Chicago Restaurant Review
So I went to Chizakaya a Japanese Restaurant and Pub. Chicago doesn't have too many Japanese Restaurants so I was thrilled to check it out. The restaurant had a quick- ass mural on their wall/ceiling, and the overall feel was modern asian but still quaint. There was a back room that seemed to be for larger parties or private parties I wasn't too sure, but was awesome is the back party gets to see the kitchen cook the food from their table.
I went with a friend. We shared Sake, which was overpriced. I can admit I am a little spoiled by the Sushi madness in Lakeview... I wanted to try everything on the menu because they had a lot of crazy things beef tongue, pig ear, black edamame...Oh, and the menu had a little glossary of items from the menu to help you figure out what things were.
We ordered:
Bonito (skipjack tuna) tataki, spicy ponzu-this was my least favorite. The tuna flakes kinda tasted fishey and I don't like fish that is fishy. Hamachi, bone marrow, garlic, ume boshi-this was AMAZING. The roasted garlic was so good. All of the flavors came together quite nicely. This was my friend's least favorite.
Crab crusted salmon, asparagus, tare gelee-this dish was full of flavor. The salmon was too die for but the other two dishes were way more original with different tastes.
Ramen Noodles- yup, you can order noodles and broth. Can't go wrong with Ramen.
Overall, I would recommend the place to check out as an experience BUT I found it to be too pricey. I am student but with these small choices our bill came out to $90! A little too much in my opinion. Service was ok to good, food wait was SLLLLLOOOOOOOWW. BUT it was 8 on a Friday so to be expected. Good thing for the sake!
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