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Brunch Wicker Park

Chop Shop is Wicker Park's resident jack-of-all trades; butcher shop, deli, bar, event space and casual dining spot wrapped into one diverse warehouse-y space on North Avenue. With a year now under their belt, Chop Shop has begun weekend brunch service, focusing on meat-centric dishes and featuring locally sourced meats, dairy and produce.

Are you ready to take a brunch-tastic journey without leaving Wicker Park? Here's what you'll see at Chop Shop:

We start with Bacon Cheddar Biscuits drizzled in maple bourbon butter.

Bacon Cheddar Biscuits
Bacon Cheddar Biscuits

Next up Parma Prosciutto Wrapped Burratta with a wine reduction.

It's cool, you were on your second Bloody Mary by this point anyway right?

Parma Prosciutto Wrapped Burratta
Parma Prosciutto Wrapped Burratta

Chop Shop is all about the meat, so no surprise when selections from their Charcuterie and Crudo selections are dropped off. First up is Cured Smoked Salmon with crispy salmon skin and pickled vegetables.

Cured Smoked Salmon
Cured Smoked Salmon

And just as we thought eggs would make their first appearance, we're greeted by Lamb Tartare with a dose of garbanzo beans, tomato, red onion, parsley and a dash of cinnamon.

Lamb Tartare
Lamb Tartare

As we peruse the cocktail menu (again) the Banger Stuffed Portabella suddenly draws our undivided attention! A unique combination of spicy caprese sausage, arugula, and red onion stuffed into the mushroom, topped with a runny egg and sitting on a bed of crispy spiced potatoes.

Banger Stuffed Portabella
Banger Stuffed Portabella

While Chop Shop has provided dishes not seen on many Chicago brunch menus, we're next introduced to Lemon-Blueberry Pancakes with bourbon maple syrup, their take on more traditional brunch fare.

Lemon-Blueberry Pancakes
Lemon-Blueberry Pancakes

Quickly followed by their riff on a Frittata with ricotta, arugula, tomato, and truffle baked into eggy goodness. #EggsRule

Frittata
Frittata

Up next is the dish we've been waiting for, the Lobster Polenta Cake Benedict with poached eggs, crab hollandaise, chives and black pepper. Who doesn't love gooey eggs with their lobster?

Lobster Polenta Cake Benedict
Lobster Polenta Cake Benedict

And to cap our gluttonous brunch off before a much needed nap, the Berry-Yogurt-Crunch with balsamic macerated berries, lavender honey, goji berries, and granola.

Berry - Yogurt - Crunch
Berry - Yogurt - Crunch

Chop Shop brunch. Now it's your turn.

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