One of our Albany Park go-to spots! We have mainly gotten the ramen, but we've tried many types-- if it says spicy, they MEAN SPICY. :) Fyi. They're accurate, on time, and give you super full bowls of ramen with the broth on the side if you order take-away. Their eggrolls are also good, and the pork buns are okay-- yummy fillings, but not as much, so the bun-to-filling ratio is a little dry. read more

The food is OK, not the best but not the worst. Despite this statement, they have increased their prices over the years and customer service has also plummeted. We ordered for delivery and it took them 1 hr and 40 min to deliver. When we called after 1 hr and 20 min later to find out where our food was, no apology on their behalf. We're not ordering from this place again. read more

Delicious Black Garlic Ramen, well lit area and we didn't have to wait long for our food to arrive. read more

Wabi Sabi - Black Garlic Ramen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Experience: Wabi Sabi is in the busiest part of Albany Park. Walking down Kedzie will allow one to go through many different cultures in a short amount of time. As for the restaurant, staff was very professional and was seated very quickly. Note that we came during off hours and the during the week. Parking: It seems to be only PAID street parking. If there is free parking, I didn't see it. Worth: Yes, definitely worth the visit. Food was good and reasonably priced. We ordered a couple rolls (Godzilla and dinosaur) and Tonsaku Ramen (As pictured below) and certainly did not disappoint! read more

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Greetings my Foodzies, it's been a while but here we go. Today's restaurant is Wabi Sabi at 4720 n Kedzie Ave, Chicago. This is a Korean cuisine restaurant, it's a small quaint restaurant. Booth and table seating. Upon entry we were invited to sit wherever we liked. We chose table seating. Our server Stephy was very polite and friendly. We started out with edamame and Tako balls. Edemame are Japanese soybeans that are boiled and topped with sea salt. Tako balls are octopus balls with mayo topped with dry shaved bonito, it was an interesting experience. The octopus was a little tough though. We also tried the pork bun, basically it was a doughy bun with Japanese pulled pork and scallions and cilantro. The sauce was a little salty but it was tasty. For entrees we went with Chicken teri rice Don, grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce over a bed of rice. The chicken was grilled nicely and the teriyaki sauce was flavorful nicely. Tonkotsu ramen, pork bone soup, egg noodles, pork belly, soft boiled egg, sesame, bamboo shoots sprouts. Basically a large bowl of soup, I found the soup for some reason to be fishy and it was a little bland. Black garlic ramen, the same above only with black garlic. Didn't really taste the garlic though. Lastly Teriyaki ribeye steak covered in teriyaki sauce with broccoli and onions with a side of rice. Steak was cooked nicely, a little heavy on the sauce but that mixed with the rice and vegetables was perfect. Steak was thin it would have been nice to have a little bigger steak. They also have a wide variety of drinks. All in all it was a nice experience. I'll give it 3 1/2 stars. Try it out and let me know what you think. Ciao Ciao for now. read more

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First of all they were very welcoming and warm towards my two toddlers. Even the sushi chef waved to my two year old when she was checking out the welcoming cat cat. Tonight was our second time here and both times the food was really good. I had the classic tonkatsu both times. I swear my kids just ate more of their dinner here than they ever do at home. They loved the shiitake roll, and the wakame salad as well as little bites of our food. Good times. Good food. What more can you ask for? read more

We absolutely love this restaurant and they have every one of our favorites items - Snowball / Lava Stone / Tako Balls / Veggie Tempura / Ramen / Pork Buns - etc. BUT... the past four delivery orders in a row have been wrong. We would gladly keep coming to Wabi Sabi but it's a damn headache having to call and deal with the staff due to incorrect orders. I believe the owner's name is "Jamie." Jamie... you need to improve your delivery. read more

One word: BOBA !!! The boba here tasted so yummy, so homemade, so chewy. I got the matcha late with boba. My friend got mango tea with boba (it has mango chunks). They were both delicious. We're 100% coming back for more! read more

We were craving some ramen saw that I was here four years ago and wanted to try it again. Salmon sashimi was fresh chilled perfectly. Black garlic ramen was rich and flavorful delicious. read more

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Great sushi and ramen! Their food is consistently good when I've found other sushi places can sometimes not hold up. I love their Mexican roll as well as Tiffany. Also get the lava stones. Absolutely delish!! read more

The best Ramen and Smoothies I have tried in Chicago, The place is kind a small but the atmosphere is very enjoyable, the food is prepared very quickly and all the stuff have a wonderful attitude, read more

Obsessed with this place, most addictive spicy tonkatsu ramen, hands down! I must say, I hoped this would be my secret gem for a while, but seems like it's out now. Not ashamed to admit I've ordered from here several times a week and not just ramen, their sushi - oh-em-GEE.! Just take my money P.s. My bestie is also now hooked and she used to hate ramen Here are some favs.: Spicy Tonkatsu Ramen Creamy Shrimp Maki Godzilla Maki Crunchy Spicy Tuna Maki Gyoza (You're welcome) read more

Ordered delivery. Prompt, very well packaged and correct. Food was good. Pork Katsu was yummy and less expensive than many places. My sushi was good, though the soy sauce seemed a tad watery, ended up using my own. The egg rolls were tasty, but again, the sweet and sour sauce seemed watery. I will order from here again, but use my own sauces. read more

The atmosphere in the restaurant was good and clean. Their milktea is good, but maybe lack of sweetness to some people. I tried oolong milktea and brown sugar boba milktea. I like it. My bf likes the ramen, it's not too salty like some ramen places,. The shrimp tempura was crunchy. One thing to improve is their tuna tartar. I believe when people try a meat tartar they expect it was cut in small pieces, not grounded. The same thing happen to this tuna tartar, the spicy tuna in it was okay but was finely grounded. I personally want it to have more seaweed salad to give it a refreshing taste, not just a lot of tempura cruch. read more

Consistently good, I order from the restaurant website directly. The time frame quoted to pickup is usually pretty accurate. Most of the time easy to find street parking. I do wish for the lunch combo options where you pick two or three rolls, you could select multiple of the same type of roll. I love having the 20% drink special until 4pm online. The mango smoothie with boba is my go to. I did like the flavor of passionfruit tea previously but I think it had some parts of seeds in it which I prefer not to have. Overall though, this place is a solid choice for sushi, service and quality. read more

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Very impressed with the spicy ramen! My daughter had the Sushi which was tasty and well presented. Street parking is busy and pay bit we found a spot pretty fast. read more

Liked the food, didn't like the service. Chicago maki, Tamago Roll and Dragon Maki were all yummy! The restaurant looks like it's been slightly upgraded but still needs a little work. The service was less than phenomenal. There were no other customers, yet we were basically forgotten about. Waited some time for the check, and I even had to flag the waitress down as she was zoned out on her phone. read more

Wabi Sabi - 6 Piece Chicago Maki Tamago Roll 8 Piece Dragon Maki - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I conveniently picked up Friday Night Dinner. The food was delicious! The teriyaki is served with broccoli mixed with onions and their homemade teriyaki sauce. We will definitely order this again. Also the Mexican Maki Roll with Spicy Mayo and Eel Sauce really complimented the roll. No Dine In Service. Delivery and pick up only. read more

I tried this place for the first time and thought it was very good. The sushi was delicious and the ramen was hot and very spicy! The food was delivered within the stated arrival and the only complaint would be they forgot to provide the soy sauce for the sushi. But not to worry, as we have tons at home. I will definitely be ordering from this place again! read more

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Our new favorite Ramen spot. Next time we will try the sushi- it looked amazing! The crab rangoons are huge and delicious. The ramen is top notch, super flavorful. Definitely recommend giving this place a try. read more

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Wabi Sabi had their grand opening as hubby and I were leaving Albany Park for a new neighborhood where we purchased our house. Many chic ramen bars in the city are located in those popularly-known north-side places, such as Wicker Park and Lincoln Park. However, Wabi Sabi was founded in east Albany Park on Kedzie, one (1) block north from the CTA Kedzie Brown Line station. As someone who LOVES Albany Park as being one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the U.S., I sincerely wanted Wabi Sabi to do well because AP really needed a quality coffee shop and a restaurant that serves ramen. Nevertheless, Wabi Sabi failed to deliver in my opinion. We didn't order anything from their sushi/sashimi menu because my affection for "LFM" on the opposite side of Albany Park is way too strong! That was alright, though. I saw ramen on the other menu and went with the "black garlic ramen" instead. I wouldn't say that bowl of black garlic ramen was awful, yet I found it uninteresting and bland. In other words, there was no depth in term of the flavor of the broth, the ingredients, and the choice of noodle. Don't get me wrong. It tasted soothing and comforting, but it was a solid three (3) star-quality. I said this in a very fair manner because you will be able to find a better-crafted, more delectable, and more unique bowl of ramen elsewhere in the city. It was surprisingly to me that hubby had a craving for yaki udon this evening. I saw a lack of reflection and comment from him on this dish. I, therefore, assumed that it was just average. Wabi Sabi had a massive potential to be a cool hang-out joint with your pals, significant other, or someone whom you want to share a meal with. The food I had tonight didn't cut it. I honestly don't know if I would be back because choices of restaurants on Kedzie, between Lawrence and Irving Park, are beyond plenty. read more

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Ordered take out and the food was hot and tasty by the time it made it home. Food was ready at pick up and packaged well. Spicy Miso delicious!!! read more

Ramon was SO good. I had the pink lady maki, very much recommend!! Place is clean and the service was great. Highly recommend!

Loved the ramen, sushi was also pretty solid, high quality all around! Just moved to the area, love this place!

This used to be our go-to spot for sushi and the ramen was always good. However to say we were disappointed with our last order is an understatement. The sushi proportion and what they gave for a regular roll was ridiculous. For example the size of the roll is smaller than an AirPod. Unfortunately we will not be coming back. read more

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I'm a big fan of Wabi Sabi. Their Chicken Teriyaki is absolutely amazing. I travel six stops on the Brown Line, without hesitation, to get to Wabi Sabi to enjoy some Chicken Teriyaki. I've never been a huge sushi fan but Wabi Sabi changed my mind on that. The folks working here are very friendly, the vibe is good, the food is good, and the music they play on the speakers is always awesome. Dare to try anything on the menu, be bold, order adventurously. Highly recommended. read more

Stumbled upon this during a yelp search yesterday. I was craving ramen! The tonkotsu was so flavorful! I was pleasantly surprised with the broth. I did ask the waitress for some spicy sauce to mix in, it had no spice at all. We also ordered the pork buns, they looked different from the picture on the menu, the picture looked more like one piece of pork, but the actual order had shredded pork. I didn't like it that much but my husband loved it. My husband ordered a California roll and the Chicago roll. I tried both and they were good! read more

Wabi Sabi - Tonkotsu ramen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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My husband and I thought the Ramen and sushi was really good! The service was great and the place has a good vibe when you first walk in. 4 stars just because I have a favorite Ramen joint. read more

Had the spicy garlic ramen soup. It was delicious. Clean restaurant and great service. Will definitely be back here!

Super fresh and delicious! I ordered the spicy ramen and honestly- it is both spicy and delicious! Honest to goodness heat in this ramen! We had the regular miso and it was very flavorful as well. Definitely going back! Generous portions- broth is packed separately from noodles. read more

Excellent ramen, sushi and quick service! I treated my wife to dinner to celebrate her birthday and all in all we loved this place. We also enjoyed BYOB with no cork fee. On a Friday night at 6:30 the place was drawing a crowd but fortunately we were seated right away. To start us off we ordered the Godzilla maki and both of us opted for a bowl of the spicy garlic ramen which was just the right amount of heat and pork belly flavor. We're definitely coming back! read more

Wabi Sabi - Godzilla maki roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Ramen was alright nothing special. But the service seemed too aggressive. My party were served pretty quickly, which I appreciate. But the server almost basically pressured us into tipping them. Service was nothing special to be honest. They also were noticeably irritated whilst we were discussing the bill. read more

This spot is such a gem. Randomly decided to check it out on a rainy Saturday afternoon and I'm so glad I did. The Yaki Udon was super flavorful and I love how the chicken was lightly breaded. I also tried the Shumai which was served with what appeared to be a sweet soy sauce and my only complaint was that I didn't get 2 orders of them. I will definitely be coming back soon read more

Decent parking on the street, edamame was good no dark spots on any of them, I tried smoked salmon nigiri tasted good but less smoked more jus regular salmon. I tried the passion fruit green tea it iced and just the rt amount of sweetness it was good. And lastly Seafood ramen came with quite a bit of pieces, broth was good, only back draw I felt was the noodles I've had better, freshly made. read more

Decided to try this place out after someone had recommended it to me and it's not too far from where I live. Had a great experience. Staff was incredibly friendly. Ordered the spicy garlic miso ramen, lava stone, sashimi and every dish was delicious. Would come back again. read more

Seriously excellent ramen for a fair price. We order delivery often and never disappointed. read more

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This place has just become one of my top sushi/Japanese restaurants to go to! They decorate for the holidays and they have cool lights all around the seating area. I ordered the 10pc Godzilla roll and my boyfriend got the tonokatsu ramen. My roll filled me up so quickly! And it tasted sooooooo good! The service is nice as well. Decently priced for great quality sushi. You have to pay for parking outside but it's not bad at all and well worth it for the food here. read more

Wabi Sabi - Godzilla - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

First time eating here and everything was delicious. Nice portions and wonderful service as well. I love naruto and each ramen soup comes with 1 but the server and chef gave me 4 I think for it being my first time there. Either way that was very nice of them. The beef over rice comes in such a cute lunch plate. First time trying gyoza and these have become my favorite. My 1 year old enjoyed them as well. I had to get a second order. read more

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This place used to be 5 stars in my book. However, I recently went back a couple of times and had the worst experience of my life. First, our waitress was extremely rude. She would cut me off and was completely dismissive. Then, our food came. The gyozas were good but the ramen... The ramen was the biggest disappointment of them all. I used rave about how great the ramen was but now it just tastes like wet mop water. The noodles are straight out a ramen packet. The broth was flavorless and SPICY. I am someone who can handle heat but I couldn't even finish my soup because my mouth was burning. And the pork, it was completely flavorless and tasted like it was old. Needless to say, this place has lost my business. read more

Delicious! I had the spicy Tonkotsu Ramen. It had heat but it wasn't overpowering. It also had a good portion of meat. read more

Wabi Sabi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois