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A Dynamic Dining Experience

Chicago's famed Gold Coast is a unique restaurant presence that showcases innovative contemporary japanese cuisine while still managing to evoke it's traditional roots.

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3 Star Rating - Satisfactory 1 review – Review Tsunami

(312) 642-9911

1160 N Dearborn St
Chicago, IL 60610

Editorial Description by Citysearch
Hip Japanese eatery draws Gold Coast crowds for sushi and other Asian fare.
Rated 7.0 out of 10 by Citysearch.

1 Review of Tsunami in Chicago

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Tsunami  3 Star Rating - Satisfactory

The food here was okay. My order was messed up though and when it finally got to my table it turns out it wasn't really worth the wait. It's OKAY to go once here but if I had another choice I'd probably pass on this place.

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5 Reviews by Citysearch: (read all 18 reviews on Citysearch)

Best sushi in Chicago!!!!!!!! 5 Star Rating - World class

Great food, the perfect drinks, and the one and only chocolate tower, yummmmm!!!!!
I love this place and will eat sushi no where else.

Posted 09/07/08 at 5:02pm

Good Sushi, Great Selection 4 Star Rating - Very good

Sitting at the sushi bar was a good experience. The service was ok. The sushi was good. There wasn't anything we could complain about. They did not have certain fish the day we were there. It was a downer, but it is also a sign that the restaurant maintains high quality fish. It was a good enough that we would go back.

Pros: fish, service
Posted 01/11/08 at 6:05pm

Solid sushi 4 Star Rating - Very good

Recent trip to Chicago landed us at Tsunami after being recommended by the hotel's concierge service. The atmosphere in the restaurant was great and it was quite the place for people watching, if that helps to your dining recommendations. The food itself was what you would expect but didn't leave you craving to come back the next day. All in all it does the job a Japanese restaurant should and wins extra points for the ambiance.

Posted 06/19/07 at 7:05am

Our family favorite 5 Star Rating - World class

As with children, it stinks when one of yours is not seen in the best light! We love Tsunami and have for years. The food is the best its ever been and I am happy to have them in our neighborhood. Congrats on the recent local reviews!!!

Pros: a room for everyone, great for families or a date upstairs by the fire
Cons: sometimes sushi comes a bit slow, weekends!!!
Posted 06/06/07 at 1:04pm

Dissapointed....a big let down 3 Star Rating - Satisfactory

Chose Tsunami for my birthday dinner this past weekend with my husband whose never eaten there. I have been there several times, over three years ago. I used to go there alot with friends and share sushi and bottles of sake. Food was always good and so were drinks, even dessert. Our appetizers were way too small. The beef asparagus roll looked like it had been rolled in egg, rather than beef the meat was so thin. The crab cakes were actually a crab cake, you only got one on the plate. The first appetizer was cold. Our drinks were horrible. Its really hard to screw up a mai tai and mojito. Both tasted like they were made with skol vodka with hardly any juice or anything else, really bad. I didn't finish either one. My husband had the teriyake chicken which he said was good. I had the shrimp and scallops, which was actually kind of gross. The scallops were fishy and rubbery tasting, and the shrimp was not de-veined and were overcooked and I didn't enjoy it one bit. Even the chocolate tower for dessert didn't taste the same. Whatever happened there, I don't know, but it's not good, I'll will probably never go back unfortunately, because I used to love sitting upstairs by the fireplace with friends and having some food and cocktails. I won't waste my money next time. I couldn't believe a gold coast japanese restaurant doesn't de-vein shrimp.

Posted 12/27/06 at 4:28pm