Uptown Grill
LaSalle, Illinois ·
American · 73 menu items
- 601 1st Street, LaSalle, IL
- (815) 224-4545
- Mon-Sun 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
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Good to know
- Any outside food brought into the restaurant is subject to a $3/person fee.
- Items fried in premium beef tallow.
- Locally fresh baked bread from LaSalle's Millstone Bakery served with all salads and entrees.
- Reservations available via Yelp.
- Sunday brunch menu offered from 11am to 3pm only, on Sunday.
- Full menu available all day; the restaurant uses digital menus and may change items based on season and availability.
Menu
Soup and Appetizers
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Crab Rangoon $10.00
Fried wontons filled with crab meat and cream cheese, served with mustard sauce.
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Potato Skins $15.00
Potato skins topped with cheddar cheese, smoked bacon, and green onion, served with sour cream.
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Saganaki $12.50
Flamed kasseri cheese finished tableside with lemon and brandy, Greek-style.
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Gorgonzola Potato Chips $15.00
House potato chips topped with gorgonzola cheese sauce and crumbled gorgonzola.
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Truffle Fries $12.00
French fries tossed in truffle oil with reggiano parmesan and wild garlic salt, served with black truffle aioli.
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Seared Tuna Nachos $16.00
Seared yellowfin tuna over fried wontons with cilantro, scallions, and fresno peppers, finished with sesame-soy glaze, sesame seeds, and watermelon radish.
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Baked Onion Soup $7.50
French onion soup made with beef broth, topped with melted provolone and parmesan.
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Chips and Salsa $9.00
Corn tortilla chips served with house-made salsa.
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Escargot $14.00
Escargot baked in garlic herb butter, served with sourdough toast points.
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Oysters on the Half Shell $16/30
Standish Shore oysters from Duxbury, Massachusetts, served on the half shell with mignonette, available by the half dozen or full dozen.
Salads
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Lots of Leaf $10.00
A mixed lettuce salad with tomato, cucumber, bacon bits, and focaccia croutons.
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Soup and Salad Combo $12/14
A combo of spinach salad or Lots of Leaf salad paired with soup of the day or baked French onion soup.
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Uptown Caesar $14.00
Romaine tossed with sundried tomato, capers, hard-boiled egg, and reggiano, topped with parmesan sticks.
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House Spinach Salad $11.00
A spinach salad with egg, tomato, cucumber, pine nuts, and bacon bits.
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Balsamic Glazed Chicken and Strawberry Salad $16.00
Mixed greens topped with char-crusted garlic pepper chicken glazed in balsamic reduction, with fresh strawberries, candied walnuts, gorgonzola, and grape tomatoes in balsamic vinaigrette.
Sandwiches
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Grouper Sandwich $17.00
A grouper sandwich with cheddar and tartar sauce on a Millstone Bakery hoagie roll.
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Adult Grilled Cheese $15.00
A grown-up grilled cheese with Black Forest ham, brie, arugula, and fig balsamic on rustic Italian bread.
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Fish Tacos $18.00
Whitefish tacos with cabbage, strawberry, mango, fresno peppers, and onion, finished with soy and wasabi cream.
**Items fried in premium beef tallow.
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BBQ Chicken and Bacon Sandwich $16.00
Grilled chicken with cheddar, smoked bacon, and lettuce in BBQ sauce on a gourmet hamburger bun.
Burgers & Tenderloins
**Items fried in premium beef tallow.
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Black N Blue Burger $16.00
A Cajun-seasoned 100% Angus beef burger topped with blue cheese, arugula, and Italian roasted tomato.
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Half Pound Uptown Burger $14.00
A half-pound 100% Angus beef burger on a gourmet hamburger bun.
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Quatro Fromage Burger $17.00
A 100% Angus beef burger topped with four cheeses, cheddar, provolone, American, and Swiss, on a gourmet bun.
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Pork Tenderloin $14.00
A 7-ounce hand-breaded pork tenderloin on a gourmet hamburger bun.
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Chicken Tenderloin $15.00
An 8-ounce hand-breaded chicken breast on a gourmet hamburger bun.
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Black Bean Veggie Burger $14.00
A black bean vegetable patty with mesclun greens, tomato, and cucumber on an everything roll.
Steaks
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Marinated Ribeye $46.00
A 16-ounce ribeye marinated in garlic, Italian herbs, and olive oil.
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Salemville Blue Cheese Topped Beef Tenderloins $50.00
An 8-ounce beef tenderloin topped with Salemville blue cheese and sourdough croutons in a marsala mushroom sauce.
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Filet Mignon $49.00
An 8-ounce charbroiled, center-cut, aged filet mignon.
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Peppered New York Strip $37.00
A 12-ounce peppercorn-crusted New York strip in a mushroom marsala sauce.
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Red Door Sirloin $35.00
A 12-ounce center-cut steak.
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Bacon Wrapped Pork Chops $17/22
Center-cut pork chops wrapped in bacon and char-grilled.
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Slow Roasted Prime Rib $45/50
Slow-roasted aged prime rib served with au jus, available after 4pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
Seafood
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Broiled Whitefish Parmesan $24.00
Parmesan-crusted broiled whitefish in a lemon caper butter sauce.
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Poached Salmon with Cous Cous and Spinach $28.00
Poached Jail Island salmon served with couscous and spinach in a lemon curry sauce.
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Fried Shrimp $21.00
Hand-battered fried shrimp served with cocktail sauce.
**Items fried in premium beef tallow.
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Pan Seared Yellowfin Tuna $28.00
Pan-seared yellowfin tuna with a ginger-soy glaze, sesame seeds, and watermelon radish.
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Pretzel Crusted Rainbow Trout $27.00
Rainbow trout crusted in pretzel breading, served in a stone-ground mustard cream sauce.
Chicken
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Spicy Thai Peanut Chicken $21.00
Chicken breast crusted in a spicy Thai peanut coating, served over seasoned rice blend.
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Chicken Parma $23.00
Parmesan-crusted chicken breast in lemon caper butter, served over seasoned rice blend.
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Chicken Fajitas $22.00
Fajita-marinated chicken with cheddar, tomato, and salsa, served with chipotle mayo, sour cream, and flour tortillas.
Pasta
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Chicken, Spinach and Roasted Garlic Pasta $20.00
Fettuccine with chicken breast, spinach, and sundried tomato in a white wine garlic butter sauce, topped with reggiano.
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Fettuccine Alfredo $17.00
Fettuccine in a white wine cream sauce with reggiano parmesan, parsley, and a panko crumb topping.
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Pasta Bolognese $17.00
Fettuccine tossed in a hearty three-meat bolognese sauce with reggiano parmesan.
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Four Cheese Stuffed Pasta Purses $22.00
Pasta purses stuffed with ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, and romano, served in a choice of white wine cream or bolognese sauce.
Sides
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Uptown Seasoned Rice Blend $7.00
A rice blend of wild rice, bulgur wheat, tomato orzo, and white rice.
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Steamed Fresh Vegetables $8.00
Steamed broccoli, carrot, cauliflower, zucchini, squash, and green beans.
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Sautéed Spinach $6.00
Fresh spinach sautéed in olive oil and garlic, finished with reggiano parmesan.
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Truffle Fries (Side) $7.00
French fries tossed in truffle oil with reggiano and garlic salt, served with aioli.
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Sautéed Mushrooms $6.00
Mushrooms sautéed in red wine.
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Sautéed Onions $6.00
Onions caramelized in white wine and sweet butter.
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Sautéed Mushrooms and Onions $8.00
Mushrooms and caramelized onions sautéed together in red wine.
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Garlic Mashed Potatoes $7.00
Garlic mashed potatoes served with a mushroom marsala sauce.
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Pasta Bolognese (Side) $7.00
A side portion of fettuccine in three-meat bolognese sauce with reggiano.
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Fettuccine Alfredo (Side) $7.00
A side portion of fettuccine in white wine cream sauce with panko and parmesan.
Kids Menu
For children under 10 years of age.
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Kids Meal $8.00
A kids' meal, choice of fish sticks, cheese quesadilla, grilled cheese, corn dogs, or chicken sticks. For children under 10.
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Kids Pasta $7.00
A kids' pasta portion, choice of bolognese or alfredo. For children under 10.
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Kids Char"cute"erie $9.00
A kids' charcuterie-style board.
Today's Specials
Rotating special; may not be available on every visit.
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Cream of Buffalo Chicken $6.00
A creamy buffalo chicken soup with celery and gorgonzola.
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Oysters Rockefeller $19.00
Six baked oysters topped with creamed spinach, smoked bacon, and a parmesan panko crumb.
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Quiche Lorraine, Mesculyn Salad and Soup Combo $17.00
A quiche Lorraine of egg, smoked bacon, Swiss cheese, and onion, paired with a mesclun salad of sugared pecans, gorgonzola, and grape tomato, plus soup.
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Watermelon, Honeydew and Feta Salad $16.00
A salad of watermelon, honeydew, feta, blueberry, arugula, almond, and kiwi in honey lime vinaigrette with mint.
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Birria Top Sirloin Steak Tacos $19.00
Birria-style top sirloin tacos with poblano pepper, onion, cilantro, red cabbage, and chihuahua cheese, served with corn tortilla chips, house salsa, and beef consommé for dipping.
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Filet Tournedos over Grilled Shrimp Cakes $55.00
Filet tenderloin medallions served over grilled shrimp cakes with artichoke heart and tri-colored carrots, finished with BBQ hollandaise.
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Beef Lo Mein $21.00
New York strip steak with linguini, snap peas, water chestnuts, and baby corn in a red curry ginger-soy sauce.
Sunday Brunch
Sunday brunch, 11am-3pm only.
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Beignets $12.00
Chocolate-filled beignets dusted with powdered sugar and served with chocolate kahlua sauce.
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Chorizo and Egg Skillet with Salsa Roja $13.00
A skillet of chorizo, potatoes, eggs, onion, and bell pepper, topped with salsa roja, roasted jalapeño, and cilantro.
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Monte Cristo $15.00
A Monte Cristo of French toast, Swiss cheese, and ham with raspberry onion jam, served with syrup, powdered sugar, and fresh fruit.
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Biscuits and Gravy with Poached Eggs $12.00
Biscuits topped with poached eggs and sausage gravy.
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Gourmet Breakfast Burger $16.00
A 100% Angus beef burger on a brioche bun with an egg, Swiss cheese, bacon, and raspberry onion jam, served with breakfast potatoes.
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Italian Sausage Skillet $14.00
A skillet of house-made Italian sausage, potato, bell pepper, and onion with provolone, poached eggs, and chives.
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Fried Chicken and Belgian Waffle $16.00
Panko-fried chicken over a Belgian waffle with smoked bacon and roasted jalapeño, finished with bourbon maple syrup and lemon hollandaise.
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Sausage Gravy Skillet $13.00
A skillet of sausage gravy, breakfast potatoes, onion, and jalapeño, topped with poached eggs and a biscuit.
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Cajun Shrimp N Grits $18.00
Cajun-seasoned shrimp over grits with bell peppers, smoked bacon, and a poached egg.
Menu last updated 2026-08-17.