Chicago Food｜Taco Omakase — Out of This World 🌮

Mariscos San Pedro’s taco omakase is next-level amazing—they have it all, and everything tastes incredible. Only downside? My stomach’s too small 😭 No wonder it was named best taco program by Chicago Tribune, somehow even beating the newer Michelin-starred Cariño… though maybe Tribune readers just can’t afford Michelin spots 💸 Mexican seafood traditions meet French techniques and subtle Japanese touches—stuffed but never bored, every flavor distinct. Memorable bites: 🐟 Sardine Aguachile – Slightly fatty sardine with tangy, fruity aguachile—perfectly balanced acid, fat, and umami. Could eat it ten times. 🍄 Maitake Taco – Salted egg yolk sauce + cured egg yolk ash, served on a tortilla with porcini powder = double mushroom, double yolk, double dimension, double flavor 👏🔥 🐷 Carnitas (Pork Cheek) – Simple toppings but the pork itself—crispy outside, melting inside—how did they do that?! So many more highlights, but I’m too food-coma’d to write them all… Another hit from the trio Oliver + Marcos + Antonio. Planning a summer revisit—when I asked Oliver about menu changes, he said, “Maybe summer 😏” #ChicagoEats #TacoOmakase #MariscosSanPedro #MexicanFood #CreativeCuisine #HiddenGem