Kamehachi Of Tokyo On Wells

In Short – The main floor is standard sushi restaurant; the second floor "cafe" a low-lit lounge, the outdoor garden a welcoming oasis. The expansive menu offers a hefty selection of maki and combination rolls, from spicy tuna maki to Chicago Crazy Roll, a tasty mouthful of yellowtail, tuna and fresh salmon. Other must-try items include soft shell crab, edamame, cold green-tea noodles, and broiled, salt-encrusted clams with lemon-soy dipping sauce.

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Where to Sit:: For an intimate gathering, you can't beat the private tatami room, which seats up to eight and is available by reservation for a fee of $30.

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ambiance	96.30000114440918% positive	“romantic atmosphere, decent service and great food.” “Beautiful atmosphere” “will gladly pay for good sushi and atmosphere, but we were sadly disappointed in that the food was mediocre.” “Their Wells location is the site of many great memories.” “The fish is always fresh, and the atmosphere is fun.” “For the location and the quality, Kamehachi's prices are actually quite reasonable.” “They need more effort for him and nice ambience.” “Sushi has always been great (try the oyster shooter) and atmosphere is very pleasant.” “Service was friendly and the atmosphere of the room was very inviting.”
drinks	100.0% positive	“Great sushi and I hear it has great cocktails as well.”
food quality	80.69999694824219% positive	“The fish is always fresh, and the atmosphere is fun.” “Not the best sushi in town, and not the cheapest sushi in town, but haven't found a better place yet for quality food at a reasonable price.” “Good quality sushi at multiple locadtions” “The fish has always been very fresh and the rolls offer some cool twists.” “Oh yeah, the food is reasonable priced compared to other hot spots.” “This is probably the best sushi in the city for the price.” “My vote for favorite sushi place in the city.” “romantic atmosphere, decent service and great food.” “great food, service a little lacking” “Kamehachi, however, produced very fresh sushi, and my favorite, unagi (saltwater eel), was delectable.” “great food but” “will gladly pay for good sushi and atmosphere, but we were sadly disappointed in that the food was mediocre.” “The risk isn't worth taking either since their food quality is below mediocre anyways.” “The seaweed salad is good here for an appetizer.” “This was once a pretty good place to get sushi, but that was years ago.” “Kamehachi has 3 different types of dining areas to suite your mood and the food is always fresh.” “Highly recommended if you're in the mood for sushi.” “Kamehachi has fantastic food, especially their selection of maki.” “The best sushi in the Chicago region is by far Sakuma's in Streamwood.” “The rice is not high quality sushi rice, the cuts of fish are not always the best, and the fish to rice ratio is heavy on the rice (i.e., not good "Tokyo style" sushi).” “It's difficult to find good sushi in Chicago for the main reason that we are inland, at least 2000 miles from any ocean.” “That was terrible food I've never had in my life.” “My boyfriend and I are huge fans of takeout sushi and have tried most of the places around lincoln park.” “The sushi is very low quality, the delivery service is plain terrible.” “My wife loved the food.” “Great food” “Plus, I have to be a food snob, it's not the best sushi by any means.” “My order of shrimp tempura with Udon noodles was pretty horrible, and I ordered sushi afterwards only to counteract the slimy feeling in my mouth.” “Food was great, everything from sushi to entrees.” “The sushi, appetizers and teriyaki steak were outstanding.” “Great sushi and I hear it has great cocktails as well.” “When you order the Rainbow roll you get more than you can get into your mouth gracefully lol The tempura crunchies they add to some of the rolls make for interesting texture (in a good way) and the avocado on the Dragon Roll is always fresh and generous” “bad food,crappy service,un-informed waitstaff.” “By far the worst "good sushi" place in the city.” “not one chicago's best sushi restaurant” “The restaurant is beautiful, and the food is great!” “Very good sushi” “visited Kamehachi last week, and was pleased to enjoy wonderfully fresh fish (the sake especially was delicious and the tai was beautiful) and other high quality ingredients.”
menu variety	100.0% positive	“Kamehachi has fantastic food, especially their selection of maki.”
overall	100.0% positive	“Not the best sushi in town, and not the cheapest sushi in town, but haven't found a better place yet for quality food at a reasonable price.” “Located in Old Town, Kamehachi is a great place to get specialty maki rolls.” “This was once a pretty good place to get sushi, but that was years ago.” “It's not McDonald's, folks--it's a nice Japanese restaurant in a major American city.” “not one chicago's best sushi restaurant” “By far the worst "good sushi" place in the city.”
service	73.33000183105469% positive	“The sushi is very low quality, the delivery service is plain terrible.” “romantic atmosphere, decent service and great food.” “Waitstaff was very friendly; the only problem was that everything seemed to be served at once.” “Their delivery service is fast.” “There was so much leftover it was terrible that the waitress even had the nerve to ask if we wanted to order two boats!” “The boy waiters seem more attentive.” “Very overpriced, horrible service!” “I've had great servers here.” “Service was friendly and the atmosphere of the room was very inviting.” “great food, service a little lacking” “bad food,crappy service,un-informed waitstaff.” “Along with superb service, delivery is available as well.” “Even so, there was a great bartender who makes goody stuff.” “However, we had the worst service imaginable.” “Decor was very nice, and service good though.”
value	71.4300012588501% positive	“This is probably the best sushi in the city for the price.” “Very overpriced, horrible service!” “When you order the Rainbow roll you get more than you can get into your mouth gracefully lol The tempura crunchies they add to some of the rolls make for interesting texture (in a good way) and the avocado on the Dragon Roll is always fresh and generous” “Not the best sushi in town, and not the cheapest sushi in town, but haven't found a better place yet for quality food at a reasonable price.” “The risk isn't worth taking either since their food quality is below mediocre anyways.” “My boyfriend and I are huge fans of takeout sushi and have tried most of the places around lincoln park.” “For the location and the quality, Kamehachi's prices are actually quite reasonable.”

09/16/10

just...YUMMY

by Carmen J

Kamehachi offers consistently great food. The sushi is dee-lish, the tempura is just...YUMMY, the salmon teriyaki is super flavorful, and the vibe is on point. While there are other Japanese restaurants in the city with more daring or trendier menus and just OK food, Kamehachi never fails to impress.

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06/16/08

There's better sushi

by Southernfoody

It was nice to have a private room--that much we loved for our large group. The terrible part was how hot the place was! Even with the fan on.

We ordered the "boat sampler"---don't do this!!! There was so much leftover it was terrible that the waitress even had the nerve to ask if we wanted to order two boats! We told her 5 people were sharing this boat and she wasn't sure there'd be enough. Please! This boat will serve 20 people! Plus, I have to be a food snob, it's not the best sushi by any means. Try something else insteadl.

Pros: private dining
Cons: staffs lack of knowlege, hot rooms, didn't feel "clean' interior

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01/23/08

My Personal Favorite

by HelloKimiko

Kamehachi has something for both the uber-trendy and the old-fashioned. Their menu ranges from inventive sushi, if you're feeling all fancy, to traditional dishes like tonkastu, soba, and udon, if you're in a homier mood.

For the location and the quality, Kamehachi's prices are actually quite reasonable. It's not McDonald's, folks--it's a nice Japanese restaurant in a major American city. While it's easy to drop quite a bit of bank here, the Maki-Mono menu has lots of rolls, many of them from $3.95 to $6.95 for six rolls. So, you can actually get quite a bit of sushi for very little money if you stick with maki.

I've had great servers here. I recommend going for a table in the upstairs lounge, which is open late, even on weeknights.

NOTE: It's standard restaurant practice, from the Golden Nugget to Kamehachi, to charge an automatic gratuity of 15-18% for parties of a certain size, and it's always printed on the bill. This is so servers don't work their asses off on a large party only to get stiffed at the end of the night. I only mention this because there seems to be some confusion in an earlier review.

Pros: Oishii desu yo! (Delicious!)
Cons: Parking can be tricky.

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09/10/07

Bunch of thieves!!! Check your credit card statement after going there!

by mariag1980

They give themselves tips at your expense so watch out! We're never going there again.

The risk isn't worth taking either since their food quality is below mediocre anyways.

Pros: NONE
Cons: They'll steal money from you!

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05/11/07

Very overpriced, horrible service!

by jgarnant

My boyfriend and I are huge fans of takeout sushi and have tried most of the places around lincoln park. We decided to try Kamahachi for the first time becasue it was 10:30pm on a Thursday and nothing else was open. We spent 20 minutes attempting to make an online order, only for it to tell us the online system was not functioning after we had submitted it. So we finally just called and ordered $50 in sushi, which should have been more than enough food. (Our average bill at other sushi restaurants is around $30 for takeout). However, after waiting over an hour for our food (even though we live a mile away and you wouldn't think a restaurant would be super busy at 10:30) the portion sizes were so small that we were both starving after devouring every little portion of our food.

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09/16/10

just...YUMMY

by Carmen J

06/16/08

There's better sushi

by Southernfoody

01/23/08

My Personal Favorite

by HelloKimiko

09/10/07

Bunch of thieves!!! Check your credit card statement after going there!

by mariag1980

05/11/07

Very overpriced, horrible service!

by jgarnant

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