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    Shakou - St. Charles

    4.1 (46 reviews)

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    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Seafood Miso Soup.
    Dining O.

    We had a nice dining experience at Shakou on Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois. The dining area is beautifully, decorated, very glamorous with crystal chandeliers and blue velvet chairs. The service was excellent. Our server answered all of our questions, and was very attentive. We enjoyed the Seafood Miso Soup which was very flavorful and delicious. We ordered the Marine Salad with Marinated Tuna, Shrimp Fried Rice with a side of Sautéed Vegetables, and two orders of Yaki Udon. The portion sizes were very generous. The Marine Salad, Shrimp Fried Rice and Vegetables were very good. The Yaki Udon dishes were good, but we agreed that the dish overall was a little bland, something seemed to be missing. Next time we will try something different. Overall, a very nice dining experience.

    Black Widow Roll - OTG
    Oscar R.

    Parking was a-little difficult but we were able to find something a few blocks away. We were seated right away. This place is clean and well decorated. Service was good. We started with a Moscow Mule and it looked good and had lots of flavor but unfortunately not much alcohol. Pretty watered down. The Sushi also looked good but portions were very small and to be honest not very fresh. Just because it looks good it has to be fresh. Melt in your mouth. If you check my reviews I've been to many sushi places all over and I'm very fair with my reviews. The Sushi is fair but extremely over priced.

    Signature roll -can you find the fish?

    I wanna start by saying I don't usually post reviews, however, this to-go order definitely deserved some attention (and not in a good way)! Snowy, cold Friday, Husband and I decided to order shakou take-out instead of going out. (Definitely not our first time). Normal-ish order, 2 signature rolls, 1 reg maki and app to split: ($75). We couldn't see any fish in the Flaming Hibachi- (21 starred signature rolls). It looked like soy paper w rice , lots of rice w a hint of something pink! I have never seen a roll look like this wo distinct piece of fish inside. Now, the kicker was the spicy tuna roll. That looked like a bed of poo on rice (and that is being nice)! I didn't get a pic of the 7spicy tuna app but it basically looked the like roll below in a rectangle. We have gotten take-out from here several times- clearly something has gone WAY WAY downhill!!

    Tanya M.

    This was a blast the service was quick and everyone is kind and nice. I personally don't eat much but when I went here I ate 3 entrees, 2 sides and a desert. This restaurant gives it's customers a experience. Me personally is coming back. --Stone Meyers

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    Great food, great service, ask for Justin as your server, he's wonderful! Can't recommend it enough!

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    Delicious food, great drinks and wonderful Servers. Lots of parking space in the back. I highly recommend.

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    Thank you for the amazing review!

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    Great Ambiance! Order the 7 spicy app & the midori maki roll. So good! Plus they have Meomi Pinot Noir!

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    3 years ago

    Best sushi experience along with the best wait staff and super fast food prep! Will be back again soon!!!

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    Service and atmosphere was great, sushi was also very fresh would definitely come back!

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    Food is awesome. But the music was inappropriately loud for a Thursday night. This is not Hubbard street in Chicago. Let's be respectful.

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