Our mission has always been to excite your palette and your senses with our creative take on comfort classics such as, Yankee Pot Roast with mashed potatoes and baby bok choy to our take on the Chicken Pot Pie with ratatouille baked in a flaky crust. All of our pastries, sauces, dressings (the list goes on) are made from scratch daily by our staff, some of whom have been with us for over a decade!
Breakfast
At The Lucky Platter, we work hard to earn bragging rights for having the best breakfast and brunch Evanston has to offer! We like different. We like unique. And we like adding a special little twist to every dish we create for you.
due to the pandemic we have cut our breakfast hours to 3 days a week: FRIDAY- SUNNDAY from 8:30am - 2pm - so set your alarm (or preorder through our online ordering system ;).
Drinks
La Croix (rotating flavors)
$3.09
Coffee/Decaf/Hot Teas
Bundaberg Ginger Beer
WBC Root Beer
Lattes/Cappuccinos
Kombucha Brava
The Benedicts
Classic
$10.79
Crab Cake
$11.99
Omelettes/Scrambles
Served with breakfast potatoes and your choice of raisin scone, whole wheat toast, raisin brioche or for $.99 our famous apricot cheese flakey
Cajun Scramble
$10.89
Build Your Own Scramble
avocado, tomatoes, honey baked ham,
artichoke hearts, broccoli, green onions,
sauteed spinach, capers, button mushrooms,
andouille sausage, blue cheese,
cheddar cheese, bacon, sundried tomatoes,
roasted red peppers, grilled onions, feta cheese,
green olives, apples,
goat cheese, swiss cheese, bacon,
chorizo
Substitute Egg Whites add 1.19
Substitute fruit or gingered fruit for potatoes add 1.49/1.69
$11.19
Greek Omelette
$10.69
Mexican Omelette
$11.19
Other Eggs & Hash
served with breakfast potatoes and your choice of a raisin scone,
apricot cheese flakey (add 99¢), whole wheat toast or raisin brioche
2 Eggs any Style
Platter Hash
vegetable and potato hash
$9.79
Huevos Rancheros
$10.29
add homemade chorizo ($2.39)
Sweet Stuff!
Cinnamon Raisin French Toast
Swedish Pancakes
$9.89
Buttermilk Pancakes
add banana & choc. chip, or fresh berries ($2)
Lighter Fare
Fruit Medley
The Continental
Greek Yogurt Parfait
Bowl of Cereal
Breakfast Sides
Homemade Breakfast Sausage Patties
Thick Sliced Bacon!
Cinnamon Glazed Bacon
Gingered Fruit
Cup of Fruit
Side of Platter Hash
Raisin Scone
Apricot Cheese Flakey
Breakfast Potatoes
1 Egg any Style
W.W. Toast
1 Pancake
Lunch and Dinner
When the ordinary just won’t do, kick it up a notch with a delicious night out at the Lucky Platter for dinner with Evanston locals! We bust our chops to create unique diner dinner dishes - comfort foods with a twist- and we serve it up with a smile (if you’re nice) in our eclectic diner in the community first focused Main-Dempster Mile.
If you’re lucky enough to be near the Main-Dempster Mile around lunchtime – then you’re lucky enough! At least that’s what our team at The Lucky Platter – one of the best Evanston lunch spots in town- likes to think!
Soup
Caribbean Pumpkin
Starters
Chicken Tenders
Fried Pickles
Mushroom Quesadilla
$10.19
Sides
Sweet Potato Fries
French Fries
$3.99
Thai Braised Kale
Sauteed Spinach
$3.69
Gingered Fruit
$3.99
Seasonal Fruit Cup
$3.79
Cup of Soup
$3.49
Beans n Rice
$3.59
Steamed Broccoli and Romano Cheese
$3.59
Mac n Cheese
$3.69
Roasted beets
with walnuts and goat cheese $3.99
Salads
Dressings for Small and Entree Salads: Toasted Sesame Vinaigrette, Ginger Lime Vinaigrette, Soy Mustard Vinaigrette, Balsamic Vinaigrette and Green Goddess. The toasted sesame and soy mustard vinaigrette have 1/2 raw egg per gallon to keep them from separating.
Add grilled chicken, portabella or tofu to a small salad for $3.99.
Add steak ($7.29) or salmon ($9.89)
Small Chop Salad
$5.99
Small House Salad
$5.79
Small Avocado Salad
$5.99
Entree Salads
Green Goddess Salad
$9.59
Tandoori Salmon Salad
$17.09
Steak Salad
$14.69
Tandoori Chicken Salad
small $9.89 / large $13.09
Large Chopped Salad
$9.49
Large House Salad
$9.19
Large Avocado Salad
$9.49
Our Burgers
Served with a choice of 1 side
Burger extras: cheddar, swiss, button or shiitake mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, feta, blue cheese, goat cheese, roasted red peppers, bacon, avocado or for .99
Spicy Black Bean Burger
11.79
The Classic Burger
$10.79
The Gouda Burger
$11.29
The Texas Burger
$12.49
The California Burger
$12.59
Vegetarian
Served with a choice of 1 side
Mexican Polenta
$12.59
Grilled Portabella
$10.99
Sandwiches & The Pot Pie
Served with a choice of 1 side
Chicken Pot Pie
$14.39
Tuna Melt
$10.19
Fried Chicken Sandwich
$12.49
Chicken Caprese
Grilled chicken breast, burrata cheese, baby arugala, pesto and sun dried tomato mayo, staff favorite!
Pizzas
Make Your Own 7" Pizza
Your Choice of Any 3 Ingredients: avocado, tomatoes, green olives, honey baked ham, blue cheese, sundried tomatoes, capers, grilled onions, roasted red peppers, apples, button mushrooms, broccoli green onions, goat cheese, feta cheese, sauteed spinach. $11.19
Entrees
Available after 4pm
Yankee Pot Roast
Fried Chicken
$16.99
Chicken Pot Pie
$14.39
Tandoori Grilled Salmon
$17.09
Lemon Peppered Salmon
$16.69
Crab Cakes
$16.09
Food For Four
Larger portions of your favs so you can share!
Food For Four sized Chicken Pot Pie
filled (!) with pulled chicken, feta, cheddar, ratatouille and peas all cozy in a homemade flaky crust (not just the top!)
Dessert
Finish Your Meal Off Right!
all made fresh in our bakery
Butterscotch Pudding with sugar cookies
Key Lime Pie
$6.39
Devils Food Chocolate Cake
$6.89
Evanston Lunch Spot
The Lucky Platter offers one of the most delicious and distinct Evanston lunch restaurants in the Main-Dempster Mile and keeps the locals wondering what we will serve up next! The creative lunch Evanston locals love so much includes something for everyone. From our clever vegetarian dishes like Caribbean Pumpkin Soup, Avocado Salad with Tofu, and creamy Mexican Polenta to our ever-popular burgers including the Gouda and California…oh, and don’t forget the Chicken Pot Pie and tempting Tandoori Chicken, please… and thank you very much!
You will know you have arrived at someplace special when you walk through the door of The Lucky Platter. We elevate your Evanston restaurants lunch experience to a whole new level of goodness with our fresh, made-from-scratch menus, sauces and dressings! Looking for the best, unique, and urban eclectic lunch Evanston? Welcome to The Lucky Platter! You’ve never had such a good lunch Evanston IL – Guaranteed!
Dinner in Evanston
Dinner’s on tap every day at 4PM, (except Monday night when we’re relaxing)! We invite you to our favorite Evanston dinner restaurant to be wowed by the fresh and funky dinner combinations and made-from-scratch specialties that are sure to please!
Since there is something scrumptious for everyone, you can bring the whole bunch for a funky diner dinner at The Lucky Platter with no complaining! Choose from unique dishes like the irresistible Tandoori Grilled Salmon with Tomato Apricot Chutney, the secret recipe Yankee Pot Roast with Baby Bok Choy, and fresh Custom Pizzas with daring toppings like avocados, goat cheese, and apples!
Vegetarians will love our made-from-scratch dishes and our uber-fresh Green Goddess Salad with homemade dressing. Those with a sweet tooth should prepare to indulge on bakery specialties such as the made-from-scratch Panna Cotta with Brown Ale Figs for the most delicious bite of your life!
Ditch the ordinary and do a delicious diner dinner at The Lucky Platter, the fun and funky Evanston dinner restaurant with the fresh, made-from-scratch food combos that are sure to please even the pickiest palette.
Breakfast & Brunch in Evanston
We strive to serve a breakfast Evanston locals will enjoy enough to come back for again and again…from our vibrant vegetarian Tofu Scramble and Fried Green Tomato Benedict's with made-from-scratch Hollandaise Sauce, to our unforgettable Strawberry Empanadas and Classic Egg Breakfasts – you’ve never had it like we make it at The Lucky Platter in Evanston!
When you’re looking for funky, festive food with flair, The Lucky Platter is on point for the unique breakfast and brunch experience you crave. We welcome you for brunch and breakfast Evanston, and we serve it up each and every day from 7:30 AM till 2 PM so there’s plenty of time to get your favorites like our fresh, homemade Breakfast Sausage Patties, the unique Gingered Fruit, and our oh-so-coveted Apricot Cheese Flakey – all made fresh from scratch in house – Every. Single. Day. Just for you!