Nippon-Kan Restaurant

I’ve been to this golf course many many times and I’ve walked past this place and have peered inside. My wife is Japanese and was picking me up one day and we decided to try this «hidden gem» of a restaurant. She knows authentic Japanese and this is it. Her favorite is the Beef Negimaki. It’s a beef sushi roll with green onions in it. WOW! Love this stuff.
The Sushi Chef/​Owner of this establishment is an authentic Sushi Chef from Japan. He was brought here to service Japanese celebrities that came to play and eat at Hilldale. I’m attaching photos of signed Japanese celebrity souvenirs that is in the display case.
Highly recommended.

I just cannot agree with the other 2 reviewers. The food just was not up to par.

Definitely hidden away: down a long road, set in the golf course. But there is a sign!
The sushi was very good. It was worth the drive. Yes, I was the only non-​Asian person there. I consider that a good sign!
After many grocery store sushi meals it was nice to have something fresh and tasty. I will say the menu is not flashy. There are no flaming volcano rolls or Hoffman Estates rolls. Just good sushi.
The sushi chef and his wife were nice and friendly. They could understand me and I could understand them. Gotta love that!

The location of this sushi restaurant is kind of hidden — at the edge of a golf course. The owner and his wife (who are the chef and the waitress) are from Okinawa and Osaka respectively. But the husband worked as a chef in Tokyo before he came to Chicago.
I was only there for the sushi. I didn’t order anything from the cooked-​food menu. The fish was fresh, and the cut was just right, as well as the level of wasabi and vinegar in the rice. The temperature of the fish was also perfect. I would have preferred the temperature of the rice to be slightly warmer, but that’s nit-​picking at this point, especially given the price-​level. My sushi meal included ingredients such as chutoro, uni, and ikura, but I got out under $ 60 (including drinks, tax and tips!) and I was very full.
This is the place to go if you want to have authentic Japanese sushi. You won’t find things like Dragon roll or Philadelphia roll on the menu. Americanized maki are great, but that’s just not what they do here.
As a side note, I asked for negitoro, which was not on the menu, the chef made it for me because he had the ingredients. Very nice and friendly guy. I will definitely return! If you are a sushi novice, just let the chef know — I’m sure he will take good care of you.