truffled tuna, shrimp tempura roll, oysters, edamame, beef filet skewers--AMAZING! the beef was extremely tender and melted in our mouths!
The happy hour food specials are a really great deal! I came here with a couple girlfriends and it was great!!
The drinks are amazing too!! I LOVED the Nishiki Fizz!
I will definitely be back!
Not like a regular sushi place. Go for the unique and different here it's all great.
It was my first time having kangaroo. Interesting. Not what I would have expected, and tasty.
The beef to tongue skewers are also spectacular - we must have ordered at least five of them.
Definitely go for the black sushi rice. Normally I don't like this kind of rice but here it is done well, and actually adds to the diversity of the rolls. Also be sure to try the rolls that use seaweed alternates as wrappers - radish and the like.
The bartender is also a wizard with the white whiskey. Good, even if super strong, beverages.
Maybe a bit overpriced for what you get, but yummy.
I LOVE Union!!!! Have been there twice in the past month again and have had a fabulous experience every time.
Amazing service - very knowledgeable and helpful but not OVERLY on top of you
Food - Their new Agedashi potato is SO good. Plus tried the new grilled prawn and it was like lobster - delicious!
Always have great music and a fabulous vibe!
Loved this place! Delicious food, great drinks, cool vibe... but expensive. So make sure you're celebrating something!
I shared the barbecue sampler and the black rice sushi sampler with my friend and while I will say both were very yummy, we were still hungry after we finished. And at 27 bucks per plate (plus 10+ for drinks), we wished we had gotten a little more, or a lot more (we have big manly appetites, rawr).
Drinks were also great. I had the Kuro smash and I think it was my favorite in our party.
Union has a very fun and modern interior, different than the average restaurant. I personally really liked the cocktails. Although they were kind of expensive for the size of the drinks, they were really good and different. The food was definitely unique, however I wouldn't say it was absolutely delicious. It was okay. I like the fact that you can do small plates and try a lot of different things. But some of the plates were just TOO small. Like the BBQ shrimp and the BBQ scallop. You only get one shrimp and one scallop. I didn't leave the restaurant feeling full. Good place to go for a drink and some small plates.
Review Source:I came here for a friends birthday and I'm not a huge sushi fan, so I was planning on just ordering an appetizer or something. However, I didn't realize it was a Japanese bbq restaurant also.. which is why I loved this place! We got there a bit early and they were still setting up out table, so we went upstairs to the bar area, which was cute and cozy.
Me, my husband and another couple split the bbq bar sampler, the surf and turf, dragon roll, and bay street california. Even though I don't care for sushi... I liked the dragon roll a lot and the surf and turf was really good.. just as I had expected! The BBQ bar sampler had assorted things : beef tongue, chicken, shrimp, and scallop... to name a few... so be sure you're open to eating all types of food if you order it. I recommend this place even if you don't love sushi, because there's something for everyone here.
Walk-in on Saturday night dinner 8pm. Got a sushi bar seating area by the bartender. The bartender was friendly and seems to know everyone. Sushi were really good and we tried the fresh wasabi from the root! Everyone must try!
We did the small plates of many dishes. Everything was tasty there.
YUM! We came here for Restaurant Week and our food was all delicious! And our waiter was super friendly and attentive to us. It was super crowded and had a fun atmosphere. Good Date night place. I gave it 4 stars because it's not amazing but very very delicious. I would come back but I have a few more sushi places I need to check out.
Review Source:I love this place. It's so modern looking and their sushi rolls are amazing. I like that you can switch the white rice rolls with the black rice. The sake is a little expensive so be careful.
Overall, it's a good place to go with the girls have a couple of drinks and eat good sushi :)
Randomly headed here on a Saturday night - happened to be during restaurant week, bonus! Â Quite a busy place, all the tables full, and the atmosphere was definitely happy. Â Fantastic music selection really created great ambiance also! Â It was really eclectic and instead of being background music, added to the fun. Â There isn't a ton of room to sit and wait, so I'd show up close to your reservation time to avoid standing outside or in the doorway.
We ended up at the sushi bar, and though it was quite informal and there was no personal space, it was exactly what we needed, and it turned out to be a positive. Â The service was adequate, and probably the reason why this place got 4 instead of 5 stars. Â They were attentive for the most part, but didn't do a good job of giving us advice about portion size, even when we directly asked if we had ordered too much, and so we way over-ordered. Â Also, all of the food seemed to come out at the same time - and at the sushi bar this was a bit of a problem - there just isn't enough room! Â It would have been better to have appropriately ordered and had the food come out sequentially rather than simultaneously.
The food was really the star of the show.  We split a bow of ramen and that is something I'd get again for sure.  It had rich flavor, was full of "things" (pork belly, vegetables, noodles, egg, etc.)...loved it.  We got 4 other items, and they all were pretty amazing.  The grill produced well cooked and seasoned meats, and any accompaniments were  quickly slurped up.  The black rice sushi was pretty neat, something that I hadn't experienced before - the roll we got tasted extremely fresh, and was a great addition.  Despite our over-ordering, we ended up finishing everything.  Yes, we felt fat, but it was tough to put down!
Overall, really impressed with the food and the atmosphere. Â Definitely somewhere to go with a small to mid-size group, where you're looking to share some food have a little fun!
I know we need to talk about the food immediately, but can we mix things up a minute and talk about how much I love the location and design of this place? I kinda love the fact that it's right next to the El tracks. There's something rustic and romantic about its proximity to an old subway artery. It's also positioned on a corner where you can dine watching the action of River North around you. Big windows and dim lighting allow for the streetscape to become your source of visual entertainment. The interior design, however, is not understated. I love the vibrant colors, murals, and funky lights.
I am reviewing Union Sushi & BBQ Bar mainly based on my most recent visit for Restaurant Week. We had a Friday night reservation for 8:15. We got there ten minutes early and they told us our table wasn't going to be ready until 8:15. We waited until 8:30 when we were sat. Our hostess apologized for the delay, and luckily we didn't get sat near the front door where there is an unpleasant draft. I ordered the Surprise & Delight cocktail. It had muddle strawberries, pimm's, simple syrup, cucumber vodka, lemongrass, and seltzer. It was refreshing and transported me to summertime --- a much needed reminder of warmth in the middle of this brutal Chicago winter.
The miso soup was our starter. Yummy! It was a nice beginning to our meal... along with the complimentary edamame. For appetizers, he ordered the truffle oil tuna with potato chips. Amazing! Very truffle-y! I ordered the prawns with chili. Good stuff. My boyfriend ordered the Surf & Turf as his main entree which was a fillet of beef served with crispy shrimp, thinly-sliced fried potatoes, and a sweet potato cream that had the consistency of a puree. I had a sushi platter; it was delicious -- especially the spicy tuna. Now, for the sweet stuff... I like dessert, but don't always NEED it. Thankfully, for Restaurant Week, dessert was included and boy was I glad! The killer yuzu pie was refreshing... and very tart!! (Actually, a bit *too* tart for my liking, but still amazing.) I wish the crust wasn't that hard to cut through though. The pumpkin mochi cake, however, won out in the end. The cream cheese ice cream, pumpkin brittle, and caramel made this dish.
Our server was fine. She seemed a little scatter-brained at times, and wasn't super attentive, but nothing egregious or praiseworthy to report. Out of all the RW places we went to this year, my boyfriend and I agreed this was our favorite.
Tried this place out for Restaurant Week, and was very pleased with their prix fixe menu. Â On the table was black pepper shrimp and truffled tuna with wonton chips for apps; Surf & Turf, and Sushi Roll combo of black rice tuna roll and shrimp tempura roll. Â The food was very generous in portion, with some complimentary edamame to start things off. Â I also ordered one of their $11 cocktails which was interesting, but not worth trying unless you have money you don't want to keep and crave an interesting fruit drink. Â But, back to the food:
Black pepper shrimp: these were large and I very much liked them. Â The one thing I didn't like was that the heads were still on, and when I tried to do the thing where you get all that delicious goodness out of the head...I found slimy, strange tasting goo in there. Â
Truffled tuna: Â This packed a wasabi punch, for sure~! Â It is not for the faint of heart, and is nicely sized. Â The side of wonton crisps were tasty and addictive.
Sushi rolls: I couldn't believe that both rolls came included~! Â The black rice spicy tuna was delicious and had the right amount of spice. Â The shrimp tempura was tart, spicy, and sweet...worth going back for.
Surf and Turf and Pork dishes were so good, but not my orders, so I didn't get to try them! Â
Desserts: Â I tried the Pumpkin Mochi Cake and it took me back to eating Arros con Leche as a kid. Â It was warm, cold, creamy, and cream-cheesy all in one. Â I hardly had any room left for it, but it was a great treat.
Overall, I felt they put their best foot forward for this Restaurant Week menu.
My first Restaurant Week restaurant!!!
I made a point to this year finally make a reservation to a restaurant participating in restaurant week.
I called up a pal, said here's my list, and we go from there. She ended up going with Union Sushi and I was totally stoked!
We had reservations for 6:45 and there was hella traffic on the way there! Â I also didn't look into parking info ahead of time but was crossing my fingers that street parking would be readily available.
6:40 pm and I spot the restaurant. Â And look! Â Street Parking! Â Right across the street!!! Hellz yeah!!!
My dining partners had just arrived as well and we were seated immediately.
Service was great! Â And I loved the decor and ambiance. I was totally digging the music and then threw my hands up when some Slim Shady came on!
The food was all delicious BUT...I did not care for the Black Pepper shrimp appetizer. It was totally unappealing and I would not recommend it.
I had a great night here and will definitely be back for some more of that Black Rice Sushi!
It's Restaurant week 2013 in Chicago and my only advice is GO! Â $33 bones for dinner service and it is a must. Â (RW2013: Two days left kids) 2013 Michelin recommended restaurant. Swanky & hip interiors are sure to please, this spot is a mere stone's throw from Spy Bar and Hop Haus.
For $33 bones I enjoyed:
Miso Soup.
Black Pepper Shrimp - w/ Black pepper, pickled chili, green onion
Pork loin - w/ Coconut milk, enoki mushrooms, fried onions green onion + Japanese curry peanut sauce
Pumpkin mochi cake - w/ Cream cheese ice cream, caramel + pumpkin brittle.
Since I visited with friends and family. Â We also sampled the sushi sampler, many ordered off the Prix Fixe menu so there was a ton of sushi on the table of different kinds. Â All of which were uber tasty. Â Ordering meats off their robata grill is a must! Beef tongue was succulent. Â Black pepper shrimps were meaty but we saw another shrimp on the grill which was enormous, at least ten inches in length. (?) Mouth watering. Â Then we make it to dessert and as if dinner wasn't tasteful enough. Killer Yuzu pie (key lime) or Pumpkin mochi cake. Â My cousin took one bite of that cake and never looked up again, his eyes intensely fixed on his mochi. Spoonfuls of moist, glutinous mochi and cream cheese ice cream adorned in pumpkin brittle and caramel. Â This dude slammed his, a bit of mine and contemplated ordering one to go. Too good. Â My only gripes and there were two. Â How quickly bus boys took plates away, sometimes nothing was said. Also, if Surf & Turf is offered as well as meats in general, why not have a decent steak knife for cutting. Â The common butter knife just doesn't do it.
Great with friends and family. Good for impressing a sexy date. Â No need for valet, street parking is ample.
We came here last night for Restaurant Week and boy was I impressed!!! We decided to come a little early to have a drink at the bar before dinner, and I think the only disappointing factor was the lack luster bartender. He was borderline rude. However, when we moved on to our table our waitress was super friendly, attentive and gave great suggestions!
I would highly recommend doing the Restaurant week menu as you get a huge bang for your buck ;) We split the sushi and pork and were STUFFED. The portions are huge and everything was so spot on. The desserts were also phenomenal and massive portions once again! Â I loved the black rice sushi, and nothing was dosed in tempura or mayo, the fish was really the main ingredient, which I liked. They have a great drink list as well and would recommend ordering the Skinny Geisha, I had two and loved them!
I will for sure be returning to Union, such a great spot! Im surprised it took me this long to make it here.
I was expecting it to be a little nicer (not sure why) but its pretty casual (which isn't a problem). They actually play really good music if you're into older hip hop and r&b which was really cool. Anyway, the food was good. I tried a few rolls (one for sure was devon) and they tasted good but not my favorite sushi. We tried the spicy pigtail ramen also which is sooo spicy! Overall the food was good but not my favorite sushi ever.
Review Source:I have been several times. The food is generally very good and the barbeque bar items were a particular highlight for someone who sticks to sushi and sashimi as a rule. The escolar is amazing! Also had shrimp and scallop, which were wonderful. The sushi was good but not to die for.
Service is always friendly but it has been a bit spotty. The last visit I was with people who had never been and the server came to take our order without giving us the "specials" on the ipad, which is about 30% of what's on offer. She dropped it off and then disappeared for a while. But very friendly and if the sake is flowing you won't notice as much!
Also, have been on a weeknight and while it was busy, it was generally quiet and subdued. Went back on a Saturday night and we were straining to hear each other. So experiences can definitely vary...which was fine for me but something to keep in mind depending on what you are looking for on a particular night.
I hate to give this place a bad review, but after going there last Friday I was extremely disappointed. Â I have been there a few times to eat when they first opened and really enjoyed it but this most recent time not a single thing we ordered was good tasting. Â The sweet potato appetizer is terrible, I would not recommend getting it unless you enjoy mush in some sort of broth. Â We ordered 4 different rolls, all that had an extremely onion and cilantro taste without any enjoyable flavors at all. Â I am a huge sushi fan and eat a variety of foods but did not find their food to be flavorful or satisfying. Â I don't think I'll go back
Review Source:My wife doesn't care for sushi. Â I brought her to Union Sushi in our search for a good sushi restaurant that can also make her happy. Â
This is the place.
My wife loves the spare ribs, the Agedashi potato, and a number of other cooked items on the menu. Â I'm very happy with everything I've tried on the sushi/sashimi list. Â Just as important, they have a great sake and whiskey bar and a bar staff that knows the bar list well. Â
A nice touch: For an additional charge you can request fresh wasabi. Â They grate wasabi directly from the root at your table; a unique experience.
The thing I think I love most about Union is that they have some rolls which are very much off the beaten path. Â The Hokkaido roll is the one that always comes to mind, which is a brilliant combination of scallop, jalapeno, cilantro, avocado and masago-mayo all wrapped up in soy paper. Â When I looked at it on the menu it didn't sound all that appealing but my wife ordered it and the flavors blew me away!
I think they also have a roll that is wrapped in collard greens... if you're looking for a departure from your boring sushi routine, give Union a shot.
They also have the most delicious Japanese white ale called Hitachino - it is not cheap, about $10 a bottle I think, but if you're out to celebrate or splurge it is worth it, truly one of my favorite beers.
Trendy place. Bit pricy for dinner because of a small portion. Happy Hour is great. Would definitely come back its happy hour only. Please consider add chicken gizzard and chicken skin on the menu if you try to be a Japanese street food style also. I had a great time here. Nice decoration (a bit dark) the guy on the phone was nice. Good service over all.
Review Source:I came here with my S.O. and we had so much food, it's hard to remember it all! Â We definitely had the alligator, spare rib, and pork shoulder from the BBQ bar. Alligator was a bit salty, but pretty much tasted like chicken so that was a nice surprise.
For maki, we ordered half orders  so we could try a lot. We tried the Crispy Smoked Salmon Skin (cucumber, avocado, masago, cilantro, chile oil, eel sauce), Hokkaido (grilled scallop, avocado, masago-mayo, roasted pepper, jalapeno, garlic, wrapped in soy paper), Clifton #4 (fried calamari, masago, green onion, grilled asparagus, cilantro, marble nori, garlic mayo), and the Rainbow (eel, hirame, tuna, cucumber, avocado). Standouts were the Clifton #4 and the Hokkaido, part of their specialty rolls.
We also ordered nigiri and swtched out white rice for black rice, which was a GREAT idea! The fish tasted fresh and everything was prepared excellently.
They even grated FRESH wasabi for us table-side, and it was a game changer.
For dessert, we got the pumpkin mochi cake. Holy crap, the pumpkin mochi cake. It was a tough decision between that and the donut, but IT WAS DELICIOUS and I still remember it.
Drinks were on point - I ordered Kitsune's Flip, and it was not too sweet but pretty boozy.
The only bad part was the slow, slow service. It was packed on a Saturday night, but not insanely busy. It took at least 10 minutes to get waters!!!
All in all, I'd come back for sure. The food is amazing!!
Dinner on 1-5-13
I am deducting one star for the some less than stellar hostess work and weird sized plates.
We had: Mushroom dumpling and agedashi potato appetizers--both good
BBQ-Scallop and Jumbo Shrimp--excellent
Sushi:
Devon roll--not the best sweet potato roll I have had
River North roll--interesting and different. Â I really liked it.
Dessert:
Chocolate Brownie--not going to order that again. Â I missed reading that it was a tofu mousse and didn't like it---its on me and my personal preference. Â It was just too rich and too big even when shared for my tastes. Â I lean toward not chocolate desserts though so take that for what it is worth : )
Our dearly departed Sushi Wabi that closed some time ago has  been reincarnated!
Chicagoans don't have many good sushi options, but Union to the rescue!
Love the black rice sushi, highly recommend.
Bay Street California roll is a must
Soft Shell crab also incredible.
Cute restaurant with a super chill vibe, grab a seat by the fire...super cozy this time of year-open seating.
Highly recommend!
When I've got a freshman fifteen sized craving for ramen Union's where I go to get the goods. It's about the only place I've found in town so far that I can justify paying almost $15 for something I used to get for a dime in college.
They're noodles are perfectly cooked and whether you add spicy pigtail or short rib it adds deliciously tender chunks of meat that make paying all that extra money worth it. Served in beefy broth it's exactly what the doctor ordered for a cold Chicago night.
Not only are their noodles great, but I can get sushi and shoot the shit with Adam the awesome bartender. No joke...of the 5 times I've been here 3 of them I witnessed someone come in as a repeat customer specifically because of him. The guy is legit!
Overall I love this place. For a date or dude-fest...you can't go wrong.
Very good and unique sushi rolls, a lot of spicy things on the menu you though so if you don't like the heat you're kinda out of luck. Their nigiri (rice with fish on top) is amazing though - super white tuna and salmon was really fresh and tasted awesome!
The meat is so-so, somethings were a little salty - ribs are succulent and meat falls right off of the bone though
A little over-priced but it is downtown
I received an offer for a free black rice roll from BBE and decided to take a look at the restaurant's website. I saw that they had happy hour as well, with $1 oysters. My mind immediately registered the opportunity for a great deal, so reservations were made for an early Saturday dinner.
We arrived early and sat at the bar, which was small but cozy. The bartender was very personable and really seemed to know his stuff. We ordered two drinks, one sake flight and oysters on the half shell. The oysters were topped with ponzu sauce, scallions, roe and crispy shallots, so while tasty, may offend the true aficionados seeking the pure briny goodness of the oyster itself. Two dozen oysters later, we headed over to our table with empty stomachs and a growing bill.
For dinner, we ordered the following:
Agedashi sweet potato
Sashimi platter
2 orders of scallop sashimi
1 order of barracuda sashimi
1 order of yellow tail sashimi
Half Rolls (4 pieces):
- Bay California
- Softshell Crab
- Black Rice Spicy Tuna (free with BBE code)
The agedashi sweet potato was pretty unmemorable. (It's like agedashi tofu, but with sweet potato! Different!) The sashimi was really good, but also very pricey. The sashimi platter was nearly $40 for 15 pieces and the a la carte options ranged from $3.00 - $4.50 per piece. SP did think that the scallop was the best he's ever had though. The rolls were also good, but very pricey for four bite-sized pieces per order. The Bay California roll was surprisingly good, and made me realize what a big difference "real crab" makes. The roll itself was very simple and the taste of the crab itself really shone. The black rice roll was also very good, although, I can't tell how much the visual novelty of the black rice may have bolstered the perceived taste. At nearly $2 per piece, however, each bite was a painful reminder of how large our bill was going to be.
All in all, we really liked Union Sushi + Barbeque. We liked the space itself, which had a gallery/creative/industrial loft type of feel. The food was very good and the fish was high in quality. The menu also has some unique items such as alligator (and the barracuda that we found in the off-menu specials). The downside, however, is that this place is really pricey. With all the small dishes and half-rolls, things quickly add up. It makes for an unforgettable experience though, as we will never forget that time when our coupon for a free roll and $1 oysters turned into a $300 dinner.
I came here on a Wednesday with my boyfriend, after hearing about how great the sushi was. Â We sat down at our table, and our waiter (although very nice) was very hard to hear. Â When you're working at a loud establishment, your voice should be BOOMING; by the end of dinner, I think I mastered the art of reading lips...
If I could describe the food in one word, I would say, MEH. Â It just didn't do anything for me. Â We ordered the oysters to start, one of my favorite things, and they brought out the half shells with a bunch of other crap on it. Â I understand this is a trendy restaurant, Â but some things are better left simple. Â Why mess with a good thing?
We ordered an array of different sushi rolls, one being "old city market." Â It just wasn't anything special. Â Very bland and not what I expected from a place like this. Â Very dissappointing.
I do however, give 5 stars to the SPARKLING MIZBASHO PURE JUNMAI GINJO GUNMA. Â My god, Â if anything good came out of this place, it was introducing me to this sparkling sake. Â It was originally $98 for a bottle, but they had a half off drink special for it. Â Bottle gone within 20 minutes.
Overall, this restaurant doesn't live up to the hype. Â If you want really good sushi, go to Seadog or Coast.
I came here with a friend because I heard all these wonderful things about their handmade noodles for ramen, so we were stoked, given that Chicago just has recently started to up their game in that department. So this is the first place we went to right after I landed at O'Hare. When I got to the restaurant, I was a bit early, so I asked to be seated at the bar. The bar was totally full of guys there, with the restaurant otherwise being EMPTY and I was TOTALLY ignored. For a place that's Michelin rated, you would think that the service would be a bit more attentive and see that there is a random person standing there, waiting...Anyway, so I ended up going back to the hostesses asking for a table. One of them was really nice...and the other was really sarcastic. Thank goodness I had a sense of humor, or else I could see someone getting REALLY offended.
That aside, so I ended up grabbing a table. The waitress who served us was pretty attentive at first and would check on us, but after a few drinks and trying the ramen, she seemed to kinda zone out and not check on us or any of the other tables unless we literally waved at her. So i guess, in a nut shell, service was mediocre at best. In regards to the food, we ordered the Mushroom Ramen was actually kinda bland and the noodles were a bit chewy. Not necessarily the best ramen to be honest. It seemed like a shio broth, but not quite. We also tried the happy hour specials as well which were actually REALLY good! The oysters were tastefully presented and super fresh and the tempura rolls were good as well. The martinis were on the spot too.
So if you go here for just the happy hour specials and the drinks...that's really where it's at. If you want stellar service on the other hand...
The sushi and other dishes were ok. No basic California roll...but silly me--I forgot....I am not in California anymore. The menu seems to be catering to the hip crowd and not too authentic on the Japanese food. The robata grill food was quite tasty.
But, I am not a fan of the fish-whiff odor that hits you when you first walk in the door. They need to take care of that.
This place was fantastic for, well, everything! Â I was with a group in town for business and everyone was in the mood for sushi. Â Yelp led me to this place. Â We had the Truffled Tuna, Mushroom Dumplings and Cobia Carpaccio. Â The tuna was to die for. Â If you choose one app off the menu do yourself a favor and get that. Â
We had a main course of the black rice roll sampler and a few additional rolls. Â I finished with the Union Canolis made with pistachio, pineapple and black sesame seed. Â YUM! Â When I am back in Chicago I'll try this place again. Â I skipped BBQ this time but next time I'll be trying that. Â Yelppers did not steer me worng on this place, well worth a try.
My most favorite Asian-themed restaurant to date! The head chef/owner Chow (sp.) is so humble, talented and always makes sure you are enjoying yourself while at Union. He caters to my vegetarian needs, as well as makes fabulous recommendations for my fish and meat eating friends.
Peter, the bartender, is hands down the most creative bartender in Chicago. He makes the most delicious Sugar Free Cucumber martini, yes you read that right, Sugar Free! Everyone that has tried it absolutely adores it. I strongly recommend it and just know if you are in the mood for something tasty, light and refreshing, you will thoroughly enjoy it.
I can not speak more highly of Union. You MUST go! :)
I've been here a couple of times with my husband and we just LOVE the shrimp tempura rolls. They are warm and crunchy deliciousness!!! I would; however, suggest that anyone who visits Union to be brave and order a couple of their unusual items like the Kangaroo (no it doesn't taste like chicken) it is honestly amazing! The "Buffalo" Duck Wing is ridiculously good too. So crunchy on the outside and insanely tender on the inside. I even liked the Duck Fat Yakisoba and I'm really not a fan of BBQ Sauce.
All in all, this is a great restaurant especially if you are one to try new things and share an exciting dining experience with some friends or a loved one. Order a bunch of small places to share and you can't go wrong!