Balsan in Chicago, IL
Balsan Restaurants with Address and Phone:
1 restaurant location in Chicago
Balsan Menu in Chicago
Sweet
Fruit Platter
$15
seasonal sliced fruit
Granola
$8
choice of almond, soy or regular milk
Yogurt Parfait
$13
granola, berries, seasonal preserves
Steel Cut Oatmeal
$10
honey mascarpone
Buttermilk Pancakes
$15
burton's maple syrup, butter
Baguette Pain Perdu
$16
seasonal preparation
Savory
Breakfast Sandwich
$17
egg, speck, comte cheese, eggplant
Two Eggs Any Style
$17
potatoes, bacon or sausage
Spinach Omelet
$18
mushrooms, comte cheese
Smoked Ham Omelet
$19
onion confit, triple creme brie
Smoked Salmon
$18
traditional garnish
Eggs Benedict
$20
pancetta, arugula, hollandaise
Appetizers
Shrimp Cocktail
$19
cocktail sauce, lemon
Salmon Tartare
$16
cornichon, red onion, egg, crème fraîche
Oysters
$21
cocktail sauce, mignonette
Tarte Flambée
$16
bacon, onion, fromage blanc
Cheese & Charcuterie Board
$22
beer mustard, shallot marmalade cornichon
French Onion Soup
$11
gruyere gratinée
Potted Eggplant
$8
ricotta salata
Beef Tartare
$16
cornichon, dijonaise, egg
Country Pork Terrine
$16
bacon wrapped, beer mustard, cornichon
Oysters Rockefeller
$21
bacon, spinach, hollandaise
Chicken Liver Mousse
$16
shallot marmalade, cornichon
Salads
Caesar Salad
$15
Caesar Salad
$19
add chicken
Caesar Salad
$21
add shrimp
Caesar Salad
$22
add strip steak
Endive & Bleu Cheese Salad
$16
date, walnut, champagne vinaigrette
Bibb Lettuce Salad
$12
fines herbs, shallot, sherry dijon vinaigrette
Waldorf Salad
$15
granny smith, celery, walnuts, currants
Large Plates
Mussels Marinières
$16
white wine, vermouth, lemon, herbs
Roasted Salmon
$26
sauce vierge, sorrel
Chicken Paillard
$20
parmesan crusted, sauce gribiche, arugula salad
Club Sandwich
$17
salumi, smoked chicken, ham, avocado, herb mayo
Burger
$18
dijonaise, sliced pickle, wisconsin cheddar
French Lentil Cassoulet
$27
duck confit, bacon, andouille, marrow
Steak Frites
$32
roasted strip steak, herb butter, red wine demi
French Dip
$21
prime beef, gruyere, au jus
Sides
Creamy Grits
$6
cowda cheese, chive
Grilled Asparagus
$7
hollandaise
Roasted Mushrooms
$8
oyster, cremini, button
Pommes Frites
$6
garlic aioli
Sauteed Spinach
$6
garlic
Appetizers
Shrimp Cocktail
$19
cocktail sauce, lemon
Salmon Tartare
$16
cornichon, red onion, egg, crème fraîche
Oysters
$21
cocktail sauce, mignonette
Foie Gras Terrine
$19
shallot marmalade
Tarte Flambée
$16
bacon, onion, fromage blanc
Cheese & Charcuterie Board
$22
beer mustard, shallot marmalade cornichon
French Onion Soup
$11
gruyere gratinée
Potted Eggplant
$8
ricotta salata
Beef Tartare
$16
cornichon, dijonaise, egg
Country Pork Terrine
$16
bacon wrapped, beer mustard, cornichon
Oysters Rockefeller
$21
bacon, spinach, hollandaise
Chicken Liver Mousse
$16
shallot marmalade, cornichon
Salads
Caesar Salad
$19
add chicken
Caesar Salad
$21
add shrimp
Caesar Salad
$22
add strip steak
Endive & Bleu Cheese Salad
$16
date, walnut, champagne vinaigrette
Bibb Lettuce Salad
$12
fines herbs, shallot, sherry dijon vinaigrette
Waldorf Salad
$15
granny smith, celery, walnuts, currants
Large Plates
Mussels Marinières
$16
white wine, vermouth, lemon, herbs
Roasted Salmon
$26
sauce vierge, sorrel
Half Roasted Chicken
$27
scallion jus
French Dip
$21
prime beef, gruyere, au jus
Ribeye
$42
bèarnaise, steaksalt
Burger
$18
dijonaise, sliced pickle, wisconsin cheddar
French Lentil Cassoulet
$27
duck confit, bacon, andouille, marrow
Steak Frites
$32
roasted strip steak, herb butter, red wine demi
Braised Pork Cheeks
$25
cipollini onions, roasted carrots, potato puree
Pan Seared Scallops
$26
cauliflower puree, candied lemon
Sides
Potato Puree
$6
chicken jus, chive
Grilled Asparagus
$7
hollandaise
Roasted Mushrooms
$8
oyster, cremini, button
Pommes Frites
$6
garlic aioli
Sauteed Spinach
$6
garlic
Starters
Brunch Board
$20
salumi, gouda, scone, madeline, lemon curd & preserves
Oysters Rockefeller
$23
bacon, spinach, hollandaise
Salmon Tartare
$16
cornichon, red onion, egg, creme fraiche
Waldorf Salad
$15
granny smith, celery, walnuts, currants
Tarte Flambe
$16
bacon, onion, fromage blanc
Oysters
$21
cocktail sauce, mignonette
Country Pork Terrine
$16
bacon wrapped, honey mustard, cornichon
Shrimp Cocktail
$19
cocktail sauce, lemon
Caesar Salad
$19
chicken
Caesar Salad
$21
shrimp
Caesar Salad
$22
skirt steak
Yogurt Parfait
$13
granola, fruit, preserves
With Eggs
Two Eggs And Style
$17
potatoes, bacon or sausage
Steak And Eggs
$26
grilled strip steak, eggs any style, roasted red bliss potatoes. omelet, spinach, mushroom, chicken sausage, muenster, pico de gallo
Croque Madame
$16
brioche, gruyere, ham, fried egg
Breakfast Sandwich
$17
egg, speck, gruyere, eggplant
Omelet
$18
spinach, mushroom, chicken sausage, gruyere, pico de gallo
Shrimp & Grits
$24
brown butter grits, fried egg, scallions
Mains
Smoked Salmon
$18
traditional garnish
Buttermilk Pancakes
$15
maple syrup
Burger
$18
dijonaise, sliced pickle, wisconsin cheddar
Baguette Pain Perdu
$16
macerated berries, maple syrup
French Dip
$21
prime beef, gruyere, au jus
Chicken Paillard
$20
parmesan crusted, sauce gribiche, arugula salad
Additions
Pomme Frites
$6
garlic aioli
Assorted Pastries
$7
Side Of Seasonal Fruit
$6
Pork Sausage
$7
Bacon
$7
Bacon
$4
add a fried egg
Cinnamon Roll
$7
Cocktails
The Original Bloody Mary
$10
Mimosa
$12
Cocchi Mimosa
$12
Le Bar Germain
$12
Cocktails
Kir Royale
$14
crème de cassis, prosecco
French 75
$14
gin, prosecco, lemon
Lillet Martini
$14
lillet blanc, st. germaine, vodka
Gimlet
$14
lime, vodka or gin
Aviation
$14
gin, maraschino, crème de violette
Hemingway Punch
$14
rum, grapefruit, maraschino
Vesper
$14
gin, vodka, lillet blanc
Old Fashioned
$14
rye, demerara, bitters
Boulevardier
$14
rye, campari, sweet vermouth
Sazerac
$14
rye, peychauds, absinthe
Robert Burns
$14
scotch, benedictine, sweet vermouth
Manhattan
$14
bourbon, sweet vermouth, bitters
Paloma
$14
tequila, grapefruit, fresco
Aperol Spritz
$14
aperol, stiegl radler
Beers
Metropolitan
$8
'krankshaft,' illinois, kolsch
Anchor Steam
$8
california, california common
Allagash White
$8
maine, belgium style wheat
Three Floyd's
$8
'gumballhead' indiana, wheat ale
Tripel Karmeliet
$11
belgium, belgium tripel
Finch's
$8
'cut throat,' illinois, pale ale
Victory
$8
'hop devil,' pennsylvania, ipa
Two Brother's 'Domaine Dupage'
$8
illinois, french country ale
Finch's
$8
'fascist pig,' illinois, amber ale
Left Hand
$8
colorado, milk stout
Great Lakes
$8
'edmund fitzgerald,' ohio, porter