Perfection, or near perfection, takes time. We encourage you to relax and enjoy the atmosphere, have a drink (or two, or three) and please be patient while waiting for your food. Everything on the menu is made from scratch with fresh ingredients to ensure the best quality results. Seriously, we even hand tear and fry the tortillas to order so the chips are hot and crisp when they reach your table. Soups are made daily. Chicken is grilled to order. You get the idea. If you’re in that much of a hurry, I’m sure some bar or restaurant just down the street can serve you cheese out of a can or re-heat something from their commissary for you. to share_______________________________________________________________________ chips & salsa, $5 hand-torn colorful corn tortillas with a superbly spicy salsa and fresh pico de gallo bruschetta, $6.5 honey-rosemary toast, covered with tomato, onion, basil, garlic, olive oil, and parmesan & romano cheeses cheese fries, $6 fresh sliced idaho potatoes, smothered with cheddar & mozzarella tomato, $7 sliced tomato, marinated in balsamic vinegar, topped with basil, asiago & mozzarella cheeses, and broiled to perfection hummus, $8 chick peas, tahini, & other things, all mixed up, and served with carrots, celery, & toasted pita bread goatcheese, $8.5 warm goat cheese swirled with tangy marinara, and served with toasted slices of our honey/rosemary bread wraps, $8.5 three mini flour tortillas stuffed & baked with sliced anjou pear, crumbled bleu cheese, and peppered bacon quesadilla, $9 a grande flour tortilla topped with asiago cheese, granny smith apples, and brown sugar coated walnuts wings, $9 big, bodacious, and buffalo style, served with carrots, celery, and ranch shrimp, $10.5 five large shrimp, sauteed in white wine with red & yellow peppers, served with spanish rice flatbreads1 #1 with mozzarella, goat cheese, sauteed spinach, sun-dried tomato & marinara sauce $10.5 #2 with cheddar & mozzarella, chicken, jalapenos, and a spicy red-wine-vinegar sauce $11 #3 with red & yellow peppers, garlic, tomatoes, fresh basil, parmesan cheese, & a creamy shallot sauce $10.5 soups and salads_______________________________________________________________ soup, $5 sometimes veggie, sometimes meaty, never vegan. ask your server for details. chili, $8 super spiced white-bean-chicken-chili, served in a warm & flaky sourdough bread bowl mixed greens, $5 with orange carrot curls, red tomato, and purple onion along with your choice of ranch, caesar, balsamic vinaigrette, creamy poppyseed, or raspberry vinaigrette fancy mixed greens, $8.5 with raisins & walnuts, tossed with balsamic vinaigrette, topped with crumbled bleu cheese, and surrounded by sliced granny smith apples. add grilled chicken for $2.50 spinach, $8 lovely leafy spinach, chow mein noodles, and asiago cheese tossed in a creamy poppy-seed dressing and presented with juicy orange slices. add grilled chicken for $2.50 caesar, $8 crisp romaine, sliced tomato, & croutons tossed in our caesar dressing and topped with parmesan & romano cheeses. add grilled chicken for $2.50 steak salad, $12.5 a sliced and grilled sirloin filet over mixed balsamic greens, accompanied by toast layered with fresh mozzarella & tomato, and garnished with a lime-cilantro-jalapeno paste sandwiches____________________________________________________________________ all sandwiches come with your choice of fries, mashed potatoes, soup, or a side salad the grilled cheese, $7 three pieces of melted cheddar, two strips of bacon, and one slice of tomato on texas toast the burger, $8.5 a half pound of sirloin grilled to order, topped with cheddar, and served with lettuce, tomato, & red onion on a toasted kaiser roll the club, $8.5 thick-sliced smoked turkey piled high with tomato, bacon, cheddar, & romaine on texas toast with ranch dressing the chicken, $9 an eight ounce chicken breast sauteed in an orange & bourbon glaze, topped with smoked gouda cheese & cilantro, on a toasted kaiser roll with lettuce and tomato for dinner______________________________________________________________________ pasta 1, $9.5 fresh spinach sauteed in garlic and olive oil, tossed with penne pasta and crushed red pepper add grilled chicken for $2.50, or shrimp for $4.00 pasta 2, $12.5 al dente linguini spun with a marinated chicken breast sauteed with sliced mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce pasta 3, $14 not-so-shrimpy-shrimp sauteed in a spicy diablo sauce (jalapeno, garlic, tomato, & cream) served with lovely linguini fish tacos, $10 boneless cod filets sauteed in white wine with onions & jalapenos, served on grilled corn tortillas and topped with lettuce, tomato, mozzarella, and sour cream kabobs, $12.5 select and savory chicken grilled with spanish onion, red & yellow peppers, tomatoes, and cherries, all placed above a creamy shallot salsa blanca fish, $14 an eight ounce boneless & skinless tilapia filet sauteed in white wine, then wrapped in a banana leaf and baked with a mango-jalapeno-pineapple salsa, with a side of vegetable rice pork, $16 garlic and onion marinated pork tenderloin, baked with a spicy brown mustard & black-pepper crust, topped with a raspberry reduction, and served with mashed potatoes & green beans beef, $21 a tender 8 ounce filet mignon stuffed with gorgonzola cheese & cracked pepper, stacked over a grilled beefsteak tomato and grilled onion slice, served with a jalapeno potato pancake desserts_______________________________________________________________________ the sundae, $5 creamy vanilla ice cream topped with hot fudge, carmelized walnuts, whipped cream, and a cherry moooousse, $5 decadent dark chocolate mousse, made here in our kitchen, topped with whipped cream and served in a martini glass cinnamon crisps, $5 triangular fried dough, coated with cinnamon & sugar, and surrounding a super scoop of vanilla ice cream legal stuff Let it be known that the Chicago department of public health advises that the consumption of undercooked beef, fish, pork, or shellfish may result in an increased risk of foodborne illness. We recommend ordering burgers to be prepared at least to medium temperature.