Sepia
$$$, Outdoor Seating, Full Bar, Mediterranean, Tapas, Near North Side
"This is a large amount of sepia for a great price. Well done, Jimmy J.!"
ChefGiuseppe Tentori
Chicago
Accolades
- One Star (Boka)Michelin Guide
- Nominee for Best Chef: Great LakesJames Beard Foundation
- Best New ChefFood & Wine
- Best New Restaurant (Boka)Chicago magazine
- Bib Gourmand (GT Fish & Oyster)Michelin Guide
- ChefsFeed WinnerOne of the Best Things to Eat in CHI
Where I Go Out
Octopus w/ green beans
$$$, Outdoor Seating, Full Bar, Mediterranean, Tapas, Near North Side
"Along with the potatoes and salsa verde, this dish has the perfect balance of flavor."
Tuna poke
$$$, Outdoor Seating, Modern, Full Bar, American, Center City
"This tuna poke, with macadamia nuts and sweet soy, has the perfect balance of sweet and spicy."
Smoked sturgeon
$$$$, Outdoor Seating, French, Full Bar, New American, Lenox Hill
"This is perfect smoked sturgeon. It's served with a buckwheat crêpe, pressed cucumber, and caviar."
Chicken skin skewers
$$, Korean, Full Bar, Gastropub, Cocktail, Midtown
"This is the best skin that I have ever tasted."
Roasted rice cakes
$$, Ramen, Ukrainian Village
"These spicy rice cakes have great texture and a lot of spice."
At My Venues
Foie gras & shrimp terrine
$$$, Happy Hour, Seafood, Near North Side
"Giuseppe Tentori has created an amazing flavor combination: apricot chutney, pickled onion, and Szechuan peppercorn. It’s truly delicious."
Fresh oysters, shrimp cocktail and crab claws!
$$$, Happy Hour, Seafood, Near North Side
"Fresh, shucked and plated at the bar."
Fresh oysters, shrimp cocktail and crab claws!
$$$, Happy Hour, Seafood, Near North Side
"They're just consistently the best I've eaten in Chicago. They serve the same varieties as the other guys, but a place that can store and clean those things quickly, with no flecks of shell and all the liquor intact even when they're crazy busy, is a pretty special thing."
Clam chowder
$$$, Happy Hour, Seafood, Near North Side
"Every time we go to GT, I have to get Giuseppe's chowder! It has a great smoke flavor, and I like to add the housemade oyster crackers and his homemade green hot sauce!"
Lobster roll
$$$, Happy Hour, Seafood, Near North Side
"Sometimes simplicity is better. Why ruin lobster with too much extra BS? Keep it plain and simple by letting the ingredients shine. Chef Guiseppe uses this restraint perfectly with his version of Eastern seaboard's classic lobster roll."
Clam chowder
$$$, Happy Hour, Seafood, Near North Side
"This soup just makes me smile. The flavors (clam, cream, and bacon) are a perfect marriage, and I love the presentation."
