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The Purple Pig
500 N Michigan Ave
Chicago IL 60611
(312) 464-1744
Chicago IL 60611
(312) 464-1744
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Epitomizing Chicago's Trendy Food Scene. If it weren’t for the touristy, Michigan Avenue locale, The Purple Pig would epitomize everything that's currently trendy in the Chicago food scene.... Read More
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Beet Salad @ The Purple Pig - What Penny Eats - November 2011
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine-Blogs/What-Penny-Eats/November-2011/Beet-Salad-The-Purple-Pig/
Pork Sweetbreads @ The Purple Pig - What Penny Eats - November 2011
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine-Blogs/What-Penny-Eats/November-2011/Pork-Sweetbreads-The-Purple-Pig/
The Purple Pig—Best New Restaurants - Chicago magazine - May 2010 - Chicago
Chicago magazine brings readers the very best of what Chicago has to offer - its people, politics, restaurants, events, culture, news, entertainment, art, real estate, community and travel information for residents and visitors to Chicago.
Chicago magazine brings readers the very best of what Chicago has to offer - its people, politics, restaurants, events, culture, news, entertainment, art, real estate, community and travel information for residents and visitors to Chicago.
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2010/The-Purple-Pig-Best-New-Restaurants/
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Thrillist
Visit this new haven for "cheese, swine & wine," delivering said goods in a wine bar-meets-butcher shop space with marble countertops and wine barrels jutting out from the wall.
Visit this new haven for "cheese, swine & wine," delivering said goods in a wine bar-meets-butcher shop space with marble countertops and wine barrels jutting out from the wall.
Bon Appetit Magazine
Chosen as one of the 10 Best New Restaurants in America in our annual restaurant issue!
Chosen as one of the 10 Best New Restaurants in America in our annual restaurant issue!
Eater
Incredibly rustic Mediterranean small plates paired with a massive yet affordable wine list in a hopping setting and Jimmy Bannos, Jr. is on the line. Sign us up. [Eater 38 Member]
Incredibly rustic Mediterranean small plates paired with a massive yet affordable wine list in a hopping setting and Jimmy Bannos, Jr. is on the line. Sign us up. [Eater 38 Member]
Time Out Chicago
Jimmy Bannos Jr. feeds the need for both style and sustenance, dishing out salads of crispy kale and pig’s ear, dropping a spoonful of ricotta into a pool of pork-neck-bone gravy.
Jimmy Bannos Jr. feeds the need for both style and sustenance, dishing out salads of crispy kale and pig’s ear, dropping a spoonful of ricotta into a pool of pork-neck-bone gravy.
Bon Appetit Magazine
Must Order: Milk-braised pork shoulder, porchetta panini, and pig's tail braised in balsamic. Crispy chicken-thigh kebabs do the original white meat proud.
Must Order: Milk-braised pork shoulder, porchetta panini, and pig's tail braised in balsamic. Crispy chicken-thigh kebabs do the original white meat proud.
Time Out Chicago
Thought you’d want to know: Purple Pig has been nominated for Best New Patio and Scott Harris has been nominated for Restaurateur of the Year in Time Out Chicago’s 2011 Eat Out Awards. Vote now!
Thought you’d want to know: Purple Pig has been nominated for Best New Patio and Scott Harris has been nominated for Restaurateur of the Year in Time Out Chicago’s 2011 Eat Out Awards. Vote now!
Crain's Chicago Business
It's great for casual group gatherings, and just the thing to impress a foodie.
It's great for casual group gatherings, and just the thing to impress a foodie.
Metromix
Perfect order: olive oil-poached tuna, grilled octopus, milk-braised pork shoulder, olive oil gelato.
Perfect order: olive oil-poached tuna, grilled octopus, milk-braised pork shoulder, olive oil gelato.
Lilly
Last evening we had dinner at the Purple Pig. It was fantastic! Very strange to have a really nice dinner on Michigan Ave. Food, service, ambiance & value all 5 stars.
Last evening we had dinner at the Purple Pig. It was fantastic! Very strange to have a really nice dinner on Michigan Ave. Food, service, ambiance & value all 5 stars.
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle
Arrive super-early or expect a seriously long wait at this small plates hot spot from a powerhouse team. - Inspector
Arrive super-early or expect a seriously long wait at this small plates hot spot from a powerhouse team. - Inspector
Time Out Chicago
Goat-cheese-and-squash arancini come in an earthy sage pesto so good most people close their eyes while they savor it. Same goes for the milk-braised pork shoulder and deep-fried deviled egg (!).
Goat-cheese-and-squash arancini come in an earthy sage pesto so good most people close their eyes while they savor it. Same goes for the milk-braised pork shoulder and deep-fried deviled egg (!).
Crain's Chicago Business
Go for the affogato: espresso-flavored soft-serve doused with a shot of espresso. The coffee melts the ice cream slowly so that swirls of cream and coffee rise to the surface, resulting in a wonderful
Go for the affogato: espresso-flavored soft-serve doused with a shot of espresso. The coffee melts the ice cream slowly so that swirls of cream and coffee rise to the surface, resulting in a wonderful
Bob I.
When at The Purple Pig, don;t leave without tasting the 'Iris' dessert.
When at The Purple Pig, don;t leave without tasting the 'Iris' dessert.
Danielle A.
you must try the pig's tail!
you must try the pig's tail!
Sara G.
Have the Sicillian Iris for dessert... or breakfast, or lunch, or an appetizer, just GET IT!!!! Also, try the crispy pig's ears and try to tell my they don't taste like gourmet ballpark nachos on ster
Have the Sicillian Iris for dessert... or breakfast, or lunch, or an appetizer, just GET IT!!!! Also, try the crispy pig's ears and try to tell my they don't taste like gourmet ballpark nachos on ster
Dan M.
Loved the razor clams, olive oil-poached tuna, pork shoulder, & bone marrow. You really can't go wrong.
Loved the razor clams, olive oil-poached tuna, pork shoulder, & bone marrow. You really can't go wrong.
Time Out Chicago
To understand the allure of the Pig, you have to be comfortable enough that you chat up the strangers next to you and eventually steal their food.
To understand the allure of the Pig, you have to be comfortable enough that you chat up the strangers next to you and eventually steal their food.
Foodspotting
Try the Roast bone marrow & parsley salad and spot it on Foodspotting!
Try the Roast bone marrow & parsley salad and spot it on Foodspotting!
Joe R.
All the desserts were awesome!
All the desserts were awesome!
Steve A.
Try the Fried Pigs ear!
Try the Fried Pigs ear!
beanorita
Fried pig ears, lardo,pork shoulder and coppa provolone panini were excellent. Skip chorizo stuffed olives unless you don't mind the bloating that follows due to large amount of sodium in both the oli
Fried pig ears, lardo,pork shoulder and coppa provolone panini were excellent. Skip chorizo stuffed olives unless you don't mind the bloating that follows due to large amount of sodium in both the oli
Todd C.
The milk braised pork shoulder is the best thing I've tried, but everything is pretty damn good.
The milk braised pork shoulder is the best thing I've tried, but everything is pretty damn good.
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