Chara Restaurant

Chara Restaurant Menu

(708) 383-8888
733 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60301
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Cold Appetizers

Cold Appetizers
Cold Melitzanosalata
$7.00
Freshly roasted eggplant spread is blended with garlic, potatoes and olives oil. Served with pita bread.
Cold Tirokafteri
$6.00
Feta cheese blended with red peppers will spice up your meal. Served with pita bread.
Cold Taramosalata
$6.00
Smooth whipped cod roe spread. Served with pita bread.
Cold Skordalia
$6.00
Garlic mashed potato spread. Served with pita bread.
Cold Hummus
$5.00
Chickpea spread with spices. Served with pita bread.
Cold Dolmades Yilantzi
$7.00
Mama Sipahi's family recipe. Grape leaves stuffed with rice and served with tzatziki sauce. Served with pita bread.
Cold Feta Cheese
$5.00
With olives and olive oil spread. Served with pita bread.
Cold Red Beets with Skordalia
$7.00
Beets sliced and marinated in garlic and oil served with skordalia.
Cold Spread Sampler
$12.00
Select any three of our spreads. Served with pita bread.
Cold Veggie Dipping Assortment
3.00
Fresh veggies to accompany spreads. Served with pita bread.

$Hot Appetizers

Hot Appetizers
Hot Saganaki
$7.00
A Greek tradition. Imported Greek cheese, flamed in brandy at table side.
Hot Fasoila Gigantes
$8.00
A Chara favorite. Slow cooked giant lima beans with diced carrots, celery, onion and spices. These limas are a pop of flavor in a mild tomato sauce.
Hot Keftedakia
$7.00
Broiled Greek meatballs.
Hot Spanakopita
$6.00
Phyllo dough stuffed with spinach, feta cheese and fresh herbs.
Hot Loukaniko
$7.00
Broiled homemade sausage with roasted peppers.
Hot Piperies Florinis
$8.00
Roasted red peppers stuffed with cheese and fresh herbs.
Hot Kolokythakia
$8.00
Fried zucchini with skordalia (our garlic mashed potato spread).
Hot Kalamari
$10.00
Lightly breaded fried squid garnished with fresh lemon and cocktail sauce.
Hot Octapodi
$12.00
Boiled octopus in a balsamic dressing.
Hot Garides
$12.00
Broiled large shrimp with fresh green and red peppers, tomatoes and onions.
Hot Shrimp Saganaki with Feta
14.00
Sauteed large shrimp, sliced fresh bell peppers, tomatoes, scallions and topped with feta cheese in a hot herb sauce.

$Soups

Soups
Avgolemono Soup
$3.00-5.00
Traditional Greek soup made with chicken broth, rice and egg lemon.
Soup of the Day
3.00-5.00
Please call restaurant for more soup details.

$Salads

Salads
The Chara Salad
$9.00
A house specialty. Vine tomatoes, Greek olives, scallions and crumbled feta cheese with fresh dill served over a bed of crisp romaine lettuce, tossed in our house dressing.
Spartan Salad
$9.00
Fresh spinach, tomatoes, feta cheese, red onions and house dressing.
Horiatki Village Salad
$9.00
Tomato, cucumber, red onions, peppers, olives and feta cheese with house dressing.
Horta Salad
$8.00
Blanched fresh dandelion greens, drizzled in our own olive oil, served warmed garnished with lemon slices.
Mediterranean Salad
$9.00
Tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, olives, garbanzo beans, red kidney beans with house dressing.
Lentil Salad
8.00
A cool, fresh salad with lentil's diced onions, parsley, carrots in olive oil and vinegar.

$Traditional Favorites

Traditional Favorites
Pastichio
$12.00
Lasagna's Greek cousin of baked pasta, ground meat and cheese, topped with bechamel sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Mousaka
$14.00
Traditional recipe of baked eggplant, ground meat and potato casserole topped with bechamel sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Vegetarian Mousaka
$12.00
Baked eggplant, zucchini and potato casserole topped with bechamel sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Dolmades
$14.00
Tender grape leaves stuffed with rice, ground meat and herbs served with an egg lemon sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Spanakopita
$12.00
Layers of spinach and feta cheese baked in flaky filo dough. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Mediterranean Chicken Breast
$14.00
Tender boneless, skinless chicken breast marinated and baked in extra virgin olive oil, garlic, herbs served with rice. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Chicken Riganati
$14.00
Ultra tender roasted chicken, seasoned with extra virgin olive oil, herbs and spices. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Gyros
$14.00
Spit flamed, thinly sliced ground beef and lamb, served with tzatziki sauce, onions, tomatoes and pita bread. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Kokkinisto
$18.00
Lamb braised in our special Chara tomato sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Psito
$19.00
Slices of oven roasted leg of lamb, seasoned with thyme, rosemary, oregano, garlic and lemon. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Souvlaki Chicken Tenderloin Kababs
$13.00
Skewered marinated boneless, skinless, breast of chicken tenderloin mixed with skewered grilled vegetables. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Souvlaki Beef Tenderloin Kabobs
$14.00
Skewered marinated boneless, skinless, breast of beef tenderloin mixed with skewered grilled vegetables. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Souvlaki Pork Tenderloin Kababs
$12.00
Skewered marinated boneless, skinless, breast of pork tenderloin mixed with skewered grilled vegetables. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Keftedes
$12.00
Beef and lamb meatballs stewed in our special Chara tomato sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
New York Strip
$26.00
Grecian style steak, grilled to order. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Lamb Chops
$34.00
Two thick cut lamb chops grilled to perfection. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Pork Chops
$18.00
Two grilled center cut pork chops with our special oregano seasoning. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Paidakia
$27.00
Five Pieces. Traditional thin-cut lamb chops, served with green beans. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Greek Combination Platter
18.00
Gyros, mousaka, pastichio, dolmades, spanakopita, potatoes and vegetables. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

$Seafood

Seafood
Fresh Broiled Salmon
$17.00
A flavorful filet delicately cooked and served with a lemon-olive oil sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Broiled Tilapia
$16.00
South American white fish flilet seasoned and broiled to perfection. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Lake Superior White Fish
$17.00
A flaky fillet of the finest white fish is served with a lemon-olive oil sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Shrimp Kabob
$18.00
Large shrimp grilled with fresh herbs. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Pan Fried Smelt
$15.00
Crispy fried smelts sprinkled with oregano. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.
Bakalo
17.00
Pan fried codfish accompanied by skoradalia our garlic mashed potato spread. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

$Pastas

Pastas
Vegetarian Pasta
$12.00
Shell pasta with sauteed mixed vegetables in our Chara tomato sauce.
Kalamari Pasta
$14.00
Shell pasta with marinated squid broiled to perfection and sauteed mixed vegetables in a light tomato sauce.
Chara Pasta
$12.00
Pan buttered Grecian style pasta noodles, served in our specialty spices, tomato and meat sauce.
Makaronada
11.00
Grecian style pasta and grated kefalograviera cheese, tossed in garlic and butter.

$Sides

Sides
Fasoila Gigantes
$5.00
A Chara favorite. Slow cooked giant lima beans with diced carrots, celery, onion and spices. These limas are a pop of flavor in a mild tomato sauce.
Rice Pilaf
$5.00
Rice covered with homemade tomato sauce.
Greek Potatoes
$5.00
Oven baked potatoes with our special seasonings.
Greek Fries
$5.00
Potato fries sprinkled with feta cheese.
Briami
$5.00
Baked mixed vegetables.
Spanakorizo
$5.00
Fresh spinach with rice in light tomato sauce.
Fasolakia
$5.00
Braised fresh green beans in a light tomato sauce.
Greek Potato Salad
$5.00
Steamed, peeled and diced potatoes, tossed with onions, traditional spices, extra virgin olive oil and garlic.
Homemade Greek Yogurt
$5.00
Served drizzled with honey and walnut or fresh fruit.

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