Tokyo Bowl

About

Japanese

Price Range : $11-30 ($$)

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    Yelp rating
    4 stars

Location

Adress: 121 E Townline Rd, Vernon Hills, IL 60061

Phone: (847) 549-6310

Business info

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    Takes Reservations
    No
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    Delivery
    No
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    Take-out
    Yes
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    Accepts Credit Cards
    Yes
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    Good For
    Lunch, Dinner
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    Bike Parking
    Yes
  • accessibility
    Good for Kids
    Yes
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    Good for Groups
    Yes
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    Noise Level
    Average
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    Alcohol
    No
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    Outdoor Seating
    No
  • wifi
    Wi-Fi
    No
  • tv
    Has TV
    Yes
  • fastfood
    Caters
    Yes

Reviews

  • Martin H.

    star star star star star 30 June 2026

    Pleasant owner, great food, big portions, good music.

    I ordered 12 California rolls and they were excellent. My friends ordered the Raman, and they both were impressed by not only the portions but also the quality.
    Thank you!

  • Christine D.

    star star star_border star_border star_border 17 June 2026

    Got take out from here, it was good but my cold sushi rolls were packaged with our hot deep fried rolls. Big no. Do not pack cold food with hot food.

  • Susan S.

    star star star star_border star_border 16 June 2026

    I ordered Tonkatsu  with charsu. The meat was very dry. Nice presentation, the kelp was very good .came out with corn, scallions, fishcske ( kombouku) corn , half a boiled egg and seaweed.  The ramen was average, the stock was bland but probably health way to go less spiffing. I would like my broth very hot it was tepid. My eldest raves of this place do I will try for third time and explore the menu.

  • Veronika K.

    star star_border star_border star_border star_border 4 June 2026

    I always want to support a small business whenever I can and make it a point to visit small "hole in the wall" type of places; however, I was really disappointed in the quality of the food here. I really wanted to find a good ramen shop nearby but sadly I won't be back. The tonkatsu broth I tried was just pure salt with hardly any flavor coming through...the gyoza topping was just ok, nothing special...the egg was hard boiled and also had a weird brown shade to it...I barely could finish any of it. The cashier (owner?) was extremely nice but it didn't make up for the food

  • Connie H.

    star star star_border star_border star_border 4 June 2026

    From the reading some of these reviews and looking at the really low prices (ramen + a side of eel over rice for $12...??), I had to try this place out. Upon walking into the restaurant, I was a bit surprised to find that the store looked more like a tiny Chinese takeout place. The food came IMMEDIATELY... like literally 2 minutes after I ordered and paid at the counter. So that was a nice plus.

    There was literally no one in the tiny restaurant besides my sons and I. The person who took my ordered disappeared to the kitchen after he served us our food for the whole time and never reappeared. It was a bit empty and odd feeling, but I didn't really need anything else, so that was fine.

    That aside, the prices were great. I ordered a tonkatsu ramen with chashu meat with a side of eel over rice. It looked delicious. And it could have been an "okay" 3-star meal if I didn't know it was supposed to be ramen. The ramen tasted like I was eating Chinese lo-mein. Something about made me feel like I was eating that the whole time. Chinese lo-mein is decent, but not if you're comparing it to any other ramen shop. The chashu meat wasn't the nicely sliced fatty meats that I've had at other places. A bit harder and charred. I wish the egg was soft-boiled as well, but it was just fully boiled. Still nice that they included an egg. The eel over rice was okay. The eel tasted great and there were slices of avocado in the dish, but there was something about the sauce that wasn't really on par. And maybe it was too much sauce as well.

    Not sure if I'll be back, though the prices make me curious.....
    On a better note, my picky 3-year old had a lot of noodle and the ramen soup. His first word right after trying it, "DE-LI-CIOUS!"

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