Bub City – River North
River North, Chicago
435 North Clark StreetChicago, IL 60654 (312) 610-4200
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Monday - Tuesday: 11:00am - 12:00am
Wednesday - Saturday: 11:00am - 2:00am
Sunday: 11:00am - 12:00am
Please Note: Holiday Hours May Differ
Menus
Lunch and Dinner
Almost Famous
Party WingsYour choice of a small (10-12 piece) or large (16-18 piece) wing basket. Comes in mild buffalo, spicy, or o.g. smoked style. served with celery and ranch or white lightning sauce. lemon pepper coming soonSmall 16.95Large 25.95
Texas Hot Linkpimento cheese, b&b pickles, and saltines11.95
Salads
Add-onsadd fried chicken for $6.95, buffalo fried chicken for $7.95, grilled chicken breast for $6.95, hickory smoked berkshire pulled pork for $6.95, 18 hour brisket for $9.95, salmon for $12.95, side of fries for $1.95
House-Smoked Meats
quality meats, smoked daily, 'til we run out
Brisket Burnt Endsavailible friday - sunday only
Burgers & Sandwiches
served with golden waffle fries or tater tots. add bacon $2.95, atomic cheese $1.95, roasted jalapenos $1
Brisket Patty Meltcaramelized onion, american cheese, rye bread, hot stickey sweet bbq sauce15.95
Prime Pastrami Sandwixhdeli mustard, rye bread, potato latkes - availible friday - sunday only22.95
Brisket Grilled Cheeseamerican, mozzarella & cheddar cheese on texas toast19.95
Bub's Burritochoice of chicken, pork or brisket with pico de gallo, bell peppers, poblano peppers, red onion, onions, rice, & mixed cheese with sour cream, roasted tomato salsa and guacamole18.95
Bird Alert
General Joe'sspicy chicken nuggets, blue cheese, celery14.95
3 Piece Tendersserved with golden waffle fries, add a buck for buffalo or nashville hot15.95
Fried Chicken Sandwichfried chicken breast, ranch dressing, lettuce and pickles. make it buffalo or nashville hot15.95
Phoebe's Mac N' Cheesy
Original9.95
Smokie's Chili Mac13.95
Berkshire Pulled Pork Mac13.95
18hr Smoked Brisket Mac14.95
Sides
Desserts
*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. | As a way to offset rising costs associated with the restaurant (food, beverage, labor, benefits, supplies), we have added a 3% surcharge to all checks. We do this in lieu of increased menu prices. You may request to have this taken off your check, should you choose.
Whiskey
Whiskey of the Week
featured pour each week, for a couple bucks less
Wolf Point BourbonWolf point is a fully functional distillery within the city limits. While they craft and age their own batches, they've released a product that mirrors what they're planning to produce themselves. The bottle features artwork to represent the city's famous North and South intersection of the Chicago River, and the reasoning behind the name 'Wolf-Point'. A great local recommendation for whiskey enthusiasts who are looking to try something "from Chicago!".12
2023 Van Winkle Collection
Old Rip Van Winkle 10yr45
Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot B 12yr60
Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13yr90
Pappy Van Winkle 15yr115
Pappy Van Winkle 20yr195
Pappy Van Winkle 23yr250
2023 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection
Thomas H. Handy45
George T. Stagg75
Sazerac 18yr95
Eagle Rare 17yr100
William Larue Weller115
Private Barrels
the best whiskeys, hand-selected by bub city
Barrell Bourbon107.5pf22
Barrell Low Ryeder117.34pf22
Buffalo Trace90pf14
Cardinal Spirits Barrel Proof121.2pf18
Eagle Rare 10yr90pf18
Few Bottled In Bond100pf16
George Remus 6yr120.4pf or 124.6pf16
High West American Prairie Manhattan100.2pf18
Jack Daniel's Barrel Proof Rye135pf28
Jeppson's Bourbon114.16pf12
Mayor Pingree 7yr123.624
New Riff113.9pf16
New Riff Rye112.8pf18
Old Elk Rye118.4pf26
Old Elk Wheated Bourbon121.6pf22
Old Elk Wheat Whiskey121.9pf24
Old Forester Straight Bourbon Whiskey100pf18
Smoke Wagon Straight Rye112.12pf24
Traverse City Barrel Proof116.8pf14
Weller Full Proof114pf26
Flights
three select pours, 1oz each
Bub City Barrelshigh west american prairie manhattan finish, barrel craft low rye mpg bourbon 9yr, old elk 'n.o.g.' mpg wheated bourbon25
Premier Selectionselijah craig 18yr, wild turkey maser's keep cornerstone rye, stagg50
Whiskeys We Lovejack daniels 10yr, knobb creek 12yr, eagle rare 10yr30
Reserve Whiskey
these items have limited availability
Angel's Envy Cask Strength70
Angel's Envy Cask Strength Rye100
Blanton's Straight From The Barrel30
Blanton's Gold38
Cream Of Kentucky 11.530
Doc Swinson Exploratory Cask 15yr50
E.h Taylor Barrel Proof60
E.h Taylor Warehouse C150
Elmer T. Lee26
Four Gate Split Stave54
Four Gate River Kelvin Rye54
Four Gate Andalusia Ii60
Four Gate Andalusia Key Rye60
Garrison Brothers Balmorhea64
Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon74
High West The Prisoner's Share60
Jack Daniel's 12yr32
Jack Daniel's Gold No. 27 Maple Wood Finishlimited release35
Jack Daniel's Sinatra Select64
Jim Beam Distiller's Masterpiece75
Kentucky Owl Takumi48
King Of Kentucky '22150
Lock, Stock, And Barrel 13yr Rye24
Michter's 10yr Bourbon48
Old Charter French Oak32
Old Fitzgerald 19yr80
Parker's Heritage Double Barreled Blend60
Russell's Reserve 13yr40
Smoke Wagon Rare And Limited40
Weller Cypb '2260
Wild Turkey Master's Keep Cornerstone60
Wild Turkey Master's Keep 17yr60
Wild Turkey Master's Keep One60
Woodford Reserve Masters Oat Grain30
Woodford Reserve Master's Five Malt40
Woodinville Moscatel32
Whistlepig 15yr Rye100
Buffalo Trace / Barton 1792
Blanton's22
Blanton's Straight From The Barrel30
Blanton's Gold38
Bowman Brothers Small Batch14
Buffalo Trace12
Buffalo Trace Kosher SeriesWheat, Rye or Straight Rye18
Eagle Rare 10yr16
E.h Taylor Small Batch16
E.h Taylor Single Barrel28
Hancock Reserve18
Isaac Bowman Port Finish26
John J. Bowman16
Rock Hill Farms26
Stagg20
Thomas Moore Madeira Finish24
Thomas Moore Chardonnay Finish24
Thomas Moore Congac Finish24
Thomas Moore Merlot Finsh24
Thomas Moore Port Finish24
Thomas Moore Sherry Finish24
Very Old Barton Bourbon10
Weller Special Reserve18
Brown-Forman
Early Times Bonded14
Old Forester 100pf Rye14
Old Forester 187016
Old Forester 189718
Old Forester 191018
Old Forester 192020
Woodford Reserve Bourbon15
Woodford Reserve Batch Proof30
Heaven Hill
Bernheim Wheat Barrel Proof22
Elijah Craig Small Batch12
Elijah Craig Rye14
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof18
Evan Williams White Label Bonded10
Evan Williams Single Barrel12
Heaven Hill Bottled In Bond14
Larceny Barrel Proof18
Old Fitzgerlad 19yr80
Jim Beam
Bakers 7yr Single Barrel20
Basil Hayden's16
Booker's18
Jim Beam Black10
Jim Beam Brown Rice14
Knob Creek 9yr11
Knob Creek 12yr26
Knob Creek 15yr40
Legent14
Little Book Chapter 540
Little Book Chapter 640
Maker's Mark
Maker's Mark10
Maker's Cask Strength14
Maker's Mark Wood Finish20
Four Roses
Four Roses Yellow Label10
Four Roses Small Batch12
Four Roses Limited Edition 202260
Midwest
Black Band WhiskeyPeoria, IL16
Black Band BourbonPeoria, IL18
Black Band RyePeoria, IL18
Blaum Bros RyeGalena, IL14
Blaum Brothers 5yr Bourbon Congac FinishGalena, IL26
Cardinal Spirit BourbonBloomington12
Cardinal Spirit RyeBloomington, IN12
Cardinal Spirit Barrel ProofBloomington, IN18
Cardinal Hoosier GoldBloomington, IN20
Dancing Goat I Would Rye 4 UCambridge, WI17
Dancing Goat Quirky & HumbleCambridge, WI20
Driftless GlenBaraboo, WI12
Driftless Glen RyeBaraboo, WI14
Few Bonded RyeEvanston, IL14
Few American WhiskeyEvanston, IL15
Few 10th Anniversary Four GrainEvanston, IL16
Few Cold CutEvanston, IL14
Few Cereal KillerEvanston, IL24
Few Alice In ChainsEvanston, IL24
Four Kings Blended WhiskeyCollaboration: FEW (IL), Journeyman (MI), Mississippi River (IA), Corsair (TN)16
Journeyman Kissing CousinsThree Oaks, MI16
Limousin Rye 6yr 92pfCambridge, WI14
Limousin Rye 6yr Cask StrengthCambridge, WI20
Noble Oak BourbonNewton, OH14
Rieger's Kansas City WhiskeyKansas City, MO14
Templeton Rye 10yrTempleton, IA26
Traverse City Barrel Proof BourbonTraverse City, MI18
Smoke Wagon
Smoke Wagon Bourbon14
Smoke Wagon Small Batch16
Smoke Wagon Uncut The Younger18
Smoke Wagon Bottled In Bond Rye22
Smoke Wagon Uncut And Unfiltered24
Smoke Wagon Private Barrel24
Smoke Wagon Malted Rye28
Smoke Wagon Rare And Limited40
Tennessee
Belle Meade Reserve18
Belle Meade Xo Congac22
George Dickel #810
George Dickel #1212
Jack Daniel's Bonded17
Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select94 pf16
Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Rye22
Jack Daniel's 10yr28
Jack Daniel's 12yr32
Jack Daniel's Sinatra Select64
Jack Daniels Triple Mash18
Nelson's Green Brier12
Uncle Nearest 188414
Wild Turkey
Russell's Reserve Rye 6yr16
Russell's Reserve Single Barrel Rye24
Wild Turkey 10114
Wild Turkey 101 Rye16
Master's Keep 17yr60
Master's Keep Cornerstone60
Master's Keep One60
Willett / Kentucky Bourbon Distillers
Kentucky Vintage10
Old Bardstown Estate12
Orphan Barrel Forged Oak 15yr22
Craft
A.d Law Bonded Rye22
Angel's Envy Bourbon16
Bardstown Origins14
Bardstown Origins Bottled In Bond16
Bardstown Bourbon "fusion"20
Bardstown Bourbon "discovery"40
Bardstown "copper & Kings"50
Bardstown Chateau Laubade50
Barrel Bourbon Batch #2018
Barrel Bourbon Dovetail20
Black Maple Hill Bourbon22
Black Maple Hill Rye24
Blackened Whiskey16
Blood Oath Pact 732
Blue Run High Rye28
Breckenridge High Proof14
Brothers' Bond14
Burnside Oregon Oaked18
Clyde Mays13
Copper Fox Rye14
Coppercraft Bourbon16
Coppercraft Rye16
Cyrus Noble12
Doc Swinson Solera Rye14
Doc Swinson Triple Cask18
Ezra Brooks 7yr18
Four Gate Split Stave54
Four Gate River Kelvin Rye54
Four Gate Andalusia Ii60
Four Gate Andalusia Key Rye60
Garrison Brothers Bourbon24
Garrison Brothers Honey Dew24
Garrison Brothers Single Barrel30
Green River Bourbon12
High West Rendezvous Rye20
High West Midwinter Nights Dram48
Hillrock Estate26
Hochstadter's Rye14
Lip Service Rye16
Michter's Us*1 Sour Mash Whiskey14
Michter's 10yr Bourbon48
New Riff Bottled In Bond Bourbon12
New Riff Bottled In Bond Rye14
Old Elk Rye16
One Eight District Bourbon12
One Eight Untitled No. 1324
Peerless Bourbon18
Peerless Double Oak26
Peerless Rye27
Penelope Bourbon14
Penelope Barrel Strength24
Pinhook Bourbon14
Rabbit Hole Boxergrail Rye14
Rabbit Hole Cavehill16
Rebel Yell 10yr26
Red Eye Rye12
Redemption Bourbon12
Redemption Wheated12
Redwood Empire16
Remus Repeal V '2128
Remus Repeal Vi '2234
Rossville Union Rye14
Rossville Union Barrel Proof Rye18
Slaughterhouse16
Sonoma Bourbon12
Sonoma Rye14
Tin Cup14
Tin Cup Rye14
Tin Cup 10yr18
Treaty Oak Ghost Hill14
Union Horse "reunion" Barrel Strength Rye22
Union Horse Rolling Standard20
Widow Jane 10yr22
Widow Jane Decadence 10yr32
Widow Jane Lucky 13yr40
Wilderness Trail Single Barrel Bourbon16
Wilderness Trail Single Barrel Rye16
Woodinville Bourbon13
Woodinville Rye14
Woodinville Port18
Woodinville Moscatel32
Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch14
Wyoming Whiskey Double Cask18
Wyoming Whiskey Single Barrel20
Yellowstone Ltd. 202134
Yellowstone Ltd. 202238
American Single Malt
Chicago Distilling Single Malt Stouted14
Few Single Malt18
High West High Country24
St. George Baller18
Virginia Distillery Cider Cask Finish18
Virginia Distillery Port Cask Finish18
Westward Single Malt18
Westward Pinot Noir Finish28
Westward Stout Finish28
Please advise the restaurant of any dietary restrictions and allergies when dining in or placing a carry out order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. All items are subject to availability. | As a way to offset rising costs associated with the restaurant (food, beverage, labor, benefits, supplies), we have added a 3% surcharge to all checks. We do this in lieu of increased menu prices. You may request to have this taken off your check, should you choose.
Late Night
Almost Famous
fer the table
General Joe's Buffalo Bitesour spicy chicken nuggets, served with blue cheese & celery14.95
Sandwiches & Tenders
share 'em or don't! add atomic cheese $1.95, add roasted jalapenos $1
Pulled Pork Sandwichserved on a martin's potato bun with crispy waffle fries13.95
Chopped Brisket Sandwichslow-smoked for 18hrs, jalapeños & pickled red onions and waffle fries17.95
Buttermilk Fried Tenders3 tenders served with crispy waffle fries choose from plain or toss 'em for a buck!14.95
Please advise the restaurant of any dietary restrictions and allergies when dining in or placing a carry out order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. All items are subject to availability | As a way to offset rising costs associated with the restaurant (food, beverage, labor, benefits, supplies), we have added a 3% surcharge to all checks. We do this in lieu of increased menu prices. You may request to have this taken off your check, should you choose.
Happy Hour
Happy Hour Menu
4-6pm Monday - Friday
$5 High Noon! Get A Bucket For $25! Plus $6 Back Porch Tea & Easy Peasy Lemonade!Happy Hour M-F 4-6pm
Brunch
HANGOVER HAPPY HOUR 11am-1pm
$6 Bloody Marys, Mimosas!
Mimosagiuliana prosecco with fresh-squeezed orange juice12
Bloody Marybasic vodka, zing zang bloody mary mix with loaded skewer13
Bub's Brunch
Cinnamon Sticky Bunshomemade cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting. a real treat!8.95
Nachos For Breakfastcheesy eggs, pico de gallo, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, jalapenos - add brisket for 9.9516.95
Flapjack Sandwichflufffy eggs, bacon, american cheese and maple syrup served with chorizo spiced potatoes14.95
Burnt Ends Benedictpoached eggs, buttermilk biscuit, topped with hollandaise & served with chorizo spiced potatoes19.95
Fried Chicken Biscuitdill pickles, mayo, honey16.95
Nashville Hot Chicken & Bacon Wafflenashville hot chicken bites served atop a bacon batter waffle with maple syrup19.95
Day Breaker Burritoscrambled eggs, chorizo spiced potatoes, black beans, avocado, pico, cotija cheese, corn chips & chipotle crema14.95
Scrambled Egg Tacosbacon, oaxaca cheese crust, charred poblano crema14.95
Smoked Pastrami Bageleverything begal, over easy fried egg, mayo, american cheese served with potato latkes18.95
Bacon, Egg And Cheeseburger2 all beef patties, fried egg, american cheese, bacon, and mayo served with waffle fries or tater tots13.95
Almost Famous
Party WingsYour choice of a small (10-12 piece) or large (16-18 piece) wing basket. Comes in Buffalo, Spicy, or O.G. Smoked style. Served with celery and ranch or white lightning sauce. Lemon Pepper Coming SoonSmall 16.95Large 25.95
Guacamole, Pimento Cheese & Chipsgf8.95
Fried Picklescreamy ranch dressing for dippin'10.95
General Joe's Buffalo Bitesspicy chicken nuggets, blue cheese, celery14.95
Chicken Tender Basket3 chicken tenders, golden waffle fries, creamy ranch - make itt buffalo or nashville hot15.95
Burgers & Sandwiches
served with golden waffle fries or tater tots, add atomic cheese sauce for $1.95, add bacon for $2.95, add roasted jalapeños for $0.95
Pulled Pork Sandwichberkshire pork, cabbaage slaw, crispy onions15.95
Sliced Brisket Sandwichslow smoked for 18 hours, jalapenos & pickled red onions18.95
Brisket Grilled Cheesecheddar, american and mozzarella cheeses on griddled texas toast with waffle fries19.95
Prime Pastrami Sandwichdeli mustard, rye bread, served with potato latkes22.95
Salads
add grilled chicken for $6.95, add fried chicken for $6.95, add brisket for $9.95, add pulled pork for 6.95, add salmon for $12.95, add a side of fries $1.95
Southwest Choppedtomatoes, black beans, avocado, white cheddar, cucumber, pimentos, chipotle ranch, fresh lime vinaigrette (gf)14.95
House-Smoked Meats
18-hr Smoked Prime Brisket22.95
Pulled Berkshire Pork Shoulder14.95
Chicago-style Baby Back Ribs19.9534.95
Brisket Burnt Endspoint of the brisket, smoked, roasted and smoked again. served atop texas toast with coleslaw and pickles22.95
Faroe Island Salmonbbq, blackened, or grilled22.95
B-Sides
Sausage Gravy2.95
Bacon/sausagegf7.95
Buttermilk Waffle9.95
Tater Tots7.95
Chrizo-spiced Potatoes4.95
As a way to offset rising costs associated with the restaurant (food, beverage, labor, benefits, supplies), we have added a 3% surcharge to all checks. We do this in lieu of increased menu prices. You may request to have this taken off your check, should you choose. *Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness
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