Bites Nearby: Makisu's Top-Quality Sushi

You could drive down the street looking for a place to eat, but Patch.com can offer some suggestions.  In this new weekly feature, we'll highlight a great restaurant either in town or nearby that's worth checking out. Here's this week's choice: 

--Though located in an unassuming Village Crossing Shopping Center location near the Barnes & Noble bookstore, Makisu's owners have an amazing sense of food's taste and quality, says

The modern, simple decor lets diners focus on the food, especially specialty items like the Fire Cracker ($16), a makizushi featuring spicy tuna, cream cheese, asparagus, shitake mushrooms and avocado, wrapped in a thin soybean sheet and drizzled with creamy wasabi. Quality like this can turn Makisu into a regional destination, Burman concludes.

 7150 N. Carpenter Road, Skokie (in the Village Crossing Shopping Center, which is half in Niles, half in Skokie). (847) 677-9058. Lunch: Mon - Fri 11:15am - 2:30pm, Dinner: Mon - Thu 5pm - 9:45pm, Fri - Sat 5pm - 10:30pm, Sun 4pm - 9pm.  Average entrees run $17-25. Lunch specials weekdays are in the $10-$12 range. 

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