Rolls ‘N Bowls

Still love it ! This is like the 6 time or more when ever I want sushi near by I come here or ramen spicy noodles !! well come again

Really really disappointed with this place. Quality is EVERYTHING with sushi and that just wasn’t there. I waited nearly an hour and a half for it to be delivered, paid over $ 60 for two people, and in the end literally had to spit some things out.
We ordered the crab rangoon and 2 chef’s choice nigiri/​sushi combos. The crab rangoon was light and crispy, just the way it should be. The rolls were fine (california and spicy tuna). Then came the nigiri… fishy, dry, bottom of the barrel cuts. Chicago is just too large of a city with too many awesome sushi places to not pay attention to the quality of your fish.
Won’t be returning, wouldn’t recommend to others.

I have been to both locations on Lincoln and love them both.
The food is excellent
The service is great
And the prices and portions are worth it.
I have never been disappointed in what I get — crab Rangoon, tempura, chicken bowls, and beef bowls.
They offer to add extra veggies in bowls, making it half veggies and half rice with a lot of meat.

I was a huge fan of Rolls ‘N Bowls and have been coming here for a couple years now. However, over the past few months, there have been serious issues that I can’t overlook anymore.
INCONSISTENT FOOD QUALITY: Some nights it’s delicious, and you question whether you just misremembered the bad times. But then, the sushi is really fishy other days, to the point where you kind of lose your appetite for that roll and just abandon it. The super white tuna is one example where it’s either delicious or really fishy/​too watery/​kind of disgusting. And the yellowtail with scallion roll is so packed with scallion that I started wondering whether it’s to hide the taste of fishy yellowtail. After trying the yellowtail nigiri, hypothesis confirmed. The bad quality isn’t on some random weeknight, either. I’ve gone on Friday night and it’s still fishy. Oh yeah, and this past time, the salmon roll we got was actually warm. Like it was sitting out for a really long time at room temperature. Seems like a recipe for food poisoning.
FRUIT FLY ISSUE: I’ve noticed a fruit fly here or there in the past, but this past time, I kid you not: as we sat down in a booth, 2 fruit flies flew out of the booth at the same time. It was like a disgusting fruit fly cloud. I went on to literally kill one table side with my bare hand because it kept trying to climb inside the soy sauce container. So disgusting. It makes me nauseous to think how bad the fruit flies must be in the kitchen if there are several scavenging in the dining area. Ew.
SLOPPY SUSHI: I’m not usually a sushi snob, but these rolls look like the fish was cut with a butter knife and rolled blindfolded. The rolls are nearly falling apart, rice is everywhere.
LONG WAIT TIME: Recently, I ordered only 2 rolls for 2 people, waited an hour for it, then we decided to go to another restaurant to finish the meal because waiting was so horrible. Not a problem if you’re in a big group with wine or beer, but not my favorite when hungry or on a schedule.
Overall, this place used to be a 4-​star restaurant, but these issues have ruined it for me. Sad.

Rolls and Bowls is a great sushi spot. I’ve had the rainbow roll, mango tango and spicy tuna crunch, all delicious. My fiancé gets the spicy chicken rice or noodle bowl. I always end up stealing some bites, very good. It is fast, never crowded and the waitress we’ve had is always very kind and accommodating. You get a complimentary miso soup with your meal too. I would say the prices are very similar to most sushi places in the area. Not super expensive but not very cheap either. They have parking across the street which is helpful because they are located on a corner. I will continue to keep going back to this location!

How does this place have any good reviews? It’s terrible! We felt totally deceived by the good Unilocal reviews. My husband and I went with our two young boys, so ordered the calmari and edamame as apps for them. The calmari, which I’m positive was not real squid had no seasoning, not even salt and the edamame had way too much salt. My son ordered the salmon rice bowl, the salmon was overdone and the bowl had no seasoning. My husband said his spicy pork bowl was meh, and the hidden dragon roll, which was recommended to me by the server was just «fine». I don’t know how this place is in business when there are so many great sushi places in Chicago, do not go!!!

Went there after got off from work at night on weekdays this place is close to my home. Ordered Katsudon ~ tasted really good, sushi is good too. Definitely will go back for more rice bowl.

Dark exterior almost hidden restaurant if you’re passing by Has divided seating a dining area and a pick up/​lunch booth side. I’m not into sushi but I’ve heard this place has good sushi as well. I had the spicy ramen noodle soup no meat it was solid but the broth didn’t really have levels of flavor just spicy it’s good but I couldn’t really differentiate this from a packet of spicy ramen noodles from the store for $ 0.25. Also had the chicken and beef teriyaki plate came with rice and some salad. Really enjoyed this dish. Will definitely be back for more… also as a TIP… if you are interested in possibly the BEST middle eastern food… 1 block away is this gem called Shawarma Inn open till 6am.

I was very disappointed in my order, and it was for an important client, unfortunately. The delivery woman was very nice as were the salad and crab Rangoon. Also, the presentation, for delivery, was nice. The sushi, though, was the problem. It was warm and had a very fishy taste. The delivery took nearly 2 hours, and that may be the reason. Long story short, it went straight into the trash and ordered from somewhere else. I’m hesitant from ordering from eat24 again because of the experience.

This place has great sushi and bowls, but it was not the main draw. We came because we were looking for a decent place to grab a bite while we waited 30 minutes for an order at a nearby business. During our search, we learned this was BYOB so we quickly decided to check it out.
Once we arrived in front, we discovered parking is limited. For car babies like myself, this can be skittle nerve racking but I can assure you it’s well worth it.

Don’t be put off by the exterior. The inside of this place is lovely and they have really tasty maki. I always trust a place when I can see what’s going on in the kitchen. Everything was reasonably priced, too. For three types of rolls and crab rangoon, our bill was only $ 20. Not too shabby! We didn’t have room for dessert this time, but I’d love to try the Donkey Kong. The mochi also looks very nice!

This is pretty much a hole in the wall sushi bar/​japanese spot. Its located on and kind of a rounded part of lincoln st with limited parking. We parked a few streets behind the place. The place is pretty small, and compact. We started of with some complimentary miso soup which was very forgettable. Next we got some rolls. They came looking really good. They were stingy on the ginger and wasabi though. The volcano and mexican rolls were my favorite. We also got the spicy chicken bowl, great flavor and not oily. Overall great low key spot to grab some great maki. PS its BYOB.

My buddy dragged me here. The place is small, but they really have some good food. They are a lot more authentic than other places and they even give you the shrimp head to top off authenticity.
Customer service was alright and the place doesn’t have a fun or a good vibe. But good food though!

Unexpectedly good!
Nowadays there are lots of sushi restaurants. Almost in every corner (!). Not that i am complaining but there is no way i will be trying all of those. The problem is to find a legit one.
A date brought me to this cute little place off of Lincoln Ave. I really had no big expectations. I just wanted an average sushi that day.
I got more than that. This place was legit. Very delicious sushi and sides. I loved it. It’s one of those suprising restaurants. I had a take out from here as well. It was just as good.
I am not saying they are the best sushi place in town but definitely a place to order sushi late night.

I thought I wrote a review?!
Anyhoo…
The rolls are great but the teriyaki chicken bowl is the best!!!

Very very expensive!!! Tasted not good, I pay almost 8 $ for 6 small pieces Philadelphia. Not recommended

This is the vibe I get from the resturant: the people in the kitchen are very creepy making you uncomfortable. Expecially if you’re a girl. The owners seem very intimidating. However, the waiters are nice and they are super friendly! The sushi they serve here are pretty good, and the pricing is alright. They’re normal sushi price. Their other courses seem cheap. Literally the ramen looks like it came out of a $ 1 packet. Then add some egg and vegetables and boom, is $ 6. Very overrated and not worth it. A lot of the things in the store are overpriced including the ice cream and mochi. Overall, probably won’t go again.

I regret buying their bubble tea. Do yourself a favor and don’t buy their bubble tea, it’s not worth it. It just tastes like sweetened ice.
I went in there around 5PM couple of weeks ago and they didn’t have any customers. I immediately ordered two bubble teas– one green tea and one taro. The older lady took my order and had me seated by the kitchen door. From that seat, I could see the staff was obviously confused by my order and kept asking the older lady for guidance on how to make it. It was obvious that he had no idea what he was doing as soon as I had my first sip of the bubble tea. It just tasted like some corn syrup mixed with ice and some hard tapioca thrown in. I think a staff training on how to make bubble tea properly would benefit this place. Until then, definitely take your money elsewhere, like the owner of the place would tell you to.

It was my cousin’s birthday the other night and we wanted to go somewhere good. You know, live it up a little — try something new. So what’s the first thing we do? Go on Unilocal and Rolls n Bowls came up in our queue. We decided to go with it because it has pretty good reviews on Unilocal,yielding roughly ⁴⁄₅ stars, and we are always down for sushi.
As soon as we walked in, we were greeted and seated. I told the server, Gino, that it was my cousin’s birthday and if he could do something for us (even though he told me they normally don’t do anything). So then we proceeded to order and he was extremely considerate and attentive. When asked for recommendations, he provided us with real options tailored to our preference. It wasn’t one of those generic «what are you in the mood for today» questions that lead you nowhere. After all of his recommendations and us scavenging through the menu, we decided to go with rolls and bowls and plates. For rolls, we ordered the Godzilla, caterpillar, dragon, and spicy emergency roll. We also ordered bulgogi beef plate, chicken and beef teriyaki plate, and garlic pork bowl.
While the food was cooking, we got complimentary miso soup and we ordered appetizers: crab Rangoon and soft shell crab. Shortly after, the food came out and it was phenomenal. I was so impressed by the presentation, the flavors, and the serving size. Just simply amazing!
And guess what? Gino brought out deep fried ice cream for the birthday girl. It was on the house too. What an awesome way to end the dinner! All in all I am very pleased by the food, the prices, the flavors, and most importantly the service. Definitely recommended!

Between my friend and I, we ordered crab ragoons which were amazing and the edamame. We ordered a total of 5 rolls: Philadelphia roll which I ended up loving the second time I came, the Arizona roll, Godzilla, crunch, and the Mexican roll. All of them were delicious. I even asked for a side of spicy mayo so that i can dip my sushi in it, and they gave me a very generous amount. We were very happy with the food, service, and the byob was great! We brought a bottle of white wine and really enjoyed it with our meal.
Top rolls to for sure get: Godzilla roll, volcano (no bacon) roll, seered tuna roll, mexican roll, crunch roll, Philadelphia roll