I was stop by this nice place on my way home, and I know that it's not gonna be my last visit over there! It was so delicious and feel so fresh. read more

Following my experience with Ken's Diner & Grill, I discovered Sarah's Brick Oven listed within the 'People also viewed' section of its yelp page. Out of several other restaurants listed, Sarah's was the only one that captured my interest, plus it was a restaurant that I had not visited before in Skokie. Sarah's Brick Oven itself is linked to Sarah's Tent, a market for kosher products that is located where Oakton St connects with N Crawford Ave in Skokie. And in spite of it being linked to Sarah's Tent, there is an acceptable number of parking spots available. After entering and having plenty of time to look at the menu above the counter, and even on the laminated menu, I was acknowledged shortly after the customer ahead of me had finished ordering. I took an interest in the impossible burger after contemplating between the truffle mac & pizza, and the norma jean burger after I noticed that the impossible burger came with barbecue, onion rings, and served on a pretzel bun! And it was completed within a reasonable timeframe. I opted out of dine-in, choosing to take my order to go because I had errands I needed to complete, plus I did not want to be in the area long. Moreover, the restaurant appeared clean, and the atmosphere gave off a very relaxed vibe. There were a number of tables with seats inside of the dining area, and I must say that I adored the interior, and the ceiling decoration which gave off sukkot vibes. As for the food, other than my jaw popping because I had to open my mouth wide to take a bite of that stacked impossible burger, I enjoyed the satisfying taste of it once I had gotten settled in for the evening. It was delicious! And I most definitely recommend it if you are having trouble identifying something to try on the menu at Sarah's. Being that I had a good experience, I would gladly re-visit Sarah's Brick Oven again whenever in the Skokie area. Or maybe I will just make a visit solely for it, tehehe. Service: 4 | Atmosphere: 4 | Food: 5 Recommendations: truffle mac & pizza, norma jean burger, impossible burger, pestorella, spinach almondina, black forest, eggplant shakshuka pizza, truffle alfredo, koh panghan pasta, eggplant lasagna, sicilian panini, avocado sandwich, omelette sandwich, sarah's acai bowl, tropical bowl, or crispy sweet potato salad. ~ To live well is to eat well. ~ Thomas G read more

See all

On a Sunday afternoon, starting to shop for Passover, we decided to go to the Hungarian Market (now called Hungarian By Sarah's Tent). We were hungry and opted to try Sarah's Brick Oven. It's in the same parking lot. If you aren't familiar with Kosher Restaurants, since you cannot mix milk and meat, there are dairy restaurants and meat restaurants. So, no meat here. They have a cute dining room and the orthodox or Chasidim are behind the counter and in the kitchen to ensure the laws of Kashrut are being done correctly. You order at the counter, pay, and pick your meal up at the counter when it's ready. My wife had an Italian Panini and I ordered Eggplant Shakshuka. The presentation of both dishes was fabulous. And, they were really delicious. Pricing is a bit high because, well, Kosher food costs more. I have to admit that the food was well worth the few extra dollars. Definitely a must try for anyone curious. It's very good. read more

See all

The Mac and cheese truffle pizza was yummmmmm as were the truffle Parmesan gnocchi fries. My daughter had the green ravioli and the cream sauce was rich and delish. I had a salad with salmon added and the filet was perfectly cooked. Not much service as it's counter ordering but the ambiance is delightful. read more

If you're on the hunt for a thin crust veggie pizza I would definitely try this place! Super flavorful. I have no complaints on the veggie pizza; perfect cheese to veg ratio and crust is divine. Also tasted good cold the next day :) I was disappointed with the truffle pizza. I would've liked a lot more of the quality mushrooms on top for the price they charge. There's a market right in front of it and parking was a pretty easy. read more

Sarah's Brick Oven - Truffle Alfredo - Kosher Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

See all

Was here many years ago when another pizza place was here. First time here since Sarah's opened up and the place looks nice and had a good vibe. It's located between Sarah's Tent grocery story and a large laundromat. Service was very good. Ordered a pizza and salad. Pizza was NY style and tasty. The salad was fresh with over 20 ingredients, goat cheese and balsamic vinaigrette dressing. There's ample seating, which is good since the place filled up shortly after we arrived. read more

Sarah's Brick Oven - Kosher Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

See all

Probably the best kosher none meat restaurant in Chicago. Casual dining great quality.

I frequently drive down Oakton Avenue whenever I head west to Skokie. On my rides out, I always pass up the façade of a subtle and unassuming restaurant with a small outdoor patio. The restaurant is tucked away in the corner of an old plaza in between a laundromat and Hungarian kosher market. The lack of outdoor signage makes this place even more inconspicuous. If you don't pay attention you can easily miss this restaurant. The low-key profile only piqued my curiosity so after running a quick errand with the hubby on Saturday, I decided to pull up to the restaurant's parking lot. From there I discovered the window signage for Sarah's Brick Oven. The minute I learned of her name, I had it bookmarked for a future visit the next day. The food not only is delicious but it's also healthy. The menu sells pizza and salads with a focus on Jewish cuisine. The traditional menu sounded interesting to me so I ordered the Tunisian Malawach. It's a bit pricey at $14, after tax. It didn't come with any sides but the Malawach was divine. The Malawach flatbread is very soft and the fillings in the Tunisian Malawach burst with flavor. The sandwich is stuffed with sweet harissa, tuna, hard boiled eggs, potatoes and a pickled lemon. I inhaled the sandwich including the side condiments which consist of tahini, green olives and some amazing green schug! I would love to come back and try their Quinoa bowls and Eggplant Shakshuka. The service was a little slow but overall I thought the food and dine-in ambiance was very good. read more

See all

This place was delicious. I had a friend named Sarah whom I used to work with and she had a brick oven which is why I decided to try out this place. I am happy that I did because the food service and ambiance were all a ten out of ten and they will blend the dessert dishes for you if you have any phobias related to fulsome dessert dishes. Which in my book is a huge kindness and important aspect of going to places. For them to be nice and kind. It always makes the experience more pleasant for me and for whoever I would be with if I went somewhere with someone once. Definitely recommend. read more

this restaurant is now called Eve's Garden and is simply fabulous. The Italian gnocchi and vodka sauce are better than any I've ever had. The pastries so good they know how to make omelettes there's so many items there I could go on and on and on it's a lovely kosher restaurant great staff great food great price. read more

pizza is pizza...some peoole say that. Being that this is the chicagoland area this is not the case and pizza is a pretty big deal here. when it comes to kosher pizza outside New York and MTL i have low expectations.But the pizza was quite good . i was here for my moms surprise birthday party sometimes the place you go to will have a healthy option should you chose not to have 5 slices of pizza for lunch. The salads were out of this world. there are like 4 to 5 to chose from. coffee was MEH...a standard below gas station coffee if you are at a rest stop on the Ohio Turnpike. The latte could use some work and some of the coffee in the $4. to $6 range could use a overhaul. pretty cool to get free orange juice. read more

Sarah's Brick Oven - Kosher Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

I had the green ravioli this evening. The worst food ever put in front of me. The ravioli was so under cooked I only ate half of the first one. Another customer had an issue with a dish and returned it to the kitchen while we were there. I didn't even bother. If the person in the kitchen doesn't know how long to boil pasta, no point in asking them to do it again. read more

Good pizza but pricey. Strictly vegan so don't expect pepperoni or sausage or ham. They ran out of basil so the pizza margherita didn't live up to our expectation obviously. Love the salads there however. Will try their breakfast menu sometime. read more

Wow what amazing food! They had so many options and everything was so delicious. I love the decor inside and great customer service. Parking was easy and I love the area. Can't wait to go back here. read more

Two years later, time for an update about another visit to this tastefully kitschy diner. This time just a quick cup of coffee. In the 2 years since my last review I've been several times and recall liking, fairly well, everything I've had; I recall the pizza being particularly good. I thought the coffee was ok, they use powdered flavors rather than syrup and I think the powders are sweeter (too much so) and also clump, so my last sip included a clump of it. My husband thought his espresso was very good. While they have gotten more help in the way of number of employees, they're still not the friendliest. It took an exceedingly long time just to get the coffee and there was only 1 other customer in the place, it's not like they were busy. At least they no longer leave cleaning supplies laying around. Regarding best practices during pandemic, they do have outside seating but it's enclosed so it's not really "safe". read more

See all

Found this place when I was looking for a quick and lighter lunch on Yelp and so glad I did! I ordered the build your own salad and it was one of the best salads I have ever eaten! I don't know how they can make kale and a bunch of simple veggies taste amazingly delicious but they did!! The price was 15.95 for a bed of greens, unlimited veggies and a protein of your choice. I really liked the large variety of veggies you could choose from at no extra cost. The lemon olive oil dressing was great too! Service is friendly and it is located behind and shares a parking lot with a grocery store so parking was ample too! Exited to try their other foods, especially their unique sounding pizzas and Shakshukras! (Sorry probably butchered the spelling). Oh yes, I also ordered an iced coffee which tasted super fresh! A great little find! read more

Amazing food, service and ambiance. I have tried all the food and almost never am disappointed. Their large pizza was undercooked once but I usually get the small pizza and that is always cooked well. Highly recommend! read more

I met a friend here and we spent four hours schmoozing and eating. Vibe was so relaxed and food was delish. Beat m and Blintes I ever had ! Nice service and beautiful decor. read more

Sarah's Brick Oven - Blintzes ! - Kosher Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

See all

Had the worst experience in my life! Got insulted and yelled at for coming there at 7:40. We arrived with my family to have dinner after work. The people behind the counter looked unhappy and have an attitude from the moment we walked in. We asked them if this is too late and we should leave ? The skinny Mexican guy and the girl said - no, you can stay, then we proceeded with ordering the food. After we ordered I asked again - do we have time to eat the food. The people behind the counter said again - we close at 8 eight o'clock but you can eat. We sat down and our food was served about 10 minutes after and we began eating . At 8:05 the gentleman that we had never seen before and started telling us that we need to leave in 5 minutes because the restaurant is closed. Our pizza haven't even arrived yet. We said that we would like to finish our dinner, and if they didn't want to serve us they should have told us at 7:45 when we arrived instead of letting us pay and sit down and then come up and ask us to leave. But this is not even the worse thing that happened. The person who called himself a mashgiach ran to the counter and was quietly asking something the cashier and the server and then ran back to our table screaming off the top of his lungs that we are liars and "they told you that we we close at 8 o'clock, you have to leave now and never come back here again!" We were stunned and speechless. We felt as were were set up to be insulted and made fun of by staff followed by rude and unprofessional mashgiach. There were other people at the restaurant at that time who we knew. They had witnessed this whole unbelievable ordeal, which made us feel even more uncomfortable and sad. My husband has a son in Israeli army right now and the daughter in the city of Ashkelon. It is totally unacceptable to treat your people like this at the time that we have to show and act with more kindness. I also work in the service industry and this type of "service" would have never been accepted anywhere. read more

What a great find! The outside is deceiving for what is inside! They have great food and drink options AND they are kosher I got the salmon shawarma and a coffee drink both were great read more

Sarah's Brick Oven - Kosher Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

See all

Great food, fast service, chill atmosphere. The Shakshouka was perfect, and it came with a spicy tangy green sauce. We also had the Malawach sandwich, delicious and savory. read more

Really wonderful pizza and ambience. My daughter and I dropped in after mini golf looking for a good place nearby with pizza. It hit the spot! read more

Actually this is for a friend of mine, I have not yet been there, but she said it was very good!! Thank you!

Very good food. Staff was very friendly and helpful. This is a kosher restaurant and not being Jewish, it was very inviting and didn't feel out of place. Would recommend the pasta and pizza. read more

Great place for special Israeli food. If you looking for best pizza in town it's probably not the place. If you looking for unique and special Israeli food you just found your spot. read more

The food is good and the ambiance is really homey! The pizza was a little salty for my taste but it was pretty good.

Just go (or pick up lol) and have the Malawach - you can thank me later. Its really perfect, fresh and flavors so balanced, satisfying but also light . Amazing Blintzes too. But really, this Malawach is something else! Tunisian and Balkans version are also so delicious, but the original is my go to. Not to be missed. so happy to have this lesser known gem in town read more

I really wanted to try this place, but saw that they were closed on Fridays, so I decided to wait until Saturday night to order. I placed my order on their site, and it said the earliest pick up time was at 6:15. Around 6:30 I drove up, and saw that it was dark inside and that the restaurant was still closed. I tried calling and there was no answer. I waiting in the parking lot for another half hour and then cancelled my order. Everyone was at home waiting to eat, so I ordered from someplace else. I totally understand if they are waiting until sundown to open the restaurant, but then their ordering system should not say that the food would be ready at 6:15. It was pretty disappointing. read more

First time trying this place. I have always wanted to, but everyone always wants either Ken's Diner or Sandwich Club (because they prefer meat dinner instead of dairy!) Anyway, both of those are great but I love Sarah's more! Very cute place and good food! Friendly staff. Filled up fast on after Sabbath night. Good to see young people, seniors and families. We all had the tuna panini and were very pleased. We took half the sandwich home because half with fries was tasty and satisfying enough. Can't wait to go back. read more

Quality pizza, pasta, salads, and other dishes, with a nice interior decor (outside is a bit nondescript, in a small shopping center next to a laundromat). Kosher dairy under the CRC, ownership connected to the new owners of the adjacent Hungarian supermarket. My wife says they have a similar restaurant ("Sarah's tent") in south Florida that also is highly regarded. Feels like a full service restaurant, but you actually place and then pick up your order from the counter up front. A great spot if kosher observant, or just looking for a quality meal. read more

My family and I were extremely frustrated and disappointed with the lack of response and service we received trying to bring a party of 13 people in for dinner on may 31. We called about 5 times and no one ever returned our call or responded to our calls for like a week before . We tried to bring in business and felt there was no interest at all to meet our needs . We picked another kosher restaurant which was immediately responsive and reserved a table for us . I think Sarah's has good food but horrible customer service . In the restaurant business both are necessary . I hope this review will encourage better customer responsiveness . I don't like writing negative reviews and in fact I never have until now . My husband and niece also tried calling multiple times with no response . read more

What a pleasant surprise. Our kids have only lived in the area for a few months, but haven't been to many restaurants yet. We were looking for a restaurant that could accommodate our party of eight, including my 2-year-old granddaughter. We LOVED it! The Black Forest Pizza was to die for. The crust was light and fluffy. We also ordered a regular deep dish pizza with black olives and onions, and in the words of my son (who is very particular about his pizza), "it has the perfect cheese to sauce ratio." The Caesar salad was also very tasty as was the Chipotle Bowl. Yum! We will definitely come back when we visit again. Any our kids will come back, too. Great decor as well. Very comfy and fun! read more

Unique and tasty food. This visit had the rainbow quinoa bowl, and a brick oven pizza with eggplant, garlic, and fresh arugula. While place has a fun vibe and each area feels inviting and interesting to sit, relax and enjoy the spectacular food read more

Was so eager to try this place and finally got the opportunity this week...and my expectations were way surpassed. Arrived early in the morning for breakfast and had the Bourekas delight- all I can say is WOW. Without hyperbole this may be the best sandwich in Chicago: hard boiled egg, tahini, pickles, harrisa inside a freshly baked boureka dough, served with more tahini, schug and olives. It was so unexpectedly good, it was exactly what I wanted without even knowing it. My dining companion had the classic Malawach (also baked to order served with tomatoes, schug, tahini and olives). Also seriously incredible stuff. Amazing looking blintzes in the front case- se excited to go back and try them, oh and they have a sabich malawach and and malawach ziva. A genius little place in an unassuming location (next to Hungarian kosher grocery store). Very well priced as well. Highly recommend! read more

If I could give no stars I would. This is the worst customer service I have ever had. My very first time ordering pizza from them. I ordered a 12" with extra cheese and a margherita pizza. The margherita was suppose to have basil, tomatoes, grilled eggplant, and kalamata olives. My husband brings the pizza home and there ate no tomatoes, olives, or eggplant on his pizza. So we called and the manager informs us that there are two margherita pizzas and that we did not specify which one we wanted. But there website only shows one margherita pizza. I asked several times for them to tell me where on their website I could find a second margherita pizza, but the manager just kept screaming at me. Suddenly the phone went dead, so I was like they hung up on us. Then the manager called us back saying she did not hang up. All she kept saying was this was our fault not hers because we did not specify which type margherita pizza we wanted. She refused to tell us where on the menu we could find the second type of margherita pizza so we told her if she did not return our money or replace our pizzas we would contact our bank and inform them that we had been defrauded in this transaction and are requesting that the bank give us back our money. My husband has left to bring our food back and I am waiting for him to let me know what they are planning on doing for us. We will see and I will try to give an update read more

We were really really pleasantly surprised by Sarah's brick oven. The menu looked fresh, and we like eating at kosher restaurants because we are vegetarian. Never any chance of the pizza slicer dripping pepperoni juice on your veggie pie at a kosher spot ;-) So, we gave Sarah's a try. The woman who took our phone order was sharp, competent and even had a sense of humor. Nice! We ordered a whole lot for our two family dinner. Sarah's salad with avocado instead of salmon was yummy, fresh, balanced and so perfect that I have been recreating it at home. The quinoa bowls could be described that way, too. Fresh ingredients, tasty combinations and leaving you wanting more. Even though you're full! The onion rings were so good that we fought for them. The pizza was surprisingly good--stole a slice from the kiddos when they weren't looking. Would definitely recommend this place for a casual family dinner. read more

Food is always delicious, fresh, and family friendly. We really like this place. The pizza is crispy and cheesy. Breakfast is huge with great options. Staff is friendly and met our little preferences and wants. read more

Fantastic little spot, big delicious salads, sandwiches & pizzas!!! Unassuming place next to laundromat, cute take out or dine in. Great find. I'll definitely be back! read more