izakaya Archives - Chicago Reader

Rolling Meadows’ Umacamon Japanese Kitchen upholds the suburban izakaya tradition

And capably covers all the bases, with sushi, ample comfort foods, and uncommon specialties from the island of Kyushu.

Seventeen spots where you could escape the Great Garbage Fire of 2017.

The small North Center spot is an izakaya drawing on the midwestern larder.

A new yakitori-ya in Arlington Heights adds to Chicago’s suburban Japanese drinking joints.

Talking with Momotaro cook and rising Japanese chef Scott Malloy about how a kid from Tennessee learned to love Japanese food.

A visit to the other izakaya to open recently in Chicago, from the Boka Group.

Finally someone does it right.

Boka Group’s Momotaro is going to bring a lot of Japanese dining to Chicago.

Pure, minimalist Japanese barbecue at Sumi Robata Bar

Slurping Turtle, Takashi Yagihashi’s downtown spot, comes out swinging in the izakaya wars.