Hidden Japanese Restaurant in Schaumburg Usually I go to Hmart and normally see really big groups of people walking into Torizen and was curious to why Because its really good! Hands down their Ramen is prepared to perfection. Prefer it more than Kita Kata down the street or Miso Ya. Always recommend this restaurant to friends looking for authentic Japanese food when their in Schaumburg read more

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Their ramen is SO GOOD. My friend and I got the spicy miso ramen. The ramen is cooked to perfection where it had that nice chewy, thick texture. Their pork, chicken based broth is not heavy or greasy at all. You don't feel gross afterwards. It's not too spicy where you feel like your mouth is on fire or your sweating like bullets. It has the perfect amount of kick to it where it's not overbearing and you can still enjoy eating your ramen. Their char siu is so tender that it shreds easily in the soup. I loved the wood ear mushroom bc of its texture. The half seasoned egg was perfect. Their roasted green tea is so good and helps you digest all that ramen you ate. I will def come back here again to try their other dishes esp their chicken katsu. read more

Torizen - Spicy miso ramen. SO GOOD. - Japanese Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

By far my favorite restaurant in the Chicago land area. Every time I've come here the food and service were amazing. Their special changes so I always get to try something new. This time was a chicken katsu curry. I actually loved the curry more than the katsu because the beef tongue was so tender and flavorful. I always get a handroll to end my meal as well. The fish taste fresh! read more

Torizen - Chicken katsu w/ beef tongue curry - Japanese Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

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This is the place to be if you want authentic japanese food!!! I ain't no expert in Japanese food but if I see a lot of Japanese customers dining in then I know this place is legit My favorite are the 3 dishes that I posted a pic for (barracuda sashimi, toro tartare, and scallops). Everything tastes very fresh and service is great. They have a daily menu and they rotate their sashimi which means they get them fresh! Pro tip - They allow you to make reservations but there is a minimum charge of $25 ($35 on weekend) per person which is not an issue. It does get busy so hope you will get to check it out soon read more

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We are very loyal sushi people for my birthday I google this place drive the 29 min and had a apsolute out of this world dinner It's important when you locate a sushi place that they hold too Japanese tradition with greeting you when you enter, focus on presentation, taste / quality and customer service, They hit all of these point on, it is now our go to place on date night, my wife absolutely says best agedashi tofu she ever had, me I love the change up on hand roll presentation. Can we bring in more sake selection please read more

Omg so good. So authentic too. Service was fantastic. And the food was phenomenal. Everything we ordered was delicious. I was expecting only a ramen restaurant but they have a little of everything. Sushi , rice dishes, ramen, and noodles. read more

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The space is new, clean and busy. I have timed lunch at popular Japanese places in the 'burbs and think the tables turn every 30-40 minutes. So if you get there at 11:00, you'll get a seat and then the next tables open at 11:40 am then 12:20ish. This seemed to follow my theory. There were a lot of Japanese speaking customers as well. We ordered the spicy scallop hand roll which I enjoyed because of the different textures (crunchy cucumber, freshness of the scallop- not mushy, creaminess of the sauce, and pop of the tobiko.) The miso ramen was loaded with goodies. Lots of sautéed onions, bean sprouts, corn, half egg, green onions and bamboo shoots. The broth was rich and the pork was flavorful but not melt in your mouth. I did spice it up with the togarashi that is on every table. We also shared the lunch special which included ginger pork, fried chicken thigh (not kaarage) over cabbage with dressing, spinach gomae, rice and miso soup. The pork was delicious and tender, and I felt it was good quality pork. The chicken was crispy and tender -although I am obsessed with chicken kaarage and really wanted this- I ate it with pleasure. The menu is limited during lunch, but I get it since there are a lot of customers and the focused menu probably is best to keep everything moving and deliver quality food. Perhaps my next visit will be for dinner to try the more extensive menu. I recommend! read more

Torizen - Japanese Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

Customer service is excellent, very polite and patient! Very kids friendly and void friendly as most of the spaces are separated by a blind from each table to have some privacy too! The food are definitely delicious and the price is reasonable. We ordered quite a few hot appetizers and main dish such as seafood croquettes, pork skewers, hotate butter garlic seared baby scallops, salmon alburi, spicy miso ramen and hieratsu don and HiMamakachi Most impressive dish are pork skewers - very juicy and deep fried version just perfectly complement the meat but not making the meat dry! Hotate butter garlic seared baby scallops is my favorite. For the price of $10, I am having lots of scallops, spinach and mushroom. Why not?! The flavor is mind blowing! Highly recommended! Himakachi is good but I think it is a lil too burnt. If you are not a fishy person , not for you then. Hieratsu don - deep fried pork cutlet with egg omelette on top of the rice. Very filling and good portion for sharing! Like the pork skewers, the meat is very juicy and the egg omelette is well done! I bet you won't regret it. Despite lots of protein, you will not feel greasy at all! Kids love it too!! read more

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This is a REAL Japanese joint. The food here tasted like whoever was making it was going to eat it themself. Prompt service, fair prices, tasty, tasty, tasty. SoCal late night izakayavibe. Beer on tap, shochu on the rocks. Loved every bite. read more

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Very good food but the service is not so good and I have noticed the service staff is borderline racist. Loved the the dishes and the ramen we had, but they are very condescending to people that are not of their culture. Which is a shame because it's completely opposite when you are in Japan, they are lovely and ingratiating people and love to share their culture with you. Not coming back here. read more

Thumbs up for this authentic Japanese restaurant in Schaumburg! There's not many place that I go back twice within a week! It was worth to drive 45-50mins to have a nice dinner here. We ordered 'ABURI CHAR SIU' which is seared marinated pork belly slices. This thing was absolutely delicious! The best pork cha siu that I've ever had! Also we had the sashimi platter which was a chef's choice style, ENGAWA YUKKE: marinated spicy flounder fin, the TONKATSU RAMEN and 'ABURI BATERRA' which is seared, cured marinated mackerel pressed box sushi. It looked very simple but the taste was soooo goood! Everything here is worth to try. Service was great. Food was phenomenal! read more

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My friend is a regular here several times per week and brought me for the first time. Great quality, lovely atmosphere, wonderful food! Highly recommend and looking forward to coming back! read more

We ordered - Karaage - Handrolls: Salmon, spicy scallop, spicy tuna - Nasu Miso: miso eggplant - Ankimo: monkfish foie gras Likes - Handrolls are reasonable priced - Karaage was extremely moist but could have been cut into smaller bite size pieces - Interesting specials menu with unique items like ankimo (monkfish foie gras) which was good but very rich and needed to be paired with something bland - Located next to H-Mart which - Good complimentary green tea Dislikes - Service: they were busy around 5:45pm on a Saturday and let people stand by the door even though tables were empty - I've had better spicy tuna handrolls/sushi; this was not as flavorful - Miso eggplant was my least favorite item. It was nothing special read more

AMAZING. I am a foodie and I have tasted various Japanese food but this has been by far the best Japanese place in America I have been to. It's comparable to a Japanese restaurant in Japan. Everything I tried was so good. My sister and I had this look on our face as soon as we tasted this It was a bit pricey but definitely worth Sapporo Ramen: When I first got to taste the broth. I was like OMG this is so freaking good. The noodles were also perfect just the way I liked it. It has a very umami and savory taste. It is so good. I can still taste it in my mouth as I write this and trust me my mouth is watering hahah Age takoyaki: It was also really good. It melted into my mouth as soon as I ate it. The taste wasn't as surprising as when I tasted the ramen but it was definitely a solid dish that you should get Sushi: it was very fresh. I kid you not, the salmon melted into my mouth. Ambiance: very nice. I thought it was cute and very Japanese like Service: service was really good. They greet you when you enter and when you leave. Overall, I couldn't recommend this place enough. It is definitely a hidden gem. I'm glad I checked this out after my sister and I went to Hmart and Bearology. It's also a cool place because it has a lot of nice Asian places to go to around the area. read more

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We came, we saw, but couldn't conquer. I would give zero stars if I could. I came here with friends around 5:30pm (the restaurant's opening time) and waited with a crowd of people for the door to open. After a few minutes, a sassy employee or owner popped his head through the door and said they only had 6 tables and cannot accommodate everyone at once and some would have to wait. Then he asked if anyone had a reservation which no one did in the group. Right after that he said that they would only take customers in if each party paid at least $50 PER PERSON. It was absolutely ridiculous!! When the average dinner entree is between $20-30 it is unreasonable to expect each patron to have a meal worth $50. In addition, they should've better advertised this $50 per person policy through a sign on the window or on their website. Their website says $50 per person with a reservation but does not mention $50 just to walk in. I guess they got scared seeing a crowd of eager customers waiting. My friends and I immediately decided to not eat here and enjoyed a nice meal elsewhere. Thankfully we wasted only a few minutes and dodged a bullet with this place. Considering that there are so many other incredible Japanese restaurants in the area that provide wonderful customer service, I can assure you that you won't be missing out by skipping a place that clearly feels burdened by customers. read more

Torizen - Be careful - Japanese Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

8.9/10 Grab a glass of Asahi on draft and order these: - Eggplant (take the skin off when you're eating them) - Gyoza dumplings - Potato salad - Wasabi marinated scallop/clam/squid (very traditional) - Fried baby octopus - Croquettes The chefs change the menu often, which makes it fun to go again. It's a great spot for a date night or a bro night out. read more

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Came to Schaumburg for a work trip, found Torizen within walking distance of hotel. What a gem! Upon entry quickly noticed that almost all of the other guests were speaking Japanese, which seemed to bode well for an authentic experience...and I have to say Torizen exceeded expectations! Impeccably courteous and efficient service, dishes came out very quickly in succession. Chilled spinach salad with a sweet black sesame sauce was a novel and refreshing take on wilted greens. Crab croquette with cream and mushrooms was a combination of crispy fluffy texture and rich filling. And last and best was a special of the day, miso black cod, superbly flavorful, buttery, and flaky filet. For the quality/value of the food and service, the bill was surprisingly modest. Highly recommend! read more

Great food, great service, and delicious cocktails. The whole experience was terrific. Our server was on point and made the experience a good one. We will definitely be back. read more

The food was the perfect temperature, the restaurant was very clean, and the waitress was pleasant. The ramen soups are good but not our favorite, only a small amount of meat. We really loved the karrage chicken appetizer, highly recommend it!! We will be back. read more

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Everything here was delectable, well prepared, and made to perfection. Lunch special comes with rice, small side dish and salad, and a miso soup. Good quality fish, meat and produce. All the food I ordered was phenomenal and I'm really full. Fair prices and generous serving. No wonder why lots of their customers really love them and keep coming back again and again. All their food on the menu was fresh and quality ingredients that are well executed. Also, ordered the tonkatsu bento box, Waygu ground beef mechi Katsu, Berkshire pork cheek, sea bass and soba noodles. We ate every last bite. Great service and friendly staff. Looking forward now on our next visit! read more

Husband and I finished an IKEA trip and were hungry. Wanted a nearby restaurant to relax and dig in, so happy to have found Torizen will be in our rotation of restaurants. Place is a hidden gem easy to miss but pretty large once inside, location was clean and loved the private little rooms they put you in. It was busy for a Thursday night but our food came at a reasonable time, waiter explained difference between hand rolls and normal rolls. Tried food outside my comfort zone and loved it all! read more

Solid izakaya. Best ever? No. But for a place in a Chicago suburb it is a gem amidst turds. All the food was what I expected. Nothing amazing to speak of. That being said your average chicago suburbinite looking for authentic Japanese food would be blown away at this place. For the more experienced, it's an oasis amidst the big bowl/maggianos basic b places that are a dime a dozen here. Can't say any of the dishes we had were a particular stand out. But none were regrettable. read more

This place really serves the best Japanese Izakaya food in Chicago. We tried their okonomiyaki ($11), agedashi tofu ($6.50), chicken karaage ($7), hirekatsu ($14), and aburi battera sushi ($12). Everything was very delicious. We especially loved their okonomiyaki because they have eggs and yakisoba noodles in it. Their aburi battera sushi was special as well as they put shiso leaves in them giving them a nice refreshing taste and smell. They also have a good selection of alcohol: from sake, beer and wine. I highly recommended this restaurant. I'll definitely come again to try their other menus. read more

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if you looking for a good authentic taste of Japanese food you should come here! all the server was really nice and polite, the restaurant is clean and warm it feels like you are actually in Japan lol but forreal. i recommend you to make a reservation before. the highball was refreshing! 10/10 would comeback to order more food (we only ordered mostly appetizers because we just want a light snacks) read more

Torizen - spicy salmon roll, salmon roll, karage, agedashi tofu - Japanese Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

You know that you've entered a great establishment when a majority of the customers dining are of that same descent. We ventured here with my work team and at first entrance, we noticed that all the patrons dining were Japanese. Seeing this, I already had a good feeling that the got would be good. We say down and ordered, mind you, this was during lunch. They provided us with a lunch meal menu. They had a few soups (ramen) on the menu. With each of the orders, you can choose from several making rolls. You can also order bento boxes which are fairly priced. On the back of the menu, they had an array of rice bowl dishes. I ordered the Hirekatsu Ju which is fried pork tenderloin over rice. It also is topped with egg and onions. Let me tell you, it was mouth watering delicious! Every bite I took had tons of flavor and ample juiciness to the pork. All my colleagues had a similar response with their ramen they ordered but one distinction was that they believed that the spices were just right... Not too much spices. Since this literally in the strip mall across Kitikata, this place has stiff competition and to be honest, if Kitikata didn't have a ridiculously long line, I'd prefer going there instead. This is a great option though if you're in the area and don't want to wait a half hour or more to get a group of 5 seated and wanting don't good Japanese food. read more

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Food is always good (Japanese approved ). Good service always. They expanded the floor space, so they can seat more customers

Wanted a change of pace and find a ramen place on the way to my final destination in the west. The spicy ramen was tasty. The broth was not super salty. The amount of ground pork was not generous, esp at 15 plus a bowl. I also tried the tofu in aged soy sauce. While the tofu is fried, the soy sauce broth is not on the side, so by the time it is cool enough to sink your teeth into the super soft tofu, much of the crunch from the batter is soft I would like to try their sushi and the curry katsu in the next visits. Service was prompt and good. read more

Torizen - Tofu in aged soy sauce - Japanese Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

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The food is AWESOME!!! The server did make a small mistake in giving us the wrong ramen but she apologized the moment she found out and settled the matter with us. We truly appreciate this kind of service and will definitely recommend this place not only because of their food but also their service!!! read more

Good, authentic Japanese food. The hand rolled scallop sushi is so fresh and melts in your mouth. Their chicken katsu was one of the most delicious dishes I've had. The chicken breast was moist and the batter was light and not heavy/greasy. The hirekatsu don was seasoned well with just the right amount of sweetness and not overly salty. We will definitely be back again. read more

I was really excited to come to this place (since I've never had ramen before) and I got the spicy miso ramen with two appetizers and the plum wine. My friends and I just finished eating and still had our wine to drink. We paid our bill and a couple minutes later the waitress comes and tells us that, "I know you still have drinks, but we need you to go." "We have people waiting." I'm sorry but as soon as we paid they were ready to kick us out cause they knew we weren't gonna spend anymore money. I was very pleased with the food but if that's how you treat your customers I will NOT be coming back again... read more

This is a great choice for authentic Japanese izakaya style food which brings back nostalgia for being in Japan. There are sushi items on the menu which are very good but come for the other dishes. Ever changing menu always has interesting and seasonal items. Affordable, enjoyable with attentive efficient service. Casual, clean. Don't hesitate for this special experience. read more

We stumbled across this Japanese Ramen restaurant, this location used to be a Korean restaurant. We've came again at least four times and brought friends after our first visit within a month. The food is really fresh and has a lot of flavor. The fried chicken is really juicy and flavorful. They serve it with lemon and some mayo, it's amazing. I don't believe any of us have had anything other than a great meal. The ramen is very good as well, good soup and perfect noodles. read more

This place is a hidden gem! It has a focused menu of beautifully prepared and presented authentic Japanese food. Everything was amazing, but especially don't miss the agedashi tofu appetizer! Can't wait to return. read more

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I could tell by the line of Japanese people waiting to be seated for a busy Saturday lunch that Torizen was going to be good. SO worth a short wait! I'm picky about Japanese cuisine and everything was excellent. Service was great and the ambiance was chill. I can't wait to return for a dinner service in the future! read more

Food was excellent, very cozy atmosphere, quick and professional service. Definitely can't wait to try their dinner menu!

Overall, it's very good. But it depends on what "style" Ramen you enjoy. This is Sapporo style. The broth seems darker, the noodles a bit more toothy than Hakata, or Tonkatsu Ramen (which is my personal favorite). Again, it's a personal preference. The Ramen here is above average. I was disappointed by the Chicken Karage. While it was light and not greasy, it was also rather bland. They batter and deep fry chicken thigh meat. The quality is good, but other Chicken Karage I've had has been more flavorful. I think other restaurants marinate the chicken. The Buta Bara Yakitori was excellent. These were thick slices of pork belly grilled on a skewer, and seasoned with salt. You can order these with a teriyaki sauce too. The pork was tender and juicy. I highly recommend these as a side or an appetizer. Service was excellent. The restaurant was clean and crowded for a weeknight. I'll be back for more. And I want to try their sushi too! read more

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The best food, service and ambience! Get the curry when available. Support a great local business !!

The food was excellent. The service was good, but they were very busy. would be back again for sure.

I want to come back here already. Finally a Japanese restaurant that actual Japanese people work at and so many Japanese customers. That's how you know it's great! Everything was great. We got the marinated wasabi octopus to start. Looks scary, but so yummy. The sushi rolls were amazing. A lot of sushi places make spicy tuna by just putting spicy Mayo onto. They do not do this and the tuna is marinated making it so much better. The miso soup in my bento box had so much tofu and seaweed it was delicious. My bento box came with sooooo much food! I had left overs to go. The tempura vegetables were so fresh, there was a crunch to the string bean still. I can't wIt to come back! read more

Torizen - Chicken teriyaki bento box with miso soup and assorted tempura. Spicy tuna, spicy scallop, spider roll, octopus balls, ramen. - Japanese Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

Great place for lunch special, oyster rice! Last time we were here, it was 4th of July! We enjoyed the appetizer fried chicken too.