Hopleaf menù, Chicago
Hopleaf Chicago - Menu
Our Specialty
Mussels—two styles; choose one:
BELGIAN-STYLE: steamed in Blanche de Chambly w/sliced shallots, celery, thyme, & bayleaf; ...or... in HERBED WHITE WINE & SEAFOOD BROTH, w/with fennel, shallot, celery, garlic, fennel fronds & tarragon-roasted garlic butter. Mussels are available at LUNCH also.
14 $
Appetizers
Pan-Seared Brussels Sprouts
w/bacon, house kimchi vinaigrette, pepitas, scallion
10 $
Slagel Farms Beef Kielbasa
housemade & smoked kielbasa sausage, duck fat hashbrown, herbed creme fraîche, beet horseradish, cornichons
14 $
Bitterballen
beef sausage gravy croquettes, panko-crusted, w/smoky mustard aioli. Available at Lunch also.
9 $
Pickle Plate
w/assorted house made pickles, whole grain mustard, toast points. Available at Lunch also.
7 $
Charcuterie Trio
Chef's choice of three. ask your server about today's selections. Available at Lunch too.
14 $
Onion Rings
w/ spicy mustard aioli. Available at Lunch also.
7 $
Daily Soup
Market price. Available at Lunch also
Salads
Kale
w/pickled apple, roasted beets, blue cheese, toasted black walnuts, smoked apple vinaigrette
9 $
Cauliflower & Parsnip
roasted cauliflower, shaved parsnip, frisée, citrus, pickled golden raisins, fried capers, pistachio-cashew dukkah, tahini vinaigrette
9 $
Shaved Brussels Sprout
w/radishes, citrus-&-black olive compressed celery root, grapefruit, toasted hazelnuts, lemon-poppy seed vinaigrette
9 $
Entrées
Steak Frites
10-12oz ribeye, 100% grass-fed, humanely raised, hormone/antibiotic-free certified Angus beef wood-grilled, w/your choice of maitre d' butter or seasonal butter—(please ask your server); w/pommes frites
32 $
Amish Chicken Two Ways
marinated & wood-grilled airline breast and sous vide & fried leg w/crispy smashed lemon-&-herb potatoes, glazed cipollini onions, smoky tomato & eggplant sauce, crispy freekeh gremolata
22 $
Pan-Seared Arctic Char
w/spiced squash purée, roasted sweet potato-maitake sautée, pickled grapes, cashew-pistachio dukkah
21 $
Wood-Grilled Cauliflower
w/marinated cauliflower, red lentil-squash purée, herbed quinoa, roast parsnips, lime yogurt, spiced pepitas, golden raisins, cilantro
17 $
Slagel Farms Flemish Stew
local beef stew meat cooked in Palm Spéciale Belge Ale w/bacon, roasted potatoes, carrots & celery root
17 $
Sandwiches
Toasted Nueske Ham
on pumpernickel; gruyere cheese & apple-tarragon coleslaw; pommes frites
15 $
Grass-Fed Brisket
on light rye; Montreal-style dry rub, slow-roasted while wrapped in bacon; w/stone-ground mustard, housemade dill pickle & pomme frites
14 $
Fried Catfish Hoagie
farm-raised by Heartland Catfish, (Itta Bena, Mississippi) cornmeal-dusted, remoulade, lemon-tabasco pickles & frisée; pommes frites
14 $
C B & J
on sourdough; house-made cashew butter, fig jam & raclette cheese, pan-fried; w/ Stilton mac-&-cheese & house-made potato chips
15 $
Duck Reuben
on marble rye; pekin duck breast, slow-roasted, w/ cranberry cream cheese spread, house-made sauerkraut, emmenthaler, pommes frites
16 $
Beelers Pork Schnitzel
on pretzel bun; panko-crusted w/whole grain mustard aioli, grilled/pickled cabbage, & pommes frites. Available at LUNCH ONLY!
14 $
Sides
Belgian-Style Pommes Frites
6 $
House-made Potato Chips
6 $
Macaroni & Stilton Cheese
6 $
Side Salad
6 $
Cheese
Artisanal Cheese served w/paired accompaniments
Ask server for today's selection
Desserts
Goat Cheese Cheesecake
w/cashew crust, Maldon salt, tart cherry-red wine sauc
9 $
Poached Apple & Cranberry Crêpe
w/brown butter crêpe w/cider poached apples, cranberry coulis, ginger-apple butter, cardamom mascarpone & crushed pepitas
8 $
Oatmeal Stout Chocolate Cake
caramel "Samoa" filling, coconut-chocolate dulce de leche, toasted almonds
8 $