823 West Randolph Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Email: info@sushidokku.com
Phone: +1 312 455 8238
Fax: +1 312 455 8237
http://www.sushidokku.com
*Winner of the Michelin bib gourmand Chicago in 2014*
I had the opportunity to experience this restaurant in the first few days of being new to Chicago.
Tucked away in near west side near university village (UIC), more well known as 'Little Italy', we stumbled upon this place by accident.
The original plan was to try out a restaurant called 'Girl and the goat', but we couldn't get a reservation which suited our time so we ended up walking down the street and stumbled upon Sushi Dokku.
Walking through the door, I was taken by the brightly lit sushi bar on one side and the dark rows of dining tables on the other. In Japanese fashion, everything was set out to be uniformed and simplistic, a balance of form and function. In other words - Zen.
We sat at the bar right by the cooking stations. To make things easy, we all ordered the same dishes - the special of the day 'Clam ramen'.
Everything in this dish is well balanced. The broth was intense enough to cut through the rest of the ingredients but also allowing all the different tastes to shine through - a characteristic I highly regard when it comes to ramen as the flavors can quickly become muddled together if not layered correctly. The ramen noodles was also cooked to perfection.
The best part was seeing the chef cook it in front of us. We saw how meticulous he was with his measurements and timing, the layering of the ingredients and the final presentation as he personally served it to us.
I'll definitely be back to try their Nigiri, Sashimi and Maki rolls. I'm also impressed by their Sake menu which is always a great indicator of an outstanding purveyor.
This was a quick visit so we kept it simple and light, as the guys had a marathon to run the next day.
I highly recommend Sushi Dokku if you're after the next generation modern style Japanese cuisine.
Getting there:
Simply hop on a Green line or a Pink line CTA 'L' train and get off at Morgan-Lake, then walk three blocks towards N Green St on Randolph and it'll be right on the corner, you can't miss this little gem.
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