Chicago Restaurant Week — Roka Akor Japanese Restaurant Review 🍣🥩

Restaurant: Roka Akor Address: 456 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654 This year’s Restaurant Week menu is $59 for 3 courses. Not mind-blowing, but compared to à la carte prices, I’d give it a 7.5/10 — worth trying during RW. Appetizers — Three Small Bites 🥟 Wagyu Gyoza — slightly spicy, thin wrapper, juicy filling, a bit salty. Two per person. 🐟 Escolar Tataki — my favorite. Fatty fish slices paired with refreshing yuzu sauce — so good. Two slices per person — not enough! 🍣 Hamachi Serrano Maki — yellowtail sushi roll. The highlight: creamy wasabi sauce + jalapeño slices — two different kinds of spicy, great contrast. Mains 🥩 Japanese Wagyu Steak After the server said wagyu steak is their signature, I didn’t hesitate — ordered the Wagyu Sirloin, medium rare. Pan-seared with a light teriyaki glaze — tender, fragrant, but leaner than I expected. Crispy outside, juicy inside, dipped in salad dressing — very Asian-style steak experience. Came with assorted mushrooms (not listed on the menu — a nice little surprise) + a side of Chinese broccoli. First time eating steak with chopsticks — felt like proper meat-feasting 😂 🐟 Grilled Fish Black cod with yuzu dressing — tried a bite from a friend, it was good. Plating was unique, looked fancy. The pickled onion on the side? So sour it woke me right up 😂 Everyone else at the table ordered wagyu, so didn’t get to try the Korean-style lamb chop. If you’ve had it, drop a review! 🍮 Dessert I ordered the cream puff — the puff itself was disappointing: hard, not flaky. The cream inside was fine (sweetness OK), and the mango sorbet on the side was average. 📋 Restaurant Week menu attached at the end. With tax + tip, came to $80 per person (no drinks). The wagyu steak was familiar Asian-style — so honestly, not super surprising. #ChicagoEats #RestaurantWeek #RokaAkor #JapaneseFood #WagyuSteak #FoodieReview 🍣