Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar

My best friend and I came for dinner as we are huge sushi lovers! We parked at a nearby parking lot and walked less than a mile to the restaurant. We were greeted by the host and immediately loved the vibe of the place. It was moderately loud and pretty vibrant, perfect place for a night on the town. We were seated upstairs and we loved the view of the restaurant from our table. We started with cocktails, I had a signature cocktail (I don't remember the name of it but I know it had ginger beer in it and came in a copper cup). My best friend had a classic French 75, we loved the cocktails. The appetizers were pretty good, we had the calamari and our favorite was the Truffled Tuna. I had the Pacific Coast roll and my friend had the Hotate Volcano roll. We absolutely loved the food! We had great conversation with the bartender who was super friendly. We will definitely be back!

So bad. Bad vibe, bad service, and very sub-par sushi. I don't get how it's always so packed? I'll never go back lol

Great service, and the food came out quick, fresh, and delicious. They never let our waters run empty, and they were attentive without intruding on conversation. The Quinn roll was our favorites and the skirt steak is tender and flavorful. Tuna Tataki is generally a go to for me, but here it was slightly sweeter than I like, but my husband said it's his favorite ever! Small piece of advice, get the seafood tempura rather than the union tempura plate! More bang for your buck.

SUSHI MIKE IS BACK! Run, don't walk :) all you have to do is google sushi mike. If you haven't heard of him, you're not from Chicago! We had a lovely meal -- highly recommend sitting at the chef's sushi bar for the full sushi mike experience

If I were to describe our experience here in one word, I'd say: AMAZING! We ate here on a Thursday night and opted to sit at the sushi bar so that we could watch the sushi chefs working their craft. Seeing the sushi chefs at work was a treat - they clearly had masterful knife skills, and this helped convince us to order more sushi mid-meal as well. We also got to chat with one of the sushi chefs briefly, which was fun!FOOD //+ Truffled Sake roll (5/5): if you love salmon like I do, this roll is for you!There's salmon in the roll, plus more salmon on top. The fish was incredibly smooth and buttery; it seemed very fresh and not previously frozen.The flavors were also on point, with the sesame chili and truffle honey coming together into an explosion of flavors with every bite. + Dragon roll (4/5): even though I'm normally not a huge fan of shrimp tempura in my rolls, I enjoyed this roll. I wish there had been a bit more unagi in each bite - some pieces had no unagi since it was layered on top, alternating with the avocado - but it was still good. + Chu toro (medium fatty tuna) hand rolls* (5/5): we found out from a friendly bar table neighbor that we could order hand rolls even though they were not listed on the menu, so we first got two chutoro hand rolls to try. The sushi chef gave us a delicious blend of soy sauce and fresh wasabi (with a few other ingredients) that was absolutely incredible with the hand roll. I ended up using the sauce on my remaining rolls too - it was so good!+ Spicy scallop hand rolls* (5/5): also very good! Personally I loved the Chutoro hand rolls more, partly thanks to that mouthwatering sauce, but this was also great.*Note on the hand rolls: we didn't ask for the price of these up-front, which we probably should have in hindsight to avoid any surprise upon seeing the bill. Each hand roll is more expensive than the nigiri/sashimi version. But the price made sense considering that the hand rolls have more fish in them. SERVICE + AMBIANCE //Service was pleasant and attentive. The restaurant has cool decorations and was playing lots of hip electronic dance music when we were there. (As an EDM fan, I approved.) Overall, Union Sushi + BBQ seems like a great spot for a date night, friends' night, or a treat yo'self night!

I love this place! Such a fun vibe and amazing food. I like that they play music here but it's not super loud. The food is fresh, flavorful, and delicious. It is presented as well. We tried the Tuna Tataki, Miso Soup, Shishito Peppers, Madai Chili, Hotate Volcano , and Mentaiko Scallops. Each dish was a 10/10. Both the sushi rolls madai chili and hotate volcano were outstanding and each had 10 pieces. The Tuna Tataki is a must try. The scallops were perfectly cooked and loved the sauce on it. The service is great and the food arrives quickly. Our server was super sweet and friendly and made me the best mocktail- Raspberry. Check out this vibrant and trendy place for delicious food that is reasonably priced.

The place it's having a minimalistic layout but very nice and friendly. The staff it's very nice , polite and attentive. The food was fresh and good. It's amazing cuz they have every day happy hour and the portion and big and so tasty The sushi it's always fresh and with a lovely presentation. Don't miss the signature cocktails because are fire.

I absolutely love this place. Whenever I'm craving sushi or a lychee martini, this is my go-to place. The service is phenomenal and the music is always a vibe.

This place was sooooo good!! The lamb chops were the star of the show! Definitely plan to come back and get drunk off the sake. The zakuro drink was tasty, if you like Moscow mules and tequila, definitely recommend! Can't wait to come back and eat the lamb chops again. 10/10 recommend!!

This restaurant was a must-try in Chicago. The restaurant is beautiful with sit-down dinner tables as well as bar seats available.The food was delicious. As far as specialty rolls, the red dragon and mango maguro were amongst the best sushi rolls I have ever had.For dessert, we had the matcha shortcake, which featured a very soft, airy cake with whipped cream, and strawberries. We also had the deep dish chocolate chip cookie: it came out warm with heaps of vanilla ice cream, and it was gone within a minute.