Super GemBudget GemChicago Exclusive Gem$What makes the Arlington Heights location worth the drive from the city isn't really the grocery aisles, though those are extensive — it's the food court, which Chicago Magazine put directly on its 50 Best Restaurants list, an unusual honor for a mall-style food hall. A dozen-plus vendors serve everything a homesick Japanese expat might crave: excellent ramen at Santouka (a name Chicago ramen fans will already recognize from its standalone Chicago location), rice bowls at Sutadon-Ya, grilled yakitori skewers at Toritetsu, and daily lunch plates — curry rice, fried oysters, grilled mackerel — at Tokyo Shokudo.
Open 365 days a year, and genuinely worth treating as a destination on its own, not just a grocery run.
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