Kamehachi

The ambience is great. I love the decorations, dim light, and theme of the restaurant. The inside has a sexy air about it, and having walked in for dinner before catching a Second City show, I was impressed with the first impression of the restaurant.

The rolls of sushi had pretty decent sized pieces of fish in them, which is a plus for people that look for that. I really enjoyed the Spicy Scallop roll, though the kick of spice doesn't really hit you until after you've chewed through most of the piece. We also ordered the Spider roll and the Chicago Crazy roll - certainly nothing to write home about.

All in all, Clark and I were a little disappointed in what we thought was going to be some pretty great sushi. Now that we've marked it off the long list of sushi places to try in the city, we won't be hurrying back there.

Downgrading. Since they moved, the new Kamehachi is much more spacious and swanky. They're still open late so this is a good place to come after shows when you have not much choice. Key: You don't have much choice late at night. Bad thing.

The sukiyaki was waaay too salty.
The sushi was A-OK (sashimi and a couple of rolls, nothing to write home about)

Service was awful. My glass was not refilled even once. The waitress came to get our order, and never returned. Given the salty sukiyaki, I was so thirsty and I didn't get any water. BLEH

This isn't my first review. I had given 5 stars in 2011, 4 stars in 2012, and now 2 stars only. Something is wrong obviously...

Can't say a whole lot about this place cause we just grabbed take-out one night but considering it was like 1am the service was super quick. They have pretty good vegetarian options, and their veggie crunch roll is nothing short of delectable...sweet potato tempura, shitake mushrooms, avocado, asparagus & cucumber with a sweet and slightly tangy sauce.