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5347 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60640
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Featured Items
- Gullah-Style Turnip Greens (LARGE SIZE)$10.00
- Fried Chicken (Dark Meat)$17.50
One thigh and one leg, gluten free and fried crisp in canola oil, served with red beans and rice, cornbread muffin, sweet chili sauce
- Buttermilk Biscuits$4.00+
King Arthur flour and Farmhouse kitchens butter, with whipped sorghum butter and homemade fruit preserves
Dinner
Appetizers
- Pimiento Cheese$9.00
Piquant spread of aged Cheddar cheese, homemade Worcestershire, and pimientos, with piccalilli and benne crackers
- Fried Green Tomatoes$12.00
Fried crisp in Hazzard Free Farm cornmeal, with wild black walnut romesco and piccalilli
- Pickle Tasting$14.00
A sampler of each of our six house relishes
- Popcorn Shrimp & Okra$17.00
Key West pink shrimp and okra in crispy rice flour breading, tossed with sweet pepper jelly.
- Boudin Balls$15.00
Homemade peppery pork and rice sausage croquettes, served with cayenne mayonnaise and piccalilli
- Deviled Crawfish Cakes$18.00
Louisiana crawfish tail patties seasoned with mustard and cayenne and sauteed, served with sweet corn relish and remoulade
Soups
- Gumbo Yaya$9.00
Chicken, housemade andouille sausage, and homemade worcestershire sauce flavor this broth along with a dark, smoky roux, served with steamed Cahokia rice
- Catfish & Okra Gumbo$12.00
Alabama catfish simmered in shrimp broth with okra, tomatoes, and a rich brown roux, served with steamed Cahokia rice
- Spinach & Asparagus Bisque$10.00
Hothouse spinach and local asparagus simmered in Kilgus Farmstead milk with potatoes, served with seeded blue barley cracker
Homebaked Breads
Dinner Entrees
- Crispy Catfish a la Big Jones$28.00
Alabama catfish fried crisp in corn and rice flour breading, served with creamy grits, sea island red peas, and tasso ham beurre monte
- Crawfish Etouffee a la Breaux Bridge, ca. 1930$28.00
Louisiana crawfish tails smothered in butter and wine with onion and spices, served with steamed Cahokia rice
- Fried Chicken (Light Meat)$19.00
One breast and one wing, gluten free and fried crisp in canola oil, served with red beans and rice, cornbread muffin, sweet chili sauce
- Fried Chicken (Dark Meat)$17.50
One thigh and one leg, gluten free and fried crisp in canola oil, served with red beans and rice, cornbread muffin, sweet chili sauce
- Fried Chicken (Half)$29.00
Four pieces of the recipe some have called the Best in America, gluten free and fried crisp in canola oil, with red beans and rice, cornbread muffin, and sweet chili sauce
- Four Star Mushrooms and Dumplings$22.00
Local farm mushrooms smothered in roux gravy and served with hand-made sweet potato dumplings, garnished with fried shallot and piccalilli
- Shrimp & Grits$23.00
Texas coast Gulf of Mexico white shrimp smothered in savory Tasso ham and shiitake mushroom gravy, served on creamy Anson Mills grits
- Sizzling Jambalaya$32.00
Cahokia rice stir-fried with Gulf of Mexico white prans, toasted house andouille, pulled chicken, our housemade worcestershire and a clutch of shpices, served on a sizzle platter with a sunny side-up duck egg and hog crackling
- BBQ Shrimp Noodles$21.00
Texas Gulf Coast white shrimp barbecued Creole-style in a buttery sauce, with thick udon noodles, broccoli, and tomato confit
- Fischer Farms Dinosaur Bones$39.00
Regenerative ranched beef back ribs smoked over hickory wood and basted with Kentucky black barbecue sauce, with Cajun-style potato salad and baby kale slaw with candied peanut, puffed rice, and ginger benne dressing
- Chicago-style Tip & Link$25.00
- Bama-style Barbecued Turkey Thigh$22.00
Ferndale Farm turkey thigh smoked over hickory and finished on the char grill with Alabama white sauce, local red thumb fingerling potato salad vinaigrette, and organic baby kale sals with peanut, puffed rice, and ginger-benne dressing
- Roast Leg of Lamb$29.00
Boneless grass fed lamb, creamed Appalachian blue barley and peas, roasted morel mushrooms, minty jus
- Blackened Soft Shell Crabs$34.00
Chesapeake soft shell crabs charred in cast iron, with nostrale rice panisse, candied local fennel and asparagus, lemon hollandaise
Salads
- Rooftop Garden Salad$15.00
- Blackened Chicken Salad$21.00
Miller Farms Amish chicken rubbed with spices and charred, served with Gotham Greens butter lettuce tossed with tomato confit, cornbread crumbs, avocado, and green goddess dressing
- Grilled Trout Salad$25.00
Norwegian steelhead trout cooked on the char grill, served on Gotham Greens butter lettuce with baby butterbean succotash with honey-lemon and basil vinaigrette
Poor Boys & More
- Cubano$18.00
Homemade Cuban-style bread filled with Fischer Farms ham, smoked pork shoulder, Jarlsberg cheese, homemade bread & butter pickles, Creole mustard, pickled Fresno peppers, with bacon fat fries
- Broccoli and Pimiento Cheese Melt$18.00
Down at the Farms broccoli and homemade pimiento cheese griddled in housemade cubano bread. Add crumbled crisp bacon, $2
- Gene's Tribute$18.00
- OG Big Jones Burger$19.00
The original burger we served at Big Jones - char-grilled seasoned Fischer Farms beef, Jarlsberg Swiss cheese, shiitake mushroom duxelles. and Dijon mayonnaise, pickles on the side
Vegetables and Sides
- Macaroni & Cheese$10.00
Four blended cheeses in a piquant mustard cream sauce with buttery bread crumb topping
- Red Beans and Rice (LARGE SIDE)$9.00
Homage to the Gullah creators of Lowcrountry cuisine. Red peas, rice, benne, piccalilli
- Garlicky Bacon Fat Fries$7.00
Hard-fried kennebec potatoes tossed in bacon fat & malt vinaigrette with parsley
- Gullah-Style Turnip Greens (LARGE SIZE)$10.00
- Baked Cheese Grits (LARGE SIZE)$9.00
Catering
Catering Appetizers
- Pimiento Cheese$80.00+
Our homemade pimiento cheese spread with house made worcestershire sauce and Wisconsin aged Cheddar, garnished with piccalilli and served with vegetable sticks and homemade benne crackers.
- Boucherie Tray$120.00
A selection of our house-cured Cajun-style charcuterie, andouille, tasso, tete de cochon, and a surprise or two presented with pickles, relishes, crackers, and toast. Serves 8-12.
- Fruit Tray$120.00
A selection of seasonal fruits (always local in season) with butter lettuce and creme fraiche sauce. Serves 15-20. 24 hours minimum advance notice please.
- Fruit and Cheese Tray$140.00
A selection of local cheeses with homemade crackers and toast and fresh fruit garnish. Serves 15-20. Minimum 24 hours notice please.
- Hushpuppies$45.00+
Local cornmeal and sweet corn fritters studded with sweet onion and jalapeno, served with honey butter pepper jelly dip.
- Fried Green Tomatoes$55.00+
Crusted in Hazzard Free Farm cornmeal and served with spicy remoulade and buttermilk herb dressing.
- Big Jones Hot Wings$48.00+
Amish chicken wings tossed in a light dredge and fried crisp, tossed in Louisiana-style hot sauce with Cajun seasonings, served with celery sticks and buttermilk herb dip. Minimum 24 hours advance notice please.
- Cajun Boudin Balls$75.00+
Piquant pork and rice sausage breaded and fried crisp, served with cayenne mayonnaise and green tomato relish.
- Crispy Shrimp & Okra$125.00+
Jumbo Gulf shrimp and pickled okra breaded and fried crisp, served with sweet chili sauce. Minimum 24 hours advance notice please.
- Deviled Crawfish Cakes$120.00+
Louisiana crawfish tails dressed in mustard and hot sauce and griddled in butter, served with pickled corn relish and spicy remoulade. 2-ounce patties.
Catering Mains
- Fried Chicken - by the Bird$46.00
Our acclaimed recipe, now gluten free and fried crisp in canola oil. Sold by the bird, each bird is eight pieces: two breasts, two wings, two legs, two thighs. A la carte, please order sides separately.
- Alabama-style Smoked Chicken$45.00
Minimum 6 birds. Please order at least 48 hours in advance. A whole chicken slow-smoked and finished on the char grill, served with extra Alabama white sauce on the side. One chicken is cut into four quarters: two breast & wing quarters and two leg & thigh quarters. Gluten free.
- Crawfish Etouffee$95.00+
Done in the Cajun style, Atchafalaya basin crawfish tails smothered in butter and wine with onion and spices, served with steamed Cahokia rice. Gluten free.
- Southern Fried Catfish$75.00+
Cooked Louisiana-style, given a hard fry in corn and rice flour breading. Gluten free. Each piece is approximately 3.5-4 ounces before breading. Served with spicy remoulade on the side.
- Shrimp Boil$275.00
Please order at least 48 hours in advance. Louisiana-style, Texas Gulf of Mexico white shrimp (21-25 count) boiled with our house cured & smoked andouille sausage and red potatoes, tossed in butter and Cajun seasonings. The shrimp is served shell-on; shells are edible and the crunch is cherished by connoisseurs, or you can peel & eat. Served with hot sauce on the side. 5 pounds shrimp, 5 pounds potatoes, 2 pounds andouille serves 10-15 as an entree. Gluten free.
- Chicken & Dumplings$130.00
Please order at least 24 hours in advance. An old Fehribach Family recipe, Miller Farms hen stewed with Knefles, a chewy Southern German farmhouse dumpling.
- Shrimp, Chicken, and Sausage Jambalaya$75.00+
Texas Gulf shrimp, pulled chicken, and homemade andouille sausage steamed with Cahokia white rice and trinity, seasoned high with Cajun spices.
Catering Side Dishes
- Creamy Cheese Grits$38.00+
Anson Mills heritage Carolina Gourdseed White hominy grits cooked in Kilgus Farmstead milk, baked with Cheddar cheese on top. Gluten free.
- Stewed Turnip Greens$35.00+
A Gullah method of cooking greens, smothered in coconut milk with benne (heirloom sesame) seed and hot peppers. Gluten free and vegan.
- Hoppin' John$35.00+
A Gullah and Geechie tradition. Sea Island red cowpeas mixed with long grain rice and garnished with piccalilli and scallions.
- Macaroni & Cheese$48.00+
Our blend of four cheeses baked with cavatappi pasta in a decadent sauce spiked with mustard and hot sauce, topped with buttered bread crumbs.
- Potatoes O'Brien$32.00+
Our classic recipe of shredded hash brown potatoes cooked in butter with green bell pepper and sweet onion. Gluten free.
- Mashed Potatoes$38.00+
Please order at least 24 hours in advance. Red potatoes pureed with garlic butter and creme fraiche and baked. Gluten free.
- Creamy Cole Slaw$38.00+
A must with barbecue and a treat with fried chicken or seafood. Finely shredded cabbage, sweet peppers, and onions tossed with Duke's mayonnaise and Creole mustard. Gluten free.
- Cajun-style Potato Salad$45.00+
Please order at least 24 hours in advance. Red skin potatoes tossed with chopped boiled egg, celery, scallions, and a mustardy sauce based on Duke's mayonnaise.
- Rooftop Garden Salad$90.00
Named for Gotham Greens' vertical garden on the South Side. Butter lettuce, radish, shallot, candied pecans, and blue cheese. Creamy buttermilk herb dressing served on the side. Gluten free.
Cajun-style Potato Salad
Please order at least 24 hours in advance. Red skin potatoes tossed with chopped boiled egg, celery, scallions, and a mustardy sauce based on Duke's mayonnaise.
Catering Desserts
- Bourbon Bread Pudding$58.00+
Please order at least 24 hours in advance. In the New Orleans style, boozy with bourbon and scented with sweet spices, smothered in caramel sauce.
- Peach Cobbler$65.00+
Please order at least 48 hours in advance. A Southern classic which needs no explanation, except that we use a special snickerdoodle topping.
Catering a la Carte
- Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Biscuit$5.00
Minimum order 24 sandwiches
- Scrambled Eggs$70.00
- Biscuits and Gravy, Dozen$36.00
- Fresh fruit cup$5.00
In season, the best fresh fruit available from local farms
- Smoked turkey provolone melt$12.00
House cured and smoked Amish farm turkey, includes housemade potato chips, select kosher salt or Cajun spiced
- Smoked ham and cheddar melt$12.00
Applewood smoked, with Wisconsin Cheddar on choice of bread with Dijon Mayonnaise. Includes housemade potato chips, choose kosher salt or Cajun spiced
Retail Shop
Retail Sauces
- Vampire Slayer Hot Sauce$8.00
Our medium-spicy hot sauce for garlic lovers! Red jalapenos, cayenne peppers, roasted garlic & onion, cider vinegar, brown sugar, kosher salt. 5-ounce bottle.
- Pickled Peach Hot Sauce$8.00
Our mildest hot sauce, flavored with pickled local peaches and sweet spices. Delicate and floral, this one packs a softer punch. Ripe peaches, Fresno peppers, onion, cider vinegar, sugar, spices, kosher salt. 8-ounce bottle.
- Jerked Hot Sauce$8.00
Our spiciest hot sauce, for those that love the heat! Jerked (rubbed with spices and cooked over coals) carrot, onion, and scotch bonnet peppers with allspice, black pepper, thyme, our housemade worcestershire sauce, molasses, cider vinegar, kosher salt. 5-ounce bottle.
Retail Books
- The Big Jones Cookbook (hardcover)$28.00
Chef Paul's first cookbook and a gem. Over 100 of Big Jones' most famous recipes you can make at home, from the amazing cornbread to ice creams, pickles, fried chicken, even our andouille sausage recipe is in there! With stories of the people and places that bring Southern cuisine to life. University of Chicago Press, 2015. 300 pages.
- Midwestern Food$25.00
Now available! Chef Paul's love letter to his home region in the form of 140 recipes, filled with stories and anecdotes about the people and places that make Midwestern food come alive. Painstakingly researched, it's full of thrilling surprises. 300 pages. University of Chicago Press, September 2023.
- The Big Jones Cookbook (paperback)$19.00
Newly released! This paperback version of Chef Paul’s lauded cookbook is lighter and easier to leaf through for folks who like a more compact book package. Same great stories and recipes, with updated plaudits!
Sunday | 9:00 am - 3:59 pm, 4:00 pm - 9:15 pm |
Monday | 11:00 am - 3:30 pm, 3:31 pm - 9:15 pm |
Tuesday | 11:00 am - 3:30 pm, 3:31 pm - 9:15 pm |
Wednesday | 11:00 am - 3:30 pm, 3:31 pm - 9:15 pm |
Thursday | 11:00 am - 3:30 pm, 3:31 pm - 9:15 pm |
Friday | 11:00 am - 3:29 pm, 3:30 pm - 10:15 pm |
Saturday | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, 4:01 pm - 10:15 pm |
Wowing diners with the best Southern Heritage Cooking since 2008
5347 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640