big jones
5347 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60640
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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. Available same-day.
- Boucherie Tray$175.00
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.
- Fruit Tray$130.00
A selection of seasonal fruits (always local in season) with butter lettuce and creme fraiche sauce. 24 hours minimum advance notice please.
- Fruit and Cheese Tray$160.00
A selection of local cheeses with homemade crackers and toast and fresh fruit garnish. Minimum 48 hours notice please.
- Hushpuppies$120.00+
Local cornmeal and sweet corn fritters studded with sweet onion and jalapeno, served with honey butter pepper jelly dip. Minimum 24 hours advance order please.
- Fried Green Tomatoes$60.00+
Crusted in Hazzard Free Farm cornmeal and served with spicy remoulade and buttermilk herb dressing. Gluten free. Usually available same day. Larger orders require 48 hours notice.
- Big Jones Hot Wings$96.00+
Amish chicken wings tossed in a light dredge and fried crisp, tossed in our house made pickled peach hot sauce, served with celery sticks and buttermilk herb dip. Gluten free. Minimum 24 hours advance notice please.
- Cajun Boudin Balls$96.00+
Piquant pork and rice sausage breaded and fried crisp, served with cayenne mayonnaise and green tomato relish. Generally available same day. Larger orders allow four days notice please.
- Deviled Crawfish Cakes$140.00+
Louisiana crawfish tails dressed in mustard and hot sauce and griddled in butter, served with pickled corn relish and spicy remoulade. 2-ounce patties.
- Deviled Eggs$90.00+
A forever party favorite made Big jones style, seasoned with our house Vampire Slayer hot sauce and Creole mustard. Gluten Free. Minimum four days advance order required.
- Artichoke-stuffed Mushrooms$180.00+
Medium button mushroom capes filled with Artichoke puree, topped with pecorino cheese, and baked. Gluten free. Minimum four days advance order required)
- Tomato & Goat Cheese Empanadas$175.00+
Buttery pastry filled with local goat cheese and homemade tomato confit, served with our own pickled peach hot sauce. Minimum four days advance order required.
- House Potato Chips & Dip$55.00+
Thick-cut Kennebec potatoes seasoned with malt vinegar and kosher salt, served with caramelized onion dip. Gluten free. Minimum 48 hours advance order required.
- Crawfish & Rice Croquettes$240.00+
Louisiana crawfish tail meat and Cahokia rice patties breaded and fried crisp, served with spicy remoulade. Minimum four days advance notice please.
- Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail$275.00
U/10 jumbo Galveston white shrimp poached in court-bouillon, served with freshly made cocktail sauce and remoulade. Gluten free. Minimum four days advance notice please.
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.
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.
- Mississippi Mud Pie Bites$180.00+
Bite-size slices of decadent double chocolate pie spiked with bourbon, pecans and marshmallows. 50 piece minimum, one week advance order required.
- Benne Chocolate Chunk Cookies$150.00+
Chocolate chip cookies with nutty benne seeds. Four days advance order required.
- Raspberry Lemon Bars$150.00+
Buttery pastry billed with lemon curd and local Michigan raspberries. Four days advance order required.
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 | 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Monday | 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
Tuesday | 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
Wednesday | 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
Thursday | 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
Friday | 11:00 am - 9:00 pm |
Saturday | 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
Wowing diners with the best Southern Heritage Cooking since 2008
5347 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640