{"id":8573,"date":"2013-03-24T08:02:50","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T15:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/endoedibles.ifm.yji.mybluehost.me\/?p=8573"},"modified":"2013-07-08T09:37:34","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T16:37:34","slug":"little-goat-chicago-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/?p=8573","title":{"rendered":"Little Goat, Chicago IL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Little Goat<\/p>\n

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Stumptown Coffee<\/p>\n

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Ooey gooey cinnabun<\/p>\n

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Coffee Cake Muffin<\/p>\n

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Apricot-masala scone<\/p>\n

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Tempura mashed potatoes \u2013 Asian bbq, ranch<\/p>\n

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Brandade and belly ‘benedict’ \u2013 brandade, pork belly, 2 poached eggs, biscuit, kimchi<\/p>\n

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Shrimp and grumpy goat grits \u2013 braised pistachio, Brussels sprout leaves<\/p>\n

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Bull’s eye french toast \u2013 crispy chicken, sweet onion brioche, bbq maple syrup, eggs<\/p>\n

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Spiced apple pancakes \u2013 cream cheese butter, oatmeal crumble, maple syrup<\/p>\n

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Fat elvis waffles \u2013 banana, peanut butter-butter, bacon maple syrup<\/p>\n

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Cookie Pie<\/p>\n

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Smoked pork & toffee crunch shake<\/p>\n

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Peanut butter cookie sandwich<\/p>\n

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Chocolate chunk cookie<\/p>\n

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Open from 7am until late and located on Randolph in the Fulton Market there was little doubt in my mind that Stephanie Izard\u2019s second Chicago restaurant, the cleverly named Little Goat, would be successful and considering my single visit to Girl & The Goat I also expected the food to be bold, uncompromised, and delicious \u2013 the first two readily apparent the moment the website went live displaying a menu that read like Frankenstein mash-up of comfort foods gone overboard. The question then became, would it be delicious \u2013 an answer I decided to find out for myself when I gathered up the family for early Sunday Breakfast.<\/p>\n

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Arriving shortly after opening \u2013 a good plan considering the fact that every seat would be filled by 8:30am \u2013 and seated promptly at an oversized booth menus were presented and coffee was poured by a young woman named Yolanda who would prove every bit as friendly as she was capable of keeping my cup of Stumptown\u2019s Hairbender filled throughout our 90+ minute stay. Selecting widely from the large and eclectic menu but requesting that food come out in courses I really cannot say enough about the pacing of our meal, particularly as it is in the restaurants best interest to turn tables given their \u201cno reservations\u201d policy, but in a word it was perfect.<\/p>\n

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Starting off with pastries and the oft praised fried mashed potatoes I was particularly taken by the muffin and the scone, both available in the bakery\/bread shop next door and both a fine balance of sweet and savory with a great crumb and plenty of butter. Moving next to our primary plates, myself going savory for the first time in memory as the ladies each went sweet, I\u2019ll simply say that any chef willing to put brandade on a breakfast menu \u2013 particularly with pork belly and kimchi \u2013 has guts, and all my respect for making such diverse flavors work so well.<\/p>\n

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Less impressed by the shrimp and grits, particularly as compared to those at Carriage House the day prior, but more than happy with the delicate pancakes, soft and savory waffles, and particularly the unique toad-in-a-hole-meets-fried-chicken-meets-gooseberries-meets-barbeque French Toast; a dish that much like the belly and brandade simply defies logic in turning out so well.<\/p>\n

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Clearly not skimping on complexity or calories in any way, desserts would prove equally interesting to the main plates and whether one opts for a simple chocolate chip cookie, peanut butter cookie, cookie pie, or defiantly excellent savory milkshake each one was resoundingly good \u2013 the entire meal easily warranting a return visit in the future and, despite the fact that I\u2019ve never seen a single episode of Top Chef, assuring me that Chef Izard deserves every bit of the praise and success that has come her way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Little Goat Stumptown Coffee Ooey gooey cinnabun Coffee Cake Muffin Apricot-masala scone Tempura mashed potatoes \u2013 Asian bbq, ranch Brandade and belly ‘benedict’ \u2013 brandade, pork belly, 2 poached eggs, biscuit, kimchi Shrimp and grumpy goat grits \u2013 braised pistachio, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,96,28,13,27,102,153,97,1104,32,61,875,12,80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breakfast","category-chicago","category-coffee","category-dessert","category-food","category-french-toast","category-ice-cream","category-illinois","category-little-goat","category-pancakes","category-pork","category-stumptown","category-vacation","category-waffles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8573"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8601,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8573\/revisions\/8601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}