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Head to this restaurant on Thursday and Friday nights, when fish is flown in directly from Japan. (Be sure to reserve a table in advance.)
Editorial Reviews from the web
In Short In this sleek space of minimalist wood and metal decor, pink-shirted waiters offer detailed advice to business diners and dating couples while sushi chefs work in the background. Many of the restaurant's rolls come with their own flavorful sauces offering alternative dips to soy. Makimonos, like the very fresh haru or kani kyu, which are wrapped with cucumber instead of...
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Posted by Contributor
on April 21, 2009, (Edited June 01, 2005)
Reasonably priced Randolph Street sushi by a Japanese chef who spent 15 years cooking in Sapporo, Japan. Sure, there's the exposed brick, steel and wood accents that have come to be de rigueur for the modern loft-ceiling restaurant. But it's the little touches such as real Kobe beef and a tempura made with actual Japanese mountain vegetables (as opposed to sweet potatoes and green beans) that...
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Meiji's signature maki rolls are steeper in price but also well worth it considering the 15 years of sushi know-how that go into each of Chef Ishi's creations. And forget your typical mochi: I nearly waddled out the restaurant's baroque wooden door after sampling four of these treats, each one besting the one before it. (To try: the Green Tea Melle Feuille, pronounced my-fy, honey butter pastry...
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Other Reviews from the web
I have made it my goal to find the best sushi in Chicago, so far Meiji tops my list. The decor is simple but comforting. The service is outstanding. After years of working in the food industry, I was very impressed by the entire staff. The server?s were very knowledgeable about the menu ?and not reading from a piece of paper- they could accurately recommend an entre based on what we said we...
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Posted by southsider25
on April 21, 2009, (Edited June 24, 2008)
This simple aesthetics of this restaurant appealed to me immediately. Exposed brick walls with dried bamboo rods and thick wooden menus send off a message of earthiness and calm. The food, however, was vibrant, spicy and fresh. The element of water from the fresh fish tied beautifully with the earthy atmosphere. The rolls were inventive and perfectly spicy! The menu was also impressive and...
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One of the best sushi restaurants in town. Very small place with a lot of attention paid to each plate. The white dragon roll is to die for. Good atmosphere, great service. Looking forward to our next visit!
Posted by malibu11
on April 21, 2009, (Edited October 12, 2007)