Restaurant Review: Chicago Easter and Passover celebrations – from Eggs to Pesach
With Easter and Passover coming up fast, Dean’s Team Chicago has pulled together some Chicago favorites as your family comes together for the holidays.
Easter
Andersonville’s Uvae Kitchen & Wine Bar, 5553 N. Clark Street, is serving a $54-per-person, three-course Pre Fix Menu that includes unlimited non alcoholic brunch beverages (coffee, tea, soda & juice). Begin with starters like Nutella Croissants, Smoked Salmon & Mini Bagels, or Baby Lambchops, followed by your choice of Brioche French Toast, Lobster Cake Benedict, Shrimp & Grits, Herbed Goat Cheese & Roasted Tomato Omelet, or Steak & Eggs. All are served with breakfast potatoes and fruit. Finish off your Easter celebration with a dessert of Grand Marnier Crème Brulee or Chocolate Pots de Crème. Their $20 Children’s Package includes unlimited juice, milk, chocolate milk, soda, scrambled eggs, french toast & fruit. For reservations, click here.
At Streeterville’s Somerset, 1112 N. State Street, in the Viceroy Hotel, an $89.00-per- person prepaid brunch buffet begins at 11am with an Egg Hunt in the Viceroy lobby, and includes an Easter Bunny Selfie Station. You and your family can indulge in a fresh Fruit Salad Bar, a Bagels and Toast Station with an array of spreads, and comforting classics like fluffy scrambled eggs, Fried Chicken and Waffle, spiced Shakshuka (spiced tomato sauce, baked eggs, feta) and a savory Quiche Florentine, with mozzarella, sundried tomato, spinach, basil. For a lighter touch, enjoy their Yogurt & Granola Bar with Greek yogurt, acai yogurt, and blueberry granola. Their Pastry Station offers a decadent selection of breakfast pastries, cupcakes, carrot cake, mini cheesecakes, and cookies. Each guest (21+) will receive a complimentary glass of Prosecco to add a little sparkle to the celebration. Children’s Buffet is $25 per child. For reservations, click here.
At Lincoln Park ‘s Café Ba-Ba-Reeba!, 2024 N. Halsted Street, Brunch will be served 9am– 3pm, and Easter Dinner from 3pm – 9pm. The longtime Lettuce Entertain You staple gives you Easter with a Spanish spread, as their website says, featuring brunch tapas such as Avocado Toast, Brunch Patatas and Breakfast Paella served alongside brunch cocktails like the Ba-Ba-Bellini and Spanish Sangria Spritz. Dinner guests enjoy Goat Cheese Baked in Tomato Sauce, Grilled Hanger Steak, Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad and more, all made to share with friends. For reservations, click here.
Passover
At the Gold Coast’s Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, 60 E. Grand Avenue. For $74.95 per person and $34.95 per child 12 and under, enjoy traditional favorites like Gefilte Fish with red beet horseradish, Chopped Liver, Suzy Friedman’s Vegetarian Chopped Liver with bibb lettuce salad, and Matzo Ball Soup. For the main course, choose from Herb Roasted Chicken, Braised Short Rib with red wine bordelaise, or Wild Alaskan Halibut en Papillote, served with Ginger Glazed Carrots and Potato Pancakes. End your meal with a slice of Flourless Chocolate Cake or Key Lime Pie. Dinner reservations are available Saturday, April 12, from 4pm – 9:30pm and Sunday, April 13 from 4pm – 9pm. For reservations, click here.
In the South Loop, Aba, 302 N Green Street, 3rd Floor , as Secret Chicago notes, their menu features rare Mediterranean wines and dine-in specials, including Spring Greens Salad with shaved asparagus, Slow-Braised Beef Brisket with spiced mandarin sauce, and Coconut and Honey Tart with Meyer lemon. Dinner is available Saturday, April 12th – Sunday, April 20th, for dine-in and carryout. For reservations, click here.
Lakeview’s The Bagel Restaurant and Deli, 3107 N Broadway, is a quintessential stop when celebrating Passover in Chicago, as Secret Chicago notes, the dine-in menu features Jewish holiday staples, including Chopped Liver, Gefilte Fish, Matzo Ball Soup, Carrot–Sweet Potato and Prune Tzimmes, along with Green Beans & Onions Almondine, Oven-Baked Matzoh Dressing and a choice of chicken, brisket, whitefish, and sweet-and-sour meatballs. They’ll be serving Saturday, April 12 – Sunday, April 13, first -come, first served.
Alison Moran-Powers and Dean’s Team Chicago
