Kamehachi is one of those places you can always count on & a true Northbrook staple for a reason. The food is consistently good. I love the bao buns, soft, flavorful, & always satisfying. The chicken katsu is solid every time, crispy & comforting, & the sushi is fresh & reliable, which matters when you're ordering classic rolls you know & love. The space is casual & comfortable, with a familiar, no-frills vibe that works for an easy weeknight dinner, a family meal, or a low-key night out. It's not trying to be trendy, & that's part of what makes it feel dependable. Service is solid across the board. The staff is friendly, attentive, & especially great about accommodating allergies, which never feels like an afterthought & makes the experience that much better. Overall, it's just a good experience from start to finish. Kamehachi has been around forever, & it shows in the best way. A reliable go-to for Japanese food in the area that always delivers. read more

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I'll say it again-- favorite sushi on the Northshore! We tried the hamachi jalapeño and it was so fresh, buttery, and flavorful. This is my fave crispy rice spicy tuna so it's always a must. And we tried the assorted sashimi and sushi this time just because we wanted variety. All the rolls always hit the spot. Service is fast and I have to say the busboy there is fabulous! Water is never less than half full and plates are taken right away. Always a great experience here read more

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2 for one spicy tuna, I ordered it w black rice because it is healthier. Cucumber salad was delivered with dressing on the side which was smart so it wouldn't get soggy. Tuna was great, cucumber salad was delightfully crunchy. Will definitely order again. read more

Kamehachi - Spicy tuna w black rice, cucumber salad and a side of spicy mayo - Sushi Bars Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

I have mixed feelings about Kamehachi and hadn't been here in a few years. Love: - the 2 menu pages worth of sushi options! - that lychee martini!! Like: - coloring sheets and crayons for kids - extensive menu with hot and cold appetizers, entrees across noodle and rice dishes, salads, and lunch specials - date night vibes Dislike: - the rice ratio was a little high in the sushi, making it drier than anticipated. Also, I realized after the fact that no sauce was drizzled over either of my 2 rolls, and the spider (soft shell crab) one drastically needed it. Soy sauce just made it too salty. - service was a bit slow read more

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We were seated quickly. Not a lot people there. They have two entrances. One on the street side and another at the parking lot side. The menu was large. They have a lunch special until three pm on week days. They had an additional paper menu with additional items today. We had the nabe udon soup. It had a smokey traditional taste of fermented fish or sardine. The udon noodles were a good texture and thick. There was a slightly raw egg and some napa diced cabbage. There was some other green that reminded me of spinach with no flavor but was soft like spinach. It didn't have a spinach flavor or residue. There was only one slice of fish cake. Thought there would be at least a few slices. The spicy tuna deluxe has six slices. It was not very spicy. The tuna was not ground up. Instead, it was whole tuna pieces. I could taste the avocado and cucumber. Some of the slices were cut rather large. The green wasabi and ginger came on the same plate as the roll. Service was a bit slow. We didn't get any water refills. It was near closing time. Pretty quiet. No music. Not many other patrons. They must go for the lunch specials. It is near an office building. read more

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Best sushi restaurant in area. First tried Kamehachi years ago on Wells Street in the Old Town neighborhood. Northbrook location has better ambience and easy, free parking. Food is fresh and delicious. Waitress was attentive. read more

I've been coming to kamehachi ever since I was a kid and now I had the pleasure of dining here with my children! My favorite dish is the dynamite! My mouth is on fire and I keep digging in for more. The kids love the bento box! Perfect mix of protein, sushi, rice, and tempura! It's a great location for family dinner or take out! read more

Kamehachi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

We brought a couple who were celebrating a special anniversary and they had a very lovely time at Kamehachi. From the moment we were seated, through our service, to a surprise dessert in honor of the couple, I felt like they were treated royally. Food was brought out promptly, and the dishes that were hot, were served hot -- looking at you molten lava hot chicken wings. Our special couple raved about the supremely fresh sushi and the presentation. I enjoyed my Chilean Sea Bass with miso sauce. It's like that quote by Maya Angelou -- "...people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Kamehachi -- you made our couple feel very special -- thank you! read more

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Before the pandemic, we came to Kamehachi every Saturday evening for more than 15 years.   With the Covid, it has been a long hiatus.  The last time we were here was a year ago when we had a big family gathering and they partitioned a private room for us, which now becomes the Omakase room.  This time, we had a small group dinner with family members.  It was a Sunday night and the restaurant was packed.  I ordered the Unagi Don, which is the barbecued fresh water eel with sushi rice.  At many Japanese restaurants, the cooked eel usually is prepared with Teriyaki sauce, which is too sweet for me.  But the barbecue sauce they have is just right, and I like it.  My wife ordered the Bento Box with Chilean sea bass, which is not on their menu.   On their menu, they only have Bento Box with chicken, beef, or salmon.  And the menu prominently states that "No substitutions, please".  However, if you ask, they do give you substitution.  My wife substituted her Bento box salmon with Chilean sea bass for $7, and I substituted my miso soup with a salad for $2.  In the past, we even had special order of grilled shrimp Bento Box. In addition to the Japanese beer Sapporo, our group also had a bottle of the Yoshi No Gawa sake ("the winter warrior").  The sake has some light floral flavor and is quite complementary to the sushi and seafood dishes. While the food is good, I must say that they have raised the menu price quite significantly, and at the new price range, they will face very strong competition.   Finally, a big shout out to our server Usa.  We have known Usa for a long, long time.  She is always cheerful, friendly, and nice, and has been treating us like her own family.  That night, my wife had packed some California rolls from the Bento Box to go.  However, when we got home, my wife realized that she had left them on the dinner table and didn't bring them home.   When we called, they said that the busboy had already cleared the table.  But Usa said that "no worry, we'll make some new ones for you" (although the restaurant was near closing for the night).  Since we are less than 10 minutes away, I went back to the restaurant and the new California rolls were already there for me to pick up.  This is real customer service! read more

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I ordered a glass of wine and one friend ordered tea. We waited quite awhile for anything to arrive. The other friend decided to also order tea, never got it. We ordered three maki rolls to share: Sunset Roll, Summer Roll, and a Spicy Salmon Roll. They were all delicious! It was not very busy so the slow service made no sense. read more

Went here for a late lunch. The place is nice and spacious and our server was really friendly. We ordered the pork belly steamed buns and the bacon crab Rangoon. The buns were decent and the Rangoons were really delicious. For our mains, we ordered the Northbrook Roll and the Katsudon. Everything was just ok to us. Nothing to rave about. read more

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When you walk in, the space is decorated nicely and it feels well spaced out. The staff was very nice. They were pretty attentive and came by just enough while I wasn't in the middle of eating, which I appreciated. I ordered the spicy chicken ramen. It was not for me. I expected it to be like other ramen that I've had, but this was not what I expected. There was something about it that was overpowering any other flavors. I also thought I would get a soft boiled ramen egg, but instead I receive half of a hard boiled egg. I might come back to give the sushi a try, but the ramen is not something I'd be dying to come back for. read more

Kamehachi - Spicy Chicken Ramen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

Visiting my boyfriend who lives near here, I told him I wanted to go for sushi. Since I wasn't familiar with the area, we went where he usually orders takeout from. Since it was a Sunday afternoon, we got in right after they opened (around 4:00 PM). I loved the environment and the tables were so cute. They had those glass tops where you can see different items placed underneath it (I provided a picture in case it's unclear what I'm talking about) Staff was attentive and got us seated right away. Our server was lovely, I feel terrible that I didn't ask for his name a second time and I can't remember it. He was a young man who was so friendly and accommodating. I grew up eating Philadelphia rolls but they didn't technically have one on the menu (which I understand since some do not consider that authentic sushi) but they had a similar one called the New York roll. It just didn't have avocado. I asked for some on the side because the menu said no substitutions. I was hesitant to ask but he said he would ask if they could just add it right in. I was so happy since the roll came out exactly as I like it and it was fresh and delish. We ordered vegetable gyoza as an appetizer and my boyfriend ordered two different veggie sushi rolls. The tempura one was especially tasty. I would highly recommend this place and can't wait to return! read more

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Ebi Shumei, Nabayaki Udon, Tempura Udon, "Dynamite" appetizer,hot tea, attentive service. Reasonable cost for satisfying quality food.

I'm so confused by some of these reviews. I have been eating Kamehachi for as long as I can remember. I ordered 2-3 times a week from the old town location and now that I moved to the suburbs northbrook is my go to. I came in last night with a group of 9 for my bday and everything was fresh, delicious and service was great per usual. We had one waitress and she was spectacular- friendly , attentive and brought us things before we had to ask for them. My go to order: Spicy edamame Rock shrimp California - they use real crab. The only place I eat California rolls Spicy scallop handroll Spicy tuna Green turtle And all the sashimi's Summer read more

Dine-in by reservation only. They took our temperature on our wrists when we sat down. We ordered a large kamehachi salad, hiyashi wakame, sweet potato roll, lobster maki, futo, California, dragon, special salmon, mushroom tobanyaki and veggie tempura. The mushrooms were so yummy. The veggie tempura here batter was so light and crispy and perfectly crunchy, quite tasty. The tempura sweet potato is not my favorite, it's cold, would be better warm. Not a big fan of the futomaki either. The lobster and California roll were so good. The dragon and special salmon rolls were so-so. read more

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When patrons write a review, it is usually just a snapshot of what the restaurant is like on the day they visit. However, we have been to Kamehachi literally hundreds of times in a span of at least 15 years, until the pandemic hit. So, writing a review of Kamehachi is very different, because it is like a report of so many reviews at the same time! Why did we go there so many times? It started out when I escorted my Mom (who were not living with us) to shop every weekend, and then my hubby and I treated her to dinner at Kamehachi. My Mom who's hard to please likes their food, especially their rolls, she knew exactly what to order, and felt relaxed and comfortable with several friendly servers who called her Grandma. They also comp her with ice cream each time! We knew the menu so well that we didn't need one! Hubby's favorite was Chirashi, while Mom liked the Bento Box with Shrimp (substitution created by Mom). Interestingly, I don't like to eat raw food except when I was in Japan, but finding tasty cooked dishes at Kamehachi is not hard. I love to try different things, I created the Bento Box with Chilean Sea Bass (with an extra fee, now being $7 more), Dragon Rolls, Wonderful Rolls, Nabeyaki Udon, Tonkotsu Ramen, just to name a few. I also loved to try their seasonal rolls, those with mango were refreshing and almost too beautiful to eat. We ate at Kamehachi almost every weekend since at least 2005 until March of 2020, and had hosted many birthday parties there. It's a family-friendly restaurant. Then came the pandemic and the restaurant was closed for 18 months! I thought of our 2 most favorite waitresses Titina and Usa a lot, wondering how they were doing during the close-down time of restaurants! Then last week we finally decided that it's safe for our big extended family to have a gathering again, and Hubby and I picked Kamehachi! I was so glad that it survived the pandemic so far, and they have installed a new air filtration system. However, after 2 1/2 years, the only familiar faces were the manager Jae and our favorite waitress Usa, Titina had moved to another state during the time when the restaurant was closed and depended only on takeout orders. I worked with Jae to arrange for the party of 16 family members. Jae told me that they were down to 2 servers (I don't know if that was due to a weekday of just overall shortness of staff like almost every other restaurant), he therefore requested me to give them a list of what our party would order ahead of time, which I didn't mind. As a matter of fact, it helped streamlined things a lot! We ordered half pan Gyoza, half pan Chicken Yakitori, and 4 orders of Mushroom Tobanyaki for appetizers. For entrees there were numerous Bento Boxes (with salmon, beef, chicken teriyaki, shrimp, or Chilean Sea Bass), Sashimi Deluxe, Chirashi, Chilean Sea Bass Entrée, Chicken Teriyaki, Asian Chimichurri Skirt Steak, Nabeyaki Udon, Nagasaki Udon, and some of their rolls. We also ordered a bottle of chardonnay and a couple bottles of hot sake for those who drank. I want to mention that I appreciate Kamehachi's consistency, for so many years and including this party, there was never a bad meal! It was a relief that all the food was tasty and the ingredients fresh, just like before! And Usa and her assistants served our entire party seamlessly! They kept the cold water and hot green tea filled throughout the night! At the end, Usa brought out the big cake that I bought from Lana's. In order to save their time and efforts, I brought paper plates and plastic forks with us. It was such a pleasure to catch up a little with Usa when she had a brief moment before the party began too! For a group of 24 people or less, I believe it would fit nicely in their private room. Jae had arranged 8 small tables to form a large rectangular table that seated all 16 of us perfectly and comfortably in their private room. We really enjoyed the privacy and were happy to dine with each other again, so we might have forgotten that 3 of the walls were just thin panels, we all had a great time and were loud! When I was planning the party, Jae told me that he was leaving in 2 weeks! So, I am glad that we had the party before he left! We had been through at least 5 managers at Kamehachi over the years, namely Colin, Chris, Danny, Jae, (forgot a couple of the names) all of them were friendly and respectful. I remember Colin the best, he's very generous and accommodating, and was the first manager to recognize that we were loyal customers there. He invited us to attend a complimentary tasting of their new menu items back then, that was very memorable! He very often gifted us with a nice bottle of wine when we hosted a party! I have yet to meet their next manager, Tom, in person, but am hopeful that he would be a good manager too! Even though my Mom no longer goes out to shop, and seldom goes out to eat at all, Kamehachi remains one of our favorite restaurants, we will be back more often! read more

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A reliable standby for sushi, poke bowls and other Japanese favorites. Not as flashy as Blufish Or as innovative but a great spot to go when you just want tasty, fresh standbys. Service is attentive and pleasant, and you will lack for nothing. Decor is lovely with authentic paintings on the wall and sturdy wooden furniture. You will not overhear your neighbors conversation. My go to here is the build your own poke bowl. read more

Food is okay at this location. Not the best sushi, but good enough for this area. Service was good, and the ambiance is great.

This place was good for many years but it seems to have changed ownership and the new experience is anything but good. New menus signaled significant price increases. The appetizers were okay. We had the pork gyoza, oshinko (Japanese pickles) and the Chicago Crazy roll. The waiter (Mark) was polite enough but seemed completely unfamiliar with the menu. For entrees, my wife had the yakisoba with chicken and I had the ($38) sushi and sashimi combo. Now, the old Kamehachi had a sushi and sashimi combo for about $7 less and, more importantly, they gave you about sixteen pieces of fish. Now? I got 3-4 pieces of each. YHGTBFKM. 6-8 pieces of fish for $38? Ridiculous. And my wife's dish had about 6 small pieces of chicken to go with her greasy noodles. At least the price point wasn't ridiculous ($18). Sadly, we now need to find a new Japanese restaurant. read more

Fabulous sushi! Great selection of rolls! Very attentive and courteous staff. Best in the area!

We highly recommend this restaurant. We have 4 little kids under 8 yrs old, and we're always appreciative when restaurants provide crayons and coloring paper for kids. Big thumbs up from us with that. The food has been very good and quickly served shortly after being ordered every time we've come in. I ordered the unagi don the last time I was in. Overall, we highly recommend this restaurant! read more

You need to come here! I'm serious! I've been in the area for a few years, and I have no idea why I was going to any sushi place other than this one. It's my first time here , and it is my new favorite. The prices are worth it because of fresh ingredients and everything homemade. The drinks, the food, the service, the atmosphere....I was happy with everything. Great for families, dates, and I even came on my own looking for good food and a good beverage. If you haven't been here in a while, come back! Omg...the homemade bacon crab rangoons and beef wrapped asparagus and all the maki rolls. So good! Special shout out to the bartender, too! Cheers! Shoutout to Usa, who was awesome and made me feel like a valued guest! read more

Kamehachi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

This place is amazing. The staff is so nice and welcome you. The food hits the spot when you are craving some sushi or other Japanese food. I love the bento box because it has so many variants of food. The sushi is freshly made and you can see how it's done. The environment is so lively and chill. read more

I absolutely love this place and I always get the same thing and for some reason this time around the rolls were so poorly made definitely felt like It was not worth what I paid for they weren't properly rolled and had little to no rice. read more

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I liked the sushi restaurant!! The Waiter was friendly and the inside was very clean. The food was delicious as well! I'd come here again to try some appetizers and other specialty rolls. read more

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We've catered Kamehachi twice during the pandemic and the consensus is that the sushi is great, but everything else is just okay. Both times, the sushi trays have been great! Very fresh fish and nice veggies that were all very delicious. The teriyaki chicken and skirt steak were both dry. The spring rolls are a big no and almost not palatable. They are made with rice paper (which we knew) but the filling is noodles, mushrooms, and cilantro. They just didn't taste good! If you stick with the sushi you should be good to go! read more

Kamehachi - Sushi tray - Sushi Bars Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

Very spacious and beautifully appointed restaurant with nice attention to detail - for example, the tables have a glass top and underneath are artistically arranged bamboo stalks, polished stones, and white sand. The menu is large and I believe that everyone would be able to find something to choose from. The tonkotsu ramen was delicious and it was a very good portion. The mochi ice cream (we had green tea and mango flavors) was also very good. There are two entrances, one on Shermer and the back entrance is from the parking lot. The only one disappointment was the service. While there were only 3 other tables at that time, the server acted very impatient and rushed the order. She was on it, I mean, you would get more smiles and small talk at a busy Starbucks during a morning caffeine rush. Still, we plan to go back for more ramen and perhaps to try their sushi. read more

We picked up an order last night and I felt utterly insulted. This community in Northbrook made purposeful efforts to save this restaurant which we have loved and cherished ALLLL during Covid lockdowns by taking out regularly. To be presented last night with paltry stingy sloppy food was unspeakably disappointing. After 20 years of being our Go-To, yeah, you can count this family in on your customer shrinkflation. Shame on you. read more

We ordered for curbside take out during COVID-19. I got the Spicy Tuna Crunch, Sweet Potato Crunch, and split a bento box with my husband. Everything was delicious. We'd had rolls from here before at a party and I'm glad we finally tried other things from here. Will come back again! read more

Kamehachi - Spicy Tuna Crunch Maki - Sushi Bars Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

It's so good! So delish! You need to go to Kamehachi and try it noooow!! Located in downtown Northbrook on Shermer Rd, it's easy to find parking either in front on the street or the back with the parking lot. Restaurant has both entrances so you can enter from either side. Upon entrance, I was welcomed by comfortable but elegant ambience. Greeted by the hosts and the manager, we got seated right away in the upper seating area. (It's just a couple steps of stairs; it's not like a separate floor.) What a view of the restaurant from there! It's really a beautiful place. The dining tables are a cool setup with bamboo sticks and rocks on a glass top table. Since it's located in the suburbs (I've never been around this area), I didn't know what type of clientele there would be. There were a variety of diners from girls night out, family dinner, seniors, and young couple date nights. We went late on a Friday night at 8:30 and the restaurant was pretty occupied. Since it was such late dinner, we didn't need too much food for a table of 5 ladies. We started with hamachi jalapeño. The slices of hamachi are a good size! I've had a similar dish at other locations but their sashimi piece is big (oh, and of course meaty!). I'm a fan of fried food (I mean, who doesn't?) so the shrimp tempura hit the spot. The rock shrimp was also delish. Oh my God. That sashimi. That tuna. That salmon. Funny thing is, I'm not a tuna nor salmon sashimi eater but these were good and so meaty! I typically find tuna and salmon too fatty and would rather eat white fish like red snapper or fluke. However, they were really good. Not to mention the presentation. Check out my photo. Don't you just want to put everything in your mouth right now??? I read the reviews prior to checking this place out. It was mostly either 1 star or 5 stars. I'm having a hard timing understanding the 1 star reviews and I totally coincide with 5 star reviews. Many of the 1 star reviews are people who have only posted a few times who may be angry at the restaurant for whatever their reason. Or they ordered take out. If you've only had take out, give this place a fair chance by dining in. You'll have a good meal!! read more

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This place was awesome! The vibe and the food. They have a cute bar. The udon noodles were so so good. Service was great. Really enjoyed coming here and would come back and recommend it here! read more

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This is my fav coworker's boss's favorite spot. It's always decently quiet and the space is well decorated. We often come for the lunch specials an order of gyozas, a bowl of soup and bowl of rice is about $10. The bento box, sashimi salad, and the ramen is $11-$15. I've found the ramen or rice to be more filling since the bento box is half filled with just veggies (edamame and cucumbers). Extra appetizers can be found on the first page of the menu--the picture below shows my order of bacon which were decent! Definitely a good place to get away for lunch if you work in the burbs read more

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We get sushi delivered almost every week, and it's very good. We started getting delivery when the pandemic started and are now in the habit. Of the one hundred or more times we ordered delivery, there was one time when they forgot our order, but I called, and they took care of us even though they were busy. I lived in Japan for several years, I speak Japanese, and I learned to cook Japanese food living with a Japanese family. And I really like the food from Kamehachi. read more

ya after the gym i like to hit up this joint, smokin hot girl named lily works there-lov u babe -greyson :D read more

Food is good. Service is also ok. Ambiance is good but I don't know what ambiance means so idk. PS I just looked up what ambiance means it's like atmosphere so it's good at kamehachi read more

We came here for dinner. I was surprised at how huge this place was inside for being a sushi place. Still a lot of empty tables on a slow night but the interior was beautifully decorated. We ordered miso soup, and it tasted like any other miso soup. Their May Flower roll was very delicious. Maybe not the most artistic but good enough for me to come back and order it again. Their customer service is also fantastic. Always smiling. And very prompt and courteous. I will probably be returning. read more

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Under no circumstances should you order delivery from this restaurant. I placed a lunch order via their ordering system ChowNow. After an hour wait, I got an email from the restaurant that they cancelled my order. When I called to see why, I was told they didn't have a driver so they couldn't fill the order. Why did they accept an order if they didn't have a driver? Why did they wait an hour to tell me? And, to add insult to injury, the order was charged to my credit card immediately and now I have to "wait a few days" for the charge to be reversed. There are so many sushi restaurants that respect their customers. Try one of them instead. read more

Ordered takeout for lunch. Incredibly fresh sushi! Can't wait to try again. Would definitely recommend. read more

One of our go to sushi spots! The food is always delicious. We like the poke bowls in particular. I very much recommend this spot.