Marion Street Cheese Market Cafe
100 S. MarionOak Park, IL 60302-2809
Oak Park/River Forest
708-725-7200
marionstreetcheesemarket.com
Hours: Lunch: Monday-Friday; dinner: seven days
Saturday & Sunday brunch
Our Review
Marion Street Cheese Market Cafe lays out exquisite cheeses, meats, and local produce, done up as small plates and entrees—but not too done up. The cafe specializes in noninterventionist cuisine, manipulating its plates minimally and setting them forth in ways that foreground the undiluted goodness of artisanal chow. Wine and beer flights are well paired with cheese and charcuterie, affording tiny tastes of many good things, which is what this cafe is all about. Don't come here expecting a bellyful; instead, seek to sample simple dishes like smoked pork with sweet potato hash or prosciutto with mango, sip a tasty beverage or two, and leave feeling very satisfied but not stuffed.
Price: $$
Payment Type: MasterCard, Visa
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Past Events
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Cheese, Please!
- Tue., Dec. 14, 5-9 p.m. 2010
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Wisconsin's All-Star Artisan Cheesemakers
- Tue., Oct. 19, 6 p.m. 2010
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James Norton and Becca Dilley
- Sun., Nov. 22, 2-4 p.m. 2009