The sushi is worse than from a grocery store refrigerator I couldn't eat it. Low quality tasteless fish. A disaster. I hated it. I was so sorry I ate any of it at all. It was like a big ball of sticky tasteless glue in your mouth, freezing cold. I have never, ever had worst sushi, ever. Never order sushi here. Server was nice. read more

NOTE: This review is only for the hibachi experience. I've had several hibachi dinners in the past and have compared Todoroki to some of the best I've had in the city. Unfortunately, when it comes to taste, Todoroki wasn't all it was hyped up to be. Their hibachi dinner was filling and the dinner show was typical to standard shows I've seen in the past (SPOILER ALERT: the knife wielding theatrics, egg bouncing on the Santoku knife, onion volcano, yadda, yadda, yadda...). I expected good food but nothing really stood out for me here. The seasoning for their meats and seafood were bland. The rice was tough and overcooked. I asked for my steak to be cooked medium but when I received my steak, it was cooked medium well. It ended up tasting dry, tough, and flavorless. For the amount my husband and I paid for four dinners, it just wasn't worth the cost. I wouldn't return for the hibachi, but I would come back to try the AYCE (All you can eat) sushi lunch. read more

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as a grandfather who lives 2000 miles away and only sees his grandsons once-or-twice a year ... I wanted a dining experience that would be memorable and satisfying ... Todoroki provided all of the above and then some ... thank you Chef! read more

Todoroki - grandson waiting on his filet & lobster ... - Japanese Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

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Very concerned about the hygiene of this place. The tables were uncleaned with crumbs leftover from the previous day (we were the first customers on that day) and the waitress was filling the water jug from what looked like a bathroom sink! We were also not welcomed when we arrived and had to wait for a while until the waitress (the only waitress working at that time) to arrive to work. The chefs were obviously there behind the sushi bars but they just completely ignored us until the waitress arrived. read more

Food was great and service was excellent! A gem in Evanston! Made my baby's 1st birthday very special. Thank you!! read more

Todoroki - Japanese Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

My experience with Todoroki was so-so. The rolls that I received were nice and big. However I was a little bummed to see that they forgot parts of my order. I was never even refunded for the items missed. So be careful when ordering from them and make sure you get EVERYTHING you ordered. read more

Todoroki - Shrimp Tempura Roll - Japanese Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

5 stars. In a word - GREAT! Checked this place out on a Tues during lunch.... had hibachi. My colleague and I had the entire room to ourselves for the majority of our meal. The chef was pretty decent....albeit a slight language barrier. The server was always nearby and very attentive.... accomodating, even. I am a HUGE fan on the ginger sauce served by these shops. I asked if I could buy some and the server said she would check into it. Well, she came back with a small container and said that it was on-the-house! Well... you coulda bought me for a nickel! The meal was a bit slow, but that is to be expected. Since we wanted to "try" and adhere to our lunch hour, we called ahead and let them know what we were going to order. I can say that they had the cart prepped and ready to go when we got there. Now, that's service. The veggies are really nice. Not the standard cabbage, onion, and zucchini.... we had that plus broccoli and carrots and some other stuff. It was delicious. I'm gonna order an extra side next time. I had the salmon - I had him add a little garlic butter and sear it a little longer - WONDERFUL! I'm a fan - I even signed up for the birthday club! I can't wait for my free lunch! Until then, I'll gladly fork over the $13.... read more

Todoroki - I asked for my salmon to be well done. This is perfect! - Japanese Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

Got some pretty intense food poisoning from this place. I've seen other recent reviews mentioning the same thing on Google. Sushi did not taste fresh. The majority of items on the sushi menu contain cream cheese, are drizzled in mayo, and/or are deep fried... not my thing personally. Warm sake tasted pretty rancid. Waitress was not all that attentive or friendly. Finally, the ambience was lacking as there was construction being done during dinner service and the bathroom smelled of mildew. They also charge $10 for certain booths which I find regrettable. I hate to bash a place, but eating here put me out of commission for a couple of days so I'd recommend you steer clear. read more

Just tried today for the first time and hands down one of the best hibachi places in the north-shore. Hostess was so friendly and sweet and always checked in on you and asked if you needed anything. The man cooking the hibachi was hilarious and made the whole experience! Food is a 10/10 and worth every cent we paid. Would only ever go back to this place. They also were kind enough to only seat two of us at hibachi when we originally had reservation for five. Hostess made the experience too but we did not get her name so thank you! read more

Todoroki - Chicken Hibachi Dinner - Japanese Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

I've been here more times than I can count, and never been disappointed once. This place is a total gem, and one of the best happy hours/lunch specials in the city (I'm talking Chicago here, not just Evanston). Servers are always kind, courteous and prompt. The food is always fresh and well-made. And if you're looking for a cool vibe for a large- or medium-sized group event, check out the tatami tables in the back or the hibachi room off to the side. Can't go wrong. read more

Billy is the best chef in that bih, he be goin crazy, me and my girl always wait for his services. Not to mention the overall food we get too. Wendy is also superb in making guest feel welcomed and is outstanding at running a busy upscale restaurant. They have habachi where chefs cook in front of you. They are doing renovations in the dinning area that's expected to be open next year so seating is limited but every experience I had here has been wonderful. read more

If you are a sushi lover this is the place for you! All you can eat for super deal! So good! Nice atmosphere and great service! You're welcome! read more

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This was one of my go-to places for an inexpensive all you can eat sushi and when I was in the mood it was a good place for cook table hibachi. I have not been there is a while. They were kind of sporadic with dining during covid(I totally get that). I went in over the weekend and they had remodeled the restaurant with a more brighter feel. The normal sit down dining kind of caters more to the college crowd and the slightly modified all you can eat menu. The old all you could eat menu was more limitless while the new menu is more of a prefix sort of deal. They do cut you off at a point, but I would say for the general meal there is enough to fill you up. This weekend I decided to order off the hibachi menu, but not do the cook table experience. That is more of a group thing and I was there by myself. I decided to get a sushi role and the filet hibachi. The hibachi comes with a soup and salad and the main course comes with a veggie stir-fry and fried rice so quite a bit of food. Here is where things when kind of sideways. Almost as soon as the waitress took my order they were back at my table with my main course. I looked at her a little funny and asked where the soup/salad and sushi was. She said it was still coming and the meal was already ready and she was trying to be fast. I said something like "this meal is going to be at least $40 and I am not in a hurry, and by the time I get the soup, salad, and sushi the plate is going to be cold." She did apologize and said she could take it back, which is probably what I should have done. I felt hurried with meal when it all came out. Waitress forgot to bring a dish for soy sauce wit the sushi. I am thinking she might have been a little flustered about the meal and really didn't come back till I was done. Which also meant I didn't get any refills on my water or tea. Apart from the meat hardly being warm the fried rice was under cooked and didn't really have much flavor. The veggies were ok. I have been going to Todoroki for many years now and this was not my best dining experience. I feel like they are shifting to more college student focus which kind of hurts when you want to have a nicer sit down meal. read more

Delicious and affordable! I absolutely smash several rolls each time I come by--around 4 times at this point.

Great AYCE, nice service, great value, good sushi, hibachi is also great choice too. Came for the AYCE/prefixed menu and thought the value was great for lunch. read more

NEVER Misses!!!!! Such a great place in Evanston when you're in the mood for sushi. ACYE sushi is a steal, you cant beat it! Tbh, never been here for anything but ACYE but the sushi, especially their rolls, always taste amazing!! read more

Todoroki - ACYE - Japanese Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

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Went for an early NYE hibachi dinner. First time and I suspect first of many yet to come. Fabulous hibachi. Great food. Fresh, perfectly prepared and a fun presentation!! Our new favorite Evanston Asian cuisine spot. Hoping we can get hibachi pickup or to-go ... will check into that soon. The service was great as well. Ambiance is lovely. Only one negative -- styrofoam take-home containers are not only so bad for the environment but also flimsy and difficult to transport. I wonder why a trendy modern establishment wouldn't provide paper containers. read more

I came here on a Sunday at 5:30 to finally try the AYCE I've heard so much about. For $27, it is a bit pricey, but it pretty much is the price of three rolls, which I can easily tackle. We were seated immediately since the place was almost empty. The AYCE menu comes with appetizers, nigiri, rolls, and dessert. The lunch AYCE ($17) comes with slightly less than the dinner AYCE. I ordered the gyoza, fried scallops, and grilled squid from the appetizer list. This might be a coincidence, but they sent over shumai to me and another table even though none of us ordered them. The gyoza and scallops came out very fast and both were delicious. The grilled squid came out after I had finished the rolls that I had also ordered, but still delicious nonetheless. For the rolls, I sampled the rainbow roll, todoroki roll, volcano roll, and spider roll. I'm not a picky sushi person, so I don't have any complaints. The sauce on the spider roll was a perfect blend of savory and sweet. I then ordered a few nigiri pieces and I was impressed by how fresh and soft the fish was. For dessert, we had mochi (maximum one per person), which wasn't the best but I doubt Todoroki made it themselves. The two tables next to me complained to the waitresses about how slow their dishes came out. Sushi takes time to prepare because it's all made fresh! I thought the preparation time was comparable to other AYCE places. One of the waitresses was very kind and handled the situation very well. I'd recommend Todoroki AYCE for those who have the appetite to eat their money's worth! read more

Todoroki - Japanese Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

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I just got back from dinner at todoroki. My experience were wonderful. Our server was super nice and sweet. The food are fresh and tasty. Salad that came with the meal taste amazing. Only there were too much butter in a fried rice. Otherwise , it's all good. I got a groupon to try out this place. I'm happy I made a decision to go there. read more

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I rarely ever wish that Yelp has a 0 stars options but this is one of those days I wish I can actively tell people never to come here. The first time I was here, I quite enjoy my chirashi don. It took a while (despite not being too crowded). Guess I can only blame myself for not seeing it coming. I reached Todoroki at about 7 and after some time placed my order for a lucky Uni and Gyoza at 7.08pm. I was told my food should take about 15 minutes. And boy was I in for a wait. Not quite sure if they are using a different unit of measure for time but my food came out at 0750. That meant that it took 42 minutes. Maybe a minute to them is 3 instead. Throughout, no one came to tell me that it would take longer. For the price point, I hope the food is worth the wait for other people for it certainly was not for me. My gyoza is cold and soggy, to the point of super chewy skin. Clearly they made it first and waited for the sushi to be prep without considering how long things may take. Clearly in need of staff who actually will check on your food and give you accurate estimations. No thanks to them, my entire day is ruined as my time-sensitive work did not work. I would have went out the door and went over to Joy Yee or something to get my dinner. Mind you, all I was ever offer was water twice. Water... Sure. I am in a rush and now wasted my Sunday at work because Todoroki cannot tell you how long your food would take. Did I also add that the sushi was made really badly? I know you are pressed for time but really... You can see in the photo. At least I got 15+ packets of soy to hopefully make me happier, right? Perfect strategy. Hungry, angry and ruined experiments. Thanks much for a delightful Sunday. Looking for a quick to go? This is not the place to be unless you are happy to wait for more than half an hour for your to-go. read more

Todoroki - If you're looking for badly made expensive sushi, come here. Else don't. - Japanese Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

No! Don't go here if you want all you can eat sushi. Apparently there's a limit of 2 rolls per person. That's not all you can eat! I usually order 2 or more sushi rolls when I eat out. Don't advertise as all you can eat if that's not what you're providing. To some that might be plenty, but that's not the point. read more

All you can eat sushi takes FOREVER. The restaurant was full when we started but even as it became almost empty, it was a full hour between each round of sushi for the 6 of us. So upsetting and not worth the wait. Don't waste your time- they clearly are hoping you get fed up with the wait times and just leave the restaurant without ordering much sushi. Probably a really profitable business model but creates a miserable experience for customers. read more

It's so hard to make me disappointed with restaurant and write bad review. Poor customer service. Server was inattentive, looks like he saw menu for the first time. He brought us appetizers when we were on the half way to finish sushi. He didn't check how are we doing. Another "surprise" is food. First, it doesn't look nice and presentable, like it's made by amateurs, not professional. I ordered dragon rolls. Beside the fact that it was tasteless, it supposed to have eel according to menu. However, they changed menu and think it's not important to notify customers about it. Highly do not recommend. And of course, never come again. read more

Happiness is sushi in my belly!! And this gives me a wonderful selection all at a fixed priced. That plus yummy drinks and again in my happy place. I was so stuffed with yummy goodness. I don't even remember everything we ordered. Also great customer service too. read more

Everything else was ok, but the shrimp tempura was horrible. It wasn't tempura batter. I wouldn't be surprised if they were frozen and pre packaged beforehand. read more

Todoroki - Not tempura batter - Japanese Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

the worst service in the place, the waiter never removed the dirty dishes from the table, he never came to ask if we needed anything else, he never brought us water. and they charged us 20% tip. I will never return to this place again. read more

**INTRO** I am usually not the type to leave a reviews for things if it isn't for something positive because I understand that mistakes can happen. In fact, I don't usually use Yelp, but I was so upset with the customer service that I received for the party of two tonight that I created an account to leave this review. I actually used to come around once a quarter pre-COVID. While my experiences during those previous encounters weren't the best either, I would say tonight's experience just tops it all. ________________________________________________________________________________ **POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE** Just like what everyone else have been talking about in the reviews, I 100 percent agree that the customer service is really, really lacking. I was here for the all-you-can-eat sushi because I wanted to celebrate a friend's official in-person quarter experience. Though I knew their all-you-can-eat isn't the best in terms of quality, this was one of the very few sushi options in downtown Evanston that I knew of. _______________________________________________________________________________ **LONG LONG WAIT TIME** My friend and I waited a total of around 2 HOURS and 30 minutes for the food to come out (at least for all the order to come out). He ordered around 40 pieces, and I ordered around 27 pieces. If you are bored and are just looking to spend like 3 hours people-watching/eating with your annoyed friend and don't mind the sub-par food, then honestly go for it! You have the freedom to do whatever with your time, I guess. Haha. ________________________________________________________________________________ **Take a picture of the order you receive because you may receive LESS than what you order for!!** Just an FYI, the order that we received was not everything that we have ordered either. Because we took a picture of the food (little did we know then that the picture would be handy this way), it was pretty clear that what we received was not all that we have ordered. We were waiting pretty patiently up until the hour mark until another waitress came to ask if we're ready order the second round. We were pretty dumbfounded at this but decided there must have been some sort of miscommunication. Through the next hour, we received another tray but this definitely did not include everything we've ordered. Even then, we waited longer until our waitress came to ask if we want to order the second round. While we pointed out that we do not think we've received everything, the waitress insisted that we did, reciting our order, and we thought maybe we were mistaken until we referenced our picture after she left. When we brought this up, they seemed pretty skeptical but told us that we can order it for the second round-- I suppose we are expected to have extra hours to just happily wait around sucking our thumbs. And so we did. We submitted our second order and were told by the waitress that this should not take too long since it was the servers who were overstaffed currently, not the chefs. Okay, that's fine. Yet another halfish hour passed, and I called over the waitress for the 3rd time or something, inquiring about the food. She tells me that she'll ask the chef, but she comes back with the answer that they aren't sure when the food will arrive. Noticing that I was clearly getting a bit annoyed, she asked if I wanted to speak to the manager, and so I do. _______________________________________________________________________________ **HIGHLIGHT** I tell her about the long wait time and how we didn't even receive the all the first round of orders, which was why we submitted the second one. She tells me that sometimes the chefs don't bring everything on your order out because they know that people can't finish everything and don't want them to be charged extra for the leftovers. I mean, okay? EXCUSE ME, what? So you're not going to give me everything I order because you don't think I can finish it? Because you're concerned that I'll have to pay extra? OKAY, GEEZ, THANKS. I am so grateful that you think I cannot make good eating judgements? I didn't really expect to hear that coming from the manager. How does one even make that judgement call for individual customers? _______________________________________________________________________________ **CONCLUSION** I understand the servers were understaffed and that things were pretty busy tonight. I understand that sometimes miscommunication can happen. But I wish that the staff could have been honest in admitting their mistake. I wish that they could have approached us with a more sincere apology rather than an unreasonable excuse. If reviewers are consistently saying that they were highly disappointed with the customer service, and the persisting problem is the understaffing, then, perhaps, the reorganization of the business management structure and ordering system should be administered. Regardless, I'm not going back. read more

My family and I had an extremely rude waitress. The teriyaki chicken is not good. The chicken is dry, and the sauce tastes like a cheap canned sauce. Overall, very dissatisfied, go to koi instead! read more

Would not recommend this place if you want sushi. Staff is nice, (except one Hispanic girl that showed a lot of attitude) but they are VERY SLOW with the food. Mainly the appetizers. We had to order 2-3 times just to get the items we were missing. For some reason they're always missing orders. Unfortunately, this place always seems under staffed. Def know for their hibachi, not so great on the sushi side read more

I came here for a to go order because I needed to eat something quickly. I ordered a chow udon bowl and thought it was a bit pricey for what I got. It was about $15 or so. It was mostly cabbage and peppers and I didn't really get a lot of the udon noodles. I thought the chicken was a bit dry as well. Service was good though. Front desk was really nice. read more

This is my go to hibachi spot. Wendy, the owner is amazing and so is Billy the chef! Everything is seasoned to perfection, hot and ready to eat. Please don't forget to add Yum Yum sauce and if you like eggs, get egg yolk sauce on the side! read more

The sushi here is quite good but the service is just painfully slow. The price is also a bit steep for the amount of food you're getting. On the plus side, it's BYOB read more

Todoroki - Japanese Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

Fantastic sushi, quick/friendly service, and a really nice restaurant to eat in. It's a shame that they no longer serve all-you-can eat sushi but I would still highly recommend Todoroki. read more

My father orders from here at least once a week because he absolutely loves the kani su roll. I also love their food because of how fresh the seafood is. I tried their sashimi regular set and everything was incredibly tasty and fresh. I ate the whole thing in less than a minute probably. I also really enjoyed their udon, the soup base was creamy with rich flavoring and generous ingredients. The noodles were cooked perfectly as well. The seaweed salad and kani su are also very fresh and tasty. The miso soup was fairly typical, nothing too special. The sesame balls for dessert were disappointing because they were quite cold and tasted stale when we ate them, even though we did not wait long to have them. The popcorn chicken was actually inedible it was so hard and flavorless, I'm not sure what happened to those. The big take away is that they do seafood and soup really well with fresh ingredients but you might want to stay away from that chicken. read more

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Infinite refill sushi place. The food are decent, and we were not disappointed. And we went here for two consecutive weeks. If you want a large amount of decent sushi with relatively cheap price, I recommend this place. read more

Todoroki - Japanese Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

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After another venue decided they could not host our wedding reception, we called Todoroki. Todoroki was more than happy to have our business! They were excellent to work with and extremely accommodating. They were very gracious and helped us with the planning. Everyone in our party of 60 people was very pleased. Also, the BYOB option saved us a lot of money on drinks! I STRONGLY recommend Todoroki if you are planning a large event. They have one room that can seat up to 50 guests and a larger room that can seat about 90 guests. read more

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Their tuna on the ayce tuna nigiri is thin as a sheet of paper seriously........... not even joking lmaoooooo i know it is trying times but dont sell it if its that thin brooo read more

Very tasty! The portions are very filling and the hibachi chef was amazing. This was my 4th time here and I always recommend the hibachi:) read more

Todoroki - Steak hibachi dinner - Japanese Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

As far as fare is concerned, the sushi is served fresh and presented very well. However, my party and I were slightly irked by the restaurant's practice of serving food at different times rather than all at once, creating a rather awkward and uncomfortable situation. Moreover, we were here for the restaurant's anniversary promotion during lunch which promised BOGO free all-you-can-eat sushi. We were shocked when the bill came and were charged over $21 per person. Adding taxes, gratuity, and charging dinner prices from the onset eliminated any sort of "deal" we thought we were getting. Such disingenuous ploys erode customer trust, leaving a bad taste in the mouth of my friends and I. read more

good clean sushi! wait staff was amiable and accommodating. we got there an hour before close, and took on the "all U can eat" deal. we didn't get the bums rush nor did a few other tables that came in after us. i'm allergic to gilled fish (but not seafood, i know it's strange...) so must be very selective about menu choices--but Todoroki's menu contained enough other Japanese delights of seaweed, miso, shrimp, pork, and chicken that I could do as much damage as my dinner guest did with her sushi. YUM! read more