Wicker Park Seafood & Sushi Bar

Chic and delightful oasis at Chicago O’Hare airport ✈️! Sat at the long sushi bar! Had delicious edamame and California roll. Brought out very fast! Super nice waitress! Very happy!

Some folks need to level the expectations. This is an airport. I travel extensively and this is the ONLY airport sushi I will eat. Today on a layover, breakfast Poke bowl. Sushi here is really good, fresh, flavorful. Staff is very curious and prompt. Again, airport. I don’t expect gush and butt kissing for a better tip. I’m here to eat, pay and get to flight. HIGHLY recommend, I always make time for sushi at Wicker Park if the connection allows.

Airport food is just airport food. Over priced menu is a given. The sushi here is not bad, about the same as the ones you get from the grocery store or a small Chinese owned sushi take out joint in the burbs. Good sushi rice. Nothing extraordinary, but no complaints. The wings (wingdings) were microwaved from frozen, soggy, do not order! Stick with the Sushi. I think this is the only Sushi joint in T1, full bar, plenty of seats. It gives more options then just burgers and fries.

Good place to get fresh, made-to-order sushi while waiting for a flight. The sushi is fresh and the service can be slow during busy times.

The team was fabulous! I loved the quality of the spicy salmon roll, spicy tuna roll, and half dozen oysters. The taste was fantastic and this was truly a wonderful place to pause and take a quick break before traveling to my gate. The team was prompt and brought over a menu and took my order quickly. Additionally, they went above and beyond and when I asked if they could charge my phone, they plugged my phone right into an outlet nearby. So grateful, this place is absolutely fantastic and I recommend it highly for its sushi. Lunch had seating at the bar and a nice choice of drinks.

Food was good. I enjoyed the geisha roll. You order on your phone and pay through a QR code so they are pretty quick.

Great service, good food and fantastic atmosphere. A great place to grab some delicious healthy food at O’Hare airport. They were not too busy and there were plenty of seats. The salad was delicious and the Unagi bowl was absolutely scrumptious! I will definitely stop by again!

Why Eater rates this as one of the best places to eat at O’Hare is a mystery. The food seems frozen and merely microwaved, the drinks are absurdly priced (even for an airport) and the seating is uncomfortable. Like most other places at O’Hare, they also do not serve breakfast past 9:30 (in spite of the many signs all over the terminal advertising otherwise). The only good thing about it is that it’s in a relatively calm spot in an otherwise chaotic terminal. Also, though it’s advertised as a sushi bar, the menu doesn’t have sushi on it… you can find it on their online ordering menu, though that one also has different offerings and prices than physical menu handed to you.

The only reason it's not a full 5 stars is the price's, yes I know and understand the reasons the airport being the big one. I had only had the spicy tuna roll and a Sapporo, it was very fresh and delicious I had to order another. If there was squid salad on the menu I would've gotten that as well. Pleasant and knowledgeable server gave me a few suggestions. There where nice areas to be served, the sushi bar, a table or a nice comfortable chair by the windows, plenty of room for your luggage as well.

The bartender has got to be the absolute worst ever. She completely ignored me for 30 minutes. When I finally got her attention she was so sullen and indifferent that I wrote this review before I even got my meal. The unagi donburi was good though. What a waste of a prime location.

Came here around 4 and it was a lot calmer than the usual evening time. Got hot tea and some rolls and passed the delays due to thunderstorms

Very few vegan options. They used to have more but have eliminated them. We ate there whenever we flew through Chicago but no more.

So twice I've ate there in last 2 months flying through. First time I was there I sat to eat as I had time. I was near entrance and I noticed a lady standing there when I walked in. I ordered and she said to the waitress/bartender "ma'am I've been waiting to order to go here. Not sure you noticed." Response was "I noticed, I'll get to when I have time". I told the her that the lady was there when I came in so please take her order before mine as I have time and only then did she do so. Fast forward to tonight and I had quicker connection but I thought I could get to go and then take to plane. Same thing happened only now I was the lady. The bartender was same lady and she seemed to ignore me for 5 minutes. So I went in restaurant and asked nice gentleman if I could order to go and he pointed to where I was standing. I explained I was being ignored and he said he'd say something. Meanwhile I was watching lady top of waters and ask people if they wanted anything else. I finally said, "ma'am could I please get in my to go order?" "Yes, when I have the time". Dripping with attitude. So I left. Out of principle. I suspect it's not just an attitude issue. I suspect she thinks she isn't getting a tip for to go people so she won't bother with them till she has to. As I walked out, guy that was at bar said "sorry, seems to be the rule here. Better to sit". Management would do well in working to change that attitude and maybe align incentives to, you know, serve the traveling customer. Sushi is fine. Seems tasty enough but frankly I'm done with rude servers. Out of principle. I always tip well, particularly if someone can help me get a quick order transferring planes. She missed out on that.

Wicker Park in Concourse C is a good option when you want lighter fare than the usual pizza and burgers of airport food. It's easy to miss as it's tucked at the very end of the concourse behind a wall. The entire ordering process is by QR code which was convenient, fast, and less germy but cushion seating at the tables was... ick and grimy, so I chose bar seating. The staff was friendly and fast while the food was mediocre sushi for insanely high prices. But, again, it's a great option when you don't want to contend with unnecessary flatulence on an airplane due to highly processed foods. I can't fault the restaurant for my $54 tab for the Tartare ($25) and seaweed salad as that high price tag is the norm for airport food.

Given the food limitations in this Terminal, Wicker is my go to before I am sequestered in the aluminum radiation bombarded tube for hours. Had the tuna poke bowl - has a few sauces so if you don't like glop, watch out. It is good. Also had the shrimp tempura roll, uninspired but good.

Probably one of the best food options at ORD. Look, it's an airport, not Nobu. But it's GOOD and you won't get food poisoning. Granted the price tag is heavy but whatever. I had a special roll and a spicy tuna roll. Both very good. Only thing was one roll was served way before the other one came out so that was annoying. If you have time to kill for a sit down meal, this is a solid choice.

If you enjoy your airport experience as a solitary experience, this is your spot. You can stay plugged into your favorite audio book, podcast, or Playlist. You'll seat yourself at the bar, view the menu, order, and check out by using the QR codes clearly posted around the space. My meal arrived quickly, was fresh, and presented well. Don't expect a top up on beverages or hovering wait staff. Aside from bringing the food, you won't really see them.

I read about this restaurant as being one of the best airport restaurants at O'Hare (according to various sources), then while walking to my gate, it was nearby and I had the time, so I figured why not. They say the sushi chefs slice the fish onsite, and I was surprised by that when reading the article. While walking by, I saw a sushi chef with a large fish in his hand carving away, so indeed, that is true. Prices are what you would expect at a casual airport sushi restaurant. They're not cheap, but they're not outrageous either. When ordering nigiri, look to spend about $5 per piece, specialty rolls are around $22 currently, regular ones are in their teens, and most apps are over $10. The half dozen raw oysters are decently priced, but I decided to go with a popular selection with yelpers, the Spanish dynamite roll, and I added an iced tea. The roll, while not my usual roll, was the usual fish I order in rolls, and it was pretty fresh, which is most of what I am looking for in a sushi restaurant. I am not a big fan or imitation crab or crab mix, so I wouldn't say it's a 5 star roll, but it's a nice flavor that's fairly filling. Service was quick, as should be expected for a casual airport dining spot..

Decent airport sushi, service was really good and quick. I sat by the window and it was nice watching all the planes. They also have high tops with plugs. Prices are on the higher side but it's a given since it's inside an airport.

I paid for my food and drink at the time of ordering and even tipped 20%, despite airport pricing and ordering and paying via QR code. When I left, one of the employees followed me out and loudly accused me of not paying. I pulled up my receipt, afraid I hadn't paid, but saw that I owed $0 when I pulled the tab up. I followed the employee who chased me to the POS system to show my proof of purchase, to which he began to wave me away. I was overwhelmed so I apologized for any confusion (though in hindsight I had no need to apologize) and he just stared me like I was crazy. I have never been so embarrassed and uncomfortable, being loudly accused of dining and dashing and then treated like I was crazy for trying to make sure the situation was resolved.

This place is a complete fiasco from start to finish. Start with a sour hostess greeting you up front and taking you to your seat without so much as a smile or comment other than "one?" Then the app for ordering, which you access with QR code says to "see your server." There was none to be found so I chased down the hostess and she said, "Oh, I'll tell them to turn it on." Really? After about 3 minutes and multiple tries the app finally put my order through. I eventually got my water from a server (I guess) who asked if I placed my order. I got my poke bowl pretty quickly so that was nice but I found out it was mine from the sushi chef on the other side of the bar who was asking "poke bowl?" in a way that I could neither hear or understand her. The poke was fine but not worth the price. Five minutes later I got my spicy tuna roll which was dry and small and mediocre. Never saw the server again until using the app to pay was seeming not to work - it was just spinning and spinning for about four minutes. I showed the server that the app was spinning and she said I'll go check. Two minutes later she came back with my check and said it went through (along with my 2% tip for nothing.) Will never go to this place again.

Probably one of the worst sushi I've ever had. I would have to saw pre-prepared supermarket sushi is better than this. Had the dragon roll. The tempura was old and stale, no crunch at all. You cannot have tempura without any crispness. The rice was had. The roll was small. Service was non-existent.

Uninspired but does the business. They would rather not be here. But they are. Space is decent and the process works. Serviceable.

I got the tuna poke to go. It was... weird. The sauce is more like a tangy hot sauce and it has greens and some other odd things. It just does not fit the standard poke flavor profile. Maybe I should've gone with a roll instead.

This was one of the busiest food places that we walked past in the O'Hare airport. It was self seating but once we took a few steps in, a staff member guided us to a table. We both ordered a salmon poke with hot sauce on the side. The salmon was incredibly fresh. We were really impressed. Service was also prompt and the staff were all so kind.

The service was superb! For this huge airport, this area was quiet and comforting. What we had to eat. Was absolutely delicious, and I was completely surprised. Of course, the prices were absolutely outrageous.

I was on the last lap of a very delayed and long travel day. Was nice to stop here and tuck into some sushi while waiting for my flight. You won't get terribly attentive service, but that's okay.

Literally no service yet high prices. Order from QR code, pour your own beer (with wet glass), and food is pushed to you from across the bar. Yet a tip is requested?

Delicious! Always fresh. I purposely get to ORD early or schedule long layover just to eat here. It does get crowded and is pricey.

Killing time before my flight in O'Hare I wanted to get a decent dinner (company was fitting the bill) because my work trip cut into my weekend and I needed to treat'myself. Located in a "less busy" corner between terminal 1 and 2, there's a very long bar (allowing for business travelers) but also a seating table area for larger groups. The hostess seated me at the bar next to this clearly intoxicated woman. Her backpack was on the stool I was supposed to sit on, so she got up (very unsteadily) moved her back and then proceeded to trip on it trying to get back into her stool. Luckily she caught herself and then declared that "I almost died so you can sit down." The server came over and got my drink order - I was not ready to order anything just yet, so I started with a water... but you can tell she was eyeing the woman next to me. Later in the meal, I overheard the server tell another server that my neighbor had been cut off a long time ago and she "wouldn't leave or get the hint." Thank goodness for smart phones and airpods since the woman next to me (slurring) was asking me where I was flying to and then some story about how she just finished a weekend bender in Chicago with her friend. I told her I was traveling for work and didn't provide further details... I thought she got the hint so she started talking to her other neighbor so that gave me an opening to put in my order and put my airpods in and pretend I was watching something. Solid spot for a Sapporo, sushi roll, seaweed salad, and soup (especially considering its in an airport). Everything came out super fast... I see the guest turnover is real - it's an airport! Servers were nice and they move you along... maybe not ideal if you are trying to kill time (since they are so efficient) but at least you know you can get good service and sushi at O'hare.

Anytime I have enough time, I'll stop at wicker park. Their sashimi is always very fresh! The rolls are usually really good! Although I did have the Chicago Dragon recently and it was dry. In my experience, there's is nothing special about the service or staff, average at best. It is airport food but it is very good airport food!

Well here I am at the Wicker park at terminal C at O'HareAirport. Apparently, if you don't use technology, they won't serve you on a timely manner. The waiter was not at all busy told me you would take a half hour. It was his attitude. I'm actually on the senior status, and if he had asked to help me out, I would've been more than happy to eat here, but apparently I can't eat here unless I'm techie savvy. Considerate elder abuse!

Odd service.. went 10 minutes without anyone even checking in only to be told to place my order with the QR code. Four servers at the bar and only five people dining, so it felt odd to be pushed away from any actual service.

Pre pandemic business travel schedule is coming back into play and I've been able to revisit some old O'Hare haunts... Love this sushi place in terminal 2 - leisurely lunch - sashimi super fresh - catching up on some email over a glass of Chardonnay. Glad to see it's still here and going strong.

My go to stop when traveling for work. Food and good atmosphere/vibe from the decor/furniture are the highlights but mainly the food. Service and ordering process are very bad. Ask if you can avoid using the app because it is a nightmare. Poor descriptions of the dishes and you have to click each item individually to get a description so will take forever. Overall I enjoy the food here a lot especially for an airport but it is a little pricey!

The worst. Inattentive staff. You have to order with a QR code, which would be fine if it were functioning. A surly waiter sighed like it was my problem and then said, "Well, do you know what you want??" Just stick to any other options in the C terminal. Avoid this spot at all costs.

Conveniently located sushi place in between terminals. Service was very fast. I stopped by while walking to my next terminal on a layover. It is open air seating and thoughtfully decorated and very clean. Sushi was not bad. Prices are not terrible either. It was worth the stop and to satisfy a sushi craving. Spicy tuna roll was pretty good and relatively inexpensive.

Easily one of the best places to eat when at O'Hare. The quality of the sushi is very good, and my waitress was super friendly and working very hard to make it a great experience. The atmosphere is casual, and you don't feel rushed. Would highly recommend!

For airport sushi, it's pretty decent. The fancy shrimp tempura roll is my favorite here. I'm not a fan of the California roll. You can get it to go within 20 min (or less). The servers are pretty unfriendly until you're ready to check out, so don't be alarmed, but you'll get a smile eventually. This is my go to place in ORD for food.

I was really disappointed with my experience here. When they brought out my food, the plates were dirty, and I had to ask for new ones. Instead of proper replacements, they just gave me plastic plates. The food itself was okay, but definitely not worth $50. For that price, I expected better quality and at least clean dishes. Wouldn't go out of my way to eat here again.

The food was disgusting, there was a hair on my flat bread. The server was miserable, and all over priced airport food. Go to the food court and avoid this dirty place.

I decided to eat here in the airport because it was right next to my gate, no other reason. Really friendly service but it is extremely slow and staff seem stressed, I had a glass of wine and a signature roll, which was delicious. I'm not sure what the name was because the waitress gave me the wrong one, however she did make it right by providing a free glass of Pinot Noir afterwards!

This place makes grocery store sushi taste gourmet. Super overpriced for the quality that you get. Couldn't even eat the fish it was not fresh at all

The freshest Sushi I've ever eaten, Peroid! Great service and friendly staff and decent ambiance.

I had a roughly 3 hour layover at Chicago O'Hare. I had talked to my brother about wanting to get a nice lunch between flights and he had a few suggestions. However, sushi just sounded perfect. You walk up to a bar/restaurant with very clean lines, a white marble bar with ample seating and a few tables to the left. I was waited on by Justine. She was very relaxed and made you feel right at home. She was attentive, but not overly so. I didn't feel rushed in any way and got to eat and enjoy my sushi without worrying that I had to catch my flight or hurry up so the next patron could have my seat. I would definitely come back here if I have a long layover again. Pricey, but worth it to get service that is really great!

Giving one star for not getting me sick and one star for being in the airport for options. This is in the hallway between Terminal 1 and 2. There was a line for to go but no one was taking any order. Sit down for food before to go even placed their order. None of the staff had smile or greeted the customer regardless sit down or to go. The price is expensive even for the airport. I ordered a tuna poke bowl to go, which involved waiting for 10 minutes before someone even greeted me another another 10 minutes for getting my food. The bowl was so salty drenched in sauce and the rice wasn't fully cooked through. It was chewy but still has that last bite of hardness. The on-site manager didn't care since there were so many one time transit customers.

Food was fine. Service ok, but a slow start. Wait staff, especially two of the waitresses that were there, when I was there were not friendly. Granted, I was at an airport, but if I am going to tip you could at least fake it a little instead of acting like it was just painful to wait on anyone.

This place was really quick with our orders! They are call themselves "Wicker Park: Seafood and Sushi". However, they didn't have Sushi (and we really wanted Sushi). We were disappointed because we thought we thought were going to have Sushi, and it wasn't available. I am glad we finally got over it. We loved their Shrimp Cocktail for $23--there were 5 HUGH Shrimp which were yummy!!! My Honey got a DFT20 Stella (beer) for $12.50, and a bowl of Miso for $6. We agreed the food was pretty good, especially for Airplane Food, but we thought their prices were high.

Service was awful. Don't go here! Bartender didn't even look at me for 10 mins (wasn't busy, open chairs). Then asked me what I wanted, I told him the entire order... he said to put it on the app. After that I'd had enough and said "im out".

I had the Geisha Roll here. This was good sushi. Not super gourmet, but absolutely nothing wrong with it. It was rolled well with the right amount of filling, the seafood was fresh, and the flavours were nice. The prices could have been out of any good sushi restaurant; they weren't cheap but weren't the exorbitant airport prices I was expecting (my roll was $21). I guess in the "real world" I might take off a star for $$ but I'll let it slide in the airport. The roll was the standard size for a special 8 piece roll. My waitress was also very nice, attentive but patient when I needed an extra minute to decide what to order. My food and seemingly others' food came out reasonably quickly - they weren't too busy but definitely not dead.

The food was very good. Service was very slow which I would not expect at a busy airport! Had to eat very quickly to catch my plane!

Normally, I have enough self-respect to not eat at a phony sushi restaurant, let alone at an airport one, but at the same time I am not one to argue. When my co-workers decided on "sushi" I went along knowing full well in advance that I will not like it and that they probably have a few items that will allow me to gulp down something without having their phony sushi. This is another location in an international airport owned by the Conglomerate HMS Host. They had the standard issue California rolls and spicy this, spicy that rolls (things no one in Japan has heard of) and, of course, because we are dumb the Chinese waitress and Chinese 'sushi chef' because the presence of an East Asian is supposed to signal to us that this place is really Japanese. Now, 90% of East Asians have as much knowledge of and expertise in sushi as a Conservative does in family values, law and order or sanity, but hey the fake Japanese cheesecake shops around me are all staffed by Chinese/Filipino/Thai employees and never a Caucasian or other non-Asians. Enough said. My friends ordered 'sushi' and seemed to like it (or they were hungry enough to finish it). My shrimp salad was generous enough as far as portions went and came with three jumbo shrimps. The greens were quite dry so I used all my tangy sauce for it. The order came quickly enough (likely because they care enough to know that layovers are likely rushing passengers) and the seats were comfortable. The waitress scolding a young man who plumped himself down next to us to enjoy his Big Mac was the evening's entertainment. Speaking of which, there is a McDonalds down the terminal if you like to attempt suicide or brave the winding queue.

I travel frequently for work through ORD and a few times have had a gate near this restaurant. Today I decided to sit down and try a roll and a drink. Upon realizing that a cocktail (vodka tonic) would be $25 I decided to just order a coke. That's insane for a drink even in an airport. I got my roll which was fine, and it came out quickly and I had no problems with it. Where things went south was when I went to leave I was cornered by a waitress who accused me of leaving without paying my bill. I had used the online QR code to order and pay and apparently the payment didn't go all the way through even though it said complete on my phone. She just kept saying " I know you aren't trying to leave without paying me, we will call security if you try to leave again" I explained and showed complete payment on my phone and she said it wasn't paid on her register and I tried to skip on the bill. Mind you I had my credit card in my hand the entire time and said multiple times, I apologize it didn't go through, I wasn't trying skip out without paying the bill and here's my card. I was absolutely disgusted with her behavior, there was no apology for aggressively coming at me not to mention rude comments and dirty looks. Never ever again will I come here and be accosted for a mistake I didn't make.

OK. I'll say this - I liked the did for sure. The Spanish roll was very tasty with a lemon dip that was great. I was shocked. The service was too busy to care. They were quick but stressed, so can't be 5 stars.

I don't like traveling on weekdays for work but Chef Jung's sushi may be the only thing that I look forward to. Jung makes sure his food is of superb quality and customers are happy. My recent visit was disappointing with unpleasant service and subpar food quality. I miss Chef Jung and hope he comes back!!

Two older women servers/waitresses were very rude and condescending. The first server was annoyed we sat in a table for 4 people (that's because we always order a lot of food), told us we will need to move if they get busy. And that was a big IF. No problem we will move IF needed. It wasn't busy at all. Like 6 customers. We decided to leave since she was annoyed she had to help us two that were seated at 4 person table because she didn't offer us any water or help like she did the customers next to us that got there AFTER we did. On our way out, I see one of the original guys that told us to sit anywhere and told them what happened. They were VERY NICE and understanding and called the manager. They apologized for the awful server and said "I'm sorry, she's always like this". I'm happy to know it's not us and it's always her. Then another woman server tells the guys "why are you guys even getting involved? We are a team". I told her we weren't talking to her, but she insists on giving her two cents. As we were waiting for the manager, the first angry woman server, laughed at us and asked why are we still here. WTF?!?! She has real issues and she's the problem that no one can solve. I feel bad for her coworkers and manager that they have to deal with someone so rude and unhappy. I pray she finds happiness, so she can be nicer to people. Otherwise, she needs to find a new job, maybe not in customer service. The manager was very nice and understanding. But I hope they help these two unhappy women. Everyone has a bad day and I don't know what's going on personally, but if you're coworker/colleague says "she's always like this". Then there's something within that she needs help with. Or maybe not and that's just how she's lived her whole life???? Then I feel sorry for her. Please help her find joy!

I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the salmon poke bowl at Wicker Park. For an airport sushi restaurant, this place is pretty good. The salmon was fresh and the flavors in the bowl were well-balanced. Our server was also really nice. I would recommend giving Wicker Park a try if you're looking for good sushi while at the airport with a long layover. One star off for price, but it's the airport, what should I expect.