This place is a gem. Their prices are so reasonable! I love ordering their lunch boxes because you get sushi with it!

I love just running in here and getting freshly made sushi to go. You can eat in a small but comfortable area in the corner by the front window, but the rest of the place is like a mini Japanese grocery store. There are all kinds of yummy things to get here from Japanese candy, to ingredients for making your own sushi, mochi ice cream, and some of my favs, like the seaweed salad and inari (slightly sweet fried tofu over rice). If you're not very careful you may ring up higher than you were planning to at the register.. but I still love this place and wish there was one closer to me. read more

I went here after a Yoga teacher training, adn have to say they have some delicious rolls for vegetarians, they sell Ramunen if you need to bring a sugary drink home for the kids with a marble inside, and good salads. For me, being from the West Burbs, the prices were nice here too. read more

Usually very solid sushi but super slow!!! I always attributed it to it being busy but when I'm waiting over 20 min for 3 rolls and we are one of the only ones there, it's frustrating. May keep me away this time for good. read more

Sea Ranch is outstanding for sushi. It's a little mini Japanese market with OUT OF THIS WORLD sushi! The best deal is to buy one of the tuna or salmon pieces from the case and have it sliced into sashimi. Wonderful -- fresh -- miso soup is great, edamame is always done just right. You can eat there but ambience isn't their strong suit -- the sushi is. read more

Ive never been inside sea ranch, Ive ordered it for delivery a couple of times. The sushi is pretty decent Ive had the spicy tuna, soft shell crab, and the real crab California. The couple of times that I ordered, the delivery took a really long time, and to me, some of the things on the menu are a little over priced. Sea Ranch is good but Ive had better. read more

the way i first found this place was looking for ramen. this place just happened to be not to far from me. i been here a few times to see how i felt about this place. so i can give it a accurate review of this place. i guess the best way to go about it is the food. the ramen i thought wasnt that great . the noodles feel like they were the ones you get from the ramen you get in those packets. the broth was too light. the lack of depth of flavor. it had no soul to me. i tried the all you can eat. the sushi was mediocre . there was no wow factor. nothing really screamed to me saying im special. along with the buffet you get to order soba ramen and udon. of course i tried them all. i have to say the soba was good. the broth was right. the udon was ok but nothing special. i was hoping the ramen was gonna be different. unfortunately it was the same. the store has its charm. its nice and quiet. the staff is friendly. its just i was hoping more from it. i was hoping that i found a hidden gem. read more

See all

Good quality. Clean. Great staff. Nothing fancy... just good sushi/sashimi! Free hot tea ;)

I went to Sea Ranch two days in a row. The first day was to try it out, but the second day, I had to bring people back with me. Sea Ranch brings back memories of those little restaurants by the train stations in Japan where you would grab a quick, cheap bite before catching your train. The sets are great for the price (seriously!) and so far, I've tried two sets on my own. Aka I sampled everybody else's food. Ebiten udon set: Comes with a ebi tendon (as in tenpura/tempura donburi) and a half size udon bowl. The tempura was nice and crisp whilst not being too oily- love tempura because of this. The udon broth has a clean, dashi taste which a lot of restaurants tend to not have. Added a lot of togarashi into my udon to spice it up. Great meal for $10. Kaisen udon set: Donburi with ikura, uni, and hotate. This was really good and pretty fresh for the Midwest. You also get a half udon bowl. I've tried the miso ramen which wasn't heavy and really good miso flavouring. Not super salty either. California roll is standard and good. Their Spicy Evanston roll (tuna and salmon) was filled with fish, so you'll definitely taste it. Oh, and you can order some ebi tempura on the side too. I believe they are about $1.50 each. Overall, good cheap eats. I don't mind venturing out to Evanston just to have a meal at Sea Ranch. read more

Fresh, inexpensive, authentic sushi and free green tea. Plus you can buy fresh fish and an assortment of Japanese candies, teas and rice.

I honestly can't believe the fact that this place has so many good reviews. The prices are not nearly as cheap as everyone on here says. The two times I have been here the service was terrible. The first time they messed up my order and were extremely rude about us still being in the restaurant close to closing time. The second time while waiting for my order of 2 California rolls (which by the way cost $8. Ridiculous!) I was observing them filling to-go orders and they messed up another customer's order and were beyond rude about it. They were simply incompetent, and not to mention rude. If you want fresh fish I highly suggest you go to Lawrence fish market. The fish is way better and the prices are much more reasonable. And without the snarky attitude. read more

So cute! It's like a mini Japanese market with a small food court (reminds me of Japan). If you're looking for decent sushi in Evanston, I think Sea Ranch is definitely worth the walk down. I ordered the shrimp tempura udon and the hokkaido roll, and my friend ordered a sushi set and the unagi rice (October special). The Hokkaido roll (Seared scallop sushi with shiitake mushrooms and pineapple) is my absolute FAVORITE. The scallop is so soft and literally melts in your mouth. I love how savory the mushrooms and how the tartness of the pineapple balances that out really nicely. The udon is pretty authentic as well, nothing too fancy though. It also comes with six pieces of a very basic california roll. I've heard the lunch sets are worth it for the udon! read more

This is probably like a 3.5. But if i had to pick between a 3 or 4, it is more as a 3. This is why. This place is not that authentic, however it is a fairly good price for evanston standards on getting a good portion of sushi. I ordered their beef stock ramen and it was not good at all. Literally who puts corn in their ramen. But anyway, the noodles are not authentic ramen noodle, the stock was good but it tastes like it just has a lot of fattening agent in it to make it tastes good. Also i was not informed a california roll comes with my ramen which made me ended up ordering too much food. The lady who takes the order was not very professional or helpful. Off to the sushi, the best i had was the california roll that comes with my ramen. The spicy tuna roll was way too mushy. The Sushi delux platter i got was so so...rolls with nothing but cucumber in it? really? As to their groceries, the price is not that good, but i guess if you are in dire need of asian grocery and is in evanston, this place is not bad. Honestly there is a better sushi place a few blocks south at main. Sea ranch's all you can eat sushi is not cheap, i've had much cheaper else where for just as comparable quality. And get here early, i heard it's popular if you do their all you can eat because they have only about 5 ish table inside read more

Sea Ranch was pretty good. The free tea was cool and the prices aren't bad, but the portion sizes were on the small side, both for rolls and the udon. Good quality fish. The seating area is small as most of the place is taken up by the market. read more

Amazing local sushi joint with your asian market staples, noodle soups and fresh sushi. Yep, I'm sold.

Excellent udon and sushi. Spicy Chicago and Spicy Scallop maki are tasty. Very good prices. Staff is courteous and helpful. No frills atmosphere but nice for a casual dinner. Need to remember to bring beer on next visit. I shall return. read more

One of my favorite places for Sushi!! The restaurant is clean, the service is fast and it's affordable. My 11-year-old loves it too. The staff was courteous and happily answered my daughter's questions about certain menu items. read more

Love the quality of fish here. But the AYCE price has gone up, again. And it's only available M-Th until 5pm. Which really sucks. Used to come here regularly for the AYCE. Used to be $19.99. Has gradually gone up, and now is almost $30 including tax. Quality still good, wish hours open were later in general, and AYCE was available nights and weekends. read more

It's a small place, but the sushi is exceptionally fresh. Co-workers and I frequent this place for lunch - so much that Marcos knows us by name. It's pretty fast service and you always can take it to go. read more

I was excited to hear that this place served ramen. I was looking for perhaps a replacement to my beloved Santouka Ramen (located in Mitsuwa in Arlington Heights) since it was located much much closer. I had the tonkotsu ramen set, which came with the ramen, garnished with bamboo shoots, greens, corn and narutomaki; it also came with an order of California Roll. Perhaps my taste buds have been spoiled by Santouka, as this place was not even on the same level. By itself, the ramen is alright, the stock had a slight porky flavor; a bit bland and too thin for my tastes. Serving size was fairly big, enough to get anyone full, in my opinion. Based on that alone, I probably won't go here strictly for the ramen, but they do have other types (shoyu, shio and miso). As for the non-ramen items. Their sushi is acceptable and I have no qualms about it. Although my sister ordered one of their specialties (dragon roll? it was seared salmon with crunchy bits) and thought it was fantastic. Perhaps next time I go, I'll sample more of their sushi. read more

Sea ranch Tonkatsu Ramen is awesome!!! I come here at least once a month to eat that ramen. Although it's nothing like the real one you get from Japan, but somehow I just love the flavor~!! read more

Found this place on Grubhub, sushi arrived earlier 15 minutes earlier than expected.. the dragon roll was my favorite, tasted super fresh!! Overall satisfied customer read more

Delivery: I ordered the white tuna combo through Grubhub. Usually, delivery takes half an hour to an hour to arrive. Almost an hour and a half after I ordered, the food had still not arrived. I had to call Sea Ranch to make sure that the order went through- an hour and fifteen minutes after I ordered. They assured me that the delivery guy had just food arrived nearly thirty minutes later. I live 10 minutes away by car. When the food arrived, it was cold. The box had broken, and things had spilled out into the bag. I opened the box to find small portions- teriyaki without rice? Everything was tiny, haphazardly put-together, and not exactly appetizing. Dine-in: The place itself is really small, and is part convenience store, part restaurant. It's not easy to find seating. The sushi, when served fresh, is pretty good, and the store is owned by a Japanese family. Noodles are OK, but if you want good ramen go south to Chicago or far, far out to the coasts. It's a good place for your sushi fix if you're stuck in Evanston. Prices are alright but it's not cheap. But don't order delivery. read more

The best sushi in Evanston quality-wise, the best deal in Chicago price-wise. Seriously, it's gotten to the point where whenever someone suggests to me a new sushi place I think in my head how I'd much rather go to Sea Ranch and be confident that for $20 I can eat all the awesomely delicious sushi I desire. I come here pretty regularly for lunch and dinner. Lunch is always one of their udon sets - either the tempura udon or a new one that's a fried vegetable pancake on top of the udon (I can't remember the name). I really don't like California rolls, which come with the udon and ramen sets, but they always allow me to substitute a tuna roll for no extra charge. Dinner is ALWAYS the $20 all-you-can-eat option. I would recommend coming before 6pm if you want to do this, both to maximize eating time and also to ensure that you can snag a table (there's only about 6 tables in the place). I love all their specialty rolls, and they're definitely the best bang for your buck in the all-you-can-eat. The fish here, while not the widest selection, is always really good quality (unlike some Evanston restaurants, at Kuni I had a piece of fatty tuna that tasted so disgusting I had to spit it out). The only fish I order here which is not totally consistent is the yellowtail. Everything else always looks so great it almost looks like the fake plastic food. Their salmon is always always amazing and I order at least 2 pieces of nigiri. The service here is also amazing, considering how most all-you-can-eat sushi places try and pad out the rolls with rice or rush you through your meal or impose rules like "you must order 3 rolls each person every time you order" (ahem, House of Sushi and Noodles). One particular time really shows how great their service is: we arrived at 7:30pm and had to wait a half hour for a table. We sat down and placed our orders at 8pm. They close a 9, and we didn't get our huge first order until around 8:30pm. We stayed until almost 10pm, at their urging because they wanted to make sure we got to eat everything we wanted. At around 9:45pm they ran out of rice, for which they profusely apologized and plied us with offers of noodles (udon or ramen) and nigiri. Most places would have just kicked us out at 9pm, and definitely would have kicked us out after running out of rice, but these guys just offer you what they have. So awesome. Also, free tea (awesome) and a sparse but good selection of Japanese goodies. I always stock up on miso and green tea after I'm finished eating. Minus one star is because of the lack of seating. It would be a half star, but I can't do that. read more

I've been frequenting this place for awhile, and really thought I should pop in and give it the fantastic review it deserves. Sea Ranch always serves simple, fresh, delicious sushi, and for someone who comes from Vancouver, that's saying a lot. Color me addicted! read more

I've been ordering sushi regularly from Sashimi Sashimi and decided to give Sea Ranch a try on GrubHub after seeing all the positive reviews. The online ordering process was relatively simple, and the $3 delivery fee was manageable. When the order arrived (5 rolls for 3 people), I was shocked by the minimal soy sauce - not even enough for one person. It filled maybe 1/3 of the tiny container it came in, especially after I specified in the comments to include soy sauce. Also, the spicy tuna roll that I ordered had a tiny piece of tuna with spicy sauce surrounding - it was basically a tuna roll with spicy sauce and not the minced spicy tuna roll we would be used to. The miso soup that we got was just miso and a tiny bit of tofu - seaweed was no where to be found. Finally, the California roll was 2/3 avocado, 1/3 imitation krab and barely had any cucumber. Oh well, back to Sashimi Sashimi. The salmon nigiri was just passable, but didn't taste extremely fresh. Definitely last time ordering online, since I think all the positive reviews were for dine-in and AYCE. The prices for some of the rolls online are a bit high - $12 for rainbow compared to $9.95 from Sashimi Sashimi. read more

TERRIBLE customer service. We went here for AYCE and ended up waiting an hour for the food to come, even though the restaurant was nearly empty. They served takeout customers first and kept us waiting ridiculously long. They even forgot (or intentionally scrapped) a few of our orders and acted as if nothing happened. Bottom line is that THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT CUSTOMERS. Although their food is decent, there are much better and even significantly cheaper options in the area. We wasted almost 3 hours and decided to leave. I've come here a few times but will not be returning ever again. read more

I was excited when this place opened and have had many a sushi deluxe for under $10. I don't know if I've been eating better sushi lately or what, but this last time it was disappointing. The pieces seemed extra-small and a bit lacking in flavor. Still, for under $10, it's an okay deal. We popped the extra 90 cents and got some miso soup--there wasn't much to it, and the experience really wasn't heightened by the styrofoam bowl and plastic spoon. On the plus side, the free barley tea is really tasty. They have more tables and fewer groceries than they used to. read more

I haven't been here for the $20 unlimited sushi special, but did decide to step in to warm up over a bowl of beef udon this winter. Best. idea. ever. The price was reasonable and the flavors hit the spot. I sampled a friend's sushi, and will definitely be back to give that a shot. I also enjoyed browsing some of the dry goods while my food was being prepared. Minus 1 star for the limited seating. read more

Sea Ranch is totally delicioso! Good sushi for a good price. Great quick lunch spot.

Delicious!!!! The specialty rolls are truly delicious. The tornado and oishii were phenomenonal and the staff was lovely. A definite recommendation. read more

I'd give this four stars considering its a little grocery store so there's a lot of picnic-worthy stuff but the sushi itself was average. Did the Sushi Deluxe and real crabmeat roll. Fresh. But just traditional stuff. And the rice kept falling off. Okay for the price. read more

This place is the freshest most inexpensive place to get sushi. I've always had very good sushi there. Try the spicy hurricane maki. I don't usually prefer maki but this was delicious. read more

Hidden in an unassuming storefront, Sea Ranch was a pleasant surprise. When you first walk in you immediately think that this is no ordinary sushi restaurant. Sea Ranch is modest, a "mom & pop" kind of place, especially not like the huge, glamorous Japanese restaurants that seem to be popping up everywhere. Situated next to a mini Japanese mart, Sea Ranch's sushi is fresh and authentic. THeir AYCE option is pretty pricey but still affordable compared to the likes of others restaurants with less variety. I recommend the pink lady roll and AYCE sushi when the craving hits. read more

We got four large platters for my birthday party. They were scarfed down and the other food was ignored. The sushi was wonderful, and we only gave them an hour's notice. Everything was fresh and there was plenty of soy sauce, wasabi, and ginger. The presentation was lovely. read more

Tasty but not as good in quality as Kuni's. Much more affordable, though, so I'll definitely still go back.

Amazing maki... they are seriously generous with the fish, it was sooo fresh, and a 8piece roll only set me back $5.19. Totally worth the 10 minute walk, especially on a nice day. My new favorite place in Evanston! read more

For the record, this 4 stars is relative to the (lack of) Asian grocery selection in Evanston. Yum! Can't believe there's a mini Japanese grocery store in EVANSTON, of all places. I picked up lots of my favorite Asian snack goodies, like Hello Panda crackers and Ichiban ramen. There is a limited selection, but most of the favorites are there. Prices weren't that bad for the ramen and cookies, but the mochi ice cream (!!!) was expensive (~$5). We also came for dinner! It's a very casual place, and you pay first at the register, but it actually seemed a pretty popular place since by 6 pm, most of the tables were taken and there was a constant line for sushi (to go). I ordered the tonkatsu ramen. There was no meat in it, but otherwise it was pretty good. Around $9 with a sushi roll on the side. My friend got the sushi and he said it was pretty fresh. There's a $20 all you can eat sushi + noodles deal here. I wonder if all we can order any of the rolls, or if certain ones are off-limits (i.e., Dragon Roll)? Will definitely be coming back! read more

Yum! Good food and nice staff. This place makes me and my belly very happy! And they sell fun little things to take home, like little panda bear cookies filled with chocolate. Again, YUM! read more

$21 all you can eat sushi... It's not just the price that makes me smile, the sushi is good too. Take the purple line up, it's worth the trip. read more