The quality of the food wasn’t that great not bad, and it was very very expensive for the drink bottle of like 18 ounce for $22And one service lady for all the
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Angeline “Gabby” Aleksov
To the person who said slow service, there is only 3 people who work there, they are working hard trying to feed a full dining room, i love this restaurant i have been coming here since i was a baby, literally, they have great service, great food, for a great price, if your willing to pay the price they will give you excellent service, this place is a home to me, they have become my family, i wish all of the staff the best of luck and a good bright future.Vegetarian options: They have gluten free soy sauce and imitation crab so im sure theres alot of stuff people can haveDietary restrictions: They offer gluten free soy sauce and it is awesome! They are also super clean without any cross contamination!Parking: Behind the catlow!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tempura, American Sushi, Ika, Otoro
Elizabeth L.
Always delicious. Very nice bright ambiance. Beautiful plants throughout. Fast service
Derrick Z.
Ambiance very nice, a bit loud if you want to have a conversation but the customer service and doors make up for that small issue. Had probably the best tasting sushi in a long time!
Cassidy I.
I went here for the first time with my roommate yesterday. It was absolutely amazing! The decor I actually really enjoyed, I was impressed that all the plants were real and they were gorgeous. My roommate and I got two appetizers, three sushi rolls and two drinks each. The food especially the golden shrimp and the spicy white tuna roll was delicious! The best part was that it is affordable! The costumer service is great! It was just one lady doing it all by herself and she still took really good care of us! I recommend this place 100% please, please go!!
Mchael W.
Awesome! Love this place and the owner is a great guy! Gonna order a bunch of stuff tonight!
Toni
This place is a great hidden gem. The fish is high quality, tastes great and worth the price.
Justin
Fantastic little place in downtown Barrington. My wife had 2 rolls of sushi and I had the chicken teriyaki, we also split an order of egg rolls. We loved our food and it was a great price. We will be going back many more times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi and Sashimi Combination, Chicken Teriyaki
Richard S
True gem, chef Lee and his wife are a local treasure.
James
Very authentic Japanese cuisine. I could eat here every day.
I've passed this place hundreds of times over the years and had dinner there on a recent Friday night for the first time. We arrived around 6:20 pm.We were greeted quickly by a very nice woman and were seated right away. Upon entry, you can tell this place is locked in time. I assume this is exactly how it looked when it opened in the 2000s...pink and teal paint, geometric shapes, black ceramic tile, awkward partitions, etc. The restaurant was spotless though...not a speck of dust that I could see. Doorways were divided with decorative curtains that displayed various art scenes. The restaurant has a main area and a bar area that is somewhat separate. It's fairly large inside with approximately 20 tables.Upon seating, we were given worn out laminated menus with price changes taped to them. Looks like inflation hit Sagano as well. The waitress/host/runner/etc. (she was the only one there doing everything front of house) was pleasant and informative but was rushed as she needed to take care of an increasingly busy restaurant. Nothing stood out on the menu, so we opted to just do appetizers for this visit. They have appetizers from "the sushi bar" and "from kitchen". We opted for "from kitchen" because the sushi chef was very unsanitary (I'll share that later). We ordered 4 items:1. Shrimp Shumai: Excellent! Tasted homemade and had a great flavor and consistency2. Combination Tempura (shrimp and vegetables): Boring and flavorless3. Ika Butter: Slightly spicy and a bit rubbery, but overall enjoyable4. Yakitori: Very tender and flavorfulService was slow, but I guess that's to be expected with only one person handling everything. Ambiance was standard and relaxing. Some oldies played on the speakers while we ate. At one point, guitar and drum music started blasting through the wall from The School of Rock next door. Definitely not what you want to hear while eating and something they should talk to their landlord about...unless they like that. It was off-putting in that setting. Price was around $50 before tip. Seemed high for what we ordered.Sushi chef never washed hands and did not wear gloves while preparing food. He took several phone calls with his cell phone and scratched his head and nose while preparing food. Definitely not what you want to see from someone preparing raw ready to eat foods. Needless to say, we stayed away from the sushi bar. Everything that people ordered from the sushi bar looked nice though. I would be fine skipping this place in the future as the food was just average and the hygiene is bad, but I am glad it has survived for so long. Not sure if they'll last much longer based on the extremely limited hours. There is no in-restaurant seating during most of the week and hours are 5-9 pm most days.
Richard Quattrocchi
I have been going to Sagano since they opened over 20 years ago. They have some of the best sushi I have ever had. It is even better than some of the sushi I have had in Japan.
Elizabeth Harter
The absolute best!! The freshest food and stellar service.
Francisco Martinez
They don't serve just cold or raw fish (sushi). They have Teriyaki Salmon. I wish they would allow dine-in on Sundays for 1 or 2 person seatings. I called in for takeout and it was 45 minutes to prepare and then I had to eat in the parking lot before the food got cold. I had my favorite, Teriyaki Salmon. It has always been the same delicious plate as 15 years ago since I've been coming here. I would have ordered more like miso soup and edamane if they had allowed dine-in on that very cold Sunday. But I do know that they have dine-in service on Friday and Saturday. Just call to make sure before you head there. Sorry, no pic of the Teriyaki Salmon plate with vegetables.
Food: 5
Service: 4
Truman Rivas
An amazing restaurant. Their food is delicious. We ordered the salmon and it was just the best I’ve had at any restaurant so far! Some of our friends were vegetarian and the pastas were made to accommodate their needs. The owner was extremely sweet and kind! I would definitely go there again!
The quality of the food wasn’t that great not bad, and it was very very expensive for the drink bottle of like 18 ounce for $22And one service lady for all the
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
To the person who said slow service, there is only 3 people who work there, they are working hard trying to feed a full dining room, i love this restaurant i have been coming here since i was a baby, literally, they have great service, great food, for a great price, if your willing to pay the price they will give you excellent service, this place is a home to me, they have become my family, i wish all of the staff the best of luck and a good bright future.Vegetarian options: They have gluten free soy sauce and imitation crab so im sure theres alot of stuff people can haveDietary restrictions: They offer gluten free soy sauce and it is awesome! They are also super clean without any cross contamination!Parking: Behind the catlow!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tempura, American Sushi, Ika, Otoro
Always delicious. Very nice bright ambiance. Beautiful plants throughout. Fast service
Ambiance very nice, a bit loud if you want to have a conversation but the customer service and doors make up for that small issue. Had probably the best tasting sushi in a long time!
I went here for the first time with my roommate yesterday. It was absolutely amazing! The decor I actually really enjoyed, I was impressed that all the plants were real and they were gorgeous. My roommate and I got two appetizers, three sushi rolls and two drinks each. The food especially the golden shrimp and the spicy white tuna roll was delicious! The best part was that it is affordable! The costumer service is great! It was just one lady doing it all by herself and she still took really good care of us! I recommend this place 100% please, please go!!
Awesome! Love this place and the owner is a great guy! Gonna order a bunch of stuff tonight!
This place is a great hidden gem. The fish is high quality, tastes great and worth the price.
Fantastic little place in downtown Barrington. My wife had 2 rolls of sushi and I had the chicken teriyaki, we also split an order of egg rolls. We loved our food and it was a great price. We will be going back many more times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi and Sashimi Combination, Chicken Teriyaki
True gem, chef Lee and his wife are a local treasure.
Very authentic Japanese cuisine. I could eat here every day.
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I've passed this place hundreds of times over the years and had dinner there on a recent Friday night for the first time. We arrived around 6:20 pm.We were greeted quickly by a very nice woman and were seated right away. Upon entry, you can tell this place is locked in time. I assume this is exactly how it looked when it opened in the 2000s...pink and teal paint, geometric shapes, black ceramic tile, awkward partitions, etc. The restaurant was spotless though...not a speck of dust that I could see. Doorways were divided with decorative curtains that displayed various art scenes. The restaurant has a main area and a bar area that is somewhat separate. It's fairly large inside with approximately 20 tables.Upon seating, we were given worn out laminated menus with price changes taped to them. Looks like inflation hit Sagano as well. The waitress/host/runner/etc. (she was the only one there doing everything front of house) was pleasant and informative but was rushed as she needed to take care of an increasingly busy restaurant. Nothing stood out on the menu, so we opted to just do appetizers for this visit. They have appetizers from "the sushi bar" and "from kitchen". We opted for "from kitchen" because the sushi chef was very unsanitary (I'll share that later). We ordered 4 items:1. Shrimp Shumai: Excellent! Tasted homemade and had a great flavor and consistency2. Combination Tempura (shrimp and vegetables): Boring and flavorless3. Ika Butter: Slightly spicy and a bit rubbery, but overall enjoyable4. Yakitori: Very tender and flavorfulService was slow, but I guess that's to be expected with only one person handling everything. Ambiance was standard and relaxing. Some oldies played on the speakers while we ate. At one point, guitar and drum music started blasting through the wall from The School of Rock next door. Definitely not what you want to hear while eating and something they should talk to their landlord about...unless they like that. It was off-putting in that setting. Price was around $50 before tip. Seemed high for what we ordered.Sushi chef never washed hands and did not wear gloves while preparing food. He took several phone calls with his cell phone and scratched his head and nose while preparing food. Definitely not what you want to see from someone preparing raw ready to eat foods. Needless to say, we stayed away from the sushi bar. Everything that people ordered from the sushi bar looked nice though. I would be fine skipping this place in the future as the food was just average and the hygiene is bad, but I am glad it has survived for so long. Not sure if they'll last much longer based on the extremely limited hours. There is no in-restaurant seating during most of the week and hours are 5-9 pm most days.
I have been going to Sagano since they opened over 20 years ago. They have some of the best sushi I have ever had. It is even better than some of the sushi I have had in Japan.
The absolute best!! The freshest food and stellar service.
They don't serve just cold or raw fish (sushi). They have Teriyaki Salmon. I wish they would allow dine-in on Sundays for 1 or 2 person seatings. I called in for takeout and it was 45 minutes to prepare and then I had to eat in the parking lot before the food got cold. I had my favorite, Teriyaki Salmon. It has always been the same delicious plate as 15 years ago since I've been coming here. I would have ordered more like miso soup and edamane if they had allowed dine-in on that very cold Sunday. But I do know that they have dine-in service on Friday and Saturday. Just call to make sure before you head there. Sorry, no pic of the Teriyaki Salmon plate with vegetables.
Food: 5
Service: 4
An amazing restaurant. Their food is delicious. We ordered the salmon and it was just the best I’ve had at any restaurant so far! Some of our friends were vegetarian and the pastas were made to accommodate their needs. The owner was extremely sweet and kind! I would definitely go there again!