TALATOURI (Cypriot) --$5.95
cypriot version of Tzatziki, this yogurt spread is blended with slices of cucumber and mint HUMMUS (Cypriot) --$5.95
Fish Roe spread blended with olive oil, lemon and bread to form a rich creamy texture TARAMOSALATA --$5.95
Fish roe spread blended with olive oil, lemon and bread forming a creamy texture MELITZANOSALATA --$6.95
Smoked eggplant salad spread blended with garlic and roasted peppers COMBO PLATE --$9.95
Talatouri, Hummus, Taramosalata, Melizanosalata
SCORDALIA --$5.95
Garlic spread made with pureed potatoes blended with olive oil and lemon juice TIROKAFTERI --$6.95
Fate cheese blended with hot roasted peppers and olive oil; moderately spicy TZATZIKI --$5.95
Yogurt cucumber spread made with garlic, olive oil and vinegar
TAHINI (Cypriot) --$5.95
Tahini spread with olive oil, lemon juice and crushed garlic
PATATOSALATA --$5.95
Potato salad with boiled potato, fresh onions, olive oil and venegar
PANTZAROSALATA --$6.95
Beets salad with freshly boiled beets, parsley, garlic, olive oil and vinegar
FASOLIA HORTA SALATA --$6.95
Vegetable salad with boiled zucchini, greens, black eyed peas, olive oil, garlic and vinegar
OCTAPODI SALATA --$12.95
Octopus salad with diced octopus, fresh onions, white onions, olive oil and balsamic vinegar
FETA --$6.95
Imported Feta cheese with Kalamata Olives
SAGANAKI HALLOUMI (Cypriot) --$7.95
Baked imported Cypriot Cheese TRADITIONAL SAGANAKI --$5.95
Imported Greek cheese flamed in brandy at your table TIROPITAKIA --$8.95
Layers of buttered phyllo filled with a cheese mixture.
SPANAKOPITAKIA --$8.95
Layers of buttered phyllo filled with a cheese and spinach mixture.
BOUGIOURDI --$7.50
Baked Feta cheese with slice of green pepper, tomato and basil
MIDIA SAGANAKI --$8.95
Sauteed muscles with onions, garlic, pepper and tomato sauce, finished with white wine
MARIDES --$8.95
Lightly breaded pan-fried Smelts
GARIDES SAGANAKI --$13.95
U-12 Shrimp cooked with Feta cheese and tomato sauce topped with ouzo. OCTAPODI STI SCHARA --$12.95
Grilled baby octopus in a bed of lettuce and balsamic vinegar. CALAMARIA TIGANITA --$9.95
Lightly breaded fried squid served with cocktail sauce RENGA --$7.95
Smoked Herring in lemon juice and olive oil.
CALAMARI ME SPANAKI --$9.50
Braised calamari and spinach in a light tomato sauce
LOUKANIKO --$7.95
Broiled Greek Sausage
MINI SOUVLAKI --Each $3.00
Mini chicken or pork shish kebob on a skewer KOUPEPIA (Cypriot) --$8.95
This Cypriot specialty is vine leaves stuffed with ground pork and rice, served with yogurt.
KEFTEDES (Cypriot) --$7.50
Traditional Cypriot Pork Meatballs served with yogurt
TITSIA (Cypriot) --$7.95
Pork Tips sautéed in wine and dry coriander
TIGANIA SIKOTAKIA --$9.95
Pan-fried Liver topped with olive oil and lemon.
TIGANITA KOLOKITHAKIA --$6.95
Lightly breaded fried slices of Zucchini served with our garlic spread.
TIGANITI MELITZANA --$6.95
Lightly breaded fried slices of Eggplant topped with light tomato sauce and cheese.
LAHANIKA SCHARAS --$8.50
Grilled Eggplant, Zucchini, asparagus and Green Peppers topped with Balsamic Vinegarand Lemon
AVGOLEMONO --$3.00
Egg lemon with chicken and rice SOUP OF THE DAY --$3.00
Please ask your server
KIPRIAKI (Cypriot) --$5.95
Traditional Cypriot Salad with chopped lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh green onions, capers and cilantro in our house Greek dressing
ELLINIKI --$5.50
Traditional Greek Salad with lettuce, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, onions and feta cheese in our house Greek dressing
HORIATIKI --$5.50
Traditional Greek Country salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, olives, green peppers and feta cheese in our house Greek dressing
CHEF’s SALAD --$6.95
Romaine hearts, tomato, kefalotiri cheese, garlic bread with olive spread in our house Greek dressing
APHRODITE --$7.95
Mixed greens with tomatoes, pine nuts, roasted peppers, boiled egg, kefalotiri cheese in balsamic vinegar dressing
VENUS --$12.95
Chopped lettuce with tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh green onions, capers, cilantro, and feta cheese in our house dressing (Chicken $12.95, Shrimp $16.95)
DAKOS SALAD (Cretan) --$7.95
Cretan bread salad with large barley rusk toopped with feta, fresh tomatoes, oregano, greek olives and olive oil
AFELIA (Cypriot) --$14.95
Pork Marinated in wine and dry coriander, served with pourgouri (pourgouri is cracked wheat with a touch of angel hair pasta in a light tomato sauce)
MANITARIA AFELIA (Cypriot) --$12.95
Portabella mushroom marinated in wine and dry coriander, served over a bed of grilled vegetables.
SIEFTALIA (Cypriot) --$14.95
Grilled rolls of ground pork and spices served with fresh cut
Please allow 25 minutes KLEFTIKO (Cypriot) --$18.95
Lamb wrapped in foil, slow-baked for six hours to perfection The origin of this dish goes back to the Cypriot freedom fighters of the 19th.Century ARNI ME AGGINARES --$16.95
A Greek classic, braised lamb with artichokes in a tangy egg lemon sauce
ARNI FOURNOU --$16.95
Oven baked lamb with oven baked Greek style potatoes.
GEMISTA --$13.95
Stuffed tomatoes with pourgouri, rice and raisins
MOUSAKAS TSOUKAS --$16.95
Layers of eggplant, potatoes and ground beef, topped with our homemade béchamel sauce, baked individually Please allow 35 minutes PASTITSIO TSOUKAS --$15.95
Layers of ground beef tossed and pasta topped with our homemade béchamel sauce, baked individually Please allow 35 minutes VEGETARIAN EGGPLANT --$10.95
Eggplant stuffed and baked with zucchini, tomato, carrot, potatoes and onions VEGETARIAN MOUSAKAS --$14.95
Layer of eggplant, potaoes and zucchini topped with our homemand béchamel sauce, baked individually Please allow 35 minutes SOUTZOUKAKIA SMYRNAIKA --$14.95
Baked Greek meatballs in tomato sauce, cumin and side of rice
BIFTEKI --$14.95
Broiled ground beef patty stuffed with feta cheese and a side of fresh cut fries
MOSCHARI KOKKINISTO --$15.95
Braised beef with peas
KOTOPOULO STI SCHARA --$13.95
Half chicken broiled with olive oil, lemon and oregano served with rice pilaf Please allow 35 minutes KOTOPOULO STITHOS --$12.95
Broiled breast of chicken served with rice pilaf and vegetable of the day (ADD HALLOUMI $4.00) KOTOPOULO RIGANATI --12.95
Half chicken baked with olive oil, and oregano, served with oven baked potatoes KOTOPOULO SOUVLAKI --$13.95
Breast of chicken Kebob broiled on a skewer with Green Pepper and Onions, served with fresh cut fries GEMISTI KOTA --$15.95
Baked Chicken Breast stuffed with spinach and Feta cheese, served with rice KOTOPOULO TIGANIA --$13.95
Sauteed chicken breast medallions with onions, peppers and lemon, served with rice
HIRINO SOUVLAKI --$13.95
Pork Tenderloin Kebob grilled on a skewer served with fresh cut fries HIRINA PAIDAKIA --$16.95
Two center cut Pork Chops grilled to perfection, served with fresh cut fries MOSCHARISIO SOUVLAKI --$24.95
Fillet Mignon Kebob grilled on a skewer served with choice side dish FILLET MINION --$24.95
10 oz. beef tenderloin cooked to order served with choice of side dish NEW YORK STEAK --$26.95
16 oz. New York Steak cooked to order served with choice of side dish T-BONE STEAK --$27.95
20 oz. New York Steak cooked to order served with choice of side dish ARNI SOUVLAKI --$18.95
Seasoned Lamb Kebob grilled on a skewer served with oven-baked potatoes BRIZOLAKIA --$18.95 lb
Lamb loin chops, served with fresh cut fries PAIDAKIA
Lamb Chops cooked to order with choice side dish Two Double Cut Prime$28.95 Three Double Cut Prime35.95 Rack of Lamb47.95
XIFIAS SOUVLAKI --$18.95
Swordfish Kebob grilled on a skewer with wedges of onion and green peppers served with sautéed spinach and rice XIFIAS --$18.95
Broiled Swordfish fillet served on a bed of grilled vegetables SOUVLAKI THALASINON --$18.95
Swordfish, Shrimp and Scallops Kebob grilled on a skewer with wedges of onion and green peppers served with sautéed spinach and rice GARIDES SOUVLAKI --$21.95
U-12 Shrimp Kebob broiled on a skewer served with sautéed spinach and rice SOLOMO FILETO --$16.95
Grilled Atlantic Salmon served with sautéed spinach and rice GEMISTO SOLOMO --$18.95
Baked salmon stuffed with crab meat mixture, served with side of rice BACALAO --$16.95
Lightly breaded pan-fried salted codfish served with our garlic spread and horta (boiled greens) TSIPOURA --Market Price
Fresh whole Sea Bass prepared Greek style served with choice of side dish LAVRAKI --Market Price
Fresh whole Mediterranean Sea Bass prepared Greek style served with choice of side dish WHITE FISH --$19.95
Broiled fillet with side of rice and sautéed spinach
PASTA TOU PSARA --$18.95
Linguini in tomato sauce tossed with shrimp, octopus, muscles and scallops finished with ouzo. Moderately spicy MAKARONIA ME KIMA --$12.95
Spaghetti with homemade meat sauce topped with cheese CARBONARA --$16.95
Spaghetti in homemade cream sauce with Bacon and 3 cheeses PASTA VENUS --$13.95
Penne pasta tossed with sun dried tomatoes, garlic, basil and pine nuts ORFANIE --$8.95
Pasta tossed in olive oil served with shredded cheese Add tomato sauce $1.00MESOGIAKI MAKATONADA
Mediterranean angel hair pasta tossed with garlic, olive oil and sautéed spinach. WITH CHICKEN $13.95 WITH SHRIMP$16.95 VEGETARIAN PASTA --$13.95
Spaghetti tossed with sautéed garlic, green and red peppers, mushrooms, onions and masil. Moderately Spicy
Mezes is the Mediterranean version of Tapas. These varieties of Venus specialties are served family style in appropriate portions for the number of guests. In Greece and Cyprus, mezedes are designed to complement a beverage, tease the tastebuds and encourage diners to linger around a table for good conversation. Served with soup of the day.
TALATOURI - Mint and yogurt spread HUMMUS - Tahini and chick pea spread blended with olive oil KOUPEPIA - Vine leaves stuffed with ground pork KEFTEDES - Traditional Cypriot pork meatballs served with yogurt KIPRIAKI - Cypriot salad with capers and cilantro KOTA SOUVLAKI - Chicken kebob on a skewer AFELIA - Pork marinated in red wine and dry coriander POURGOURI - Cracked wheat in light tomato and chicken broth COFFEE & DAKTYLA DESSERT - Traditional Cypriot home dessert filled with almonds
$30 Per Person Minimum Two Please
PATATES ANTINAKTES (Cypriot) --$4.95
Potatoes with a light touch of wine and coriander PATATES FOURNOU --$3.95
Oven baked potatoes in lemon and olive oil TIGANITES PATATES --$3.50
Fresh cut fries
Add Feta $1.00 RICE PILAF --$3.95
White rice baked with chicken broth POURGOURI --$3.95
Cracked wheat with a touch of angel hair pasta in a light tomato and chicken broth sauce SPINACH --$5.95
Sauteed spinach in olive oil and garlic HORTA --$6.50
Boiled greens served with lemon and olive oil SPARAGGIA --$5.95
Sauteed asparagus in olive oil and garlic FASOLAKIA --$4.95
Braised green beans with carrots and onions in a light tomato sauce GIGANDES --$4.95
Braised lima beans in tomato sauce Full order$8.95 BAMIES --$4.95
Braised okra with fresh onions in a light tomato sauce Full order$8.95 BRIAMI --$5.95
Braised mixed vegetables – zucchini, red and green peppers, onions, potatoes in a light tomato sauce Full order$8.95 PITA BREAD --Each $0.95
Venus Greek-Cypriot Cuisine
820 W. Jackson
Chicago, IL 60607
Tel (312) 714-1001
Fax (312) 575-0549
Free Valet Parking
Voted #1 Mediterranean Food by Citysearch users
2007 Concierge Preferred Business
City's Best 2007 Mediterranean - AOL City Guide
