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22 | June 6, 2019 | The glencoe anchor dining out glencoeanchor.com 5B2F Akira Sushi comes ‘home’ to Wilmette Alyssa Groh Contributing Editor After closing 153 Akira Sushi in Wilmette and taking some time off, it brings tears to Kelly Yang’s eyes to have a restaurant in Wilmette again. 5B2F Akira Sushi opened under a new name and new location, but has the same original owner as 153 Akira Sushi. 153 Akira Sushi was owned by Yang, who eventually sold it to a new owner. Shortly after, due to lease negotiations, 153 Akira had to close down. After taking approximately a year and a half off and spending time with her young daughters, Yang found a new location in Wilmette for another restaurant. 5B2F Akira Sushi, 143 Skokie Blvd., Wilmette, officially opened on April 30. Yang said she was waiting to find a location in Wilmette because it is where she calls home. “We really missed Wilmette and we really missed our customers,” said Yang, who is a Wilmette resident. While this restaurant is a bit different than 153 Akira Sushi, it still offers Japanese dishes. Seeing residents return to her restaurant with excitement to learn she was back made it all worth it for Yang. “This is a community, it moves my heart to see old customers come back that are happy to see us,” she said. For Yang, her customers are more than customers — they are family and friends. Back at 153 Akira Sushi, Yang said she and her customers would tell each other about their lives and be supportive when times were rough, while also celebrating accomplishments. “Our customer relationships are very important to us,” Yang said. “I want to rebuild the relationship with new and old customers in a different location with a new concept. This location is a restart for us.” One of the biggest changes between the two restaurants, is the new location is much smaller than the old one. 5B2F Akira Sushi has small window and bar seating, and is not a full service restaurant. And while there are items on the menu at 5B2F Akira Sushi that weren’t on the menu at 153 Akira Sushi, guests can expect the same type of cuisine and quality. 5B2F Akira Sushi 143 Skokie Blvd., Wilmette (847) 920-5332 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday Closed Sunday 5B2F Akira Sushi may be in a much smaller location, but its menu is far from small. The menu contains hot and cold appetizers, salads, poke bowls, home-made ramen, 24 specialty rolls, 14 classic rolls, nine vegetable rolls and more. A team of 22nd Century Media editors stopped into 5B2F Akira Sushi to see what all the hype was about. We started with a hot and a cold appetizer. First up was the asparagus beef roll ($9.50), made with sliced The Kelly Poke Bowl ($13) has avocado, cilantro, cucumber, edamame, scallions, onion crunch, tobiko and jalapeño on a bed of rice, topped with spicy mayo and ponzu sauce at 5B2F Akira Sushi in Wilmette. Anna Schultz/22nd Century Media beef, which was rolled around asparagus and broiled in a teriyaki sauce. We also tried two items from the cold appetizers, the hamachi ponzu ($12) and tuna tartare ($12). The hamachi ponzue is very thinly sliced yellowtail topped with jalapeno and Akira’s special sauce. One of our favorite items was the tuna tartare, which is also a trademark of 5B2F Akira Sushi. This appetizer consists of towers of tuna accompanied with crispy wontons. Known for its sushi, we couldn’t wait to dive into a specialty roll, the menage a trio ($14). This specialty roll is considered a spicy roll. Full story at GlencoeAnchor. com. Be Bold Stop by or call for an appointment with our award-winning designers. Begin the process of designing and building the kitchen of your dreams. Glenview Showroom 1700 Glenview Rd 847.998.1552 DDK Kitchen Design Group Monday-Friday 10-6 Saturday and Sunday 12-4 www.ddkkitchens.com Bring your color wheel. Let’s find a way to make your dream kitchen a reality. Choose any paint, stain, or even match an heirloom. We love a challenge. Wilmette Showroom 400 N. Ridge 847.728.0823
glencoeanchor.com real estate the glencoe anchor | June 6, 2019 | 23 SPONSORED CONTENT The Glencoe Anchor’s of the WEEK What: Six bedrooms, 7.2 baths Where: 677 Sheridan, Glencoe Amenities: Situated on over 2/3 of an acre wooded lot, it is only steps from Lake Michigan, Metra train, Writer’s Theater and downtown Glencoe. 6 en suite spacious bedrooms; 7.2 bathrooms with heated floors and custom designed vanities, Gourmet kitchen with designer series Italian range, two dishwashers, espresso/cappuccino machine, etc. Other special features include Walnut custom build library, screened porch, Central vacuum system, 4K media room, smart home technology, refrigerated wine cellar, economical LED lighting and foam insulation, terrific lower level with Sport Court, wet bar and exercise room with sauna. This house has it all! Listing Price: $4,175,000 Listing Agent: Milena Birov, milena@atproperties.com, (847) 962-1200 Agents Brokerage: @Properties Winnetka To see your home featured as Home of the Week, email John Zeddies at j.zeddies@22ndcenturymedia.com or call (847) 272-4565. May 1 • 332 Adams Ave., Glencoe, 60022-1815 — Us Bank Na Trustee to Bryan Lammers, Debra Lammers, $242,500 April 25 • 546 Sunset Lane, Glencoe, 60022-1142 — Brought to you by: FOR ALL YOUR MORT<strong>GA</strong>GE NEEDS 664 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest, IL 60045 Phone: (847) 234-8484 thefederalsavingsbank.com Brenton R. Wortell to Alexander Krauskopf, Krysten S. Krauskopf, $620,000 The Going Rate is provided by Record Information Services, Inc. For more information, visit www.public-record.com or call (630) 557-1000
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