The Publican

837 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL

Menu (As of 10/29)

For The Table

• Oysters $4.00
• Oysters Each $4.00
• Half Dozen $22.00
• Full Dozen $43.00

Cheers to the Start

• Oysters $4.00
• Oysters Each $4.00
• Half Dozen $22.00
• Full Dozen $43.00
• Beef Fat Fries $9.00With garlic aioli

Dessert

• Chocolate Truffle Cake $13.00Hazelnut mousse, banana caramel & banana ice cream
• Chocolate Truffle Cake $13.00Hazelnut mousse, banana caramel & banana ice cream
• Ice Cream Scoops $6.00Whiskey caramel crunch or blueberry yuzu sorbet
• Chocolate Cherry Chip Ice Cream Sandwich $8.00Cherry chip ice cream, chocolate brownie, chocolate magic shell & cocoa nibs​
• German Apple Cake $13.00Burnt cinnamon cream & cider caramel

6 Each or All For $25

• Pork RindsCheddar cheese, cayenne, & malt vinegar

Cocktails

• Lemon Poundcake $15.00by kevin guererro Brown butter gray whale gin, lemon cordial, genepy, lemon

Breads and Spreads

• Publican Quality Bread, Chicago $12.00Seeded rye & spence sourdough, butter & pickles

Entrees

• Baby Gem Lettuce $17.00Fennel, blueberries, radicchio, spiced almonds, prairie breeze cheddar & roasted blueberry vinaigrette
• Publican Breakfast Plate $21.00Two sunny side up eggs, crispy potatoes, PQM sausage, PQM bacon & PQB toast
• Red Wine Poached Eggs $23.00PQB sourdough, rosemary ham, béarnaise & green salad
• McGRIFFIN $18.00Brioche bun, PQM sausage, spicy maple aioli, onion jam, white cheddar & fluffy eggs
• Burger $17.00Diner onions, white cheddar, bread & butter pickles & burger sauce
• Chicken Schnitzel $24.00Prosciutto, chicories & mustard vinaigrette
• Butter & syrup $14.00
• French Toast $18.00Sweet potato french toast, brown butter caramel, spiced candied pecans & whipped mascarpone
• Heirloom Tomato & Bacon Tartine $19.00Fresh tomato, whipped ricotta, urfa-glazed bacon, arugula, cured egg & PQB sourdough
• The Pubstack $19.00Buttermilk pancakes with brown-butter bourbon maple syrup
• Ham & Cheese Sandwich $17.00Prosciutto cotto, gruyère & dijon mustard on sliced PQB sourdough
• Tuna Melt $17.00Mrs Griffin’s tuna salad, pickled banana peppers, white cheddar cheese, PQB sourdough
• Farro & Quinoa Bowl $18.00Seasonal vegetables, garbanzo beans, & herb tahini
• Baby Gem Salad $17.00Fennel, blueberries, radicchio, spiced almonds, prairie breeze cheddar& roasted blueberry vinaigrette
• Bouchot Mussels $19.00Lambiv, bay, celery, butter, garlic & sourdough

Sides

• Brunch Potatoes $8.00Spicy aioli, fresh herbs
• PQM Breakfast Sausage $8.00
• Maple Braised Publican Bacon $8.00Thick cut pork belly, maple syrup
• Beef Fat Fries $9.00With garlic aioli

Bottomless Coffee

• La Colombe Publican Quality Roast $6.00
• Cold Brew $7.00La Colombe draft
• Iced Latte $7.00La Colombe canned (oatmilk or mocha)
• Rare Tea Cellars $7.00Morrocan mint, irish breakfast, chamomile citron, bourbon vanilla chai & regal earl grey

Brunch Cocktails

• Bloody Mary $13.00Served with a beer back
• Make it a charcuterie board $20.00
• Mimosa $10.00Sparkling wine & orange juice
• Build Your Own Mimosa $45.00
• Additional Bottle of Cava $35.00
• White Peach Mimosa $10.00Peach cordial & sparkling wine

Jose's Michelada

• by Tony Bologni $12.00Lager, hot sauce & lime

Cafe De Carmela

• by Alfonso Herrera $15.00Blanco tequila, becherovka, cold brew & chocolate bitters

Sherry Cobbler

• by jaesen pemberton $18.00Gin, oloroso sherry, demarara, blueberry jam, lemon & brut

Jersey Girl

• by Kevin Guerrero $17.00Pork belly rye, red vermouth, pamplemousse, oloroso sherry & citric acid

Lemon Poundcake

• by kevin guererro $15.00Brown butter gray whale gin, lemon cordial, genepy, lemon

Pork Rinds

• Slagel Family Farm, IL $8.00Cheddar cheese, malt vinegar & cayenne
• Pickles $6.00

Breads

• Seeded rye & spence sourdough $11.00

With Your Bread

• Butter $2.00
• Really good olive oil $4.00
• Marinated olives $9.00
• Pimento cheese $9.00
• Smoked Fish Dip $12.00
• PQM country pâté $12.00
• PQM salami $11.00
• PQM mountain ham $12.00
• Plate of all three meats $30.00
• Whipped herb ricotta $12.00
• Pleasant ridge reserve $12.00
• Plate of both cheeses $22.00

Rillettes

• Publican Quality Meats, Chicago $17.00Cured duck and pork, seasonal preserves & PQB sourdough

Bone Marrow

• Slagel Family Farms, IL $25.00PQM escargot sausage, watercress, brown butter vinaigrette & grilled bread

Quail

• Cavendish, VT $28.00Cherry glaze, whipped feta, grilled radicchio, sweet cherries, pistachio

Bouchot Mussels

• Casco Bay, ME $32.00lambic, bay, celery, butter & garlic
• Baby Gem Lettuce $17.00Fennel, blueberries, radicchio, spiced almonds, prairie breeze cheddar & roasted blueberry vinaigrette

Preserved Mushrooms

• Hamachi Crudo $24.00Pickled pears, toasted pine nuts, saba & chives

Sweet Maia Apples

• Klug Farm, IL $19.00Smoked quince, buckwheat, pickled mustard seed, sheep's milk gouda

Marinated Summer Squash

• Nichols Farm, IL $17.00Heirloom beans, salsa verde, vidallia onion, crispy seeds

Green Beans

• Spence Farm, IL $17.00Shallots, radishes, nasturtiums, chili oil & buttermilk

Barbecued Carrots

• Werp Farm, MI $17.00Creamy herb dressing, dill & pecans

Caraflex Cabbage

• Nichols Farm, IL $22.00Charred and glazed, sweet corn and tomato salad, fresno chilies & corn butter pudding

Sweet Potatoes

• Spence Farm, IL $18.00Red mole, burnt cinnamon crema, sesame, cocoa nibs, sweet potato leaves
• Chef's Menu $85/ppBring your appetite and we’ll take care of the rest
• Beverage pairing $29/pp

Swordfish

• Block Island, RI $34.00Suya glaze, smashed cucumbers & palm sugar peanuts

Publican Seafood Stew

• Duxbury, MA $37.00Clams, mussels, shrimp, halibut, fennel, tomato-chile broth & PQB sourdough

Bavette Steak

• Kilgus Farms, IL $42.00Beer braised leeks, roasted mushrooms and creme fraiche

Branzino

• Greece $46.00Charcoal grilled, cohokia brown rice, black truffle soffrito & smoked almond salmoriglio

Duck

• Slagel Farm, IL $38.00Braised leg and sausage, confit baby turnips, roasted grapes, duck broth

The Publican Chicken

• Slagel Family Farm, IL $46.00Roasted half chicken, summer sausage & beef fat frites

Ham Chop in Hay

• Slagel Family Farm, IL $44.00Romanian beans, charred red cabbage

Kilgus Farm, IL

• Whole roasted suckling pig, sides & sauces $600.00*7 days lead time required serves 8-10 guests*

Libations

• Petit Guiraud Sauternes $18.00Château Guiraud, France [semillon, sauvignon blanc]
• Kyle's After Pork $7.00Cynar, white rum, green chartreuse, mint

Peace Out Girl Scout

• [collab by Caroline Krol & Jaesen Pemberton] $18.00Vodka, coconut rum, meletti cioccolota, galliano coffee liquor & heavy cream

Grand Marnier Cuveé Louis-Alexandre

• Cognac, France $25.00
• Pierre Ferrand $14.001840 Cognac, France
• Brouwerij Girardin (belgian gueuze) (12.7 oz) 5.00% / $30.00
• Amaro Flight $22.00Rotating selection of four 10z digestifs & amari
• Monday - Friday from 4pm to 6pm $6 Each or All For $25

Marinated Olives

• Happy Hour Oysters $2.00Served raw on the half shell with cocktail sauce, mignonette & oyster crackers

Seafood Plate

• serves 2-4 $30.00
• Shishito Peppers $13.00Blistered peppers & peaches
• Garlic aioli $7.00
• Buttermilk herb dip $12.00
• Burger $12.00Diner onions, white cheddar, bread & butter pickles & burger sauce

Drink

• Pork & Beam $6.00Hamm’s & shot of jim beam

Wine

• By the Glass $10.00
• By the Bottle $35.00
• Cicerone Selection of Beers $7.00
• Dirty Vodka Martini $12.0028 mile vodka, house brine, olive
• Classic Gin Martini $12.0028 mile gin, dry vermouth, lemon twist
• Melon Monster $10.00Midori, triple sec, lemon & soda
• Quince & The Revolution $12.00Diplomatico rum, smoked quince syrup, lime & bitter orange

Four Horsemen

• by jaesen pemberton $16.00Alpeggio hay liqueur, triple sec, malort & lemon juice

Pulp Fiction

• by kevin guererro $15.00Vodka, chamomile orange shrub, lemon & angostura bitters float

Pepita

• by kevin guerrero $16.00tequila, ancho reyes, sweet vermouth, angostura bitters, chai demerara & pepita milk

Ex Wine

• by kevin guerrero $12.00Gin, dry vermouth, peach schnapps & orange bitters

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

• What’s French for “Pineapple” $12.00Giffard spiritless pineapple & house lime cordial
• Fleur de Sangre $12.00Giffard elderflower, house lemon cordial & san pellegrino aranciata rossa

Champagne & Sparkling

• n.v. Robert de Pampignac $75.00Champagne, France (pinot noir, pinot meunier )
• n.v. Moutard Pére & Fils Brut $115.00Champagne, France [pinot noir]
• n.v. Matic Mea Pet-Nat $58.00Štajerska, Sloenija [šipon/furmint]

Italy

• 2025 Lunaria Ramoro $47.00Abruzzo [orange pinot grigio]
• Siciliane, Sicily [grillo] $49.00
• Vento, Campania [greco] $47.00
• Veneto [garganega] $70.00
• Chianti, Tuscany (sangiovese) $85.00
• Piedmont [nebbiolo] $135.00
• 2022 Martoccia di Brunello Montalcino $125.00Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany (sangiovese)
• Barbaresco DOCG, Piedmont [nebbiolo] $100.00
• 2022 Castello Di Bolgheri Flocco $70.00Toscano [sangiovese, merlot, cabernet sauvignon]

Austria

• Zieregg [sauvignon blanc] $79.00

France

• 2022 La Croix de Carbonnieux Grand Cru $123.00Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux [sauvignon blanc, sémillon]
• Loire Valley (chenin blanc) $78.00
• Mercurey [chardonnay] $85.00
• 2022 Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc $118.00Cotes-du-Rhône [grenache blanc,clairette,roussanne, bourboulenc, piquepoul]
• Alsace (riesling) $78.00
• Givry, Burgundy [pinot noir] $125.00
• 2024 Maison La Berthaude “Tradition” $85.00Châteauneuf-du-Pape [grenache, syrah, mourvèdre]
• 2021 Tour Saint Christophe $112.00St. Emilion, Bourdeaux [merlot, cabernet franc]
• Hermitage (syrah)
• 2022 Castello Di Bolgheri Flocco $70.00Toscano [sangiovese, merlot, cabernet sauvignon]

America

• 2024 Vitae Springs $75.00Willamette, Oregon (pinot Gris)
• 2022 Martin Woods Rocks District $130.00The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater, Oregon [syrah]
• 2023 Tres Sabores ‘Perspective’ $82.00Rutherford, Napa Valley, California [zinfandel]
• 2023 Left Foot Charley $70.00Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan [blaufränkisch]
• 2023 Pax Mable $64.00Sonoma Coast, Sonoma, California [syrah]
• 2019 Ink Grade $128.00Napa, California [cabernet sauvignon]

Three One Ounce Pours

• Bardstown Flight $30.00Foursquare Collaboration / Origen Series / Plantation
• Paul John Flight $32.00Nirvana / Peated Bold / Oloroso
• Japanese Flight $29.00Hakata 10yr , Fukuoka / Nikka From The Barrel / Hayashi KoYo, Ryukyu

Sparkling

• macabeo, parellada, xarel·lo $9.00 / $36.00
• N.V Domaine Des Baumard Cremant Rose $15.00 / $60.00Loire, France [cabernet franc, grolleau, pinot noir)

White

• 2024 Roc de l'Abbaye $14.00 / $56.00Val de Loire, France (sauvignon blanc)
• 2023 Pax Mable Helios $17.00 / $68.00Sebastopol, California (chenin blanc)
• 2024 Whale Song ‘Ode to The Publican’ $18.00 / $72.00Willamette Valley, Oregon (chardonnay)
• 2025 Brengman Air-of-the-Dog Publican Exclusive $14.00 / $56.00Traverse City, MI (sauvignon blanc, pinot gris, viognier, semillon]

Rosé & Skin Contact

• 2024 Domaine De La Font Des Peres La Mourverde $15.00 / $60.00Cotes de Provence, France (grenache, cisault, mourvédre]
• 2024 Monte Rio Cellars $14.00 / $56.00Clement Hills, Lodi, California [vermentino]

Red

• NV Lucci Lambrusco $14.00 / $56.00Lambrusco Reggiano, Italy [lambrusco salamino, lambrusco marani)
• 2023 Domaine Grégoire Hoppenot ‘Origines' $15.00 / $60.00
• Langhe, Piedmont, Italy [nebbiolo] $18.00 / $72.00
• 2022 Beau Vigne Heritage $14.00 / $64.00North Coast, California [cabernet sauvignon]
• 2022 Siduri $15.00 / $60.00Willamette Valley, Oregon (pinot noir)
• Oddbird Sparkling Rose $54.00Provence, France [syrah]
• Oddbird “Presence” Organic White Blend $54.00Alsace, France [riesling, gewürztraminer, viogner, sylvaner, sauvignon blanc]
• Oddbird GSM $54.00St. Chinian, France [grenache, syrah, mourvedre, carignan]

Draught

• Krombacher Brauerei, Kreutzel-Krombach, Germany $4.80
• Liter $25.00
• Half Liter $13.00
• Green King/Morland Brewery, Suffolk, England 4.80% / $10.00
• Paulaner Brauerei, Müchen, Germany 5.50% / $13.00

WildHefe (Wild Hefeweizen)

• Dovetail Brewery, Roscoe Village, Chicago 4.80%-5.25%.
• Chicago $5.60

Scentinel (West Coast IPA)

• Old Irving Brewing, Chicago, IL 6.20% / $12.00
• Saugatuck Brewing Co., Saugatuck, Michigan 5.00% / $10.00

Huey (Golden Ale)

• Emancipation Brewing Co., Fairbury, Illinois 5.60% / $10.00
• Publican Flight $18.00Four Rotating Draught Beers We Picked for You

Dortmunder Actien Brauerei

• Dortmund, DAB (dortmunder lager) $5.00
• 500ml $9.00

Reissdorf Kolsch

• Brauerei Heinrich, Köln (kölsch) (500 ml) 4.80% / $12.00
• Hirter $12.00Privat Pils - Privatbrauerei Hirt, Micheldorf, Kärnten Austria [german pils]

Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock

• Bamberg[smoked wheat beer] [16.9oz] 6.50% / $13.00

Stiegl Goldbrau

• Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg, [helles lager][16oz] 5.00% / $11.00

Weihenstephaner Vitus

• [weizenbock][16.9oz] 7.70% / $13.00

Trappist

• Brasserie de Rochester, Namur, Belgium [dubbel] [11.2 oz] 7.50% / $15.00
• Orval 6.20% / $15.00Brasserie d’Orvsal S. A., Viller-devant-Orval, Belgium [belgian pale ale] [11.2 oz]
• Revolution Brewing 4.80% / 16 oz $10.00Avondale, Chicago (american lager) (16 oz)

Westmalle

• Brouwerij Werstmalle, Malle, Belgium, Dubbel [dubbel] [11.2 oz] 7.00% / $15.00

Saison De Dottignies

• Brouwerij De Ranke, Mouscron, Région Wallonne Belgium [farmhouse ale] [12oz] 5.50% / $14.00

Alexander

• Brouwerij Rodenbach N.V., Roeselare 5.60% / $14.00flanders red ale) [16 oz
• Gulden Draak $15.00Brouwerij Van Steenberge, Evergem, Belgium [belgium strong dark ale][11.2oz]—10.5%

Bright Cider

• 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Corvallis, Oregon [new american dry cider][12 oz] 6.00% / $10.00

Rosè Cider

• Aval Ciderhouse, Bretagne, France 6.00% / $13.00rosé cider) (16.9 oz
• Brouwerij Girardin, 5.00% / $30.00belgian gueuze) [12.7 0z]

Bio Perlage

• Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg 8.00% / $75.00bière de Champagne) (750 ml

Cuvee De L'amitie

• Lindemans Brewery, Belgium 6.00% / $48.00oude gueuze) (750 ml

Pipeworks Brewing Co

• Chicago, Illinois, Lizard King 6.00% / $10.00citra pale ale][16 oz]

Art History Brewing

• Major, Geneva (hazy ipa) (16 oz) 6.60% / $11.00

Old Irving Brewing Co

• Chicago, IL, Beezer (hazy ipa) [16 oz] 6.90% / $12.00
• Munster, Indiana, Gumballhead 5.60% / 12 oz $10.00american wheat pale ale

Nut Brown Ale

• Samuel Smith Old Brewery, Tadcaster 5.00% / $13.00english brown ale) (14.9 oz

SeaQuench Ale

• Dogfish Head Craft Brewing, Milton, Delaware 4.90% / $9.00gose] [12 oz]
• Coolship Lager Black $13.00OEC Brewing, Oxford, CT [czech dark lager][16oz]
• Tiny Esses $13.00Prairie Artisan Ales, McAlester, OK [fruited sour ale][12oz]

Fair State Brewing Cooperative

• Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hop Water 0.00% / $8.00citrus & galaxy hop water) (16 oz

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