Like visiting an old friend

time to hit up Chicago's first-ever sushi bar

Hi, everyone!

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. After a few days of marathon eating, I’m about to be thankful for more fresh produce in my diet. How we do this every year, I don’t know.

Today’s edition of the newsletter involves a Chicago Japanese food fixture that I don’t think gets mentioned much anymore, and I thought it was worth a shoutout this week. It’s one of the places I used to go back in the day for a nice night out, and I’m happy to say, after 55 years in business, it’s still going strong.

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Now onto agedashi, tonkatsu, sushi, and a surprisingly good dessert.