Sumo Sushi & Hibachi Grill

Sushi was okay. The yummy yummy roll (with mango on top) was the best apart from the California roll. When we received our deep fried sushi (Godzilla roll) it was cold.

Awesome food and great date night spot in the lakeview area! The ingredients were are so flavorful and by far the best sushi I’ve had in the lakeview/​Lincoln park area. The Philadelphia roll wasn’t just cream cheese but filled with a smokey Gouda which was amazing. Also, the spicy girl roll had black pepper crusted Tuna that was mouth watering! Overall great service and atmosphere highly recommend

Came to this Restaurant when it first opened almost a year ago. Visited again yesterday with my wife for their lunch special. Food was delicious and service was excellent. Good ambiance accompanied by soothing and relaxing music. Place was empty when we came in but they’re usually packed at night whenever we pass by the area. Would recommend this place for Japanese cuisine.

Excellent sushi and service. My new favorite in the city. Would definitely recommend to a friend.

The food is good, but they NEVER get my order correct.

I’m not sure whether to give this place two or three stars. Can I give it two and a half?
I lived right across the street. How could I not go here, multiple times even, unless it was that bad?
Well good news is it wasn’t that bad.
Bad news is it wasn’t that good. It was fine for a late night fix when I simply really, really wanted sushi. It hit that craving just fine — I always ordered out from here. The one time I did dine-​in with my friend, our server was really overbearing and off-​putting. Definitely left a bad taste in my mouth and had no desire to ever repeat dining in again, especially with the amount of sushi bars around the Lakeview/​Broadway area. (seriously, there has to be what, 20 within a 10 block radius?)
I’ve moved since. I have no reason to ever visit here again, but if you live in the area, you could do worse for a sushi fix.

If you’re looking for outstanding sushi in the lake view area this is the place to go!
I got Sumo Sushi for pickup and right when I walked in they were extremely friendly and welcoming. I was a bit early so they brought me some hot tea while I waited without me even asking– super nice!
Aside from the nice service, the sushi itself is fantastic. I ordered the Spicy Girl Roll, Dynamite Roll, and a regular salmon roll and they all were so tasty. I eat sushi A LOT (at least once a week) and I could tell immediately this fish was extremely fresh. Loved every bite.
And to top it off, the sushi isn’t expensive at all! The most expensive roll they had was $ 15, and all sushi lovers know that’s pretty cheap.
Highly recommended to everyone!

First time here and was hoping to eat real hibachi food where the chef cooks at your table.
Service: 5 stars– great staff
Food: 3 stars– not a real hibachi like we were hoping where the chef cooks at each table, instead the food is made in the kitchen
Prices: 3 stars– hibachi prices without the real hibachi experience
Overall 3 stars
People seem to really like the sushi maybe I’ll give that a try next time and see.

Great service and fresh food! Fabulous presentation and atmosphere is warm and inviting. I highly recommend for freshness, meat and veggies sautéed to perfection, served with thoughtful details.

It’s my first time to write a Unilocal review. Sumo is definitely the place you should try in Chicago especially if you like sashimi and sushi rolls. The food can’t be tasteful any more. The Rock shrimp appetizer is sooooo gooood! The presentation is gorgeous. The owner and staffs are supper nice and true. They care about customers a lot, always smile. The environment is very comfortable to talk to friends. I love this little place.

Amazing sushi at a reasonable price and it’s BYOB. Our rolls came out on a beautifully presented platter. All was delicious. Dumplings were amazing too. The waitresses were all very friendly and always had a smile on their faces.
My complaints are that the menu is a little unclear and did not have the desserts listed. The dumplings were listed as some other Asian named dish, and I had to ask if they had green tea ice cream. The atmosphere is also a little bland. However, if you need a good sushi fix and want to drink too, this a great place.

My friend who lives in Chicago proclaimed to be prior to my visit that there is «no good sushi in Chicago»… Uh, PUH-​LEEZE! Clearly she’s busy eating all those Chicago Dogs, that are clouding her sanity… Because SUMO IS THE BOMB! In fact, when we were leaving, she thanked me for introducing her to her new «spot».
You’re welcome. You’re welcome. Mission Complete.
But seriously, I was extremely impressed by this place and had a STRONG SUSPICION that I was going to love it after I scanned the menu prior to chowing down! Rice-​less choose your own fish rolls, um, this restaurant was MADE for me!
This restaurant was NOT overly packed, and in fact nice and spacious, when we arrived, which I love because I actually wanted to TALK TO MY FRIEND as well as scarf down the goods…
Speaking of goods, here is what we ordered:
— Edamame: PERHAPS THE BEST edamame I have ever had, every piece was salty, and there were three pods in almost ever one… And it was almost as if they were slightly roasted. YUM!
— Beef Wrapped in Scallions: the beef was good, but the sauce was too much, too over powering. In fact, my friend ate one and then expressed her opinion and the wait staff took it back and wound up not charging us for it! The owner/​manager of the restaurant even came over to make sure we were okay… TALK ABOUT AMAZING SERVICE! I love meeting restaurant owners who genuinely CARE about their dining patrons!
— Unagi wrapped in cucumber with avocado (no rice)… I ordered this TWICE! I couldn’t get enough. It was perfection. Took me to a whole other level of delicious in the sushi world… I will not be ordering this everywhere I go! Sumo, you unleashed a monster!
— Salmon wrapped in cucumber with avocado (no rice): this was also extremely tasty and fresh, however the avocado overpowered a tiny bit, but that can easily be taken care of by take some out… And eating it before… After all you don’t want to waste that precious healthy fat!
— 6 Salmon Skin Hand Rolls (no rice, no sauce, no veggies): I judge sushi restaurants solely on their capability of accommodating this order (I order it EVERYWHERE I go) and… Sumo had ZERO problem doing it… And in fact, got it RIGHT! The salmon skin was super crispy and salty prior to be dipping it in any soy sauce… I ordered three to start but couldn’t resist ordering more, and I even enticed my friend, a salmon skin virgin, to give it a go and she ADORED IT! If I could, I would have ordered six more!
— Sashimi Deluxe: when my friends entrée arrived, I was JEALOUS AF! I wanted that. Dammit, meal envy, even though my dishes kicked ass too. She did let me have a piece of escolar/​white tuna and boy was my mouth pleased!!! So succulent, rich and FRESH! Gaaah GAHHHHH! A must order!
This feast was phenomenal and considering how much food we got, totally worth the price! If I were staying in Chicago another few days, I probably would go back at least 2 moe times!
Oh and did I mention how awesome the waitstaff was… So accommodating, and sure there were two orders that we miscommunicated on, but they were no big deal and without a blink of their eyes… They took it back. Hopefully they got to eat it! Ha Ha.
If this place was in LA, Crazy Rockin’ Sushi would be in trouble, HOWEVER… I am on the fence of the type of salmon skin I like better, soggy, fat dripping goodness or crunchy, salt scrumptiousness… Guess it depends on my mood!
Thank you Sumo for making my taste buds and stomach VERY VERY happy!

Lunch specials Monday-​Sunday. 8.50 for miso, salad, and your choice of two rolls. It’s a lot of food. Plus it’s great quality and service. Charming cute little place. I recommend.

Really enjoyed this place. I’ll admit I laughed at the sign outside before I knew this place… looks like the sumo is straining to release something… haha.
Now that I have that idea in your head, this place is pretty awesome. Its BYOB so we just stopped at a liquor store and grabbed a bottle of wine. Great decision and the wine really helped slow the pace of eating down… so I would suggest you do that. We got the Spicy Roll Combo Dinner (plain, but a lot…) which was good. The other dish we got was the Dynamite roll which was DY-​NO-​MITE! I think it’s a good combo to get a specialty roll and then a generic roll, just to switch it up and get the most bang for your buck.
I’ll come back for sure. It looked really presentable inside and the bill wasn’t expensive at all. Great location and can’t wait to try more food.

This is one of my favorite sushi spots in Lakeview. The staff is friendly, efficient, and adorable. The food is always excellent and timely — I’ve tried the Dynamite, Spicy Girl, and Yummy yummy roll and enjoyed all of them. The presentation of the food is also well done. I’m constantly surprised by the beautiful plates coming out of the kitchen.
Overall, I highly recommend this place. It’s good enough to make me write my first Unilocal review!

This place is brand new. It’s owners seem nice and the staff is getting there. (We went when the Restauarant was just a couple weeks old). The place was almost empty but the décor was nice
The restaurant has no liquor license and thus is BYOB, but we did not know this ahead of time so we stayed dry for the meal. The food, was Fantastic. It tasted great: the chicken/​shrimp and fried rice was delicious but unlike most all hibachi places I go to. The food IS NOT prepared in front of your face. Everything is done in the back like a normal restaurant. I may return to this place for the fair prices and the tasty food.

Great little BYOB sushi place. Very casual atmosphere, perfect to sit down and chat.
The staff are extremely pleasant and gracious. Our prosecco bottle somehow half exploded as we began to uncork it, and the staff quickly rushed to our aid and offered to help us with the rest.
The food itself is great for the price. We had eel and avocado, some tuna roll, and the fantastic roll. With that and miso, it was 30 between two people which is really reasonable.
I’d definitely come back — great little find!

This restaurant is really awesome. During the noon or lunch time, it is very quite. But dinner time is little crowded. Waitresses and waiters are really friendly and keep asking your opinions on food you are having. But some time is little bothering… for me.
Food is delicious. Price is good.

I’ve lived in the Lakeview area for over 6 years now and am always up for trying new sushi places. This one was not a priority on my list as I already had so many favorites. Boy am I glad we came here.
This is now in my top 3 sushi places in Chicago. Amazing service, presentation, and taste. They were so good I couldn’t even decide which I liked best between the spicy girl and tiger. The spicy tuna was great as well!
BYOB and no corkage fee! I’m in heaven. To finish we got the lava cake (not the best I’ve had but tasty… Would have been better if server hot) and vanilla ice cream (it comes with sprinkles!!! So wonderful! We will be back!

Come here for the lunch special (M-​Sat 11:30am-3pm) if you’re looking for passable Japanese food in the Lakeview area. At the time of writing, they have 3 options:
1. Any 2 rolls for $ 8.50 and any 3 rolls for $ 11. Both include miso soup and salad.
2. Hibachi lunch for $ 8-​$ 11. This includes mushrooms in clear broth and salad.
3. Lunch boxes for $ 7.50-$ 12. These include 4 pieces of California roll, 2 pieces of shumai (Chinese dumplings with pork), miso soup, and salad.
Note that their cheaper items are vegetarian-​based, while the more expensive ones include seafood. To celebrate their grand opening, their website has coupons for 20% off with $ 30 dine-​in purchase.
Their interior décor includes figurines and swords which adds to the authentic Japanese vibe. However, the manager and waitress attempted to speak Mandarin with me which somewhat detracted from the ambience. Don’t get me wrong though — their service was still very attentive. On average, they either dropped by or asked how we were doing every 5 minutes.
The –1 star is because the veggies in my vegetarian hibachi weren’t grilled with enough sauce. Without the ginger and «yummy yummy» sauces on the side, the veggies would’ve been bland. I’m not sure if that style of food preparation was intentional, but the veggie fried rice pairing in my order was flavorful.
Overall, for the price of the lunch special, I got what I paid for. To be fair, I’d give them another shot and try their other items, since they just opened.