The city’s latest beer and sausage joint, Bangers & Lace, just opened in Wicker Park. Though those rumored Hot Doug connections turned out to be false, Bangers & Lace looks like it is doing fairly well on sausage front, as nearly every single dish features some kind of encased meat. We counted eleven different sausages at the moment, which includes a standard Vienna beef hot dog, Sheboygan veal brats, and, of course, Spencer’s Irish Bangers. We checked out the space yesterday, and were able to take a look at the finished menu, which is below.
The restaurant is the brainchild of of Jason Freiman and Nick Podesta of Duchamp and Matt Eisler and Kevin Heisner of Bar DeVille. So the beer side of things is just as important as the meat. The draft list includes 20 different beers, including a few hand-pumped engines, much like Owen & Engine.
Bangers & Lace, 1670 W. Division, Chicago, IL 60622; 773-252-6499
Snacks
Ham Roasted Peanuts $4
Roasted peanuts, Benton’s country ham
House Fries $4
Hand cut French fries, Taleggio dip
Crispy Corn Nuts $4
Crispy fried hominy, smoked salt, chiles
Pretzel $4
Bavarian style pretzel, house-made Chocolate stout mustard
Plates
Romaine $6
Romaine hearts, smoked apples, scarlet radish, aged white cheddar, smoked pecans, dill, smoked buttermilk dressing
Kielbasa Skewers $7
Smoked Cleveland kielbasa, Benton’s country bacon, malt vinegar dip
Lamb Flat Bread $9
Crawford Farm’s Lamb merguez, green harissa, Valbreso French feta, crispy chick peas, red onion, capers, olive oil flatbread
Hot Links $8
Louisiana style hotlinks, puff pastry, shark hot sauce, sour cream
Sandwiches
Banger Breakfast Sliders $8
Spencer’s Irish Bangers, creamed spinach, gruyere, classic egg, hollandaise, mini English muffins
Sheboygan $8
Sheboygan Veal Brat, melted gouda, sauerkraut, black currants, house-made beer mustard, split flat bun
Venison $9
Smoked venison sausage, whiskey apple jam, beets, bacon, smoked pecans, pickled onions, jalapenos, sour cream, hallah roll
Chicken $8
Smoked chicken sausage, melted pimenton, crushed chips, sweet relish, deviled eggs, green onions, brioche roll
Truffle Grilled Cheese $7
Black Truffle, Taleggio, raclette, Irish white cheddar
Foie Gras Corn Dog $13
French Garlic Sausage, brioche corn bread, orange marmalade, foie gras mouse, maple butter
Dogs
Hot Dog $3
Vienna beef dog, yellow mustard
Chicago Style $4
Vienna beef hotdog, onion, relish, pickle, sport pepper, tomato, mustard, and celery salt on a poppy bun
Corn Dog $3
Foie Gras, duck sausage, brioche corn bread, bitter orange marmalade, maple butter
Vegetarian Add $1
Substitute a vegetarian dog on any of the above items
Sweet
Seasonal Pie $5
Black Dog Gelato $5
Sesame Fig gelato, Rogue Mocha porter syrup
Root Beer Float $5
Sprecker Root Beer, Malted Vanilla gelato
Chocolate Stout Float $9
Brooklyn Brewery Chocolate Stout, Malted Vanilla Gelato
