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1 post · Mar 15, 2001

Roger O.Mar 15, 2001
Eric H. wrote:
>    Someone wrote:
>
> >Japanese: Tokyo Marina, on Clark South of Foster. Good sushi and great
> >selection of cooked food at reasonable prices.
>
> I hate to disagree with someone named Kenji on the subject of Japanese
> food, but I thought TM was kinda yucky.  I like Sunshine Cafe better, and
> its atmosphere is, well, as homestyle as the food.  No sushi, but then,
> I've pretty much given up on cheap sushi in Chicago.  Kamehachi's OK, I
> guess.
>

I'd have to concur with Eric, but here are my 5 favorite Japanese places (that are owned & run by Japanese) in alphabetical order:

Edoya
282 E Algonquin Rd
Arlington Hts, IL
847-806-7766

Katsu
2651 W Peterson Av
773-784-3383

New Japan (Japanese food with a French influence)
1322 Chicago Av
Evanston, IL
847-475-5980

Renga-Tei
3956 W Touhy Av
Skokie, IL
847-675-5177

Sunshine Cafe (Just good home cooking)
5449 N Clark St
773-334-6214

Roger Ozima
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