A Taiwanese bakery. How could a place that loves Michael Jackson be bad?…read more Salted Egg Yolk Bolo Bun流心菠蘿麵包: Calling it "流心"(runny) isn't quite accurate; it's a bolo bun菠蘿包 (pineapple -shape bun) with a salted egg yolk filling, but it had an authentic, old-fashioned flavor that made me feel like back to childhood. The crust was thin and crispy, with a large air cavity, making it very soft and fluffy. The salted egg yolk has just the right balance of sweetness and saltiness, and wasn't too cloying. Garlic Cheese Brioche Bun蒜香奶酪麵包: Perhaps its more Taiwanese name is "八蒜包" (Eight Garlic Bun). Its appearance and taste were very similar to those I've had at Taiwanese bakeries in mainland China. The cheese and garlic flavors were very strong, but the bread itself was slightly coarse. Hojicha Latte: The whole milk was very milky, but the hojicha flavor felt a little weak. However, it's already great to find a tea latte that's not very sweet.

We came around 12:30noon and got a huge bread haul at this bakery. I'm SO glad we did!…read more Here's what we got: * Purple rice taro bun / 5 (OUR FAV!!!) * Matcha custard bun / 4.5 * Matcha pistachio bun / 5 * Tuna egg mayo bread / 4.5 * Hot dog & cheese bread / 4 * BBQ hot dog skewer / 3 * Sesame roll / 3.5 * Cheese pudding tart / 3.5 * Banana bread matcha c oat milk / 4.75 If there's one thing you get here, get the purple rice taro bun. Suuuuper soft & chewy bread filled with purple rice and taro. The textures were amazing. Best baked good I ever had. It's pricey but SO worth it!! 10/10, 5 stars, 100%. Service here is just okay, nothing special. There's also a small seating area in the back that is open until 4pm!

What a lovely place!!!!! I'm so happy I walked by and came inside on a whim. Bright, airy, open…read morespace, with plenty of room to walk around or sit in their cute chairs. Fun decor and lots of great menu items to choose from. Beau welcomed me and provided excellent service, and gave me a run down of the menu and options. I ordered the Blue Banana smoothie, which has blue spirulina, açaí, banana, grass-fed whey protein, cashew butter, coconut butter & almond milk. Wow!! It's the best smoothie I've ever had. Everything just blended so well together and the texture was perfect. Lot of cold pressed juice, cleanses, smoothie, oatmeal, and bowl options. I look forward to trying more!

I have never really been a smoothie girly but I had to stop by this place since I see it all the…read moretime! One of the things I love about coming here is the customer service because it's really great, especially from one of the really nice girls who works in the mornings on weekdays (I need to get her name and edit this review because she's so nice) and their oatmeal bowls are some of the best I've had and I'm pretty picky about my oatmeal. Another positive is they can do a 100% nut free smoothie because they have separate blenders for people that can't have nuts and I think that's amazing. I've seen places that mix nut and nut free in the same blenders and that's so dangerous / frustrating. I'll definitely continue coming here

Don't get me started on the loaded avocado smash, they smashed it outta the park with this one…read more Employees were so helpful shoutout pure green michigan ave

Terrible! I stopped by on my lunch break (12:15pm 08/07/26) and the lady in front of me was…read morecomplaining about her smoothie being made wrong, I watched the staff gaslight her saying she ordered wrong and if she wanted the correct smoothie she would have to pay, and then refuse to serve her. Only for her to leave and admit to each other they made the wrong smoothie, all while I'm sitting there waiting on my order. The way they talked to her was very belittling and quite frankly disgusting. Not to mention they gave me my smoothie and it tasted like sh*t, I've only ever ordered one or two smoothies from here because I'm a picky person and this is the worst it's ever tasted. Unfortunately I felt like I couldn't question the quality of it because I just witnessed how they treat customers who have complaints about the taste of their orders!! I would not spend my money here, especially if you are a black woman as I feel they were really rude to her and displayed a lot of micro aggressions towards her. They were nice to me (I'm a man) but I can't believe what i witnessed and them being too stubborn to admit they were wrong isn't a good look, I've been served by nicer staff here before so if you go hopefully you don't run into these two jerks.

Stopped in on a Wednesday morning. Hostess greeted us and seated us right away. Our server came…read moreover quickly and got beverages for us. We ordered and our food came out very quickly - great because we were hungry lol. Hubby had the big combo - lots of food - it was great. I had the avocado toast with smoked salmon and it was terrific! I wanted something different for breakfast (tired of eggs) and this hit the spot! I was skeptical of the cream cheese but it tied all the flavors together (and held some of the toppings on). I would definitely get this again. We'll be back when in town.

The food was decent and my waitress was really nice…read more I had the kale and cauliflower egg omelet. You get the option of receiving hash browns or grits and pancakes or bread. I didn't want pancakes or bread, so I asked to have fruit instead. So with the small side of fruit I thought I would be charged $2 only. When I received my check I was surprised to see that I was charged $4 for my fruit. I don't understand why they charged me $4 instead of $2 especially since I didn't order any pancakes or toast. They really stick you with prices. So my meal including a matcha latte plus tip was around 43 bucks. First and last time I ever eat here again

Stopped by Eleven City Diner with my wife and my mother yesterday. I haven't been to Eleven City in…read moreyears so we were all excited about the visit. We've always had a great experience there. There was a 15 minute wait when we arrived, but were seated in less than five minutes. We had a nice booth near the front of the restaurant. From the last time I was there, the menu looks the same, except the prices have gone up. Everything has been going up in price everywhere. They also note that they add a three percent surcharge to cover the increasing costs, but you can let your server know if you don't want to pay the charge. We ordered a pickle tray, which is one dill cut into four slices and a sliced pickled tomato. The pickles were good except I wish they had full sour pickles on the tray, too. For our entrees, my wife and mother split the grilled cheese. The sandwich comes with soup and fries. Their fries are cooked in beef tallow so have that extra good taste. The sandwich is large so they didn't even sample the soup. I had the salami sandwich. It's served on sliced challah (yum). When ordering, they asked if I wanted it thick or thin, hot or cold. I asked for sliced thick and hot. When it arrived, there were two slices of salami on each side of the bread. It was about four inches in diameter and about two inches thick - enormous. It also came with their beef tallow fries. My meal was delicious but way too much to eat. We ended taking home the soup and my 1/2 sandwich. I love the ambiance - reminds me of the old Carnegie Deli in New York. Of the Jewish Delis still open in Chicago, Eleven City is my favorite.

Eleven City, I was not familiar with your game! I don't even know how to describe what you'll find…read moreinside this diner - step inside and I promise you'll be transported to a new world lol. The bad a#@! breakfast sandwich was really good with the hash and those house potatoes were so damn crispy! The in-house root beer was amazing and I can't say a single bad word about those shakes. There's so much to do in this diner lol I have to come back!

What I love about this bakery cafe is that it truly reminds me of my trip to Paris. There is a…read morefresh smell of butter, sweet cream and homemade breads. Everyone is so friendly and eager to serve. I love the variety, the themes and that they are trendy. I also love the French and Korean fusion. Ingredients are premium and the taste is real. Never too sweet and you're tasting the flavors you are supposed to taste. My first experience was in China Town, but I have certainly enjoyed other locations as well. Get the app, earn the rewards, eat or drink for FREE!

I usually love coming to this location because it is right in my neighborhood, the store is always…read moreclean, and the staff is consistently warm, friendly, and helpful. Buying our birthday cakes here has been a go to tradition for our family for a long time. Unfortunately, my most recent purchase was a huge letdown. I got the Matcha Strawberry Cake on the day of the celebration, but the cake base was completely wet, soggy, and mushy right where it met the cream and strawberry filling. Instead of the light, airy matcha sponge we normally look forward to, the texture was heavy and gummy, almost like it had been sitting in the display fridge absorbing moisture for days or the fruit had not been properly prepped. I really appreciate the great customer service here, which is why this review hurts to write, but the quality control on the bakery side this time around was unacceptable. I really hope the management addresses freshness and shelf life standards because we would love to keep coming back.

I finally came back after 9 years. This time around I did get to try their food and some more…read morePaulaner. We came here to get a bite to eat before heading out to Soldier Field for a Fire game. The place was packed and he had to wait about 10-15 min. Once seated, the service was great. Very fast, attentive and friendly as well. We ordered their Pierogi sampler which was delicious. Couldn't pick a favorite honestly. We also ordered their Marcos Italian Beef pizza. This pizza came with Italian beef, hot giardiniera, caramelized onion and fire roasted tomato. We got their small and was still very filling. I also ordered some more Paulaner. This time they didn't run out. Will definitely be returning more frequently now.

Perfectly decent tavern pizza and rather good onion rings…read more Welcome to a nice little neighborhood sorta divey bar with ample indoor and outdoor seating. It just feels comfortable. Aside from a small service blip where our server delivered the drinks very quickly and then disappeared for a long time without taking our order, everything else went well. The onion rings may very well be house made but I'm not in love with the dipping sauces. The BBQ sauce tastes like Kraft with a shot of hot sauce and the Thousand Island is Thousand Island. The rings themselves are good. The pizza is fine. We got sausage and artichoke and while the amount of artichoke was good there was a paucity of sausage. What sausage there was was very enjoyable but too many pieces of pizza had no sausage at all. That's a problem I've encountered at more than one Chicago pizza place and it only seems to happen with sausage. I don't get it. All in all, not bad.

Walked over to Buttercup after checking into my hotel in Chicago to grab a coffee and fire up the…read moreold laptop and get some work done. Though usually one for a hot coffee, it was steamy hot out so I went for an iced vanilla latte with oat milk and was wildly impressed. I was going to sit for a bit so had the latte for there and it was icy cold and the vanilla flavoring was brilliantly paired to the really good espresso notes within the latte. I also went for a Financier, which is a gluten-free banana bread sort of loaf and this was downright silly how good it was. It had a rich banana and sort of caramel flavor to it and as a gluten-free pastry option was one of the finest that I have had. Love that the coffee shop had just about every seat full with people doing work, studying, reading and catching up and the spot was a true neighborhood gem sort of location. Awesome spot!

I've been to this place a few times since it opened, and I even visited its predecessor. I can…read morehonestly say that at first, I was a little turned off by the contrast between the two. However, this place has definitely grown on me. I really like the quaint feel of the space. The drinks are strong, but still very well crafted, and the wait staff are always kind and attentive. It has a comfortable atmosphere that makes it easy to settle in and enjoy yourself. It's not quite my Cheers, but it's definitely a place where you can let your hair down from time to time.

Clean friendly environment Have a great choice of…read moreproducts. Counter personnel friendly.

The South Loop Market has a convenient location on Michigan Avenue. They carry most categories of…read morenecessities. Variety is slightly lacking if you are looking for a specific brand. As anticipated, prices are higher than your typical grocery store, but it serves a purpose, especially if you're tired and don't want to go far away.

Really cool place to get a great latte and breakfast right down in the loop…read more Cinnamon buns looked amazing. Latte and cereal granola bowl were really filling. Husband got a breakfast sandwich which was hearty. Long lines, limited seating.

I love the food here. The seating is a bit mayhem though. It's grab something when you see that…read moreit's open (cafeteria table style but with more rizz). The staff is always friendly and it's fairly easy to take GF and vegan friends here to eat. They actually have a few options which is nice. Price is about standard for Chicago lunch places that aren't fast food. If you're autistic or easily over stimulated be prepared to bring your tools and accommodations with you. (NT people seem to not be bothered but I've been driven to more than one meltdown by eating in at this place and trying to act "normal". IYKYK. I LOVE it, my brain just thinks we're dying in there. lol so I've taken to just getting to go orders and eating in a park or something)