Name: Sushi Samba Rio Chicago
Cuisine Type: Latin American, Sushi
Address: 504 N. Wells St, Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312.595.2300
Web Site: http://www.sushisamba.com/
Hours of Operation: Monday and Tuesday 11.30am to 11pm
Wednesday to Friday 11.30am to 1am
Saturday 11.30am to 2am; Sunday 12pm to 11pm
Reservations: Reservations suggested
Payment Methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club
Best Known For – jumbo shrimp with passionfruit, cucumber and cilantro, Sashimi serviche
Cost / Price – $12 to $29

Sushi Samba Rio Restaurant Review:

Bright, vibrant and attractive are just some words that will pop into your head as soon as you see the glowing sign at the front of the restaurant. It is known for its splash of bold flavors, impeccable service and the attitude and passion to create and serve the best cuisine possible. Sushi Samba Rio borrows a little from the three distinctive cultures of Japan, Peru and Brazil to create a potpourri of culinary delights. This passion to create a fusion stems from the historic fact that thousands of Japanese emigrants traveled to South American in the early 20^th century in the hope of earning fortunes. Therefore, an integration of cultures resulted in the creation of a variety of amazing delicacies that belonged a little to each of the three countries.

The SushiSamba Rio restaurant offers the same creative explosion of culinary flavors, aromas and tastes with their unique, distinctive and extensive menu. Seaweed salad and seared otoro kobe beef are popular choice of cold appetizers while miso soup, salt and pepper squid and jumbo lump crab cake are the favorites under hot appetizers. Originated in Peru, Anticuchos are extremely popular in Peru and the restaurant offers a choice of chicken and smoked teriyaki, sea bass and miso, duck breast and ginger sweet soy and eggplant and mustard miso.

At Sushi Samba Rio Chicago restaurant Sashimi serviche, a delicate preparation of yellowtail in ginger, garlic and soy; jumbo shrimp with passion fruit, cucumber and cilantro or octopus with kalamata olives, roasted peppers and chilies are some of the delectable combinations that you can enjoy. Serviches in Spanish means raw fish marinated in lime, olive oil and spices.

At SushiSamba Rio Chicago, the main dish section includes the special crispy red snapper prepared in a spicy red curry sauce and served with scallion, ginger and coconut rice. Braised beef short rib is also quite popular that is served with sweet corn arepa, aji panca, roasted corn and shishito peppers. Some of the interesting samba rolls include rainbow dragon, Copacabana, unagi tamago, samba rio roll and bobo brazil. You can easily match up these delicacies with samba signature cocktails and Latin classics cocktails.

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Name: Shaw’s Crab House and Blue Crab Lounge
Cuisine Type: Seafood
Address: 21 E Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312.527.2722
Web Site: Shaw’s Crab House and Blue Crab Lounge
Hours of Operation: Lunch: Mondays to Fridays 11.30am to 2pm
Dinner: Mondays to Thursdays 5.30pm to 10pm
Fridays and Saturdays 5pm to 11pm
Sundays 5pm to 10pm

Reservations: Reservations accepted for the main dining room.
Payment Methods: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club
Best Known For – Grand hot shellfish platter, Cajun popcorn shrimp, sushi
Cost / Price – $14 to $35

Shaw’s Crab House and Blue Crab Lounge Restaurant Review:
Seafood lovers cannot give a miss to this place when in Chicago. Ask any local and they will tell you this restaurant is like a local institution. The bright and cheerful dining room and the oyster bar have a certain festive feel to it and the detailed menu will impress you and even leave you a little baffled on what to order. The Shaw’s Crab House and Blue Crab Lounge restaurant is known for serving more than 40 seasonally fresh seafood entrees along with prime steak. Some of the popular seasonal specialties include Copper River Salmon, Nantucket Cape Scallops, Florida Black Grouper and Alaskan King Crab Legs. Some of the interesting appetizers include coconut shrimp, Cajun popcorn shrimp, oysters Rockefeller, baked blue crab and artichoke dip and Alaskan red king crab bites.

At Shaw’s Crab House and Blue Crab Lounge, in soups lobster bisque and New England clam chowder are highly recommended and you can teem them up with a refreshing platter of double iceberg wedge salad or Caesar salad. The restaurant even serves appetizer platters that are usually a combination of a number of fish specialties. One such platter is hot appetizing combination that includes a mix of mini crab cake, Cajun popcorn shrimp and crispy calamari. Grand hot shellfish platter is yet another option that includes baked clams, crab cakes, coconut shrimp, Cajun popcorn shrimp, crispy calamari and oyster Rockefeller.

The Shaw’s Crab House and Blue Crab Lounge restaurant is also widely popular for its sushi bar that offers a range of sushi specialties. Under the Nigiri Sashimi category, you will find a selection of shrimp, spicy shrimp, BBQ eel, yellowtail, red king crab, spicy crab and fatty tuna. Under Maki Sushi, the choices available include sweet potato roll, Acapulco roll, tuna on top, lobster, avocado and cucumber, rainbow roll, Chicago crazy roll and shrimp tempura. If you are unable to decide, you can even choose one of the sushi platters that have a little of everything. Shellfish Maki, Tuna and Salmon and Grand Sushi are the three platters that are available. The restaurant even serves delectable crab house sandwiches during lunch and some of the most popular options include Tuna salad sandwich, crab cake burger and battered Ecuadorian Mahi Mahi tacos. The seafood menu could not get more extensive and it is definitely a Mecca for seafood lovers.

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Shaw’s Crab House is a great place for seafood. I would say a restaurant where you can get the best seafood in Chicago. Shaw’s Crab House located at Chicago or Schaumburg still serves more than 40 seasonally fresh seafood entrees as well as Prime Steak. Shaw’s Crab House serves seasonal fresh Alaskan King Crab Legs, Copper River Salmon, Florida Black Grouper including other seafood and shellfish. Place is very cozy and comfortable to relax. Restaurant also offers different kind of assortment of oysters including crabmeat, crab cake and soups. Great place to dine out if you are looking for the best seafood in Chicago.

From 3pm to 6pm they also have a oyster happy hour 1/2 price on all oysters.

Shaw’s Crab House Chicago Location:
21 East Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL
(312)527-2722

Shaw’s Crab House Schaumburg Location:
1900 E. Higgins Rd.
Schaumburg, IL
(847)517-2722
www.shawscrabhouse.com