Big Jones Menu (Update 2025)
Big Jones in Andersonville, Chicago offers a vibrant Southern menu with vegan and vegetarian options. Known for its authentic flavors and generous portions, customers rave about the Cajun pancakes, Shrimp & Grits, and the famous #BeatBobbyFlay breakfast sandwich. The restaurant prides itself on its diverse offerings, including Duck Fat Fried Chicken, Grillades & Grits, and Roasted Viridian Farms Mushrooms. Despite a slight wait time, the food quality and service are highly praised. The ambiance is lively and prices are reasonable, making Big Jones a must-visit spot for those looking to experience the best of Southern cuisine in the heart of Chicago.
Appetizers
Pimiento Cheese
Piquant spread of aged Cheddar cheese, homemade Worcestershire, and pimientos, with piccalilli and benne crackers. Pescatarian (contains Worcestershire sauce)
Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried crisp in Hazzard Free Farm cornmeal, smoked catfish salad and deviled egg puree. gluten free.
Deviled Crawfish Cakes
Louisiana crawfish tail patties seasoned with mustard and cayenne and sauteed, served with sweet corn relish and remoulade. Pescatarian.
Relish Tray
A staple of Southern hospitality - homemade pimiento cheese with a sampling of seasonal house pickles and hand-rolled benne crackers
Boudin Balls
Lousiana alligator tail and rice sausage croquettes, served with cayenne mayonnaise and piccalilli
Tempura Hearts Of Palm
Puna Gardens Peach Palm hearts crisped in rice flour tempura, served with guasacaca sauce and five pepper relish
Mushroom & Leek Omelet
Four Farmer's Hen House eggs filled with Four Star Mushroom duxelles, melted leeks, and Prairie Fruits Farm chevre, choice of side
House-Cured Bacon Omelet
Three farm eggs, our house-cured & smoked bacon, griddled onion, Jarlsberg cheese, choice of side
Omelet Bayou Teche
Three farm eggs, Louisiana crawfish tails, andouille sausage, cream cheese, bearnaise sauce
Biscuits & Gravy
Char-grilled house-cured andouille sausage on sweet potato biscuits with redeye gravy, served with two fried eggs
Shrimp & Grits
Texas coast Gulf of Mexico white shrimp smothered in savory Tasso ham and shiitake mushroom gravy, served on creamy Anson Mills grits. Contains pork and gluten. Can be made gluten or pork-free upon request.
A Simple Southern Breakfast
Two Milo's Farm eggs cooked your way with a cornbread muffin and choice of creamy grits. Choice of meat +
Egg Dishes
Sandwiches
BeatBobbyFlay Breakfast Sandwich
Housemade chaurice sausage, apple chutney, tomme cheese, and eggs, served with your choice of side
Cubano
Homemade Cuban-style bread filled with Fischer Farms ham, smoked pork shoulder, Jarlsberg cheese, homemade bread & butter pickles, Creole mustard, pickled Fresno peppers, with bacon fat fries
Pimiento Cheeseburger
A double patty of Fischer Farms regenerative ranched Black Angus beef ground in-house and char-grilled, fully dressed with homemade pimiento cheese. Choose seasoned frites or creamy grits.
Creamy Cheese Grits (SMALL SIDE)
Anson Mills Carolina Gourdseed White flint grits cooked in Kilgus Farmstead Jersey cow milk with aged Cheddar cheese
Petite Butter Lettuce Salad
Gotham Greens butter lettuce dressed with tarragon vinegar and extra virgin olive oil
Fresh Fruit Cup
Strictly seasonal fruit
Potatoes O'Brien
Shredded potatoes cooked in butter with onion and green bell pepper
Chaurice Patties (Creole Hot Sausage)
Housemade with Fischer Farms' pork and a clutch of pungent spices
Fischer Farms Ham Poached In Cream
Indiana smoked ham poached in Kilgus Farmstead cream
Two Milo's Farm Eggs
Pasture-raised eggs from near the Quad Cities
House-Cured & Smoked Bacon
Cured in-house starting with Beeler's Pure Pork bellies, smoked with applewood
Sides
Homebaked Goods
Skillet Cornbread
Hazzard Free Farm heirloom cornmeal baked in bacon fat, topped with whipped sorghum butter. Gluten free!
Beignets
Three Creole doughnuts lightly spiced and deep fried, buried in confectioner's cugar
Duck Boudin Kolache
SW Louisiana-style, a sweet milk roll filled with homemade peppery duck boudin sausage.
Creole Cream Cheese Danish
Hand-laminated butter pastry filled with homemade Creole cream cheese and Oaxaca vanilla bean, finished with a light drizzle of dark chocolate
Buttermilk Cruller
A southern adaptation of a classic - buttermilk Choux pastry glazed with local honey and Meyer lemon
Apple Stack French Toast
Homebaked buttermilk bread griddled in dreamsicle custard, local Klug Farm peaches, creme anglaise, toasted oat streusel, whipped cream
Tres Leches Pancakes
Fluffy flapjacks spiced with Mexican cinnamon and soaked in three milks, filled with dulce de leche and topped with Klug Farm raspberries and blueberries and homemade pecan granola
Corn Griddle Cakes
Savory flapjacks filled with sharp Cheddar and topped with two eggs, tomato gravy, sea island red peas, avocado, creme fraiche
Cajun Pancakes
Thin custardy crepes filled with homemade strawberry preserves and showered in powdered sugar, served with whipped sorghum butter
Griddle Cakes
Entrees
Catfish & Grits
Crispy catfish fillet atop creamy grits, garnished with fresh green onions and accompanied by a savory sauce with diced vegetables.
Biscuits & Gravy
Char-grilled house-cured andouille sausage on sweet potato biscuits with redeye gravy, served with two fried eggs
Fried Chicken (Half)
Four pieces of the recipe some have called the Best in America, gluten free and fried crisp in canola oil, with red beans and rice, sweet potato puree, and sweet chili sauce. Gluten free.
Fried Chicken (Dark Meat)
One thigh and one leg, gluten free and fried crisp in canola oil, served with red beans and rice, sweet potato puree, sweet chili sauce. Gluten free.
Fried Chicken (Light Meat)
One breast and one wing, gluten free and fried crisp in canola oil, served with red beans and rice, sweet potato puree, sweet chili sauce. Gluten free.
Crawfish & Tasso Quiche
Louisiana crawfish tails and house-cured & smoked Tasso ham with cheddar cheese in savory custard and buttery pastry, served with a refreshing blond frisee salad
Crawfish Etouffee A La Breaux Bridge, Ca.
Louisiana crawfish tails smothered in butter and wine with onion and spices, served with steamed Cahokia rice. Gluten free, pescatarian.
Shrimp & Grits
Texas coast Gulf of Mexico white shrimp smothered in savory Tasso ham and shiitake mushroom gravy, served on creamy Anson Mills grits. Contains pork and gluten. Can be made gluten or pork-free upon request.
Bourbon Bread Pudding
Richly spiced pudding spiked with bourbon whiskey, served with homemade Klug Farm peach butter, toasted oat streusel, Tahitian vanilla ice cream
Banana Pudding
A baked version with layers of vanilla cookies, creme custard, and bananas covered with Swiss Meringue and served hot
Calas, Ca.
Creole sourdough rice fritters tossed in powdered sugar and nested in vanilla pudding with chocolate and caramel sauces, crused candied peanut
Dessert Plates
Homebaked Breads
Skillet Cornbread
Hazzard Free Farm heirloom cornmeal baked in bacon fat, topped with whipped sorghum butter. Gluten Free.
Sweet Potato Biscuits
Two dainties fresh baked to order, served with roasted jalapeno honey butter
Gumbo Yaya
Chicken, housemade andouille sausage, and homemade worcestershire sauce flavor this broth along with a dark, smoky roux, served with steamed Cahokia rice
Soup / Gumbo
Salads
Rooftop Garden Salad
Made without wheat and vegetarian. gotham greens butter lettuce tossed with shallot, radish, pecans, hook's blue cheese, buttermilk herb dressing.
Blackened Chicken Salad
Miller Farms Amish chicken rubbed with spices and charred, served with Gotham Greens butter lettuce tossed with tomato confit, cornbread crumbs, avocado, and green goddess dressing
Swamp Cabbage & Grilled Shrimp
Roasted Puna Gardens hearts of palm with sauteed Texas Gulf shrimp, blond frisee, candied peanut, ginger benne vinaigrette. Gluten free.
Crispy Catfish A La Big Jones
Alabama catfish fried crisp in corn and rice flour breading, served with creamy grits, sea island red peas, and tasso ham beurre monte. Gluten Free.
Crawfish Etouffee A La Breaux Bridge, Ca.
Louisiana crawfish tails smothered in butter and wine with onion and spices, served with steamed Cahokia rice. Gluten free, pescatarian.
Fried Chicken (Light Meat)
One breast and one wing, gluten free and fried crisp in canola oil, served with red beans and rice, sweet potato puree, sweet chili sauce. Gluten free.
Fried Chicken (Dark Meat)
One thigh and one leg, gluten free and fried crisp in canola oil, served with red beans and rice, sweet potato puree, sweet chili sauce. Gluten free.
Fried Chicken (Half)
Four pieces of the recipe some have called the Best in America, gluten free and fried crisp in canola oil, with red beans and rice, sweet potato puree, and sweet chili sauce. Gluten free.
Shrimp & Grits
Texas coast Gulf of Mexico white shrimp smothered in savory Tasso ham and shiitake mushroom gravy, served on creamy Anson Mills grits
Duet Of Duck With Bourbon Giblet Jus
DArtagnan Pekin duck butchered in-house and served as a seared breast, leg & thigh confit rillette, savory pecan and wild rice granola with crispy duck skin, bourbon giblet jus. With celery root puree and balaton cherry puree.
Dinner Entrees
Vegetables And Sides
Macaroni & Cheese
Cavatelli pasta with four blended cheeses in a piquant mustard cream sauce with buttery bread crumb topping. Pescatarian (contains Worcestershire sauce)
Malt Vinegar Fries
Hard-fried kennebec potatoes tossed in bacon fat & malt vinaigrette with curly parsley. Gluten free.
Baked Cheese Grits
Made without wheat and vegetarian. anson mills carolina gourdseed white hominy grits cooked with kilgus farmstead milk, smothered with cheddar cheese, and baked.
Puna Gardens Hearts Of Palm
Sustainably grown Hawaiian peach palm heart roasted in brown butter, served with blond frisee and ginger-benne vinaigrette
Candied & Pickled Beets
Candied red and pickled yellow Sola Gratia Farm beets, lemon curd, Creole cream cheese, wild black walnuts, pea greens
A Simple Southern Breakfast
Two Milo's Farm eggs cooked your way with a cornbread muffin and choice of creamy grits. Choice of meat +
Mushroom & Leek Omelet
Four Farmer's Hen House eggs filled with Four Star Mushroom duxelles, melted leeks, and Prairie Fruits Farm chevre, choice of side
House-Cured Bacon Omelet
Three farm eggs, our house-cured & smoked bacon, griddled onion, Jarlsberg cheese, choice of side
Tres Leches Pancakes
Fluffy flapjacks spiced with Mexican cinnamon and soaked in three milks, filled with dulce de leche and topped with Klug Farm raspberries and blueberries and homemade pecan granola
Breakfasts
Poor Boys
Cubano
Homemade Cuban-style bread filled with Fischer Farms ham, smoked pork shoulder, Jarlsberg cheese, homemade bread & butter pickles, Creole mustard, pickled Fresno peppers, with bacon fat fries
Fried Fischer Farms Bologna
A thick slab of Fischer Farms regenerative ranched beef bologna pan-fried and served on a soft bun with Dijon mayonnaise, Gotham Greens butter lettuce, homemade bread and butter pickles, onion jam, and pickled Fresno chilies. Choose creamy grits or salt and vinegar kennebec fries.
Pimiento Cheeseburger
A double patty of Fischer Farms regenerative ranched Black Angus beef ground in-house and char-grilled, fully dressed with homemade pimiento cheese. Choose seasoned frites or creamy grits.
Crawfish Burger
A big deviled crawfish cake on a buttery bun with spicy remoulade, butter lettuce, tomato, and bread and butter pickles, choice of side
Garlicky Bacon Fat Fries
Hard-fried kennebec potatoes tossed in bacon fat & malt vinaigrette with parsley
Macaroni & Cheese
Cavatelli pasta with four blended cheeses in a piquant mustard cream sauce with buttery bread crumb topping. Pescatarian (contains Worcestershire sauce)