More Critics Are in Love With Pacific Standard Time - Eater Chicago
"Passerotto is a uniquely distinctive Korean-Italian experience. Owner Jennifer Kim, formerly of Snaggletooth, offers plates such as bay scallops, spiked with purple chive blossoms, swimming in a citron, XO, and soy onion puree. Michael Nagrant thinks it “looks like modern art, a pre-fixe-menu-worthy-course, and has the soul of an Italian crudo, but the umami punch of Asian cuisine.” Kimchi-stuffed pajeon is a “refined cousin of something you’d find at the traditional Korean-restaurant San Soo Gab San” and “the perfect plate for the person who loves to spend the weekend at the farmer’s market and the ceramics wing of the art institute.” Among the large-format options, the kalbi is “succulent” and accompanied by an array of “perfectly seasoned” banchan. Overall, the food is “executed at a level and quality that is worth every American dollar [Kim] charges.”" - Jeffy Mai
