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Lula Cafe

Cuisine: American, New American

Price: $$

10Best Says

The menu at Lula's is an eclectic mix of American dishes elevated by sheer culinary invention. If you love a lox plate (which is offered here) you'll find the smoked lake trout scramble with arugula, dill, and whipped cream cheese a thing of breakfast beauty. Consult the menu for what's the latest in the Lula Breakfast Sandwich Series. Pair your meal with seasonal selections of hand brewed coffee - a Chemex pour over serves two. Or sip a Classic Lula '99 made with sambal, lemongrass and Modest vodka. The menu changes fairly often depending on what is in season, but it always offers top-notch items prepared with fresh ingredients. Even though it's in the hottest neighborhood in the city, patrons are a diverse lot and the scene is comfortable for all.

Address:

2537 N Kedzie Blvd
Chicago, IL 60647
773-489-9554

Hours:

Sun-Mon and Wed-Thu 9am-10pm, Fri-Sat 9am-11pm

EXPERT TIPS BY: Jacky Runice
Chicago Local Expert

Breakfast: "Try any of the house pastries, which could be poppyseed and fennel biscuit, sourdough donut with squash pastry cream or pear and cranberry coffee cake."

Best for Breakfast Because: This Logan Square spot was doing farm-to-table before the crowd and breakfast continues to impress.

EXPERT TIPS BY: Megy Karydes
Chicago Local Expert

Brunch: "Try a Classic Lula '99 Bloody Mary or a Beer-Mosa during brunch."

Best for Brunch Because: Menu changes depending on what's in-season but it's not unusual to find vegetables secured from the farmers market on the brunch menu the same day.

Main Menu
- Main
  
  Caesar
  
  werp farm romaine, sourdough croutons, white anchovy, pickled onion, fiore sardo ($9.00)
  
  Beet Bruschetta
  
  marinated kale, smoked pecans, shaved red onion, whipped goat cheese ($10.00)
  
  Baked French Feta
  
  jalapeno-basil oil, marinated olives, cucumber, grilled bread ($12.00)
  
  Ham and Raclette Panino
  
  farm egg, pickled onion, black currant mustard, ciabatta bun ($11.00)
  
  Lula '99 Turkey Sandwich
  
  avocado, chile aioli, sprouts, lettuce, tomato, and onion ($10.00)
  
  Chilled Peanut Satay Noodles
  
  marinated tofu and seasonal pickles ($11.00)
  
  Spaghetti
  
  sweet and spicy chile 'salsa rossa,' bacon, queso fresco ($13.00)
  
  Gunthorp Farm Pan Roasted Chicken
  
  crispy potato, kale, sourdough lemon vinaigrette ($19.00)
  
  Spinach and Apple Salad
  
  crispy amaranth, black currant, spiced pumpkin seeds, goat cheese vinaigrette ($9.00)
  
  Soup of the Day
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Quesadilla
  
  charred sweet potato, roasted jalapeños, chihuahua cheese, red onions ($8.00)
  
  The 'Tineka'
  
  indonesian-spiced peanut butter on whole grain sourdough, tomato, cucumber, red onion, sprouts ($9.00)
  
  BLT
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Pasta 'Yiayia'
  
  bucatini, cinnamon, feta, garlic, brown butter ($12.00)
  
  Chickpea Tagine
  
  sweet and sour sweet potato, green harissa, fennel, caraway cracker ($10.00)
Breakfast Menu
- Breakfast
  
  Buttermilk Pancakes or Brioche French Toast
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Two Eggs, Any Style
  
  home fries and toast ($8.00)
  
  Rushing Waters Smoked Trout Scramble
  
  arugula, dill, whipped cream cheese ($12.00)
  
  Classic Lula Breakfast Burrito
  
  avocado, onion, green chile, tomato, potato, organic eggs, cheddar ($9.00)
  
  Tofu and Vegetable Scramble
  
  ginger miso sauce, black sesame ($11.00)
  
  Lox Plate
  
  red hen bagel, capers, cucumber, tomato, red onion, sprouts, dill ($13.00)
- Brunch
  
  House Pastries
  
  raspberry and pistachio bostock cranberry scone pear vol au vent with sweet creme fraiche ($4.00)
  
  "The Royale" (Lula Breakfast Sandwich Series)
  
  sweet capicola, mozzarella, mustard aioli, brussels sprout slaw, farm egg, kaiser bun ($16.00)
  
  Omelet
  
  swan creek duck leg, balsamic, ricotta, duck fat fingerling potatoes, housemade seeded wheat toast with fig and molasses butter ($12.00)
  
  Cornmeal Fried Green Tomato
  
  sweet potato polenta, stracchino, spaghetti squash, roasted chiles, two poached eggs ($14.00)
  
  Buckwheat Granola
  
  3 sisters oats, berries, pumpkin seed, greek yogurt ($8.00)
  
  Banana Griddle Cakes
  
  fresh bananas, dulce de leche, candied walnuts ($10.00)
  
  Vanilla Bread Pudding French Toast
  
  roasted local apples, caramel crunch, cider curd ($12.00)
  
  Red Pozole
  
  braised pork shoulder, 3 sisters hominy, fermented black bean crema, corn tortilla, pickled chiles, 60 minute egg ($15.00)
Dinner Menu
- Main
  
  Artisan Cheese Plate
  
  Ossau-Iraty (sheep, FR), O' Banon (goat, IN), Grayson (raw cow, VA) ($14.00)
  
  Sweet and Sour Chanterelles
  
  fenugreek honey and sunflower ($8.00)
  
  Kabocha Squash & Aged Gouda Croquettes
  
  tumeric, anchovy, lemon verbena ($10.00)
  
  Liver and Onions
  
  chicken liver mousse, michigan grapes, smoked onion, schmaltz cracker ($12.00)
  
  Rye Cavatelli
  
  pumpkin xo, pancetta, date, black walnut, rosemary ($14.00)
  
  Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder
  
  golden beet broth, wheatberry, cranberry, huckleberry ($24.00)
  
  Roasted Duck Breast
  
  red cabbage, sunchoke, white truffle, crispy duck vinaigrette ($29.00)
  
  Raw Brussel Sprout Salad
  
  asian pear, cashew, sourdough, lime ($8.00)
  
  Glazed Baby Carrots
  
  persimmon, ricotta, coco nib, orange ($9.00)
  
  Sweet Potato Soup
  
  chestnut, black cardamom, carolina gold rice, duck crackling ($11.00)
  
  Lamb Sausage
  
  polenta verde, apple, leek, burgundy snails ($18.00)
  
  Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
  
  quinoa, apple, yogurt, dill, soft boiled egg ($22.00)
  
  East Coast Flounder
  
  whole roasted on the bone -- with turnips, pine nuts, and pear brown butter ($26.00)
  
  Six Course Vegetarian Tasting Menu
  
  ($48.00)
- Desserts
  
  Apple Fritters
  
  barley malt syrup, buttered pecans, rum ice cream ($10.00)
  
  Carrot Cake
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Chocolate Hazelnut Financier
  
  red kuri squash, garam masala, metric coffee ice cream ($12.00)
  
  Mississippi Mud Pie
  
  mast brothers chocolate, three sisters pecans ($9.00)
  
  Frozen Pear Tarte Tatin
  
  caramel roasted pears, caramelized white chocolate semifreddo, texas tarragon ($11.00)
  
  Rye Crepe
  
  gjetost custard, concord grapes, ground cherry jam, goat milk ice cream ($10.00)
  
  Coconut Pots De Creme
  
  sweet potato, honey, peanuts ($11.00)
  
  Cookie Plate
  
  ($8.00)

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