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Restaurant information | |
Established | 2011 |
Owner(s) | Chris and Nina Nugent |
Chef | Chris Nugent |
Food type | French cuisine |
Dress code | Business Casual |
Rating | [1] |
City | Chicago |
County | Cook |
State | Illinois |
Postal/ZIP Code | 60625-2945 |
Country | USA |
Seating capacity | 30 |
Website | www.goosefoot.net |
Goosefoot (stylized as goosefoot) is an American restaurant serving French cuisine located in Chicago. [2] An adjacent grocery, called goosefoot food & wine, opened in 2014. [3] The food and wine store added an ice cream shop in late 2017. [4] In 2012, shortly after the restaurant opened, a reviewer for Chicago magazine wrote "Goosefoot’s air flows with the particular bliss that permeates any young restaurant when diners realize they’re in a special place, and the smile on every face says the same thing: This is my first visit of many." [5]
Located near Lincoln Square in Chicago's Far North Side, Goosefoot is a fine dining establishment offering multi- course prix fixe dinners. It is owned and operated by the husband and wife team of Chris and Nina Nugent. [6] Chris Nugent was previously chef for seven years at fine dining restaurant Les Nomades. [5]
Although the exterior is described as "nondescript", the interior has been called a "warm, colorful, and elegant boîte". [6] The leisurely dining experience lasts about 3-1/2 hours. Wine can be ordered in advance from the adjacent grocery store/wine shop operated by the Nugents. [6] Dishes served at one meal included scallops, chestnut soup with mushrooms, tortellini with truffles, Angus beef with crisp pea tendrils, and a frozen dessert made of vanilla, pink peppercorn, cherry, matcha tea and truffle. The final course was a coffee beverage incorporating fennel, Elderflower and Meyer lemon, served with a macaron. [6] According to the Michelin Guide, the restaurant is "truly unique", and "the multicourse menu showcases classical technique and contemporary artistry." [1]
The restaurant encourages customers to bring their own wine. [7] [8] In 2013, OpenTable gave Goosefoot its "Top 100 Best Restaurants for Service in the United States" award, out of more than 15,000 restaurants evaluated. [9]