- Mike Sula
- Blackened lake perch and salad
For all the proliferation of ostensible fish shacks in recent times (across the spectrum, from G.T. Fish and Oyster to Fish Bar to Parson’s) there really hasn’t been anything to address the very practical concerns of day-to-day eaters; that is, some place inexpensive, convenient, and healthful (rather than indulgent). That’s why, on paper, the Brown Bag Seafood Company looks so good. Positioned on Randolph overlooking Millennium Park, and in the shadow of the Aon Center, it has a seemingly captive audience of office drones, condo birds, and tourists who would rather avoid the many pitfalls of Yum Cha at lunchtime. It’s a counter-service operation with myriad options: fried, broiled, and grilled sea creatures applied to a variety of platforms like sandwiches, tacos, salads, atop rice or quinoa, or naked and alone. You fill out a little checklist, present it to the register, seat yourself in a booth—or perhaps on the patio, which currently offers a less than stunning view of a tarped construction fence protecting the park—and wait for your order.
- Mike Sula
- Brown Bag Seafood Company
