Sushi Reference: Rise

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3401 North Southport.
Chicago, Illinois
By public transport: CTA brown line to Southport, south 1 block.
Voice: +1 (773) 525-3535.
Fax: +1 (773) 525-3522.
Lunch hours: daily.
Offers delivery.
Offers take-away meals.
Licensed to serve beer, wine and liquor.
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Sample prices:

Ama ebi nigiri (sweet shrimp), 2 pieces, $6.-
Ebi nigiri (shrimp), 2 pieces, $4.-
Hamachi nigiri (yellowtail), 2 pieces, $6.-
Hotategai nigiri (scallops), 2 pieces, $6.-
Ika nigiri (squid), 2 pieces, $4.-
Maguro nigiri (tuna), 2 pieces, $4.-
Sake nigiri (salmon), 2 pieces, $4.-
Tai nigiri (snapper), 2 pieces, $4.-
Tako nigiri (octopus), 2 pieces, $4.-
Tamago nigiri (egg omelet), 2 pieces, $4.-
Toro nigiri (fatty tuna), 2 pieces, $8.-
Unagi nigiri (eel), 2 pieces, $4.-
Ikura gunkan maki (salmon roe), 2 pieces, $6.-
Tobiko gunkan maki (smelt/flying fish roe), 2 pieces, $6.-
Uni gunkan maki (sea urchin), 2 pieces, $8.-
California roll, 6 pieces, $4.-
Kappa maki (cucumber roll), 6 pieces, $3.-
Tekka maki (tuna roll), 6 pieces, $4.-
Unagi maki (eel and cucumber roll), 6 pieces, $6.-
Miso soup, 1 bowl, $2.-

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Comments about this restaurant:

From Scott Horwitz (last visit August 2007)

Variety of sushi: Usual selection.
Freshness of sushi: Fresh.
Presentation of sushi: Average.
Generosity of sushi portions: Average.

Promptness of service: Very slow.
Courtesy of service: Very rude.
Accuracy of service: Most inaccurate.

``In the several years of eating at Rise, I am shocked at the treatment we received from the manager, and I will never eat there again. My wife and I ordered carry out. We are loyal customers and forego the sushi places that are closer to Evanston and make the 25 minute trip there and back to pick up our food. Upon returning home we discovered that the scallop rolls we ordered were in fact octopus. We called to alert the restaurant about their mistake. After two completely confused hostesses, we finally got the manager on the phone who informed us that there would be no refund of the $10 for the two incorrect rolls. Apparently the owners (who do not live in the United States and cannot be contacted by anyone other than the manager we spoke to) have issued a fatwah that no refunds may be given unless the wrong food is returned to the restaurant. The manager would not send his delivery driver to pick up their mistake and informed me that they would do nothing to rectify their mistake. The lesson: you'd better make sure that everything is absolutely perfect before you walk out that door, cause these guys don't care if you are satisfied with the food or the service. This seems like a small offense, but really their inability to fix a mistake of their own making shows how little regard Rise has for its customers. For the $10 they got to keep on their mistake from me tonight, the manager conceded that he would rather not have me as a customer. Choose wisely. Find a different place to eat. ''

From John Maraist (site moderator, last visit November 2001)

Variety of sushi: Usual selection.
Freshness of sushi: Fresh.
Presentation of sushi: Somewhat nicer than average.
Generosity of sushi portions: Large portions.

Promptness of service: Slow.
Courtesy of service: Courteous.
Accuracy of service: Inaccurate.
Cleanliness - dining and visible kitchen areas: Clean.
Cleanliness - restrooms: Clean.
Quality of nonsushi food: Very good.

``Large portions of decent (but not great) sushi. Unadventurous omakase selection. Strikingly sloppy service: slow to take and fill orders, dishes from same course brought out at different times, seemed like the slowest bar in the city. Very hip decor, but not in a comfortable or friendly way.

``All in all, an average experience at above-average prices.''

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