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738 W FULLERTON AVE, (W Fullerton Pkwy. & N Burling St.)(773) 883-5282
Pickup estimate is 10-15 min (more info)
Estimated pickup time is 30-35 min (more info)
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Served all day.
Served with fresh bread.
All are made from the freshest and finest available ingredients. Grilled oil free on focaccia bread.
Available all day.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PIG: The Bourgeois Pig® Café was opened on a shoestring budget in May of 1993 by the president & founder of the company, F. Mason Green, then 28 years old. Having backpacked extensively throughout Europe after college graduation and visiting many incredible cafes, and then spending several years waiting tables on Russian Hill in San Francisco, Mason was inspired to open his own coffeehouse. He had seriously considered opening a cafe in San Francisco, but the city was already inundated with a multitude of great cafes. He also considered his highschool and college hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona...but it was too hot and just wasn't fitting for the type of place he wanted to open. A friend encouraged him to explore Chicago as an option, and he instantly fell in love with the city. He had found his new home as well as the birthplace of "The Pig".
Chicago has many great neighborhoods, but Mason happened by chance upon a great little store for rent at 748 W. Fullerton Avenue, which was smack dab in the middle of a charming and upscale neighborhood that is called Lincoln Park. Being across the street from Children's Memorial Hospital and 1 block away from DePaul University, the location was perfect and the price was right.
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After several long months of hard work, and scouring the Midwest for antiques and furniture, he managed to pull it all together and open the doors using his last $100 of borrowed money for change in the cash register!
Sometime in 1995 Mason opened a second restaurant; a sandwich shop called The Scarlet Pumpernickel, which was located about 4 doors east of The Pig, at 738 W. Fullerton Pkwy. After realizing the shortcomings of operating two stores with very similar personalities, and twice the expenses, he decided to combine the two stores into one great place, The Bourgeois Pig® Café! The Pig was immediately successful with its newly expanded menu of sandwiches & salads, and the much larger seating capacity on two levels, as well as the wonderful new front patio seating areas, both upper and lower.
Their sandwich menu has grown tremendously from the original 8 named sandwiches to now more than 25. Additionally, after an initial 2 salad choices, they have mushroomed to a selection of more than 11! They have also delved into baking their own muffins, cookies, scones, biscotti, shortbreads, rice crispy treats, brownies, dessert bars, granola, quiche, baked omelettes, and other delicious treats. They do bake daily, and there is no rhyme or reason as to what flavor of treats they will have on hand from day to day, or from hour to hour, so please feel free to call them for flavor updates!
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Messed up the order, never came.
Posted 11 months ago by Brian F.
I can't actually review the food, because I am still waiting for it, an hour and 40 minutes later. This was supposed to take 30-45 minutes to arrive. I had to call twice to inquire--won't order again.
Posted 11 months ago by Jennifer D.
The egg salad sandwich was delicious - I especially liked the inclusion of black olives. The quiche and salad were delicious as well, and the portion size of the combo was definitely generous.
Posted a year ago by Erin R.
The food was pretty tasty, but the delivery was terrible. When I ordered, the app said that it would take 30 to 45 min for delivery. After an hour, I called to see what the hold up was. They said it left 20 min prior. Really? 40 min to make a sandwich? And it still took a total of an hour and 15 min to get the order! And the pita bread for the hummus was hard. Seems like it might be better to dine in.
Posted a year ago by Christopher M.
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