photography
by
neil
burger
Franco Gianni knows a thing or two about running a restaurant in
the Fulton Market District. A partner in the long-shuttered, beloved
Sushi Wabi—a trend-making Randolph Street institution a decade
before Stephanie Izard and the Boka boys arrived in the neighbor-
hood—Gianni knows it takes something unique to survive in the
city's hypercompetitive industrial-district-turned-restaurant-row.
"You don't see many Spanish restaurants in Chicago with this
type of menu," notes Gianni, explaining the decision to ground
The Spain
evenT
An inspired menu of BAsque-influenced
fAre hAs mAde Salero A must-try
on rAndolph street.
by j.p. anderson
"It's like Spanish comfort
food—rich and vibrant,"
says chef Ashlee Aubin of
Salero's signature grilled
whole Maine lobster
with chorizo, Bomba
rice, and Manila clams.
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