Japonais Restaurant Review
600 W. Chicago Ave. (Halsted St.)
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Chicago, IL 60610
312-822-9600 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
Japonais Restaurant is one of our 2012
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Cuisine
Open
Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightlyFeatures
- Heart-healthy dishes
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Open late
- Valet parking
- Casual
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The presentations at this sleek restaurant are artful and elegant (the shapes of the plates alone are a feast for the eyes)---without being ostentatious. The hot-and-sour soup, for example, may be served in a deep white bowl that swoops like a Frank Gehry building. Panko-breaded oysters with a smoky bacon gratin might lounge on a long, narrow dish. But it's not all about looks. We recommend the Kobe carpaccio, the paper-thin slices of beef forming rows of shingles, amped up by a yuzu-ginger sauce. Although the menu keeps an eye on traditional Japanese cuisine and sushi, its other is on a more modern approach to Asian cuisine. The results are as impressive as the atmosphere, which involves splashes of color, textured glass and overhead waves of expensive wood. Service is on top of everything, and there is a first-rate selection of saké, to boot. Be sure to check out the river walk patio in summer.
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