Omaha-based Flagship Restaurant Group, has opened Blue Sushi Sake Grill at Lincoln Common in Chicago, Illinois. Blue Sushi Sake Grill is Flagship’s marquee restaurant concept that first came on the dining scene in Omaha in 2002 and now has over 16 locations in cities ranging from Dallas to Denver. As part of their dedication to philanthropy, the restaurant group has established a partnership with the Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and has donated 100% of the proceeds ($5,000.00) from all Monday, November 1 sales to the hospital, as part of their “Lurie’s Magical Monday” event.
The restaurant’s menus are fully transparent and include sourcing details about every single menu item that is available to guests. From Kunsei Sake from Chile to Patagonia Toothfish from Antarctica and Hirame from Korea, the Flagship Restaurant Group and Blue Sushi Sake Grill team have made it their mission, through their “Conscious Earth” program, to educate diners about the quality of food they serve, their commitment to responsible sourcing and their ongoing partnerships with the leaders in sustainability like the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch and non-profit organizations focused on animal welfare.
Guests of the restaurant can expect a variety of dishes throughout Blue Sushi Sake Grill’s happy hour, lunch, and dinner menus, which also include a multitude of gluten-free and vegan items. On the small, medium and large plates section, diners will find items such as Coconut Crab Soup with roasted corn, sweet potatoes, yellow curry, coconut milk, cilantro and chili oil, the River Rock Beef featuring all-natural beef tenderloin, served on sizzling rocks with jalapeno ponzu and yuzu kosho, the brand’s signature Tuna Tower and the Ceviche, made with tilapia white shrimp, lime juice, cucumber, cherry tomato, avocado, cilantro, sweet onion, jalapeno salsa, wonton crisps, togarashi and chili oil. Specialty nigiri and sashimi dishes include the “Everything Smoked Salmon,” featuring smoked salmon served on top of cream cheese stuffed rice tempura topped with everything furikake, scallion and ponzu sauce and the Madai Chimichurri, featuring red sea bream topped with cucumber, cherry tomato, aji rocoto, olive oil, marcona almonds, maldon sea salt and chino chimichurri sauce. The Maki menu is broken up into three categories (specialty, classic and vegan) and includes everything from raw to cooked rolls, like the Godzilla Bomb, Green Eggs & Hama, the Snow White and the Vegan “Cowgirl” roll made with pickle vegan tempura, sriracha-fried onion rings, BBQ paper, vegan mayo and tonkatsu sauce.
And last, but not least, beverage enthusiasts will find cocktails and mocktails throughout the menu, like the “Far East Mary,” with onion, pepper and herb-infused vodka, sriracha, ponzu and tomato juice, the “Naked and Famous,” featuring sombra mezcal, aperol, yellow chartreuse and lime and the “Sake Sangria” made up of gekkeikan sake, red wine and lemon and lime. The restaurant also offers selections of sake and Japanese Whisky, as well as beer and wine.
“The COVID-19 pandemic brought many setbacks for restaurant groups around the world and, although it may have seemed easy to give up on our beloved industry at times, my team and I never lost hope. Here we are, a year and one half later, getting to do what we love: opening new restaurants for guests to enjoy and feel that same passion we have for culinary, beverage and responsible sourcing,” says Nick Hogan, CEO and Co-Owner of Flagship Restaurant Group. “It is an honor to get to welcome our Blue Sushi Sake Grill concept to Chicago. We feel so part of the community already, as we’ve spent a lot of time here, over the years, and have wanted to be here for such a long time. We love connecting with cities that speak to our core values, as a brand that wants to make a difference in the culinary community with respect to sustainability and philanthropy.”
Blue Sushi Sake Grill (2351 N Lincoln Avenue) is open, daily, for lunch and dinner (Monday – Thursday from 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday from 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday from 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM and Sunday from 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM); Happy Hour is Monday – Saturday from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM and Sunday: all day.
Omaha-based Flagship Restaurant Group, has opened Blue Sushi Sake Grill at Lincoln Common in Chicago, Illinois. Blue Sushi Sake Grill is Flagship’s marquee restaurant concept that first came on the dining scene in Omaha in 2002 and now has over 16 locations in cities ranging from Dallas to Denver. As part of their dedication to philanthropy, the restaurant group has established a partnership with the Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and has donated 100% of the proceeds ($5,000.00) from all Monday, November 1 sales to the hospital, as part of their “Lurie’s Magical Monday” event.
The restaurant’s menus are fully transparent and include sourcing details about every single menu item that is available to guests. From Kunsei Sake from Chile to Patagonia Toothfish from Antarctica and Hirame from Korea, the Flagship Restaurant Group and Blue Sushi Sake Grill team have made it their mission, through their “Conscious Earth” program, to educate diners about the quality of food they serve, their commitment to responsible sourcing and their ongoing partnerships with the leaders in sustainability like the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch and non-profit organizations focused on animal welfare.
Guests of the restaurant can expect a variety of dishes throughout Blue Sushi Sake Grill’s happy hour, lunch, and dinner menus, which also include a multitude of gluten-free and vegan items. On the small, medium and large plates section, diners will find items such as Coconut Crab Soup with roasted corn, sweet potatoes, yellow curry, coconut milk, cilantro and chili oil, the River Rock Beef featuring all-natural beef tenderloin, served on sizzling rocks with jalapeno ponzu and yuzu kosho, the brand’s signature Tuna Tower and the Ceviche, made with tilapia white shrimp, lime juice, cucumber, cherry tomato, avocado, cilantro, sweet onion, jalapeno salsa, wonton crisps, togarashi and chili oil. Specialty nigiri and sashimi dishes include the “Everything Smoked Salmon,” featuring smoked salmon served on top of cream cheese stuffed rice tempura topped with everything furikake, scallion and ponzu sauce and the Madai Chimichurri, featuring red sea bream topped with cucumber, cherry tomato, aji rocoto, olive oil, marcona almonds, maldon sea salt and chino chimichurri sauce. The Maki menu is broken up into three categories (specialty, classic and vegan) and includes everything from raw to cooked rolls, like the Godzilla Bomb, Green Eggs & Hama, the Snow White and the Vegan “Cowgirl” roll made with pickle vegan tempura, sriracha-fried onion rings, BBQ paper, vegan mayo and tonkatsu sauce.
And last, but not least, beverage enthusiasts will find cocktails and mocktails throughout the menu, like the “Far East Mary,” with onion, pepper and herb-infused vodka, sriracha, ponzu and tomato juice, the “Naked and Famous,” featuring sombra mezcal, aperol, yellow chartreuse and lime and the “Sake Sangria” made up of gekkeikan sake, red wine and lemon and lime. The restaurant also offers selections of sake and Japanese Whisky, as well as beer and wine.
“The COVID-19 pandemic brought many setbacks for restaurant groups around the world and, although it may have seemed easy to give up on our beloved industry at times, my team and I never lost hope. Here we are, a year and one half later, getting to do what we love: opening new restaurants for guests to enjoy and feel that same passion we have for culinary, beverage and responsible sourcing,” says Nick Hogan, CEO and Co-Owner of Flagship Restaurant Group. “It is an honor to get to welcome our Blue Sushi Sake Grill concept to Chicago. We feel so part of the community already, as we’ve spent a lot of time here, over the years, and have wanted to be here for such a long time. We love connecting with cities that speak to our core values, as a brand that wants to make a difference in the culinary community with respect to sustainability and philanthropy.”
Blue Sushi Sake Grill (2351 N Lincoln Avenue) is open, daily, for lunch and dinner (Monday – Thursday from 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday from 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday from 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM and Sunday from 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM); Happy Hour is Monday – Saturday from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM and Sunday: all day.
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