I usually LOVE this restaurant and they're some of the nicest people, but tonight when I called about a delivery ETA I was hung up on. The hostess then told me that she was too busy for delivery inquiries and it "hasn't been an hour yet"... some of the worst customer service I've experienced. As busy as you get, please note that people do care about customer service regardless. read more

It's hard to find quality Chinese food in the city, but Shine is excellent! Not to mention their sushi is also delicious.

This is how they dry age their meat. In the alley with dirty laundry around it and bugs everywhere read more

Shine Restaurant - What's up with this? I came across what seems to be pork belly hanging outside, next to a pile of dirty laundry. GROSS! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This place is not great Easy to get a table and food that falls below Chinese takeout. We have tried it twice. Once for sushi and some satay etc the other for dishes. This is so overly "Americanized" Asian food it's unreal. I'd expect this in a suburb somewhere next to an applebees...we won't be back. read more

We had such a great time at Shine last night! We live in the neighborhood and decided to give it a go on a beautiful summer night. We felt very safe as the tables on the patio were distanced appropriately, the staff were all wearing masks and the menus were via QR code. The service was attentive and incredibly friendly. And the food was SO good! Best potstickers I've had in a long time. The maki and the sesame beef were both delicious. We didn't leave a bite left over. We are excited to have a new go-to in our neighborhood and will be back soon!! read more

As others have said, this place is only good for the atmosphere. Sushi was terrible and overpriced for what you get. For example, we ordered a roll with fried lobster in it for maybe around $16. There was a sliver of meat, mostly all fried crunchies, and only six small pieces - the size of an asparagus or cucumber roll elsewhere. The rice was really poor quality, kind of hard (dried, not undercooked). Just poor quality and overpriced. I'm upset I dropped $100 for such a terrible meal. read more

Shine is a really solid restaurant with above average Asian food and reasonable prices. They're definitely a jack-of-all-trades restaurant. No major speciality in my opinion, but both things I ordered were delicious. Where else can you get Taiwanese hot pot and Japanese sushi in the same place? The sushi was really yummy. My boyfriend likes cream cheese in his sushi, which I despise, but I conceded for one of the rolls. To my surprise, the roll was quite to my liking. The fish in both rolls was also super fresh. Just wish there was more pieces per order. The hot pot was also great. We ordered Panang curry hot pot with chicken, and it was also quite delicious. After we finished a roll, the sushi chef struck up a conversation with us asking how we liked our rolls. Never had such a hospitable sushi chef, and he really made me feel at home. I think this is definitely one of my sushi spots that I will continue to return to. read more

Shine Restaurant - Amazing sushi rolls, 2 orders - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We wanted to support a local restaurant via delivery. The food was good, but the delivery experience was terrible. The driver called twice and didn't say anything on the phone/didn't respond to 'Hello? Hello?' We called back and there was no answer on his phone. Then 15 minutes later we realized he had left our food on the sidewalk outside of our house. Crazy. read more

I get take out sushi often! So fresh & they're usually pretty busy! Longest I've ever waited for a pick up order was 20-25 minutes for order to be ready! read more

Love this place! Our regular server Tuk is the best!! Must recommend their sashimi and house Sake.

i have been eating at Shine for over 20 years. We lived in the neighborhood and i liked that you could "micro manage" the ingredients...and get food without oil. Something has happened to them in the last year. The food has been tasteless and more important the last two times i called in an order for pick up, their was food missing, and food prepared without the ingredients i ordered. Once my entire entree was missing and the answer i got was "oh well, i guess it did not make it onto the ticket. And...we are too busy to deliver it to you. The second time the pick up ingredients were confirmed when i got there and then got home: missing another whole order and what i did get was prepared wrong, again. When i called back this time i was put on hold for 5 minutes and finally hung up...no call back and no apology! They clearly DO NOT CARE and have an attitude that is quite appalling in this time when i am trying to support local businesses. I would tell everyone NOT TO EAT AT SHINE! read more

I LOVE Shine. This may be my favorite sushi in Chicago. I primarily order take out but have dined outside a couple times. The sushi rolls, chicken fried rice, and Kung pao chicken is excellent. Their signature rolls are reasonably priced. A few of my favorites that I love over and over again are Ichiban roll, Akuma maki, and Niku Maki. read more

I'm sorry to have the write this. I've been going to shine since they were on armitage ave. But the customer service has drastically gone down. I called to make a reservation and asked to use the big round table. The gal who answered the call said "No problem. I will let them know". When we arrived they said we couldn't use it unless we paid them an additional $50!! Their new hostess was not only very unhelpful, but she was VERY rude about it! We gave them more chances and continued to go there. One of us had bad, spoiled tuna on a poke bowl. Instead of being sorry, the sushi chef told her that she should have ordered it raw instead of seared! It made NO sense! It was spoiled! NEVER going back there again. They are so rude. NO customer service skills! read more

Dear Shine, Charging a $10 corking fee for an $8 bottle of wine and $2 PER beer completely defeats the purpose of going to a place that offers BYO ... just so you know. Also, the long lecture about how the charge was for the use of your glasses was both irritating and condescending ... I mean, unless you're just going to let us bring our own ;) Oh and, though I realize your specialty is Sushi, I went out on a limb and ordered the Panang Curry with tofu. Sadly, the sauce was thick and dull, and I was surprised to discover the tofu tasted like French toast--which I love but is frankly a little odd in this context. Never.Going.Back. read more

Bad customer service with little respect. Ignore requests from customers intentionally.

First off, props on the new location. The old one was right amidst the hubbub of Armitage, but this one is a touch fancier. Love the large paper umbrellas hanging from the ceiling! The menu harkens back to the old location when a Chinese restaurant called Shine merged with its next-door neighbor - a Japanese restaurant called Morida. Shine Morida thus serves up a pan-Asian melange. We started with an unagi roll. I love all things eel, so I enjoyed it. I'm still not sure how I feel about the temperature, though. The roll was served warm. I'm not sure I've ever had it above room temperature before. As the last bite of unagi was consumed, our entrees were whisked to the table. We'd both gone with noodle-y dishes, and both were good... and oddly similar... We deduced that they both must share the same brown sauce & many ingredients. Cousin-entrees, if you will. Dessert: We abstained, and for one reason only - despite being billed as a "duet" of mochi, you only get one with a scoop of green tea ice cream. I loathe green tea ice cream, and there's a StarFruit down the street. See ya! read more

Solid, reasonably priced sushi, both via delivery and when dining in. But more importantly, it's the perfect place to go when a group of your friends wants sushi, but there are some sushi-phobes coming along as well. For those with a fear of raw fish, Shine cooks up some mean stir-frys (or so I've been told by my friends who order them regularly). I, on the other hand, stick with the raw stuff. While I feel that the sashimi is a bit overpriced and lacking for what you get, the basic rolls are a steal here. Grab a tekka maki or negi hamachi for $5 each, and you have yourself a meal--the rolls are large, and most importantly, the fish to rice ratio is heavily skewed in the fish favor. I like substance and not filler. Skip the cocktails and go with wine--the mark-up is shockingly low on the bottles. With four girls, entrees, apps, a bottle of wine, and 4 additional cocktails, the split bill came to about $33 a person. Totally reasonable. When I've ordered delivery, the order has always arrived early. I like you Shine, I think I'll stick around. (Also, check in on Yelp, and Sun-Thurs you get 10% of your bill!) read more

After reading all the reviews I couldn't wait to order from here. To be honest, I wasn't impressed....like at all. I ordered the Harvest Stir-Fry as well as a Shine Maki & Bagel Maki. Only good thing I have to say was the delivery was really quick. Other then that, it was all just meh and definitely wasn't cheap. read more

This would have been a 3 star review, as my experiences at Shine have for the most part been good. Pretty decent sushi, good entrees, and I like the atmosphere and the outdoor area. Service has been good too. However, we recently ate here and my spicy tuna roll was gray, which really turned me off. I've never experienced gray tuna before...and I don't care to again. My fiance's entree was way too salty (and we are not ones to skimp on the salt!) and was reminiscent of cheap take-out. So we were left a little disappointed and will probably avoid coming here from now on. read more

Multidisciplinary restaurants freak me out. Is it Chinese or is it japanese? Ohmygohd they have Pad Thai! It must be thai... I walked in to Morida with a chip on my shoulders, I was just looking for short-comings. Nice big water, check. Hot towels, check. Decent wine list, check. Looking pretty good. I had to put my blinders on and go with one type of cuisine so I went Japanese. The edamame was good. The Miso was good. The rolls were good! Even when I snuck a peek at my friends Japachinesethai dishes, they looked pretty adequate. But I still feel like it could have been better. If they had just picked one. So three solid stars for Morida. There are better Thai restaurants and Chinese and Japanese restaurants in this city. But I will tentatively say that this is probably the best Japachinesethai of them all. read more

Two words: Flaming Maki. I can say with 100% confidence it was the best sushi roll I have ever had. The preparation was perfect, and it tasted amazing. My ex and I went with another couple for New Year's Eve and had a spread of sushi. In addition to the Flaming Maki I was able to try the Volcano Roll; that is always one of my go-to choices when having sushi but Shine's take on it stepped up the game, adding a strawberry topping. I also tried the Ichiban Roll and have nothing bad to say. The service was great as well. As I said this was on New Year's Eve. We had a reservation on Open Table and were seated right away. My friend and I wanted to share a split of champagne; they were out of what we wanted but our waiter upgraded us to a better bottle and only charged us for our original choice. read more

Sadly, my last two experiences at Shine Morida have inspired me to write an update. I love that this place is close to my house and has a great atmosphere, so after a particularly long flight last Monday, I decided to grab a bite for dinner. We arrived around 8:00pm. First thing I noticed was lipstick on my glass. Not great, but I was hungry and figured I'd be enjoying a cocktail anyway. When I ordered a Bombay Sapphire martini, I was informed that they were out of Sapphire, and all other top shelf gin. Call me spoiled, but I don't do well martinis, so I went for plan b...a manhattan. The server came back a few moments later to inform me that they were out of sweet vermouth. So I decided to hop on the wagon and stick with my water. We ordered 4 rolls and I ordered 2 pieces of nigiri...you know what's coming...they were out of the nigiri. So we decided to stick with the rolls. 3 out of 4 rolls were good, but the most expensive of them, rainbow roll, was not good at all. It had that not so fresh sushi taste and somewhat dry fish on top. I might expect this at a less expensive sushi place, but the price of this roll was almost as much as I would pay for all you can eat elsewhere. I seem to recall thinking that the fish was not so fresh on my previous visit, but decided to let it slide that time. This time, I asked the server what was going on and he informed me that they'd had a very busy weekend. I guess the lesson learned is do not come here on a weekday. There were maybe 4 tables occupied in the entire restaurant and the server did not refill our waters even once. I like to come to Shine Morida when I'm looking for a more upscale sushi experience. I feel like they should try a little harder to make sure they provide a quality experience, even for those of us who like to dine out during the week. I can understand being out of the fish, but wouldn't you know when you're running low on alcohol? I'm sure the delivery truck would be more than happy to swing by! read more

Sesame chicken was pretty good actually. All things were just great, and then I found an ant crawling on my plate. Legit. When I told the waiter he goes: "Oh, I wonder how that got in here?!" ..Yes, me too sir, me too. yuck. read more

FOOD: 5 Stars DRINKS: 2 Stars SERVICE: 3 Stars AMBIANCE: 3 Stars This place was once a very intimate, sexy date place. We had not been to the new location until last night. What a disappointment. The entire place is one big cavernous beige nightmare. Not one ounce of sexy intimacy. This used to be a great place for an intimate date. Apparently now it's a great place to bring your screaming, fussy kids in strollers at the table. We sat at our table for almost 15 minutes before being greeted by our waiter. Ordered an appetizer and a couple drinks. Soft drink came to the table immediately, waited another 10-15 minutes for an ice filled, watered down SHINE MARTINI, that tasted more like juice and water with a splash of vodka. Second martini I asked for was a Hendricks Martini. Saw the bottle on the top shelf and I was in full view of the bar. The waiter came back to tell me they didn't have Hendricks. I told him I see it on the top shelf, it hadn't moved from its perch since I ordered. He told me there wasn't enough in the bottle to make a martini. (WTF?) The service was definitely lacking. Our waiter never checked with us once we got our food to see if everything was ok, we had to chase him down to get the check long after our dinner dishes had been removed. Busboys filled our water glasses at every turn sloppily from the side of the pitchers, spilling water all over the table several times. We had to wrestle in another table's napkin to sop up all the water. THE BEST PART was the food. The chefs still get it. The food is fantastic, I would order it from them any day. Everything tasted great and we loved. (Except the Uni was a little off. Not so fresh) read more

How is it that there are 3 sushi places within 2 blocks of each other? That's crazy. Anyway, went here with a friend for dinner because of all the good Yelp reviews -- which you all did not disappoint! Between the two of us, we managed to eat 5 rolls. We had the Toro Maki special (fatty tuna), the Crazy Maki, Unagi Maki, Spider Maki, and the Bagel Maki. The Toro Maki and the Bagel Maki were the best. In fact, their Bagel Maki was the best I've eaten, thus far, anywhere. Everything was great. I will be back! read more

Shine, Baby, SHINE! I love the atmosphere--it was so adorable. Usually asian restaurants just don't 'get' it. Unless, of course, you're talking about the kind that costs buku bucks (Japonesse). Right away I noticed that the tables weren't pressed together and the decor was refreshing. It was traditional asian, but it wasn't gawdy or overdone at all. Most importantly, it was very clean. The staff was very friendly, too. Our server, Tuk seemed to really enjoy her job and took great pride in remembering my girlfriend's order from the last time she popped in. (I will have to give Tuk a quiz on my follow-up visit...:) At my girlfriend's recommendation, I ordered the Hot and Sour soup. Well, I think if that weird combo of flavors is your thing--it might be good. But, I had to pass on it. This soup was definitely not up my taste bud ally. I ordered the scallop and veggies steamed with sauce on the side. (Boring, I know!) The order came out just right, but it was lacking in flavor. (Not Shine's fault that I ordered blandly) On a good note, the portions were large! Yay! On another good note, my girlfriend ordered the Hot Bowl with curry sauce. (Of course I had to swipe some spoonfuls of that to add some flavor to my diet-friendly dish!) I would definitely go back. The only downside is parking around this area BLOWS. read more

Solidly 4 star sushi. Over the last few years I've probably tried over half their sushi menu, and have yet to be disappointed. I especially like their more unusual makis, like the Rock n' Roll Maki which has shrimp, crab, octopus, and avocado and is covered with tempura crispies. So good! My only complaint with the sushi is that I wish they had more variety in their specials. It's also a great place to take a sushi novice, since there's a Chinese menu too. The Chinese menu is really good too-- most recently I tried the sesame shrimp and was just as pleased as I have been with the maki. The shrimp were all good sized and the sesame sauce was perfectly sweet and tangy. Be aware that the portions of the hot food are not overwhelming, unlike some Chinese restaurants where each dish feeds five, at Shine the meals are really just for one. One thing I have been disappointed with is their drinks-- I admit, maybe I've made some poor choices (perhaps it goes without saying, but stay away from the Melon Colada... blech!) However, the Shine Martini does make up for any mistakes-- it is pure deliciousness. read more

Get the Oyshi Roll! Great little neighborhood sushi spot, sit on the patio if you can! Always friendly service and fresh sushi. read more

Tried it for the first time the other night. A friend was going to get takeout and I only had time to run online and look at their menu. First, the menu online was easily readable and not just a cut and paste fuzzy JPG you see on a lot of restaurant sites. Secondly, I could not have been happier with my choices of Sushi and Sashimi. I ordered the Rock N Roll which was fantastic and tried the Honey Roll, which was also very good. I start a rating on how well they do the easy rolls as well. The spicy tuna and California where good and their tempura roll was better than a lot I've had. I recommend trying the signature rolls because I had at least three versions and they were all different and very good. read more

Shine is our go to sushi spot. My girlfriend and I been trying different sushi restaurants in Chicago but have yet to find a sushi restaurant that matches the service, and quality sushi that we get each time we dine in or order. I highly recommend this to sushi lovers, and it is always fresh!! read more

Shine holds a very special place in my heart because my boyfriend and I had our first date there on January 31st, 2004. Ok, enough about that... The sushi at Shine is wonderful... I love the Morida's Spicy Maki (salmon, avocado, cilantro), but then again I'll eat anything with cilantro in it. Oh, just thinking about that roll... makes me shed tears of awesome! Anyway, I have more success with the 'sushi' side of the menu, but their pad thai is decent and the kung pao is great. Also, the cocktails are good, but I don't even care about booze when I go there because I enjoy drinking the water with the cucumber slice in it. Make a reservation for a Friday or Saturday night, it can get kind of busy. read more

Do you know this place emailed me on YELP and asked me to take down my review! It was very obvious by the email it was someone who worked there. I actually said nice things about their decor and service, but my reviews are based on food quality only. Aren't we all entitled to our own opinion? Just b/c they emailed me I will once again say that if you are an advanced sushi eater..this is not the place to go. While a place like Toro is not as nice in ambiance, the quality of food is another stratosphere! If your looking to a WOW a date or sushi lover check out MEIJI or Toro. See my other review for more details about Shine. read more

They say you have to satisfy your stomach first in order to satisfy people. I agree! If you miss your local authentic Shanghainese Food , you call call ahead to preorder , one or two days ahead. But you can certainly select from menu and try different each and every time till you have created your own favorable menu. Hand roll is a must try if you like salmon. Newly added soy sauce duck , it is as it is , made of special chef made soy sauce , must try ! read more

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It's a bit expensive in its rank but pretty good. Avoid the counter area if you don't like smells of excessive cooking oil. read more

Shine Restaurant - Glazed Miso Salmon. Delicious miso glaze. I'd love the salmon to be cooked firmer but that's just my personal taste. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Not too many tranditional Shanghai style restrant in Chicago. Here is one of them. If you would like Shanghai style or south part of China flavor try here. Remember to preoder to make sure you can have it. read more

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First time trying out Shine, and Delivery took over an hour to arrive (ordered it at 9:15pm, didn't arrive until 10:30pm, 1 hr 15 mins later. I was starving!) We live 1 mile from the restaurant. Had ordered 2 sushi rolls, edamame, and kung pao chicken. Halfway through eating I grabbed a bite of my boyfriend's Kung Pao Chicken, and immediately saw a black hair on the piece I had on my fork. He looked down at his plate, and actually found a SECOND black hair. Ew. We immediately tossed the chicken and I couldn't bring myself to eat any more of the other dishes, scared the rest of it was prepared in non-sanitary conditions. My boyfriend and I went for the packaged fortune cookies, took one bite - STALE. Spit it out and threw that away too. The restaurant did refund that kung pao dish, which I appreciate. Will not be ordering from Shine ever again. read more

Just whatever. Not great, not bad. But for me that really isn't good enough to return. Which sucks since I live right down the street. The sushi was just okay, the edamame was awful. How do you screw up edamame? Our waiter was so nice though so that gets them a couple of stars. Also the lemon drop martini is one of the best I have EVER had, seriously. But it is in the end a sushi restaurant so that is why I can honestly say Meh, I've experienced better. So many sushi places in the city to come back to Shine. Some of my fav's that are much better are Sushi Wabi, Yuzu, & Friends. Just not good enough to return, sorry shine. read more

Some people might walk into Shine Morida and assume that they are going to be in for just another elevated fine dining experience. The servers are nice and groomed (albeit in a trendy manner,) the deco is clean and hip, and the dining crowd is rich and young. In my experience, this is a recipe for sub-par food, as some restaurants betray their dishes for atmosphere. However, you couldn't be more wrong about Shine. Their food is absolutely to die for. I don't know if you could pick ANY dish off their chinese/japanese menu and be disappointed. My personal fave is the Shine's crispy chicken. Freaking delicious. The service is friendly and attentive also. I can't say that I have any complaints, honestly. I highly recommend this retaurant to anyone looking for a fine asian dining experience. read more

I like the chinese food here but the sushi...not so much. One of the rolls I got it was a spicy tuna but I forget what they call it was really mushy tasting and bland. :| But the times I've been there before I have really enjoyed the mongolian bbq...oo and their drinks are always really tasty. read more

Eh. If I'm shopping on Armitage and craving some sushi, I'll stop here. Otherwise it's not a destination for me. There's nothing wrong with it, I just think Shine is very average. Recently I tried their Mexican roll, which was interesting. I liked how the cilantro played off the other ingredients. Their green tea is pretty good, too. read more