Renga-Tei

crunchy salmon roll and ribeye teriyaki steak were absolutely amazing. They were slammed, so service was on the slow side... no biggie given the situation.

The place is small yet very comfy, the servers I had were incredibly friendly and easy to talk to and I've never had a better experience.

As a past loyal customer, I felt the need to revise my review from 5 years ago from 5 stars to 3. The new ownership greatly reduced the menu selection. We had been reading about the changes online but wanted to see it for ourselves. We were happy to see that they retained most of the old staff. However, to our great disappointment, our past traditional favorites (and what used to set this restaurant apart from others) are gone (e.g., soba noodles, sukiyaki, dinner sets, bento boxes, hamachi kama, coffee jelly, etc.). While we were encouraged that they now put katsu curry on the regular menu (it was only available on Fridays and sometimes sold out by dinner time), the curry sauce itself does not have the same beef and veggie ingredients as before; the tempura dipping sauce is a bit too salty; the spicy tuna roll was noticeably smaller than before (but cost the same). I wish the new owner did more research about why this restaurant stayed open for decades and had so many loyal customers. Now it just feels like any other Japanese restaurant around the Chicago area. Good thing we still have Kuni’s in Evanston (for sushi) and Akai Hana in Wilmette (traditional home style dishes), which is where we will frequent now instead of Renga Tei, unless they bring back some of our old favorites.

We go a few times a month! Healthy, real japanese food! High quality and truly authentic. This place has new ownership and it's still as wonderful as it was before and we're so happy that it is still around.

Waited for host to seat because they had a sign. More people arrived and somehow people who arrived after us were seated - and we had reservations waiting for 15 mins for a host to even acknowledge us! Guy who sat the people who came after us said, " Sorry I don't work the front, I came from the kitchen to help out." Disorganized front staff. Place is small. Understaffed. Insufficient parking. Save your dollars and time. Edit: Their food was delicious especially the grilled char taste on the Teriyaki chicken