Restaurant Review: Dog-Friendly Restaurants Throughout the City
While the weather is still balmy, there’s nothing like taking the family, including your furry members, to enjoy the sunshine and maybe, even get some treats or a full meal from our local restaurants. These establishments provide dog-friendly seating areas, cozy atmospheres, and often, a menu for your pup!
Ritual Coffeehouse, 1821 W. Irving Park Road. This unpretentious North Center café welcomes small pups and serves high-quality specialty coffee, house-made syrups, freshly prepared pastries, scones (such as orange-cranberry-pecan or jalapeño cheddar), and light breakfast items, and are known for their welcoming atmosphere. They offer small treats for canine visitors on their back patio, while a continuously playing record player spins tunes. Ritual is rare among Chicago cafes for staying open until 10pm every night.
For those who would like something stronger than coffee, there’s the Chicago Brewhouse, 33 E. Riverwalk, at the corner of Wacker & Wabash, says that well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating areas. They serve “People Food” like Chicago’s iconic Maxwell Street Dogs, as well as Pilsen Tacos, a Lakeview Charcuterie Board with Andouille sausage, hot capicola, Genoa salami, hard salami, spicy olive salad, and pistachio mortadella. Argyle Ave Beef Bánh Mì is made of beef, cilantro, vegetables, cucumber, Jalapeño, and Sriracha mayo, and served with potato chips.
A homage to the Union Stockyards, their Back of the Yards Meat Lover Sandwich has roast beef, candied beer bacon, smoked Provolone, and horseradish sauce on an onion roll, served with potato chips. Fido can have plain hot dog or whatever else they can tolerate of Chicago’s best foods.
The Perch Kitchen and Tap, 1932 W. Division Street, in Wicker Park, hasunique offerings of exclusive in-house brewed beers, wood-fired meats and veggies, and its own Doggy Menu, featuring a drink of Hefe-woof-zen, with chicken stock and organic molasses, Biscuits To Go comein a bag of five, and made with spent grains, peanut butter, flour, and egg.Fido could also have his/her own Scruffy Scramble, with eggs, broccoli, and chicken, (available only during brunch).
“People food” offerings include starters like Cheese Curds with tempura-battered curds, pickled vegetables, and giardiniera aioli. Lobster Deviled Eggs has three halves loaded with lobster and sriracha mayo. Filet Sliders are rich with mayo, blue cheese, and candied red onions.
Entrees include Bang Bang Steak Salad with Hawaiian-marinated strip steak, arugula, mango, avocado, peanuts, chow mein, in a firecracker dressing, Lumache con Pesto has shell pasta, pistachio pesto, marinated tomatoes, and stracciatella cheese. Reservations are recommended by clicking here.
Logan Square’s Park & Field, 3509 W. Fullerton Avenue, also serves a dog -friendly menu, including a Pooch Patty, a single beef burger patty, the Bird Dog, a grilled chicken breast, and for dessert, a Perfect Pup Cup of housemade mix of yogurt, bananas, and peanut butter.
Their “People Food” menu starts with Skirt Steak Chili, with steak, porter, Anaheim chiles, black beans, and queso fresco. Pretzel & Cheese is a warm pretzel twist with whipped cheddar dip.
Entrees include a Salmon Poke Bowl with sushi salmon, rice, edamame, ginger, sriracha aioli, nori, and sesame seeds. Vegans will enjoy their Farmer’s Hash, with purple Viking potatoes, torpedo onions, carrots, broccoli, kale, and mushroom-ginger glaze. On a double tortilla, Tacos de Carnitas are made with cilantro, onions, pickled jalapeños, and salsa verde. Lighter appetites will enjoy a gluten-free Elote Salad with corn, romaine lettuce, tortilla strips, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, and lime ranch dressing. Or, the California Salad with local greens, dates, raisins, carrots, cucumbers, goat cheese, and candied walnuts with mustard-walnut dressing. For reservations, click here.
Alison Moran-Powers and Dean’s Team Chicago
