Jaiyen Sushi & Noodle

Tried to get into Coast & Yuzu on a Saturday night… god luck unless you have reservations so we started helping for other sushi places with good reviews. Unilocal,once again, saved the day and brought us here! Located on a corner where they prob don’t get a lot of foot traffic but free street parking is nearby so that’s a plus. Walked in and there was only one other group eating here. Scared us at first, but as the dinner went on lore people came in. I would guess that most people, like our group of four, didn’t know about this great place! Anyways the sushi and service was phenomenal. Very fresh, creative rolls that were presented just as cool as Yuzu does. AND, it’s BYOB! Def recommend this place!

Had a carryout order placed at this place and it was AWESOME. The basil fried rice was good but the curry fried rice is what made me write this review as soon as I finished eating it. Very much recommended.

Pretty decent neighborhood sushi. Specialty rolls were good — we tried the Tropical and Giant and liked both. They forgot to pack our seaweed salad, so when I called to let them know, they ended up delivering it in 10 mins.

My delivery was supposed to be here at 7:30 pm. Around, 7:40 pm, I called the restaurant to get a status on my order. I called again at 8:15. They said it was on the way. It’s almost 8:30 and still no food. Oh I hear the buzzer with a very unpleasant voice «Eh, your food is here!». No need for the tude when you’re the one who is an hour late!

The take-​out service was fast and the sushi was delicious. I ordered a variety of simple maki and a dragon roll. It is one of the better sushi restaurants in Logan Square.

I’m sure I’m not the only one this is happened to. You want to go to a restaurant or order from a restaurant so you look up the reviews and the reviews are pretty decent. This is exactly what I did with Jaiyen.
I ordered the green turtle maki for $ 13 there were eight of the smallest pieces of Maki I’ve ever seen and it tasted horrible. The spicy scallop roll while a better value did not taste any better. The only thing that was pretty decent were my potstickers. What a disappointment.

This may be the future of Japanese restaurants in America. About as true to its national heritage as Chinese American restaurants are to theirs, it seeks to satisfy the pallet of its audience with Japanese style rather than focusing on «authenticity.»
This is perhaps best noted in the makeup of their rolls as well as their focus on unagi, barbecued fresh water eel, which is a favorite in America as it is a good mixture of exotic, vis a vis the eel, and familiar, vis a vis the savory barbecue sauce it is covered in. Their best rolls are thinly coated in tempura and deep fried. Usually they come with cream cheese in the middle. I can hardly think of any better way to «Americanize» a sushi roll than stuffing it with cream cheese and deep frying it.
Although less notable, and less to my point above, every fried noodle dish I’ve had from here has been delicious.
This place is perfect for what it is– a Japanese American restaurant. It is a weekly staple of mine. The delivery service is always fast (considering the lead time) and friendly. The quality is consistent. I have no complaints about this place, honestly, and would wholeheartedly suggest it to anyone looking for something different on the delivery menu.

We live only a few blocks away so come here quite a bit. Doubt I’d come out of my way to come here, though — given there are so many quality places around Chicago that are in the same league in terms of food quality and price point. But that shouldn’t be taken as a knock on this place at all. We’re quite happy this is in our ‘hood. Never overly crowded. Not overly fancy. Good service. Competitive prices Great selection of sushi (with great presentation) and typical Thai dishes (my kids always get the Pad Thai and Red Curry). Definitely a go-​to-​place for us when we’re in the mood for sushi or Thai and don’t want to travel far at all.
A value-​add is that this place is BYOB and shares a parking lot/​corner with the Beer Temple. With that said, parking lot (which is also shared by Pork Shoppe) is small and very tight given this complex is crammed at the six corners of Elston, Belmont and California.

My hubs and I order here at least once a week. I love that you can order from the Unilocal site and it saves your previous orders to make things easier and faster! Our go to items are the fried gyoza, chicken pad Thai and the giant roll. The food is always on point.

My aunt has passed this place several times on her way to work and suggested we try it out. I’m all for trying new things! First impression of this place, love the décor and ambiance. We were greeted by friendly faces. Their lunch special game is meh– they did have sushi on special for lunch which made my aunt happy. I am a lunch special junkie, so, I kind of just expect it, especially at a Thai place.
On to the food, I ordered Pad See Ew which was NOT ew. It was great! I had it with vegetables, which in my opinion was a mistake but I cannot blame that on them. I asked what the veggies were and ordered them. For me, they didn’t pair well with the dish but again, my fault. The flavor of the sauce was on point.
My aunt really enjoyed her sushi. We also ordered edamame as an appetizer, which we both enjoyed. Prices here are pretty reasonable. They did drag to check us out but to their defense when we walked in it was empty and toward the end of our meal it was full.
My biggest issue with this place is the parking. The lot is ridiculously designed and hard to get out of. Would have been nice if they made an exit on the alley side so its not so hard to get out of.
I will return if in the area again.

Wow! What an awesome sushi spot! Everything was delicious and expertly prepared. This was my first time coming here and I will most definitely be back!

We have always passed by this place because it is just down the street and Monday night we finally decided to stop in and pick up dinner. The place is pretty cute, not large but has a relaxing atmosphere. We ordered the crab rangoons, pad see ew, spicy tuna roll, and the garden maki. I really enjoyed my vegetarian sushi and the pad see ew, although it wasn’t super saucy had a lot of flavor. My bf thought his tuna roll was decent. It thought everything was well priced, we spent a total of $ 31 on the food. I would def. come back on a casual night because this is a BYOB resturant.

This is my new favorite place. The groupon is a really good deal. They have really good crab rangoons, fire dragon roll, and By The Beach roll (I think that’s what its called). They’ll happily heat up BYOB sake, open your wine bottles, and pour your beer. Really great service and really great food.

A great neighborhood spot. They did not mind our loud group of 9 on a Monday night. Everyone liked everything they got — rama chicken was good — and all of the sashimi platters that came out were well received.
We had a lot of byob from the place next door that there were very attentive to (bottles/​glasses/​openers right away with no complaints and no corkage).
Good stuff.

Sushi was pretty good, not my absolute favorite but definitely not my least favorite! Parking was easy. Service was a quick as it could be considering there was only one girl there to take care of all the customers. Wasn’t really busy when we got there but it looked like the lunch rush had just left (our server was trying to take orders, run food, and bus/​reset all the tables).
We ordered the gyoza (SO GOOD, had a nice crisp to it), the spicy tuna roll, and the daily special roll. All were excellent and the rolls were a good size for the price. At some sushi places we’d need two rolls a piece to be full but the two rolls and appetizer were plenty for the two of us here!
We’d come back if we were in the area.

This place is super cute and intimate. I often come here when I’m having a sushi-​craving and I’ve always found the sushi to be delicious!
The sushi chefs like to get creative and the thing I like most is that when I order the avocado roll they use a larger portion of avocado than most places.
I’ve been coming here for little over a year now and have yet to have a poor experience. For the first time this week I went in for the lunch special and I still received great service and great rolls!

This place was really good. The service and the rolls were amazing– the plate presentation was really nice also. The nigiri was good, but not the best I’ve ever had. BYOB which is a huge plus. No corkage either. A solid neighborhood place for sushi and Thai– we will definitely be back soon!

I’ve only ordered Jaiyen for delivery, but they’ve done some of the best sushi delivery I’ve ever ordered!
First, their delivery is always prompt. But more importantly, the food has been delicious! I’ve tried a variety of the rolls including the bear roll, dynamite, spicy salmon, california, etc. Everything has been extremely fresh and creative without getting too crazy. I’ll look forward to dining in sometime, but in the meantime, I’ll continue ordering delivery without hesitation!

We live in the neighborhood and would often pass by this place, but had never gone in until another eatery we actually intended on eating in was closed, bringing us here instead.
And WOW, were we glad. This place is amazing.
It’s not big inside, but it’s very clean and has simple and charming décor.
Our waitress was very attentive but not buzzing around our table excessively. Our food arrived in a reasonable amount of time and it was DELICIOUS.
First off, as a vegetarian, there are unfortunately not too many places I can get anything other than a California roll. But this place had several vegetarian rolls, and after seeing the sweet potato one on Unilocal,I had to try it. It’s SO good. Very rich, so good to share or have as a meal with maybe something light on the side. Its presentation was also very cute.
My S.O. got a the dynamite roll and he was also smitten with it :)
He also got chicken teriyaki and said it was delicious.
My main entrée was the pad thai with extra veggies (it already comes with a little tofu, though you can choose to get more) and it was very good. It’s hard to come across pad thai that is not dripping in oil, and this just hit the spot.
I finished the sweet potato rolls off first since I figured I’d take the pad thai home for left overs for lunch the next day :)
Highly recommend this place. They also do take-​out and delivery. We will be back often since it’s so close! Hidden Avondale treasure :)

Jai-​Yen 2 has become my local sushi spot. It’s nearby, the prices are decent, the variety is good with not only sushi but thai dishes, as well and the food is pretty tasty Bonus points for online ordering! You can use GrubHub or Eat24, but you can also use their own website and get 20% off your first order! Cha ching! Plus various free items depending on your order size.
I’e been to Jai-​Yen 2 quite a lot lately and tried many items on the menu. A few of my favorites are:
Sweet Potato $ 8.95 — It’s quite good here! Not dry at all, good flavor and a nice light deep fry on the sweet potatoes.
Cubby Roll $ 8.95 — Fresh salmon, cream cheese, spicy mayo, avocado and masago outside — Loved this roll and I found it to be a great value for the price. Full of creamy goodness!
Shiitake Mushroom Roll $ 4.95 — Good flavor and great roll!
Most of the time I’ve gotten carry out but I did dine inside one evening with my friend. On a weeknight dinner, we were the only ones there — seems most of their orders are carryout. They do really cute presentation on their rolls so that’s a bonus of dining in. It’s a really nice place for a meal with attentive service but not overly intrusive, a nice atmosphere, and …
BYOB!!! And with amazing shop Beer Temple next door, it works out perfectly!
Small parking lot in the back!