Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar
Permanently Closed
Caviar & Eastern European fare with global twists, breakfast to dinner.
Caviar & Eastern European fare with global twists, breakfast to dinner.
"Heritage offers its regular menu for carryout and delivery (yes, including the caviar), along with family meals that rotate every day." - adrian kane
"After eight years in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village, chefs Guy and Tif Meikle built an unstuffy caviar bar and restaurant that celebrated their Eastern European roots and welcomed the diverse identities of staff and neighborhood patrons. They helped make sturgeon eggs approachable and fun, incorporated staff memories into the concept, and served oysters, cocktails, classic Eastern European entrees, paczki and other European staples alongside international dishes like ramen and Korean fried chicken nuggets. The operation weathered a fire and the pandemic, hosted regular summer events (including an August 1 block party and a Father’s Day lamb roast), and kept a basement available for private parties. Facing proposed lease increases they couldn’t afford, the owners announced the restaurant will close on Saturday, August 30, while praising their landlord and prioritizing helping roughly 30 employees find new work." - Ashok Selvam
"Flexible enough for a fancy date night or after-work drinks, Heritage is the type of place whose Happy Hour deal combines $2 oysters and Bud Light. If you dream of beer-battered cheese curds and $140 caviar while wearing jean shorts and a baseball cap, this is the spot you’ve been looking for. And may we just say, you have very strange and specific desires." - josh barnett, john ringor
"The deal: $2.50 oysters and $5 beer When to get it: Daily, 4-6pm Heritage is a paradoxically casual neighborhood caviar bar in Humboldt Park—the type of not-stuffy place whose daily happy hour deal lists $28 combos of crispy duck confit leg with gribiche and a glass of pet-nat alongside $2.50 oysters and $5 beer. There are usually three oyster varieties flown in two times a week, but count on Canadian chebooktooks being a permanent fixture on the menu. Sit at the bar and watch the shucking happen right before your eyes." - veda kilaru
"A no-holds-barred Paczki Day is in store at Heritage, where the team has a varied lineup of options. Pre-order selections include sweet flavors (roasted milk tea with lychee noir tea and lychee bits topped with black tea sugar, and black sesame coconut with sesame cream, and toasted coconut topping), savory ones (everything bagel with grilled scallion cream cheese, everything bagel topping), and vegan delights (coffee vegan tiramisu cream with espresso cookie crumb). On top of all of that, customers can also stop by for a walk-in special: bacon, egg, and cheese on a paczki with spicy aioli. Pre-orders are available by the half or full dozen via Tock for pickup from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fat Tuesday." - Lisa Shames