2011-02-24

Westwood Tavern and Bar

This is for tonight, Friday 24 February 2011

I picked this place both because it was close to the hotel and because it had a non-sushi sounding name. They serve sushi - no sushi bar - and many other items typical of a sports bar. The place is huge - two stories. It appears to be a higher end sports bar. The selection was very limited. For suhi/sashimi there was unagi, tuna, yellowtail, salmon, and king crab. These are sold by the piece instead of the usual pair. There were a lot more in the rolls menu.

I ordered two pieces of unagi sashimi - at $3 each, they were a little pricy. I also ordered the spicy tuna roll and the dragon roll.

The unagi had little bit of spice - a nice touch, and was a good size. Temperature (I like it hot) was warm but it did not detract from the experience.

The spicy tuna was maki style, not the hand roll I expected. It came with the beige dipping sauce (what is it called?) which complemented the spice well.

The dragon roll was good. However it did not match the good results from the first two items.

I would say, if you are in the area and want sushi and large screens with sports all around, this is the place. Small sushi selection in a place to sit back and watch all the games.

Total bill:
2.00 Lemonade
10.00 Rainbow Dragon
7.00 Spicy Tuna Roll
6.00 Sashime (eel eel)
25.00 Sub total
2.88 tax (yes, Chicago has a high sales tax)
27.88 Sub total
plus tip

Westwood Tavern and Bar
1385 North Meacham Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4805

(847) 969-9500

In the beginning

I started keeping a log, very short so far, of sushi places I visit. I travel a little, and I usually check out local sushi places. I was debating whether I should just post my comments on the excellent Yelp site (and I might mirror my posts there). After talking it over with some folks, I decided to start my own blog. My friends suggested Sushi King, but that was taken in a few blog sites, so I went with Blogger and became the Sushi Emperor. In the web, no one knows you are really an emperor. 
My concept is to have something for fellow travelers who love sushi. I will include personal disclosure of my tastes so that my reviews are more meaningful.