Naha: User Reviews

EXCITING, EVER CHANGING MENU
By Brett from burbs, June 29, 2008

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Have been to NAHA many times and love the great variety on the menu,
You xan go every week and find new items to try. Servers are great with
offering suggestions. Also love eating at the bar, friendly bartenders & eclectic
wines by the glass. i recommend NAHA to all my friends and colleagues.

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RESTAURANT WEEK
By justdoitchicago from goldcoast, February 27, 2008

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I love NAHA and go often, sometimes to just have a drink at the bar and something off the bar menu, or to dine in the dining room. I was so thrilled when I saw NAHA was going to participate in the Restaurant Week, because of the value, but mostly because it was cool of such a great restaurant to be part of a city event where a three course meal would cost less than one of their entrees! We had a great time, the place was packed, every table, bar stool and lounge area as well. I had to do a good amount of pleading to get in, but the office manager is the chef's sister and she took notice of how many times I had dined with them and she secured me a table. Everything was delicious, I had the Cured Lake Superior Trout, followed by a roasted Quail with Polenta, Slab Bacon and some shell beans with beautiful garnishes, dessert was a fragrant pineapple Tart. We had a tremendous bottle of wine...and a couple glasses of champagne at the bar since we could afford it since the meal was specially priced at $31.95 pp so that was fun!
They didn't skimp, we still had cookies with our espresso and mignardises as well.
The staff is always friendly and genuine and they play the best music. So what if the room gets loud, it means they are doing business. I hate a quiet whispering dining room.
Restaurant week ends in a day or so, but it was cool to enjoy it with hoardes of other people who came to eat!

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Not a lot of bang for the buck
By cbsma from old town, February 22, 2008

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Had a decent meal at Naha. The decor was lovely. Service was adequate, as was the food. The menu seemed very exciting, but when the food came out it was fairly dull. It was a good enough meal, but definitely not worth the price.

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Great food can't make up for shoddy service
By MandyS from Roscoe Village, February 13, 2008

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We celebrated our anniversary here recently. Even though we alerted the restaurant to this fact ahead of time, and even though it was 9:00 on a Friday and the restaurant was only 1/3 full, we were given the worst table in the restaurant. Our server was horrendous... snooty and inattentive. When we inquired about the dress code over the phone, we were told that the restaurant "doesn't do jeans." This is fine. But we were the only people in the place NOT wearing jeans! They shouldn't be so rude and pretentious when their restaurant is half-empty and their entire crowd is dressed in what they claim they "don't do."
Food was really great, but couldn't shake the feeling that we were out of place. Couldn't get any information from the server whatsoever.... so the culinary experience was lacking. They need to revamp their staff, and it would be an excellent restaurant.

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blown away
By redness28 from West Loop, January 29, 2008

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I had walked past Naha numerous times and paid no avail. Never again! Every part of the meal, from the wine to the appetizers to the desserts was absolutely phenomenal. Our server was well versed in all items on the menu, and her recommendations were dead on. I will be going back to this restaurant time and time again and will keep recommending it to friends and strangers alike. I'm not the foodie snob type, but I know what I like, and Naha surpasses my generally high standards.

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Surprisingly disappointed
By epm from downtown, December 31, 2007

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I had dined at Naha before and had a lovely experience: beautiful dining room, good service, exceptional food. I had been excited all week to return for dinner on New Year's Eve, but was surprised and very, very disappointed by our meal. The appetizer of squash soup I ordered came to the table barely lukewarm. Someone sitting near me complained about hers, and the waiter expained that's how it's served. He offered to warm it, but said that would compromise the flavor. Maybe--but I've had squash soup served piping hot elsewhere and the flavor was as good, if not better, than this. Next: an entree of artic char and lobster, also served lukewarm. The lobster was so rubbery I literally could not eat it--I could not cut it to eat it, and I really tried. The artic char just tasted like fish skin. To make matters worse, the lobster and char were plopped into puddle of thick white goo that tasted like lard mixed with flour--served lukewarm. I took about three bites of this very,very expensive entree and just gave up. I can eat just about anything, but I could not eat this food. Several hours later, I'm hungry and have a bad taste in my mouth. I wish I'd stayed home and cooked! On the bright side, Naha's dining room is still pretty, our server was excellent, and at least we drank some good champagne.

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Great place for lunch
By Brett from burbs, November 15, 2007

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love to bring clients here, interesting menu and excellent service. My favorites are
tuna tartare, greek salad, risotto and duck riilette. Nice wines by the glass too.
I recommend it to anyone, good for business or ladies who lunch crowd.

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GREAT BAR, EVEN BETTER BARTENDERS!...
By katrina from chicago, IL, August 13, 2007

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GREAT BAR, EVEN BETTER BARTENDERS! FOOD IS ALWAYS THE STAR, BUT FOOD TOOK A BACK STAGE WHEN TWO MEGA STARS WALKED IN ...BRAD/ANGELINA!

Forever I have wanted to...
By dane from Chicago, IL, August 10, 2007

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Forever I have wanted to try this restaurant and what an absolute disappointment. As someone who dines out 3-5 nights a week, Naha makes the list of one of the WORST. Bad, unattentive service from both the server and bus people. In a fine dining establishment one server for six tables is unacceptable.

Starters and entrees were bland and uneventful, lacking flavor and texture not to mention incredibly overpriced.

All four of us were in agreement that once again fine dining that balances good service with good food is becoming harder and harder to find and with the ridiculous prices you pay at Naha you will walk away disillusioned, disapointed and close to five hundred dollars lighter for 4 people with nothing to show for it but three hours wasted.

If you're are looking for fine dining that provides good service and memorable food - Naha is NOT the place to visit.