Goosefoot (restaurant)

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Restaurant information
Established2011
Closed2024
Owner(s)Chris and Nina Nugent
ChefChris Nugent
Food typeFrench cuisine
Dress codeBusiness Casual
CityChicago
CountyCook
StateIllinois
Postal/ZIP Code60625-2945
CountryUSA
Seating capacity30
Websitewww.goosefoot.net

Goosefoot (stylized as goosefoot) was 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]

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]

  1. ^ Ruby, Jeff (December 20, 2011). "Chris Nugent's goosefoot® Opens". Chicago. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Wetli, Patty (October 15, 2014). "goosefoot food and wine Shop Opens Next to Michelin-Starred Restaurant". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ^ Wetli, Patty (September 8, 2017). "goosefoot® Opens Ice Cream Shop; Michelin-Starred Chef Is Head Scooper". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Ruby, Jeff (February 20, 2012). "Goosefoot and Les Nomades - HUNGER GAMES: Les Nomades sets the time machine for 2000. Goosefoot sets it for tomorrow". Chicago. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Brock, James. "The Small BYOB Restaurant That's Worth Flying to Chicago For: A Husband-and-Wife Team Powers the Wonder of Goosefoot". PaperCity Magazine. Dallas. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Goosefoot". Michelin Guide Chicago. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  7. ^ Dizik, Alina (January 6, 2020). "Your Tasting Menu Is BYOB—Prepare to Lug Half a Crate of Wine". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Drain, Erin (January 9, 2012). "What to BYOB to Goosefoot". RedEye. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Best Restaurants for Service". RestaurantNews.com. Athens, Georgia. March 5, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Owners of Goosefoot restaurant in Lincoln Square announce plans to relocate". February 2024.