Organic Restaurants:
- Lokal Restaurants/Food & Dining in Chicago, IL
1904 W North Ave
- MC Restaurant and Lounge Restaurant & Lounge, Bar, Or Pub in Chicago, IL
1401 N Ashland Ave
- Serai Restaurants/Food & Dining in Chicago, IL
2169 North Milwaukee Avenue
- Feast - Bucktown Restaurants/Food & Dining in Chicago, IL
1616 N. Damen Ave
- Schwa Restaurants/Food & Dining in Chicago, IL
1466 N Ashland Ave
- Art's Drive in Restaurants/Food & Dining in Chicago, IL
1333 W North Ave
Hot Chocolate Service List
Dinner Menu
Starters & Salads
Today's Beautiful Soup
crusty sourdoug
$8.00 Sourdough Focaccia
whole milk ricotta, spring onions & honey
$10.00 Artisan Cheeses
mostarda, glazed nuts, house made oat cracker
$15.00 Burrata
favette, cashews, mint, peas, asparagus
$12.00 Caesar
kale, romaine, ramp greens, crostini, pecorino
$10.00 Mac & Cheese
never changes, always a treat
$12.00 Roasted Beet Salad
werp farm greens, beet tops, pickled onion, almonds, lemon thyme qastrique
$10.00 Grilled Octopus
roasted carrots, pistachios, raisins, tarragon
$11.00
Entrees
Grilled Half Chicken
crispy fingerling potatoes, market vegetables, rosemary butter
$21.00 Gnocchi Alla Romana
braised rabbit, wild mushroom ragu.
$21.00 Pork Shoulder
milk braised Berkshire pork, spring onion confit, swiss chard, mustard au jus
$22.00 Spring Pea Risotto
carnaroli rice, english & sugar snap peas, parmigiano-reggiano
$19.00 Fish of the Day
thoughtfully selected and prepared
Mp
Ribeye
grassfed beef, yukon gold whipped potatoes, grilled asparagus, green garlic & ramp butter.
$32.00 Hamburger
slagel beef, bacon, cheddar, pickle, house made sesame bun, chips
$16.00
Sides
$7
Grilled Asparagus
Werp Farms Carrots
Charred Green Beans & Almonds
Fingerling Potatoes
Mixed Greens Salad
Lunch Menu
Cocktails
Mimosa
cava, orange juice
$8.00 Seasonal Bellini
cava, rhubarb syrup
$8.00 Bloody Mary
vodka, house mix, beer back
$10.00 Rhubarb Royale
ch vodka, rhubarb, lemon juice, bubbles
$11.00
Lunch
Soup
a thoughtful idea from seasonal ingredients
$7.00 Quiche
made with seasonal, local ingredients, served with mixed green salad
$13.00 Avocado Toast
seasonal local ingredients, pickled ramps, champagne vinaigrette, poached farm egg, pumpernickel
$13.00 2 Eggs Any Way
breakfast potatoes, smoked bacon, grilled toast
$11.00 Grain Bowl
farro, local seasonal vegetables, house made spring pea yogurt, poached egg
$14.00 "Shrimp Louie" Wedge Salad
grilled marinated shrimp, bibb lettuce, avocado, crumbled farm egg, chopped bacon, "louie" dressing
$14.00 Caesar
baby kale mix, romaine, ramp greens, crostini, hard boiled farm egg, pecorino
$10.00 Market Salad
kale, local seasonal vegetables, toasted sunflower seeds, red wine vinaigrette
$13.00 Burger
slagel farm beef, bacon, 4-year cheddar, pickles, house made sesame bun, house made chips
$16.00 Turkey Sandwich
nueske's bacon, fontina cheese, romaine, house made ranch, sourdough, house made chips
$15.00 Cubano
milk braised pork shoulder, honey ham, swiss cheese, pickles, stone ground mustard, brioche bun, house made chips
$15.00 Forager Sandwich
braised kale, king trumpet mushrooms, gruyere, egg whites, mushroom aioli, brioche bun, house made chips
$14.00 Cured Salmon Bagel
citrus cured salmon, whipped citrus - chive cream cheese, local farm cucumbers, pea shoots, red onion, caper berries, sesame bagel
$16.00 Mac & Cheese
never changes, always a treat
$12.00 House Made Potato Chips
$6.00
Drink Menu
Port, Sherry & Dessert Wine
Quinta Do Infantado, Ruby Port, Portugal NV
3oz
$10.00 Quinta Do Infantado, Tawny Port, Portugal NV
3oz
$10.00 Quinta Do Infantado Colheita, Tawny, Portugal '04
3oz
$15.00 Quinta Do Infantado, White Port, Portugal NV
3oz
$10.00 Emilio Lustau, Amontillado De Los Arcos, Spain NV
3oz
$8.00
Brandy & Cognac
Rhine Hall, Apple Brandy, Chicago
$10.00 Rhine Hall, Plum Brandy, Chicago
$13.00 Laird's, Apple Jack, New Jersey
$8.00 Copper and Kings, Brandy, Kentucky
$10.00 Suau 15yr, Brandy, Canary Islands
$11.00 Torres 10yr Gran Reserva, Brandy, Spain
$12.00 Jean Luc Pasquet, Cognac, France NV
$10.00 Jean Luc Pasquet, Pineau De Charentes, France NV
$10.00
Amari
"Italian" bitter-herbal liqueurs used as a digestif, ask us about 'em!
CH
$7.00 Ciociaro
$8.00 Abano
$8.00 Cynar
$8.00 Sibona
$9.00 Nonino
$10.00
Fernet
Similar to amaro, except more herb-forward. Though definitely still bitter
Luxardo
$7.00 Angelico
$9.00 Letherbee
$9.00 Leopold Bros
$9.00 Ch Fernet Dogma
$9.00
Bubbles
Portell, Cava, Catalonia, SP NV
$8.00 $30.00 Gruet, Pinot Noir Rosé, Elephant Butte, NM NV
$11.00 $42.00 Le Vigne De Alice, "Extra Dry" Prosecco, Veneto, IT '14
$15.00 $58.00
Still Rosé
Mittelbach, Zweigelt Rosé, Neiderösterich, AT'15
$11.00 $42.00 Charles Audoin, Pinot Noir Rosé, Marsannay, FR'15
$16.00 $62.00 Barnard Griffin, Sangiovese Rosé, Columbia Valley, WA'15
$9.00 $34.00
White
L'authentique, Sauvignon Blanc, Sancerre, FR '15
$13.00 $50.00 Niepoort "Docil", Vinho Verde Loureiro, PT '14
$11.00 $42.00 Illahe, Pinot Gris, Willamette, OR '15
$13.00 $50.00 Tenuta Iuzzolini, Greco Bianco, Ciro, IT '14
$9.00 $34.00 La Caña, Albariño, Rias Baixas, SP '15
$10.00 $38.00
Red
Lemelson "Six Vineyards", Pinot Noir, Willamette, OR '15
$15.00 $58.00 Chateau D' Oupia, Carignan Blend, Minervois, FR '13
$8.00 $30.00 Hidden Horse No. 12, Bordeaux Blend, Rattlesnake Hills, WA NA
$10.00 $38.00 Ramirez De La Piscina, Tempranillo, Rioja, SP 10
$14.00 $54.00 Laya, Garnacha Blend, Almansa, SP 14
$9.00 $34.00
House Cocktails
available after 5:30
Rhubarb Royale
CH vodka, house made rhubarb consommé, quinquina, lemon, topped with Cava. Served in a coupe
$11.00 The Dragon of Lawrenceburg
Four Roses, blackberry, tarragon, lemon, soda & old fashioned bitters. Served tall on the rocks
$11.00 Flotation Device
Plantation 3 star rum, passionfruit, demerara sugar, allspice dram & lime. Served in a tulip on crushed ice
$11.00 Gin Smash
Letherbee gin, rhum agricole, lemon, demerara sugar, muddled strawberry & mint. Served on the rocks
$11.00 25 Dollar Old Fashioned
Michters 10yr bourbon, demerara sugar, Fee Bros whiskey barrel & orange bitters. Served on a sphere
$20.00
Bubbles
Gramona Imperial, Cava Reserva, Catalonia, SP '08
$60.00 Cuvée Thomas Jefferson, Crémant De Limoux, Languedoc, FR '12
$42.00 Guiborat Fils, Grand Cru Brut, Champagne, FR
$78.00
Whites
Buisson-Charles "Vieilles Vignes", Chardonnay, Meursault, FR '12
$115.00 Lutum "Gap's Crown Vineyard", Chardonnay Sonoma, CA '13
$100.00 Sergio Mottura, Trebbiano Blend, Orvieto, IT '12
$46.00 Scavino "Sorriso", Chard/Sauv Blanc Langhe, IT '15
$38.00 Guímaro Blanco, Godello, Ribeira Del Sacra, SP '14
$54.00 Klipfel "Cuvee Particulier", Gewürztraminer, Alsace, FR '13
$32.00 Terlan Pinot Grigio Alto Adige, IT '13
$55.00 Balthasar Ress, Reisling Spatlese, Rheingau, Germany '97
$60.00 Schloss Lieser, Reisling Spatlese, Mosel, Germany '11
$65.00
Rosé
Flor De Páramo, Prietopicudo Rosé, Castilla Y León, SP'14
$28.00 Cantina Della Volta, Brut Sparkling Lambrusco, Bomporto, IT '10
$38.00 Llopart Reserva, Brut Cava Rosé, Catalonia, SP '13
$52.00 Bruno Paillard, Brut Rosé Premeire Cuvee, Champagne, FR
$130.00
France
Terrasaë, Malbec Cahors, 2013
$38.00 Berthet-Bondet "Trio", Pinot Blend, Cotes Du Jura, 2014
$70.00 Monthelie Monopole, Pinot Noir, Burgundy, 2011
$80.00 Dom. Des Billards "Saint Amour", Gamay, Beaujolais, 2013
$60.00 Chateau Fouquet, Cabernet Franc, Saumur, 2013
$44.00 Feraud-Brunel Village, Grenache/Syrah, Cotes Du Rhone, 2013
$46.00 G. Bertrand "Grand Terroir", Grenache Blend, Tautavel, 2011
$65.00 Gilles Robin "Papillon", Syrah Crozes-Hermitage, C. D. R. , 2012
$68.00 Chateau Lescalle, Bordeaux, Superieur, 2011
$57.00 Haut-Chatain, Grand Vin De Bordeaux, Lalande De Pomerol, 2010
$95.00
Spain / Portugal
Niepoort "Rotulo", Touriga Nacional, Dão, Portugal, 2013
$42.00 Las Uvas De La Ira, Garnacha Mentrida, Spain, 2012
$58.00 Finca Villacreces "Pruno", Tempranillo, Ribeira Del Duero, 2013
$58.00 Bermejo, Listan Negro Lanzarote, Canary Islands, NV
$71.00 Clos Erasmus "Laurel", Garnacha, Priorat, 2013
$80.00 Rumbo Al Norte, Garnacha, Castilla Y Leon, 2012
$125.00
Italy
Bellotti Rosso, Barbera/Dolcetto (biodynamic, Tassarolo, 2014
$45.00 Venditti "Sannio Rosso","montepulciano" Blend, Campania, 2013
$56.00 Emilio Bulfon "Pecol Ros", Indigenous Blend, Pordenone, NV
$60.00 Cantine Valpane "Rosa Ruske", Ruchè Monferrato, NV
$42.00 G. D. Vajra, Barbera D' Alba, Piemonte, 2012
$60.00 Vietti "Tre Vigne", Barbera D' Alba, Piemonte, 2014
$70.00 Malvira "Riserva Trinità", Nebbiolo Roero, 2005
$100.00 Vignalta "Rosso Riserva", Merlot/Cabernet, Colli Euganie, 2010
$45.00
Americas
J.L. Bonaccorsi, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara, CA 2013
$60.00 Foxen, Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley, CA 2013
$72.00 Radio Coteau "La Neblina", Pinot Noir, Sonoma, CA 2013
$110.00 Cultivar, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA 13
$64.00 Shaffer, Merlot, Napa, CA 2012
$100.00 Rafael Et Fils, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oak Knoll, Napa, CA 2012
$105.00
Draft
Kota, Half Acre Brewing CO.
IPA brewed with white and flaked wheat, coriander and orange peel. Light body & a balanced hop profile make this an easy drinker. ABV 6%
12oz Tulip
$6.00 Daylight Kölsch, Tribes Beer CO.
Kölsch-style ale, drinks like a lager. Incredibly crisp with a floral malt and hop presence that finishes nice enough to order another. Try it with our burger. ABV 4.5%
Pint
$6.00 Lapinette, Virtue Cider CO.
Ultra dry and funky Normandy-style cider. Pairs very well with food, like our beet salad or roast chicken, or just as is for the sour lovers! ABV 6.8%
Pint
$7.00 Devoir, Penrose Brewing CO.
Belgian inspired saison, effervescent and not too heavy, brewed with a little bit of honey to balance it's crispness. ABV 4.3%
Pint
$6.00
Bottles & Cans
Troublesome, Off Color Brewing CO.
Gose-style ale blended with a coriander wheat ale, refreshing and delicious. ABV 4.3%
12oz
$6.00 Schnickelfritz, Urban Chestnut Brewing CO.
Classic Bavarian style wheat beer, clove, nutmeg, & a hint of banana. ABV 4.8%
16oz
$7.00 Stiegl Grapefruit Radler, Stieglbrauerie
Stiegl's Goldbräu mixed with grapefruit juice, refreshing! Delicious with gin. ABV 3.2% (9 with Letherbee gin)
16oz
$6.00 Greenwood Beach, Temperance Beer CO.
A nice and light blonde ale infused with pineapple, refreshing and crushable. ABV 4%
12oz
$6.00 Wpa, Forbidden Root Brewing CO.
Wildflower pale ale locally brewed, light floral and easy going. ABV 5.6%
12oz
$6.00 Oarsman, Bell's Brewing CO.
Hybrid ale, light, crisp, slightly tart and refreshing. ABV 4%
12oz
$7.00 Orval, Brasserie D'orval
Classic Belgian pale ale, grassy, malty and delicious. ABV 6.9%
11. 2oz
$10.00 Alpha King, Three Floyds Brewing CO.
A Chicago classic. Citrus forward with a nice golden hue, crushable. ABV 6.66%
12oz
$7.00 Chillwave, Great Lakes Brewing CO.
A mosaic hopped double ipa, earthy & tropical with a nice malt backbone. ABV 9%
12oz
$9.00 Akari Shogun, Half Acre Brewing CO.
American wheat ale, hoppy and citrusy with the body of a wheat beer, crushable. ABV 5.5%
16oz
$8.00 Amber Ale, Bell's Brewing CO.
Straight forward amber, nice caramel malt body that finishes crisp. ABV 5.8%
12oz
$7.00 Forbidden Root, Forbidden Root Brewing CO.
Barrel aged slightly sweet amber ale brewed with tons of botanicals, lots of anise and licorice. ABV 5.5%
12oz
$6.00 Chocolate Stout, Samuel Smith
A smooth & delicious dry chocolate stout. Amazingly true to style.ABV 5%
12oz
$8.00 Wild Sour, Destihl Brewery
Flanders-style red ale, tart cherries and sour candy with hints of caramel, finishes tart, dry & fruity. ABV 6.1%
12oz
$8.00
Large Format
La Folie 2016, New Belgium Brewing CO.
Delicious Flanders-style brown ale, aged 1-3 years in barrels and blended into a deliciously balanced sour. ABV 7%
750ml
$20.00
Ciders (Gluten Free)
Uncle John's Hard Cider
Semi-dry cider from St. John's Michigan. ABV 6.5%
16oz
$8.00 Cidrerie Daufresne Brut
Brut cider from Normandy made from cider apples of the region, funky, dry and delicious. ABV 5%
750ml
$18.00
Brunch Menu (Seasonal)
Freshly Squeezed Juices
Small $3, large $6
Orange
Grapefruit
Brunch Cocktails
$10
Mimosa
Bellini-Peach
Hand Crafted Bloody Mary
Gin Radler
Main
Danish "Cobbler"
Mick klug bleeding heart plum, smoked almond frangipan & cheesecake
$7.00 Donuts
Cinnamon sugar, raspberry preserves
$9.00 Granola
Yogurt, seasonal fruit, dried cherries
$10.00 Seasonal Quiche
Fresh local ingredients served with a mixed green salad
$14.00 Buttermilk Pancake
Whipped honey butter, local blueberries, maple syrup (we have made it smaller)
$13.00 Strata
Taleggio & havarti, tomato sauce
$13.00 Brioche French Toast
Lime curd whipped cream, fresh local blackberries, breakfast sausage
$14.00 Pork Belly Stir Fry
Jasmine rice, maple creek pork belly, carrots, broccoli, pea shoots, scallions, fried farm egg
$16.00 Veggie Scramble
Local farms corn & grilled scallions, carr valley aged cheddar, breakfast potatoes, challah
$14.00 Eggs Benedict
Nueske's ham, poached farm egg, hollandaise, house made english muffin
$15.00 Farmers Breakfast
Ratatouille, over easy farm eggs, ricotta, house made baguette
$17.00 B. L. E. T.
Maple & cayenne bacon, local farms bibb lettuce, iron creek heirloom tomatoes, avocado, sunny side up farm egg, pesto aioli, brioche, potatoes
$15.00 Cured Salmon Bagel Sandwich
Citrus cured salmon, whipped citrus - chive cream cheese, local farm tomatoes and pea shoots, caperberries, sesame bagel
$17.00 Summer Salad
Local seasonal vegetables, romaine, toasted quinoa, green goddess dressing
$16.00 Hamburger
Slagel farms beef, organic bacon, carr valley aged cheddar, pickle, sesame bun, house made chips
$15.00 Mac & Cheese
Never changes, always a treat
$13.00 2 Eggs Any Way
Breakfast potatoes, choice of sausage or bacon, challah
$13.00
Sides
Smoked Bacon
$5.00 House Made Breakfast Sausage
$5.00 Breakfast Potatoes
$4.00 Grilled Challah Toast
$2.00 House Made Bagel
$3.00 Seasonal Fruit
$6.00 Cream Cheese
$1.00 Raspberry Preserve
$1.00
Coffee
Intelligentisa French Press
$3.50 Bottomless Drip
$3.50
Espresso
Milk choices - kilgus farms whole or skim, soy
Lever Pulled Espresso
$3.00 Americano
$3.00 Iced Coffee
$4.00 Macchiato
$4.00 Cappuccino
6oz
$4.50 Latte
12oz
$5.00
Additional Drinks
House-Blended Chai Latte
$5.00 Iced Tea
$3.00
Rare Tea Cellars Tea
$5
Emperor's Dragonwell
Organic green tea
Regal Earl Grey
Organic high mountain black tea and the oil of bergamot
Regal English Breakfast
Traditional organic english breakfast
Emperor's Mint Meritage
100% peppermint with a sweet cooling sensation
Emperor's Lemon Meritage
Organic proprietary estate blend of the finest natural lemon leaf tisanes
Emperor's Chamomile
Organic and biodynamically-grown, hand-picked egyptian chamomile
Hot Chocolate
Served with house-made marshmallows $7. Extra marshmallow - $0.50
Lemon Vanilla
50% french "opalys" pure white chocolate, 50% "dulcey" french caramalized white chocolate, lemon, vanilla
Medium
Milk chocolate with a touch of dark chocolate and a hint of caramel
Dark
72% french chocolate
Mexican
2/3 dark chocolate, 1/3 milk chocolate, fresh cinnamon and cayenne
Black & Tan
1/3 hot fudge, 2/3 medium hot chocolate
Chai
1/2 chai, 1/4 mexican and 1/4 dark
Half & Half
1/2 espresso and 1/2 dark hot chocolate
Old Fashioned
Milk chocolate with a touch of dark chocolate and a hint of caramel and milk chocolate cocoa nib whipped ganache
$10.00
Dessert
Sweets
all sweets $13
Carrot Icebox Cake
cream cheese-chamomile ice cream, warm pineapple, macadamia nut cream, dulce de leche
Milk Chocolate Mousse
coconut caramel, toasted sesame, coconut sorbet
Strawberry & Rhubarb
brown butter buckwheat cake, strawberries, rhubarb, celery, buttermilk-strawberry swirl sorbet
Dark Chocolate Pavé
banana-passionfruit sorbet, jasmine, cocoa nib, banana brulee
Lemon Tart
brown butter citrus crust, lemon-yogurt cake, lemon sorbet, elderflower yogurt, meringue, ginger
A New Doughnut
preserved raspberry creme
Cookie Plate
an assortment of cookies, baked fresh for you daily, enjoy them here or take them to go
Cake of the Day
cuz sometimes you're just in the mood
Ice Cream & Sorbet
3 for $12
Triple Vanilla
Coffee Cocoa Nib
Mint Chip
Salted Caramel
Peanut Butter Pretzel Toffee
Mango Yogurt Sherbet
Blood Orange Sorbet
Strawberry Framboise Sorbet
Milkshakes
$8 each
Vanilla
Malted Milk Chocolate
Stout & Caramel
Mint Chip
Peanut Butter
Malted Coffee Cocoa Nib
Intelligentsia Coffee & Rare Tea Cellars
Bottomless Drip
$3.50 French Press
$3.50 Cappuccino
6oz
$4.50 Latte
12oz
$5.00 Americano
12oz
$3.00 Espresso
$3.00 Cold Press Coffee
$4.00 Rare Tea Cellars
english b'fast, earl grey, green, mint, chamomile, lemongrass
$5.00 Iced Tea
$3.00
Hot Chocolate
Served with house-made marshmallows. Split charge $1 / extra marshmallow $0.50
Butterscotch
1/4 french milk chocolate, 3/4 caramelized white chocolate, vanilla and a touch of butterscotch
$7.00 Dark
72% french chocolate
$7.00 Medium
milk chocolate with a touch of dark chocolate and a hint of caramel
$7.00 Mexican
2/3 dark chocolate, 1/3 milk chocolate, fresh cinnamon and cayenne
$7.00 Black & Tan
1/3 hot fudge, 2/3 medium hot chocolate
$7.00 Half & Half
half espresso, half dark hot chocolate
$7.00 Chai
1/3 chai, 1/3 mexican and 1/3 dark
$7.00 Old-Fashioned
milk chocolate with a touch of dark chocolate and a hint of caramel and milk chocolate cocoa nib whipped ganache
$10.00 Affogato
dark chocolate with a scoop of coffee cocoa nib ice cream
$10.00
Mindy Segal Cake Options
Main
6 inch round cake- (serves 6-8), 8 inch round cake- (serves 8-10), 10 inch round cake- (serves 10-25), 12 inch round cake- (serves 25-40), 14 inch round cake- serves 40-80), 13 x 18 Sheet Cake- (serves 80+)
Chocolate Cake 1
with milk chocolate mousse, toffee, and chocolate butter cream frosting
Chocolate Cake 2
with whipped white chocolate ganache, vanilla butter cream and your choice of fresh bananas, strawberries, or raspberries in Grand Marnier syrup
Chocolate Cake 3
with mocha or coffee mousse and mocha butter cream (with or without toffee)
Carrot Cake 1
with cream cheese butter cream and strawberry preserves
Carrot Cake 2
with cream cheese butter cream and pecan caramel candy
Banana Cake
with chocolate mousse and butterscotch frosting
Lemon Cake
with lemon curd mouse and lemon butter cream (with fresh berries in season)
