Reviews for Gaijin in Chicago, IL
Service was very friendly and hospitable, as well as incredibly attentive. Food service was surprisingly quick. Food was... excellent!! It was a great experience to try okonomiyaki and kakigori. *Chef's kiss* Also, I REALLY LOVE that the chairs havestorage to put your belongings while you eat. Read more
Japanese restaurant owned by an "outsider" hence the name "Gaijin". Great menu selection, 4 course option for $40. Two styles of... okonomiyaki, Hiroshima and Osaka. Wait staff very friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable even while the place was packed.Definitely a go-to if you're in Downtown Chicago. Read more
Had an amazing first visit here. The okonomiyaki freshly-made and served hot onto a personal teppanyaki pan had such a great... balance of flavors. The mochi donut was also a creative delight. I'm giving this place 4-stars only because it has not beensuper consistent with its flavors from my experience and could be a little cheaper. Regardless, this is a restaurant I wouldvisit again! Read more
We had 4 ppl and ordered two tasting experience plus one extra okonomiyaki. The portion was pretty big and all the okonomiyaki... we ordered were very tasty. However, I do NOT recommend the tasting experience. Making separate orders should be a betterchoice. In the gaijin tasting experience: 1. FIRST: KOMBU MARINATED VEGETABLES. This item is simply too plain. I feel likethis should be something offered for free in most Asian restaurants. Nothing special about it. Money can be better spent onother dishes. 2. SECOND: SHORT RIBS -OR- VEGGIE YAKISOBA. We did both short ribs and yakisoba, and both dishes are verydelicious. Short rib is small. 3. THIRD: OSAKA-STYLE OKONOMIYAKI, like I said, all okonomiyaki are very good. Better to orderseparately. 4. FOURTH: MOCHI DONUT. ——Turns out the donut in the tasting experience is NOT the same one if you orderseparately!!!!! —— We were not happy about it as the menu does not mention anything about it and neither did our waiter.It’s small donut balls not real donut. Plus the taste was just okay no highlight. Not recommended. Read more
We ordered beef Osaka style with egg and crispy rice added. The addition made it heavy and wet. We also ordered vegetarian... Hiroshima style which is tasty. The mochi donut was good. Warning: the topping is very sweet. We recommend order just one andshare. Not worth the hype. If you’ve never had okonomiyaki before, I recommend trying them for the experience. Read more
Great Japanese food. Very flavorful. Fun environment. Food was good, Dessert was my favorite. Highly recommend their shaved ice... / snow peak desserts. Creative, yummy flavors Read more
Decided to give this place a review during Chicago's restaurant week. I was able to try the $45 deal where I chose a total of 4... dishes. Everything was very flavorful overall and I was most impressed with the cabbage pancakes otherwise known as Okonomiyaki! Read more
Highly recommend and would definitely come back! Really craved comfort food and this delivered! A huge plus was the shaved ice.... It's true shaved ice - soft and snow-like. Read more