Breakfast Menu
Eggs Served with choice of breakfast potatoes, fresh fruit or mixed greens (unless otherwise noted) and toast		Pancakes Choice of regular or multigrain. Served with choice of breakfast potatoes, fresh fruit or mixed greens
BYO Omelet Choose three items from the following: Veggies: tomato, onion, pepper, mushroom, spinach, giardiniera Cheeses: Swiss, white cheddar, aged ricotta salata, brie, smoked provolone, pepperjack, American Meats and meat substitutes: sausage, bacon, Canadian bacon, ham, turkey sausage, tofu sausage Additional ingredients .5	8	Plain Plain pancakes with butter and maple syrup	6.5
		Plain Plain pancakes with butter and maple syrup
		Blueberry Blueberry pancakes topped with butter and fresh fruit compote	7
		Toffee Pancakes with bits of toffee throughout topped with butter and cocoa whipped cream	7
		French Toast	7
Mediterranean Omelet Kalamata olives, oven roasted tomatoes, aged ricotta salata, and fresh basil chiffonade	8	French Toast Cranberry-orange French toast bread pudding topped with bourbon crème anglaise and spiced pecans	7.5
“Carb-free” Italian Hoagie Omelet Genoa salami, capicola, sopressata, mortadella, smoked provolone, tomato, red onion, and giardiniera		Bagel Plates Served with choice of breakfast potatoes, fresh fruit or mixed greens
	9
Provencal Frittata Oven roasted tomatoes, zucchini, squash and red onion topped with shaved aged parmesan reggiano. Served with an arugula salad	8	BYO Bagel Sandwich You pick: choice of bagel, eggs any style, choice of breakfast meat, cheese and schmear with tomato, red onion and spring greens	8
Steak and Dirty Eggs Seared hanger steak, topped with Bernaise sauce, and “dirty” eggs	14	Smoked Salmon Plate Choice of bagel with smoked salmon, caperberries, tomato, cucumber, red onion and choice of schmear	9
BYO Breakfast Plate You pick: two eggs any style and choice of breakfast meat	8	Quiche
Benedicts Served with choice of breakfast potatoes, fresh fruit or mixed greens		Quiche du Jour Served with mixed greens salad	7
Traditional Eggs Benedict Toasted English muffin topped with Canadian bacon, two poached eggs, and Hollandaise	8	Granola and Steel Cut Oats
Creole Benedict Two polenta cakes topped with crawfish etouffee, two poached eggs, and smoked paprika Hollandaise	11	Granola Parfait Plain or vanilla yogurt, granola, fresh fruit, and fruit compote	5.5
Veggie Benedict Toasted English muffin topped with oven roasted tomatoes, wilted spinach, two poached eggs, and Bernaise sauce	8	Deconstructed Steel Cut Oats Steel cut oats, fresh fruit compote, dried fruits and nuts, chocolate bits, brown sugar, butter and milk	6
Kids Breakfast Menu		Breakfast Sides
All Items	3.5	Toast (white, wheat, sourdough, rye) 2	2
Susan B. Anthony pancakes		Fresh fruit 3	3
One egg, any style, choice of breakfast meat, and a smattering of breakfast potatoes		Breakfast potatoes 2	2
Pint size French toast bread pudding with whipped cream		Sausage 3	3
Mini granola parfait		Bacon 3	3
		Canadian bacon 3	3
		Turkey sausage 3	3
		Tofu sausage 3.5	3.5
		Bagel and schmear* 3	3
		*Schmear choices: plain, honey lavender, southwest pepper, cucumber dill, and five onion

Lunch Menu
Salads		Day After Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwich Open faced roast turkey sandwich on stuffing bread topped with sage pan gravy and redskin mashed potatoes. Accompanied by cranberry relish	11
Caesar Doughnut Salad Sourdough “doughnut” crouton stuffed with a romaine wedge with white anchovies, shaved aged parmesan reggiano and Caesar dressing	8
Arugula Salad Arugula and mixed greens tossed with bleu cheese, spiced pumpkin seeds, zucchini croutons and champagne vinaigrette	9	Soups
		Soup du jour	4
Grilled Salad Grilled radicchio, endive and frisée tossed with bacon lardons, fresh lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil topped with a poached egg and potato croutons	8	Broccoli and white cheddar	4
		Tomato bisque Tomato bisque with brown rice finished with a dollop of basil pesto	4
Violet Garbage Salad Iceberg lettuce, radish, cucumber, tomato, garbanzo beans, sunflower sprouts, and hard boiled egg	9	Sandwiches
		Sandwiches served with choice of mixed greens, fresh fruit, potato salad, or pasta salad
Iceberg “Tower” Salad Iceberg “tower” with roma tomatoes, salami chips and bleu cheese dressing	7	Egg Salad Sandwich Truffled egg salad on sourdough with tomato and sunflower sprouts	8
Cobb Salad Iceberg lettuce, avocado, tomato, bleu cheese, bacon, red onion and turkey with champagne vinaigrette	8	Sweetbreads Sandwich Fennel dusted sweetbreads, mushroom ragout, tomato and wilted frisée on toasted brioche	14
*Available salad dressings: Caesar, champagne vinaigrette, balsamic vinaigrette, bleu cheese, oil and vinegar, and lemon-olive oil vinaigrette		Italian Hoagie Genoa salami, capicola, sopressata, mortadella, and smoked provolone with lettuce, tomato, onion, and giardiniera on French bread. Served hot or cold	9
*Salad add-on		Adult Grilled Cheese Melted brie with blueberry compote and mache on toasted sourdough	8
Chicken	4
Salmon	6
Steak	6
Lunch Entrees		Croque Monsieur or Croque Madame Egg battered sourdough with mustard, Swiss cheese and ham, pan sautéed. Croque Madame is topped with a fried egg	8.5
Quiche du Jour Served with mixed greens salad	7	Avocado Turkey Sandwich Turkey, bacon, sunflower sprouts, tomato and avocado mayo on toasted wheat or sourdough	9
Veggie Vol au Vent Puff pastry filled with roasted vegetables, served with mixed greens	7.5	Kids Lunch Menu
Sweet Pea Risotto Sweet pea risotto with oven roasted tomatoes and mint, topped by grilled salmon and ricotta salata	13.5	Kids Grilled Cheese American cheese on white bread served with fries	3.5
Cavatappi Pasta Cavatappi pasta tossed with sautéed mushrooms, peppers, sausage, onion and sun dried tomatoes in a light tomato sauce with pesto and shaved aged parmesan reggiano	8	Mac and Cheese	3.5
		Mini Pizza Served with fries	3.5
		Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Served with fresh fruit	3
Chicken Lollipop Seared chicken breast served upon wilted spinach and roasted vegetables. Accompanied by braised chicken tossed with sundried tomatoes and goat cheese wrapped in puff pastry	13.5
Steak Frites Hanger steak topped with Bernaise sauce. Served with frites and roasted vegetables	14

Kitchen Hours

Violet
3819 North Southport
Chicago, IL 60613
773.327.0234

Cafe Hours

Weekdays - 7 am - 5 pm

Weekends - 8 am - 4 pm

Weekdays - 7 am - 7 pm

Weekends - 8 am - 4 pm