NOBU, the glitzy sushi restaurant that’s a celebrity magnet in LA, is finally opening its Chicago location. Delayed for six years — with several projected opening dates rescheduled in between — the restaurant will now debut during a pandemic. The opening takes place Thursday inside the Nobu Hotel in West Loop. Nobu’s staff got rolling when it opened its rooftop bar in July with the rest of the hotel.
Actor Robert De Niro is an investor in the chain. He visited Chicago in 2016 on a sweaty summer day to break ground on the hotel with then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel. But work stalled for various reasons.
The chain debuted in 1994 in New York after De Niro took a liking to chef Nobu Matsuhisa’s cuisine. A Malibu, California location has become popular for Hollywood star gazing. Now there’s more than 40 across the world. But, as the Tribune — which first
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