Geja's Cafe celebrates 58 years with a new spring menu

Geja's Cafe, celebrating its 58th year in business, will introduce a new spring menu starting in April. This is the first time that the iconic restaurant will change its menu. It's definitely an exciting chapter for owner Jeff Lawler and his team.

The legendary restaurant features a fondue dining experience in a romantic setting and a classical flamenco guitarist. The dark lower level creates a unique vibe. I truly feel like I've been transported back to old Europe. The dark candle-lit room is perfect for any date night. Diners can enjoy a three-course meal that they cook at their table.

Geja's is known for its incredible premier fondue dinner offerings, including Swiss Gruyere cheese fondue, Belgium dark chocolate fondue, and entrée fondue with the most premium meats and seafood selections. Now after 58 years, there's a new seasonal spring menu for diners to fall in love with.

Geja's Cafe's new Spring Premier Fondue Dinner ($58 per person) will feature a first course with a spring cheese fondue, dippers, and salad. The cheese fondue blend will comprise of Brie, and Monterey Jack melted down with garlic, grapefruit juice, and white wine and garnished with fresh chives.

Diners can dip breads, fruits, vegetables, and smoked landjaeger sausage. The second course, which is also the entrée course, will feature beef tenderloin, gulf shrimp, and chicken breast, with asparagus, broccoli, zucchini, peppers, mushrooms, onions, and potatoes. Everything is cooked tableside in a flavorful jerk pineapple broth available for a limited time.

After cooking your meat or veggies in the broth, there are eight dipping sauces to enjoy. Two new spring sauces include a blackberry gastrique and mango-peach sauce. My favorite was their classic chimichurri sauce (I honestly started dipping everything in that sauce). I even had to ask the waiter for a second ramekin to feed my obsession.

The final dessert course features a spring dessert fondue and a new dip. Geja's is changing its chocolate to white chocolate for the first time. It is melted down with heavy cream and a touch of butter. It is a topped table side and a bright raspberry coulis drizzle. This was a nice touch. Dippers include kiwi, banana, strawberries, pineapple, pretzel sticks, angel food cake, lotus Biscoff cookies, and Vanille Patisserie's lemon meringue bites.

Spring is in the air, and Geja's Cafe is bringing spring flavors with its new fondue menu. I have fallen in love again with the most romantic restaurant in Chicago. This new menu will be featured from April through June.