by Melissa Batai | Japanese Food, Restaurants by Cuisine
For our first dining out adventure of 2011, my family and I went to Mitsuwa Marketplace, a Japanese supermarket with a dining area with several small restaurants in it. As it was New Year’s Day my husband and kids decided to celebrate with sushi. My daughter...
by Melissa Batai | IL--Chicago, Japanese Food
Way back in February we bought a Groupon to Kyu Sushi. We spent $25 for $50 worth of sushi. However, as I was 7.5 months pregnant at the time, we really did not feel like driving downtown. Today we finally redeemed the Groupon, and we thoroughly enjoyed Kyu Sushi.The...
by Melissa Batai | IL--Rolling Meadows, Japanese Food
A few years ago we discovered Sushi Station in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, and it is hands down our favorite sushi restaurant. We try to limit our visits there though because we usually spend more than we should.After we got our tax refund back, we decided to celebrate...
by Melissa Batai | IL--Forest Park, Japanese Food
We love sushi. Even my 17 month old daughter likes to eat the egg sushi and tofu. (We’ll start her on the real sushi when she is bigger.) So, we decided to try a new sushi bar and Thai restaurant, Bua Hana, that just opened in Forest Park, Illinois. In the interest of...
by Melissa Batai | IL--Rolling Meadows, Japanese Food
(our plate of sushi) We visited Bowl House in Rolling Meadows, IL armed with a $25 restaurant.com coupon off our total order of $35 or more. (The restaurant.com coupon normally cost $10, but I found a code online for 80% off, so I got it for $2.)When we arrived at the...
