Beard & Belly opened mid-April in two Edgewater storefronts where the Pumping Company bar and Holzkopf’s Meat Market used to be. Beard & Belly had been a regular pop-up at the Long Room. They've been slowing expanding their menu since they opened. Burgers are a mainstay. They also have a partnership with Honeypie Cafe, a Milwaukee area bakery/cafe, to provide pies and other baked goods.
They have recently opened a back patio and now have brunch. Mr. X and I have had burgers to go from them a couple of times and they are fantastic. The patio called to us for brunch yesterday. We headed over after the first morning rain. Tables on the patio are well-spaced.
We started with their Bloody Mary, which includes their spicy pickled egg. This was a fine drink.
I ordered the B&B B&G (Honeypie biscuits, pork sausage, white gravy, over-easy egg & herb oil). Great dish. My only quibble is the over easy egg was not.
Mr. X had the Brunch Brat (bacon, egg & cheddar sausage topped with crispy potato strings and sriracha mayo on a New England roll). The sausage is made in-house. This was amazing! The photo doesn't do it justice.
Service was friendly. Our server, who used to work at Fat Cat, recognized me as they used to sponsor my volleyball league. (That's been at least a couple of years so I was impressed.) Kyle, one of the owners, was on the Spiteful Brewing team where Mr. X and I have spent a few sessions. All employees were masked as were customers until seated. When another round of storms came through, our table was moved just inside the big patio door. That called for another round of drinks. Beermosa for me and Kyoto cold-brew coffee and Bailey's for Mr. X. We moved back outside when the rain stopped.
This will be a great beer bar when they can open fully. Kyle told us about the new system that's in place. They will feature local brews.
We took our pieces of pie to go. Chocolate mint cream for Mr. X, peach for me. No photos. Get the chocolate mint cream pie. Chocolate cookie crumb crust. Delicious filling. Plenty of whipped cream topping. The peach pie was okay. But that chocolate mint....
Check them out! No delivery - take-out and dine-in only for now.
Beard & Belly (+ Honeypie)6157 North Broadway
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 754-7429
Hours as of July 2020:
Monday–Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday-Friday: 4 pm–9pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9am–9pm
Sunday: 9 a.m.–10 p.m
-Mary