The restaurant will have a 13-seat counter and 10 table seats. Park hasn’t tried it yet, but is intrigued.īy signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy. He’s talking to Rodrick Markus of Rare Tea Cellars who told him about wasabi grown in Michigan. It’s not fusion, but Park’s looking for new ideas. Park said he’ll mingle familiar Japanese ingredients with a Western technique - say offer a special garnish. He’ll leverage relationships with Juno’s fish suppliers to bring specialty cuts to Mako. Park said he’ll offer more seasonal ingredients and more daring items. Once Mako opens, Juno’s days of weekend omakase will be no more. Juno offers customers omakase at a seven-seat counter in the back of the restaurant. He has operated Juno for five years in Lincoln Park, and he made a name for himself as chef at Arami, the sushi restaurant in West Town. Mako won’t be limited to sushi as Park will also offer hot food items. Park plans to open Mako in early November in the West Loop, just around the corner from Randolph Restaurant Row at Lake and Halsted. Park calls it coincidence, but as Chicagoans have seen a burst of new omakase restaurants, the chef-owner behind Juno is ready to announce his own new restaurant.
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