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Valentine’s Day Offerings From Chicago’s Top Restaurants
Chicago Food Magazine / January 2022
Lunchbreak: Shrimp Yakisoba
WGN Midday News / January 2022
The Best Japanese Restaurants in MICHELIN Guide Chicago
MICHELIN Guide / September 2021
Chicago’s Essential Japanese Restaurants
Eater Chicago / July 2021
‘Getting Fizzy With It’ (Highballs to Make at Home)
Chicago magazine / June and July 2020
Chicago ‘Best New Restaurants’
Chicago magazine / April 2020
Chef Paul Virant Listed in Newcity’s Big Heat Hall of Fame
Newcity / March 2020
Gaijin Review: 4/5 Stars
Time Out Chicago / February 2020
The Infatuation Review: Gaijin
The Infatuation Chicago / February 2020
Review: Michelin-Winning Chef Nails Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancakes) at Gaijin in the West Loop
Chicago Tribune / January 2020
New Chicago Restaurants Topping the Must-Visit Lists
10 Best USA Today / January 2020
Flipping Out / At Gaijin, Paul Virant Celebrates the Art of Okonomiyaki
Chicago magazine / January 2020
West Loop Welcomes Taste of Osaka With Gaijin's Focus on Okonomiyaki
ABC 7 Chicago, Hungry Hound / December 2019
Snack Attack
Time Out Chicago / December 2019
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Recipe: Kombu-Marinated Vegetables
Michelin Guine / December 2019
The 19 Biggest Restaurant Openings of 2019
Food & Wine / December 2019
The Hottest New Restaurants of the Season
Crain’s Chicago Business / December 2019
The Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now
Thrillist / December 2019
The Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now
Eater Chicago / December 2019
Flip Service / Savory Japanese Pancakes Get the Paul Virant Treatment at Gaijin
Splash / December 2019
Gaijin, New Japanese-Inspired West Loop Restaurant by Chef Paul Virant, Is a Love Letter to His Wife
Chicago Tribune / November 2019
Chicago’s First Restaurant Dedicated to Japanese Okonomiyaki Opens in West Loop
Eater Chicago / November 2019
West Loop’s Highly Anticipated Okonomiyaki Restaurant Gets November Opening Date
Eater Chicago / October 2019
Hot Cakes
CS Modern Luxury / October 2019
Chicago's First Okonomiyaki Restaurant Will Open in West Loop This Fall
Michelin / October 2019
The Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings in Chicago, Fall 2019
Eater Chicago / September 2019
Design-Forward Japanese Eatery Lands in West Loop
ADPRO / September 2019
The Biggest Fall Restaurant Openings of 2019
Food & Wine / August 2019
Paul Virant Opening Japanese Restaurant in West Loop
Crain’s Chicago Business / February 2019
Paul Virant Is Coming Back to the Big City
Fooditor / February 2019
Paul Virant Returns to Chicago, Opening Gaijin This Summer
Chicago Tribune / February 2019