Sai Cafe has been serving sushi on Armitage Avenue in Lincoln Park for 40 years, making it one of the longer-running sushi rooms in the city. Owner Jim personally prepares sushi at the bar, and the restaurant has built a strong regular following around that presence.
The feel is neighborhood-gem through and through: friendly, consistent, service-forward. Opinions on the food itself are divisive — some diners rank it among the city's best, others find it more old-school than cutting-edge — but the loyalty of its regulars has kept it a fixture of the block regardless.
The feel is neighborhood-gem through and through: friendly, consistent, service-forward. Opinions on the food itself are divisive — some diners rank it among the city's best, others find it more old-school than cutting-edge — but the loyalty of its regulars has kept it a fixture of the block regardless.