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The sheer volume and variety of tasty vittles right on NU’s doorstep earns consistently high marks from students. There may be no restaurants on campus to speak of, but a mere five-minute walk leads you to a global culinary adventure. Clarke’s, a cozy hangout, offers food for all palates and breakfast all day long. Burger King is the only 24-hour restaurant within close proximity, and Sherman, a late-night cashier, is an NU legend. Other popular spots are Chipotle and Flat Top Grill, a hop, skip, and a jump from campus, and good date fare. Getting off-campus every once in a while is a good idea,
and Evanston’s restaurants make it that much better. Stray a little from well-known haunts to discover quaint eateries like Blind Faith Café or the Noyes St. Café. Northwestern’s student government also created a database of Evanston restaurants that gives ratings, menus, and other vital info. Consult this Bible of sorts, grab a friend, and get ready to
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Every Monday is Giordano’s...
Every Monday is Giordano’s half-price pizza night—you must go at least once to understand. It’s the best pizza in the world, and you can eat enough to be quite full on less than $5 once a week. Good for dates: Trattoria Demi: cute little Italian bistro-ish place. I recommend the lasagna spinaci. Good ‘fast’ food’: Potbelly Sandwich Works (Try the chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, they’re to die for. Also the pizza sub is my personal recommendation). Joy Yee’s Noodles is the best not-national chain Asian food I’ve ever had. It’s not terribly expensive, the service is super-fast, the food is fabulous, and there is a wide range from ‘typical’ to ‘really out there,’ and they have these great teas and fresh fruit smoothies that you can get tapioca bubbles in (very hip trend—must try). |
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The restaurants in Evanston are...
The restaurants in Evanston are awesome. Carmen’s Pizza is the best and Giorodano’s has half-price pizza night on Monday’s. Mount Everst has great Indian food, and Clarke’s is always great for a yummy Charlie Brownie Sundae. (The most amazing and huge brownie sundae in town!) |
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There’s no shortage of restaurants...
There’s no shortage of restaurants in Evanston. Just about every ethnicity is represented, and a wide price range. My favorites are Tapas Barcelona and Lulu’s. |
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Evanston has a huge variety of...
Evanston has a huge variety of great food, much of it quite inexpensive. For Italian, try Trattoria Demi. Giordano’s has famously delicious stuffed pizza. For Mexican food, Chipotle offers great burritos, and Las Palmas and That Little Mexican Cafe have everything else. Mt. Everest offers delicious and modestly-priced Indian and Nepalese cuisine. Blind Faith Cafe is a vegetarian restaurant that’s a little pricey but definitely recommended. Dozika and New Japan offer some very good sushi and other Asian cuisine. And if you just want a sandwich, Potbelly and Panera are both cheap and very tasty. Vive le Crepe is a cool place that just opened, and it is fairly cheap as well. There is much good food to be enjoyed. |
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Food in town is hit or miss....
Food in town is hit or miss. There’s half off pizza at Giordano’s on Mondays. Joy Yee’s is good. Baja Fresh and Clarke’s are also favorites. You can always take the El train into Chicago. |
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Other Places to Check Out
- Baja Fresh
- Cozy Noodle & Rice
- D & C Hot Dogs
- Dave's Italian Kitchen
- Dozika
- Kafein
- Lucky Platter
- Lulu's
- New Japan Restaurant
- Olive Mountain
- Steak 'n Shake
- Tapas Barcelona
- Thai Sookdee Restaurant
- That Little Mexican Café
- Vive La Crepe
Grocery Stores
Dominick's Finer Foods
1763 W. Howard St.
(773) 761-7022
Dominick's Finer Foods
1910 Dempster St.
(847) 866-9026
Jewel-Osco
1128 Chicago Ave.
(847) 869-7950
Osco Drug
1630 Sherman Ave.
(847) 475-6256
Restaurant Listing
Blind Faith Café
Healthy, breakfast
525 Dempster St.
(847) 328-6875
www.blindfaithCafé.com
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Thursday 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.–10 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.–9 p.m.
Burger King
Fast food
1829 Dempster St.
(847) 733-8740
www.burgerking.com
Price: $3-$7
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 6 a.m.–12 a.m., Friday–Saturday 6 a.m.–1 a.m.
Carmen's of Evanston Pizzeria
Pizza
1012 Church St.
(847) 328-0031
Price: $10-$15
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 10 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.–11 p.m.
Chipotle
McBurritos
711 Church St.
(847) 425-3959
www.chipotle.com
Price: $5-$10
This little Mexican joint draws a large student crowd.
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–11 p.m.
Clarke's
Breakfast, burgers
720 Clark St.
(847) 864-1610
Price: $5-$10
Breakfast served all day
Hours: Daily 7 a.m.–12 a.m.
Flat Top Grill
Stir-fry
707 Church St.,
(847) 570-0100
www.flattopgrill.com
Price: $10-$15
Create your own stir-fry
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m.
Giordano's
Deep dish Chicago-style pizza, Italian
500 Davis St.
(847) 475-5000
www.giordanosflorida.com
Price: $10-$25
All pizza is half-price after 5 p.m. on Monday nights for dine-in orders.
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–1 a.m., Sunday 12 a.m.–11 p.m.
Joy Yee's Noodles
Chinese
521 Davis St.
(847) 733-1900
www.joyyee.com
Price: $5-$15
Bubble drinks
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–10 p.m.
Las Palmas
Mexican
817 University Pl.
(847) 328-2555
Price: $8-$15
In-house band
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–10 p.m.
Mandarin House
Chinese and Korean
819 Noyes St.
(847) 869-4344
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Tuesday–Thursday 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 4 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Mt. Everest
Indian and Nepali
630 Church St.
(847) 491-1069
www.mteverestrestaurant.com
Price: $8-$15
All-you-can-eat lunch buffet for around $8
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–9:30 p.m., Friday 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–10 p.m., Saturday 12 p.m.–3 p.m., 5 p.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–3 p.m., 5 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Noyes St. Café
Italian, Greek, American
828 Noyes St.
(847) 475-8683
Price: $5-$10
Full-service bar
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–11 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.–10 p.m.
Potbelly Sandwich Works
Sandwiches, shakes, smoothies, cookies
630 Davis St.
(847) 328-1800
www.potbelly.com
Price: $8-$15
Delivery
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–11 p.m.
Sherman Restaurant
Italian
1740 Sherman Ave.
(847) 328-2050
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 7 a.m.–9 p.m.
Trattoria Demi
Italian
1571 Sherman Ave
(847) 332-2330
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–9 p.m.
Trio Atelier
Bistro-style
1625 Hinman Ave.
(847) 733-8746
www.trio-restaurant.com
Price: $15-$25
Hours: Wednesday–Thursday 5:30 p.m.–9 p.m., Friday 5:30 p.m.–10 p.m., Saturday 5 p.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 5 p.m.–9 p.m.
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