22 Year Sushi Destination - Sales Over $879,000!

CHICAGO, Illinois

Asking Price	$199,000	Year Established	2004
Annual Revenue	$879,440	Reason for Selling	Starting a family.
Annual P/L	$0	Attention	Tim Ryan
Annual Cash Flow	$137,732	Listing Number	1018799
# of Employees	5	Business Category	Food & Beverage: Restaurants, Fast Food, Deli

Business Overview:

High-Volume 22+Year Sushi Destination On Andersonville’s Vibrant Clark St - Sales Over $879,000!

“An Andersonville Favorite With Cash Flow Over $137,000 & Priced To Sell At $199,000”

Exceptional opportunity to acquire Tanoshii Andersonville, a long-established, full-service Japanese and sushi restaurant in one of Chicago’s premier neighborhood dining and shopping districts. A new owner inherits a recognizable name, established menu, catering business, loyal customers and decades of neighborhood recognition.

Tanoshii’s identity is built on creative Japanese cuisine, pairing traditional sushi, sashimi, nigiri and maki with inventive signature rolls, tempura, udon, kitchen entrées and an approachable omakase experience where guests share dietary needs and spice preferences, then let the chef choose. This broad menu appeals to sushi diners, cooked-food fans and vegetarians alike, creating multiple revenue channels across dine-in, takeout and delivery, supported by direct Toast online ordering and 3rd-party apps.

OpenTable rates Tanoshii a 4.9 neighborhood gem, and The Infatuation calls it a relaxed, casual destination for quality sushi. That longevity and reputation would be difficult and expensive for a new concept to replicate.

This turnkey operation lets a buyer skip the cost, delays and risk of building a restaurant from raw space.

Listed by Tim Ryan at EatZ & Associates

Property Features and Assets:

<p>Prime retail space in the heart of the neighborhood, surrounded by one of Chicago’s most distinctive collections of independent restaurants, bars, entertainment venues and specialty retailers. Choose Chicago named this corridor the city’s “Shop Local Capital” in its 2026 guide to the best shopping streets, highlighting its independent businesses and lively dining scene, an especially natural fit for an established independent restaurant. Dense surrounding residential neighborhoods combine with destination visitors, plus easy access to Uptown, CTA buses, Lake Shore Drive and the lakefront. A packed event calendar drives built-in customer traffic all year long: Restaurant Week, wine walks, weekly farmers markets, sidewalk sales, holiday events and Midsommarfest, the signature festival drawing 80,000+ people annually.<br><br>SqFt: 2,200 + Basement Storage<br>Seating: 55-60 inside<br>Hrs: Su-Th 3p-9p, Fr-Sa 11a-10p, closed Tue<br>Owners Role: Owner operated<br>Training: 4 weeks on-site<br>Lease: $6,767/mo gross (incl. garbage) expires 7/2029 + one 5-yr option<br></p>

Market Competition and Expansion:

<p>Ideal for an experienced sushi chef seeking ownership, an existing Japanese/sushi/hibachi operator adding a location, an expanding restaurant group or a hands-on entrepreneur wanting a profitable business. Key advantages include BYOB and an independent model with no franchise royalties or restrictions, offering an increasingly hard-to-find combination of longevity, established sales, substantial infrastructure and an irreplaceable location.</p><p>Growth potential is significant, giving an energetic new owner meaningful opportunities to take the business to another level. Adding lunch four days a week would immediately boost sales. A buyer can pursue catering more proactively with corporate, office, private-event, residential and neighborhood clients, and build revenue through private dining and celebrations, chef’s-table experiences, sushi classes, prix-fixe events, neighborhood partnerships, loyalty programs, gift cards, email marketing and more dynamic social media. The newer hibachi program, already featuring chicken, shrimp, salmon, scallops, NY strip steak and vegetarian selections, substantially broadens appeal beyond traditional sushi diners.</p>

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