Kasama
Oh, Scorching Yam! ICED – latte that includes ube & coconut
Iced Black Sesame Latte
Oatmeal Cream Pie with Dulce de Leche and Blackberry Jam
Truffle Croissant – Full of Delice de Bourgogne and black truffle, drizzled with Honey
Coconut Black Sesame Macaroon
Lumpia Shanghai – Candy chili sauce
Hashbrown
Kare-Kare – Meatloaf smothered with peanut sauce, shrimp paste, chili crisp, garlic rice
Kasama Combo Sandwich – shaved pork adobo, longanisa sausage, sizzling giardiniera, dipped in our pork adobo jus
Absolutely benefited in reputation by a Season 2 spot on “The Bear” Kasama options the work of Genie Kwon and Tim Flores, stints at Michelin-starred Boka and Oriole yielding a Tasting Menu dinner and extra informal daytime menu spotlighting Filipino fare.
Already the recipient of their very own star, a 2024 Excellent Service Award as properly, it’s in a comparatively quiet a part of West City that company start lining up ninety minutes previous to opening for a style of every little thing from Kwon’s impeccable Pastries to conventional Lumpia from Flores.
Probably not designed for such success, a single entrance with two-way site visitors creating confusion for each first-timers and company who’ve pre-ordered take-out, it was after practically an hour and a half in line {that a} occasion of two ordered from the counter previous to being assigned a small desk.
Quiet amidst the crowds, a Tagalog definition of “collectively” embodied by shut seating with the kitchen mere ft from diners plus Kwon and Flores’ marriage of ideas, Espresso and Pastries arrive rapidly with each the Ube-infused “Oh, Scorching Yam!” and Cheese-stuffed Viennoiserie that includes Truffle and Honey significantly memorable.
Spendy in comparison with different Chicago joints serving much less elevated variations of the identical, a $3.25 Hashbrown no higher than McDonald’s, Kare-Kare at Kasama eschews Offal in favor of umami-packed Meatloaf with taste surprisingly related whereas the “Combo Sandwich” riffs on Italian Beef with shaved Pork, Filipino Sausage and fiery housemade Giardiniera.
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