Brisku's Bistro

(773) 279-9141

4100 N Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL 60618 41.9558 -87.7082

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Neighborhoods: Irving Park, Northwest Side

Hours:

Monday 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Tuesday 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Wednesday 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Thursday 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Friday 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Saturday 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Sunday 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Price:

$

Last updated 10.14.11

Category:

Restaurants, Liquor Stores

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Notable Beer List, Family-Friendly Dining, Late Night Dining, Private Rooms, Dine At The Bar, Bar Scene

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Mediterranean

Smoking Permitted:

Yes

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About Brisku's Bistro

The Owner

Brisku's Bistro

Owner

Monday:$2.00 Oldstyles $0.25 Jumbo Wings (min order 6) Tuesday: $2.00 1/4 Pound Burger w/fries $2.00 Domestic Beer Bottless $2.00 Mixed Drinks Wednesday: 1/2 price Bottles of Wine 1/2 price Albanian qebapa entree $3.00 Birra Tirana Thursday:$3.00 Newcastles $5.00 Irish Carbombs 1/2 price Small Pizzas Friday:$3.00 Smirnoff Vodka Drinks $1.00 Pabst Blue Ribbon Bottles $5.00 ?All you can eat? Pasta (served with garlic bread pizza) Saturday: $4.00 Absolut Vodka Drinks $4.00 Classic Brisku Burger (until 6pm) Bermuda Steaks: Prime cut of the week grilled to your liking; includes a shot of Jameson…

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Featured Review

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Contributor

In Short – A mixed crowd of Serbian expats and locals bellies up to the bar or settles into the adjacent dining room. The menu offers wings, calamari and thin-crust pizzas, as well as Mediterranean specialties like lamb shank and garlicky baba ghanoush with warm pita. Other offerings include Balkan plates like qevapa, a well-seasoned sausage that mingles beef, garlic and spices in a skewered snack for two. Sweet baklava and crème caramel are among the desserts. – – –

Editor's Tips

Save Money:
Dig into specials every day except Saturday, including 25-cent wings on Mondays, $2 burgers on Tuesdays, and $1.50 chili during the game on Sundays.
What to Drink:
There are more than 30 beers offered, including Turbo Dog and Birra Tirana. The wine list offers by-the-glass options like an Australian shiraz-cabernet, a Californian zinfandel and a Greek red, for around $5.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “If offers excellent food and a nice friendly atmosphere.”
  2. “It has an energetic atmosphere, great service with some of the best inexpensive dishes in the area.”
  3. “With excellent food and atmosphere that offers ecclectic variety, I found Brisku's Bistro to be quite pleasing.”
  4. “The ambience is friendly and relaxed, the service is prompt and the drinks are cheap.”
  5. “Great food and atmosphere”
drinks
93.75% positive
  1. “Albainian/Greek. The bar serves a huge varity of drinks sure to satisfy anyone.”
  2. “Unlike hot spots in Lincoln Park, Bucktown, Wrigleyville, etc, the Bistro does not have a snooty crowd and an over-confident bar staff.”
  3. “The ambience is friendly and relaxed, the service is prompt and the drinks are cheap.”
  4. “meet my friends, have a tasty dinner and some cocktails, then hit the town.”
  5. “We all got wasted and it did not cost too much to have great drinks.”
  6. “You have a laid back bar feel to the place, but the food comes out and dishes are very good.”
  7. “The fantastic jukebox selection, FREE DARTS, and welcoming aura make Briskus Bistro my favorite place to just hang out, have a good time, and of course, enjoy some great food and great drinks.”
  8. “Alot of beers to choose from and great drinks mixed by cute waitresses and bar tenders.”
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. “There is a great variety of food from american to”
  2. “Great food and atmosphere”
  3. “The food is great.”
  4. “The spinach stuffed chicken breast topped with mozzerella cheese and a delightful marinara sauce was golden.”
  5. “My favorite is the stuffed chicken as an entree and I can't even begin to pick a favorite appetizer (there are so many good ones to choose from).”
  6. “It has an energetic atmosphere, great service with some of the best inexpensive dishes in the area.”
  7. “With excellent food and atmosphere that offers ecclectic variety, I found Brisku's Bistro to be quite pleasing.”
  8. “enjoyed the Lamb Shank and found the sauce to be qiute wonderful.”
  9. “good food”
  10. “The fantastic jukebox selection, FREE DARTS, and welcoming aura make Briskus Bistro my favorite place to just hang out, have a good time, and of course, enjoy some great food and great drinks.”
  11. “If offers excellent food and a nice friendly atmosphere.”
  12. “You have a laid back bar feel to the place, but the food comes out and dishes are very good.”
  13. “stick with the Albanian and Mediterranean dishes as there's no place I've found with more delicious dishes of those varieties.”
  14. “The food is great and there is something to satisfy every taste bud.”
  15. “meet my friends, have a tasty dinner and some cocktails, then hit the town.”
  16. “...to really good mediteranean foods with feta cheese, lamb and other stuff.”
  17. “The food is really good; I recommend the 'Brisku Burger' or the Liver dish, depending on the type of dinner you want to have.”
  18. “If you want a place where you can have a good time with great music and STILL enjoy restaraunt quality food, GO TO THE BISTRO.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “There is a great variety of food from american to”
  2. “The fantastic jukebox selection, FREE DARTS, and welcoming aura make Briskus Bistro my favorite place to just hang out, have a good time, and of course, enjoy some great food and great drinks.”
  3. “With excellent food and atmosphere that offers ecclectic variety, I found Brisku's Bistro to be quite pleasing.”
  4. “stick with the Albanian and Mediterranean dishes as there's no place I've found with more delicious dishes of those varieties.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “think it's the best place for a group - friends or family.”
  2. “great place to meet before late weekends”
  3. “The bistro is a good place to wind down after a long day at work.”
service
90.0% positive
  1. “It has an energetic atmosphere, great service with some of the best inexpensive dishes in the area.”
  2. “Unlike hot spots in Lincoln Park, Bucktown, Wrigleyville, etc, the Bistro does not have a snooty crowd and an over-confident bar staff.”
  3. “Alot of beers to choose from and great drinks mixed by cute waitresses and bar tenders.”
  4. “The ambience is friendly and relaxed, the service is prompt and the drinks are cheap.”
  5. “If offers excellent food and a nice friendly atmosphere.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “It has an energetic atmosphere, great service with some of the best inexpensive dishes in the area.”
  2. “Albainian/Greek. The bar serves a huge varity of drinks sure to satisfy anyone.”
  3. “The ambience is friendly and relaxed, the service is prompt and the drinks are cheap.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “The bistro is a good place to wind down after a long day at work.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/04/06

Brisku's Tops!

by muzikchick at Citysearch

You can't find a better meal than you can find at Brisku's! I stick with the Albanian and Mediterranean dishes as there's no place I've found with more delicious dishes of those varieties. Bite into one of their appetizers or entrees and the flavor explodes in your mouth! The flavors don't fight with each other, they dance in harmony and delight your tastebuds. Try their sausage dish, you won't ever look back! (Qevapas) They even offer specials every weekday! You can't beat that! Try their cask ale. Delicious! Oh and I know I said I didn't really do their American dishes too often, but their burger really is KILLER and I haven't had better wings anywhere! The atmosphere is relaxed and inviting. Service is stellar and accomodating. You just can't go wrong with Brisku's!

  • Pros: diverse and delicious menu, great drinks selection, cask ale
  • Cons: not into sports but it's not too obnoxious
4.5 Star Rating: Recommended

01/15/03

Highly Recommended!

by sscomar at Citysearch

I think it's the best place for a group - friends or family. The food is great and there is something to satisfy every taste bud. My favorite is the stuffed chicken as an entree and I can't even begin to pick a favorite appetizer (there are so many good ones to choose from). The ambience is friendly and relaxed, the service is prompt and the drinks are cheap. What's not to like!!

  • Pros: Inexpensive, Extensive Menu, Great Service
  • Cons: Parking
4.5 Star Rating: Recommended

01/10/03

good food

by teriton at Citysearch

The bistro is a good place to wind down after a long day at work. If offers excellent food and a nice friendly atmosphere. Highly recommend it

  • Pros: affordable, good food, friendly
  • Cons: street parking
4.5 Star Rating: Recommended

01/07/03

great place to meet before late weekends

by pickle712 at Citysearch

I love going to the Bistro on weekends for pre-ups. I meet my friends, have a tasty dinner and some cocktails, then hit the town. I normally have calamari (fresh, not frozen, and the best in town) and follow it with a fantastic Brisku Burger, or if im exceptionally hungry, ill have the Bistro stuffed chicken. The fantastic jukebox selection, FREE DARTS, and welcoming aura make Briskus Bistro my favorite place to just hang out, have a good time, and of course, enjoy some great food and great drinks.

  • Pros: cheap drinks, great food, great ambiance
4.5 Star Rating: Recommended

01/06/03

Favorite place to relax.

by viktbri at Citysearch

I was at Brisku's Bistro with my friends for a birthday party. We all got pretty wrecked and it did not cost too much. Good place to have your "get togethers".. good place to meet with large group of friends.

The food is great. You have a laid back bar feel to the place, but the food comes out and dishes are very good. You can choose from familiar stuff like burgers, chicken sandwiches.... or mediteranean foods that are not familar to most but very good. I highly recommend trying the menu.

  • Pros: Good food., Relaxed., Fun.

The Details on Brisku's Bistro

Place Categories:

  • great food
  • nice friendly atmosphere
  • favorite place
  • great drinks
  • more delicious inexpensive dishes
  • quite pleasing bistro
  • nice dinner
  • great music
  • huge varity
  • highly recommend dinning facility
  • great service
  • really good mediteranean foods
  • not snooty crowd
  • delightful marinara sauce
  • not snooty overconfident bar staff
  • favorite appetizer
  • friendly ambience
  • enjoy still
  • enjoyed lamb shank
  • favorite stuffed chicken
  • tasty cocktails
  • great variety

Message from Brisku's Bistro

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  • Full menu & daily specials

Monday:

$2.00 Oldstyles

$0.25 Jumbo Wings (min order 6)

Tuesday:

$2.00 1/4 Pound Burger w/fries

$2.00 Domestic Beer Bottless

$2.00 Mixed Drinks

Wednesday:

1/2 price Bottles of Wine

1/2 price Albanian qebapa entree

$3.00 Birra Tirana

Thursday:

$3.00 Newcastles

$5.00 Irish Carbombs

1/2 price Small Pizzas

Friday:

$3.00 Smirnoff Vodka Drinks

$1.00 Pabst Blue Ribbon Bottles

$5.00 ?All you can eat? Pasta (served with garlic bread pizza)

Saturday:

$4.00 Absolut Vodka Drinks

$4.00 Classic Brisku Burger (until 6pm)

Bermuda Steaks: Prime cut of the week grilled to your liking; includes a shot of Jameson for you and the owner.

Sunday:

$12.00 Buckets of Miller

$0.25 Jumbo Wings (min order 6)

Brisku's Bistro
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