And capably covers all the bases, with sushi, ample comfort foods, and uncommon specialties from the island of Kyushu.
Tag: izakaya
The best new Chicago restaurants of the year
Seventeen spots where you could escape the Great Garbage Fire of 2017.
At Kitsune, Iliana Regan conjures another world
The small North Center spot is an izakaya drawing on the midwestern larder.
Yakitori Boogytori cements the northwest suburbs’ reputation as a hub of Japanese drinking food
A new yakitori-ya in Arlington Heights adds to Chicago’s suburban Japanese drinking joints.
How a cook from Tennessee is making himself into a Japanese chef
Talking with Momotaro cook and rising Japanese chef Scott Malloy about how a kid from Tennessee learned to love Japanese food.
Beneath Momotaro, the city’s other new izakaya
A visit to the other izakaya to open recently in Chicago, from the Boka Group.
Izakaya Mita is the Japanese pub the city’s been waiting for
Finally someone does it right.
First look at Momotaro—sushi, robata, and izakaya
Boka Group’s Momotaro is going to bring a lot of Japanese dining to Chicago.
Pure minimalism at Sumi Robata Bar
Pure, minimalist Japanese barbecue at Sumi Robata Bar
At Slurping Turtle, never mind the noodles
Slurping Turtle, Takashi Yagihashi’s downtown spot, comes out swinging in the izakaya wars.