Went here for a birthday celebration with my family. Food was absolutely amazing- we had the sushi platter with uni sashimi, and two different rolls. The Anne thumbs up specialty roll was particularly tasty and full of flavor. Spicy miso soup is a must try if you're into spicy. This place gets full with people even on a snowy weekday. read more

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I just ordered takeout from this place. Got the chriashi. A bit of rice in their terms means a very thin layer smashed at the bottom of steel rice. On top of it is shredded radish that has most likely been sitting in their display case given the underlying taste of it. And the smallest pieces of tuna and salmon Because it's chef special. Didn't realize a chef special meant give you the smallest amount of what we actually sell regularly and a lot of what we have left over at the end of the day. Will say that the fish was relatively fresh. Overall, very disappointing. read more

If you're looking for a casual sit down sushi restaurant, this is the place to go. Went there on. Friday night and the service was great and the food was even better. Highly recommend the sashimi sampler and tropical roll but it was all so good! The best part about the experience was the price for quality of food and BYOB! read more

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One of the best sushi joints in town! It's right in the heart of Boystown and BYOB! Spicy miso and sushi deluxe is my go-to and the service is great as well. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for good sushi. read more

Rollapalooza - Tab for dinner - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The RICE is STICCCKY with this one! #1 TIP: MAKE A RESERVATION. We did our reservation thru Open Table on google maps. It died down after 9:00PM on a Friday night, but was packed around 8:00PM. Everyone and their brother in Boystown wants a piece of Rollapalooza. The restaurant has a small dining room. Everything is smooshed together. No more than 50 people were seated. This place is perfect for parties of 1-4! We were seated at a half booth half chair table, which was what major of seating was. I didn't feel uncomfortable, despite the space. The servers were super nice! Thankfully, this is a BYOB joint, and gave us cups for our sake. I saw other people brought beer, wine, or ciders. We ordered the Sashimi Platter. It gave two samples each of Tuna, Salmon, Snapper, Yellowfin, and White Tuna. My favorite was the tuna because it was so silky and smooth. My partner preferred the Snapper due to freshnessssh! The edamame is also a nice touch; steamy with salt flakes. For sushi; the two of us ordered the Rollapalooza (a mound of crab mixture piled on top of rolls stuffed with cream cheese and more cream cheese), White Castle (mango and super white tuna!), Godzilla (tempera shrimp, crab stick, and crunchyy bits), and the Crunchy Melt (melted MOZZARELLA over tempera shrimp!!). Whew!!!!!! I'd order any of these rolls again! You have to be MEGA HUNGRY to order four rolls per two people. We survived, barely, with left overs (5 pcs.). I was about to topple over. Good thing we threw in the towel! So, what's the catch with this place?! Only downside that I can see is there is only one restroom for patrons, located in the back. Sometimes, there's a line. But, really, it's not that bad! ROLLAPALOOZA is a sensational BYOB sushi joint!!! Dance party in my mouth! YUM! read more

Pretty good sushi in the area with fast and friendly service! The quality of the rolls are quite good, the fish is fresh, the menu has 3 whole pages of makimono roll options as well as a grill menu for entrees! This place has a pretty good flow of customers so the fish rotation must be pretty up to par. Ordered the Uni Shooters, Meguan, Atlanta, and the Spicy Tuna Roll! The Uni Shooters were super delicious and didn't have any fishy/oceany taste from the Uni. The Ponzu and Yuzu sauce combo was also soooo yummy! Gulped down the Uni with no problem. The Meguan roll was very fresh and light! The mango slices were delicious and sweet and really complimented the fish! The rice was also cooked perfectly, gave a great texture! The Atlanta was also just as delicious! The yellow Tobiko on top seemed to have some sort of citrus juice coated on top so that made each bite very refreshing! The Spicy Tuna roll was pretty standard so you can't go wrong with that! read more

Rollapalooza - Top to bottom: Meguan, Spicy Tuna, Atlantic - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Doesn't look like much when you walk past, or even get inside. It was the only sushi restaurant open late, didn't disappoint. Food was really good, service was as well and it's byob. read more

Rollapalooza - Cloud Nine - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Located in the fun area of boys town, decided to stop by here. It's a decent sushi place. I have had better sushi at other places but this won't be disappointing either. read more

Rollapalooza - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is my favorite sushi place in Chicago. If you live in Lakeview (or even if you don't) please consider making this one of your staples! First off, its BYOB - which yes, a lot of sushi spots in Chi are BYOB - but none of them have excellent quality sushi like Rollapalooza. Their menu is very extensive and I always catch myself in a crisis while choosing what to get. They're super speedy and black rice is also available if you want a more nutritious use of your carbs. They're sashimi is amazing, but I also love the German, Rainbow, Summer, and Crazy Philly rolls. (Basically you can't go wrong with anything on the menu.) Definitely make a reservation as it is small and at the very least call ahead and they might be able to make room for you. Additionally, they do take out if you want to call and place a sushi order and walk out with it or they deliver through Grub Hub for when your Sushi Sunday collides with your Sunday Scaries. read more

Rollapalooza - Sashimi Sampler AMAZING - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The good: Takes reservations! Great contemporary clean atmosphere, and of course fantastic sushi. Loved all of the options that we got. BYOB, and service was friendly and usually attentive. Again, the sushi was up there with the best in the city. They also deliver and do pick up. The bad: Small. Doesn't fit a lot of people. Don't bring a big party, or anything bigger than 4. Prices were kind of high, but it's sushi damnit. Overall: A great contemporary sushi option. Perfect for a date night or just a sushi craving. Up there with the best I've had in Chicago. Atmosphere: 9/10 Service: 9/10 Food: 10/10 read more

One of my favorite sushi places in Chicago - The Rollapalooza roll is my favorite. Service is good and decor inside is peaceful.

One of my favorite things about Chicago is the BYO policy when it comes to alcohol. I take full advantage of it, and it usually helps determine where I dine out when I'm with friends. A friend and I grabbed a bottle and headed out for sushi the other night. Even though we had a reservation, the place was full and we had to wait a few minutes for a table (there was immediate seating at the bar, but we chose to wait). I'd definitely make a reservation here because it's fairly small, and there isn't a lot of place to sit and wait. Fortunately, we only waited a couple of minutes and got a great table up front by the window. My friend had been here once before and had a couple of rolls he liked, but could only remember one.. The pink lady (I think). We ordered that along with three other various rolls. Everything we tried was delicious. Some of the rolls had black rice instead of the regular white, and it gave it a great flavor. We saw a few tables get a roll that came out on fire and wish we would have gotten one of those, but everything we had was delicious. Four rolls is way too much food for two people.. We could have easily been stuffed with just three. read more

Great options, love that it's BYOB, decision high quality sushi!

Went here for dinner tonight as our friend lives nearby and we could walk there. They have a good/diverse menu and are BYOB with no corkage fee! The service was fairly quick and it was easy to get a table. The pieces were fair. Two of us in the party are vegetarian and it was great that they have a good vegetarian section to accommodate. Most of the vegetarian rolls ranged from $5-8. The AA cream cheese vegetarian roll and the black orchard roll were good! My husband ordered the California roll and the Maguan specialty roll and was so pleased. This is a great neighborhood spot. A must try if you're boystown. read more

I have been going to Rollapalooza with my family since 2015. Food is consistently excellent, whether eating there or at home. Very good diversity of specialty maki and a pretty broad menu overall. The service is always great, even when it's busier. Looking forward to my next visit. read more

This is seriously the best take out sushi we've ever had. I'm remiss in not having reviewed them yet. Our go-to is any nigiri you favor and the oceans vinaigrette, and the cucumber salad. That said tonight we mixed it up a little and ordered the Tequila roll. OMG amazing! Seriously the best sushi roll we've ever had. Can't wait to actually eat at their restaurant since they are right down the street from our new house but I can say for sure whether we eat in or order out our once a week sushi fix will be here at Rollapalooza. Thank you for always being excellent! read more

Rollapalooza - White Castle roll and the Ocean Vinaigrette roll. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

got the tuna avacado and the chili mango, tuna was really good but chili mayo made my stomach hurt probably more on me than them i was trying to be adventurous and my stomach said please don't do that lol read more

Rollapalooza - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is probably my favorite sushi place of all time. I've ordered takeout and delivery here multiple times and it's good every time. Some of my favorites are: Godzilla, spicy scallops, red dragon, Anne...thumbs up, and dynamite! Honestly, you can't do wrong with any rolls from this place. They are always super busy so make sure you budget appropriate time for pick up. I've never eaten inside, but would like to soon. They are always so friendly and sometimes give me a free roll if the wait is too long. read more

Can be disappointing. I got food poisoning from here on a delivery order a few weeks ago. Hey! Sushi chefs can make mistakes it's only raw fish. I'll give them another try read more

Great vibes in this small byob sushi joint- perfect for a fun outing with a friend. We had a bottle of wine to also sip with our sushi, and the plus was no corkage fee! Rollapalooza seemed quite popular this night too. We ordered the summer roll, pink flower roll, and spicy tataki roll. The summer roll and pink flower roll were fresh and tasty, but not very big on the fish portions at all. The spicy tataki came on fire, which was cool, but otherwise would not have ordered this fried roll. I did like how it was spicy though. Overall, this sushi joint caters to those with fake sushi tastes..I'm more of an authentic sashimi lover, so this wasn't quite up my alley. Service was great though! read more

We stopped in right before closing (by accident- I think the Yelp hours are out of date) and everything was still super fresh! Best salmon I think I've ever had at a sushi place- I don't usually like it, but it was super buttery and delicious. Highly recommended, we'll be back! read more

I finally got to try a sushi spot I'd bookmarked many years ago! Thankfully, it lived up to my expectations...and then some. I ordered some sushi for delivery, which did not compromise the quality at all. Special mention goes out to the Tequila roll, with two types of tuna (and no actual tequila). I love spicy anything, so the jalapeno was a great addition. There was minimal rice, letting the jalapeno, tuna, cilantro, and avocado blend seamlessly. Instead of hiding its star ingredient - the fish - both pieces of tuna came through in every roll. The "end roll" (forgot what it's called!) had, as you can imagine, pieces of tuna poking out. It was supple and buttery, and I was thrilled that a place like Rollapalooza doesn't rely on its gimmicky name or cutesy rolls - and delivers great quality fish too! read more

Let me preface this review by saying, I just started appreciating sushi within the last couple of months. I avoided anything that was considered raw and I was probably intimidated by it. Now I am starting to come around and I find sushi to be a good treat if you order the right thing. I recently stopped by here and I don't think it's possible to order the wrong thing. FANTASTIC sushi! On my tour of trying different restaurants in the neighborhood, I stumbled upon the gem. If I can continue to stumble onto places like this then my life would change for the better. This place is BYOB so make sure you come prepared if you're having some drinks that night. We ordered an assortment of sushi, 4 rolls to be exact among 3 people. The rolls we order were, the Godzilla, the Rollapalooza, the Tequila and I believe the last one was call Anne's thumbs up or something. I can honestly say it was one of the best assortment of sushi I have ever had (now that I'm on my sushi kick). This place is a must visit and I will most likely go again next week. read more

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I cannot say how much I love rollapalooza. My go to sushi. The service is amazing. Good sushi for a good price.

Absolutely love this place, been going here for years! My favorite is the Acapulco Roll.

Great foooodddd ! Everything was delicious and the service was fast ! Great little vibe read more

Rollapalooza - Greaaaaatttt food - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Nice and courteous staff. Attentive and prompt. Delicious food. Would come again with friends.

I came here with a dinner reservation and was seated immediately. It's BYOB and the place was not packed like some other sushi joints, although you can hear the conversations of the people seated at the table next to you. They have a lot of speciality as well as signature rolls to choose from. I ordered the Rainbow, Godzilla and Rollapalooza. My favorite was the Rainbow- the flavor was very mild and had a little bit of everything in it: tuna, shrimp, salmon and avocado. Godzilla has the spicy mayo so it does pack a bit of heat. This roll also has a generous sprinkling of cilantro in it so it may not be some people's cup of tea. The Rollapalooza is a good one for get if you want a warm sushi roll- I enjoyed the baked shrimp, crab, fish and scallop mixture they put on top of the roll, but I'm not a fan of cream cheese in my sushi so didn't really care for the avocado-cream cheese roll at the base. Overall, I would come back here. Service is efficient and there's plenty of street parking nearby. read more

Went in for a quick solo happy hour dinner. I was intrigued by the description of the Black Monster Specialty Roll and it did not disappoint. I enjoyed the black rice factor. I also asked for a Creamy Crab Hand Roll and realized afterwards that I might've gotten two rather cream cheese forward rolls. I liked the Hand Roll but it wasn't stellar. Partially because I had the taste of a Blue Crab Hand Roll from Sugarfish (not located in Chicago) in mind and it wasn't exactly up that alley. Either way I liked everything and took some of the Specialty Roll home. I then ate the rest after an hour. #PlaybyPlay read more

Rollapalooza - Black Monster Specialty Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Excellent, fresh sushi. Chef's sushi (nigiri) and sashimi specials are legit. Great seaweed salad on a bed of cucumber spaghetti. Spicy Miso soup is delish. Very nice space. Good music. No TVs. Very reasonably priced. BYOB, so come prepared. Highly recommend. read more

They closed for a few weeks in July to undergo renovations. We are regular customers and went back a few days ago. The food was repulsively inedible, so much so that after 2 rolls we asked for the check. The rolls came to our table 1-2 minutes after we ordered. Absolutely dried (as they had been sitting out) and the soft shell crab had the worst taste ever. I have a strong feeling they may be under new management because we didn't recognize any of the staff. read more

So far the best sushi we ever ate. We used to order out every month, but since we moved to another state, we don't anymore. I miss this place, sushi were always great and fresh, they are on a smaller side, but I personally liked it. It was more convenient to eat! Our favorites were Rollapalooza (very yummy) and Rainbow, we also used to order Maki Combo because of the great deal. read more

Great service, quality sushi, prices are accurate for what you're getting. Really, really good

Not that great. Just ok. It's not that worth it. Too high price for just ok food. Don't expect too much. I don't think I will visit again. read more

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Rollapalooza features decent sushi in Boystown, and yes, it only serves sushi (nigiri, sashimi, chirashi, etc.). The chirashi is above par because they give you more fish and daikon than expected. If you're a gaijin who expects a vat of rice, that's your own problem - go find a Todai. I expected Rollapalooza to have issues handling the crazy crowd of Market Days, but they did well...and they offered us free edamame and complimentary super white tuna nigiri to all 5 of us as a final piece, which was flattering and impressive. If you don't eat a ton/don't have money to burn, Set A 1, 2 or 3 will put you away just fine for $6. it did for my friend. From what I've heard, this place has only been open for a month or two, so take advantage while they're still new/cheap/fresh. I'm a HUGE fan right now. Plus, they're BYOB, which is convenient as all hell because Kafka is just right across the street. read more

YUM! YUM! YUM! I love the play on of Lolla in Rollapalooza's name, creative! So my favorite sushi restaurant closed and I'm on a mission to find a new fave. We happened to be in the city on a Monday, which does not happen often and thought hey maybe this would be a good time to find a new love. I was torn between Rolla and Sushi Mura since they both have great reviews on Yelp and Ultimately choose Rollapalooza for it's name (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/rollapalooza-chicago?select=xbYkYKmB5MlksfPFuX7JtA#dDLhCng2zE8b85TdJnbdBQ). Upon arriving we were greeted and seated next to the cooler. Not a big deal, but not really a pleasant view. Our server friendly and we got our waters quickly. We've eaten sushi for a long time now and know what we like and what really works well with each other so after we placed our order the server goes, " you must come here often. You ordered all the best rolls." After telling him it was our first time he was a bit shocked. We like to just think it's our expertise on knowing our likes and dislike in a maki. We started off with Shu Mai:steamed Japanese dumpling; (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/rollapalooza-chicago?select=xbYkYKmB5MlksfPFuX7JtA#B2AOnFY2CNNGHp2Ko1tpSw), although quite flavorful and a nice chunk of shrimp I wouldn't order it seeing as we got 4 pieces for $4. The server rave that his favorite is the Spicy Tataki: spicy tuna topped on shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber crab stick. then lightly seared spicy tuna & drizzle with crunchy; (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/rollapalooza-chicago?select=xbYkYKmB5MlksfPFuX7JtA#0hD5b3uKtwqKoKV7pEDNKg), which had a great performance with the fire, but fell short of expectations, it was our least favorite. If you're a scallop lover and like heavy maki definitely get the Dynamite: crab mix, avocado, cucumber topped with super white tuna, scallop, mozzarella cheese, spicy mayo, unagi sauce finish with bonito flake; (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/rollapalooza-chicago?select=xbYkYKmB5MlksfPFuX7JtA#L0zQmmEPcz53r7W-JvDeGA), the name suits it well because it was DYNAMITE! The maki was packed with flavorful and the scallops were cooked perfect that we made sure we ate every little piece. They have tequila? Oh sure, Tequila maki that is: tuna, yellowtail, avocado, cilantro, jalapeno & house mayo wrapped in green soybean sheet. then squeezed fresh lime & chilli oil; (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/rollapalooza-chicago?select=xbYkYKmB5MlksfPFuX7JtA#vZ8WkHQaPSYhGn-XYJM2Tw). I love this spin off of a Mexican roll, the little touch of the lime juice added a great flavorful to this already refreshing roll. Yum. Anything with cilantro I'm game! My favorite of the night. I'm not a big fan of cream cheese in my maki, but the boyfriend couldn't resist on passing up on the Crunchy Melt: melted mozzarella cheese on unagi over shrimp tempura, cucumber, crunchy & cream cheese drizzled with unagi sauce; (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/rollapalooza-chicago?select=xbYkYKmB5MlksfPFuX7JtA#L3Xft4chVcNBOYFSxhtsIw), which was a lot better than I expected, a little heavy on the cream cheese, but he enjoyed all the gooeyness of it. Rollapalooza definitely hit the sushi crave for us and can become a potential favorite after a few more visits, but thank goodness it's in the city because we paid $80 total with tax and tip for 4 rolls and an appetizer, holy cow! But man can I go for some Tequila right now! read more

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Wow. This was pretty amazing. Ordered on grubhub for delivery. First of all their delivery was lightening fast. The guy that brought it was even super friendly. The sushi was delicious! I had a few classic rolls that were well made and had good taste (loved the avocado asparagus!). The highlight was definitely the rollapalooza. What a unique thing to enjoy. Prices were not bad for sushi. I will definitely be ordering again!!! read more

Rollapalooza - Rollapalooza! So good! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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It's good the place is nicely decorated. It has friendly service and the food is delicious. My husband and I had their sushi combo and a chirashi bowl. Although my bowl was really on a plate. The rice tasted very fresh and the fish tasted fresh and delicious. Would I return here perhaps, they specialize in Sushi rolls here which is nice but I love their sashimi more. I would recommend people to try this if you're in the area. I'd come here if I were in the area and craving for some sushi. The prices are fair and the people here are nice so I you'll have a good time dining here. read more

Rollapalooza - Sushi and salad - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Placed a large order here through Grub Hub at the end of November and found ourselves gagging on old fish. We ordered the house salad - this one was really good. We had no idea it would be so big and could be shared - a welcome bonus. Also a bonus that the Sushi and Sashimi combo came with a salad. The dressing was peanut based and better than some of the ginger dressings served at many sushi places. The miso soup contained very little tofu and wasn't anything special. The big problem came with the fish we had... 1 Sushi and Sashimi Combination 1 Salmon Avocado Roll 1 Super White Tuna Avocado Roll I expect fresh fish. It wasn't good. We won't order here again. read more

Great experience at rollapalooza! My husband and I made a reservation for date night sushi through open table. Table was ready to go right when we got there. For dinner we started with the shumai, jumbo shrimp dumplings. Perfect dumpling consistency and the shrimp was very good. For our 'main course' we shared several different rolls, although it was pretty difficult to decide because the list was so big! There were several vegetarian options too! Highly recommend ordering the Spicy Tataki which is served on FIRE. Super cool and the flavor was out of this world. It was crunchy and a bit spicy. We also had the Rollapalooza roll which was incredibly fresh and loaded with fish. I was a bit disappointed by the Acapulco roll and felt like it missed the spicy notes and was loaded too much with cilantro but it was still an okay roll. To round out all the other rolls we had the creamy crab and spicy shrimp rolls. The service was perfect and we never had to wait long for any of our rolls. Our water was filled right away too (which is huge for me) The place is BYOB so bring some wine or beer and indulge! read more