They did a very good job. I would recommend in this neighborhood. I live down the street from it and it is so hard to find any good restaurants around. This place used to be Weezies which was not so good imo. Corktown kitchen is definitely an improvement.
The menu is interesting in that they try to be cultural and eclectic, incorporated some thai and viet elements. I dont see lots of chefs do italian and wings and Vietnamese roll at the same time. From that I guess the kitchen has had some training and experience.
Now the food. Octopus salad was very good. I always love kumato tomatos and the OO.
Chicken wings has some interesting spice in it, but the bbq sauce could be toned down a bit.
The Halibut according to my bf was very well done. But whatever he says doesnt count, obviously.
I got the linguinie and truffled mushrooms. Mushrooms are great mix, probably at least four types, I see Enokitake in it, loved the east asian element blended seamlessly in this pasta dish. The linguinie could be a bit more al dente but was good as it was.
Service was very warm. Dresscode is pretty casual. Our bill was around 100 without tip which is pretty good for the food we got. Definitely coming back and bringing friends.