North Pond Cafe 2610 N Cannon Dr. Chicago, IL 60614-1837 Phone: (773) 477-5845 The Scene The Frank Lloyd Wright-esque building is one with its surroundings. A bike path runs past, there's a playground next door, and benches out front are perfectly situated for duck-feeding on quiet North Pond. The Food  Chef Bruce Sherman's eclectic dinner menu offers venison chops with buttercup and organic blue hubbard squash purée, spring knob onions, and apple shallot jus. Lunch options include a roasted wild salmon filet with horseradish whipped potatoes in a red wine bacon sauce. Don't miss brunch: It's a three-course, prix fixe menu with small, elegantly presented portions of excellent dishes. Alaskan halibut with spring asparagus and new potatoes was ravishing; flaky pecan pie was perfectly complemented by perky cinnamon ice cream.