R.J. Grunts

American restaurant, 2056 N Lincoln Park W, Chicago, IL

VeganScore 30

Menu

Mains

• Hamburger — Juicy chopped sirloin served on a sesame bun escorted by a heaping portion of cottage fries, & a very dull pickle
• Cheeseburger — Absolutely the same as the above forementioned #1 with one extremely gooey exception. You guessed it. CHEESE!
• Gruntburger — The cosmic cornerstone of culinary karma. Carefully hand crafted with fried onions, creamy blue cheese. And the word is OMmmm
• California Wrap — A west coast treat featuring crispy chicken, chopped bacon, cheddar, avocado, lettuce, tomato & Flying Lizard Ranch dressing
• Santa Fe Wrap — Al pastor aka "shepherd style" marinated chicken cinched w/pico de gallo, pepper jack cheese, guacamole, chipotle and lettuce.
• Patty Melt — Do you ever get a craving for one of these? Maybe it's the rye bread, or the sautéed onions, or the gooey American cheese. Or maybe it's just Patty.
• Bacon Cheddarburger — Take a juicy cheddar cheeze burger top it with a rasher of maple-cured bacon & there you have it. Simple, refined, elegant. Sooooeee!!!
• Turkey Burger — This burger is no chicken when it joins up with tomato, lettuce, and Swiss cheese to fight for freedom, justice, and mayonnaise.
• Grilled Cheese — The cheesiest sandwich on the menu. Make it "Deluxe" with the addition of bacon & tomato for $1 extra.
• Veggie Burger — Fake out your mouth w/ pepper jack, lettuce, tomato, salsa, a honey oat wheat bun.
• Improved & New Tuna Melt — Holy cheddar cheese Batman! Challah, a pile of tuna salad, lettuce, tomato, a gooey slice of cheddar. Diabolical!
• Grunt's BLT — You probably already figured it out, but just in case. It's bacon, lettuce, and tomato on toasted Challah
• French Dip — Starts out credibly enough w tender roast beef, au jus horse-radish sauce a side of marl-boro onions. But here's what's so totally confounding, it's served on Italian bread!
• Mr. Chicken — A fowl homage to Mr. Beef. Sliced roasted chicken, au jus, w/ grilled peppers, provolone giardiniera.
• Triple Decker Turkey Club — For those of you who would rather eat a turkey club than belong to one. Sliced turkey breast with lettuce, tomato, bacon, mayo stacked tall on toasted challah.
• Buffalo Wrap — Imagine our buffalo wings along side lettuce, tomato bleu cheese all in one epic tortilla... boneless chicken of course I learned my lesson, twice.
• Baby Back Ribs — We take dry rubbed all-natural pork ribs slather them in my Super secret sauce. Served w slaw a pile of french fries. Only want a 1/2 rack $19.95
• Fish & Chips — Fries are called chips in common wealth nations and here we call Chips fries-makes sense if you don't think about it. Beer battered Icelandic cod, cottage fries, tartar cocktail sauce.
• Chicken Fajitas — Thin tender cuts of chicken Sauteed w/ peppers onions make up this tex mex favorite. Served with a side of Sante Fe rice, Guacamole, Salsa a pile of warm flour tortillas
• Steak Fajitas — The same as above but with skirt steak as it was originally intended. Served with a side of Sante Fe rice, Guacamole, Salsa a pile of warm flour tortillas.
• Maple Glazed Salmon — I'm a real sap when preparing my fish like to branch out and serve it with a Maple dijon glaze and a nice helping of grilled asparagus
• Bacon Cheddar Burger — Cheddar cheeseburger topped with maple-cured bacon.

Breakfast

• Bacon & Egg Sandwich — 2 scrambled eggs topped with bacon, mayo, gooey American cheese on challah.
• 2.3 Egg Breakfast — 2 egg breakfast served with chicken sausage or bacon, hash browns, and toast.
• Pancake Breakfast Sandwich — 2 scrambled eggs, bacon, American cheese between 2 flapjacks. With hash browns and maple syrup.
• Thick-Cut Challah French Toast — Made with maple syrup from Northern Vermont.
• Belgian Waffles — Fresh berries, powdered sugar, butter, and maple syrup.
• Breakfast Burrito Grande — Loaded with bacon, some cheeses, scrambled eggs, and pico de gallo.

Starters

• R.J.'s Special — Kale blend Vegan
• Romaine Lettuce Blend Vegan
• Basil-Marinated Tomatoes Vegan
• English Cucumbers Vegan
• Fire-Roasted Corn Vegan
• Tri-Color Bell Peppers Vegan
• Sliced Radishes Vegan
• Shredded Organic Carrots Vegan
• California Haas Avocados Vegan
• Chopped Scallions Vegan
• Sliced Red Onions Vegan
• Pickled Banana Peppers Vegan
• House-Made Pico de Gallo Vegan
• Spicy Giardiniera Vegan
• Citrus-Roasted Sweet Potatoes Vegan
• Sliced Button Mushrooms Vegan
• Baja Spiced Tofu Vegan
• Red & White Quinoa Blend Vegan
• Garbanzo Beans Vegan
• Black Beans Vegan
• Spring Green Peas Vegan
• House-Made Croutons Vegan
• Tortilla Strips Vegan
• Wasabi Peas Vegan
• Balsamic Vinaigrette Vegan
• Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette Vegan
• Asian Vinaigrette Vegan
• Veggie Chili — Same price. Vegan
• Grilled Chicken Breast
• Special Tuna Salad
• Crispy Chicken Tenders
• Smoky Bacon
• Hard Boiled Eggs
• Wisconsin Cheddar
• Danish Blue
• Greek Feta
• Ranch Dressing
• Blue Cheese Dressing
• Chicken Tenders — Served with two profound dipping sauces BBQ Ranch and Or jack them up to Buffalo style.
• R.J.'s Wings — You choose from Buffalo, Spicy Hot or Tangy BBQ. We serve it w/ your choice of ranch or blue cheeze & celery whether you like it or not. 8 wings
• Chili-Cheese Fry Skillet — If you can't wrap your head around this one try and picture a cast iron skillet with cheezechili & fries. Just not in that exact order.
• Onion Soup — Our own home-made onion soup covered with crunchy croutons & melted cheezes.
• R.J.'s Famous Chili — Honored in 1979 as Chicago's best chili and I have been too slack to try to improve it ever since. Served w/ cheddar & diced onion.
• Onion Rings — Or as we like to call them "Vegetable donuts"
• Pickle Fries — 2 thousand years of civilization & it's all come down to fried pickles.
• Nachos Nirvana — Also known as "The Great Pile O'food," a heap of chips, chili, guacamole, cheeze, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream & salsa
• Buffalo Nachos — We take chips and cheese cover them w/ chopped Buffalo chicken past. If you want to sound like an insider ask for "BUFF-CHICK-NATCH!"
• Potato Skins — A dear friend of mine told me never to waste anything, so here we are. Served with a bacon onion sour cream dip and salsa.

Desserts

• Hot Fudge Sundae — Vanilla ice cream with hot fudge. Small $6.50, large $8.00.
• Cookie in a Bowl — A giant warm chocolate chip cookie with vanilla ice cream and gooey hot fudge.
• Cookie in a Bowl - Part II — Like part one but with a cinnamon cookie, caramel sauce. Full $11.00, half $6.50.

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