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Sushi Wabi

312-239-6276

842 W Randolph St Chicago, IL 60607

www.sushiwabi.com

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Chicago's original hipster sushi spot, this industrial Randolph Street fave serves up a mean plate of maki.

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Catering Companies, Restaurants, Sushi Restaurants

Details:

$$$, Date Spot, Group Dining, Local Favorite, People Watching

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55 reviews

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Mon-Tue 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-11pm Wed-Fri 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-12am Sat 5pm-12am Sun 5pm-11pm

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Message from Sushi Wabi

You will feel the Wabi aesthetic in everything when visiting Sushi Wabi. It's in the music, the room design, the lighting, the service and in the artfully prepared sushi. Sushi Wabi is proud of its non-materialistic and simple approach to the dining experience. Also Sushi Wabi is an excellent choice for sushi at your event. They have catering for all sorts of events, as small as a house party of 10 to as large as a 1000 person event. They will cater any kind or size of event such as, weddings, rehearsal dinners, grand opening parties, graduations, birthday parties and anniversaries, or just a get together of good friends and family. Also it was Voted "Best Sushi in Chicago" by Chicago Tribune readers.

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The Scene
You won't get a Zen Japanese experience here: Wabi is hip, industrial and loud, filled with stylish, black-clad people who dig the clubby vibe and low-backed stools. Thumping DJ-spun music bounces off the hard surfaces of the minimalist room.

The Food
The focus here is on 25 elaborate maki creations and colorful combination rolls, like the familiar dragon and spider, plus behemoths like the Tarantula (soft-shell crab, fresh crab, avocado, cucumber and more). Edamame are steamy hot and perfectly salted, and gyu-negima (thin-sliced marinated beef wrapped around scallions) is succulent in sweet garlic-soy sauce. Nicely seared sea scallops are paired with tart apple-plum puree; tempura udon boasts wonderfully plump, squishy noodles that are a delight to bite, the tempura wisely served separately to prevent sogginess.

Key Points

Gourmet sushi
Catering
Take-out and delivery

The Inside Scoop

Know Before You Go - Reservations are strongly recommended for dinner (lunch reservations are only for parties of six or more).
The Extras - The restaurant delivers dinner only ($2 fee; $20 minimum order). Delivery area is bordered by the lake (east), Wood (west), 18th Street (south), and Chicago Avenue (north).
What to Drink - Interesting beverages include ginger soda or tea, flavored iced teas, a Japanese Virgin Mary with wasabi, martinis with ginger-stuffed olives, and several chilled sakes.
When to Go - DJs spin progressive jazz nightly from 7pm to 11pm.

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Latest reviews from Citysearch.

Japanese Bloody Mary!

flummoxed 5 Sushi Wabi

it's good, real spicy... The fried oyster maki (a special one evening) is quite possibly the best maki I have ever had. I've never had anything bad here. I like the ambience, and I highly recommend it.

Posted 08/28/02

Sushi Wabi

sunpetal 4 Sushi Wabi

Best sushi around! Be advised -- there can be a long wait, so make a reservation.

Posted 08/20/02

Raw and Hip restaurant

MnSO2 4 Sushi Wabi

Sushi Wabi is a small restaurant with nice interior design and nice waitresses/sushi chefs. I highly recommend this place to anyone wants nice sushi (especially maki's) and great atmosphere. It is not like any other Japanese sushi place!

Pros: great sushi, nice interior, good service

Cons: a bit pricey, small tables, crowded

Posted 08/17/02

hard to beat

susan_thompson 5 Sushi Wabi

still pumping out the best sushi in town. sushi wabi is now open all day saturday noon to midnight. see you there.

Pros: always busy, consistent, fresh

Cons: always busy, misunderstood, small

Posted 06/12/02

Gets Better all the time

jallington 5 Sushi Wabi

I can't explain it, but I had lunch at Wabi yesterday and it was even better than my already fond memories. Big, fresh rolls, and lots of them. I always get the maki mono - a nice selection of maki rolls. Who says you can't get filled up on sushi?

Pros: food, location, portions

Cons: tight space, crowds

Posted 06/05/02