The Parker Fulton Market

This New West Loop Japanese Restaurant Will Serve Wagyu Nigiri | Eater Chicago

"Coming mid-December, Park’s sophomore effort, Mako, will open in the lower level of the Parker luxury apartment building in the West Loop; after a brief delay from build-out issues, I'm reporting that it will feature a 23-course omakase priced at $175 (with an $85 wine pairing) served at a 13-seat omakase counter plus 10 tables. The menu is more seasonal and focused on unique cuts, mixing contemporary and classic approaches: sanma (mackerel pike) anointed with pickled baby kelp and ginger-scallion; shiro anago (white saltwater eel) marinated in sake and dressed with yuzu zest and sea salt; buttery A5 wagyu balanced with seven-month–pickled ramp and sea salt; and non-sushi offerings such as a one-bite ceviche of lime-marinated Japanese red snapper wrapped with mountain yam, perilla leaf, red onion, and cherry tomatoes topped with okra; Peking duck breast with crispy skin, pickled shimeji mushrooms, fermented maitake mushrooms, and burnt onion purée; and soy sauce–braised abalone served with pickled quail egg and abalone liver sauce. The restaurant is named after the world’s fastest-swimming species of shark." - Kat Odell