Sushi Express

Just bought a seaweed salad and a combo for $ 15. The seaweed salad was $ 4 and it was ALL cabbage. It was 4 bites of actual seaweed salad! The sushi was watery tasting and barely any meat in the rolls. I will never order from here again. Extremely disappointed and I definitely overpaid. I wish I had seen the meal before they wrapped it and handed it to me. I posted a picture of my seaweed salad on here for everyone to see…

This place is utterly filthy. The owners used to be good and conscientious but there was a bunch of bored-​looking employees playing on their computers while the garbage overflowed, the tables were filthy and there was sticky soda spilled all over the floor. It blows my mind that there are 3 employees and nobody actually works. The sushi was also terrible. I used to think this was an affordable option but I’m not likely to return.

Toss up between 2 and 1 stars. The filthy bathroom sealed the deal on 1 star. The place is just dirty, dirty, dirty. They wipe the soy sauce bottle off once a year. The floors get washed twice a year but just with water (no cleaner or bleach). The sushi rolls are unlike any I have seen before. Tiny and misshapen. Got a wee itty bitty speck of wasabi with my 2 rolls and 2 nagiri. The tuna on the nagiri was a thick plank with a thimble of rice below. It was bizarre. There is nothing good about this place. Nothing. Keep walking.

I’ve been coming here about 5 years. It has went downhill. There used to be nice see lady working the register. The last 2 times young woman and I saw her place the wasabi in my tray with her bare finger. This was after she rang me up a resister and also after holding small child in her lap. How many germs do you think were on her hands? Tonight I was there and there were small bugs flying around. The garbage area where you place dirty plates was filthy, hence the bugs/​fruit flies. I’m surprised for park ridge it isn’t much cleaner.

Shocked that I enjoyed it so much. Staff was nice and fast. The place was clean. Great rolls for a reasonable price.

Not bad place to get a quick bit of sushi. It reminds me of a Subway except with sushi. The quality is fine, the service fast and the prices OK. Not the place for a nice date, but just fine for a quick bite. I’ll come back if I’m downtown and have a schedule to keep.

Great services and sushi for your money. Nice quaint atmosphere for a quick bite. The quality of the sushi is also great, which is obviously important when you are consuming raw fish. I am a regular customer :)

Good sushi but not express. Placed an order for take out, 3 rolls and a soup. The order took 90 minutes to be prepared and the place was dead. If you’re ordering from here plan on doing your grocery shopping next door at the Jewel Osco while you wait. I did and ran errands around town which made the wait a little more tolerable, but I was hungry when I placed the order. I will order from here again, but I know I have to order 2 hrs prior to being hungry.

This place is okay if you need a quick sushi fix, portions are small which is why prices seem so reasonable. Atmosphere is somewhat institutional and cold but friendly chef and workers.

Good enough for fast-​food, inexpensive and quick sushi lunch. Specials come with miso soup.

I love a good sushi place. I stumbled into this one because I was running short on time. As I was driving by I figured what the hell lets give it a try. Very happy I stopped in. They have some great specials that are very inexpensive for the amount and quality food they give you. Sure like some places they may add just a bit more rice than they should but it’s ok. Since the fish was fresh and very tasty I didn’t mind. Nothing is worse than bad sushi with triple the rice. I’m happy to say this was not the case. Very friendly staff and clean restaurant. So it’s a must try. It won’t break the bank. Cut back a bit on the rice and it’s a 5 star ;-)

It was 7:15 on a Sunday night, it was hot, and no one wanted to cook. Enter Sushi Express.
A knock for this place is that it closes at 8pm every night. I guess I should expect that — it is the suburbs after all.
We ordered 4 rolls. I don’t remember all their names, but 2 were the spicy scallop and the CCR. Iwasn’t expecting much form this «fast food» sort of sushi place, but I actually really liked all of the rolls except the CCR.
Prices were reasonable and our order was ready quickly.
I will be back.

Good fast sushi! It’s not the BEST sushi but walk in «fast food» sushi?! It’s good :)

Read the reviews before I came because I love and crave sushi. In my experience here I find that its very cute and quaint but if you are looking for flavor in your sushi don’t bother spending your money here. I’m disappointed that there is absolutely no taste to my sushi. It is however very cheap so, I guess that’s what I get for not paying for good quality. I ordered the spicy combo and I have to say… its not at all spicy, not one bit. .sadly disappointed and will not be returning.

I was totally satisfied with Sushi Express. I went there looking to grab some sushi to take home, on a whim one night while shopping in town. The inside is clean, and totally suitable to eat-​in.
The man who took my order was very friendly. I didn’t get that creative with my order… but have to say there’s no lie in «Express» — it was ready super quick.
I enjoyed the rolls. Price was reasonable too.
Simple, simple. Good food, good service, quick and easy. I’ll return.

Sushi Express is as good as it gets when you want to get your sushi fix without spending too much. There are a lot of options and combos to choose from with prices ranging $ 5-​$ 15. Lunch combos include miso soup. If you are unsure what you’re choosing there are large pictures to help give you a better idea. I will continue to come back here because the staff is friendly and the sushi is consistently delicious.

Called in a pick-​up order recently. Pretty quick, only about ten minutes. Everything was included: soy sauce, chopsticks, dipping cup, etc. Rolls were well crafted, but seemed to be lacking something… presentation, flavor, something was off. Tried the Philly Roll and Spicy Crab. Philly was smaller than most, cream cheese stood out well. Spicy crab had a little heat but good size. I’ll give it another shot if I make it back out there.

I work in the area and this is one of my favorite sushi places. The sushi is fresh. If you come here during lunch hour the service is a little slower. But it makes sense since its a sushi place and they make their rolls. I usually order ahead by phone and then pick it up when I’m short on time. My favorite roll there is the GODZILLA roll! It’s $ 10 and delicious! It consists of shrimp tempura, cream cheese, crab, avocado and crunch. Honestly, I love it so much!
They also have a great lunch special for around $ 8 that includes a California roll & 3 pieces of Spicy Tuna & 3 pieces of Spicy Crab and Miso Soup. The Spicy Tuna does have some tang to it but overall good. When money is tight and I don’t feel like paying more than $ 10 for lunch I order the lunch special. I think the owner is a lady that always works the register and answers the phones. She’s always has a smile on her face which is always nice to see. The chefs behind the counter are super nice and always say «thank you» and «good bye» when I leave.

*Cute, small shop space
*Very Fast! They really live up the the «Express» in their name.
*Very nice owner employees!
*The sushi is good.
*The lunch special is cheap!

Pro:
* cute place
* very friendly service
* fast food sushi (no waiters needed = no required tip)
* comfy leather couch to sit on while waiting for order
Now for the cons. I don’t like people judging something without a sound reasoning. so here’s my rambling~
THE RICE: is really moist/​mushy.
The rice is just as important as the fish! I’m not even that picky on my rice but this one was enough for me to bump the rating down. Because the rice is so moist/​mushy, it doesn’t absorb any soy sauce when I dip it… To counteract that, I started dipping it on both sides which is SO bad since 1.) i only like to dip a tiny corner of my piece in sauce and 2.) I forgot to ask for low sodium soy sauce… It has no flavor either. It’s like they made sticky rice and threw a little bit of vinegar in (i’m assuming so bc i don’t even taste that).
THE NIGIRI:
pieces were small (about $ 4 for 2 pieces) so I might not get those again. Imagine each piece about the size of 2 quarters.
It’s a quick fix and it does it’s job.
TIP: Lunch Combos are definitely the way to go if you want to give this place a try. I might try the Sashimi Rice Bowl next time though. It sounds like a Chirashi. for $ 9, that’s pretty good.