Garbage Salad, Neat

There are places that don’t change—and shouldn’t.

At Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse, the lights stay low, the booths stay full, and everything arrives with a kind of quiet confidence. You don’t rush. You don’t overthink it.

You order what sounds right and let the room do the rest.

A martini—or something close—finds its way to the table. Conversations settle in. The noise softens just enough to feel like you’re part of something, but not the center of it.

And then the salad comes.

Chicago, Unapologetically

Ingredients

Salad Base

4 cups romaine & iceberg, finely chopped

¼ cup peppered salami, small dice

½ provolone, small dice

¼ cup smoked mozzarella, small medallions

2 tbsp red onion, finely diced

¼ cup pickled asparagus

½ cup cooked chicken breast, sliced (not diced—more elegant)

¼ cup tomatoes, small mini’s

¼ cup seedless cucumber, small dice

2 tbsp roasted red pepper, thin strips (let's do green instead)

A Chicago classic, refined