Great quality sushi and sashimi. Chef Cliff is the best. attentive to my likes and creates custom menu based on what fish I liked! Great veggie gluten free and vegan and lactose intolerant options as well. Highly recommend. Nice sake list as well. read more

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I've been to this establishment several tune over the last couple of years. Service is great and the full omakase experience works out well. We added a few extra apps. The agedashi tofu is not recommended as the batter was too hard and the aged dashi didn't seem flavorful when I compared to other establishments. The sushi is always very fresh. The selection of whisky and sake selection are pretty good. This is an affordable place compared up the much pricier options nearby. read more

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Holy Cow I never knew Sushi could taste so amazing..... I'm not over estimating how good this place was when I say it was the BEST sushi I have ever had in Chicago. You don't even need to look at the menu just ask for the Mike's Special and let the Sushi Chef create his master pieces. I do want to point out that these rolls are $20+ each so your bill will get up there in a hurry; but if you don't care about price and are simply looking for the Best Sushi then you try Tanishii! read more

My husband took me here for dinner on a Saturday night. He's been here before with his co-worker who took him to this place before he took me. There is another Tanoshii up in Andersonville and that was his co-worker's favorite restaurant so we decided to give this one a shot. Since it's a soft opening, there isn't any promotion or signs about this restaurant. The atmosphere is really nice - I really enjoyed the music that was playing in the background along with the setup of the restaurant. Our waitress Bernie was also very nice. We like places with good service! Starting off with the food, we ordered off the menu and went with the Mike experience - this is where the chef Mike will make rolls for you that are not part of the menu..so these are more customized and definitely different. We started out with the fish and chips. I really enjoyed that - first time ever having chunks of 4 different types of fishes on top of a big chip. It was good! We had four big long rolls (about 8-10 pieces) per roll - don't know the name since it wasn't on the menu.. but we had one with salmon (my favorite!), one with a fatty white fish, and two with tuna.. I would prefer a variety of fish so after they gave us a tuna roll the second time we asked for something different, like salmon. We ended the night with a red bean and mango mochi. This soft opening is helping them improve their food/service/kinks before they have their grand opening. I really like how they did that so they gather customer feedbacks to make themselves even better when they have their grand opening. At some point the staff made it feel like we were frequents...because they talked to us as if we were friends. This is my husband's second time here and few of the staff recognized him. He'll be there again this coming week as well. He really likes this place. read more

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I've been to tanoshii multiple times since moving to Chicago. The sushi is very fresh and the service excellent. I always get the veggie role ( not a super big fish fan) but my fiancé gets the chefs special which is always great. You can ask for certain things to be left out of the roll. If you order 2-3 chef special rolls, they will all be different and delicious! Last night, ours was tuna, mushroom and a chive sauce (tasted way better than it sounds!). I had the seaweed salad, which was amazing. The Lychee martini was also great! prices are slightly expensive, but the food is always great. I recommend making a reservation ahead of time on opentable, but you can usually make it earlier that day. read more

Tanoshii West Loop - Veggie roll, spider roll, unagi (eel) from closest to farthest. - Japanese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My advice here is simple, I did not wait for a busy night I choose a weeknight, but from what I saw I am sure they are jammed on weekends. While I am just getting into this cuisine, my fiancée is a big fan, and this was on our not yet visited list apart so we tried it and are very glad we did. I will add some photos so you can get a look, but when looking at the main list of choices it was not as filled as others, so the waiter made sure to mention their Omakase was huge, and very very different in a GREAT way. I made a few suggestions for what to add and they happily took those, and added some of their own, thankfully it was an amazing choice they came up with I never would have even thought to add, and so this night was marked with Rolls we both have never seen or dreamed up before but were downright amazeballs. (ok I know that is overused but it is sooo appropriate here) Here is what they came up with - now these are costly but larger and worth the extra price: Crab avocado cucumber, Seward wrap topped with salmon avocado Japanese chili honey truffle oil & aged white balsamic. Crab shiitake shrooms avocado in a soy wrap, Escolar super white tune w/ avocado & topped with grape seed oil & chives Spicy tune w/ avocado in a soy wrap topped red snapper, avocado and a half jalapeno with Japanese radish strawberry sauce topping (hot at first but not as you would think) The bartender was our waiter and he brought over several drinks that were great and 1 that was his own creation but was amazing as well. Its always a risk to ask for the unknown, but here it was all great and worth asking, be prepared it was a costly night for Sushi, but well worth it we thought. read more

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This was my second round. First round was decent and second round was the same. One word to describe the food...Consistent. Small portions and good taste. The maki was not "overly-riced" and definitely the perfect size. After spending a ton of money, I did not leave the restaurant full, and hours later ended up raiding the fridge in my home. I didn't take any pics, but I would recommend the bluefin, yellowtail sashimi and the calamari. read more

Overpriced, small portions, the rice was terrible! Overcooked, gummy and cold. Leaning on the truffle use too much as well. Go elsewhere, waste of 250$ for two people. read more

Ate here for the first time ever, last night! Had a reunion dinner with 2 of my best friends/ex-coworkers/ ex-golfing buddies. This place was recommended by 1 of them who lives in Old Town! Great choice! Our server, Dave, did an excellent job on recommending the best drinks and entrees to us!! He was also very attentive, professional and fun to interact with the whole night! We had 4 appetizers: veggie gyoza, veggie tempura, bluefin sashimi tuna and edamame. For entrees, 2 of us had the sushi/nigiri omakase and our Old Town friend had the maki roll omakase; everything was fresh, beautifully presented and delicious! The drinks here were great too; I loved the Elderberry Martini which was flavorful and had just the right amount of horsepower to keep me buzzed throughout dinner and all the way to bed! I would definitely come back here with my friends and order even more food than we did before!!! read more

Go for the special rolls! It's so fun and adventurous! One of the best sushi spots in Chicago! read more

Tanoshii West Loop - Japanese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Friends took us here on a double date night. WOW! That's all I can say!! We did the chefs tasting menu where the chef creates random rolls for you. You get about 12 rolls total!! It was 2 couples (4 people) and we were STUFFED!! It was so much food....and fresh too!! And the creations were out of this world!! If you ever do this and get a wild mushroom truffle roll...WATCH OUT FOR YOUR TASTE BUDS HAVING A LEGIT ORGASM! Everything here was beyond incredible and I can't wait to come back!!! read more

This is the best sushi by far in Chicago. The Chef, while being busy, caters to all your asks. Casual, welcoming environment, best service, Chef accommodating all requests that he knows will suit you. Also, affordable. I can't wait to go back and highly recommend to all. read more

Let's begin with I'm not a big sushi fan but this place is different. Every plate that came out had a different taste. We first start off with a fish and chip and well the Flavor came at the end of every bite. The sushi and the uni was so super fresh. I'll tell you I'm not a uni fan because of the fishy smell but the uni here was so fresh that it has more of a buttery smell then a strong fishy smell. Every dish is different and flavorful. If I can try every dish I would just because I'm amazed by the flavors they have here. I will try again and a must try for everyone that is a sushi fan. read more

Tanoshii West Loop - Japanese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Tanoshii was okay - not bad, not amazing. It felt like I was eating in a restaurant in the suburbs rather than a sushi place in the city. Food was reasonably priced but average. I would probably go somewhere else for sushi and food in the city next time. We got edamame, spicy tuna, spider and spicy salmon rolls, sake ( cloudy dreams - so good!!), shrimp gyoza which was good, unagi sashimi and shrimp tempura ( which I would pass on). Honestly the extensive sake menu was the best! read more

Love live love this spot. It's so nice not to have to comb through a menu but have the chef just bring rolls that are the specials of the day. read more

Food is amazing. Prices are reasonable. Very cool Japanese restaurant with a ve creative spin on sushi. We got the Bluefin Sashimi, fish and chips and the role of the day! read more

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Mouth-melting sushi!!! This is where I've had the BEST sushi of my life. The flavor of each ingredient, freshness of the fish, the perfectly cooked rice, rolled up delicately to appease all your senses...every piece in your mouth is a piece of heaven! I came here first for my birthday dinner and couldn't have asked for anything better. It was a weekday night, so it was not busy at all. But I know weekends get busy and you might need reservations or expect to wait (well worth it though). The ambience is perfect to enjoy your sushi. I recommend sitting at the bar and definitely go for the omakase.. I had some restrictions and sushi Mike made the perfect rolls for my group. Highly recommend and would come back again and again and again! read more

Tanoshii West Loop - Japanese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I came in for lunch since I was around the area at the time and it was very quiet and empty. I was by myself so I sat at the sushi bar and ordered the sushi lunch special which was 6 pieces of chefs choice of nigiri and spicy tuna maki. Overall I enjoyed the sushi. The rice was nicely cooked and rolled perfectly so it didn't fall apart when it was picked up. There was already a bit of wasabi between the rice and fish when rolled which is how it's traditionally done and the fish tasted fresh. My plate came with tuna, salmon, white fish, yellowtail, egg and I forgot what the last piece was. One of the sushi chefs behind the bar was very friendly and nice and my server was polite as well. I'm not from Chicago but if I were to come back and get sushi, it would definitely be back here. read more

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1. The food took over an hour to get, saying their sashimi guy was backed up. The restaurant wasn't even full. What restaurant does that on a Saturday where they can't handle half their capacity? 2. Asked for them to pick 5 sashimi's and 5 Nigeris. 3 of the 5 sashimi's were scallop, tako and Kani. I don't know about you but that's pretty unacceptable to me when asking for omakase. 3. They overcharged us on the omakase and when asked they said they charged us more by mistake. I highly doubt this was the case and won't be returning. read more

This is a hidden gem for fun innovative sushi! Do the chef's specials --- you won't be disappointed. Loved the lychee martini and their brown rice green tea. Great service too read more

Great Japanese restaurant at a reasonable price! I recently visited Tanoshii, my very first time, and it certainly will not be my last! This restaurant has a decently ample menu, with an attractive variety of options, ingenious twists to common dishes and at a reasonable price! To make things even more exciting, you can order the "Omakase" option, which is basically a "let the chef surprise you" (given dietary restrictions, of course). So we chose this option and definitely made the right choice. At Omakase, you'll get a several plates, you'll get to explore some dishes that are not even on the menu, and the best thing is that you'll pay only for as much as you eat. So Omakase doesn't have a fixed price, you'll be charged only for what the chef prepared for you (which you can limit to 3-4 dishes or go for as many as you can handle). We had "Fish & Chips", which is basically a tuna tartar, we had tuna/avocado starter finger rolls, a tuna/spicy-tuna roll and a salmon/shiitake-mushroom roll. All were outstanding, but the last roll was simply amazing. My advice is to let the chef surprise you and hopefully get the salmon-shiitake roll. Great place, I look forward to my next visit. read more

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best sushi.. EVA!!!!! I had friends come in town from NYC and they were craving some sushi. so I took them to Tanoshii ( I cant believe I dont have a review for this location). This location is never busy like Clark st ( no idea why) but its still amazing. Go to food items: Fish and Chips Maguro Sashimi Honey Truffle Sushi Mike Special Soft Shell Crab Sushi Mike Special Spicy Shrimp Sushi Mike Special Strawberry Jalapeno Sushi Mike Special everything is just amazing. super fresh. bomb flavor combos. and yummers cocktails. PLEASE dont bother with the menu. just tell your waitress what you like and what you DONT like and let them take care of you. Sushi is a bit pricey but totally worth it. ALSO DONT you dare ask for soy sauce or spicy mayo. the sushi DOES not need it. If you want sushi stop what you're doing and go there right NOW ( or in a few hours when they open) read more

Great sushi and other menu selections! Also the cleanest restaurant I've ever visited.

The food is great. The service is slow. Been here twice and had the same experience both times. The calamari, and bluefin sashimi are delicious. read more

Craving good sushi, but doing wanting to stay socially distant? Go here! Outdoor seating is available and staff are respecting CDC recommendations (wearing masks, hand sanitizer avaialbe, etc). The last time we had sushi was 4+ months ago due to COVID-19, so we were excited to see Tanoshii was open with outdoor seating available! We ordered two specialty rolls and my husband got the omakase! They are very open to hear what you like/dislike when they make the specialty rolls. Both of our rolls came with quite a bit of avocado, so if you don't like that - make that known. Everything that my husband got on the omakase was AMAZING! Upon return, that is what I am going to get it and I recommend you do the same! read more

How the heck is this place ranked 4 stars on here? I rarely write reviews but I felt a need to after this awful experience. We ordered the Dragon Roll and the Randolph Roll. They were priced $15 and $16 respectively. I figured they would be half decent given the price but they were small, soggy and tasted awful. When I say soggy, I mean they fell apart when I'd try to lift them up with chop sticks. I mean this literally. I should have asked for a spoon to eat these rolls seeing as they had more in common with porridge than sushi. I am not exaggerating when I say that day old supermarket sushi tasted better than these rolls at half the price. The miso soup bowl was super small. I understand skimping on the rolls since raw fish is expensive but miso soup is miso paste and seaweed and tofu. None of those things are expensive why are you skimping? Do you think serving soup in those small thimble bowls makes the place seem high end and swanky? Because it doesn't and I'm hungry. The waitress kept trying to sell us on "Mike's special rolls" that are $18-$25 each and he works with your dietary restrictions. I don't have any restrictions but why are those rolls so expensive? Do they have gold in them? The waitress had some weird talking style where her sentences trailed off and she mumbled at the end. I kept asking her to repeat herself and she just thought I was too stupid to understand what omakase was. I know what it means lady I'm Japanese. I just can't understand the last few words of each sentence. Stop mumbling and enunciate your words. Lastly this place charges $25 corkage fee while their other locations are BYOB. Be consistent that shit is confusing. I ended up having to carry around a heavy bottle of wine the rest of the night. After this frustrating experience I was hoping some bum would try to mug me so I could smash this bottle over his head. read more

Had high hopes, but the sushi was neither fresh nor authentic. Good selection of sake, but I was otherwise very disappointed. They're makeshift version of unagi sauce is more like refrigerated cheap teriyaki sauce read more

Service was amazing. First time there with a party of five and our server was patient with us. The food was also really good. Every single thing we ate was delicious. Coming back soon!!! read more

Been coming here with my sister and it's time I finally leave a review! The sushi rolls are DELICIOUS. Some of the best, freshest, and tastiest I've ever had. I'm consistently so impressed, and the service is excellent. I can't believe this place doesn't have more reviews. read more

Highly recommend this place. I was skeptical to let the chef surprise me with my rolls. Best decision I made. 3 rolls later read more

Tanoshii West Loop - Food was amazing! I was skeptical to let the chef choose my rolls for me. Best decision I made. - Japanese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I was recommended to check this place out because it was good sushi and BYOB. Apparently only their north side location is BYOB and the west loop location had a $30 corking fee?! First and last time I'll be going here. Too pricey for what you get. Lacked any sense of uniqueness. For how popular Japanese cuisine is today, this place isn't playing at the same level but are still charging for it. Don't waste your money by going here. read more

Really, really enjoyed this sushi spot in the West Loop. I've never been to the location in Andersonville, so I can't compare. Everything we ordered from sushi salad, to sashimi, and rolls was so fresh. Service was great, and I'd definitely go back! read more

Worst sushi experience EVER!!!! in chicago!!! Would not recommend at all to anybody. I cannot express enough how terrible this place is when it comes to service. Waited an hour for our food to come and the waiter ignored our question of when is our food coming. For a sushi restaurant, especially none of our food requires cooking; taking an hour is unacceptable. Preparing sashimi and nigiri's shouldn't take that long. Plus the restaurant wasn't even full when we were there. Now that you all know how terrible the service is lets move on to the food. We ordered the uni nigiri, for the price its definitely not worth it. One small piece and it costs $8, while places that are much fancier charge the same price and portions are much bigger. Nonetheless, I for sure will not be recommending this place to anyone. Ending on a good note, at least they kept refilling our water, which kept our bellies full (with water) read more

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If you want to pretend you like sushi, this is the place to go. Almost every item we had masked the taste of the fish it contained. The tuna starter with truffle was not identifiable as tuna because the taste was drowned out by the oil. The fish and chip was the same story - it could have been anything in there, so why bother with raw ingredients? The roll we received was an unidentifiable bland concoction - it looked pretty - but was devoid of any defining taste. We finished with sushi and sashimi against my better judgement after I discovered pre-cut slices at the bar earlier. The salmon and uni were good, but everything else had that dried out texture and bland flavor typical of pre-cut fish. The prices are just too high for them to be cutting corners this way. Slice size was also modest. We were served maguro twice as sashimi and nigiri on the same plate. All those fish they offer and they doubled up on the blandest slice (chef's selection).. A final note, we ordered the chef's selection which curiously resulted in exactly what you see in the pictures posted here - so is that really a chef's selection of today's best fish as advertised, or repeated mix of popular items anyone can order themselves? I'm a die hard sushi guy, I admit. But I also don't mind a little adventurous cooking. But my overall impression here was it was more about presentation than trying to actually do something interesting with fresh fish while retaining it's character. Service was excellent and the place if pretty. read more

It pains me to rate TSM 2 stars. Previously, as in 1-2 years ago (near when they opened), I would have had no problem giving them 4 stars. We came in, sat at the sushi bar, and ordered the omakase. Unlike previous visits, the chef did not speak to us at all. No conversation about our flavor or fish preferences. That was half the fun of the TSM Omakase experience! We received two appetizers, one of which was the Fish & Chip(s), which is still delicious and fun dish. Then, we were on to the rolls. Each roll was way too rice-focused. It was hard not to notice how thin the pieces of fish had become. In fact, discussing the meal later, we decided that each roll was a combination of RICE, too little fish to make a difference, and then a sauce poured over the top to give it flavor. As much as I do love TSM's truffle oil sauce, I can't help but feel like this is a boring and cheap approach to sushi rolls. All of this would have earned TSM 3 stars. I have to drop this review to 2 stars for one reason: THE BILL. I get it: when you order omakase you're accepting that you're going to spend a bit more than your average customer. You're not even considering the price of each roll, but instead entrusting the chef to provide you with an excellent meal, regardless of the cost. As I've established above, the rolls we had were decidedly average. Once we got the bill, I almost couldn't believe it. Taking out the cost of the sake we drank and what would have been the cost of the apps we were served, they charged us, on average, $25 per roll. That is OUTLANDISH. Sushi Mike, you've lost a local customer. For the benefit of your business, please address the quality of your rolls, the quality of the omakase experience, and the value of your restaurant. read more

We really wanted to get food from Tanoshii, but we walked in and said "we'd like to do a takeout order" and inspired a look of fear from the bartender. He ran over to the sushi chefs then came back and said they couldn't make food for us because "a lot" of people had just sat down at their eight sidewalk tables. He said he could seat us at a table if we wanted to eat, but we were picking up to bring back to a larger group of 4 people at our apartment. How can a restaurant not be prepared to make food for takeout but they're ok seating us? Whatever, we won't be going back. read more

SUPER FUN sushi place. I've eaten tons of sushi, in new york, japan, Toronto Canada. I am def a sushi expert. I was wondering, is this just another crazy roll place... I say not, the fact that they can "create" some rolls based on some preferences is really cool (though I'm sure they have some staple stuff). I definitely experienced some flavors and combinations I have not before. A must try for sushi lovers! read more

Second and last time here. The food is average at best and can't justify the prices. Service is slow even for basic dishes. Really there's nothing here to recommend. Just keep walking west on Randolph, there's plenty of good food to find. Anyway, to the food... Chicken Yakatori was very pedestrian. Honestly I could have made better. Some grilled chicken chunks on a stick with peppers and onions covered in a teryaki sauce. At these prices I expect something much more flavorful and unique. This is how Denny's would cook and serve it. The sashimi platter featured tuna with a truffle oil sauce on top. One of the issues I have with this place is their misguided effort to dress up sushi in various oils. While this truffle concoction eas better than the "italian" version I had last time I was here it's just a mistake. The rest of the sashimi was fresh but there wasn't much of it and the chef's selections were uninteresting. I'm not sure how this place is sveraging 4 stars at the moment. read more

Honestly, I am surprised at the positive notes. We ordered black tiger shrimp. There were 10 total shrimp that were regular and tiny, on a bed on unseasoned, frozen vegetables. The sashimi was ok at best, and the dragon roll, sub par. High in price, low in portion. Would not return. read more

I would like to give this place a 4 or a 5. I cannot. Really I want to give a 2.5, but I had to round down. We have been a few times. The food is terrific. I have literally zero complaints. The service, well, was poor. We have been when their "chefs special" was a pushed menu item (New Years is a good example). It was clear the chefs where whipping out these rolls in a factory fashion. They were delivered about 3-minutes after ordered. Which is ok, I get wanting turn over. But. We ordered wine. They didnt have that bottle, they said they had a different one that was to replace it. When asked same price range, it was called "similar". We ordered rolls a bit more bespoke than the factory ones. About 52 minutes later we still had no rolls and had finished our, not too bad wine. We ask for the check frustrated and were going to go somewhere else for dinner since 52-minutes of sitting led us to a mini-buzz and nothing more. We were told that the rolls were ready- I said I didnt want them. Bill comes, the wine is $36 more than the original choice. Mini argument ensues. Bad service. Bad waitor. No food came. Likely I wont be back to give it a shot. 52 minutes people. read more