushi gem in Avondale! It's a little unassuming and can easily be missed, but it's…read moreright next door to Wok! You Want. As others have mentioned, it's the same owners, so don't be surprised to see employees walking back and forth between the two. We stopped by for a weekday dinner and got to enjoy some delicious sushi. We didn't notice our gyoza came out as 5 pieces instead of 6 actually, until the server came by at the end of the meal to tell us this and that they packed a fresh set of 6 pieces to go for us! Really appreciate the honesty and service here. Excellent chill spot for some well-priced sushi.

A great neighborhood spot we've picked up from a few times. Food hits on quality and quantity, it's…read morea great addition to Avondale. We typically order a couple rolls, edamame, and miso. Everything's been delicious! The red dragon roll is a fave, and we've been happy with the quality of the fish. Have yet to dine in, but the owners have been so friendly every time we've stopped in for takeout.

Kyoten was overall a very very very good omakase experience. Most of the fish tasted very fresh and…read morethe sushi rice and wasabi were phenomenal. I was surprised when I walked in 5 minutes early and the host/server seemed a little disjointed. Also sat down in my seat and nobody greeted or welcomed me, which isn't a huge deal, just very unusual for an expensive omakase. The casualness of the experience threw me off a little bit at first, but I grew to be okay with it as the night went on. Conversation with chef was good as the night went on, and it was a nice interior even though there is no signage outside and you walk in through what look to be mid-construction doors/entrance. The beverage pairing turned out to be pretty good, and most of the courses were tasty and nice. The only course that didn't taste as fresh as it should've was the Akami nigiri. Even with the marinading process, it still tasted a little old to me. Otherwise all the other nigiri pieces were perfect. The final reason why this was deserving of 4 stars in my opinion in the price point. I've had better omakases for the same price or even slightly cheaper before. I'm all for paying top dollar for premium omakases, but when you are charging this price, there should not be any areas of improvement or things left to be desired. Should be flawless at this price. Good experience and I'm glad I tried it.

I love sushi and I love this place. One of my favorite omakase and we've been to quite a few. Seats…read moreare limited, which makes it difficult to reserve a spot but definitely worth it because it provides an intimate interaction with the chef; thus it was quiet and peaceful throughout the dining experience. Chef Otto was very personable-his sense of humor made the dining experience worthwhile. As for the sushi and fishes-just wow. I've never had cheese sushi and it was amazing. All of dishes were quality; thus, unique. It's not your typical omakase but it's definitely worth the experience. I'd definitely come back here when I'm in Chicago.

Highly recommend the Hamachi Truffle roll, it was amazing, even at $19…read more We loved the spicy miso soup, and garlic edamame! Only drawback was that we were there for 90 minutes.

BYOB FYI. I feel I didn't know this before getting a reservation. They do not have any drinks other…read morethan water and tea. The staff are very nice though. I came here on NYE there were three adults and one child. They do not have bento boxes, karaage or dumplings. I got a hot green tea, and three rolls. The turtle, the mafia, and caterpillar. The were very small rolls, not well formed, very average. And we got the tempura sweet potato roll, although the sweet potato wasn't tempura there were just fried pieces on top of the sweet potato roll. Nevertheless it was better than the turtle. I also got the Spicy Miso Soup which was very good and spicy. They kindly gave us free mochi which wasn't on the menu. We were in and out within an hour.

Making the trek from the burbs to the city on a Saturday night is a pain these days so when we do…read moreso we like to make it worth it. And Omakase on Me was well worth it from both an entertainment and food perspective. I had booked this for our anniversary about a month ago after seeing the stellar reviews and we are huge sushi fans. I didn't research too much so wasn't exactly sure how it worked, but the surprise was part of the fun. We arrived for our 7:30pm reservation and were asked to sit to the side until everyone arrived. I figured they'd take us to a table in the back, but then realized there's just one bar where everyone sits. They do 3 seatings a night: 530pm, 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Our entire experience was about an hour of 15 min and we left super full and well entertained. There are 16 courses. I believe about 5 appetizers, followed by many sushi courses, 1 hand roll and finally a delicious cheesecake for dessert. I was super full around course #8 and my husband had to start helping me out even though it was all so good. It wasn't the best sushi I've ever had, but really good by Chicago standards. We were sitting next to a lovely couple from Seattle where they do have a really good fresh sushi and they were fans too. The presentation was so fun that you'll definitely want to keep your phone handy to take pics and videos. And the staff was upbeat, hilarious and so nice! They also kept the sake flowing. They do offer other drinks, but we really didn't need to order on top of all of the sake. Our total ended up being around $400, which is pricey for a meal for 2 but felt like it was a show plus sushi...and such a unique experience. My husband loved it all and thanked me for finding something super fun to celebrate our anniversary. On your way out you'll also have the opportunity to sign the wall. For the cost I think it was a one time experience for a date night, but i do think it would be a blast to fill the place with a bunch of friends so maybe we'll do that at some point!

Also could be called Sake On Me since you really do get AYCD sake complements of Sake Boy (there's…read morealso a limited beverage menu with other things to purchase). Said Sake Boy and Chef Bankky (sp?) will make sure you Enjoy Your F*cking Dinner. They put on a great show while serving 16 really nice, varied bites accompanied by great, classic rock and pop. Eclectic atmosphere, like a 70's basement with console stereo, posters and albums on display accented with random neon, including in the restroom. We appreciated that they did their thing for just the 2 of us on a recent Wednesday 5:30p seating. It could be a great dinner party if you came with a group... Creative nigiri, a handroll, interesting serving vessels highlighted interesting fish and flavor combos, with a bit of uni, Wagyu, and caviar thrown in for good measure. Will definitely return.