Braised Octopus and fingerling potatoes from the Haute Enchilada. Sometimes being an an adventurous eater, not so smart. This… was one of those times. Don’t order this.
-Gastrodamus
Octopus salad from DB Bistro
Octopus, marcona almond puree, orange slices, arugula and black olives. The almond puree was quite a pleasant and welcome surprise.
-Gastrodamus
My co-worker scarfed down the grilled octopus salad at Salumeria.
-Braised Bombshell
Octopus salad from Sake Room
This was by far my favorite and most surprising dish of the evening. The sunomono (pickled veggies) were the perfect contrast for the texture and taste of the thinly sliced octopus. The dressing was a peppery vinegar based citrus and those little bits of cilantro scattered throughout the sunomono were brilliant.
-Gastrodamus
If you regularly follow us, you may have picked up on my octopus obsession. I present to you octopus from The Purple Pig, Chicago.
-Braised Bombshell
Mediterranean Octopus from our Sunday spot Yakkosan. If you could only taste the photo you would be in heaven.
-Gastrodamus
Piping hot octopus balls. That’s right I said octopus balls. The takoyaki is not to be missed from Yakkosan.
-Gastrodamus
Gastrodamus and I stopped by a brand spanking new Greek restaurant, Egg & Dart, this weekend and I finally set aside my laziness to post for y’all. Don’t ask me what on earth eggs or darts have to do with Greece ‘cause I ain’t gotta helluvah clue, but their octopus - though a bit overcooked and thus tough - had a nice smoky taste to it.
-Braised Bombshell
Another must-have from Hiro’s Yakko-San: Takoyaki. Ahem, octopus balls. Intrigued ain’t cha.
-Braised Bombshell
