Lula Cafe
2537 N. Kedzie Blvd.Chicago, IL 60647-2655
Logan Square
773-489-9554
lulacafe.com
Hours: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner: Sunday-Monday, Wednesday-Saturday
Saturday & Sunday brunch
Open Late: Friday & Saturday till 11.
Closed Tuesday
Our Review
At this point I've taken dozens of people to Lula Cafe, and I don't say this lightly: it may be the best neighborhood restaurant in Chicago. One side of the menu is dedicated to cheap, surprising, delicious entrees in the $7-$14 range, like the Moroccan tagine: warm cinnamony chickpea stew with chunks of sweet potato over couscous, with fresh greens strewn on top. The Tineka sandwich is--of all things--a spicy peanut butter sandwich with cukes and red onion and lots of other veggies, plus something they call "Indonesian sweet soy sauce." There's beet bruschetta, and peanut sesame noodles, and a great roast turkey sandwich; at brunch there's eggs Florentine and mascarpone-stuffed brioche French toast. Appetizers include a shiitake-spinach quesadilla and vegetarian maki. Then there's a more expensive menu ($9-$25), as if the owners just thought, "What the hell, this'll be fun too." These items change constantly but have included a scallops appetizer that makes vegetarians very sad to be vegetarians, a roast leg of lamb with sherry-braised mission figs and cippolini onions, and an ocean trout served with brandade-stuffed peppers. I brought a friend who's a professional chef in New York, and he stuck around for hours to order nearly everything on the menu. And then we came back the next night.
Price: $$$
Payment Type: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
Past Events
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Owl Scouts: Lost in the Woods series
- Through 1/17:
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Anders Nilsen
- Tue., Aug. 30, 7 p.m. 2011
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Spring Painting Show
- Reception Tue 3/29, 6-9 PM. 3/29-5/29.
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