Service was amazing! The atmosphere is a whole vibe! They have all you can eat and the price is 10/10! Lookin forward to coming back!

Excellent all you can eat sushi option for a reasonable price! With tons of options, easy ordering system (select what you want on a piece of paper), and food that comes fast, this place is a winner. Great spot for a large group looking for a fun yet casual spot that is BYOB. Service was prompt with a relaxed vibe. read more

It was okay. My girlfriend liked the shrimp udon (apart from taking off the shrimp tails). The miso soup was bad. Watery, and no flavor. The sushi we ordered was okay. I didn't like the cherry blossom roll because it had imitation crab on top, which was an oversight on my end. read more

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We were excited to try this place since the reviews looked promising. Sat down and put down our AYCE order but it took 15 minutes for the server to take our slip and then another 15 minutes to get our appetizers. The server forgot that we were waiting on our order but never checked on us after that. After waiting an hour, we decided to leave since we still haven't gotten our main order. The restaurant didn't look packed and we felt ignored. Hostess was nice and apologetic but overall, disappointed by the experience and still hungry. read more

This place is so nice and service is good, don't sit by the window if the sun is out lol because it got really hot and warm when we were there. We waited a little bit before getting seated but the food came out like 10-15 minutes late as it was busy on a Sunday afternoon. I really had to get up and ask the server to give us soy sauce and ginger because our server didn't come to the table even when I tried to wave at him. while other tables had soy sauce and ginger given beforehand. The sushi was good and the appetizer was really good. They also had new things on the menu as well. The handroll had too much spicy salmon in it but was okay. The miso soup was good but a little bland. read more

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This is our favorite lunch spot! Besides the good food choices, Edward our server has exceptional customer service skills!

Sushi Nova has a very extensive AYCE menu! They have a lovely little patio next to a park and it is BYOB. We brought a bottle of wine with us and our entire group ordered the all you can eat option. We shared the crab rangoons, miso soup, carpaccio, and tuna tartar to start and then we shared some of the specialty rolls. The service was fast and friendly. Make sure you save room for dessert, the mochi and tempura banana was delicious! read more

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Wow! This is the freshest, fastest, all you can eat sushi I have ever been to in my life. The service is great and all the sushi we had was phenomenal and fresh. The place is right across from the zoo so it's a great place to eat after your big adventure. They got sushi boats too! I didn't order enough sushi for that but maybe next time. read more

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This is my favorite spot for all-you-can-eat sushi! Everything was super fresh, and the service was really on point. I'm not sure if it's a newer place--there's no wait like most AYCE sushi spots, which was a nice surprise. One thing I loved is that when you order a roll, they include a little bit of sashimi on the side. Such a great bonus! I'll definitely be back. read more

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Great dinner at Sushi Nova. It was a Thursday night and there was plenty of room for two to dine. Had the edamame and shared two rolls. Good casual spot for a date night. Quick service and friendly staff. read more

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Tried out sushi nova for the first time and it was delicious! Can't wait to be back. My favorites were veggie Godzilla roll, fire dragon roll, sweet potato and shiitake mushroom one! The service is amazing and it's a huge location -- definitely great for a date night or hangout with friends. read more

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Sushi Nova was fantastic! My boyfriend and I tried the sushi buffet, but the fried rolls were so large that one round was more than enough. My parents ordered raw rolls à la carte, which were smaller. Maybe buffet rolls are intentionally bigger to fill you up faster? Or the fried rolls are bigger? Either way, everything was fresh and delicious. The service was friendly, and the restaurant was clean and inviting. I'll definitely be back. Next time, I'll skip the buffet and order à la carte! read more

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Great service here. Had to move from outside to inside due to a bee circling us but they were very accommodating. I thought there could be more variety in the rolls but generally really fresh fish. My only complaints is that the spicy salmon is 50% panko with grinded up salmon that you can't really taste. That was a bummer read more

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Sushi was phenomenal! Our server Julian was great and extremely attentive, funny and kind. Also, music playlist was fireeee read more

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There is an issue I have with some breweries, that being their beer menus are greater than 50% IPA's, when I am averse to IPA's. Substitute IPA with crab (i.e. the imitation sticks), crunch, and/or some kind of tempura, and we arrive at the same problem. In fact, I made a spreadsheet (you can tell I'm a "man in finance," can't you?) Their AYCE Dinner menu has 24 "signature" rolls. Of these: nine have crab, ten have tempura-something or crunch (effectively, bread), one is fried, and one is rolled with soybean paper instead of nori. That leaves a grand total of three rolls from their menu of 24 signature items I would be open to ordering. Not only am I generally not a fan of these ingredients, but I feel as though they cheapen the roll. As if they are added only to add heft, i.e. they are added to make the roll appear bigger. The two I ordered, the Sunny Roll and Fire Phoenix Roll did have crab (oops - didn't realize how many contain 'crab' sticks. While the fire phoenix was decent (thanks at least in part to the torched salmon), the sunny roll was a massive miss. The crab on top made the whole thing feel like something you'd get at a cheap buffet. Neither of these rolls seemed high quality. Not gas station level, but also not something I would order again. Where I do want to give some points is the nigiri. The salmon nigiri specially allowed the fish to shine, and only here one could tell it was high quality. Similar with the Ikura nigiri and the eel handroll - perhaps not S-tier, but very respectable. Where it comes to the service, I thought it was friendly, and appropriately fast and attentive. The vibe is modern with lovely and not overdone gold tones. I wanted to give them a huge amount of credit for value, for $32 for AYCE sushi in Chicago is a killer deal on the surface. However, the quality and selection were such that I cannot see myself returning. read more

Sushi Nova - Sunny Roll, Fire Phoenix Roll, Ikura/Salmon Roe Nigiri, Eel/Unagi Hand Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Good value for the all you can eat dinner. I loved the spicy tuna hand roll. The poke bowl was good as well, large pieces of fish! read more

Sushi Nova - The nigiri sea Seabass Sushi was good and my favorite was the spicy tuna hand roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Very spacious interior and they have patio seating too. It was kinda loud even though the place was only half full. Many good options on the ayce menu. The 2-1 spicy tuna roll and the carpaccio sampler were pretty good. We also got the soft shell crab appetizer. The cucumber salad was meh as was the veggie tempura. I would suggest to come in with more people so you can try more things. If you have a big table with a decent number of people, the orders may come on a boat. read more

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Subpar first experience at Sushi Nova. They were extremely understaffed for how busy it was and service was not very good. Our edamame was cold, and all of the sushi rolls were very mid, 3/5. Chicken fried rice was the best thing that we got, 4/5. Sushi Nova does do a great all you can eat deal. Nice patio area. read more

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We made a reservation for 5:30 on a Friday. It was empty and a reservation wasn't needed. We brought our kid, who fit in and was happy to have mochi. We got a bunch of rolls, spicy maki roll - it was very good, thick and full of fish and the texture was cold and good. We also got a spicy eel roll with cucumber and jalepeno with tuna. That was very good. We got two more rolls that were also delicious. Overall very good place for families, nice menu if you want all you can eat, and BYOB it's a place for you. They do have a big bar. read more

Sushi Nova - Soy sauce - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Sushi Nova has become one of my absolute favorite go-to spots for sushi in Chicago! The all-you-can-eat option is unbeatable--everything is super fresh, flavorful, and made to order. The menu has a great variety, and I always leave full and happy (and already planning my next visit!). What really makes the experience even better is the outstanding service. I have to give a special shoutout to Steven, our server. He was incredibly kind, attentive, and on top of everything the whole time. It's rare to get that level of customer service these days, and it made the meal that much more enjoyable. If you're in Lincoln Park and love sushi, Sushi Nova is a must-visit. Great food, great atmosphere, and genuinely great people like Steven who go the extra mile. Highly recommend! read more

Sushi Nova - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Sushi Nova is a solid 3.5 stars. The food isn't bad but it's definitely not the best sushi in its own category (I'd classify this as strip mall sushi, IYKYK). I do like that it's BYOB (and the waiter even brought us a chiller, so that was cool) and their menu has a lot of options! The AYCE deal is good but we didn't do that since we weren't hungry enough, and I'm not sure I ever would. read more

Underwhelming :( I came hungry and left not fully satisfied. The ambiance was perfectly nice and our waitress was nice, although not super attentive to if we wanted to order more. Food-wise, Every item was definitely edible, but not good. The takoyoki were seemingly undercooked and too doughy. The edamame was room temperature and under salted. The rolls were fine, but at the end when I was still a little hungry, they weren't good enough to want another despite being AYCE. So long story short, I probably wouldn't recommend unless you for some reason don't want to go to any of the other restaurants nearby. read more

Sushi Nova - Happiness Roll, Cherry Blossom Roll, Sapporo Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

a cute spot in lincoln park! i love the interior and the patio outside, nice for date night i enjoyed the special chef's specials like the coconut shrimp and sashimi poke chips! i also really like how they make their handrolls which u can still redeem their 3 piece sashimi for!! overall, a solid spot for ayce sushi. Service was fast and very nice read more

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I've been to Sushi Nova twice now & both have been good experiences! The first time I did a take out order and everything went smoothly. All of our food was included & it was ready when we got there. The second time was for AYCE! We started outside, but the bees were swarming us. The staff was very understanding and accommodating. They let us move inside, no questions asked even though we had a small dog with us. We were very happy and thankful to have had great staff to make our experience better. It was pretty affordable too, about $40 including tax + tip for unlimited sushi & apps. All the sushi was overall good. Not the most amazing sushi in the city, but still relatively good quality and affordable! A lot of their rolls come with crunch, which I don't love, but that is easy to remove. I tried so many different rolls and appetizers during AYCE and I don't think you can go wrong with anything you order. My favorite part about Sushi Nova is the patio. Other than the bees, they have a super cute patio and that feels like you are sitting in the comfort of your own backyard. read more

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As my friend says, it's the Denny's of sushi restaurants. Meh is what defines it. The higher end selections might be great, but the run-of-the-mill selections are just that -- very much like what you'd get at in the plastic container at the grocery store. So why do I go there? The dining room is so expansive that you can get a table at 6:30 on a Friday night without any problem! And that's exactly how my friends and I use it: We'd never make rezzies on Tuesday, but on the spur of the moment it works! read more

Rachel was very kind and serviceable . the food was delicious and amazing. Rachel explained how the all you can eat works and answered all of our questions. read more

Sushi Nova - Boba tea - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Me and my friends stopped by this place after we worked up an appetite while walking around at zoo. It hit the spot perfectly!! The interior is very clean and i love the natural lighting. I tried the california rolls, crab rangoons, and edamame. It was amazing!! the sushi was so good and all of the food came out so fast. our waiter was very nice :) I would def recommend this place for anyone visiting chicago like i was! read more

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We had a great experience at Sushi nova, barely communicated with server Julian nor hostess Ella, paid, and left 15% tip. As we were leaving, the hostess, Ella, approached us and said, "that we were rude and if we are planing on coming back try to be nicer to my waiter" , his name was Julian. We were completely shocked. We barely communicated with the staff at all -- only about the food. There was no attitude, no complaints, nothing disrespectful. Just normal ordering. For the first time in my life, I've had a situation where a staff member accused me of being rude without explaining why. When we asked Ella what exactly we said that was rude, she responded, "I don't know, Julian just told me you guys were being rude." That's unacceptable. If you're going to accuse customers of something, you should at least know what happened. We were so confused that we came back inside and asked her to please call Julian so we could understand what we supposedly did. She said he was unavailable and couldn't come speak to us. (Of course he is not) after that situation we asked her to void the tip that we left , because after accusing us in something we didn't do we did not want to leave a tip, especially after what they said to us. Ella replied with "i dont know how to work with the system, to void part of transaction" After she said so , the Then we asked for the manager on duty, and she said there wasn't one. I've worked in customer service for many years, and there is always someone in charge. That response felt very unprofessional. On top of that, ella was wearing personal headphones while speaking to us, which is also inappropriate while working -- especially during a serious conversation with guests. Accusing customers of being rude without any explanation or proof is not okay. We actually had a good experience with the food, but this situation completely ruined it. If management can please reach out to us regarding this situation, I would really appreciate it. read more

The AYCE sushi is a really amazing deal. It's ~$23 per person while a signature roll can be over $15. AYCE menu not only includes a variety of sushi, but also appetizers and salad. We tried several sushi and all tastes fresh and delicious. The presentation was another plus. Takoyaki was beyond my expectation. They have real big octopus chunks inside. The shell was crispy as well. Will definitely go back and try other items. read more

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Great quantity of food and fun appetizers (liked the ceviche and other salmon/tuna apps) and great rolls. Would come back for AYCe read more

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Fantastic AYCE in the Chicagoland area! I was VERY impressed by the selection and sashimi option for this ayce. Sashimi was very fresh. My go-to favorite was their Sunny roll. The presentation was A+ and the service was amazing. Everyone was kind and attentive. The interior was very modern, clean and elegant. I will definitely be returning and will be my new go-to AYCE spot! read more

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The AYCE seems like a great deal and has an option for everyone - I like sushi but don't love raw fish but my friend is a huge lover of sushi and we both love the food. Service is alright, but food is good and the selection is broad so we go semi regularly. read more

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Sushi Nova opened about 5 months ago and is a new AYCE option in Lincoln Park. Came for lunch AYCE ($22.99 per person). Good variety still available, but dessert is not included in the lunch ayce menu. Spacious area and no wait time. Service was quick and servers were nice! The sushi boat had decorative dry ice. Sushi was good! Worth a try! read more

Sushi Nova - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Good ayce menu selection to choose from. The service was great, atmosphere and vibe was relaxing and quiet when we went during an early dinner time. The interior design is so cute, absolutely love it. Worth checking out!! read more

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I love this place, sushi is great. Parking is not the best but worth of wait. Service is nice. Ambiance is not crowded, stylish. read more

Sushi Nova - Sashimi Deluxe - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This just happened to be in walking distance of LINKIN PARK zoo. The restaurant has a good modern vibe to it. Very clean. It feels like it would be in California just off a beach. The lunch special was all you could eat sushi, nigiri and sashimi. The cost was only $25. I was afraid that the food was not going to taste fresh. I was wrong. I ordered 25 pieces of nigiri. You get your choice of whatever kind you would like. Every piece was incredibly fresh. The service was fantastic. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves this kind of food. Oh yeah, all the sides are free. I went ahead and added a seaweed salad at no cost. read more

Sushi Nova - Inside had a great vibe. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Waited close to two hours for our correct food to be brought out. Two incorrect orders were brought to our table after an hour and a half. In all the time we were waiting, our waiter came to our table once. He never apologized for the wait or explained that he gave our order to a different table. read more

The ambiance was super cute! Beautiful lights and a very clean place. They also have an amazing deal, spend over $60 and get 2 appetizers for free. We got the carb rangoons and chicken gyoza, they were decent, they don't pan fry so we had them steamed! And then we got the volcano roll, crispy tuna roll, veggie deluxe roll, angry dragon roll. All the rolls were really delicious and tasted fresh. The fried rice was okay, felt extremely oily. I don't think we'll be ordering that again. We also got a free Thai iced tea in exchange for an honest review which was nice. Our server, Ryan, gave us great service. He gave us all the sauces we wanted and didn't charge us. We will definitely be back for some sushi. read more

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Restaurant is really open and bright inside! Very inviting during the cold winters. All the appetizers, sushi rolls and fried we've ordered were delivered efficiently and tasted fresh! Will definitely be coming back read more

Sushi Nova - Chicken Fried Rice, Chicken Gyoza, Vegetable Deluxe Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Terrible service!!!! We were told the wait would be 45 minutes - after sitting at the bar for over an hour (during which time we were never offered the ability to buy a drink or even get water) we still had no estimate. Once we finally got seated (and immediately ordered), we waited another hour for food (other than edamame)! I will never come back. read more