Venus
820 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607 (312) 714-1001Menu
Cold Appetizers
Tahini and chick pea spread blended with olive oil and garlic.
Talatouri, hummus, taramosalata, and melizanosalata.
Cypriot version of Tzatziki, this yogurt spread is blended with slices of cucumber and mint.
Smoked eggplant salad spread blended with garlic and roasted peppers.
Fish roe spread blended with olive oil, lemon and bread forming a creamy texture.
Imported Feta cheese with kalamata olives.
Octopus salad with diced octopus, carrots, celery and olive oil.
Garlic spread made with pureed potatoes blended with olive oil and lemon juice.
Feta cheese blended with hot roasted peppers and olive oil - moderately spicy.
Hot Appetizers
Vine leaves stuffed with ground pork and rice, served with yogurt.
Grilled baby octopus in a bed of lettuce and balsamic vinegar.
Traditional Cypriot pork meatballs served with yogurt.
12 shrimp cooked with Feta cheese and tomato sauce topped with ouzo.
Grilled eggplant, zucchini and green peppers, balsamic vinegar and lemon juice.
Lightly breaded fried slices of eggplant topped with light tomato sauce and cheese.
Pork tips sauteed in wine and dry coriander.
Crispy lightly breaded pan-fried smelts.
Baked Feta cheese with slices of green pepper, tomato, and basil.
Mini chicken or pork shish kebab on a skewer.
Baked imported Cypriot cheese.
Broiled Greek sausage.
Two piece, grilled squid stuffed with spinach, shrimp, Feta cheese and roasted red peppers.
Pan fried liver topped with olive oil and lemon.
Lightly breaded fried slices of zucchini served with our garlic spread.
Imported Greek cheese flamed in brandy at your table.
Crispy lightly breaded fried squid served with cocktail sauce.
Meat
Seasoned lamb kebab frilled on a skewer served with oven-baked potatoes.
Fillet mignon kebab grilled on a skewer served with rice pilaf.
Lamb loin chops, served with fresh cut signature fries.
Two center cut pork chops grilled to perfection, served with fresh cut signature fries.
Pork tenderloin kebab grilled on a skewer and served with fresh cut signature fries.
16 oz. cooked to order.
Lamb chops cooked to order.
12 oz. New York steak cooked to order.
Meze Poseidon
White rice baked with chicken broth.
Grilled baby octopus with balsamic vinegar.
Traditional Greek homemade dessert.
Fish roe spread.
Swordfish kebab on skewer.
Grilled Atlantic salmon.
Feta cheese spread - moderately spicy.
Salad in balsamic vinaigrette.
Crispy lightly breaded pan-fried smelts.
Meze Venus
Cypriot salads with capers and cilantro.
Vine leaves stuffed with ground pork.
Tahini and chick pea spread blended with olive oil.
Traditional Cypriot home dessert filled with almonds.
Traditional Cypriot pork meatballs served with yogurt.
Chicken kebab on a skewer.
Yogurt spread, blended with cucumber and mint.
Cracked wheat in light tomato and chicken broth.
Pork marinated in red wine and dry coriander.
Pasta
Mediterranean angel hair pasta tossed with garlic, olive oil and sauteed spinach.
Penne pasta tossed with sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, basil and pine nuts.
Spaghetti tossed with sauteed garlic, green and red peppers, mushrooms, onions and basil - moderately spicy.
Baked spaghetti in homemade cream sauce with bacon, topped with three cheeses.
Pasta tossed in olive oil served with shredded cheese.
Linguine tossed in tomato sauce with shrimp, octopus and scallops finished with ouzo-moderately spicy.
Spaghetti with homemade meat sauce topped with cheese and baked.
Poultry
Sauteed chicken breast medallions with onions, peppers and lemon served with rice.
Broiled breast of chicken topped with Halloumi cheese, tomato and basil, served with rice.
Baked chicken breast stuffed with spinach and Feta cheese mix, served with rice.
Half chicken baked with olive oil and oregano, served with oven baked potatoes.
Broiled breast of chicken served with rice pilaf and vegetable of the day.
Half chicken broiled with olive oil, lemon and oregano served with rice pilaf. Please all 35 minutes for preparation.
Breast of chicken kebab broiled on a skewer with green pepper and onion, served with fresh cut signature fries.
Salads
Chopped lettuce with tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh green onions, capers and cilantro in our house dressing.
Chopped lettuce with tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh green onions, and Feta cheese in our house dressing topped with grilled shrimp.
Chopped lettuce with tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh green onions, capers, cilantro, and Feta cheese in our house dressing topped with chicken breast.
Traditional Greek salad with lettuce, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, onions and Feta cheese in our house dressing.
Mixed greens with halloumi cheese, caper leaves, boiled egg and croutons in our house dressing.
Traditional Greek country salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, olives, green peppers and Feta cheese in our house dressing.
Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, fresh green onions, green pepper and dill in balsamic vinaigrette.
Seafood
Lightly breaded, pan-fried, salted codfish served with our garlic spread and horta (boiled greens).
Swordfish kebab grilled on a skewer with wedges of onion and green peppers served with sauteed spinach and rice pilaf.
Swordfish, shrimp and scallop kebab grilled on a skewer with wedges of onion and green peppers served with sauteed spinach and rice pilaf.
Grilled Atlantic salmon served with sauteed spinach and rice pilaf.
12 shrimp kebab broiled on a skewer served with sauteed spinach and rice pilaf.
Lightly breaded, pan-fried codfish served with our garlic spread and rice pilaf.
Side Dishes
Sauteed spinach in olive oil and garlic.
White rice baked with chicken broth.
Braised Lima beans in tomato sauce.
Fresh cut signature fries.
Boiled greens served with lemon and olive oil.
Potatoes with a touch of wine and coriander.
Braised okra with fresh onions in a light tomato sauce.
Braised green beans with carrots and onions in a light tomato sauce.
Braised zucchini, red and green peppers, onions and potatoes.
Oven baked potatoes in lemon and olive oil.
Cracked wheat in light tomato and chicken broth.
Boiled spinach with rice and a light tomato sauce.
Signature Dishes
Grilled rolls of ground meat and spices served with fresh cut fries. Please all 20 minutes for preparation.
Layers of eggplant, potatoes, zucchini, ground beef, topped with homemade bechamel sauce, baked individually. Please all 35 minutes for preparation.
Lamb wrapped in foil, slow-baked for six hours to perfection. The origin of this dish, as history tells it, goes back to the Cypriot freedom lighters of the 19th century.
Portabella mushroom marinated in red wine and dry coriander served over a bed of grilled vegetables.
Eggplant stuffed and baked with zucchini, tomato, carrot, potato and onion.
Layers of ground beef tossed with pasta and our homemade bechamel sauce, baked individually. Please all 35 minutes for preparation.
Layers of eggplant, potatoes and zucchini topped with our homemade bechamel sauce, baked individually. Please all 35 minutes for preparation.
Pork marinated in red wine and dry coriander, served with pourgouri.
Soups
Eff lemon with chicken and rice.
Desserts
A dessert of cake infused with coffee, layered with a rich cheese filling.
Homemade!
Chocolate or Vanilla.
Layered chocolate cake.
Homemade! Custard baked in a caramel-lined mold.
Homemade! Layers of phyllo dough and crushed walnuts topped with syrup.
Homemade! Cypriot specialty. Pastry fingers filled with crushed almonds.
Homemade! Custard filling baked in phyllo dough.
Custard cake with a layer of chocolate and whipped cream with sliced almonds on top.
Homemade! Egg custard filling in phyllo dough topped with syrup.
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