Ping Pong is a restaurant located on 3322 N. Broadway. A friend and I ended up going to Ping Pong because the place we'd planned to go to was closed and after wandering around decided to go in and check out the menu. With old music, and a 50s feel of American or Europe fused with [...]
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Sunshine cafe-closed
Sunshine cafe is a tiny Japanese restaurant in Andersonville at 5449 N Clark St. I went with a friend for dinner and we were given green tea and water. We split Gyoza, got 6 total that came with a dipping sauce that was too spicy. They were tiny but good. There were two different kinds of [...]
Gaslight Coffee Roasters
Gaslight Coffee Roasters is located at 2385 n Milwaukee Ave, a short walk from either the Logan Square blue line stop or the California blue line stop. The Gaslight Coffee Roasters are open from 8am to 9pm Monday through Saturday and from 9am to 6pm on Sunday. I went on a late Monday afternoon to say [...]
Dunlays on the Square
Dunlays on the Square is located in Logan Square. It is a bar and grill with outdoor seating at 3137 W. Logan Avenue. While there I tried their Fish and Chips. I got their beer battered cod with a side of cole slaw and exchanged the french fries for sweet potato fries. The food was [...]
Fleur
Fleur is a flower shop in Logan Square located at 3149 west logan blvd. This little shop does flower arrangements, gifts and some potted plants. Their flower arrangements give off a relaxing antique feel. It's a nice relaxing shop to step into and just look around. When I stopped by it was partially out of [...]
Panaderia La Central Bakery Pasteleria
On an afternoon visiting a friend she took me to her favorite bakery. A small, cheap bakery where you grab a tray and some tongs and put whatever baked goods you want onto the tray. I didn't recognize anything I saw so I asked her for suggestions and grabbed whatever I thought was interesting [...]
The Common Cup
The Common Cup is a cafe in Rogers Park which can be found off the Morse Red line stop at 1501 W. Morse Avenue. I stopped by on a hot day for a cup of iced tea. The place was pretty full with a wide variety of ice cream and baked goods. The tea I [...]
Freshii
Freshii is a restaurant chain of healthy food. I'd never seen one before coming to Chicago, but apparently this chain makes its way around and even to other countries with the idea of fresh healthy food for reasonable prices. You can order something they already have a set recipe for, or you can create your [...]
Glazed and Infused
Glazed and Infused is a doughnut shop chain found in Chicago. The one I visited is below the Armitage Brown line stop in Lincoln Park, 939 West Armitage Avenue. They had a nice variety of flavors I hadn't fathomed. Along one wall was the history of doughnuts. A friend and I split a banana and [...]
Seadog
Seadog is a speedboat tour at Navy Pier. The speedboat leaves the pier for about a half hour and includes a tour of the city from the lake. The tour guide tells a bit about different places along the way and some historical architectural facts. There are two different types of Seadog tours, the extreme [...]