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    LULA CATERS
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    Farm Dinner
    Farm Dinner
    Three new courses every Monday night $45, 5:30pm
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    est. in 1999
    Logan Square
    about us

Menus

Breakfast

  •  8
    BUTTERMILK PANCAKES
  • 11
    CLASSIC LULA BREAKFAST BURRITO
    avocado, onion, green chile, tomato, potato, organic eggs, cheddar
  • 10
    TWO FARM EGGS, ANY STYLE
    house potatoes and sourdough toast
  • 14
    SMOKED LAKE TROUT SCRAMBLE
    arugula, dill, whipped cream cheese
  • 13
    TOFU AND VEGETABLE SCRAMBLE­
    ginger miso sauce, black sesame
  • 12
    GRAIN BOWL
    bitter greens, wood grilled apple, celery, white cheddar, hazelnut vinaigrette, soft boiled egg
  • 15
    LOX PLATE
    house made bagel, capers, cucumber, tomato, red onion, sprouts, horseradish dill cream cheese

Brunch

  • 4 each/ 10 all
    HOUSE PASTRIES
    Beet & Hazelnut tea cake, almond crescent, cocoa nib knot
  • 10
    Smoked whitefish dip
    Green garlic, Calabrian chiles, sunflower seeds, currants
  • 16
    Buckwheat crepe
    Duck confit, turnip, spring onion, burrata, sunny eggs
  • 23
    “The royale” (LULA BREAKFAST SANDWICH SERIES)
    Pan roasted soft shell crab, horseradish, arugula, grape leaf remoulade, sunny side egg
  • 14
    Whole wheat french toast
    Rhubarb compote, mixed seed crumble, carmelized white chocolate creme anglaise
  • 15
    Fregola and sunflower seed risotto
    Green peas, rapini, pecorino, poached egg
  • 9
    Frittata di pane
    Spring onion and garlic, sesame, chile
  • 12
    Asparagus salad
    Picked green strawberries, almond, fennel, ubriaco rosso
  • 11
    Granola
    Tamarind, pistachio, cardamom, kumquat, Greek yogurt

Cafe

  • 10
    spinach and endive salad
    apple, pecorino, hemp seed and buttermilk dressing
  • 12
    BEET BRUSCHETTA
    marinated kale, smoked pecans, shaved red onion, whipped goat cheese
  • 5
    SOUP OF THE DAY
  • 14
    BAKED FRENCH FETA
    jalapeno-basil oil, marinated olives, cucumber, grilled bread
  • 9
    QUESADILLA­
    Charred spring onion, fresno chile, black lentil, chihuahua cheese
  • 13
    HAM AND RACLETTE PANINO­
    farm egg, pickled onion, black currant mustard, ciabatta bun
  • 11
    THE ‘TINEKA’
    indonesian-spiced peanut butter on seeded whole grain sourdough, tomato, cucumber, red onion, sprouts
  • 13
    LULA ‘99 TURKEY SANDWICH
    avocado, chile aioli, sprouts, lettuce, tomato, and onion with bacon and cheddar cheese, add 2
  • 13
    CHILLED PEANUT SATAY NOODLES
    marinated tofu and seasonal pickles
  • 14
    PASTA ‘YIAYIA’­
    bucatini, cinnamon, feta, garlic, brown butter
  • 16
    SPAGHETTI
    sweet and spicy chile ‘salsa rossa,’ bacon, queso fresco
  • 12
    chickpea SWEET POTATO tagine­
    green harissa, fennel, pickled golden raisins, grilled bread
  • 23
    GUNTHORP FARM PAN ROASTED CHICKEN­
    crispy potato, kale, sourdough lemon vinaigrette

Dinner

  • 12
    Burrata and nettle dip
    picked red currants, sunflower seed, paratha
  • 20
    Orecchiette
    Albacore tuna confit, escarole, black olive, breadcrumbs
  • 28
    Flank steak
    Marrow poached radishes, fava bean chimichurri, wild mustards
  • 26
    Whole roasted sea bream
    Black trumpet mushrooms, mussels viniagrette, rapini
  • 60
    SIX COURSE VEGETARIAN TASTING MENU
    wine pairings 30
  • 13
    Green garlic and almond soup
    spiced molases and mint
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    Bomba rice
    Stinging nettles, green garlic, raisins, nasturitum
  • 16
    Crab and fava beans
    green garlic, shiitake, dill, mojama
  • 22
    Grilled pork
    Red wheatberries, ramps, porcini mushroom, marcona almond
  • 15
    Strawberry and beet panzanella
    Halmoui, nasturtium, spring onion
  • 11
    Charred spring onions
    Fresh chickpeas, Sicilian pistachio, sumac, raita
  • 15
    Carpaccio
    Rhubarb, turnips, red onion, endive, sorrel
  • 21
    Sausage stuffed quail
    Guajillo chile, orange, sauce gribiche
  • 25
    Rabbit ‘risotto’
    buckwheat and sunflower seed, morel mushrooms, creme fraiche
  • 13
    Asparagus
    Oyster cream, french sorrel, black mustard, radishes
  • 30
    Duck breast
    Fregola sarda, lovage, leek vinaigrette, horseradish, epoisses de bourgogne
  • 15
    Octopus
    Marash chili, macadamia nut, rhubarb jam
  • 14
    Snap peas
    Ubriaco rosso, nettles, green olive, mandarin olive oil

Dessert

  • 6
    COOKIE PLATE
    chocolate chip sea salt, oatmeal currants, torched cinnamon snickerdoodle
  • 8
    CARROT CAKE
  • 11
    Rhubarb crostata
    Vanilla poached rhubarb, spelt, chartreuse ice cream
  • 11
    Butterscotch pudding
    Sunflower praline, marigold, dried cherry
  • 16
    Selection of Artisanal cheese
    red onion jam, spiced cashews, sourdough cracker
  • 12
    Chocolate crepe
    Bee pollen, hazelnut, huckleberry sorbet and chocolate ice cream swirl
  • 12
    Ginger ice cream sundae
    Angel food cake, green strawberry, cashew, shiso

Drinks

  • 9
    CLASSIC LULA ‘99 BLOODY MARY
    sambal, lemongrass, modest vodka
    Cocktails
  • 12
    Common Denominator
    Cocchi, di torino, aperol, sparkling
    Cocktails
  • 12
    Sister nancy
    Batavia arrack, grapefruit, falernum, ginger
    Cocktails
  • 12
    Spaghetti western
    Reposado, paw paw, cinnamon, angostura
    Cocktails
  • 12
    Go ahead
    Apple gin, arrack, cacao, lemongrass
    Cocktails
  • 12
    Missed connection
    Charanda, celery root, Montenegro, espresso bitters
    Cocktails
  • 12
    Comfort station
    brandy, aronia berry, lemon, cinnamon stick
    Cocktails
  • 12
    WHITE BISON
    zubrowka vodka, dolin blanc, lemon
    Cocktails
  • 12
    Standard line delivery system
    Mezcal, chamomile, salers, amaro, cocchi americano
    Cocktails
  • 12
    Inside voice
    Singani 63, maraschino, dry vermouth, rhubarb bitters
    Cocktails
  • 12
    Kashmiri sweater
    Gin, Kashmiri amaro, maple, black pepper
    Cocktails
  • 12
    Smoke & Mirrors
    Scotch, atxa pa Harlan, wolfamer l’orange, sherry
    Cocktails
  • 12
    Apres ski
    Bourbon, mulled wine, pine, egg white
    Cocktails
  • 12
    Philippe & Nicholas
    Semillon / Mauzac - 2017 Loire Valley, France
    Sparkling and Rose wine
  • 12
    Lise Et Bertrande Jausset ‘Exile’
    Gamay - 2017 Loire Valley, France
    Sparkling and Rose wine
  • 12
    Marie-Pierre Manciat
    Chardonnay - NV Burgundy, France
    Sparkling and Rose wine
  • 7
    DOVETAIL BREWING 'ER-WEISS'
    Illinois 16 oz
    Draft Beer
  • 8
    Spiteful Brewing, American IPA
    Illinois 16 oz
    Draft Beer
  • 8
    MIDDLE BROW 'WHITNEY'
    Illinois 16 oz
    Draft Beer
  • 10
    MARZ BREWING 'JUNGLE BOOGIE'
    Illinois 12 oz
    Draft Beer
  • 8
    OFF COLOR 'WARI'
    Illinois 12 oz
    Draft Beer
  • 8
    HOPEWELL '24:37'
    Illinois 16 oz
    Draft Beer
  • 2.5
    PBR
    Wisconsin 12 oz btl
    Bottled Beer
  • 8
    glutenberg
    Gluten Free Blonde Ale, Canada 16 oz can
    Bottled Beer
  • 7
    Half Acre, ‘daisy cutter’
    American Pale Ale, Illinois 16 oz bottle
    Bottled Beer
  • 9
    Brasserie De La Pigeonelle, ‘Loirette’
    Farmhouse Ale, France 11.2 oz bottle
    Bottled Beer
  • 7
    metropolitan, ‘Magnetron’
    Schwarzbier, Illinois 12 oz bottle
    Bottled Beer
  • 6
    Two Brothers ‘Twenty-Plus’
    Pilsner, Illinois 12 oz can
    Bottled Beer
  • 6
    Miskatonic ‘catchpenny’
    Session Rye, Illinois 12 oz can
    Bottled Beer
  • 7
    stiegl
    pilsner Austria 11.2 oz bottle
    Bottled Beer
  • 10
    HAND BREWED coffee, seasonal selections
    chemex pour over (serves two)
    Other
  • 3.5
    METRIC DRIP COFFEE
    Other
  • 4
    METRIC COLD BREW
    Other
  • 3
    METRIC ESPRESSO
    Other
  • 5
    cappuccino, latte, chai
    Other
  • 4
    MARIAS GINGER BEER
    Other
  • 6
    FENTIMAN'S CURIOUSITY COLA
    Other
  • 4
    FRESH JUICES
    Other

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    Winter 2019
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    Fall 2018 Art Show
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    Fall 2018
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    Spring 2018 Art Show
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    Spring 2018
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    Winter 2017 Art Show
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    Fall 2016 Art Show
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    Fall 2016 Art Show
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    & Betsy Odom
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    Spring 2016 Art Show
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    Spring 2016
    view
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    Winter 2016 Art Show
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    Fall 2015 Art Show
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    Fall 2015
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    Summer 2015 Art Show
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    Summer 2015
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    Winter 2015 Art Show
    Over
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    Fall 2014 Art Show
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    Summer 2014 Art Show
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    Spring 2014 Art Show
    Cut Fold Crumple Paste
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Press

  • Chicago Magazine
    Two tender squares of cornbread arrived perfectly crisped on the outside and accompanied by in-season berries, coconut-scented streusel ...
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  • Eater Chicago
    More than a decade on, it's easy to see why people flock for its locally sourced menu, Sunday brunch and Monday night farm dinners.
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  • Lucky Peach
    Most cooks today don’t see themselves at the periphery of culture—they see themselves as creating popular culture...
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  • Chicago Tribune
    Farm-to-table before that philosophy had a name, veggie-loving Lula Cafe was ahead of its time then and remains on the front lines now...
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  • Zagat
    30 Under 30: The soft-spoken Rinkavage, who has spent the past five years quietly working her way up from garde manger to chef de cuisine, aims to deliver ...
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  • Food Network
    “So often when I’m asked to give my farmers market finds, I tend toward quirky ingredients that only chefs would love. But today at the Green City Market ...
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