Anyone into Japanese food (sushi, etc).

[ChicagoMike]

I just got back from lunch at the sushi bar. I'm sick of eating sushi alone and once and a while there's someone cool at the sushi bar to chat with (after all, the sushi bar is about community!). :alcoholic

Is there anyone here that enjoys the hardcore japanese food like I do? I draw the line at Fugu (poisonous blowfish). Sushi, sashimi .... yummy Unagi, etc.

I go to a place called Little Tokyo in Homewood. I know there's another place in the south burbs called G-In off 183rd and Harlem that's supposed to be good, too.

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[CobraSusie]

Chinese, Mexican, italian... but no Sushi for me,
I have tried it at different places, just don't like it

 

[ChicagoMike]

Good sushi is usually expensive, takes time to prepare, and to like sushi you have to really enjoy all kinds of seafood to begin with. For example, I had a "cheap" lunch for $20. A large meal would be around $50+ at Little Tokyo. Places in downtown chicago are far more expensive. Then there's "omakasi" which means "will of the chef". You set a price, say $100, and the itamae will prepare you $100 worth of the freshest fish and it gives the itamae a chance to show off his skills.

I never thought I'd like it - but I got hooked. I have had bad sushi. If the fish is more than 2-3 days old, it's not good and that stuff should be thrown away. Little Tokyo has their fish flown in 6 days a week.

Then my other favorite foods:

Mexican (not taco bell!), Chinese (use chopsticks or ELSE!), Greek (Xafias Souvlaki, Saganaki, Calamari!), Thai, pizza, chicago style foods (ie. hot dogs, italian beef).... white castles ... hehe.

Chinese, Mexican, italian... but no Sushi for me,
I have tried it at different places, just don't like it

oh yeah .. and i always feel GREAT for the next 24 hours after eating sushi. More energy, more mojo, etc :cool1:

 

[Flatliner]

Sushi is great... if you are ever out in the Wood Dale area there is Kampai in Des Plaines and then there is Yuesun in Wood Dale... I would be up for it. I work in Bensenville so could meet ya, just shoot me a PM.

 

[ChicagoMike]

That's a little far for me. I live in SW Chicago and work in the south burbs close to NW Indiana. So downtown Chicago or south burbs for me!

Sushi is great... if you are ever out in the Wood Dale area there is Kampai in Des Plaines and then there is Yuesun in Wood Dale... I would be up for it. I work in Bensenville so could meet ya, just shoot me a PM.

 

[Wiked03]

Sushi is great... if you are ever out in the Wood Dale area there is Kampai in Des Plaines and then there is Yuesun in Wood Dale... I would be up for it. I work in Bensenville so could meet ya, just shoot me a PM.

Kampai kicks ass! I work real close to there, and our boss takes us there for special occasions....

Though we usually avoid the sushi bar, I much prefer cooked food.

 

[Flatliner]

Yes, but I don't like walking out of there smelling like Kampai!

 

[Wiked03]

Reminds you of how full you are, all day long...

 

[Flatliner]

Japanese food when cooked in front of you gives non washing clothes like leather jackets absorb mega stench....

 

[ChicagoMike]

You should try Indian food. The Japanese place you speak of will probably cleanse clothes from Indian food!

I like Indian food too. hot and spicy!

Japanese food when cooked in front of you gives non washing clothes like leather jackets absorb mega stench....

 

[CobraSusie]

I may have to try Indian food then

when I had sushi, it was at the House of Kobe in Schererville, Indiana

 

[Wiked03]

You should try Indian food. The Japanese place you speak of will probably cleanse clothes from Indian food!

I like Indian food too. hot and spicy!

Ouch, too spicy for me! But spicy and I don't get along well.

 

[Flyn]

I like Sushi........as bait for real fool. LOL. Nothing wrong with Sushi a little grillin' wouldn't fix. If you knew Sushi like I know Sushi

I'm on a roll....

If you like Mexican, Buenos Nachos on La Grange Road just North of Route 30 across the street from McDonalds in Frankfort has THE BEST! Their Burritos rock. :headbang: For seafood, I like the grilled garlic shrimp from Outback. Mmmmm...

 

[cobravenom39]

I love sushi

The place Victor is talking about in woodale has awesome sushi, and it comes around on a train. It is that expensive there, either. Vic, if ya ever wanna go, I'm down.

Mike, when I'm on the south side i'll join ya. I went to high school at Marian Catholic for high school and Homewood is pretty close to my parents' in Frankfort.

 

[ChicagoMike]

I'm wary of suburban Mexican food. I eat the hardcore stuff in my neighborhood where the burritos are the size of your head and the pork and steak just rock. My rule is: If they don't have orchata (rice water) or chorizo (mexican sausage), they are not a real mexican restaurant.

I like Sushi........as bait for real fool. LOL. Nothing wrong with Sushi a little grillin' wouldn't fix. If you knew Sushi like I know Sushi

I'm on a roll....

If you like Mexican, Buenos Nachos on La Grange Road just North of Route 30 across the street from McDonalds in Frankfort has THE BEST! Their Burritos rock. :headbang: For seafood, I like the grilled garlic shrimp from Outback. Mmmmm...

 

[Flyn]

If you mean that brown stuff bubbling away, they have it. The family who runs it is Mexican. This is where all the landscapers stop to eat. There are things I don't understand on their menu. Their burritos are gigantic with quality steak and fresh veggies. It's not like an "El Famous" or one of the other Americanized places. Far superior. Try it out if you're in the area and see what you think.

 

[ChicagoMike]

El Famous americanized? The one by me is hardcore, they hardly understand english and they have scary stuff on the menu like cow tongue burritos and tacos lol....

I went to El Famous in Orland Park once and it was horrible, so i know what you mean.

Brown bubbling stuff? Uhh .. no.... ? Chorizo is spicy ground pork sausage, it's an option like steak, pork, chicken, beef, tongue, breaded steak, fish, brains, etc.... and it's made into a burrito, flauta, enchilada, taco, torta....

There's a new place near me called Zacas Tacos - Authentic Char-grilled tacos. It ROCKS. The pork is spinning on a gyro spit and specially spiced, onion on top, pineapple on bottom. ... awesome steak. The steak is fresh as is gets, they put whole steaks on the grill, season them with spices and limes right in front of you, chop it up with a butcher knife, and dump it right into whatever you ordered. The chicken is prepared the same way there. Most authentic mexican chicken is white and dark meat with gizzards and all... they use almost all parts of the chicken right off the bone.

If you mean that brown stuff bubbling away, they have it. The family who runs it is Mexican. This is where all the landscapers stop to eat. There are things I don't understand on their menu. Their burritos are gigantic with quality steak and fresh veggies. It's not like an "El Famous" or one of the other Americanized places. Far superior. Try it out if you're in the area and see what you think.

 

[ShelbyGuy]

sorry mike i have enough disposable income to afford cooked food. we're a loooong way from the coast to be eating raw tuna. that plus I HATE SMALL FOOD.

for mexican, if you have the disposable income, salbute' in hinsdale is the place. reservations recommended.

for fast mexican food, on ogden ave in westmont is the Taco Grill and Salsa Bar.

las palmas is a sit down restaurant thats somewhere in the middle between the two with regards to price.

edit: uncle lou's restaurant in westmont does a pretty brisk sushi business and they do a mean home style beef with chile peppers.

 

[ChicagoMike]

It takes more skill to prepare sushi than it does to prepare some cooked fish. There's a special cleaning and preparation process involved. The person who prepares sushi is considered samurai. It does take some time and work to prepare each piece when ordered. Not all sushi is RAW ... for example, Unagi (eel) is served grilled. Soft shell crab is served deep fried. But the majority of sushi is raw.

And it's far more expensive than most cooked food!

Mike

sorry mike i have enough disposable income to afford cooked food. we're a loooong way from the coast to be eating raw tuna. that plus I HATE SMALL FOOD.

for mexican, if you have the disposable income, salbute' in hinsdale is the place. reservations recommended.

for fast mexican food, on ogden ave in westmont is the Taco Grill and Salsa Bar.

las palmas is a sit down restaurant thats somewhere in the middle between the two with regards to price.

edit: uncle lou's restaurant in westmont does a pretty brisk sushi business and they do a mean home style beef with chile peppers.

 

[Flyn]

El Famous americanized? The one by me is hardcore, they hardly understand english and they have scary stuff on the menu like cow tongue burritos and tacos lol....

I went to El Famous in Orland Park once and it was horrible, so i know what you mean.

Brown bubbling stuff?

Orchata or whatever it's called. It's a drink. Never tried it.

 

[ChicagoMike]

Orchata should look like milk, white as a glass of milk. If it's brown, it's not right maybe someone pooped in the orchata

Orchata or whatever it's called. It's a drink. Never tried it.

 

[Flyn]

Or maybe it's the truly Mexican version and what you are drinking is the "white" boy version...

 

[ChicagoMike]

Nope, I live in the mexican hood on the SW side, I am one of the few whities there!

Or maybe it's the truly Mexican version and what you are drinking is the "white" boy version...

 

[SNK BITN]

Did someone say food? You are all my new best friends . Kampai is the shizzline! I know of a lot of good shushi in the chicago area, that where I usually go. But dont ask me the names of the places, cuase I either can pronounce it or I cant read japanese. Theres an excellent one thats right down the street from the Briar Street theater. I went there after seeing blue man group!

 

[Flyn]

All this talk about Mexican food made me hungry so I went to Buenas Nachos to get lunch for my family and my neighbor. I checked and yes, they do have the Chorizo and Horchata as well as mole and other stuff I don't know what it is. LOL. Hot [spicy] veggies in plastic bags and mild and spicy dips. I don't know what those taste like because I'm a wimp when it comes to spices. Mmmmm. Steak tacos....