Vermilion

Soup

• Crazy Hot Asians$12.00

  Hot & sour meets rasam. Tangy, peppery, black mushroom, tofu melded with south Indian tamarind, curry leaf, lotus crisp. Holy Trinity Perk

Cool

• Kolkata Streets$14.00

  Tangra crisp noodle chaat, jhal muri, mango, onion, lime, cilantro, Chinese chili sauce, mustard oil, desi crisps. Green chili side

• Ancient Wisdom$14.00

  Chilled black wood ear enoki mushroom salad, black beans, blackberries, scallion. Dressing

Crisp

• Not Your KFC$14.00

  Chongqing fried chicken meets Indian chicken 65, sauce, crisp red chili. Charred pineapple. Ambrosia Perk

• Wok of Life$14.00

  Cantonese shrimp or paneer toast. Charred tandoor pineapple. Ambrosia Perk

• You Say Sichuan$14.00

  Schezwan jackfruit vegetable spring roll. Charred tandoor pineapple. Ambrosia Perk

• Crisp Honey Chili Potatoes$12.00

  Sweet & chili snack, tossed with scallions. Heat – Medium

Perks

$4. To tailor your flavor

• Holy Trinity

  Vinegar, Soy Sauce, Green Chili

• Ambrosia

  Sweet, Sour, Heat

• Nectar

  Fresh Tang, Lime, Orange, Chili

• Manna

  Black Cardamom, Garlic, Chili Oil

Mains

• Hakka Masterpiece$22.00

  Indian "chili" chicken or paneer. Stir fried vegetables. Manna Perk

• Mary Had a Little$28.00

  Char siu pepper lamb. Black pepper grilled soy-oystersesame lamb chops. Roasted baby carrot. Holy Trinity Perk

• The Manchurian Candidate$20.00

  A legendary dish, gobi (cauliflower) batter fried in a sweet & sour sauce, vegetables. Manna Perk

• What's Your Beef?$24.00

  Szechwan beef or paneer, tamarind noodles. Manna Perk

• Squid Games$26.00

  Lethal black squid ink rice noodles, shrimp, squid, black shrooms, black sauce. Red light. Green light

• The Wedding Banquet$38.00

  Steamed ginger whole fish, black beans, soy, green chili, cilantro, scallion. Holy Trinity Perk. Heat – Mild to High.

• Get Out of Your Shell$34.00

  Cantonese lobster sambal-sake-soy, scallion, ginger. Large chunks, shell-on, hands on. Manna Perk. Heat – Medium to High.

• Indian-Chinese Thali$35.00

  A complete platter with soup, Kolkata chaat, rice & sauce. Choice of three mains: Chili chicken, Chili paneer, or Manchurian Gobi.

Sidekicks

Alongside your mains

• Schezwan Fried Rice$12.00

  Corn, peas, spring onion, ginger, carrot, cucumber

• Hakka Chow Mein$14.00

  Noodles desi style, stir-fried onion, bell pepper, more

• Tangra Mad Masala Rice$12.00

  Hot tamarind, masala, green chili, vegetable medley

• Beans$10.00

  Greens, subtle

• Steamed White Rice$6.00

• Masala Fries$6.00

  Chutney

Sweet

Liqueur Pairing +$12

• Sex$15.00

  Fried ice cream ball, star anise cardamom spiced, pumpkin seed skin, coconut crumble, saffron honey, rose. Aphrodisiacs to get to a third of humanity (Suggest Sorel Jamaica Style Clove Cassia Ginger, US)

• Ceiling Smasher$15.00

  Vermilion hedonism flourless chocolate cake, cotton candy ceiling, molten chocolate ceiling demolisher. (Suggest Disaronno Almond Liqueur, Italy)

• Shahi Tukra$15.00

  Regal Indian bread pudding, warm rich saffron reduced milk rabri. A royal piece of your heart. Favorite of Mughal courts. (Suggest Napoleon Mandarin Cognac, France)

• Red Chai Coconut Vegan Ice Cream$12.00

  By Pretty Cool Ice Cream. A Let's Talk Womxn collaboration. (Suggest Vermilion My Drink, My Choice Dessert Cocktail)

Herb & Spice Botanic Cocktails

• Bucket List Pani Puri Margarita$14.00

  Liquid street Indian, tequila, tamarind, chili mint infusion, melds India's favorite chaat with Mexico's favorite drink

• Bollywood Item Number$14.00

  Sensually spicy, vodka, pear liqueur, jalapeno, lime. For India's feisty power women, packs a double punch

• Mango Mint Mojito$14.00

  Melding India and Cuba's favorite spirit rum, with the favorite fruit. Fresh muddled mango, lime, mint, raw sugar

• Brazilian Lychee Caipirinha$14.00

  National cocktail of cachaça, muddled lime, sugar, lychee

• Vermilion 3-C Sangria$12.00

  Uniquely spiced. Brandy fortified. Infused with clove cardamom, & cinnamon

Ode to Chicago Cocktails

• Lake Michigan$14.00

  Botanic cucumber, verdant cilantro, lime, vodka refreshing and serene, like our lake

• LSD$14.00

  Green chartreuse dropper, gin, green tea, house made oleo saccharum, our tribute to Lake Shore Drive

• The Black Fist$14.00

  Punch of dark rum, amaretto, pineapple, citrus, clove

• My Drink, My Choice$14.00

  Vermilion cardamom saffron vodka, coconut milk, vanilla, smooth and sweet tropical essence, pro-choice

Botanic Nonalcoholic Craft Drinks

• Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca$10.00

  cool muddled verdant, chili optional

• Pani Puri Cooler$10.00

  street indian masala lime chili water

• Mango Mint Mojito Fizz$10.00

  muddled mint lime sugar, soda

• Lychee Caipirinha Sparkle$10.00

  muddled lychee lime sugar, soda

Boutique Global Wines

Abandon traditional red-white pairing underpinnings. High acidity. Low tannin, burn. Perfect for bold flavors

Whites

• La Cana Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain, 2021$14.00

• Valravn Chardonnay, Sonoma, California, 2021$14.00

• Monchhof Riesling, Mosel, Germany, 2021$18.00

• Girard Sancerre "La Garenne" Loire Valley, France, 2021$18.00

• Nigl Gruner Veltliner, Austria, 2021$68.00

• Elana Walch Pinot Grigio, Italy, 2021$78.00

• E. Guigal Condrieu Viognier, Rhone, France, 2014$160.00

• Pahlmeyer Chardonnay, Napa, California, 2014$190.00

• Veuve Ambal Brut, Burgundy, France$100.00

• Veuve Clicquot "Yellow Label" France, NV

  • 750ml$150.00

Reds

• Ricardo Santos Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina, 2019$14.00

• Maquis Carmenere, Colchagua Valley, Chile, 2018$14.00

• Donati Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Coast, California, 2019$14.00

• Luca Syrah "Laborde Double Select" Argentina, 2020$17.00

• Kunde Cabernet Sauvignon, Kenwood, California, 2018$76.00

• Tyler Pinot Noir, Santa Rita, California, 2021$78.00

• Bodega Muga Reserva Rioja, Rioja, Spain, 2021$82.00

• Lapierre Beaujolais Morgon, France, 2021$90.00

• Chateau Montalena Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga, California, 2014$300.00