Raisu Japanese Fine Dining Chicago

The staff at this restaurant is extremely friendly and accommodating. The atmosphere is so calming and enjoyable.

It was a difficult decision to make about what was worse at this restaurant: the service or the food. Our server, a young woman, had an attitude and lacked finesse when placing or arranging our dishes on the table. Attitude, really?? This was supposed to be a special birthday celebration. The lobster signature maki roll we started with was overloaded with ingredients, making it difficult to eat. The classic maki we ordered was tasteless and the smoked salmon pieces were mediocre. We also tried a tempura combination that was tasteless, over battered, and the asparagus was impossible to bite into. I have never written a negative review before, but this experience was so unpleasant that I felt compelled to do so. Fortunately, the evening was saved when we went to Bistro Campagne afterwards for a delicious dessert in their beautiful outdoor patio, where we were able to laugh about our terrible meal at Raisu.

We dined at this restaurant for our anniversary and opted for the 15-course menu, which was definitely worth it! Each course had a distinct flavor and our server made sure to explain all the details of each dish, which were all delicious. We will definitely be returning in the future!

Great place to come for nigiris and sashimis, not makis. We came early for dinner so the service was fast. I was very disappointed with sushi rice being not seasoned and underdone. They weren’t fully cooked through so we ate our sushi and makis a bit raw, literally everything raw. For me, rice is incredibly important for sushi and when you can’t get your rice close to perfect, no quality of ‘melt in your mouth fish’ can makeup for it. Everything else was very good! Must try their Hotate, Uni and spicy tuna roll (one of the few places that uses chili oil instead of spicy mayo).

Superb quality seafood, beautifully presented. Everything top notch. Best sushi in Chicago.