i'm from the chicagoland area...

for sushi place i'd say hit up Starfish Sushi on Randolph it's a pretty sweet place, went there for the first time after the Chicago Auto Show, i recommend that...

otherwise i haven't been down there to drink to much due to driving issues...but i've been to Flannigans (sp?) and Bar of Chicago which is right across the street from it, those places were alright, nothing to go crazy about.