Happy Birthday Kelly!

I had to write about my favorite sushi place and of course Kelly's birthday (sorry this is being posted a few weeks after!).  I love Rise sushi on the corner of Southport and Roscoe.  Not just because it's super close to my apartment, but also because it has amazing food, and it's the only place I've managed to become friends with the staff.  Biz and I go to Rise randomly and always sit at the bar to talk to our favorite bartender, Josh.  So I took Kelly there because first of all, she's obsessed with sushi, but also, I got her a "Happy Sushi to You" card for her birthday, so sushi was on our minds!  Kelly and I sat at the bar and Josh suggested that Kelly try the pomegranate martini.  It was awesome.  My mojito was ok, but paled in comparison to the martini.  For dinner, we ordered rolls only: the Akuma roll (special roll with shrimp tempura, cream cheese and pecans...tasted like dessert - incredibly delicious!), Yellowtail and Jalapeno Roll, a Red Dragon Roll - also incredible, and a Unagi roll.  I LOVED the akuma and red dragon roll.  Would definitely order both of those again.  The honey roll is also delicious there and the spicy salmon and avocado is my standard order at Rise.  We both loved the sushi and Kelly got a birthday shot free too!


Side note: I hated my first experience at Rise.  There's this awful waitress there, she's an Asian girl, incredibly bossy and rude.  Try to avoid her because she could cause you to never go back and that would be terrible because the food is so good!