Nabuki

It’s all about service and nabuki has terrible service. Owner is absent. Food is good but I would waste your time. IL Pogllio also has terrible service. If you have three hours go there.

Hard to believe this spiffy place was once home to the Piccadilly restaurant, a little diner serving vanilla cokes, killer French fries, and the best egg salad, grilled cheese sammie that could cure the worst of hangovers!
The décor is quite urban yet beautiful and soothing. The sushi is top notch. Their tempura is also excellent. This is the only place I’ve ever seen that offers pumpkin tempura. They also over it a la carte so you can mix and match your favorites. Their seared tuna and Chilean sea bass entrees are out of this world good. My husband devoured his Wasabi filet.
On Sundays they have ½ priced wine. Woo hoo.
Yep, Hinsdale has another winner with this place but I still miss the good old Piccadilly diner!

Amazing sushi! Clean and fresh — great quality sushi. They even are child friendly which is a huge plus. I usually sit in the lounge and the service is super quick and attentive. Love this great find.

I love this place! I was meeting my friends at a halfway point to celebrate my birthday and I was blown away. The quality is the sushi was above grade. The combination of flavors exploded in your mouth. Great sensation, exciting flavors, diverse menu.
The service was spot on. Servers were friendly, accommodating, and knowledgeable with the menu. She made several good suggestions.
A must stop if your in the area. By far my favorite sushi place!

Great sushi place in the burbs! I always enjoy getting sashimi here because the quality of the fish is exceptional. They have some great sake options and wine is half off on Wednesdays:) A bit pricey though. Most of the chef’s special rolls are $ 16. If you don’t make a reservation on Friday or Saturday night — expect a bit of a wait.

Top quality food, clean restaurant, top quality mix drink fruit, attentive and well knowledge server, Japan’s culture with very modern European feeling, beautiful experience, my new favorite Japanese to go place

Have had sushi around the Western suburbs in many a place. From dive-​y to elegant. Hands down best sushi. Great rolls. They had shredded wasabi root, which was sublime. Fresh food, great service, good wines. Nice vibe to the place as well. Just enough hussle and bussle but not annoyingly so.
Highly recommended.

After several recommendations I decided to come here. It was Friday night and of course busy. I was seated right away and the server was sweet. The food was great! I will be back next time for cocktails

Went there for lunch date with DH — food was great. It was not crowded but took a while for food to come, and I believe one of our rolls were initially forgotten. Overall still a good experience. Must try the fresh wasabi, it was worth the $ 5 for a small spoonful.

Ever since the liquor laws were lifted, real restaurants have been popping up (and often subsequently closing down) at a speedy click. Real estate in Hinsdale is heinously high, so to survive you have to offer something seriously awesome.
Nabuki is seriously awesome.
The first time we came here we expected Americanized sushi with meh fish at super high prices. Good sushi in the midwest is hard to come by. Nabuki definitely does not do traditional Japanese rolls, but their creations are scrumptious and so excellent. In addition, their bartenders and servers are knowledgable and great at what they do. My boyfriend and I have agreed that if we ever have to hire a bartender for a private party, the ladytender at Nabuki will be our first choice.
You must, must order the Ika Salad (squid salad with tart vinegar dressing). It’s an amazing take on the traditional. Get it spicy.
The specialty rolls are killer. Just tell the server what you like and tell him/​her to bring you something good. Works every time.
This place is great. If you’re in the mood for sushi or even just for a drink, check it out.

We came here late on a Wednesday after another event, looking to supplement the appetizers we’d had. One of our group members suggested all of us trying sake since we had little experience with it. He asked about the coconut lemongrass one, and the waiter warned us that some people think it tastes like tanning lotion, but that he liked it– probably should’ve listened to the customer population on that one! Again, I’ve never had sake before, this one was milky white and had a strong coconut/​tanning lotion/​floral taste to it. We were going to go for two bottles, until we tried this. I do not recommend!
We ordered 3 sushi rolls to share. Most are about $ 12 – 14, which is a tad pricey in my opinion. We had the Gorilla, the Kicker (SPICY), and dragon roll. The gorilla was my favorite, with the crunchy outside, and chunks of cream cheese inside. The kicker did just that– provided a big kick in the mouth! I like a little heat, but this was past my normal threshold.
Everything was fresh and delicious though. Service was a bit slower, especially since the night was slowing down, and we could see our server talking to other staff members, and not coming back to us, but he was very nice when he did come around. I would try it again, on an empty stomach so I could appreciate it all more.

I thoroughly enjoyed Nabuki. The place is small, and loud, but the food and service were outstanding.
We tried the Picadilly, the Nabu, and a special roll not on the menu named after a patron at the table next to us…“Peter (forgot the last name)”. All were outstanding. They were so fresh and flavorful.
Our waitress was awesome. She stopped by often, and offered her opinion on which rolls we would like (she was not wrong on a single one).
I’d definitely come back, but might come earlier when it’s not as crowded.

Apparently it’s a good idea to have a reservation here on a Saturday night. We did not have one but we lucked out and got seated anyway since we arrived before the crowd (by the time we left there wasn’t a seat open in the restaurant.)
Here is a play-​by-​play of our dining experience. The waiter was friendly, and seemed to love his job, as well as the food. The woman bussing, and filling our waters, etc. was also friendly and expeditious (that’s right, I’m breaking out the SAT words for this review.)
If you’re a fan of tempura, this place is a MUST. They have a list of 15 – 20 items that you can order tempura battered that includes items such as Enoki, Lobster, Scallop, Pumpkin… The list is vast. We ordered Shrimp ($ 6 for 2 large pieces) and Sweet Potato ($ 3 for 3 medium sized pieces.) They were delicious and the sauce was perfect.
We tried a whole bunch of sushi and rolls. We started off with a nigiri & maki combo. This came with a spicy tuna roll & 9 pieces of nigiri sushi (a mix of salmon, tuna, hamachi, escolar, and snapper) Aside from the snapper, which was slightly tough, the nigiri sushi was all fantastic. The spicy tuna roll was nothing special, a little mushy and not very spicy.
Next up, the King Crab roll was quite good. Like an upscale California roll, very fresh and flavorful. The «Hamachi Loves You» special was fabulous. It’s 5 pieces of yellowtail wrapped around mango & avocado slices, topped with jalapeño. So fresh and delicious! The «Kicker» roll was another stand out for me, it definitely has some kick, but even though it’s extremely spicy, the spice doesn’t overwhelm the flavor, and the flavor is incredible. We honestly should have stopped there because we were already full but we decided to have another roll AND a (small) dessert.
We ended the meal with the Picadilly Roll (Tempura Lobster, sprouts, scallions, avocado, topped with eel sauce and spicy mayo) — not as fresh as the other rolls and not the usual kind of roll I like to order but tasty nonetheless. And then we had the mochi. $ 4.50 for 2 pieces. You choose your flavors, we chose vanilla and green tea. It was the best mochi I’ve ever tasted both flavor-​wise and texturally.
With all of our food, plus a top-​shelf martini for my husband, and Jasmine tea for me, we spent around $ 120 pre-​tip. Not bad at all! If we were local, I’d definitely be back. I’m sure we’ll come back again next time we’re in town.

The quality of the sushi and the selection on the sake list will make me come back here when I’m in town.