$.60 SUSHI! Best CHEAP EATS & HIDDEN GEMS in Chicago

[@gb4290]

Yeah, Chicago!! I’m from just south of there. When you come visit, I know there will be great places that never knew. Thanks for casting such good light on us, Chicagoians are salt of the earth people and will do anything for a neighbor, or a stranger. Happy, and safe travels to you and your wife. Hope your folks are doing well, as well as your wife’s family 🙂

[@glennquagmire34]

what kinda chicago you living in? the only one i hear about is the violence that happens there.

[@annamccarty911]

@@glennquagmire34 that's in actual Chicago, not the suburbs. thanks to mayor Beetlejuice and our governor Fatzger, they never acknowledge the violence until it happens in a suburb.

[@tamarawhiteurst8727]

@@glennquagmire34 you are hearing the worst, the down right great is never talked about, not just the the suburbs but in the actual city of Chicago. How could a city of millions of people be as terrible as what the news tells you and still be a top tourist destination? Because what you are hearing about are happening in isolated parts of a large city.

[@conorcorrigan3234]

@@annamccarty911 This just isn't true. It's really only a couple very impoverished and isolated areas that you would never just wander into on accident that can be dangerous. Chicago doesn't even crack the top 10 on violent crime rates per capita.

[@jaklg7905]

I agree about Chicago people, especially south side. I grew up in Berwyn and then moved to Omaha. Chicago people are so much nicer and just all around decent people. There are people from all walks of life that live in peace together. Omaha has a whole bunch of low key racism. I never heard anyone say to another "speak English, this is America" until I moved to Omaha.

[@ThePurpIeLlama]

We’ve been having to travel to Chicago for our sons doctors appointments and this was a perfectly timed video, we went to Lawrence fish market yesterday because of your video, and the sushi was AMAZING, it absolutely tasted super fresh and was better than I’ve ever had in the QC. Thank you for the great suggestion!

[@DonDracula]

hope your son is doing okay now bud

[@ThePurpIeLlama]

@@DonDracula thank you, he’s getting a lot better! He’s only needing to be on his medication for a couple more months and should be a-okay!

[@DonDracula]

@@ThePurpIeLlama No parent should have to worry about their children's health, glad you at least have to worry a lot less!

[@leeanncornett5246]

Hope all is well ❤

[@rogerdouglas2306]

btw his jacket brand is patagonia in case anyone is wondering

[@ph1ogic]

barber did him dirty lmao

[@mrgamerwatch100]

Drove an hour to bakery crescent for my birthday a few days ago and I gotta say the drive was absolutely worth it! The yakisoba bun was something to die for! And the lady working was such a sweet heart ❤️ thinking about going back real soon! Thanks for sharing mike!

[@mrgamerwatch100]

And the egg salad sandwich was wicked good!

[@53ddddateme]

What Mikey said about cheap food resonates with me so hard as somebody growing up frugal and is now a struggling college studentt. Good food is just 100x better when you know you got it at a bargain price.

[@jayfitmob5945]

Definitely make the cheap eats a series on your channel. I love finding excellent food at a low price, seems exceedingly hard in the states anymore, but I know they're out there.

[@BigAshy]

how does homeboy eat over 50 pieces of sushi and then immediately get 2 burgers. I aspire to be like Mike! Keep up the great content brotha !

[@tiffany9408]

Love that you go around and visit smaller restaurants in the suburbs! If you're ever in Schaumburg, stop my parent's restaurant, Asian Noodle House! They serve Malaysian food (bak kut teh, curry laksa, nasi lemak, etc) alongside other typical fast casual Chinese/Asian dishes. We can even get you our off the menu items :)

[@lovebirdtmi]

I’m putting your parents’ restaurant on my list!!!

[@Kuhbri]

Love ANH!

[@Chibeagle]

i be coming. Hi Mom and Dad!

[@Kdotwannavee]

I'm from Schaumburg area and I LOVE your parents restaurant!!! One of my fav places to eat growing up tbh.

[@UWthehiu]

Was here twice recently while I was here for a business trip! The Hainan Chicken was delicious!

[@Tarukai788]

Hey Mikey, it looks like the video for Nini's got cut which is understandable, but the audio got missed! Just a heads up that you're probably aware of, but just in case! Hopefully this can help for other people like me who were confused about the out of sync audio as well.

[@JKiting]

Boba Burger is one of my favorite places to eat! Can’t go wrong with anything in their menu! My favorite is the lechon burger with some Thai tea. Their jalapeño poppers are also so good like you said!!

[@johnstark9164]

I used to love Ninis and thought Juan was great, but then he started saying negative stuff all over social media and I haven't been back since. But dang so many other good looking dishes that I don't need to go back

[@paulluu17]

like what ??

[@dailyyydangles8094]

You know what you just did for Juan boosted his career

[@miguelgamino2900]

Nini’s deli has had a couple of scandals if I’m not mistaken cuz I’ve seen them on the news a few years back. I wonder if it still has the same owners who said mask mandates are unconstitutional and ungodly.

[@richardharrow5873]

Masks are unconstitutional.

[@Sewersquatch]

Yes, super disappointed they were highlighted here. They had another issue just last week. Terrible owners.

[@janessams]

Agreed! Will not support them

[@selenelagunas]

I was surprised when seeing them here. SMH.

[@risarin]

Yeah, shocked to see them here. As a Chicagoan the hate that Nini's is known for is the very first thing that comes to mind.

[@footlonghawk3960]

Audio was messed up for me which made it hard to watch unfortunately but the food looked amazing

[@malykay88]

same for me i was wondering if its was just me XD

[@towerguarder]

same. was wondering why no comments on this

[@TheDarling1ne]

same

[@dotsucks]

same for me

[@Tarukai788]

The Closed Captions are correct it looks like so you can watch it with those, muted or otherwise and get the right info!

[@tbell862]

Is anyone else having issues with the audio not sync'd up correctly with the different spots? In the beginning he is talking about an Empanada while we watch him eating sushi!!!

[@Fvd99789]

Mike ur a trooper ,ur an inspiration and you eat food anywhere and even record like you don’t care your truly a good guy

[@hihellokitty85]

Don't expect real white tuna (Albacore) at that price, it's most likely Escolar.

[@boopididoop2]

Hi Mike, this is a PSA about Nini's Cafe. Although the food is good, Nini's cafe was closed in 2020 due to the owner, Juan, the person you mentioned, making racist and homophobic remarks and doubling down when people called him out for it. You can find articles about it just by googling the restaurant's name. I understand that you probably didn't know about this, but I think it's important for the audience to know whether they want to support an establishment like this.

[@mambiashu7080]

Yes but by cancelling him and making the business shut down he is not the only one affected. His employees and his family are too. We need to use wisdom and offer gracee in this cancel culture climate. Making a bad remark is not a capital offense that should make someone loose their livelihood.

[@Lil_lee_Dee]

Juan didn’t make a “bad” remark, he made several bigoted ones. There’s a difference.

[@gavinrehfeldt7389]

It's not canceling. It's consequences. He said some things that pisses people off. People are gonna say and do as a consequence of what he has said. These are his consequences. He made a choice, and now he has to live with the consequences of what he said.

[@amandahuggenkiss69]

@@mambiashu7080 His family & coworkers cosign on the bigoted remarks too.

[@Lovelylove500]

Nini's Deli is delicious. I'm glad Mike went and tried the food for himself. We live in America where we can speak freely and openly. God bless you!

[@Iamsunkai]

Thank you for finally going to Lawrence Fish Market to enjoy their amazing and well priced sushi and rolls!!

[@jx22283]

It's solid. Nothing great. You go there for the cheap prices but thr last time I went the prices has gone up. It was worth going back then when the pieces were around 60 cents a piece but not any more

[@hitallerents1188]

Heard Nina’s deli got canceled for some homophobic or racist remarks im not sure, haven’t heard from them in a while

[@angie0524]

They definitely did and still are.

[@joshuadaniel6496]

Then good.

[@nntflow7058]

The owners became A CHRISTIAN MINISTER. Some Church gonna get cursed by their racism soon.

[@potusthepotatooftheuniteds1034]

My kind of place!

[@MLIANM]

I love his sponsors he get they are always helpful👌🏻✨ “I’m not good at English”

[@mkvalkyrie]

Just an FYI, don't give Nini's Deli your business, a simple google search will show just how terrible they are.

[@zarathos1018]

Lawrence is a hidden gem, and my go-to, really cool to see you found them.

[@seunghwacho8315]

It’s amazing to see Mikey eating sushi with ease! I remember a couple of years back he wouldn’t due to its unfamiliar texture. It’s as if his palette has evolved throughout the years! 👍

[@rajs7876]

Too bad he is supporting Proud Boy bigots at Ninos deli

[@Geegeebaba]

I remember thinking how can you be a foodie and not like sushi! Glad he changed his mind.

[@shirleysenpai7232]

Me and my family have been coming to Classic bowl ever since we were kids and we’ve always gotten Boba burger when we came! It’s amazing to see you try something that hits so close to home 🥺

[@aidanscracked831]

It's so dope seeing you go across the world

[@nathanmoore564]

Soooo excited to see that you came and visited Chicago! I'm from the burbs.

[@queenbeemo42]

Those hot dogs looked so good! It’s like they have salads on them. I could hear the texture.

[@1Pennykins]

Hi Mike, just curious, how come you're blurring the logos on your jacket/shirt?

[@goodmythicalmukbang3757]

He is blurring all that weight gain.

[@natalietran4856]

It’s because this video is sponsored

[@Power2Think]

Crescent Bakery's loaf of bread is awesome.....you can choose from their thick or thin sliced options. They may even have one that's uncut but I'm not positive.

[@baconfister]

The Vietnamese style pickled/fermented carrot/daikon I have been using as a topping on my gourmet hot dog concoctions at home.

[@emmalord1123]

The next time you're in Chicago, you HAVE to go to both Triple Crown restaurants in Chinatown!!

[@FlavorofMind]

Thanks for this delicious episode Mike! I'm a Philadelphia native, but Chicago's food scene is superior (though it's no Seoul 😗). So much culinary diversity going on!

[@UglieChiiick]

Miley blocking out the brands be killin me, y’all better cut him a check 😂🤣 and my guy need a new button up that shit bustin

[@emeralddove5339]

I love all your videos but...Good to see an affordable food video and relatable content Mike 👍

[@eddieburk9153]

your buttons are about to pop 😅😅😅

[@chesterlim9110]

Why is Mike blurring out the Patagonia label on his jacket? He usually doesn’t do this.

[@jessicadiaz8500]

He wants that check

[@Titoacevedo06]

This video is probably the only good publicity Nini’s had in a long time, They damn near had a riot outside the deli. On another note, Imma have to hit up bobas burger looks damn good!

[@eda.climbs]

Couldn't help but notice the blur on the jacket...Looks like patagonia? 🤣 Edit: a frame got missed for blurring at 9:54

[@asummer9460]

Awesome food shown, love to try those hotdogs..looks interesting, those juiciest burgers too. The sushi is definitely worth the price especially the Nigiri sushi looks so fresh..great point out. But abit cold to eat sushi with the wind...🤣Great eat again Mikey👏👍👍👍

[@nickybanks6366]

Those burgers look AMAZING

[@Ly7vi]

I don't know about the rest of Brazil, but in Rio de Janeiro we love guava and cheese. We have cheesecake, pizza, croissant, ice cream... Guava means goiaba, but there's a sweet made with it called goiabada. Witch melts like a syrup and that is what goes with the cheese in all those recipes. You will find "goiabada com queijo" everywhere here 😆

[@joshpark1116]

Boba Burger, who would've guessed by the location but their food is top quality and service is fantastic 😍

[@Enerdhil]

Mikey says, "Banana milk, I don't know how they milk them, but they're delicious."🤣😆😂😆🤣

[@EddyFusilli]

Exactly LMAO 🤣🤣🤣 I love Mikey 👌🏻

[@Enerdhil]

@@EddyFusilli Sometimes he slides a quick joke that you can miss if you are not paying close attention. I had to stop the video because was laughing and missed the next thing he said.

[@janessams]

No to nini deli but the other places look bomb!

[@HelixRanmaru]

I sit and watch a few of your videos a night after work and I take some inspiration to modify my home cooking from the places that you visit. Keep up the awesome work!

[@alessiab376]

Geez, so you want to eat all that junk like him ? Hopefully not 😅

[@viastephtop]

Yes! I was hoping someday you'd find Lawrence Fish Market on your journey. That place is still off the chain as far as quality. I'd take a 20 dollar bill down the road and would just fill up on sushi

[@HeyImFrank]

these food items looked awesome id love to try them out one day

[@jimobrien9352]

Helpful tip, the “s” is silent in “Illinois”

[@dennissiew8248]

Why does Mikey need to blur out the 'patagonia' logo on the jacket?

[@vuongn2318]

It's Mikey. Why does he eat the same 5 things in every video? The world will never know

[@cindyrellaaaaa]

@@vuongn2318 I love this reply

[@vuongn2318]

@wuxiaman more popular eating 5 dishes or eating Chinese food in another country with rich history of foods? How about having bad quality videos or terrible analogies?

[@PiiCNiiC94]

The food looks so delicious in this video! But am I the only one with off sync voice and video?

[@isabelargueta8114]

Omg 😱 I love sushi 🍣 and those plates look so beautiful and yummy 😋 I want to try everything

[@MsMariano74]

Love it when you visit my 2nd home. Great video as always! Stay safe out there you too!

[@ShizAudi]

Nina’s deli is bigoted against other faiths

[@JasonICECarson]

Am I seriously the only one who experienced major audio/visual desych? I'm literally watching him eat sushi while he's talking about eating an empanada and then when he's drinking boba tea and eating a fish sandwich, now I'm hearing him talk about the sushi from the previous segment! 😲What's going on here? I'm so confused. 🤔🤨

[@japandarkmaster]

Same lol

[@Aaron-zu3xn]

The audio and video aren't synced @ all lol he put the wrong audio over the wrong video

[@shadowtheimpure]

People don't give turkey ham enough love. It's delicious and usually pretty affordable too. I like to slice it thick, pan fry with a little butter until it turns a nice dark brown on both sides and put it on a sandwich with a yolky egg. EDIT: I've always been...somewhat hesitant...to visit Chicago due to the rather violent reputation the city has gained. Any recommendations to help me get past that hesitation, because this stuff looks so good.

[@kittymcmeowmeow1]

Chicago isn't even in the top 10 most violent cities in the us. Memphis is #2, st Louis is #5, and Milwaukee is #9. There are unsafe neighborhoods, but you won't end up there if you're looking for good food.

[@shadowtheimpure]

@@kittymcmeowmeow1 I live relatively near Chicago (less than 2 hours away) and I'm constantly hearing about 'there were 10+ shootings over the weekend'. I think that may have colored my perception of the city a bit.

[@kittymcmeowmeow1]

I live about an hour away! It was a normal summer activity at my high school to take the train to the city and go drinking at the beach. Chicago is also made up of a ton of neighborhoods and there are some really nice ones and some really bad ones, you just have to Google neighborhoods to avoid

[@cee_el]

6:49 Mike's still gotta learn his sushi lol. That's clearly a tempura roll. The one to its left is the dragon roll

[@bukkeadnoi2377]

*Superb!!💖 ❤ You always makes me extremely hungry but I love it!!*

[@vanessaf7755]

That sushi is soo good omg

[@blackfusion100]

Boba Burger!!! This was my favorite burger place when I lived in the area! Especially loved their hand cut fries and that they used fresh fruit for all their boba smoothies. So happy you went there Mikey!!

[@DuckEmpress]

By far the earliest I've ever been, super excited for this video! I love his korean food videos.

[@anshpatel9a203]

When eating cheap but good sushi: That's the smile of an Asian getting cheap food👍

[@ovoxobubbles]

Finally !! I've been checking every single day wondering where you were

[@PheiKitchen]

Half of those sushi enough to make stomach full 😁👍

[@kayflip2233]

Mikey: "I grew up in Xian", "I grew up in Illinois", "I'm from New York".

[@drewschumann1]

Mikey Chen was born in China, spent time in Iowa and Illinois growing up and ended in upstate NY

[@frankmacleod2565]

The one and only criticism I have of Mike's channel is that he doesnt post the food prices. That's it. Post those prices Mikey!! Keep up the good work

[@Birdbike719]

I just google the restaurants if I want to see full menu and prices

[@gmorin3]

He'd spook the viewers

[@frankmacleod2565]

@@gmorin3 Not with these prices!

[@cindyrellaaaaa]

That’s too much work for him

[@Inspiringshe2be]

The bowling alley food looked too notch 🥰

[@mnym8ts]

Getting chubby mikey

[@hadaar_]

Glad to once again see some good, affordable places I might actually be able to visit in the foreseeable future!

[@cazjosh]

Guava Jam is sold in the Caribbean by the jar, we put that on crackers with peanut butter , you can get that in every household

[@JoedeGuz]

Lawrence Fish Market is our go-to! Awesome to see you go there!

[@fhcalderon]

I'm sorry to bring some negativity to such a positive channel, but I must be honest: I wouldn't take any sushi advice from Mike.

[@rajs7876]

Or him calling that bigot Juan a nice guy. NINI'S is a homophobic bigotedcproud boys establishment. MIKE is showing his idiocy here. Grossed out today

[@NameName2.0]

Why?

[@sigmundbartosch3542]

@@NameName2.0 because fernando and mikes dad had an affair

[@alexandriaurbina4592]

Sigmund huh? Care to explain 🤔🤔

[@kcone1231]

Sushi snobs lol dork

[@alaskankare]

all I can do is stare at his shirt because he's never blurred a logo before. 🤣

[@gunnyboyz4tw]

Yeah can someone explain why they blur out logos? Has something to do with not wanting to give those companies free advertisement or something else?

[@Cj-tg3ms]

@@gunnyboyz4tw yeah I don’t get it either

[@bixby451]

Ikr? We all know that’s a Patagonia jacket anyways 😂

[@mrkenwu1]

Mike, where is your eating companion, the lovely Christine?!

[@SherioCheers]

I was born n raised in Central IL. Represent!! Love ya!

[@jefffox512]

Peoria?

[@sharriehorton7384]

@StrictlyDumpling Mike the audio is off or wrong at 2:52 ish into video

[@TheKaukas]

Audio sync is perfect, and I am sarcastic.

[@ranjones550]

Headed to Lawrence Fish Market tomorrow!😋

[@mikeanson8550]

So happy you went to Boba Burger. Those guys have something special and deserve lots of success.

[@SandmanFightingSys]

“Snacky Chen” does it again 🤘🏼

[@carenecitter2435]

I LOVE sushi from Lawrence Fish Market!

[@Power2Think]

Chicago and it's suburbs have some of the best restaurants!

[@shawnd3887]

Great video as always, but who lined you up like that?

[@makeremaxwell9094]

Thanks for the dumpling slippers very cosy and the bao bae very cute

[@NobelNighthawk274]

video doesnt start until 1:40

[@BigdawgR6R1]

When was this recorded because its summer time and it looks cold there lol

[@mugiwara_lucy2483]

Anyone else notice how the audio is off in this video.

[@DanielNguyen5]

Uhh Mikey my man you better check out the owners before you post this stuff

[@iinspireNP]

BOBA BURGER IS THE BEST MIKE, i always go bowling there on Sunday when I can and get food there b4 bowling :)

[@awesomeadamfrom2099]

Awesome job Mike

[@nikip9161]

Delicious food... The background on the last shot was actually nice imo.. 👍🤗🌻

[@maniacal1870]

BBQ eel is the best sushi, doesn't even have to be anything special. Just a saucy slice of unagi over some rice and I'm in Heaven.

[@jasonhawley8942]

Hey Mike...not sure if you're aware or its my computer, but your audio is totally backwards in this video. Just a heads up. That sushi looks amazing

[@c16621]

Doing the Lord’s work!

[@kierramitton7947]

this video is exactly what I needed! thank you Mike :)

[@wintereve7267]

My local servo makes the best egg ham and lettuce sandwiches….their lettuce is sliced so thin….it stays crunchy without making the bread soggy….it is delicious 🤤

[@makomako5301]

Cant beat Mitsuwa and premade sushi and also their food court. Also down the street from Mitsuwa is Tensuke Market.

[@WhatTheWizard]

Hey Mike! I know you came to Rhode Island for the Nordic Lodge experience but there are a ton more smaller places that you would love. Best seafood and portugese/Italian food in my opinion!

[@ChinaDollTravels]

3:39 the spicy nail brings your tongue to attention for that sandwich