The latest entry in Bridgeport’s burgeoning food scene officially opened this week. Called Pleasant House Bakery, it has a decidedly English tilt and focuses much of its attention on the savory side of things. It is run by the husband and wife team, Art Jackson and Chelsea Kalberloh Jackson, and will serve what are being called royal pies. According to the two, the British delicacies can be “filled with meats, vegetables, and stews,” and are “as ubiquitous in England as burgers are in the United States.” Anglophiles should probably check this place out immediately.
Along with the pies, the menu includes a selection of sandwiches, salads, and at least two forms of “spuds” (mash and chips). For those with a sweet tooth, a daily rotation of “specialty sweets” will also be available. As we mentioned a few weeks ago, the shop will host a weekly fish fry on Fridays, which will feature “sustainable lake and sea creatures.” It’s BYOB for now, but, as the menu points out, “our pies pair well with beer or wine from Maria’s next door.” Check out the full menu below.
Pleasant House Bakery, 964 West 31st Street, Chicago, Illinois 60608; 773-523-7437
Pleasant House Bakery Menu
ROYAL PIES
Our pies and pasties are handmade and feature our own flaky, buttery pastry
Steak and Ale Pie: All-natural beef, ale, carrots, and herbs 7.50
Chicken and Bacon Pie: Roasted all-natural chicken, white wine, and applewood-smoked bacon 7.25
Chicken Balti Pie: All-natural chicken in fresh-ground curry spices with tomato and Nigella seeds 7.25
Mushroom and Kale Pie: Assorted mushrooms, kale, scallions, white wine, and herbs 6.95
Premium Pasty: Hand-cut all-natural steak, potato, rutabaga, onion, and spices 7.50
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SCUFFLERS (served until 3 p.m.)
Pleasant House specialty sandwiches made with homemade, buttered scuffler bread
Bacon Butty: English-style bacon 6.95 | Bacon and chip butty add 1.00
Pleasant Ploughman’s: Cheddar cheese with carrot chutney 7.25
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VEG
Seasonal Green Salad: Pleasant Farms greens with herb vinaigrette 3.50
Peas: Buttered with mint 1.99
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SPUDS
Mash 1.99
Chips (thick-cut crispy fries) 1.99
Deluxe Gravy Chips: Skirt steak, gravy, and Cheddar cheese 4.50
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SIDES AND SAUCES
Red Wine Gravy .50
Coriander Chutney .50
Piccalilli 1.00
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SWEETS
Please see our in-store board for today’s desserts
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FRIDAY NIGHT FISH AND CHIPS
Every Friday, Pleasant House Bakery is “chippin’ up-a-ton” of sustainable lake and sea creatures all day and into the night
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COMING SOON
High Tea
Sunday Brunch
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DRINKS
Rotating Selection of House-Made Sodas 2.00
Ginger Ale: Spicy ginger ale
Tropical Tea Soda: House-brewed organic, fair-trade tea soda with sweet hibiscus
Canned and Bottled Sodas and Juices 1.00
Pleasant House Bakery is BYOB. Our pies pair well with beer or wine from Maria’s next door.
