Grande Noodles & Sushi Bar

Grande’s — which had been on a steady decline — has closed. A sign now says that a pizza joint is coming. I can’t confirm that that’s true.

Pot stickers fried with chicken are amazing! I recommend it if you’re having dinner for two since they have a total of 6 on the plate. A perfect little appetizer before your dinner! I had the Rama noodles, it was pretty good! Very enjoyable. I’d defiantly go here again.

This is a descent neighborhood sushi place. True to the name Grande, their signature sushi rolls are very large.
The ambience is what you’d expect, comfortable, clean, neat and casual. Being from Rogers Park, naturally I’ve been here multiple times and is yet to let me down.
The signature Grande or King Kong rolls are my fave. Generally, you should always get the signature rolls when you go to a new sushi place, it’s what helps separate one sushi joint from the other. You know you can’t review solely on Philly rolls. Yay

This place is gross… Highly unsanitary with sushi preparation and COCKROACH infestation.
Girlfriend and I had some sushi, crab rangoon, and egg drop soup. The sushi chef kept wiping his runny nose on his upper hand area during sushi preparation.
Egg drop soup smelled like a cooked construction boot, so I decided to taste it anyway. One spoonful was too many, returned it immediately.
Crab Rangoon was decent, but it’s hard to mess up something frozen that gets thrown into an oven. Appetite was ruined by then.
While we were eating, from the corner of my eye I see something moving, and I take a look to see that it was a ROACH! You know what they say, if you see one, expect 20 more hidden somewhere.
Every time I pass by this place, it’s empty, and for good reason!
¹⁄₅ Yuck!

I loved the thai from this place for over a year, but was very wary when I found out they were under new management. WELL, it’s even better! Especially the sushi. I haven’t had sushi this fresh, delicious and innovative in a long time. Not to mention the prices are amazing. Highly recommend!

Ordered for pickup, got the grubhub notification that it was done super early. My order was crab Rangoon and Pad See-​Ew. The Rangoon were fine, but they and my See-​Ew were a bit bland. Nothing some soy sauce and siracha can’t fix, and I probably will order again. Overall, serviceable food, nice location, and very quick. I’ll re review next time when I order something else.

I just ordered delivery for the first time from Grande. I did it online which I’ve never done before and it was very convenient. It was a bit on the expensive side, topping out at 20 $ for two dishes: chicken fried rice and Kung pao noodles. I had the fried rice, and It was decent. I have had better. But the portions are huge! I have a lot of left overs.
Also I had to take off a star because it took over an hour to get here.

Ordered delivery, took about an hour to arrive. The basil fried rice I ordered was ok, I don’t wanna sound like that guy but, way too much basil and I love basil fried rice. Also ordered the Crab Rangoon, those were very very good, better than most places. The sashimi I ordered (sake and hamachi) arrived hot. Room temp never bothers me, but it was hot and un edible. Probably won’t order from here again.

I ordered delivery, fried rice, mixed veggie delight, and crab rangoons. Woman on the phone noticed I was ordering tofu in my dishes so she asked if egg was okay in fried rice which I felt was super thoughtful. I also asked for house sauce for rangoons as I noticed the free rangoons w/​$ 15 order often come w/​packet of sweet sour. She said no problem. Delivery man arrived in 45 min which is what I was told on the phone. He was very kind/​friendly. The food was delicious. Large portions too. The one thing I would have liked would be a few more veggies in fried rice but then I did order it w/​tofu option, not veggie option. I would probably do that next time. Overall I was very pleased. I will say that the Golden Noodle Curry is YUM too. I’ve had it before and it’s probably my favorite dish there. Other noodle dishes like pad woon sen are very good as well.

How can you eat this stuff? I ordered Pad Thai, Chicken Teriyaki, miso soup, crab rangoon and sweet potato maki. Chicken Teriyaki was just disgusting, pieces of fat, chicken gristle and other uneatable pieces of chicken parts, my dog would probably not want to eat it. Gross. Pad Thai no flavor. Will seek American Asian food elsewhere.

Friendliest service! My delivery man knows us and even remembers my dogs name! Food is delicious and hot, great portions. Best Thai in Rogers park! The only fault is that they don’t give limes with the food. Also very accommodating and helpful with vegan options.

I can’t believe this place only has 3.5 stars. This is our favorite, local, go-​to spot. I’d pick this over Indie Café any day. It’s never crowded, and the food is amazing. Try the Rama Noodle Delight, the sweet potato maki, and the crab rangoons. They also have amazing Thai iced coffee. The staff is sweet and very attentive. Five big stars, all the way around.

Grande is my go-​to dinner from GrubHub. I always order the pad woon sen with veggies, which is delicious and packed with like 10 different veggies. (Tomatoes, carrots, baby corn, snow peas, green beans, broccoli, bean sprouts, red and green bell peppers, onions, and scallions, off the top of my head) I think their veggie egg rolls are a little over-​priced and just ok. Their tom kha is pretty good too, with the same veggie mix, and their desserts are good even though I’m sure they’re not made in-​house. I’ve never eaten there so I can’t comment on the atmosphere, but the food is good. A solid 4 stars.

Still totally excellent! Ordered carryout from here twice in the last month.
Pad See Eiw still excellent with crispy noodles.
Sweet Potato Maki is as good as ever. Scrumptous!
Tried the Pad Thai for the first time — BEST Pad Thai I’ve ever had. Perfect noodles and not greasy.
I’m such a fan! Wish I lived closer!

I have never eaten in the restaurant but I am compelled to tell you the delivery is AWESOME. Low prices, fast delivery, great flavor, fresh ingredients, unique takes on pan-​Asian staples. Get the sushi/​sashimi platters, maki, Thai curries, appetizers, all good. I find the tempura a little odd (prefer traditional style) but can’t think of a criticism. Try it!

On my way back from yoga class, I was feeling especially fit, healthy, and in tune with the universe, but also hungry so I looked for someplace that had healthy food.
The staff here is courteous and the food is delicious!
I order sushi– the Dragon roll and the Oshinko roll. LOVED both of them. With each bite, my taste buds danced for joy. I also tried the wonton soup and the miso soup, which were also delicious.
I really want to eat here again.

First off, I used to LOVE this place. I’ve been ordering from here ever since I moved to the Rogers Park area but sadly this is not the same place it used to be. The price has increased but the quality of the food has decreased. I used to love their yaki soba, beef salad, baby eggrolls, spring rolls and panang curry but the last few times I ordered from them it was the worst. The panang curry sucked, the yaki soba tasted like the ingredients were from a dollar store and it was the worst service I ever had on a delivery order. The delivery boy was just the absolute worst, the guy was just rude and needs to fix his attitude. He treated me like i did something wrong by ordering delivery, like I was a bother and wasting his time. I don’t need a happy, smiling delivery person, just a normal one without the snotty attitude. He’s the reason I decided to write this review.
On the plus side the food came fairly quickly. They told me 45 minutes but it came in about 15, but maybe that says something about the quality of the food.
Anyways, they lost me as a customer, time to find a new japanese restaurant in the area.

mmm I love this place… I think they describe it as thai but it basically, in my humble opinion, has a combo of all different types of Asian on its menu. I love love LOVE the sushi and maki… and the best part? Delivery sushi! SO hits the spot for the occasional sushi craving. But really, all their food is oh so tasty… from the pad thai noodles to crab rangoons to shrimp tempura to their soups.
Ps. I amended my 5 star review for a 3 star just because of the prices and the fact that I’m not getting as much bang for my buck here :(

I’ve been coming here occasionally for several years because it’s a solid pan-​Asian restaurant with very good prices. It’s really the best Asian restaurant of any kind within at least two miles of my apartment.
Some pan-​Asian joints struggle with one area of the menu or another, but all of Grande’s fare is at least above-​average. Sushi, curries, Thai noodles, stir fries and fried rice: all the usual suspects are represented skillfully.
I usually stick with the sushi and either pad thai or spicy basil, but tonight I decided to branch out. I ordered the Grande Noodles, an interesting dish with egg noodles, crab meat, barbecue pork, sprouts, and peanuts. All those disparate ingredients did not quite add up to more-​than-​the-​sum-​of-​its-​parts deliciousness, but it was still pretty good. I also ordered one of the two spicy shrimp soups, the one with tomatoes, mushrooms, and lemongrass. Yum – B+. The steamed shrimp shumai was fairly average, but the delicious dipping sauce brings it up to a B.
My friend liked the crab rangoon, which I do not typically eat but agreed to try. For a crab-​rangoon-​hater, I was pleasantly surprised. It was sufficiently crab-​y and not too cream-​cheesy. I also tried her tofu fried rice, and it was excellent – a solid A. It had a kind of grilled flavor to it rather than the usual fried-​rice grease taste.
As I said, the prices are very good and portions are generous. I live in the area, so I sometimes get coupons in the Valpak mailings. Typical deals are «Buy one entrée, get second ½ off» or «$ 5 off an order over $ 30.» Tonight I did not have a coupon and the bill for one soup, two appetizers, one maki, two entrees, and tax was just $ 30.10. You can’t beat that. Plus, it’s BYOB.
This is a cute place with east– and south-​facing windows which give a lot of natural light. It’s never full, in fact quite the opposite, but I hope that they are doing well. I have seen Chicago cops eating here, so that tells you something. My friend is about to fast for a day before having surgery and she declared it a worthy «final meal.»
Please turn down the AC, Grande Noodles; we do not need an arctic blast on a 68-​degree day.

Tried this place during the Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival. Unfortunately though, it didn’t totally pan out the way I thought it would.
I got the Shrimp Fried Rice early on during the festival, and thought those were excellent. It helps too that I had perfect timing when I went up to their booth, and had just put out a fresh batch of it. My second time to their booth nicely came towards the end of the festival (and when many booths were being taken down at the end of the fest on Sun. night), and got some eggrolls from here (think they were the veggie eggrolls). Have to say they were disappointing to me, and much greasier than I expected them to be. At least the sauce they did provide with the eggrolls was good, but that was about it.
Based on the food I tried here, I’d give this a 2.5, but I definitely have to round down, due to how disappointed I was with the eggrolls. I did appreciate them giving me some extra eggrolls (as they were slower than other food vendors in closing their booth down, and needed to clear out their food), but in hindsight, I probably should’ve just thrown the extra food away, or given it to a homeless person who wanted food.
I would definitely be open-​minded in giving this place another shot (especially to try the maki, sushi, and thai desserts), but would be wary of getting any appetizers from here in the future, due to what I’ve heard about the Californian rolls.