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Tenjin Japanese Restaurant

Super GemLincolnwood (suburb) · Japanese Community-sourced, unverified
📍 3956 W Touhy Ave, Lincolnwood, IL 60712

The space originally operated as Renga Tei under founder Yamada before passing to husband-and-wife team Yoshimi and Naoki, who hail from Fukuoka, Japan — Chef Naoki has since built out a menu of contemporary dishes alongside the traditional sushi at Tenjin Japanese Restaurant, while keeping the authenticity that made the original a neighborhood fixture.

★★★★★ 4.6 (676 reviews) via Google
Super GemChicago Exclusive Gem$$
The sukiyaki is the order for a cold night, and the chicken kara-age might be the best version of it on this side of the city.
📈 Scores in the top 19% of Chicago Exclusive Gems on ChicagoSpecials.com

Kids get a placemat with Japanese vocabulary and beginner chopsticks; genuinely feels like a Tokyo mom-and-pop despite the strip-mall exterior. Holds a 4.6-star rating.

Closed Tuesdays.

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  • 4.6 stars. Kids get a placemat with Japanese vocabulary and beginner chopsticks; genuinely feels like a Tokyo mom-and-pop despite the strip-mall exterior.

Hours

Mon11:30AM-2PM,4-8:30PM
Tue Closed
Wed-Fri 11:30AM-2PM,4-8:30/9PM
Sat 4-9PM
Sun 4-8PM
📅 Reservations 📅 Reservations not available 🥡 Takeout unconfirmed 📞 (847) 675-5177

Amenities & accessibility

📅Reservations accepted
🥡Takeout available
❔Wheelchair access: unverified
🙂Kid-friendly

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