Wakamono
3317 N. Broadway, Chicago, Illinois; Phone 773-296-6800
Date of Review: February, 2009
Wakamono is a chic little sushi spot on a busy stretch of Broadway (tough to find parking) that has good sushi at average prices in a fantastic environment. On top of that, it is BYOB.
I don’t usually get too enamored with atmosphere but it is hard not to be impressed by Wakamono. From the cute stools for people to wait for their seats near the entrance to the neat sake jars, and the colorful art work, this is a restaurant whose environment one can indulge in. This is a very cozy restaurant with small tables near each other. It is a great place to cork a bottle of wine, munch on some sushi and look into each other’s eyes. The adjoining bar next door (Wang’s) is in one word, awesome. It is a small place that feels like a lounge with accents of China crossed with a fantasy world. It is too neat to pass up for a drink after dinner, especially when it’s right next door.
We sampled a variety of sashimi and sushi rolls. We started with the seaweed salad. They gave us a large portion for $6 and it was decent although the dressing was a bit too sweet for my taste. We ordered 10 pieces of sashimi ($18). This was a chef’s assortment and it was high quality. We had a few rolls including a spicy white tuna, rainbow, sweet potato roll and the yellowtail jalapeno roll. All of the rolls were solid although the rainbow didn’t do much for me. I was particularly impressed with the sweet potato roll which had tempura yam, cream cheese and green onion and the yellowtail jalapeno roll which had just the perfect amount of kick to it.
Our food bill and 1 $5 corkage fee came to $85 and that included tax and tip. I will visit Wakamono again for good quality sushi in a neat, romantic environment.
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