Squid Ink Sushi Bar - Peoria

I love this place! The service is absolutely top-notch! The food is beyond flavorful and delicious! Handcrafted cocktails, great appetizers, and definitely an amazing happy hour! The staff is amazing… They are on it! Plenty of parking, and great times! The patio is a must! I will always support this business!

I recently dined at Squid ink, and had an overall delightful experience. The food was absolutely delicious, showcasing fresh seafood prepared with great flavor. I particularly appreciated the attractive lunch deals, offering both value and variety. The service was commendable—friendly and attentive staff made the visit enjoyable. However, I did notice that my water glass wasn’t refilled as often as I would have liked, which was a minor inconvenience in an otherwise great service experience. Overall, I would definitely recommend squid ink for anyone craving quality seafood and a pleasant dining atmosphere, especially during lunch for their fantastic deals.

Really good Asian fusion place. Fresh and inventive dishes served by friendly people in a clean, comfortable surrounding. Highly recommended.

The Miso soup was great and the sushi was good, but I feel like overall the food was overpriced. I was bummed that we arrived before 2pm and by the time the server took our order it was 2:01pm and she wouldn’t let us order their lunch special anymore. We also waited so long for our check that we had to go to the front check in desk to pay when we were done. If the service was better, I may consider returning.

Great food (especially sea food dishes), atmosphere, and service. A very positive and popular place with an excellent outdoor patio on warm days and evenings.

This place has a lot of great potential. The only thing that I saw wrong with it was that the fish handling wasn't on par with other sushi restaurants that I know and love. Fish refrigerator was left open or unsealed. Also fish was not being rewrapped after being used. And this leads to unfresh sushi. It was very apparent when we received our salmon. The tuna was surprisingly fresh though I think that a few little changes and improvements of the fish handling and sushi line could make this place a weekly stop for me. Sushi Fridge doors left open and fish not being rewrapped to stop oxidation leads to unfresh fishy tasting fish. The service was par the environment was birdie. And I appreciate the experience. Photo attached is of the sushi line being left open and fish un sealed. Edit to response**** Thank you for your acknowledgement. As mentioned in my review my favorite sushi places don't make those mistakes. It's a small detail that improves quality and taste of fish if followed properly. I didn't get ill or sick from the sushi it simply causes a less fresh taste. When I go back I will update my review and will gladly give 5 stars with improvement. I have increased my rating with your response. Good ownership speaks volumes.

The surf n turf roll and the hori Fook are fantastic. Great cocktails n great sushi

Went here for lunch today with my kids and my aunt. My aunt is very disabled and can only sit in booths so we had to sit right next to a table of rowdy and beefy men in their 40s downing multiple large bottles of sake. They were having a very loud and fun lunch, filming each other chugging their booze. Whatever, that was fine. Then they started dropping loud f-bombs and other choice language and my kids got really uncomfortable. I asked them very politely if they could please try not to swear in front of my kids. The one doing the swearing became belligerent, denied doing it, then said he didn't care, and one of his buddies said he didn't care either. I clarified "did you just say that you don't care?" and luckily the manager swooped in just then and asked them to leave. One kindly peeled out, but the others put up a really big fuss. The manager explained he's trying to run a family place and he'd call the cops if needed. It got really uncomfortable but they left. They seemed to be VERY drunk. The manager then came to apologize to us. His name was Aaron. I credit him for doing what he did, and it wasn't the restaurant's fault these guys were drunk lunks. I'm very thankful he stepped in when he did, because the conversation was turning really dark. Big men, picking on a mom, two children, and a disabled woman. The food was ok. The servers were great. I don't know if I'd be back just because it would remind me of this experience. On a personal note, I wish the lunks well, hope they got home safely, and hope they can find some grace for others next time.