Midōsuji
Restaurant · Loop ·
Intimate 8-seat omakase blending Japanese ingredients & French techniques
Intimate 8-seat omakase blending Japanese ingredients & French techniques
"Mentioned as a newcomer among Loop hotel restaurants, it’s described as helping to redefine the genre while still offering the obligatory crowd-pleasing dishes." - Lisa Shames
"In the Loop, this intimate eight‑seat omakase led by chef Brian Lockwood focuses on seasonality with hot and cold composed courses, and the tomato course on my visit was a brilliant showcase: served alongside a tomato tea that captured the fruit’s essence and a tomato gin martini, it tasted like a delicious farewell to summer." - Jeffy Mai
"We shed some tears after Milk Room, one of our favorite Loop cocktail spots, closed, but we’re finally ready to move on now that thisBoka-backed omakase spot is taking over the space that’s tucked away in the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel. Midōsuji keeps things intimate—their frequently changing $195 11-course meal takes place at an eight-seat chef’s counter. They combine Japanese ingredients with French techniques in dishes like chickpea chawanmushi, sancho pepper dry-aged duck, and rock shrimp tempura." - John Ringor
"Opening:September 5We shed some tears after Milk Room, one of our favorite Loop cocktail spots, closed. But we’re finally ready to move on now that thisBoka-backed omakase spot is taking over the space that’s tucked away in the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel. Midōsuji keeps things intimate—their frequently changing $195 11-course meal takes place at an eight-seat chef’s counter. They combine Japanese ingredients with French techniques in dishes like chickpea chawanmushi, sancho pepper dry-aged duck, and rock shrimp tempura." - John Ringor
"Inside the Chicago Athletic Association, an eight-seat omakase named for Osaka’s gingko-lined Midōsuji avenue sees chef Brian Lockwood apply French techniques to Japanese ingredients, turning out dishes like sansho pepper duck and crab salad with daikon and miso egg yolk. With two seatings nightly, a rotating hand roll selection, and cocktails such as a tomato water martini, the experience is intimate and polished; it opens September 5." - Jeffy Mai