Chicago | Old-School French Dining at Its Finest 🍴
First time at Le Bouchon, though I've been to Obelix multiple times—proof that classic French bistros never disappoint! Voie Lactée au Foie Gras (Foie Gras Chocolate) 🍫 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Mind-blowing starter! Silky-smooth foie gras center melts luxuriously, while the raspberry white chocolate shell adds bright acidity to cut through the richness. One is NOT enough! 🦢🍫🤯 Gougères (Cheese Puffs) 🧀 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Warm, gooey Époisse cheese bursts out with each bite—pungent, creamy, and absolutely addictive. Not for the faint-hearted, but cheese lovers will worship these! 🧀💥😍 Beef Tartare 🥩 Topped with the cutest quail egg! The hand-chopped beef is velvety yet toothsome, lightly dressed with onions and just enough fat to make every bite pure decadence. Raw meat perfection! 🥚🐮🔥 Soup à l’Oignon Gratinée (French Onion Soup) 🧅 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Less salty than Obelix’s version—win! Slow-cooked onions dissolve into rich beef broth, topped with a molten cheese blanket. Comfort in a bowl! 🍲🧀🤤 Petit Lapin En Croute (Rabbit Pot Pie) 🐰 🌟🌟🌟🌟 A hidden treasure of tender rabbit meat and sausage in creamy sauce, encased in flaky pastry. Each spoonful feels like unearthing gold—especially when you dunk the buttery crust into the filling! 🥧🐇💛 Moules-Frites (Mussels in Cream Sauce) 🐚 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Plump, juicy mussels—each bigger than a thumb!—swimming in garlicky cream sauce. The broth is so good, you’ll demand extra bread to sop up every last drop. 🍞🧈😋 Truffle Profiteroles (Truffle Ice Cream Puffs) 🍨 🌟🌟🌟 Bold black truffle flavor cuts through the sweet vanilla ice cream, with warm custard sauce creating a hot-cold sensation. Only flaw? A tad too salty. ❄️🔥🖤 Crème Brûlée 🍮 🌟🌟🌟🌟 The caramelized sugar crust shatters like glass, revealing silky custard beneath. Perfectly balanced—not tooth-achingly sweet, just elegant simplicity. 🍮🔨💖 Le Bouchon proves why timeless French cuisine never goes out of style. Every dish feels like a warm hug from Paris! 🇫🇷❤️🍽️ #slowtravel #foodieuniverse #culinaryjourney #frenchcuisine #chicagodining #chicagofood #lebouchon #chicagorestaurants #chicagoeats #chicagobistros
