The waitress came back and apologetically said that they had sold out of the O-toro and Chu-toro tuna - the two fattiest grades (and the best tasting) of all sushi tuna cuts. I ordered one of the Tuna Flights and a large bottle of Asahi beer. And they had 7 different types of tuna on the menu and I thought that would be a great starter. That's the kind of sushi roll you want to share with more than one person because the lighting of the flame is good entertainment.īlufish also had the Tuna Flight - a sampling of all the tunas available that evening. It sort of sounded like the Playboy roll at Naked Tchopstix in Indianapolis. It's then covered with Bacardi 151 rum and set on fire. It's then topped with black tobiko (which is flying fish roe - I had to ask) then topped with a chili sauce. One that jumped out at me was the Dragon Fire -it featured soft-shell crab, asparagus, & eel all wrapped with thin slices of tuna. Not only did they have the individual nigiri sushi, they had a number of interesting rolls and featured sushi entrees. Quite actually, the sushi menu at Blufish was immense. Vota candles were lined up along the top of sushi bar. It was like nothing I've ever come across before. The table top of the bar was underlit with a soothing aqua blue light. The hostess guided me to a seat at the far end of the rather unique sushi bar and she gave me a menu to look through. But I'll sit right next to a person I don't know at a sushi bar, sharing the table top. I don't like to sit in banquette seats because it's like sharing a seat with a stranger. I was greeted by a pleasant hostess and I asked if there was room at the sushi bar. It's like you're sharing a seat with the person next to you, often someone you don't know. I'm not a big fan of this type of seating in a restaurant. One side of the dining room has banquette bench seating. Contemporary fixtures and lighting are found throughout the place. ( see map)īlufish Sushi Bistro is a contemporary Japanese restaurant that features, of course, sushi, as well as steaks, seafood, and eclectic food fare such as Beef Tataki - thin slices of seared beef served with a Ponzu sauce Gyoza - pan fried and steamed pork-wasabi dumplings and shumai - steamed shrimp dumplings served with a spicy sauce.īlufish features a pleasant and cozy dining area with a small lounge in the front. Blufish has a second location that opened in the summer of 2011 in Park Ridge, about five miles south of the Glenview location. ( see map) The main store in the L-shaped strip mall is a Jewel-Osco store on the east side, and Blufish Sushi Bistro is located on the south side of the strip mall, just to the west of a McDonald's and a Starbucks. I thought I'd check the place out to see if it was really worthy of the five stars everyone seemed to be giving the place.īlufish Sushi Bistro is located in the Playa del Prado shopping center at the corner of Willow Road and Pfingsten in the Glenview/Northbrook area. The on-line description of the place was sort of vague, but it got a number of glowing user reviews on Google. css-uqx86q.css-1pywh6c:disabled.I happened upon Blufish Sushi Bistro one evening when I was in the northern suburbs of Chicago.