Asking for onigiri at a Japanese restaurant is like asking for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at a restaurant. Some people think it is just too simple, mundane and pedestrian to be offered at a dining establishment. But, by now, regular Dumpling Zoners must know that our specialty is the ethnically mundane – in other words, comfort foods. That’s why we love these triangle-shaped rice patties filled with baked fish or pickled plums. They fit comfortably in your hand and they really stick to your ribs. Served at room temperature, these sticky rice-based snacks are often wrapped with a strip of toasted seaweed (nori) so you can keep your hands clean while eating them at a picnic, during the ballgame or on a car trip. You can find onigiri, individually packaged in plastic wrappers, on Saturday and Sundays for $1 at Kitakata in Arlington Heights and every day at the Sunshine Cafe in Andersonville for $1.50.
Sunshine Cafe
5449 N. Clark St.
773-334-6214
Kitakata
20 E. Golf Road,
Arlington Heights
847-364-7544
Thank you (formal): domo arigato gozai mashita
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