Pierogi Heaven is a small Polish restaurant located at 169 North Wells Street. A friend and I met up there for a quick small lunch. Pierogi's are Polish dumplings stuffed with meat, cheese, potatoes, sauerkraut, or fruit and topped with fried onions or butter. Pierogi heaven sells inexpensive specials in sets of three, so I [...]
Tag: chicago
Caffè Rōm
Caffè Rōm is an Italian style cafe located at a couple different locations in Chicago. The one I went to is at 400 East South Water Street. I got a bit lost on my way to the cafe and my time there was a bit stressful; because I was meeting up with a friend, my [...]
Bee & Tea
Bee & Tea is located in Wicker Park at 1843 West North Avenue. I had a couple of friends suggest Bee & Tea, saying out of all the bubble tea shops in Chicago it was their favorite. We went just for tea, but they do serve food. They sell bao and bowls. Their bao is [...]
Oak Tree
Oak Tree is a restaurant and bakery located in the 900 North Michigan Shops at 900 North Michigan Avenue. They serve breakfast all day while their restaurant is open. I went with a friend who has been going there with her family for a long time and ordered tea and french toast. We didn't go [...]
Dylan’s Candy Bar
Dylan's Candy Bar can be found in other cities around the United States, but the one in Chicago opened recently at 445 North Michigan Avenue. There are about three levels in the Candy bar, the first opens up with bins filled with candy where if you find a worker, and there are several available to help out, [...]
Flo
Flo is a New Mexican restaurant located at 1434 West Chicago Avenue. I went with a friend for brunch. I always forget how nightmarish brunch can be in Chicago. Probably because I love brunch. With Flo you can put your name on a list but you should have your full party nearby, or else when they [...]
A Baker’s Tale
A Baker's Tale is a cafe/bakery with a whimsical Alice and Wonderland theme located at 2127 West Division Street in Wicker Park. I met up with a friend for lunch and of course a cup of tea. I loved the story book fairy tale atmosphere with the blooming tree in the window with it's tea cup [...]
The Ugly Mug Cafe- Closed
The Ugly Mug Cafe is located in West Town/Noble Square at 1458 West Chicago Avenue. The cafe tends to get pretty busy but has a nice friendly atmosphere. I went on a cold winter day and really just wanted a cup of tea. So I tried two. The King Crimson and 333. At first, standing at [...]
Timbuk2
Timbuk2 is located at 1623 North Damen Avenue. There are a few stores in other places (such as Singapore, Seattle, and San Franscisco) The shop was started in San Fanscisco by a bike messenger and has grown since. They mostly make bags. I had heard about them because they hosted what sounded like a fun shop opening, [...]
BeeZzee
BeeZzee is located at 424 S Wabash Avenue taking the place of the L Cafe. This is the second BeeZzee in Chicago, the other located on Sheffield. I ordered one of their smoothies, a choco-nana peanut butter fruit smoothie. It was thick, but good. I also ordered their nutella banana walnut crepe. Their crepes are thin, a [...]