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Venues/Chicago, IL/Restaurant/Gaijin

Gaijin

Restaurant
Chicago, IL

Venue Type

Restaurant
Japanese

Address

950 West Lake Street, Chicago, IL

Neighborhood

West Loop

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Gaijin

Venue Type

Restaurant
Japanese

Address

950 West Lake Street, Chicago, IL

Neighborhood

West Loop

Gaijin by Chef Paul Virant is Chicago’s first okonomiyaki restaurant, offering both Hiroshima and Osaka styles of the savory Japanese pancake.

Number of spaces

2 event spaces

Cuisine Type

Japanese

Food & Beverage

In-house catering
In-house beverage service

Spaces

Full Buyout of Gaijin
Full Buyout of Gaijin
Seated: 65
Partial Buyout of Gaijin
Partial Buyout of Gaijin
Full Buyout of Gaijin
Full Buyout of Gaijin
Seated: 65
Partial Buyout of Gaijin
Partial Buyout of Gaijin

About

Whether you’re entertaining a group of colleagues or celebrating a milestone event with friends and family, Gaijin will create a wonderful and unique experience your whole group will enjoy. We offer partial or full buyouts with menu packages curated by Chef Paul Virant to offer your guests the best okonomiyaki experience you can get without a passport! We also offer specialty experiences for smaller groups. Join our bar team for an introductory sake class, or journey through a Japanese whisky tasting featuring Suntory, the founding house of Japanese whisky.

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Press

Jan 29, 2024

Chicago Sun-Times

Galit Named Restaurant Of The Year At Chicago’s Jean Banchet Awards

Jan 29, 2024

Eater

Galit and Chef Paul Virant Earn Local Banchet Honors

Jan 24, 2024

The Infatuation

The Best Restaurants In The West Loop - Chicago

Nov 22, 2023

Eater

Chicago’s 2024 Jean Banchet Awards Nominations Are In

Jan 29, 2024

Chicago Sun-Times

Galit Named Restaurant Of The Year At Chicago’s Jean Banchet Awards

Jan 29, 2024

Eater

Galit and Chef Paul Virant Earn Local Banchet Honors

Jan 24, 2024

The Infatuation

The Best Restaurants In The West Loop - Chicago

Nov 22, 2023

Eater

Chicago’s 2024 Jean Banchet Awards Nominations Are In

Apr 6, 2023

The Infatuation

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Details

Food & Beverage

In-house catering
In-house beverage service





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