The Wicker Park restaurant, Trencherman, used to be known as the Luxor Russian Baths, which was a social center for hard-working immigrants in Chicago. It then transformed into a transient hotel followed by a brothel. In the 90's the City of Chicago pushed to demolish the building. Good thing they didn't! How would I have been able to enjoy their fabulous brunch??I loved the interior of this restaurant because it was fancy yet rustic at the same time. This date was also another from Howaboutwe that included 3 cocktails and a 3 course brunch. Although we were pretty full and a bit overwhelmed with all the food we had been eating that weekend, we found room for more!
I was very eager to try the drinks and had a tough time deciding which ones to order. My hands-down favorite was the wake and bake (left) which included cold brewed coffee, coffee liquor, and kringle (whatever that is!). It reminded me of the frappes I enjoyed while visiting Greece. We also sipped on mother's milk (top right) and a beermosa (bottom right) which were also delicious.
The first brunch appetizer we split was the greek yogurt with salted quinoa granola and fruit compote. I'm a huge fan of yogurt parfaits, so my eyes lit up with this was brought to the table =).
Next on the list was the Kale Salad which combined vegetable escabeche, bagna cauda, avocado, pumpkin seeds, and a fried egg. This was uniquely tasty, but I for some reason could not eat too much due to the texture so Justin took care of this dish!
Since Justin and I are both fans of breakfast sandwiches, wraps, tacos- anything like that- we knew to order the breakfast sandwich at Trencherman. It was built with bacon stuffed bacon, a sunny side egg, cheddar, and potatoes. YUM!
Lately I have been trying to spice things up and order random dishes I would have ignored otherwise. I decided to order the Corned Beef Benedict with poached eggs, english muffin, cabbage, and mustard hollandaise. This was tasty as well, however, I was still eyeing Justin's breakfast sandwich the whole time =0.
Last but not least, and my favorite part, was the dessert! Just when I didn't think my stomach would allow anything else, I managed to make room for a pistachio lemon cake and a banana bread & nutella coffee cake. These little cakes were a little piece of heaven and a perfect ending to a lovely brunch.
If you don't come to Trencherman for brunch, you should definitely come here to chill at the bar and have a fancy cocktail. Until next time, happy eating! xo
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