1558 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
TAXIM RESTAURANT
DINNER
Greek Easter Whole Lamb Roast
Arugula Salad
KOTÓPOULO STO FOÚRNO
Bamies - Okra
Souvlaki
Melizanosalata
Seftalies - Cypriot style pork Sausage
Peynerli
Kebab
Artichokes
Garides - Shrimp Dolmades
Grilled Squid Skewers
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SOÚPA / SALÁTES
Soups and Salads
KAKAVIÁ ME KRÓKOS KOZÁNIS
(available seasonally)
Seafood soup, roasted colocasi, prawns, mussels, porgy, Greek saffron
KOTOSOUPA AVGOLEMONO
Chicken soup with egg-lemon sauce, yogurt, rice
XONDRO ME KAFTERI SUDZUKI
Cretan style trahana (soured pasta), spicy lamb sausage. tomato, leek, yogurt
ROKASALÁTA
Baby arugula, cucumber, pita chips, vlahotýri metsóvou, sumaki vinaigrette
TZATZÍKI
House-made Greek style yogurt, cucumber, fresh dill, olives, house-made pita
TARAMASALÁTA ME AVGOTÁRAHO
House-cured mullet roe and sac, lemon, garlic, house-made pita
REVÍTHIA KAS. FRÓSSOS
Pureed chickpeas, lemon, garlic,
house-made pita
POLÍTIKI MELITZANOSALÁTA
Politiki-style wood fire-roasted eggplants, sesame, house-made pita
DÁKOS ME HAROUPÁKIA
Housemade Cretan-style carob rusks, marinated tomatoes, fresh myzithra, capers, wild Greek oregano.
PANTZÁRIA ME KARYDOSKORDALIÁ
Roasted Beets with greens, Thracian-style walnut sauce skordalia, feta.
LADERA KAI YIAHNI
Vegetables and Stews
AGINÁRES ME KOUKIÁ
Politiki-style artichokes, fingerling potatoes, favas, baby carrots, dill
FAKÉS KAS. FRÓSSOS
Green lentils, barrel-fermented sheep’s feta, balsamic reduction
BÁMIES LADERÉS
Baby okra, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh coriander, olive oil
GIGANTES LADERES
Yuvesti of Giant Beans from Prespes, red chiles, carrots, celery, feta
LAHANODOLMADES
Lamb and rice stuffed fermented cabbage, pickled red peppers, yogurt
MEZÉDES - TIGANITÁ
Small Plates - From the Pan
KOUNOUPÍDI TIGANITÓ
Fried cauliflower, capers, whipped goat feta tyrokafterí spread, bukovo
KOLOKITHOKEFTÉDES (available seasonally)
Seasonal squash fritters, mint yogurt sauce, roasted squash seeds, cabbage salad
POLÍTIKA MÝDIA
Politiki-style beer-battered fried mussels, sesame garlic sauce, thyme
MEZÉDES - PASTOMÉNA
Small Plates - Cured
SARDÉLA PASTÍ
Bitter orange-cured sardine, fresh watercress, capers
LOÚNTZA KÝPROU
Cypriot-style smoked pork loin, pickled cayenne, coriander, myzithra
MEZÉDES - APÓ TIN SGÁRA
Small Plates - Wood-Grilled
GARÍDES SE ABELÓFYLLA DOLMÁDES
Fresh grape leaf-wrapped shrimp, hot pepper
HTAPODÁKI STI SGÁRA
Octopus, fennel and red onions
(add half pour ouzo)
KOKORÉTSI
Caul-wrapped lamb offal, house-made yogurt, mint
SEFTALIÉS KAI MAIDANOSALÁTA
Cypriot-style pork sausage, stuffed in lamb caul, herb salad, halloumi
KEBÁP YIAOURTLOÚ
Spiced ground lamb shoulder, yogurt, grilled tomatoes, pomegranate reduction
KAPNISTÓ XOIRINÓ ME PSITÁ MÍLA
Smoked pork belly, carmelized onions, roasted apples, honey
SIDES
Olives & Pickles
Housemade pita or sesame bread
Halloúmi Saganáki
Feta
Kappadokia Fries
Housemade Greek Yogurt
ZYMOTA
Pastry
MARATHÓPITA KRÍTIS
Cretan pastry with fresh fennel, spring onions, sesame, goat yogurt
PRASSÓPITA
Leeks, fresh dill, lemon and goat feta stuffed in our house-made phyllo
KRÍTIS PEYNIRLÍ
Politiki style flatbread - tomato, garlic, hot pepper, graviera cheese, zucchini, egg
IOÁNNINAS PEYNIRLÍ
Politiki style flatbread - foraged wild mushroom, rosemary, vlahotyri, egg, garlic butter
KAISÁREIAS PEYNIRLÍ
Politiki style flatbread - beef pastourmas, kasseri cheese, egg, coriander
SMÝRNIS PEYNIRLÍ
Politiki style flatbread - lamb and beef smoked sudzuki, kefalotyri and kasseri, egg, fresh cumin leaf
KYRIA PIÁTA
Mains
ARNÍ YUVETSÁKI ME KRITHARÁKI
Braised lamb shank in a yuvétsi (terra cotta dish), orzo, myzíthra, yogurt
PAÏDÁKIA ME PLIGOÚRI
Wood-grilled lamb chops, almond currant cracked wheat pilaf, marinated pepper salad, grilled lemons
KOTÓPOULO STO FOÚRNO
Oven-roasted half chicken, roasted fingerling potatoes, wild Greek oregano, ouzo-preserved lemon
DUCK GÝRO
Spit-roasted duck breast and leg rubbed with pastourmá spices, yogurt sauce, Pontian satz bread, pomegranate reduction, pickled chard, fries
FISH GÝRO
Spit-roasted sea bream, red cabbage salad, Cypriot tahini sauce, fried colocasi
TSIPOÚRA ME RADÍKIA
Oven-roasted whole Aegean sea bass, lemon, olive oil, sea salt, sautéed dandelions
(*fileted whole fish may still have stray bones)
TURLÚ
Oven-roasted eggplant, summer squash, fingerling potatoes, Florinis peppers, tomato, chick pea basmati pilaf, feta
SOUVLAKIA
Skewered wood-grilled pork shoulder, grilled tomatoes, mint yogurt sauce, capers, Kappadokia fries
AGRIOGURUNO ME STRIFTOUDIA
Oven roasted wild boar, housemade Cretan-style pasta, raw chestnuts, Metsovo graviera cheese.
David Nikolaos Schneider
-Chef Owner
Tel: 773-252-1558 | Email: TaximChicago@yahoo.com
© 2023 by Taxim Restaurant Chicago.
Photography by Tamara Bell and C. Paolo Poma, MD
Proudly created by C. Paolo Poma, M.D.