"There aren’t too many neighborhood-type spots on Rush St. in the Gold Coast, but we’ll always have Friends. We hope. From the outside, it just looks like a townhouse with a sushi sign out front. But inside, it feels like a retro vision of a futuristic lounge—filled with all-white furniture that would fit in on The Jetsons. The smallish space gets crowded on the weekend, so come here during the week for a more low-key night. You can’t go wrong ordering from the large selection of maki." - sam faye, adrian kane, john ringor