Alcove - Evanston Menu
happy hour drinks (sun-thurs 4-6pm)
wine by the glass
our house red, house white, and house rosè
US$10.00
beer
selection of sketchbood orange door and hacker pschorr
US$6.00
alcove old fashioned
maker's mark, licor 43, luxardo cherries
US$11.00
passionfruit margarita
don julio blanco, chinola, passionfruit, lime
US$11.00
summer breeze
(mocktail) pineapple, lime, honey, grenadine, sprite
US$4.00
happy hour small bites (sun-thurs 4-6pm)
mini lamb meatball
baby lettuce, mint chimichurri sauce
US$10.00
alcove crab cakes
avocado mousse, heirloom tomato vinaigrette
US$10.00
red onion jam & goat cheese tart
young lettuce, balsamic reduction
US$8.00
prince edward island mussels
fresh herbs, white wine, heirloom tomato
US$9.00
grilled calamari salad
young frisèe, red quinoa, peruvian sweet peppers, lemon vinaigrette
US$10.00
cold appetizers
yellowfin tuna tartare
avocado, ginger, scallions, yuzu, black sesame seeds, extra virgin olive oil, crispy lavash
US$20.00
roasted beets salad
roasted beets, goat cheese, baby greens, candied walnuts, pomegranate seeds, balsamic, extra virgin olive oil
US$15.00
young arugula salad
red quinoa, shaved fennel, grana padano cheese, yuzu white truffle oil vinaigrette
US$15.00
hot appetizers
soup of the day
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goat cheese tart
caramelized onions, goat cheese, baby greens, balsamic reduction
US$15.00
pan-seared sea scallops
salsify cream, english peas, sweet corn, shiitake mushrooms, black truffle beurre blanc
US$22.00
prince edward island mussel
garlic, herbs, shallot, white wine, tomatoes, french baguette
US$17.00
pan-seared hudson valley foie gras
white wine poached peaches, toasted brioche
US$25.00
grilled spanish baby octopus
caramelized onions, avocado, charred cauliflower florets, micro arugula, sauce gribiche
US$20.00
escargot
berkshire porkbelly, white wine, fresh herb butter, plantain tostones
US$22.00
main courses
pan-seared beef tenderloin
yukon gold parmesan potato pavé, charred broccolini, cabernet reduction
US$68.00
grilled grass-fed new zealand rack of lamb
pearl barley, fresh chanterelle mushrooms, baby spinach risotto, lamb au jus
US$49.00
pan-seared maple leaf duck breast
young carrots, caramelized fennel, brussels sprouts, pinot noir reduction
US$48.00
red wine braised boneless short rib
winter black truffle yukon gold potatoes, charred broccolini, beef au jus
US$52.00
pan-seared branzino
maine lobster tortellini, sugar snap peas, cauliflower florets, saffron lobster sauce
US$47.00
pan-seared alaskan halibut
wild patagonian red shrimp, crispy black rice, young spinach, coconut curry sauce
US$48.00
risotto
organic carnaroli rice, fresh wild mushrooms, baby spinach, parmesan cheese
US$46.00
desserts
warm flourless chocolate cake
vanilla ice cream, grand marnier chocolate sauce
US$12.00
honeycrisp apple & butterscotch bread pudding
vanilla ice cream, creme anglaise sauce
US$12.00
goat cheesecake
wild berry sorbet, buckwheat tuille, wild berry sauce
US$10.00
madagascar vanilla creme brûlée
fresh berries
US$12.00
royal riviera pear almond tart
vanilla ice cream, maple caramel
US$12.00
dark chocolate & passionfruit mousse cake
raspberry sauce, chocolate shavings
US$12.00
turtle sundae
vanilla ice cream, toasted pecans, crumbled brownie, chocolate shavings, whipped cream
US$13.00
sorbets
a three-flavor selection of fresh sorbets
US$11.00