Serbian Food | Mt Prospect | Balkan Taste
Fast Bites
Appetizers! In Serbian cuisine they include Antipasto with prosciutto, salami and and a range of cheeses such as kackavall and feta, spreads like Ajvar (pepper and eggplant spread) and kajmak (aged sweet cream) and delicious and hearty pastry such as gibanica, burek and other filo dough pita pastries with a variety of meat, cheese and vegetables such as spinach and potato.
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Serbian Antipasto
Proscuitto, salame, Feta, Kackavall, Ajvar, Kajmak
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gibanica
Serbian Filo Pastry with Cheese
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lepinja with kajmak and egg
Home made bread (lepinja) with kajmak and egg
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Serbian everyday cuisine bursts with healthy ingredients and flavor! you can call it fresh, well seasoned with herbs and spices and is usually a combination of meat with a main vegetable cooked or baked together so that the flavors blend. It is usually seasoned with sea salt, black pepper and Paprika and a blend of herbs. Onion, garlic and carrots add flavor to most dishes. It is said that Serbian cuisine combines the flavors of Mediterranean, Central European and Middle Eastern flavors. Here is an good article on typical Serbian foods and dishes, of which we serve all!
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/serbia/travel-tips-and-articles/europes-foodie-secret-serbian-cuisine/40625c8c-8a11-5710-a052-1479d276618b
Here’s another good reading on typical Serbian dishes http://www.serbia.com/10-serbian-recipes-everybody-know/
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Prebranac sa dimljenim kobasicama
Re-fried Beans with Smoked Sausages
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Losos sa grilovanim povrcem
Salmon with Grilled Vegetables
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Dimljena piletina, pire i sataras
Smoked chicken with Mashed potatoes and Sataras
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Govedji gulas i pire
Beef stew with Mashed potatoes
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Punjena paprika i pire
Stuffed bell peppers with Mashed potatoes
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Sarma
– Dolmades
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Daily Dishes
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Serbian Grill
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The taste of typical Serbian Grill item, such as Cevapcici (or Cevapi) or Pjeskavica can be best described as well seasoned, yet mild, and though similar in form with Greek and Middle Eastern grill, it is not as not overwhelming with taste of herbs. In Serbia, these favorites are served as street food in a bun and often in fine dining restaurants as a plate with a selection of mixed meats and sides. There’s plenty of articles talking about Cevapi and Pljeskavica, but to give you an idea of what goes inside, here’s a recipe by famous chef Jamie Oliver:
http://www.serbia.com/jamie-oliver-makes-cevapi-ajvar/
Cevapi na kajmaku
Ground Beef links grilled with onion and kaymak
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Punjena pljeskavica
Serbian style Burger, stuffed with Asiago cheese and Prosciutto
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Raznjici i pomfrit
Pork Skewers and French fries
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Dimljene kobasice sa graskom
Smoked sausages with Green peas and Mashed potatoes
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Dimljena svinjska krmenadla
Smoked Pork Chop served with Mashed Potatoes and Sauerkraut
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Mesano meso
Mixed meat plate
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Talking about fine dining, our desert selection is on par with the best Chicago restaurants. On a high note, if this is not enough, it includes a unique mix of offerings – from European style torts made with fine ingredients such as chocolate, vanilla and nuts, small deserts such as cream puffs, chocolate and vanilla cakes, coconut puffs, crapes as well as Serbian filo ppastry made with nuts and fruits, similar to baklava and other Greek and Middle-Eastern deserts. We make baklava, too!
Drinks! This is another area where we can say we can compare to top Chicago restaurants, Serbian way! We serve top shelf Serbian liquor – rakija (Serbian double distilled brandy), wine and beer. Rakija comes in a number of flavors depending if it’s made from plum, apple, quince, apricot or grape. We also offer traditional liquor served in your typical Chicago-land restaurant.
Espreso
We serve fresh esspreso
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Kolaci
Desserts
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Nutela torta
Chocolate Nutella cake
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Ledena kocka
Ice cube cake
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Pita sa suvim vocem
Mixed-fruit pie
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Princes krofne
Cream puffs
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Desserts
Spirits, Vine & Beer
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Rakija sljivovica – Gruzanska nit
Rakia – Plum Brandy
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Rakija od dunje – Gruzanska nit
Rakia – Quince Brandy
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Rakija kajsija – Takovo
Rakia – Apricot Brandy
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Gorki list
Gorki list – Bitter Herbal Liqueur
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Kvas
Kvas – Serbian non-alcoholic Beer
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Rakija loza – Gruzanska nit
Rakia – Grape Brandy
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Lasko pivo
Slovenian Lasko Beer
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Stella Artois Pivo
Stella Artois Beer
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Belo vino – Krstac
Serbian White Wine Krstac
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About Us / Media
This is our third year serving unique Serbian flavor to Chicago-land! We serve a combination of foods, from everyday dishes to fine dining Serbian dinner offerings, with fine deserts and top shelf Serbian drinks. At Balkantaste you will enjoy authentic taste of Serbia in a casual dining atmosphere.
We do catering and special events! We can produce food for your party or serve a party of up to sixty people at our place, including hosting music entertainment for your guests.
A special perk! if you come in for a meal, you will most likely get to meet our chef. A graduate of Belgrade University, with a degree in Sports , a former basketball player and a graduate of Le Cordon Blue Culinary Arts Program, this good sport spends most of the day creating our menu items. He also owns and operates Balkantaste and in spare time enjoys extreme sports in addition to creating magic the kitchen with his unique energy.
Meet Bojan Bojanovic who brings the daily delights to your table!
Our Chef Bojan Bojanovic on Mount Prospect TV
Our Chef Bojan Bojanovic on Serbian RTS TV