kitaro surf & turf & sushi

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   Brian

   Chicago3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Service is way to slow. Second time here with a party of six.
   

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   Christina VIP

   Chicago15 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and great service as always. I always have a great experience.
   

   kitaro surf & turf & sushiResponded 5 days ago

   Thank you so much for your continued support! We're delighted to hear that you always have a great experience with us and look forward to serving you again soon!! 😊🍽️
   

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   Michael VIP

   Indiana51 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Wonderful dinner. Good food, great friendly service. A pleasurable meal.
   

   kitaro surf & turf & sushiResponded 5 days ago

   Thank you for your kind words and 5 star review! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed your meal and our service and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon!! 🍽️😊
   

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   Debbie

   Chicago6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 22 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Took Mom and Grama to our FAV restaurant! They loved it! Grama loved the steak fried rice <3 Thanks for a great experience Andrea
   

   kitaro surf & turf & sushiResponded on 27 February 2025

   We're so happy to hear that you, Mom, and Grama had a great time with us, it’s wonderful to know that she enjoyed the steak fried rice! Thank you for your kind words for Andrea—I know we can thank you on her behalf!! We can't wait to welcome you all back again soon!!! 🍽️😊
   

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   Debbie

   Chicago6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We love Kitaro! Great ambience Great food and GREAT service! We love Andrea! Our go to date night restaurant
   

   kitaro surf & turf & sushiResponded on 20 February 2025

   Thank you so much! We're thrilled to be your go-to date night spot! ❤️🍣 We’ll be sure to pass your kind words along to Andrea—as we know she’ll be so happy to hear it! Looking forward to welcoming you back for another great experience soon!!! 😊🎉
   

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   Ron

   Chicago2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   We made reservations for Valentine's Day. We had checked out the full menu online and had kind of decided what we would order. Nowhere during making the reservation did it say that there would be a "limited menu" to chose from on Valentine's Day. We were both very disappointed to find out that this was the case as neither one of the meals we had picked ahead of time were available on the limited menu. We had to choose from what was already available...(strike one). Kitaro should have made this clear when making the reservation. My wife ordered DiSarono Amaretto for her drink and was told that they didn't have that...(strike two). We couldn't just leave and go somewhere else without a reservation on a holiday. What we did get to eat was good, but not wjat we had anticipated. The server was fantastic though. Also, Kitaro added a mandatory 20% gratuity...(strike three)..."ur out ! ) Honestly, I always leave 20% gratuity for a server...even not so good ones...sometimes I leave more. I don't appreciate this policy for a party of (2). I can understand some restaurants having this policy for parties of (6) or more...but for (2) ? It is for these reasons that we won't be returning to this restaurant in the future.
   

   kitaro surf & turf & sushiResponded on 20 February 2025

   We apologize for your disappointing experience. It's understandable how frustrating it must have been to expect a full menu, only to see the limited options and will use your feedback to better communicate special event menus in the future. With the DiSaronno availability, as much as we would love to have everyone's favorite, stocked, we do have a list of our drink selections online to curb any disheartening expectations. As for the gratuity policy, we understand your concerns. It's in place to ensure our staff is fairly compensated, especially on high-demand nights, but on a regular basis, we only apply this on parties of 5 or more. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the food and service, but we deeply regret that your experience didn’t meet expectations.
   

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   John

   Chicago6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food and service was excellent. The only drawback is that the tables are very close to each other, which makes it less intimate.
   

   kitaro surf & turf & sushiResponded on 20 February 2025

   Thank you for your kind words! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the food and service. We appreciate your feedback about the table spacing and understand how important a comfortable and intimate dining experience is. We hope to welcome you back again soon! 😊🍣✨
   

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   Shawn

   Chicago1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 8 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was delicious. Service was great. Food came out promptly on a busy Saturday night. Drinks were always full. Sushi was out of this world. Best Spicy Tuna roll around. Beef Bulgogi dumplings were delicious and everyone loved the wild Jalapeño. Monster and King Kong are a couple of our favorites also.
   

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   kitaro surf & turf & sushiResponded on 13 February 2025

   Thank you for the fantastic review! We’re so glad you enjoyed everything—especially the Spicy Tuna roll and Beef Bulgogi dumplings (I'm a die hard fan myself!)! Can’t wait to have you back for more of your favorites! 🍣🔥😊
   

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   Carolyn VIP

   Chicago10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 7 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great dinner at Kitaro! Thanks to our waiter Chris for a great evening, excellent service! We celebrated Valentine’s Day a week early - what a great relaxing, delicious dinner. Started off with Asian Pear Martinis along with 2 appetizers, edamame and pork gyozas, then enjoyed our 2 favorite rolls -Crabby Joe and the Hawaiian. We tried a new roll (to us) - Ocean Drive - highly recommended! Thanks Kitaro!
   

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   kitaro surf & turf & sushiResponded on 13 February 2025

   Thank you for celebrating early with us! 💕 We’re so glad you had a relaxing, delicious dinner and enjoyed the Ocean Drive roll!! We’ll be sure to pass on your incredibly kind words along to Chris!! See you next time! 🍣🍸😊
   

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    Dione

    Chicago1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 2 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    We've dined at this establishment several times. It's always an amazing experience. The food is great. I always bring someone new & introduce them to the crab rangoon.
    

    kitaro surf & turf & sushiResponded on 5 February 2025

    Thank you so much for your continued support and kind words! It’s wonderful to know you enjoy the crab rangoon and even introduce it to new guests—that means the world to us!! We can’t wait to welcome you and your friends back for another memorable meal soon!
    

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