Had a great experience here the other night. Tried the robata and sushi and both were excellent. Sushi was super fresh, and both the nigiri and rolls were well made. Hawks roll was probably my favorite. Definitely my new go to takeout sushi place. read more

OMG. Yeah, this is the best sushi place ever. Affordable (~$6/roll) and really, really good. My sister was in town and really wanted to have sushi. We ordered a bunch of maki from this place for delivery. It arrived fast, was delicious and impressively well-arranged! Definitely my go-to sushi now. read more

Uni Sushi - Delivery maki! - Japanese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My friend and I split the Robatta Bibimbub and Pork Belly Ramin. The dishes were affordable and the presentation was very appealing. The pickled cucumbers and quail egg added a great touch to the pork belly Ramin. The broth and shiitake mushrooms added a nice subtle flavor and complimented the tender pork belly very well. The Bibimbub was also delicious. The sauce on the BBQ was savory with a unique flavor. The garnishes completed the dish which included kimchi, sunny side up egg, sweet potato, cucumber, asparagus and shiitake mushroom. We went back again to try the sushi and split the Hawk and Bear maki. Typically I like to try sashimi when going to a sushi bar, but we decided to try a couple signature makis instead. The spicy sauce was excellent and the crunchy sweet potato was a great compliment to the roll. The salmon and tuna were very buttery and fresh tasting. If I come back to Chicago I will be eating here again. read more

My wife and I enjoy sushi at least once a week. We consider Uni Sushi one of our favorite sushi. We are longtime customers. Uni Sushi serves some of the highest quality japanese food in the area. Not only sushi but ramen here is very good. Server always have been respectful. The hawks and the Bears rolls are the best. read more

We ordered delivery for the first time and here's what happened: * Crab Rangoon was super cold *The delivery arrived an hour after the driver said he was on his way. The restaurant is less than 2 miles from my apartment * The warm sushi roll was cold * The rainbow roll had avocado on 1/3 of the roll (not the whole roll, per advertised) * We got one soy sauce container that was 1/3 full (We clearly ordered enough food for 2 people) * We got one set of chopsticks * The food was very overpriced for the quality In summary, we paid $40 for mediocre food that took way too long to get delivered. They were unwilling to rectify the situation. This place is terrible. Do yourself a favor and never order delivery from here. read more

Saw this new place by my house and decided to see if this would become my new go-to sushi joint. Came here on a Saturday night around 7:00pm, party of two, and it was completely empty. This place has sushi, robata (basically yakitori), and a few thai dishes. I wish they just focused on robata and sushi. Here's what we ordered: Street fried rice - big portion, but totally skippable. You can make a better one at home. We ordered this to go with the robata items but it ended up coming out last. Salmon and Avo sushi- Very fresh and yummy. Rice is seasoned well. Veggie tempura - Pretty good. Hard to mess up. Robata items - Shishito peppers came with 5! It was also delicious. Chicken Satay was just alright. Chicken negi was really good. Tender and went well with scallion. Beef balls tasted like andouille sausage which isn't a bad thing. Enoki bacon was good, but what isn't good with bacon? Hanger steak was not that great. Tasted a little old. Beef tongue was amazing. Seasoned well. Kalbi was good. Pork shoulder was really fatty and delicious. Tiger shrimp was good, but texture tasted a little old. Not bouncy enough. The servers were polite, but service was slow despite we were the ONLY ones dining there. Also, it is a BYOB. They do not sell alcoholic beverages there. The price of the Robata items are very afforable $1.25-$2.75 per item, but I felt that the sushi were overpriced. Overall, it was a "not bad" kinda place. I might come back for the robata and sushi but definitely not the thai entrees. read more

Officially my go-to sushi spot. I always order the Godzilla roll with a Thai tea. That roll is filled with delicious-ness and just enough to fill me up. Thai iced tea was also very good. Not a big fan of the whipped cream on top, but a good ratio between the tea and the cream. Definitely a once a week spot ! read more

Really enjoyed my dinner here. I was hopeful, but not necessarily expecting a fantastic meal, and I was very pleasantly surprised. This was probably the freshest sushi I have had in recent memory, which is obviously a good start. The fish was beautiful and had very nice flavor, which are two things that I cannot say about many of the sushi restaurants in the area. Loved the selection of fish that, while not huge, was comprehensive and a little bit different than other places I have seen in Chicago. The miso soup was also some of the best I have had in a very long time - delicious big pieces of mushroom, and lots of very flavorful broth. BYO, although not really something that sets Uni apart from other sushi restaurants in the area, is nice. I'll definitely be back read more

Another great sushi spot in Wicker Park. Restaurant was very warm inside: I suggest sitting up front by the widows as it was cooler. Sushi is good, however not all rolls are created equal. Stick to the old standards. Signature maki is where it's at. I highly recommend the Blackhawks. Robata grill items are good: mix it up to get a good mix of flavors. Pork was my favorite. BYOB: which is great. Staff: very helpful and attentive. read more

Went here this Sunday. Yelp and google showed that it was open. But after paying the parking and walking in, we were told that they were not open today. read more

Their "Robata" section is a lot of fun to start with. The bacon wrapped eggplant was delicious, as was the eggplant with sweet miso. For sushi, we went with the spicy tuna, sweet potato, and "Cubs" maki rolls. Spicy tuna tasted fresh, sweet potato had a great tempura crunch, and as wary as I was ordering a roll with mozzarella cheese, the Cubs signature maki was good too. It's tempting to go back and order a round of each sports-themed signature maki: Cubs, Sox, Bears, Bulls, and Fire! Each roll was brought out individually, which seemed a little different, but not totally unpleasant as I'm sure nothing sat around. I would prefer to get them all at once though. Prices are beyond reasonable. Bill for two small appetizers and three rolls was less than $30. I hope this place manages to stick around longer than Azteca. (And would those Crepe Crave people come back already!?) read more

Bears maki was divine Cubs maki was just as amazing Level of detail and taste bud elegance were a dream come true Spicy tuna appetizer and sushi on the house was icing for this proverbial Japanese cake Special friend liked music too. Top notch service Cons: ran out of green tea ice cream :( read more

We had an OK experience the first time we went here a few weeks ago with some friends, but weren't planning on coming back. However, since it's so close to our apartment, we thought we better give it one more chance since it's getting too cold to wander too far. I'm glad we did. The first time we went, the service was a little slow and we were the ONLY people in there (but they had togo orders as well). We had a few bottles of white wine with us then and without asking they got us an ice bucket and glasses and opened the bottle for us, so that was very nice. It's BYOB, btw. The rolls we selected didn't quite wow us, which we did not expect to happen. Tonight we went back and ordered different rolls (Godzilla, soft crab, California) as well as qyoza. Everything was great- Godzilla was my favorite for sure. They also put the little orange fish eggs (?) on the California roll, which was an interesting change of pace for a typically standard roll. We will be back once the mood for sushi strikes again! read more

My favorite sushi stop in bucktown. Great for pickup and a huge variety of rolls to choose from. The edamame free with your purchase is a bonus as well read more

5 stars for the sashimi quality and presentation 5 stars for the service but the cooked/kitchen food are a bit shy. the sashimi items were really fresh, so I love my sashimi a la carte, and the mushroom miso soup was fabulous, esp in the cold winter. But the robata bimbimbop was kinda like a bunch of overly sweet marinated meat skewers on top of rice with a fried egg. For kalbi robata, it's almost like dried beef, for pork shoulder which should be pretty tender, i think it was more like a piece of lean pork. The pork belly ramen was overcooked so the ramen was mushy. the soup had the char favour from the char grilled pork belly, so it wasn't bad (coz i like the char favour). I didn't have any of the pork belly but it looked tough from the way my bf ate it... The chiraishi don's lovely presentation, but my friend said she would prefer the regular sushi rice over that red-sauced rice... maybe we will just stick with the sushi items next time.. read more

Everything we got would probably be close to a 4.5. Service was as good as you'd expect, it wasn't crowded on a Saturday night, and parking was easy to find. One sticking point; there was no uni at Uni! Now to be fair, this wasn't a problem on the restaurant end but instead due to a supply constraint, but having gone here specifically for the uni made it a bit disappointing. Regardless, the specialty rolls named after beloved Chicago sport teams were great; the Bears and Hawks rolls, especially. The sweet potato crisps on the Bears roll...fantastic and the flavor really came through. Now, the real star of the meal was the hangar steak. In addition to sushi, Uni also does a great job of grilling up items on the robata. The hangar steak was amazing; you get two full size skewers for $3 (a bargain in my mind) and it's mouth-wateringly good. The hangar steak and kimchi salad - a MUST get. Overall, Uni is probably on the top of the list of my favorite sushi AND robata places. I'll definitely re-visit many times...definitely a place that you should check out, just save some uni for me. read more

I found this little gem because of the Yelp rating it had. It definitely lived up to that rating! I had the chicken teriyaki with rice and the Bear sushi roll. The roll was absolutely amazing!! The waitress actually recommended it to me. You even get a free spicy tuna roll just for checking in; everything tasted very fresh. This place is awesome!! :) read more

Uni Sushi - Spicy tuna - Japanese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Went here with a group of 6 and made a reservation through OpenTable on Yelp. it was the only BYOB sushi joint that could seat us at 7pm on a Friday, and frankly it was kind of empty. Surprising to me, since the sushi was fairly inexpensive and good (for the area - having lived on the west coast i'm not comparing it to that). My only complaints: the service was slow despite being relatively empty, one of the specialty rolls was very fishy, and the MUSIC was just brutal. Feels like you're in at an underground russian rave or something. Overall I would go back because it was solid, inexpensive, and close to home. read more

Yes: Bears, Godzilla Ok: Cubs No: Sox- good amount of fish but only a couple pieces and ours had seaweed and not the promised radish roll read more

The chirashidon is the best!!! Everyone should try it! They mixed uni with the sushi rice that make the rice taste a little bit sweet ! And the also have uni ice cream that u should try. For the barbecue,beef and mushroom bacon are great. Also, try their uni shoot!! This restaurant is very creative, wish we can see more this kind of Japanese restaurant in Chicago:) read more

Uni Sushi - Chirashidon - Japanese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My recent delivery order was canceled after waiting 2.5 hours. The phone number does not work for the restaurant either.

Good food, good service, BYOB! We had a bunch of rolls, ramen and bibimbap - enjoyed every bite! read more

Enjoyed our time here! Had good sushi, and its BYOB although you can also order drinks there. Decent prices, nice atmosphere, and not too crowded at 7 on a Friday night. read more

Went here on a Friday night. There was plenty of seating yet the service was still super slow. We got the uni shooters, which were great. My friend was scared of his so I got his too! Then we got the mushroom miso which was liked by all. Next we got the kalbi and octopus robata which was pretty good. And for the main meal we got the sashimi awase, cubs, hawks, and sox rolls. They were decent, not phenomenal. All in all, it was good but the service was unimpressive so considering there are a million sushi joints in Chicago, I'm not sure I'll be back. read more

I always order Uni Sushi from GrubHub! it is my go-to sushi and ramen delivery spot. they are ALWAYS fresh and never have disappointed!

Decent, though probably not worth traveling far for. Prettier than your average Japanese restaurant, fish quality was ok but not great, portion size was average, service was friendly, and they have quite a few sushi chefs so the food comes out relatively quickly. We ordered a wide variety of dishes including ala carte nigiri (including uni), a fancy roll or two, the chirashi, an order of noodles, and an appetizer sampler of grilled items. Quite a few uni dishes - which makes sense based on the name of the place! read more

Got the crab rangoons, dragon maki, and fresh philly roll. The crab rangoons were great! The quality of salmon was average and there was a minimal amount of salmon in the Phily roll. Dragon maki was super tasty though. Super fast turn around time. Decent sushi for the price. read more

Byob - CHECK Cheap - CHECK Complementary food - we got an eel i think (Can't remember exactly what it was) appetizer each, cup of miso each and green tea ice cream each (and we weren't even celebrating anything special.... It was just extra things they kept bringing out to us... I think because it was pretty quiet that night it was a Wednesday) - BIG CHECK Sea urchin shooter - CHECK (I've had oyster shooters in the past not sea urchin. Was yummy, very creamy!) Yummy speciality Maki Rolls, gyoza and satay - CHECK The only thing I would say is the Bimibub wasn't very good. But it serves us right for ordering what is really a korean dish at a japanese restaurant. All in a all a good casual sushi restaurant. Affordable, BYOB, good food and good service. read more

It's really about 3.5 but not enough for 4. The fish is pretty fresh but pricey (i rather go to Lawrence fish market) but you do get a nice chunk of fish if you get sashimi. The ramen was really meh, rather have Wasabi or Oiistar. read more

We came here for dinner on a Friday night around 6 PM. If you don't mind the ridiculously loud music and the slow service, this is a decent place to go for sushi. This is BYOB joint, so stop by one of the wine stores down the street before coming here. We were intrigued by the Uni Shooter and fell in love with this unique shot. For our main entree, we ordered the Rainbow Roll, Dragon Roll and Hawks Roll. We also got a free Spicy Tuna Roll for checking into Yelp. The meal was overall delicious and inexpensive. Side note: As the night went on and the restaurant got packed, we noticed that there were only 2 servers the entire night, who would occasionally disappear into the kitchen. Also, even though there were 5 sushi chefs, food seemed to leave the bar super slow. We could tell that other couples were upset and getting angry. It might've been the fact that Uni Sushi also allows carry out that might've slowed service way down. I would recommend coming to this restaurant early before the dinner rush at 7 pm or else you will be waiting forever for your food. read more

::Slow Clap:: Not bad Uni not bad at all. I was really not in the mood to try this new hole in the wall sushi joint. There's like a bazillion sushi places in Wicker Park but my bf wanted to check this place out. I was really impressed!! Yes its super small but thats its charm and there was barely anyone in there which is fine by me too because my food would come out faster. The food was really good. We started out with the Uni Shooters which melted in my mouth with goodness. The sashimi and maki platters were good too. The sashimi pieces were HUGE which is great but looked a bit sloppy and cut weird but not a big thing to me. As long as it tastes good im ok with it. I would go back read more

Solid spot for sushi and ramen. Food: very good - we really enjoyed the Chicago Bears roll as well as the ramen (with several quail eggs in it - yum!) Service: attentive but not overbearing Ambiance: it's a small eatery with basic wooden tables but it's comfy and casual. Will definitely be back! read more

I ordered sushi from here a few weeks ago and it was very good! Refreshing to try a new sushi place that actually meets my expectations. The food took about 45 minutes to arrive, which is pretty average. Philadelphia maki - SO fresh and chewy. The cream cheese wasn't overpowering at all. Very good ratio between fish and everything else. Cubs maki - WOW. One of the best makis I've ever had. The unagi and soy sauce combo was perfect with the shrimp and mozzarella. So much flavor, definitely my favorite. Pokemon Go maki - This is a newer roll with tuna, scallion and mango. It's the only one I wasn't super into. It was okay, but not something I would order again. Unfortunately Uni doesn't deliver to me (I was staying somewhere closer to the restaurant when I ordered it) but I'd definitely go in to try it again! read more

I WOULD NOT recommend this place for dining in. The service is TERRIBLE and it is always freezing. It's almost like the world is in slow motion. However, for pickup (5 STARS) or delivery, I would say it is a good, safe choice and the sushi is really delicious! read more

Made a reservation for Tuesday dinner. When we got there, there were only another table. As we were seated, the waitress told us that they are out of uni. Whattt? Come on. Your restaurants name is uni sushi. The only reason we came here was to get some uni. I'm sure it's not like they sold out on uni. I guess they are so slow in business and didn't get the supply at all? I don't know. It was such a bummer! We were gonna go to the other restaurant but we just decided to give it a shot for other dishes they were offering. We had hamachi don, Sox roll, fried sweet potato roll, and fire roll. Hamachi don was so so. It was priced cheaper than other sushi restaurant; priced at $19.50 but I think the price speaks itself for the dish. 6 pieces of hamachi Sashimi were thinly sliced but have several tasty veggies in the bowl. Rolls were all mediocre. Not bad. I'm not sure if I would ever come back. It was very disappointing that they don't provide the business to its name. Shame. read more

Let me start with the food. After I have tried Chi Town team rolls which are soxs, bears and cubs rolls. Chic..Creativity!!!.. All stuffs in the rolls balance with sauce, fresh fish and their name. Also, love Uni shooter starter ...Melt me. Grilled hanker beef is awesome and so cheap as bargain stuff. I want to give 5 of 5 but service was little off. It is not too disappointing. I understand because they got pack on weekend. overall is great nice staffs Casual with warm atmosphere during the winter time booted mi up. Should try!!! would definitely come back. See you soon Uni sushi. read more

Half hour after writing the following review, my sister and I both have stomach cramps =/ we will unfortunately not return. Great place, awesome shrimp tempura roll, cubs roll. Good quality. Fire roll a bit tough. Good price. We will definitely come back! Music is none, with sporadic repeat plays of a clip of the song Take My Breath Away (lol what?). But, not bothered enough to not return for good food! read more

The sushi is good enough, but nothing special. And it certainly isn't good enough to justify the wait time for the food. Why the wait? Watching the sushi bar, it's clearly because they give priority to online orders rather than the in-restaurant patrons. They get points for being BYOB and for a couple of decent rolls that deviate from Chicago's usual cream cheese-centric rolls (try the Cubs and Wolves maki), but that's where the praise stops. read more

Uni Sushi was a miss for me. I ordered a spicy shrimp maki, salmon avocado maki, and an avocado maki for a snack the next day. The delivery was fine and it was packed well, but the sushi just wasn't good. The salmon was a little too fishy, the shrimp was a little too chewy, and the rice was just kind of mushy. The avocado roll was fine I guess but the mushy rice took away from it. I had about 8 pieces and stopped. My stomach didn't feel great afterwards. Honestly, Whole Foods does better sushi than this. read more

Really good sushi, fresh ingredients and ample selection. Only thing I didn't like was feeling rushed to leave after paying. There was no one else in the restaurant but he was ready to take our drinks away before anyone even got up. Not like I was going to loiter about but it made the experience feel not so friendly at the end. read more