Big Star West Town

"The West Town spinoff of the original Big Star — an institution for whisky and tacos — has a few different menu items, including more seafood. There’s a patio that wraps around Ogden and Racine, and there’s room for DJs." - Ashok Selvam

"If you’re familiar with Big Star, then you pretty much know what to expect from Big Star Mariscos in West Town: wooden booths, a large patio, and a menu full of margaritas and tacos. But as the name suggests, this iteration of Big Star is more seafood-focused, with a selection of ceviche, aguachile, and coctels. The food is about on par with the original (kind of average), but the service is good, and it’s a lovely outdoor space to grab some cocktails and share lime-marinated corvina." - adrian kane, veda kilaru, john ringor

"Seafood is the focus at Big Star’s West Town spinoff, which offers plenty of space indoors and on the patio. The menu from culinary director Chris Miller and executive chef Paul Kahan features both beer-battered and achiote-marinated tilapia tacos using handmade corn tortillas, plus tuna tostadas and a variety of ceviche. Visit during brunch for oyster shooters and a mezcal-cured salmon scramble. Order online through Toast." - Samantha Nelson, Eater Staff

"Chef Aarón Sánchez collaborates with chef Paul Kahan for a two-day pop-up featuring a Mexican seafood menu." - Naomi Waxman

"If you’re familiar with Big Star, then you pretty much know what to expect from Big Star Mariscos in West Town: wooden booths, a large patio, and a menu full of margaritas and tacos. But as the name suggests, this iteration of Big Star is more seafood-focused, with a selection of ceviche, aguachile, and coctels. The food is about on par with the original (very average) but the servers are nice and it’s a pleasant, bright space to grab some cocktails and share some lime-marinated corvina. But if you’re on a mariscos mission, we suggest hitting up one of the other mariscos restaurants in the neighborhood, like Alegrias Seafood." - Adrian Kane