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Ahhhh, the circle of life. Restaurants close and new ones sprout up. This simple fact has allowed us to bore you with our reviews for the last 14 years. Nancy needed a piece of jewelry repaired, so we ventured out on Randall Road and lo and behold, what used to be Georgia’s Restaurant has been transformed into Suzaku Field Sushi Restaurant in Algonquin.
Sazuku Field Sushi Restaurant
1470 S. Randall Road
Algonquin 60102
(224) 333-0080
suzukufield.com
Directions: Take Rte. 47 North to Algonquin Road, East to Randall Road South to restaurant.
Estimated Travel Time: 20 minutes
What’s more important, jewelry or food? Despite Nancy’s objections and because I was driving, we made a mad dash to the restaurant.
We were amazed at the transformation from Georgia’s Restaurant to this upscale Japanese venue. You are immediately greeted by silk cherry blossom trees before you go to the hostess stand. The décor had beautiful bamboo dividers between the booths, red hanging lights, and oriental lanterns.
Their huge menu is mainly sushi, but they do offer traditional Japanese entrees. For you BIG eaters out there, they have an all you can eat option for $33.99 with a large assortment of sushi, hibachi, fried rice, udon noodles, and ramen dishes to pick from.
We started off with something different. We tried their (6) Shrimp Tempura ($8.95) for our appetizer. These were served piping hot with a light and airy coating with lots of crunchy Japanese breadcrumbs (aka panko breadcrumbs) on them. These were not greasy because of the panko breadcrumbs. They absorb less oil and that is what makes them really crunchy. These were delicious and Nancy wished they were offered as a full entrée.
Jim wanted sushi and ordered their lunch special of Three Rolls (6 pieces each) for $14.99. He went with the Boston Roll which is avocado and shrimp with mayo on top. For his second choice he decided on the Spicy Crab Stick, which is a crab stick mixed with spicy mayo and a crunchy topping. And lastly, the Shrimp Tempura Roll which consisted of shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, topped with eel sauce. This was served with miso soup or house salad. He chose the house salad and the ginger dressing on top was delicious. He enjoyed each one of his sushi rolls.
We all know Nancy loves garlic, so she chose the Spicy Garlic Shrimp ($16.95) from their hibachi menu. It comes with veggies (carrots, onions, zucchini, and broccoli), and served with white rice. She chose to upgrade for $2.95 more to the fried rice. This entrée also comes with either soup or house salad and she went with the house salad. When her plate arrived, she had a heaping portion of the veggies (she ate all of her veggies minus the zucchini), and a huge mound of fried rice. The garlic shrimp was to die for, but she thought the fried rice could have used more flavor. Next time we go she is ordering a side of teriyaki sauce to season the fried rice (50¢ upcharge).
FYI: This restaurant is handicap accessible.
The price for our Japanese lunch was $56.01. ♫ Suzaku Field forever… ♫
The restaurant surprised us in so many ways. The décor was beautiful, the food plentiful, and the price was delightful.
Jim’s take: My favorite sushi is the Shrimp Tempura and the eel sauce gave it a “spark” of flavor. Who knew I would like eel sauce???
Nancy’s take: The spicy garlic breadcrumb mixture on my shrimp had a good kick from the cayenne pepper. I was “shrimply” amazed with my dish.
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