May 12--Bang Bang Pie Biscuits opened its new Ravenswood location Wednesday, introducing fans to three menu items never seen at the original Logan Square shop.
"For the first time ever, we're serving pie a la mode," owner Michael Ciapciak says. "Right now, we've got malted vanilla from Black Dog Gelato."
On the biscuit menu, a new fried chicken biscuit ($8.50) features crispy, spicy chicken thigh, pimento cheese, truffle honey, pickle and a poached egg. A wedge salad ($9) is a wedge of iceberg lettuce speared with a biscuit, with buttermilk ranch, bacon, blue cheese, tomato and a hard boiled egg.
The new shop also has a gas-burning fireplace. "It's awesome," Ciapciak says. "We have a Chesterfield sofa, lounge chairs, and stools around it. Technically there's seating for six but I've seen 12 people gather around it."
An 18-seat front patio is awaiting city approval.
"We didn't know we were going to open today, but we got some really good prep done last night, so we decided, 'Why not?'" Ciapciak says. "We've already seen a lot of neighborhood people come in. We're really excited to be a part of this community."
Bang Bang Pie Biscuits Ravenswood, 4947 N. Damen Ave., www.bangbangpie.com.
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