Matsuya, a very fine Japanese restaurant, is on Clark, about 3400 north. Get off Lake Shore Drive at Belmont, head in to Clark, turn right, it's on the east side of the street (right hand side if you're heading north on Clark). This place is always packed. They only take reservations for parties of 6 or more (and you may still wait, but just not as long). So, go with a lot of people, go early, or get ready to stand a really long time. Or, find a spot at the sushi bar (ask the waitress to direct you). Very fine. Very authentic. Very reasonably priced. Harolds chicken--the best fried chicken in the world? ya gotta be kidding? If you must eat it, watch out for the radioactive sauce (bright pink). If you're in Hyde Park, I recommend the Tiki for chicken wings. (I guess the official name is Ciral's House of Tiki--a bar with a "polynesian" theme--look for the blowfish). This is a bar, but the wings are good. And it stays open late. Enjoy! And have an extra helping of everything for me--I sure miss Chicago restaurants!
Chicago, IL
matsuya, harolds
Andrea A. wrote: >Matsuya, a very fine Japanese restaurant, is on Clark, about 3400 north. >Get off Lake Shore Drive at Belmont, head in to Clark, turn right, it's >on the east side of the street (right hand side if you're heading north >on Clark). This place is always packed. They only take reservations for >parties of 6 or more (and you may still wait, but just not as long). So, >go with a lot of people, go early, or get ready to stand a really long >time. Or, find a spot at the sushi bar (ask the waitress to direct >you). Very fine. Very authentic. Very reasonably priced. >Enjoy! And have an extra helping of everything for me--I sure miss >Chicago restaurants! Haven't been here in awhile, have you? Matsuya is still good, but it's not that crowded, especially not on weekends, and I wouldn't exactly describe them as authentic. I mean they serve maki rolls with lettuce and mayonnaise on them ("new fashion rolls"). Interesting, but definitely not authentic. You want authentic, get the Japanese kaiseki dinner at the Hotel Nikko. Leah Smith [email removed]
L.A.Z. S. wrote: }You want authentic, get the Japanese kaiseki dinner at the Hotel }Nikko. Actually, I prefer my authentic much more along Tokyo lines than Kyoto lines. Shiokara* is not any more my uneducated palate's idea of food than is haggis. I would suggest that the reader start with shabu-shabu, and work his/her way up through sushi and sashimi to kaiseki. *shiokara -- fresh raw fish, usually squid, served in a fermented fish or squid guts sauce. Yum, yum.