Lula Cafe
Normally a popular brunch spot, Lula Cafe serves as a solid place for a date night out in Logan Square. The dinner menu offerings at this cool restaurant are seasonally driven, farm-to-table dishes with adventurous options for vegetarians and meat and fish from sustainable sources.
Integrity is a core value of Lula Cafe and they make note of that on their website; "A founding member of the nationally recognized Logan Square culinary community and a celebrated forerunner of the ‘farm to table’ movement in Chicago."
Their integrity aligns with the care for their customers. Lula Cafe is known to be a friendly/welcoming place and that is why any neighborhood would be fortunate to have a restaurant like Lula Cafe as part of the community. Logan Square residents; you are very lucky!
Food:
Lula House Salad: Werp Farms lettuces, radish, white sesame, caper vinaigrette
Baked French Feta: marinated olives, cucumber, jalapeño basil oil, grilled bread
Spaghetti: pancetta, queso fresco, sweet and spicy chile ‘salsa rosa’ | this dish supports Kitchen Possible @kitchenpossiblechi
Pasta Yia Yia: bucatini, feta, garlic, brown butter, cinnamon
Chickpea and Fennel Tagine: green harissa, golden raisin, preserved lemon, arugula, grilled bread
Braised Lamb Shoulder: spelt gnocchetti, fennel and red onion agrodolce, plum, basil
Torchietti: hazelnut pesto, squash and miso butter, gouda
Dessert:
Pineapple Granita and Yogurt Float: hibiscus whey soda, compressed pineapple, campari soaked tapioca
Pine Nut Flan: bartlett pear, sesame, miso
Drinks:
Wine
Chardonnay/Sauv Blanc/Orbois: Philippe Tessier ‘Cheverny Blanc’ 2020 Loire Valley, France
Carignan/Alicante: Ampeleia :Rosato di Ampeleia 2020 Tuscany, Italy
Red
Cannonau: Vigne Rada Alghero "Riviera" 2020 Sardinia, Italy
Touriga Franca: Quinta do Infantado "Douro Tinto" 2016 Douro, Portugal
Cocktails
Phoenix Down: blanco tequila, aperol, honey, elderflower, lemon
West Brighton Beach Tea: rye, aged rum, carciofo, Earl grey, lemon
Spirit-Free
Sunny Sipper For a Shady Day: almond, Earl grey, lemon, soda, aromatics
Hotel Jacuzzi: grapefruit, prickyly pear, bubbles, aromatics
2537 N Kedzie Blvd, Chicago, IL 60647