What to Order at Emmett's on Grove

Emmett's on Grove is Emmett Burke's Midwest-inspired supper club in the West Village, and the order is Chicago's other pizza: tavern-style thin crust, cut in squares.

What should you order at Emmett's on Grove?

Order a tavern-style pie and the baby back ribs, and check the day of the week before you commit to a burger. Time Out's review frames the restaurant around Chicago's hometown-favorite tavern style, and the 14 inch pies start at $20 per the menu coverage.

1. A tavern-style pie. The 14 inch thin crust arrives snappy with a slight chew, with toppings like pepperoni, sausage, green peppers, and giardiniera spread edge to edge per diner reviews. Square-cut, built for sharing over drinks.

2. Baby back ribs. Reviews describe them threatening to steal the show from the pizza, which is the correct supper-club energy.

3. The Char Cheddar Burger, Mondays only. An off-menu burger dressed with the full fixings of a Chicago Dog, available only at the Grove Street location on Mondays per press coverage. The best reason to book a Monday table in the West Village.

4. The dry-aged burger. The everyday alternative: dry-aged beef, American cheese, sesame bun, pickle chips, and white onion.

5. Vienna beef pigs in a blanket. Poppyseed-pastry franks served on a tower at happy hour, the menu's most Chicago flourish.

What should you skip at Emmett's on Grove?

Skip the assumption that this is the deep-dish place. That is Emmett's, the original SoHo location, and the two menus differ on purpose. On Grove Street the kitchen commits to the thin crust, so ordering around the tavern pie is playing to the room's strength.

How do you get a reservation at Emmett's on Grove?

Emmett's on Grove books through Resy, and its site welcomes walk-ins at the bar. Diner reports have bar seats going fast from the 5 PM open, so an on-the-dot arrival is the realistic walk-in play. For prime Friday and Saturday tables, book ahead or watch for cancellations.

Frequently asked questions

What is tavern-style pizza?

Chicago's everyday pizza: a thin, crisp, square-cut crust with toppings spread to the edge, built for eating over a long night rather than as a single showpiece slice. Emmett's on Grove made it the house specialty in New York.

Who owns Emmett's on Grove?

Emmett Burke, who opened the Grove Street supper club in late 2021 after establishing the deep-dish original, Emmett's, in SoHo.

How expensive is Emmett's on Grove?

Moderate. The 14 inch tavern pies start at $20 per menu coverage, and a pie plus ribs plus a round lands the table in casual-night territory, not special-occasion pricing.

Getting the table is the harder half of the plan. DinnerElite tracks when Emmett's on Grove releases reservations and how far ahead it books, and it emails you the moment a cancellation opens up. Start from DinnerElite's Emmett's on Grove page.