Menu for Big Grove Tavern

Lunch
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Dinner
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Desserts
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Beer
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Wine
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Spirits

Lunch

Bar Snacks‏

3.00 Spiced Nuts C-u's tastiest nuts

3.00 Chilled Roasted Beets Creme fraîche, dill, sea salt

4.00 Fresh Baked Soft Pretzel Spicy whole grain mustard

4.00 House-Cut Kennebec Fries Malt vinegar aioli

7.00 Great Lakes Fish Fry Beer battered smelt and malt vinegar aioli

6.00 Fried Cheesy Grits BBQ aioli, green onion

6.00 Local Cheese and Beer Tasting 1 oz. Portion of‏ cheese paired with 3 oz. Taste of a midwest brew, spiced nuts and country bread

1.00 each Deviled Eggs Roasted garlic-caraway yolk, toasted rye crisp, chives, braised red cabbage

3.00 Pickled Vegetables Carrot, red onion, fennel, radish

Starters

8.00 Spinach Salad Grapefruit, avocado, pickled red onion, shaved fennel, balsamic vinaigrette

7.00 Wedge Salad Bibb lettuce, bacon, blue cheese, fried shallot, creamy herb vinaigrette

8.00 Chicken Liver Pate Poached rhubarb, pickled red onion, port geleé and country bread

5.00 Watercress Soup Fried croutons, chives, broken‏ yolk

7.00 Chili and Cornbread Bison and pork chili, white cheddar Options: Bowl (9.00)

From the Prairie & Lakes

14.00 Mac N Cheese Local farmstead cheeses, bacon, leeks, garlic bread crumbs, fried shallot please allow 20 minutes for this item

12.00 Tavern Burger Beef, bison and pork burger, red onion marmalade, cornichon aioli, house-cut fries rockome's amish white cheddar or fried farm egg - add. Options: Rockome's amish white cheddar (+1.50) , Fried farm egg (+1.50)

9.00 BBQ Pork Sandwich Cider BBQ reduction, cornichon aioli, kohlrabi slaw, sweet potato chips

9.00 Free-Range Chicken Salad Sandwich Tarragon, pecan, raisin, aioli, dijon, whole grain bread and mixed greens

8.00 Grilled Chicken Sandwich Amish white cheddar, herb aioli, dijon, bibb lettuce, toasted brioche bun, sweet potato chips

11.00 Grilled Steak Sandwich Grilled onions, horseradish butter, bibb lettuce, ciabatta, sweet potato chips

10.00 Roasted Turkey Sandwich Rhubarb-raspberry marmalade, amish swiss, dijon, aioli, ciabatta, sweet potato chips

From the Garden

8.00 Grilled Cheese Amish white cheddar, muenster, grilled pears, red onion marmalade and fried rosemary

11.00 Grilled Portobella Sandwich Goat cheese, spinach, caramelized onion, chipotle aioli, country bread

14.00 Veggie Mac N Cheese Local farmstead cheeses, leeks, garlic bread crumbs, fried shallot please allow 20 minutes for this item

12.00 Mushroom Farro Roasted cauliflower, grilled green‏ onion, butternut squash puree

Kids‏

8.00 Grilled Chicken Tenders House-cut kennebec fries

7.00 Grilled Cheese House-cut kennebec fries

Sides

3.00 Cornbread

3.00 Sweet Potato Chips

Dinner

Bar Snacks‏

3.00 Spiced Nuts C-u's tastiest nuts

3.00 Chilled Roasted Beets Creme fraîche, dill, sea salt

4.00 Fresh Baked Soft Pretzel Spicy whole grain mustard

4.00 House-Cut Kennebec Fries Malt vinegar aioli

7.00 Great Lakes Fish Fry Beer battered smelt and malt vinegar aioli

6.00 Fried Cheesy Grits BBQ aioli, green onion

6.00 Local Cheese and Beer Tasting 1 oz. Portion of‏ cheese paired with 3 oz. Taste of a midwest brew, spiced nuts and country bread

1.00 each Deviled Eggs Roasted garlic-caraway yolk, toasted rye crisp, chives, braised red cabbage

3.00 Pickled Vegetables Carrot, red onion, fennel, radish

Starters

8.00 Spinach Salad Grapefruit, avocado, pickled red onion, shaved fennel, balsamic vinaigrette Options: Grilled chicken (+4.00)

7.00 Wedge Salad Bibb lettuce, bacon, blue cheese, fried shallot, creamy herb vinaigrette Options: Grilled chicken (+4.00)

8.00 Chicken Liver Pate Poached rhubarb, pickled red onion, port gelee and country bread Options: Grilled chicken (+4.00)

5.00 Watercress Soup Fried croutons, chives, broken‏ yolk Options: Grilled chicken (+4.00)

7.00 Chili and Cornbread Bison and pork chili, white cheddar Options: Bowl (9.00) , Grilled chicken (+4.00)

10.00 Seared Pork Belly Snap peas, dandelion greens, white bean puree, tarragon aioli Options: Grilled chicken (+4.00)

From the Prairie & Lakes

24.00 Seared Walleye Potato-leek puree, grilled escarole, parsley pesto, toasted pistachio

18.00 Free-Range Roasted Chicken Herb dumplings, green beans, mushrooms, fingerling potatoes and roasted chicken jus

20.00 Bistro Filet Rosemary roasted root vegetables, sweet onion puree, red wine sauce

16.00 House Made Pork Sausage Warm potato salad, mustard greens, whole grain mustard vinaigrette

26.00 Braised Beef Short Rib Mixed mushroom farro, grilled green onion, watercress

14.00 Mac N Cheese Local farmstead cheeses, bacon, leeks, garlic bread crumbs, fried shallot please allow 20 minutes for this item

12.00 Tavern Burger Beef, bison and pork burger, red onion marmalade, cornichon aioli, house-cut fries, rockome's amish white cheddar or fried farm egg - add 1.50 ea.

From the Garden

12.00 Warm Potato Salad Fingerling potatoes, farm fresh fried egg, mustard greens, whole grain mustard vinaigrette

15.00 Sweet Pea Risotto Sweet peas, artichokes, lemon zest, feather ridge cheese chicken - add Options: Chicken (+4.00)

14.00 Veggie Mac N Cheese Local farmstead cheeses, leeks,‏ garlic bread crumbs, fried shallot please allow 20 minutes for this item

12.00 Mushroom Farro Roasted cauliflower, grilled green onion, butternut squash puree

Kids‏

8.00 Grilled Chicken Tenders House-cut kennebec fries

7.00 Grilled Cheese House-cut kennebec fries

Sides

4.00 Roasted Root Vegetables

4.00 Green Beans

3.00 Cornbread

4.00 Cheesy Grits

Desserts

7.00 Apple Crisp Vanilla bean whipped cream‏

7.00 Gooey Butter Cake Lemon curd, blueberry sauce, frosted thyme

7.00 Orange Panna Cotta Candied fennel, raspberry, moscato gelée

5.00 Seasonal Sorbet Ask your server for current flavors

7.00 Spiced Chocolate Bread Pudding Vanilla bean whipped cream

5.00 Vanilla Ice Cream Extra virgin olive oil, sea salt

After Dinner Drinks‏

Coffees

7.00 Chocolate Hazelnut Coffee Dark Godiva, Frangelico

7.00 Rum Chata Coffee Rum Chata, Disaronno Amaretto

7.00 Tavern Coffee Bourbon, Bailey's

Single Malt

8.00 Glenlivet 12yr

13.00 Glenlivet 18yr

6.00 Glenmorangie 10yr

7.50 Laphroaig 10yr

7.50 Macallan 12yr

11.00 Oban 14yr

Brandy

10.00 Cerbois VSOP Armagnac

8.50 Courvoisier VSOP

7.50 Daron Calvados 5yr.

7.00 Hennessy VS

Port

8.00 Kopke 10yr. Tawny

6.00 Kopke Fine Ruby

Beer

Beer‏

Draft beer available in 10oz. & 20oz.

Victory Donnybrook Stout 3.7% - Nitro Downingtown, Pennsylvania Options: (6.50) , (3.50)

Ballast Point Sculpin IPA 7% San Diego, California Options: (9.50) , (5.00)

Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat 4.2% Chicago, Illinois Options: (6.00) , (3.25)

Victory Helios Ale 7.5% Downingtown, Pennsylvania Options: (6.00) , (3.25)

Founders Dry Hopped Pale Ale 5.4% Grand Rapids, Michigan Options: (6.00) , (3.25)

Galena Brewery Annabelle's IPA 7.5% Galena, Illinois Options: (6.00) , (3.25)

Great Lakes Dortmunder Lager 5.8% Cleveland, Ohio Options: (6.00) , (3.25)

Dark Horse Plead the 5th 11% Marshall, Michigan Options: (11.00) , (6.00)

Bottled Beer

Ale & Ipa

18.00 Anchorage Galaxy White IPA 7% (750ml) Anchorage, Alaska

5.00 Founder All Day IPA 4.7% Grand Rapids, Michigan

5.00 Capital Hop Cream 5.3% Middleton, Wisconsin

4.50 Goose Island Nut Brown Ale 5.3% Chicago, Illinois

5.00 Central Waters Belgian Blonde Ale 8.5% Amherst, Wisconsin

5.00 Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale 6% Cleveland, Ohio

5.00 Central Waters Sláinte Scotch Ale 7.5% Amherst, Wisconsin

5.00 Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA 7.5% Cleveland, Ohio

5.00 Central Waters Kosmyk Barleywine 10% Amherst, Wisconsin

18.00 Jolly Pumpkin Noel De Calabaza 9% (750ml) Dexter, Michigan

5.00 Dark Horse Amber Ale 5.5% Marshall, Michigan

4.50 Two Brothers Bitter End Pale Ale 5.2% Warrenville, Illinois

8.50 Dark Horse Dble Crooked Tree IPA 13.6% Marshall, Michigan

5.50 Two Brothers Cane and Ebel Red Rye 7% Warrenville, Illinois

4.50 Deschutes Chainbreaker White IPA 5.6% Bend, Oregon

4.50 Two Brothers Outlaw IPA 6.5% (Can) Warrenville, Illinois

4.50 Deschutes Red Chair NWPA 6.2% Bend, Oregon

6.00 Wild Onion Hop Slayer Double IPA 8% (Can) Lake Barrington, Illinois

6.00 Finch's Blonde Ale 4.7% (16oz. Can) Chicago, Illinois

Lager & Pilsner

4.50 Point Special Lager 4.5% Stevens Point, Wisconsin

4.50 Summit Pilsener 4.5% St. Paul, Minnesota

5.50 Sprecher Black Bavarian 6% (16oz.) Glendale, Wisconsin

5.00 Victory Prima Pils 5.3% Downingtown, Pennsylvania

Porter & Stout

5.50 Big Muddy Vanilla Stout 6% Murphysboro, Illinois

5.00 Founders Porter 6.5% Grand Rapids, Michigan

8.00 Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Stout 9.5% Amherst, Wisconsin

5.25 Left Hand Milk Stout 6% - Nitro Longmont, Colorado

7.50 Founders Breakfast Stout 8.3% Grand Rapids, Michigan

5.00 Wild Onion Jack Stout 6% Lake Barrington, Illinois

7.50 Founders Imperial Stout 10.5% Grand Rapids, Michigan

Cider & Wheat

8.00 Big Muddy Kinkaid Wheat 4.3% (22oz.) Murphysboro, Illinois

5.00 Ciderboys 1st Press Apple Cider 5% Stevens Point, Wisconsin

4.50 Boulevard 80 Acre Hoppy Wheat 5.5% Kansas City, Missouri

5.00 Shipwrecked Cherry Wheat Door County, Wisconsin

5.00 Capital Island Wheat 4.2% Middleton, Wisconsin

These Beers

3.50 Bud Light 4.2% St. Louis, Missouri

3.50 Bud Select 55 2.4% St. Louis, Missouri

3.50 Miller Lite 4.2% Milwaukee, Wisconsin

3.00 O'Douls Non Alcoholic St. Louis, Missouri

Wine

Wines By The Glass‏

White & Sparkling Wines

8.00 Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Cava NV Penedes, Spain

7.00 Ca' Tullio Pinot Grigio 2011 Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

10.00 Domaine Durand Sancerre 2011 Loire Valley, France

9.00 Adelsheim Pinot Gris 2011 Willamette, Oregon

8.00 Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 2011 Marlborough, New Zealand

9.00 Emile Beyer Pinot Blanc 2010 Alsace, France

9.00 Francis Ford Coppola Votre Santé Chardonnay 2010 California

7.50 Dr. Hermann "H" Riesling 2010 Mosel, Germany

6.50 Grayson Cellars Chadonnay 2011 California

Red Wines

7.50 The Path Pinot Noir 2011 California

10.00 Marchesi de Frescobaldi Nipozano Reserva Chianti Tuscany, Italy

12.00 Pali 'Riviera' 2010 Sonoma Coast, California

9.00 Les Amis de la Bouissiere 2010 Rhone Valley, France

10.00 Borsao Tres Picos Garnacha 2009 Spain

11.00 Wine Guerrilla Zinfandel 2011 Dry Creek Valley, California

8.50 Independent Producers Merlot 2010 Columbia Valley, Washington

8.50 Sivas-Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Sonoma County, California

8.50 Jelu Malbec 2010 San Juan, Argentina

12.00 Educated Guess Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 Napa Valley, California

These Wines

4.00 If It's from the Vine It's Fine Our daily featured white

4.00 The Best Cellar Our daily featured red

Wines By The Bottle & Whites By The Bottle

Sauvignon Blanc

32.00 Villa Maria Private Bin 2011 Marlborough, New Zealand

44.00 Roger and Christophe Moreux Sancerre Les Bouffants Loire, France

36.00 Whitehall Lane 2011 Napa Valley, California

58.00 Merry Edwards 2010 Russian River Valley, California‏

40.00 Domaine Durand Sancerre 2011 Loire Valley, France

Chardonnay

26.00 Grayson Cellars 2011 California

48.00 Gilles Noblet Domaine de la Collonge 2011 Pouilly-Fuissé, France

36.00 Francis Ford Coppola Votre Santé 2010 California

54.00 Domaine Coste-Caumartin Saint-Romain 2011 Burgundy, France

42.00 Bouchard Pere and Fils Bourgogne 2010 Burgundy, France

64.00 Cakebread Cellars 2010 Napa Valley, California

Pinot Grigio & Pinot Blanc

28.00 Ca' Tullio Pinot Grigio 2011 Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

36.00 Emile Beyer Pinot Blanc 2010 Alsace, France

36.00 Adelsheim Pinot Gris 2011 Willamette, Oregon

44.00 Santa Margherita 2010 Alto Adige, Italy

Other whites

30.00 Dr. Hermann "H" Riesling 2010 Mosel, Germany

50.00 Tablas Creek Vineyard Roussanne 2005 Paso Robles, California

36.00 Hermann J. Wiemer Semi-Dry Riesling 2011 Finger Lakes, New York

50.00 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beucastel Blanc 2005 Paso Robles, California

36.00 E. Guigal Cotes-du-Rhone White 2011 France

Champagne & Sparkling

32.00 Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Cava NV Penedes, Spain

86.00 Moet and Chandon Nectar Imperial NV Champagne, France

44.00 Camille Braun Cremant d'Alsace Brut NV Alsace, France

192.00 Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Brut 2004 Champagne, France

62.00 Laurent-Perrier Brut NV Champagne, France

230.00 Taittinger Blanc de Blanc 1998 Champagne, France

Reds By The Bottle

Pinot Noir

30.00 The Path 2011 California

62.00 Shane 'The Charm' 2010 Russian River Valley, California

38.00 Montinore Estate 'Organic/Biodynamic' 2011 Willamette, Oregon

68.00 Duckhorn Goldeneye 2010 Anderson Valley, California

48.00 Pali 'Riviera' 2010 Sonoma Coast, California

Merlot & Zinfandel

34.00 Independent Producers Merlot 2010 Columbia Valley, Washington

52.00 Elyse 'Morisoli Vineyard' Zinfandel 2008 Napa Valley, California

40.00 Peterson Old School Zinfandel 2010 Dry Creek Valley, California

76.00 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot 2009 Napa Valley, California

Cabernets & Proprietary Blends

34.00 Sivas-Sonoma 2011 Sonoma County, California

78.00 Two Mountain Winery Brothers 2008 Yakima Valley, Washington

48.00 Educated Guess 2010 Napa Valley, California

80.00 Efeste Big Papa 2009 Columbia Valley, Washington

62.00 Coppola Director's Cut Cinema 2007 Sonoma County, California

106.00 Silver Oak 2008 Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California

68.00 Frog's Leap 'Organic' 2010 Napa Valley, California

148.00 Cain Five 2008 Spring Mountain, Napa Valley, California

72.00 Robert Craig Affinity 09/10 Napa Valley, California

Red Wines

France & Italy

34.00 Les Amis de la Bouissiere 2010 Rhone Valley, France

58.00 Domaine Barville 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape, France

40.00 Frescobaldi Nipozano Reserva Chianti 2009 Tuscany, Italy

66.00 Costa di Bussia Barolo 2007 Piedmont, Italy

56.00 Chateau Tauzinat L'Hermitage Grand Cru 2009 Bordeaux, France

72.00 Orin Swift D66 Grenache 2010 Vins de Pay des Cotes Catalanes, France

58.00 Fattoria la Lecciaia Manapetra Brunello 2005 Tuscany, Italy

92.00 Domaine Coste-Caumartin Pommard 1er Cru 2009 Burgundy, France

Reds By The Bottle‏

Other Reds

34.00 Nugan Estate Vision Shiraz 2009 Riverina, Australia

48.00 Manos Negras Malbec 2009 Mendoza, Argentina

34.00 Jelu Malbec 2010 San Juan, Argentina

48.00 Parducci True Grit Petite Sirah 2008 Mendocino County, California

40.00 Borsao Tres Picos Garnacha 2011 Spain

130.00 Torbreck The Pict 2006 Barossa Valley, South Australia

Spirits

Spirits‏

House Cocktails

8.00 BGT Tricycle A play on a‏ classic bicycle: Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Cava NV, St. Germain, yellow chartreuse, fresh lime

8.00 Godfather Harris Homage to H.H. Harris, who watches over our bar: Glenmorangie 10yr., amaretto, lemon twist

8.00 Herbs and Endive North Shore No. 6 gin, fresh sage, fresh lime, simple syrup

8.00 Patio Pounder Square One cucumber vodka, St. Germain, fresh lime, simple syrup, soda

8.00 Pear and Lemongrass Martini House-infused pear and lemongrass vodka, Disaronno Amaretto, demerara simple syrup, fresh lemon

8.00 Spiced Mule House-infused spiced rum, Gosling’s ginger beer, fresh lime, simple syrup, soda

8.00 This Ain’t 1907 Big Grove’s signature Old‏ Fashioned, muddled maraschino cherry and orange, blood orange bitters, demerara simple syrup

Premium Spirits

Vodka

5.50 American Harvest Organic Rigby, Idaho

6.00 North Shore Lake Bluff, Illinois

7.00 Belvedere Poland

5.50 Rain Organic 100% Illinois Corn

6.50 Death’s Door Middleton, Wisconsin

7.50 Square One Organic Cucumber Snake River, Idaho

7.00 Grey Goose France

8.00 Ultimat Poland

Rum

4.50 Goslings Black Seal Barbados

6.50 Pyrat XO Caribbean

5.00 Plantation Grand Reserve Barbados

7.00 Vizcaya Vxop Dominican Republic

Scotch

8.00 Glenlivet 12yr.

24.00 Johnnie Walker Blue

13.00 Glenlivet 18yr.

7.50 Laphroaig 10yr.

6.00 Glenmorangie 10yr.

7.50 Macallan 12yr.

7.00 Johnnie Walker Black

11.00 Oban 14yr.

Gin

6.00 Bombay Sapphire England

7.00 Hendrick’s Scotland

6.50 Death’s Door Middleton, Wisconsin

6.00 North Shore No. 6 Lake Bluff, Illinois

Bourbon & Rye

7.50 Basil Hayden’s

8.00 Templeton Rye

5.50 Bulleit

6.00 Wathen’s Single Barrel

8.50 FEW Rye

9.00 Woodford Reserve

8.50 Michter’s Sour Mash

Brandy

10.00 Cerbois VSOP Armagnac

6.50 De Montal VS Armagnac

8.00 Courvoisier VSOP

6.50 Hennessy VS

7.50 Daron Calvados 5yr.

Tequila & Mezcal

9.50 Del Maguey Chichicapa Mezcal

8.50 Patron Silver

6.50 Espolon Silver

8.50 Patron Resposado

12.00 Jose Cuervo Reserva

8.50 Riazul Anejo

Menu for Big Grove Tavern

Lunch

Bar Snacks‏

Starters

From the Prairie & Lakes

From the Garden

Kids‏

Sides

Dinner

Bar Snacks‏

Starters

From the Prairie & Lakes

From the Garden

Kids‏

Sides

Desserts

After Dinner Drinks‏

Coffees

Single Malt

Brandy

Port

Beer

Beer‏

Draft beer available in 10oz. & 20oz.

Bottled Beer

Ale & Ipa

Lager & Pilsner

Porter & Stout

Cider & Wheat

These Beers

Wine

Wines By The Glass‏

White & Sparkling Wines

Red Wines

These Wines

Wines By The Bottle & Whites By The Bottle

Sauvignon Blanc

Chardonnay

Pinot Grigio & Pinot Blanc

Other whites

Champagne & Sparkling

Reds By The Bottle

Pinot Noir

Merlot & Zinfandel

Cabernets & Proprietary Blends

Red Wines

France & Italy

Reds By The Bottle‏

Other Reds

Spirits

Spirits‏

House Cocktails

Premium Spirits

Vodka

Rum

Scotch

Gin

Bourbon & Rye

Brandy

Tequila & Mezcal

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