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    Rollapalooza

    4.3 (531 reviews)
    ModerateSushi Bars, Japanese
    Closed 4:00 pm - 10:30 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Mad Shrimp roll
    Kelsey B.

    This is a great spot in Lakeview! I have a fish allergy so I'm not very well-versed in sushi, but the menu was huge enough to where there were plenty of shellfish and veggie options. The staff were also extremely friendly and accommodating of my allergy! I had the mad shrimp roll and miso soup - both were fantastic!

    Meguan and Tequila rolls
    Ryan F.

    Sushi were fresh and delicious! Ate the "Green in Heart", "Tequila", and "Meguan". All were fantastic!

    R&J
    Tina T.

    Fantastic!! Delicious sushi rolls and will definitely return when visiting the city again. Not good for big groups as the restaurant is on the smaller side. Excellent, interesting, and high quality. Service was excellent and they were SO GOOD with our 2 year old, who also had a great time thanks to the staff here!

    Crabby Crab, Caribbean, Spicy Tataki, Spicy Tuna Roll (Hand) and Spicy Scallop Roll (Hand)
    Tracy L.

    Great selection of rolls for the price and quality. There were several options I wanted to try, but the hand rolls are why I ordered from here- it seems challenging to find hand rolls for delivery... I really enjoyed the Spicy Tuna Hand Roll, but the Spicy Scallop Hand Roll was a tad fishy/slimy. My favorite was the Caribbean, followed by that Crabby Crab. The Spicy Tataki was too salty, but it was okay. Super generous with wasabi, ginger, and soy sauce packets. Many other rolls I was debating to get, so I'm sure I'll order again!

    Edamame
    Samantha T.

    Always such a great experience with Rollapalooza! Fresh, fast, so kind. We love rollapooza so much! Included a free edamame for us - we are lifelong customers!

    First California Roll, second is the smoky salmon, and the last one is dragon roll.
    Niyla W.

    This place was the best place we have been to since visiting Chicago, we were looking around and found this place that looked good. Soon as we walked in we were immediately greeted by a nice lady name GiGi. She was very pleasant and kind, let us take our time ordering and even allowing us to change something a minute after ordering, we got the dragon roll which is the last roll in the picture, California roll that was a little more then just a California roll but I forgot the name, which is the first roll in the pic, and the roll in the middle is the Smokey salmon roll. All of the rolls were amazing and would recommend all of them. The place was nice and not busy at all. It was like a small place that has great service and good food.

    Anne...Thumbs Up
    Alice H.

    Tiny space but huge flavor. Super nice server - she recommended the Anne Thumbs Up which was fresh and SO addictive. We wanted a second roll! Love how each roll came with a good number of pieces, too. They were nice to accommodate making special rolls for the kids. Go early because it does fill up- even on a Monday night!

    Black Garden
    Suhani A.

    This place has AMAZING SUSHI!!! As a vegetarian, I really appreciated the wide range of speciality vegetarian sushi options and in general, they have an insanely large menu with so many options! The portions are good for the price and the place itself is a cute with fast service! They also have free chocolate mochi icecream at the end which was so cute and sooo good!! Highly recommend stopping by!

    Pink Flower, Meguan, Rollapalooza Roll!

    Absolutely the best sushi spot in Chicago and best kept secret! Wide variety on the menu of cooked and raw rolls, great portion size for the price, and amazing service always. BYOB for drinks, and perfect ambiance for just a casual dinner or date night.

    La Bomba and Black Monster

    So delicious, I'm shocked I haven't heard of it sooner. I tried the black monster roll and it was some of the best sushi I ever had. It was cool to try to black rice as I've never had it before. I also loved the bomba ice cream. I've never seen a dessert like it at a sushi restaurant. Definitely will be coming back to dine in :)

    Hamachi truffle
    Ashley W.

    We went into this sushi experience really excited because they have an extensive selection of rolls to choose from. Our rating of each roll is just "meh". The presentation could have been much better--many of the rolls were cut unevenly or the sauce was haphazardly poured so it made the rice soggy. Overall, we were disappointed by the experience, especially when you take price and portion size into consideration. Miso Soup: Nothing special but only $2.50 Rolla Blossom: Fresh taste but the asparagus flavor really lingered Aloha Roll: The roll was not bad but the sauce was so overpowering...at times, it just tasted like pineapple Salmon Avocado Roll: Solid but could have been portioned a bit better Pink Flower: Our favorite roll--it is fresh and filled with lots of fish. The asparagus flavor was strong though. We've had this at other sushi spots as well. Note: It is essentially the same as the Rolla Blossom app except it has rice. Hamachi Truffle Roll - Both of our least favorite. I could only really taste pesto...and there was no mention of "pesto" in the description. Also, maybe we got a bad batch of the soy sauce, but it was SUPER sour. We will not be returning, unfortunately.

    Ridah A.

    Honestly the sushi was good, but it took FOREVER to come out. I feel like we were sitting there for way too long. And on top of that the portion sizes were super small. My husband and I ordered 3 rolls and usually we can't even finish 3 rolls. We ate all 3 and we were still hungry afterwards. However it's a cute spot and the sushi was good if you want a quick bite.

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    What a special delight in a local neighborhood. Fast! Delicious! Awesome prices. Finally an actual spicy tuna roll! Highly recommended!

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    I frequently order delivery from them. Decent sushi, decent price, prompt delivery.

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    10 years ago

    Love coming to this place when I am in town, really great sushi. The atmosphere is also very nice.

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    13 years ago

    Freakin love this place! Amazing sushi in chi-city. Who could ask for more?

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    12 years ago

    Love this place! it is my go-to neighborhood sushi place. The staff is friendly and the fish is fresh---and it's BYO!

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    7 years ago

    One of the best sushi places in Chicago! Delicious! Excellent customer service by a waitress named Gigi!

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    13 years ago

    This has become our neighborhood go-to place. Friendly, fast, very reasonably priced and great food. Also, BYOB is a great added bonus.

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    12 years ago

    One of the best sushi spots in Chicago hands down. Cute date spot.

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    12 years ago

    Consistently high-end sushi at moderate prices. Wonderful neighborhood spot.

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    We went there while we attending the dead shows and we thought the sushi was very good and the price was very reasonable. BYOB is the best.

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