Mirai Sushi
Chicago, IL 60622
Phone: (773) 862-8500
- Price:
- $$$
- Directions:
- Bus: 50 to Division St; 70 to Damen Ave
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Mirai Sushi – by J.P. Anderson
The Scene
Mirai is a favorite among the city's trendy sushi set, and for good reason: The people are beautiful, the fish is fresh, and the sake lounge upstairs overflows with a young crowd buzzing from wasabi and fruity cocktails. Downstairs, the dining room is simple and cool, and tends to be a more sedate scene--except on weekends, when the whole place throbs with house music and conversation.
The Food
Fish is flown in daily, and you can taste the freshness in every piece, from ruby-red, buttery akami (tuna) to supple, delicate sake (Atlantic salmon). The regular menu also offers a standard selection of entrees and rolls (California, spicy tuna, and the like); check out the daily specials for deliciously novel combos like king crab in spicy mayo and spicy octopus with spicy tuna. Before digging into the raw stuff, try an intriguing starter like ebi su, shrimp tempura wrapped in cucumber and served in a refreshing, vinegary tozasu sauce.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkThe varied sake list is user-friendly. And there's always the popular Red One martini, a tart house drink of fresh passion fruit, lime and cranberry juices, plus vodka, made smooth with a rim of powdered sugar.
User Reviews for Mirai Sushi
09/27/2008 Posted by gandhim2001
In short, the sushi is fantastic. Take to heart when the waiter tells you "the chef recommends using NO soy sauce." The beauty in Mirai's sushi is not the freshness of the fish (though it is a plus), it is in the singular uniqueness of the sauces that accompany the fish. You will not be disappointed if you order the following: 1. Bin Cho (tuna salad) 2. Spiny mono roll (octopus+tuna) 3. Tuna Tuna Salmon 4. Kani Nigiri – baked king crab (2 pcs per order) 5. Special Zuke 6. Gyoza Ravioli I've been 10-12 times over the past two years and have still not OD'd on it...happy eating!
Pros: Great food, good atmosphere, location, opentable
Cons: Desert isn't very good...but there is a gelato place right next door!
07/14/2008 Posted by soulflower1126
After researching just about every sushi place in Chicago, we settled on Mirai for my boyfriends birthday. We had a reservation for Friday night for the second floor and were sat within seconds of us arriving. The service was very prompt and they bring your sushi picks in rounds instead of all at once which was perfect. Definitely kept us from ordering too much. We ended up putting an additional order in and that came out just as fast. The best tuna sashimi we've ever had. My only complaint would be how noisy it was, it seemed the same on the first floor. Although the second floor had a nice lounge type atmosphere. A little on the pricey side, but completely worth it. The specialty martinis were great too!
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