Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar

Decided to goto the city for a day trip and ended up coming to union sushi for a Saturday night dinner. Immediately when we entered we were greated kindly and immediately seated to our table at the sushi bar where chef Toshi greeted us and gave us reccomendations on the menu which were excellent. Was great to watch him prepare everything while talking about the dishes. Would 100% recommend for their well thought out menu and service.

This spot offers a fun mix of sushi and grilled dishes, making it easy to find something for everyone. The rolls are fresh and creative, while the barbecue items add a nice twist to the menu. The atmosphere is lively and stylish, and the cocktails pair well with the food. It’s a great place for a night out with friends or a casual dinner date.

I came here for happy hour - lychee mule was a 10/10! I also really enjoyed the spicy tuna crispy rice. I will say the server was forgetful and not knowledgeable on the menu, but I will give her the benefit of the doubt and assume she is new. Overall, happy hour was pretty good and I will come back!

Overall this place was just okay. Our service was pretty poor. Our server was nice, but the food came out extremely staggered and the staff seemed as if they didnt know what we ordered. We ordered edemame to start out, and a few minutes later we were asked if we ordered a 2nd order which we had not. After a few minutes of ordering, I recieved one of my sushi rolls within a couple minutes, and we all received our food at different times, including the last person in our group to receive her food halfway through all of us finishing eating. The sushi was just average. It was not worth the price compared to other sushi places - the sushi just did not seem fresh.

The first time and last time we were here was over a decade ago when this joint first opened up. It was one of the first Japanese robata grill joints in Chicago downtown and I remember our experience was good, nice ambient and sushi selections. I remember that I didn't care for the ramen and there was really nothing memorable. We decided to give it another try after all of these years, just to confrim the reasons why we haven't been back. The ambient is ok, much brighter then before, weird layout with tables and seats wrapping along the walls and that big pillar in the middle. The Saturday we were there, it was about 60% capacity, wasn't busy. The menu changed drastically, it used to be much bigger with higher end offerings, wine / sake paring and such, now it is just like a neighborhoo