In no particular order below are the top 15 sushi restaurants in Chicago and a few in the burbs, as defined by Chicago Magazine (March 2005 issue)

Tsuki
1443 W Fullerton Ave
773.883.8722
http://www.visittsuki.com/

Mirai Sushi
2020 W Division Street
773.862.8500
http://www.premiervalet.com/mirai.htm

Japonais
600 W Chicago Ave
312.822.9600
http://www.japonaischicago.com/intro.html

Kaze Sushi
2032 W Roscoe Street
773.327.4860
http://www.kazesushi.com/

Matsu Yama
1059 W Belmont Ave
773.327.8838

Katsu
2651 W Peterson Ave
773.784.3383

Sai Caf�
2010 N Sheffield Ave
773.472.8080

Kuni�s
511 Main Street (near north suburb of Evanston)
847.328.2004

Itto Sushi
2616 N Halsted Street
773.871.1800

Tank Sushi
4514 N Lincoln Ave
773.769.2600
http://www.tanksushi.com/

Sushi Wabi
842 W Randolph Street
312.563.1224
http://www.sushiwabi.com/

Fujiyama
3057 Dundee Road (northern suburb of Northbrook)
847.714.1319

Kabuki
2473 N Clark Street
773.975.2340
http://www.kabukirestaurant.net/

Bob San
1805 W Division Street
773.235.8888
http://www.bob-san.com/

Sushi House
830 E Ogden Ave (western suburb of Westmont)
630.920.8948
http://www.mysushihouse.com/sushi.asp?pgID=1002

The best sushi dinner I ever had was at Mirai.

Chicago sushi can be *pretty* good but I've not been blown away yet. Tank is pretty good as are Mirai and Sushi Wabi.

I am really surprised at Green Tea on Clark in Lincoln Park - cheap and good portions with good quality.

This is a sushi buffet place. Perfect for those with big appetites and don't wanna spend too much! There's a *lot* of food but at <$12 per person this place rocks!

http://www.houseofsushiandnoodles.com/

Kaze's flying fish sushi was voted one of the 100 Best Things We Ate (& Drank) This Year by Time Out Chicago magazine(Dec 28th issue).

The particular presentation is quickly seared flying fish tossed in a light tomato-miso-soy sauce with enoki mushrooms, chives, pickled scallions with a light drizzle of truffle oil

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Kaze is great -- one of the most unique restaurants in Chicago, IMHO.

Sakuma Japanese Restaurant
43 S Sutton Rd
Streamwood, IL 60107-3367
630) 483-0289

Its exceptional. Located in a typical strip mall; the owners feeling is that if the food is good enough, location isn't important.

I just discovered Butterfly a few weeks ago and thought it was pretty good.

It's on 1156 W. Grand Ave. And if you go, it's BYOB.

And if you live in the 'hood, they deliver.

I haven't been there but I want to check it out now as it's a UA Idine place ^

Nice. I've been wanting to try a sushi buffet as an alternative to Todai's at Woodfield. I guess I'd get the nigiri upgrade for $21.95.

Edit:
I called them up. You don't get all you can eat nigiri. You just get several pieces and some extra stuff when you upgrade. Only the rolls are all you can eat. Knowing that, I'd just order the $13 thing and eat a ton of rolls.

I know people dislike Todai's but that's still my favorite place as I like large amounts of food. Does anyone know of any other all you can eat sushi places in the chicago area?

What about Sushi Para II on 22xx N. Clark? It is 1/4 block south across from the old Tower Records that shut down. That has replaced House of Sushi and Noodles as my all you can eat sushi restaurant.

You can order nigiri as well as rolls and the quality have been consistently better than House of Sushi and Noodles in my opinion

Agami in Uptown

http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/s...,6788376.venue

see review

Willie,

Have you found a sushi restaurant in Chicago that you didn't like?

Hey, that would be a great thread- "Restaurants in Chicagoland which Sweet Willie says to avoid"