Itto Sushi

01/16/11

Authentic Japanese food

by tamalechica at Citysearch

If you prefer authentic Japanese food in a relaxed, casual atmosphere, Itto Sushi is where you want to be. What is isn't is a super trendy, nightclubbing hotspot. What it is, is simply good Japanese food and Sushi.

The owner is from Japan and has been serving food and condiments that would be found on any Japanese dinner table. Aside from inviting yourself over to a dinner at someone's home, where else are you going to get home cooked authentic meals like this?

Also, as pointed out by nickaleck, this is a place where you can have a conversation. I like the fact that you can have a quiet conversation and not leave with your eardrums still talking nasty to you because of the sound level.

I happen to love California Maki rolls, but I avoid it at almost every restaurant because they use fake crab, which contains things that I cannot eat. At Itto Sushi I can indulge myself with California Maki as much as I want, because they only use real crab meat. Their futomaki rolls are very good, too, with more traditional vegetables in them. Futomaki is a lot of work to make because so many of the vegetables need to be prepared well in advance, and Itto Sushi has a good one.

11/18/10

Where the fish is always fresh!

by nickaleck at Citysearch

Don't be fooled by Itto Sushi's discreet location, tucked away on Halsted. This place is one of the few sushi establishments that continually has very good, fresh fish. The wait staff is friendly and accommodating and the restaurant is always impeccably clean.

I found the menu to be expansive in the items they serve as well as affordable. A great place to go with friends when you want to be able to have a conversation and not be blasted out by music or ambient noise.

02/25/09

GREAT Sushi, wonderful atmosphere

by joanbob at Citysearch

This is the perfect place to go if you want to have an authentic sushi experience... The food is amazing and the help is very kind. The atmosphere is very authentic, not like your average Chicago sushi restaurant. The waiters/waitresses speak limited english, but the experience is worth the food. It is some of the best sushi I have tasted.

11/22/08

itto sushi the worst sushi in chicago

by rocko1027 at Citysearch

I recently tried sushi at itto sushi for the first time, and it was not worth the trip nor the low price they claimed. I went with a friend and we order miso soup which was the only thing that was good. we also ordered the seaweed salad which can be bought from any asian mart for way cheaper and a bunch of maki's, the chef's suprise, dragon roll, shrimp tempura,tuna avocado, spicy tuna. the fish did not taste fresh, almost immitation. Their rice was dry and there were no taste to it at all. The shrimp tempura was not fried properly, it lack the "tempura" and the spicy tuna and tuna avocado were super slim and all unevenly cut, it all lacked presentation. We also ordered an appetizer of deep fried white fish with steak leaves, that tasted like something off the floor, it was not worst $8.00 for an appetizer. The service on the other hand was not so great, the waitstaff did not know no more than a few words of english and the chef was too busy talking to a friend than to make our order. Over all expeirence of itto sushi is the smell when you walk in, it was very difficult to describe, just weird. Never again will we ever go there.

• Cons: thumbs down the worst experience

01/28/08

Best Service

by jwhipkey1288 at Citysearch

The sushi is wonderful and the service is great. My boyfriend and I have been there several times and the service has continued to impress us, along with the food. A waitress greets you at the door and asks where you would like to sit (depending on how many tables are available). Almost immediately after being seated a drink order can be taken and menus are placed on the table. The staff is efficient and kind. This restaurant is highly recommended.