![]() ![]() I decided to try the buckwheat crème fraîche dumplings. It came atop a Danish bread, with pimento cheese, onion, greens, and marinated fennel-another winner for the table. The smoked trout was really good flaky and flavorful. Steve and Svetlana shared the smoked trout toast, and were nice enough to give me a taste. I think I prefer more of a texture with my quiche, but Chris really seemed to enjoy it, and I cannot argue that it was not delicious. The egg mixture was almost like a custard, to the point where it jiggled when it moved. ![]() The quiche was the creamiest quiche I have ever eaten. She noted that the quiche at Cellar Door Provisions is unlike quiches at other places, and she was right. The salted butter complemented the slightly-soured bread wonderfully.Ĭhris ordered the quiche, much to Svetlana’s approval. ![]() The bread was so good, moist on the inside, but with a beautiful crunch on the outer layer. The country bread and butter was, in one word, perfection. We ordered country bread and butter for the table, while I gave into my sweet tooth with a chocolate croissant, and Svetlana her’s with the bread pudding.Įverything was delicious the croissant was flaky and buttery, and while I am not a bread pudding fan, Svetlana’s was a treat. Eager to try a little of everything, we settled on a four top and headed to the counter to order items from the daily menu written on the mirror in the corner of the restaurant.Ĭoffee and tea were our beverages of choice, which perfectly accompanied the baked items we had just ordered. Svetlana has recently taken on a hobby of bread making, and according to her, Cellar Door Provisions makes the best bread in the city-and she is serious about bread. The sound of rolling pins smacking on the counter truly adds to the ambiance! The best part about the space? The view of the kitchen in the back, where bakers and chefs are working hard to prepare the baked goods and menu items. The restaurant has large front windows, and then to the side is a window completely covered in plants for some added natural charm. ![]() The menu changes daily, but here’s an example of what you might find.Cellar Door Provisions is a tiny restaurant on the corner of Diversey Avenue and Whipple Street in Logan Square, offering farm-to-table fare in a relaxed setting. But when we leave having had the best dinner we’ve had in weeks in the same seat where we responded to work emails the day before, we’re just happy to live in a universe where this place exists. The same way a public park can be a venue for a summer cookout, a gym for people without any hangups about working out in public, and a bathroom for your Labradoodle, Cellar Door Provisions can be a lot of things all at once. This attention to detail makes it feel special enough for date night, while still being casual and quick enough for a dinner you’re dreading with your needy co-worker who wants to fill you in on the details of their cat’s hernia surgery. And instead of pastries, they’re eating a perfectly tender butcher’s steak topped with preserved sardines, or a piece of medium-rare salmon that you could slice through with a bent paper clip. In addition to the bottomless coffee that’s fueled the last 40 pages of your completely coherent masterpiece, there’s a selection of incredible pastries like chocolate croissants that are so flaky they should consider hiring someone to sweep the shards off the floor like a barbershop.Īt dinner this place transitions to table service and switches menus, but other than that, things don’t change too drastically - except more people are drinking natural wine. It’s small but works for whatever you might need - meeting your boss for lunch, catching up with a friend, or working on your timely political screenplay about giant mutant tardigrades. #Cellar door provisions full#You never know exactly what’s going to be on the menu until you walk in, but just like the music they’re playing - from Destroyer to Anderson Paak - it’s somehow always exactly what we want at that moment.Ĭellar Door Provisions is a bright and open cafe in Logan Square where you’ll see as many people working on their laptops during the day as sitting down for a full meal. In our dream universe, every restaurant would be like Cellar Door Provisions - friendly, laid-back, and only serving fantastic versions of whatever they feel like making that day. ![]()
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