Sushi X

App says open until 10, but after a lot of time deciding we call at 8:53 and THE KITCHEN IS CLOSED GO AWAY…

I haven’t eaten here for awhile and we had during a photoshoot. It was just as good as I remembered so props there for the consistency. I had the Crab Rangoon roll which was insanely tasty. I also had the Godzilla roll which i love. A hint of spice and the ingredients blend so well together. I can’t wait to go back.

My sons birthday and we wanted some top notch sushi in a cool place. Found it! Great food, cool and inventive special rolls, fun staff, we cannot wait to go back. BYOB tho so please plan ahead? Cool artwork on the wall too. Love it!

Visiting Chicago and was craving sushi. There was non-​metered street parking in front. There is a large mural directly to the left of the front door– so you can’t miss it driving by. Showed up around 6pm on Sunday– there was only one other table seated. One other party showed up while we were there. Pretty low-​key place.
Ordered edamame appetizer– served warm and salted. Ordered the sashimi «mini» which comes with 6 pieces (2 each of 3 different types of fish). Fish was generously sliced (larger than the rice underneath) but was slimier than it should have been. Also ordered the rainbow roll and the spicy tuna roll. Both were a huge let down. The rainbow roll was covered in more avocado than fish. The spicy tuna roll was bland. Both rolls had rice that seemed undercooked– very crunchy. Ugh, so disappointed.

Was passing through the neighborhood and took advantage of their lunchbox special. I got the shrimp tempura roll, salad, miso soup, and diet coke all for $ 10. Not bad for Chicago. The portion size for the roll was small, but everything together made for a light, fresh-​tasting lunch. Layout of the restaurant is a bit odd, but service was good. Everything came out very fast.

If I could give a negative start I would. This place is terrible! First the actually seating makes no sense — the tables are right by the door — imagine that door opening when it’s –10 degrees outside! So you are already not very comfortable, and the service is so bad you just want to clean the tables yourself. It took over 1 hour to get our food! Tables that sat after us were getting their food first, so not sure how their logistics work. The food was somewhat ok.

Meh. Meh. Two mehs; one for each star. I’ll begin with saying the atmosphere is pretty nice, but there may be too many tables, which made navigation to the bathroom somewhat difficult. Once I got there, I realized it was being used. No biggie, except I was literally five inches from someone eating dinner.
I went with two friends and the BYOB aspect, as many heave mentioned, was nice.
We got the tempura green beans, but had to order two since the first order was cold. The gentleman who served us rushed another round over. We also had edamame, which was standard, and the veggie potstickers. The potstickers were my favorite thing of the night. We each ordered a plain roll and one p the fancier options. All three «fancies» we’re meh. I ended up picking the maguro and super white tuna out since the rice was a bit hard and the roll as a whole had too much cilantro and was just meh.
Sorry for all the mehs again, but it’s the best word I can use to describe the bland tasteless dinner.
Again, the staff was awesome but $ 90 for two mehs, especially when there are so many much better sushi places, was a bit of a bummer.
This place has loads of high reviews, but I won’t be back to see what I missed.

The first time we came we celebrated my fiancé’s birthday with a very large group of friends. The restaurant was very accommodating and allowed us to book half of the restaurant, the area behind the curtain. The level of service stayed great, the food was absolutely delicious and everyone had a blast, even though there were a LOT of us there.
We also came tonight for dinner and ordered the dragonfly and the double stack rolls. Both rolls were delicious and HUGE. We ordered 2 rolls to share, 2 misos, 4 pieces of salmon sashimi, and chocolate peanut butter cup dessert and it was more than enough food for the 2 of us.
The sashimi was very tiny pieces, a lot smaller than what I am used to, and I get salmon sashimi at every sushi place. But the fish was very fresh and deliciously fatty.
They are BYOB so bring a bottle of your favorite libation.
They do not take reservations for small groups, but we were able to come in and get a table on a Friday. I assume with a small wait you ca do a walk in.
We have done take out before as well and the quality of the sushi was still great.
I highly recommend Sushi X for a regular dinner or for a celebration in the reserved private area.

Normally I would not write a bad review. This time around, I am compelled to do so because the service was so bad, we left before ordering food. We walked in, we were seated, but a couple was getting up from a table further from the door than ours, so we politely asked if we could switch to the table they were vacating. The hostess said this was no problem.
After the table was cleaned, a server finally arrived at our table and asked if we had ordered food yet. We had not even been given menus. Then, our server brought one menu, telling us they couldn’t give us two because «there is a big party taking them all».
Then we asked if we could switch to the table we were told we could switch to. The server said, «oh wait, the hostess said you could do that? Hold on.»
She proceeded to consult the hostess, and after they decided not to let us sit at the other table, the hostess shouted from across the restaurant, «Oh sorry!»
We brought with a bottle of wine to drink, since it’s a BYOB. We asked for a bottle opener, and they brought one. But they really just dropped it on our table nonchalantly and walked away. There was no offer to provide ice to keep our bottle chilled, nor was there any real concern for anything regarding our experience.
I am not one to nitpick with service people, but our experience was so subpar, we just left before ordering. Maybe the food is good, but I can’t recommend this place based on service alone.

This is my go-​to place for sushi. This place allows for BYOB. The sushi is amazing, the service is fantastic, and I always leave satisfied. I start with the edamame with the hot sauce (they should bottle this stuff and sell it). Then we get a few rolls such as the Godzilla, rainbow and double stack. Check this place out.

Best Sushi spot in Chicago. I tried em all & this place is by far #1. Godzilla roll is amazing!

BYOB! This cute little sushi place is pretty good!
There isn’t took much around this location, but we took the Blue Line and grabbed a drink at the MatchBox before wandering over to try the sushi. we obviously stopped by the CVS to grab a bottle of wine
The ambience was really nice, dark with some interesting art on the wall.
The rolls are very inventive. For example, I had the Five-​O, which is a roll made with prosciutto and bacon. It was really different and while I would probably rather stick to more traditional sushi, it was nice to step outside of the box on that one. We also ordered a Nigiri Platter, which was good quality and another MegaRoll

Sushi is my absolute favorite. If I had to choose a last meal on earth, it would be Sushi. Anytime I can’t think of what to eat, I default to Sushi. In other words, I love Sushi.
Sushi X, on the other hand, I don’t love as much. I ordered delivery from Sushi X and while quick and prompt with their service, I couldn’t eat half of my order due to the quality of the fish.
I got a SPICY SALAD with spicy tuna that came with avocado and spicy mayo dressing. I asked for little (or no) mayo and the restaurant definitely honored that request by omitting the mayo from the dressing. That said, perhaps it’s because I altered the dressing but the fish, itself, tasted RANCID. It smelled fishy, it tasted fishy… it made me gag. I could not stomach the salad and ended up throwing it away, much to my great dismay.
I also got a SILVER HAZE BOWL with sashimi, lettuce, cucumber, scallions, masago, shiso leaf, carrots, daikon and soybean sprouts, sesame oil, nori flakes, and silver haze sauce (spicy red pepper vinegar sauce). This is basically your Korean «hwe dup bap» but better. I loved the julienned daikon and carrots but felt like the raw soybean sprouts were too potent and detracted from the other flavors. The silver haze sauce is essentially Korean «cho-​gochujang» and was very welcome because IT IS SURPRISINGLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IT IN CHICAGO /​end rant. Again, some of the fish tasted rancid so I had to pick them out but, overall, after picking out the soybean sprouts and rancid fish, this was an excellent entrée and I would order again.
Maybe it was an off day, maybe the fish was off. I would reorder because I loved the Silver Haze Bowl and am hoping the rancid fish was a fluke.

I was disappointed in nothing at all about my visit here. It was a quiet place for lunch, I ordered a couple classic rolls (unagi and hamachi, $ 6 each) and a seaweed salad (the latter of which was incredibly reasonably priced as a special at $ 3). The quality of these rolls was wonderful: flavorful fish, clearly expertly made, good rice.

Delivery was delightful! I ordered Godzilla roll which is enough for 2! Also spicy miso and ginger dressing salad. All perfect. Delivery was here well before promised time. Great place for delivery.

Oh my goodness, where to start?! This place is great! The sushi tastes fresh. Innovative sushi ideas, general sushi staples all present.
Do yourself a favor, get the Chocolate Reeses cup for desert. You will not be sorry.

Loved Sushi X! Myself and two other friends went on a Friday night, without reservations, and we were seated in less than 10 minutes. Next time, I’d make a reservation, because I think it was just pure luck that that happened.
I think the fact that it’s BYOB makes this place even cooler, and it kind of sets a different mood in the restaurant. The staff seems chill and relaxed, lending bottle openers should you need them (one of my friends with was 21+, so she brought herself a couple beers to enjoy). This place reminded me of a club, but the music wasn’t obnoxiously loud that you couldn’t carry on a conversation.
Anyway, even though the ambiance was chill and the staff did their jobs, the true highlight is the sushi. Although it’s a little more pricey, it was definitely worth every splurging dime. We ordered a variety of sushi between our little group, and venturing outside of my typical sushi order seemed more accessible and not as scary as it usually seems (in my case).
Next time I have a sushi craving and a few extra dollars together, I definitely plan to go back.

The sushi was sooo good and not expensive. First thing to review is of course the food! We had the creamy ginger salad which was light and delicious. I’m not a salad person but that was really good. The miso soup was about the only item we ordered that was just ok. Our party of 4 had the white tiger roll, dragonfly roll, megatron roll, caterpillar roll, honey inside out roll, bombshell zero roll and waters all around for a little over $ 100. The place itself was nicely decorated and not loud which was nice because we didn’t have to shout to have a conversation. It had a huge screen in the middle playing animae from that was a little different. There was actually some dance music playing like you’re in a club so that was really different… not in a bad way because it wasn’t loud. It’s not that big so I could imagine having to wait for a table but luckily when we went on a Saturday night around 9 pm we got a table right away. The waitress was super nice and she had us look for a ninja figurine she hid somewhere around the restaurant for a free dessert. We closed the place out so we weren’t bothering anyone but that was cool. The other ⁴⁄₅ star reviews are spot on. You should definitely visit if you like sushi!

I have had the pleasure of dining here twice and had wonderful experiences both times! The highlights you ask?
— Amazing customer service
— Amazing sushi rolls and apps!
— Amazing ambiance
— BYOB… soooo… also awesome.
Check it out!

Solid!!! Cool atmosphere (Japanese animé meets Crate and Barrel)…prices are remarkably low… byob which is not uncommon. Combine excellent service, no crowds, excellent quality sushi, extensive menu selection, and great prices = new go to place!!! It’s going into our regular rotation. You won’t be disappointed!!!

MMMMMMMMMM.
Picked this place to eat on a whim, but was not disappointed! Looked pretty shady on the outside, but once you get inside, it’s a super nice setup.
Dim lighting and a black color scheme for furniture. They have a projector that plays a reel from some sort of animé on the back wall which I thought was so cool!
Waitress was super nice despite seeming pretty stressed and busy. We came right at 5 when they opened, so she was still rushing to get things in order, but it didn’t look like anyone was helping her, so definitely understandable!
Ordered the tempura appetizer and IT. WAS. HUGE. I’m used to getting maybe 5 or so pieces of tempura, but for just around $ 10, we got two shrimp, at least 4 large sweet potatoes, and a bunch of asparagus/​green beans/​mushrooms. Definitely a steal!
We got the mini nigiri mix platter as well. I only ate the salmon ones, but they were super thick cuts of fish and tasted really fresh! Thank you for not putting that little hidden dab of wasabi under the fish on the rice like some places.
Shrimp tempura roll was standard, but definitely good! EEL SAUCE. GET IT. POUR IT ON EVERYTHING. Jk, but seriously, I should have ordered a side because that stuff is soooo good.
Would be back for sure if in the area~

If sauces make you happy, put a smile on your face! They have over 10 sauces to try and some great sushi to go with them. First time I have ever been in for dinner (usually lunch) but always a great spot with good energy and friendly service.

Consistently amazing fast friendly service! Favorite sushi place in Chicago! I’ve been coming here for 10 yrs. I hope it’s open forever!

From the outside, it looks like a night club. When you walk in, it looks like a former nightclub… but very small. It has a large screen playing old Animé movies which is pretty cool .
Our waitress was really sweet. The food is good but it pretty much has your standard sushi restaurant menu with the gyoza, seaweed salad etc. apps and then the usual sushi rolls. They do have a nice selection of more complex sushi rolls and I got the megatron roll — good but just had too much stuff in it so the flavors of all the different items’ seemed to cancel each other out.
I would recommend Sushi X because it’s inexpensive and it BYOB!

I came here for lunch one day because I did not feel like waiting for the 66 bus after getting off the blue line. The outside is mysterious and if the name did not say «sushi x» I would have guessed it was some porn shop. The sushi was awesome. I tried salmon, octopus and tuna. They were decent sized too for rolls. The lunch special came with Perrier. I will come back for dinner sometime.

We had been at «sushi X» multiple times, brought friends and referred the place. All feedbacks were positive. Casual, laid-​back atmosphere, good service and the best sushi. You cannot get wrong, whatever you order. Excellent deal for lunch. It’s called «lunch X box» for $ 10. Easy access and always street parking available.

Love this place! Been here a few times. Byob, friendly staff and cool music and vibe. The coconut shrimp was really good and all their rolls are great! The giant larger ones will really fill you up so if you’re hungry would recommend that. Every month they also have a roll on special but you have to ask! Got the crab Rangoon roll, the mango, the jalapeño roll and some other ones. All super freaken amazing! It’s super small tho so you might be waiting if you come during a busy time and I don’t think they take reservations. Def recommend this place for a cute date night!

I expected this place to suck about as bad as a binky at a warehouse rave. Don’t get me wrong I love a good innuendo as much as the next guy, but party drug references on a website (
) doesn’t exactly give me confidence in the Caterpillar roll. I was totally wrong though.
Went in expecting a bunch of kids sake bombing and being obnoxious and actually found a pretty decent BYOB. The rolls are affordable and tasty but I recommend doing one of their bowls. There’s a couple of different options, but they’re basically deconstructed makis served with either sashimi or stuff from the hot menu.
It’s small and has some trippy artwork on the wall so unless you’re dining with a Mormon or Jehovah’s Witness who’d be horrified at the insinuations I’d say it’s a pretty decent place to take a date.

Sushi X has been on my bookmarked list for quite some time and finally a Saturday night came around where we were craving sushi and didn’t have reservations anywhere else so we decided to try this place hoping we wouldn’t have to wait too long since they don’t take reservations. Got in around 6:30pm and snatched one of the last 4 top tables there so that was a positive since I hate waiting, especially during winter weather in Chicago. The atmosphere is a little too funky for me with a big screen monitor playing Japanese cartoons and such. There’s music as well, which got a little too loud at one point, but despite those things, we still had a great time and definitely enjoyed our sushi.
So onto the goodies, we started with a spicy tuna salad for $ 9 which was a decent portion of tons of spicy tuna with spicy mayo and siracha, some avocado pieces on top a bed of lettuce, definitely recommend it. We also got an edamame which was a large portion as well while we waited for our creative and super size make rolls to be made and let me tell you that these rolls were huge. Some of them barely made it in my mouth, they were big so although on the pricier side, they were worth it.
–Honey roll for $ 8 had white tuna, tempura flakes, cucumber, honey sesame mayo. One of the smaller rolls but definitely worth it.
–Godzilla roll for $ 14 which happened to be my favorite one and is definitely worth the hype here had tempura shrimp, siracha, scallions, roe, cream cheese, tempura flakes, avocado, mayo, topped w/​eel sauce and wasabi mayo. Seriously, get it now!
–Double Stack for $ 16 (this one was what my hubby really wanted since it had plenty of raw fish for him to eat, but I have to say I didn’t love it, maybe I’m just not a fan of cilantro in my sushi but it was made of tuna, albacore, salmon, cilantro, jalapeño, avocado, mayo, roe, citrus chili ponzu. Definitely an adventure item.
So the sushi was awesome overall and definitely filling because the rolls were huge in size and pieces. So the best part was when our super sweet server saw me take a pic of the gorgeousness she said «hey, if you upload your picture at sushi X on instagram, I’ll get you a free dessert.» Now that gets a star in itself. I love that kind of service, since I would have probably done it anyway. We ended up trying the mango mousse cake with some mochi ice cream, which was light and a great way to end the meal. So Sushi X is definitely worth trying if you’re in the area for some good sushi and great service. But I wouldn’t come in the winter since the door keeps opening and it gets a little chilly inside since the place isn’t huge.