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Ron of Japan: Restaurant Reviews

633 Skokie Blvd Ste Ll111, Northbrook, IL 60062-2874
(847) 564-5900
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Ranked #23 of 80 restaurants in Northbrook
Price range: $25 - $100
Cuisines: Japanese
Dining options: Reservations
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65% Recommend
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Chicago, Illinois
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45 reviews 45 reviews
36 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“Superior”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 12, 2013

Ron of Japan in Northbrook has been a family favorite for years. We have always celebrated all sorts of occasions here. Our most recent visit was last weekend for my birthday. We made reservations for 7:15pm and when we arrived at 7:00pm we were seated right away. Walking through to our table we couldn’t help but notice how packed the restaurant was. In all of my times here I have never seen them that busy. It was so busy we were brought to a part of the restaurant I also had never even seen before. It looked like an extra room that they made to use when they’re busy (like this night), with only four tables. We had a party of five, so we were seated with a nice couple. For drinks, my mom and I ordered their Super Mai Tai and trust me, the name doesn’t have super in it for nothing. On to the food: the soup and salad were delicious as always. We ordered four shrimp per person for an appetizer and they had the amazing egg sauce, just as delicious as I remembered from last time. We then had vegetables and fried rice – just perfect. The main entrée was the crown lobster tail and it was perfectly cooked, a more than enough large size tail and had plenty of their special egg sauce. Ron’s has never disappointed me and has always been my go-to special occasion’s dinner place. The staff is always friendly and so accommodating. If you want superior quality, quantity, atmosphere, and service this is the place to go.

  • Visited February 2013
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Food
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Kissimmee, Florida
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5 restaurant reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Best food ever”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 1, 2013

I didn't like sitting with people I didn't know.

I loved the food. The egg on the shrimp is fantastic. I always have too much food when I go but it was worth every penny and got a goody bag to go.

Visited May 2012
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Lake Zurich, Illinois
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“What Happened.?!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2012

Japanese steak houses used to be great for entertainment and decent food. Even the chef's were authentic. Among the best, Ron of Japan was a standout. We had friends in from Europe and made the mistake of taking them here. Not only was the food greasy and tastless, the chef was terrible. It will be a long time before I venture into a Japanese steak house, this was emabarrassing.

  • Visited April 2012
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Food
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lake villa, il
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9 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“Fun and Friendly Atmosphere”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 13, 2012

It was alot of fun and the food was good, the only thing I was dissapointed in was the fried rice they used hamburger meat so it didnt have much flavor,, tasted more like a bland hamburger helper, but other than that it was a fun time

  • Visited August 2011
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Food
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chicago
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“Great place for birthday celebrations”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2012

The atmosphere is great if you want to spend eating dinners with strangers.

Visited December 2011
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