Goosefoot (restaurant)
Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Goosefoot (stylized as goosefoot) is an American restaurant serving French cuisine located in Chicago.[1] An adjacent grocery, called goosefoot food & wine, opened in 2014.[2] The food and wine store added an ice cream shop in late 2017.[3] In 2012, shortly after the restaurant opened, a reviewer for Chicago magazine wrote "Goosefoot’s air flows with the particular bliss that permeates any young restaurant when diners realize they’re in a special place, and the smile on every face says the same thing: This is my first visit of many."[4]
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| Established | 2011 |
| Owner(s) | Chris and Nina Nugent |
| Chef | Chris Nugent |
| Food type | French cuisine |
| Dress code | Business Casual |
| Location | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, 60625, USA |
Seating capacity | 60 |
| Website | www.goosefoot.net |
Located near Lincoln Square in Chicago's Far North Side, Goosefoot is a fine dining establishment offering multi- course prix fixe dinners. It is owned and operated by the husband and wife team of Chris and Nina Nugent.[5] Chris Nugent was previously chef for seven years at fine dining restaurant Les Nomades.[4]
Although the exterior is described as "nondescript", the interior has been called a "warm, colorful, and elegant boîte".[5] The leisurely dining experience lasts about 3-1/2 hours. Wine can be ordered in advance from the adjacent grocery store/wine shop operated by the Nugents.[5] Dishes served at one meal included scallops, chestnut soup with mushrooms, tortellini with truffles, Angus beef with crisp pea tendrils, and a frozen dessert made of vanilla, pink peppercorn, cherry, matcha tea and truffle. The final course was a coffee beverage incorporating fennel, Elderflower and Meyer lemon, served with a macaron.[5] According to the Michelin Guide, the restaurant is "truly unique", and "the multicourse menu showcases classical technique and contemporary artistry."[6]
The restaurant encourages customers to bring their own wine.[7][8] In 2013, OpenTable gave Goosefoot its "Top 100 Best Restaurants for Service in the United States" award, out of more than 15,000 restaurants evaluated.[9]
In February 2024, the owners announced Goosefoot would close and they plan to relocate.[10]
It relocated in 2026 to 4520 North Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago, discontinued its BYOB policy, and introduced a wine list.[11]
