Big Jones
- Celebrating the great regional cooking of the American South through heirloom and heritage ingredients, historic receipts, and the spirit of the homestead - whole animal butchering, charcuterie, canning & preserving.
View Restaurant Fact Sheet (Parking & Directions, Pricing, Hours, etc)
Parking and Directions
- Intersection: Clark and Balmoral
- Neighborhood: Andersonville
- Parking: street
- Public transit: 22 Clark bus to Balmoral or Red Line to Berwyn
Pricing
- Dinner average price: $38
- Lunch average price: $19
- Brunch average price: $18
- Children average price: $7
- Appetizer/Small Plate: $4 to $13
- Entree/Large Plate: $14 to $30
- Dessert Plate: $7 to $9
- Wine by the Glass count: 15
- Wine by the Glass: $6 to $11
- Wine by the Bottle count: 70
- Wine by the Bottle: $30 to $130
Hours
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Sunday
- Brunch from 9:00am to 3:00pm
- Dinner from 3:00pm to 9:00pm
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Monday
- Lunch from 11:00am to 3:00pm
- Dinner from 3:00pm to 9:00pm
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Tuesday
- Lunch from 11:00am to 3:00pm
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Wednesday
- Lunch from 11:00am to 3:00pm
- Dinner from 3:00pm to 9:00pm
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Thursday
- Lunch from 11:00am to 3:00pm
- Dinner from 3:00am to 9:00am
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Friday
- Lunch from 11:00am to 3:00pm
- Dinner from 3:00pm to 10:00pm
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Saturday
- Brunch from 9:00am to 3:00pm
- Dinner from 3:00pm to 9:00pm
Closed
- Holidays closed: Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Christmas Day
Guest Relations
- Reservations: accepted
- Cancellation policy: None
- Payment methods: Visa, MC, Amex, Discover
- Corkage fee: na
- Dress code: Casual
- Delivery: Not available
Design
- Architect name: Joel Berman
- Graphic designer: Scott Pollack
- Square footage: 2600 sq. ft.
Other Information
- Wheelchair access: Yes
- Smoking: not allowed
- Concept: casual chef-driven
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Restaurant Staff
Mark Armantrout
Partner
Andrew Shay
Mixologist
Alex Kruse
Public Relations Manager
Accolades
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Best Chef Blog - Chicago Reader
July 2010 (Significant local press)
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Best Places for Fried Chicken in America - Bon Appetit
June 2010 (National press)
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3 Stars - Chicago Tribune
January 2010 (Significant local press)
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Best New Restaurant - Chicago Magazine
May 2009 (Significant local press)
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Best New Restaurant, Honorable Mention - Chicago Reader
December 2008 (Significant local press)
A La Minute Questions
- The newest wine we are excited about is view archive
- We've brought in a great pinot blanc from Michigan's Grand Traverse as a glass pour! (03/25/13)
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- Seasonal Ingredients: This just in view archive
- Florida black grouper from the Shareholders' Alliance, lotsa green tomatoes, three kinds of eggplant, of course peaches, plums, and blackberries, a dozen kinds of heirloom tomato, and pimientos! (08/17/12)
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- Today’s menu specials are view archive
- Cast iron-roasted black grouper with bacon fat-fried crispy rice cakes, smothered okra, and pickled baby corn (08/17/12)
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- Our bartenders are working on view archive
- Various shrubs and other aromatics for Fall cocktails (08/17/12)
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- The beer we are excited about right now is view archive
- Five Lizards passionfruit sour. Yum! (08/17/12)
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- Our current inspiration — be it ingredient, weather, song or whatever — is view archive
- Been really enjoying rereading "The Seasons on Henry's Farm" by Teraa Brockman (08/17/12)
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- We're planning our next event and can share view archive
- Dinner on the Grounds, ca. 1913 is next Wednesday! It's the latest installment in our whiskey dinner series, this one with Koval Distillery (08/17/12)
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- The can't-miss food-beverage pairing of the night is view archive
- Tonight feels like wood grilled oysters and a glass of Muscadet (08/17/12)
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- Get here early: The item we've been selling out of the fastest is view archive
- Tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes - the heirloom tomato salad goes fast! (08/17/12)
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- Our forager/fishmonger/favorite purveyor just sent us view archive
- Really nice Florida black grouper, 12 pound fish! (08/17/12)
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- The latest product/ingredient/technique our bartenders are excited about is view archive
- Housemade persimmon bounce! (08/17/12)
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- During prep, the kitchen was listening to view archive
- '70's Parliament (06/08/12)
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- Today's promotion/great deal is view archive
- The Boarding House Lunch, ca 1933! (05/17/12)
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