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Browntrout

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Street Address 4111 N Lincoln
Chicago, IL
Phone773-472-4111
Website URL www.browntroutchicago....

We love well-prepared, sustainably produced food, especially if we don’t have to get too dressed up to eat it. A meal at this cozy spot is as relaxing as dinner at a friend’s house. The seasonably nimble offerings may include anything from wild Burgundy snails and bacon to a plate-filling grilled pork chop with sweet potato–ancho purée. Stuffed whitefish with roasted root vegetables and wood-grilled lake trout are among the spot-on seafood dishes. Finish with pot de crème au chocolat. Artisanal beer and soda; well-chosen wines.

Additional Information

Rating: 2 stars

Price: $30-$39

Cuisine: Contemporary American

Neighborhood: Lincoln Square

Noteworthy:
3 or more vegetarian items
child friendly
outdoor dining
wheelchair accessible

Dishes We Liked:


Whitefish brandade ($9), wild Burgundy snails ($13), pappardelle with braised goat shoulder ($12), grilled Slagel pork chop ($25), stuffed Lake Superior whitefish ($22), wood-griled lake trout ($20), ot de crème au chocolat ($9)

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