Chicago｜Who Hasn’t Tried This Japanese Spot Yet?! 🍣✨

🤤 First visit was lunch — missed the yakitori, so this beauty had to go back for dinner! Turned out the best thing was a bowl of udon 😭. 🍜 Maze Soba (Dry Udon with Minced Pork) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Forgot to take a pic — tragic!!) My absolute favorite — after fresh sashimi, this rich minced pork udon tossed with raw egg yolk, bonito flakes, and scallions was an umami explosion! 🍱 Ikura Uni Don (Salmon Roe, Uni, Tuna Bowl) 🌟🌟🌟🌟✨ Luxurious fresh ingredients — hard to go wrong. Super sweet and fresh, rice sprinkled with seaweed powder for extra depth. 🐟 Eel Yakitori 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Incredibly tender fresh eel — eat it hot! Sauce leans sweet, so skip if that’s not your thing. 🥩 Tteokgalbi (Grilled Beef Patty) 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Juicy minced beef rib patty with a light sweet glaze — acceptable even for this northern palate! 🦐 Botan Ebi Shooter (Sweet Shrimp & Salmon Roe Shot) 🌟🌟🌟✨ Sweet shrimp, salmon roe, raw quail egg in a tangy-sweet sauce — refreshing but tiny portion. Try if you don’t mind the price-per-bite. 🐠 Black Cod Misoyaki 🌟🌟🌟 Tasted just like classic teppanyaki-style miso cod! 🐂 Beef Tongue 🌟🌟🌟 Solid classic — never a wrong choice. 💣 Skip: NEGIMA (chicken & scallion) — just okay. TSUKUNE (chicken meatball) — a bit dry, not worth it. 🏮 TenGoku Aburiya 651 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60661 #Chicago #ChicagoEats #StudentEats #Yakitori #Sashimi #JapaneseFood #UdonLover 🥢🍶💖