Sushi X

Even though it not too far from where I live, I had never been to Sushi X. We've been going to the places we've known and hadn't ventured out beyond the familiar. Well, I'm glad I did dinner here the other day, because we have another sushi place that's in the circle of sushi places now.Now, in terms of vegetarian sushi options. Well, they have a whole menu area for veggie sushi, which is nice. This section is like the simplistic veggie sushi's most places have, such as one of avocado, cucumber, mushroom, etc. They're basic options, but not something I seek. When we asked about more specialty roles at Sushi X, I found that they had one option listed on the menu and a couple of other great options where they were flexible and even made some recommendations.Buddha Roll - this is the on-menu specialty sushi. It was good. I enjoyed it.Godzilla - This was a recommendation from the waiter. He suggested this was one of the most popular rolls and we could just substitute tempura sweet potato in for the main meat/fish. This ended up being our favorite. Really good and I think the cream cheese made all the difference on this one. So good. One of these substituted rolls we had to "remove" multiple items. For example, shrimp, fish, fish eggs, bacon, etc. that's across the Godzilla and the Maui Waui, which bring me to the next roll.Maui Waui - This was something unique and it caught our eye, because it had fresh mango and fresh pineapple in the roll, which is really unique. It was pretty good. BTW, this was also a sweet potato tempura sub.Oh, before even getting to the sushi's we had the veggie gyoza and they were excellent. Really spicy and flavorful. Loved them. The sauce they come with was awesome as well.That's another thing - every item came with a special sauce and I really enjoyed that. The Maui Waui came with basically the sweet-sour dipping sauce, and one of the other rolls also came with a sauce. Loved the idea of mixing and matching sauces to see what we really ended up liking. Of course there's the soy sauce with wasabi that you always do with sushi, as well.On to the waiter. Our server was pretty interesting. Very cheery and funny and happy kind of a guy. I'd say, a pretty different server experience that you get at most restaurants. As referenced previously, he was good with recommendations, flexible, etc. I got the feeling from the staff walking around that this was a place opened and run by a few friends. It's a good vibe that way.The place itself is kind of a strange kind of hole-in-the-wall type place. It's kind of strange shaped property on the inside. Kind of crooked / angular. They play somewhat loud music for a lively vibe. If I recall, the walls are like painted black. It's a pretty unique spot and definitely a different experience than some of the nearby sushi spots.I'll definitely be coming back to Sushi X. Thanks for making it s special visit and you have a new customer for sure. Oh, and by the way, the server said this when we first sat down - this is going to become your go-to sushi place in the neighborhood. Maybe he was right.

I have been ordering sushi from them for years, always great always fresh very nice kind service

Chicago' only place to go for phenomenal service and sustainable sushi!!! They need a Michelin star for service and flavor...... small but big in smiles and service.. I recommend always trying the rollOf the month and the spicy miso soup.... A definite Chicago must try!!!!

Huge screen and fresh sushi! They have such fresh tasting crab sushi. Plus it's byob!!

An excellent sushi spot with a creative menu and surprisingly delicious pot roast? Great service and a go to for rolls as well as fantastic take-away. Love this spot and highly recommended!

I'd say the music and vibes in the restaurant are really catered to young adults which is fantastic. The food I felt was not exactly that great. The chicken katsu for example was way too breaded and could barely taste any of the actual meat. The R.O.K dish was way too salty.The sushi does; however, did taste decent. For the quality of food and the pricing I would say it's pretty reasonable. Reason why I gave this a 3 stars is because I told them ahead of them that we were celebrating a birthday and even reminded the waiter during our dining duration. He still forgot anyways which is pretty disappointing.

Here is yet another place for sushi in a city full. If looking for a chill hip place to get this delicacy, come here. Sushi X is just east of the Expressway on Chicago Avenue close to the Blue Line station. Just so happened to be around here so it was convenient. They had just opened up for lunch so we came in and got a table. As with many of these sushi restaurants, there's a menu of contemporary and more traditional rolls, most with some kind of fish. It has a few vegetarian ones. This made choosing pretty easy though. It's $5 for most rolls, which is good. We got an Avocado Roll and a Spinach Roll. Both were awesome. The Avocado Roll was pretty typical, except this one had sesame seeds. Basically if you've had one this isn't much different, but you know what you're getting. The Spinach Roll was more unique. It's seasoned with garlic, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. This was the first time we ever had this type. Good enough. The spinach thankfully wasn't wilted like we thought it could have been like. Cool little place for sushi and some other appetizers. It closes between lunch and dinner Mondays to Fridays. They're open for dinner only on the weekends.

Great sushi. I've dined in and ordered delivery, and it's always fresh and delicious. The maki rocks; some of my faves are the Godzilla, Buddha and Maui Wowie, but everything I've tried is above average. The space is small and a little dark, but the artwork is awesome. Service is fine even if somewhat disinterested.

Sushi sushi everywhere you look around town now but have you noticed it all seems like the same menu after awhile at 80% of them. Not at Sushi X. It's a highly creative and compelling menu of delicious rolls that is a break from the monotony of the California or spicy tuna roll. You can buy those at a supermarket. Why bother? I've been a couple times and ordered for delivery and I love their rolls. There are only a couple places I've been to that have better and they're fantastically expensive. You won't get shaken down here. Check it out!

So I just I'm coming off of a 2 and 1/2 day virgin vacation in Chicago. I saw a lot over the weekend, and stumbled into here as it's my last night and it's right next to my Airbnb, and I love sushi. Yet this is a review I'm going to immediately write because this place is fabulous!! I just had the Godzilla roll. This is like super candy sushi! Really tasty...my brain at one point spun off into some sushi haven heavenly universe with dancing fish in the sky while eating it; it must've been the (fabulous) club music playing...In spite of the nightclub vibes, keep in mind this a BYOB venue.Also keep in mind, this fabulous Godzilla roll is on the menu in June, and then it's rotated out, to entice you to come back. I sure would, but alas, back to Boston I go. And thank you my friend who took care of me - I enjoyed your New England Patriots story very much and wish you the best of success!