Let’s Eat!
Dinner Menu
Plus wine & beer (no cocktails)
Takeout not available
No, we don’t serve poutine!!! :)
Dinner
Dishes ordered by size, smaller to larger
$8 ea.
Pommes Dauphine
oyster mousse, pickled red onion, osetra caviar*
$8 ea.
$13
Pommes Frites
Kennebec fries, fried in beef tallow, fines herbes, roasted garlic aioli* (GF)
$13
$16
Fried Smelts
fried pickled vegetables, fried in beef tallow, tartar sauce*, lemon (GF)
$16
$12
Petite Greens Salad
sunflower seed granola, red wine vinaigrette, parmesan crisp (GF, V)
$12
$24
Butter-Poached Scallops
preserved tomato, cracked cornicabra olive, golden beet, radish, bergamot (GF)
$24
$15
Braised Beets
pecan praline, arugula, Steen’s cane syrup (GF, V)
$15
$15
Red Lake Nation Wild Rice
Three Sisters winter spinach, crispy farm garlic, ricotta salata (GF, V)
$15
$17
Carnaroli Risotto
sunchokes, sunflower seeds, caraway, smoked Idiázabal* (GF, V)
$17
$28
Rigatoni
Nichols Farm tomato ragú, local mushrooms, roasted kale, Pecorino Romano (V)
$28
$36
Local Pork Collar
celery root purée, caramelized onion broth, prune (GF)
$36
$41
Striped Sea Bass
kuri squash broth, kalette, ginger, pickled shrimp, fennel salad, lobster oil (GF)
$41
$42
Smoked Duck Leg
sugar shack baked beans, bacon, mustard pickles, fresh herbs (GF)
$42
$48
CDK 21-Day Dry-Aged Coulotte Steak
broccoli, mushroom sauce, espelette
$48
Chef’s Special
Limited number nightly!
$55
Quebec Foie Gras Terrine
plum marmalade, radish, purslane, sourdough crostini
$55
Charcuterie & Cheese
Plus housemade bread and butter
$14
Duck Liver Mousse
pickled shallot, za’atar, toasted seeds (GF)
$14
$15
Smoked Monkfish Dip
pickled caulilini, lobster roe, tarragon (GF)
$15
$15
Bacon-Wrapped Country Pâté
smoked rabbit tenderloin, fig, pistachio, raspberry aigre doux, mustard green
$15
$15
Duck Rillettes
lobster mushroom conserva, pepitas, fines herbs, espelette (GF)
$15
$9
Délice de Bourgogne
(cow, pasteurized, FRA) triple cream, soft-ripened, ultra-rich
$9
$11
Manchego D.O.P.
(sheep, pasteurized, ESP) semi-firm, sweet, nutty
$11
$11
Blu di Langa
(cow/goat/sheep, pasteurized, ITA) creamy, mushroomy, touch of spice
$11
$9
Epoisses
(cow, pasteurized, FRA) soft-ripened, meaty, unmistakable funk
$9
$2
+ House-Cultured Butter
$2
$3
+ 9-Grain Toast
$3
Desserts
$14
Apple Cider Crème Brûlée
caramel apple (GF, V)
$14
$15
Parsnip Cake
rum raisin cream cheese frosting, hazelnut, pineapple (V)
$15
$14
Apple Cranberry Dumpling
(aka Poutines à Trou) black walnut, currant, sakura syrup, Chantilly cream (V)
$14
Sparkling
$15
Val de Mer Brut Nature Rosé
Tonnerre, France N.V. (Pinot Noir)
$15
$17
Henri Champliau Cremant de Bourgogne Brut Authentique
Burgundy, France N.V. (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay)
$17
$23
Joseph Perrier Brut ‘Cuvée Royale’
Champagne, France N.V. (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier)
$23
White
$13
Seehof Riesling Kabinett ‘Elektrisch’
Reinhessen, Germany ’23
$13
$17
Vignoble Dauny Sancerre ‘Caillottes’
Loire Valley, France ’23 (Sauvignon Blanc)
$17
$16
Damien Martin Saint-Véran
Burgundy, France ’22 (Chardonnay)
$16
$13
Domaine Colin Coteaux du Vendômois
Loire Valley, France ‘22 (Chenin Blanc)
$13
Red
$16
Jean-Paul Brun Beaujolais L’Ancien
Beaujolais, France ’22 (Gamay)
$16
$16
Scherrer Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
Sonoma County, CA ’14
$16
$15
Crivelli Collina La Mora
Barbera d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy ’21 (Barbera)
$15
$14
Château Larose Trintaudon Haut-Médoc
Bordeaux, France ’20 (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot)
$14
$14
Gassier
Côtes-du-Rhône, France ’21 (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre)
$14
Featured Pours
Special glass pours from our collection
$18
Massican ‘Gemina’
Napa Valley, CA ’22 (Greco, Falanghina)
$18
$18
Château du Petit Thouars ‘Les Georges’
Chinon, France ’21 (Cabernet Franc)
$18
By the Half Bottle
$58
Andre Clouet
Champagne, France N.V.
$58
$57
Canard-Duchêne Brut Rosé
Champagne, France N.V.
$57
White/Rosé
$59
Gaintza
Txakolina, Spain ’22 (Hondarrabi Zuri)
$59
$59
Tiberio Trebbiano d’Abruzzo
Italy ’22 (Trebbiano)
$59
$68
Vignoble Dauny Sancerre ‘Caillottes’
Loire Valley, France ’23 (Sauvignon Blanc)
$68
$64
Xisto Ilimitado Blanco
Luis Seabra, Douro, Portugal ’21 (blend)
$64
$65
Domaine Zafeirakis Assyrtiko
Tyrnavos, Greece ’23
$65
$65
Domaine Le Roc des Anges ‘Les Vignes Métissées’
Côtes Catalanes, France ’21 (blend)
$65
$68
Domaine de Oliveira Lecestre Chablis
Burgundy, France ’22 (Chardonnay)
$68
$66
Dönnhoff Kreuznacher Krötenpfehl Riesling
Nahe, Germany ’23
$66
$69
Massican ‘Gemina’
Napa Valley, CA ’22 (Greco, Falanghina)
$69
$60
Damien Martin Saint-Véran
Burgundy, France ’22 (Chardonnay)
$60
$60
Kiralyudvar Tokaji Sec
Hungary ’17 (Furmint)
$60
$52
Forge Cellars Classique Dry Riesling
Seneca Lake, NY ’21
$52
$58
Seehof Riesling Kabinett ‘Elektrisch’
Reinhessen, Germany ’23
$58
$85
Albert Boxler Riesling
Alsace, France ’20
$85
$79
Grosjean Freres Petite Arvine
Valle d’Aosta, Italy ’23
$79
$85
Pearl Morissette ‘Fougue’
Creek Shores, Ontario, Canada ’21 (Chardonnay)
$85
$65
Domaine Paul Blanck Pinot Gris
Alsace, France ’17
$65
$65
Domaine Rolet
Arbois, France ‘21 (Chardonnay)
$65
$90
Domaine Hudelot-Baillet Hautes-Côtes de Nuits
Burgundy, France ‘21 (Chardonnay)
$90
$58
Domaine Colin Coteaux du Vendômois
Loire Valley, France ‘22 (Chenin Blanc)
$58
$85
Domaine Huet Vouvray ‘Le Mont’
Loire Valley, France ’22 (Chenin Blanc)
$85
$60
Celler Piñol Portal Blanco
Terra Alta, Spain ’22 (Garnacha Blanca)
$60
$69
Jolie-Laide Rosé
El Dorado, California ’23 (Gamay/Cabernet Franc)
$69
Sparkling
$65
Henri Champliau Cremant de Bourgogne Brut Authentique
Burgundy, France N.V. (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay)
$65
$110
Pol Roger Brut Reserve
Chardonnay, France N.V. (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Meunier)
$110
$99
Champagne Duval-Leroy Grand Brut
Champagne, France N.V. (Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay)
$99
$115
Vincent Couche ‘Eclipsia’ Rosé Brut
Chardonnay, France N.V. (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay)
$115
$65
Val de Mer Brut Nature Rosé
Tonnerre, France N.V. (Pinot Noir)
$65
Red
$65
Jean-Paul Brun Beaujolais L’Ancien
Beaujolais, France ’22 (Gamay)
$65
$72
Domaine de Fa Fleurie ‘Roche Guillon’
Beaujolais, France ’22 (Gamay)
$72
$80
Marcel Lapierre Morgon
Beaujolais, France ’23 (Gamay)
$80
$68
Maison Roche de Bellene Bourgogne Rouge
Burgundy, France ’21 (Pinot Noir)
$68
$68
Scherrer Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
Sonoma County, CA ’14
$68
$55
Rocca Di Montegrossi Chianti Classico
Tuscany, Italy ’18 (Sangiovese)
$55
$49
Alvaro Castro ‘Quinta de Saes’ Tinto
Dão, Portugal ’19 (blend)
$49
$70
Château du Petit Thouars ‘Les Georges’
Chinon, France ’21 (Cabernet Franc)
$70
$58
Buondonno Toscana Rosso
Tuscany, Italy ’22 (Sangiovese blend)
$58
$79
Montaribaldi
Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy ’16 (Nebbiolo)
$79
$59
Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso
Sicily, Italy ’21 (Nerello Mascalese)
$59
$74
Chateau Musar ‘Hochar’
Bekka, Lebanon ’20 (Cinsault, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon)
$74
$59
Herdade do Rocim
Alentejo, Portugal ’21 (Touriga Nacional)
$59
$65
Crivelli Collina La Mora
Barbera d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy ’21 (Barbera)
$65
$65
Château Larose Trintaudon Haut-Médoc
Bordeaux, France ’20 (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot)
$65
$85
Châteaux Lilian Ladouys Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel
Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France ’18 (Cabernet Sauvignon blend)
$85
$95
Amiral de Beychevelle Saint-Julien
Bordeaux, France ’20 (Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Franc)
$95
$72
Domaine Courbis Saint Joseph Rhône, France ’20 (Syrah)
$72
$100
Mocali Brunello di Montalcino
Tuscany, Italy ’17 (Sangiovese Grosso)
$100
$70
Ridge Three Valleys
Sonoma County, CA ’23 (Zinfandel blend)
$70
$69
Reynoso Red Blend
Alexander Valley, CA ’20 (Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot)
$69
$59
Gassier
Côtes-du-Rhône, France ’20 (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre)
$59
$68
Gramenon ‘Poignée de Raisins’
Côtes du Rhône, France (Grenache) ’22
$68
$100
Vieux Télégramme Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Rhône Valley, France ’22 (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault)
$100
$59
Château Sainte Eulalie Minervois
Languedoc, France ’18 (Carignan, Syrah)
$59
$130
Shafer TD-9
Napa Valley, CA ’22 (Cabernet Sauvignon)
$130
Beer & Cider
$9
Unibroue La Fin Du Monde
Quebec, Canada (12oz. Belgian tripel, 9% ABV)
$9
$8
Unibroue Blanche de Chambly
Quebec, Canada (16oz. Belgian wit, 5% ABV)
$8
$7
Maplewood Son of Juice
Chicago, IL (12oz. IPA, 6.3% ABV)
$7
$8
Burnt City Two Headed Boy
Chicago, IL (16oz. unfiltered pilsner, 5.1% ABV)
$8
$18
Etienne Dupont Cidre Bouché Brut de Normandie
Normandy, France (375mL cider, 5.5 ABV%)
$18
After Dinner Drinks
$11
Château Roumieu Sauternes
$11
$13
Churton Petit Manseng
$13
$11
Yalumba Antique Tawny
$11
$12
Amaro Sibilla
$12
$12
Amaro delle Sirene
$12
$12
Jerbis Amaro
$12
$11
Amaro Montenegro
$11
$10
Caffè Moka
$10
$15
Chartreuse
$15
$13
Coquerel Calvados VS
$13
$17
Darroze Bas-Armagnac 8 yrs
$17
$18
H by Hine Cognac VSOP
$18
Nonalcoholic
$13
Proxies Crisp & Crushable Sparkling Rosé
Toronto, Canada (NA wine; 0% ABV) can
$13
$5
Sparrow Coffee
Regular or decaf
$5
$5
Rare Tea Cellar
Selection of fine teas. Black: crema Earl Grey, vanilla bourbon chai, black Canadian maple syrup, Canadian ice wine elixir. Green: Emperor’s Genmaicha. Caffeine-free: wild Greek herb, melon hibiscus, gingerbread nut rooibos.
$5
$5
WiscoPop!
Ginger Lime or Cherry Soda
$5
$4
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite
$4
$6
Spanish Sparkling or Still Mineral Water
$6
Chicago Restaurant Week
Jan. 24-Feb. 8
Dear Margaret is participating in Chicago Restaurant Week, but is closed Sunday, Jan. 26 & Sunday, Feb 9. Menu coming soon. Gluten-free and vegetarian options available. Please note: Many of our dishes contain alliums and butter; some cannot be modified.
(GF) (V) = Some items are or can be prepared Gluten-Free or Vegetarian. Ask us for details.
Please note, we fry our pommes frites and fried smelts the French-Canadian way: in beef tallow.
Many of our dishes contain alliums and butter; some cannot be modified. Please alert us when making a reservation of all dietary restrictions.
Because our ingredients are locally sourced, certain menu items may be temporarily unavailable. Additionally, menu items will rotate.
*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.