Irene’s guidebook

Irene
Irene’s guidebook

Food scene

Great coffee, Chicago’s famous Do-Rite donuts and savory snacks. Laid back ambiance. Worth waiting in line for!
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Backlot Coffee
2006 Central St
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Great coffee, Chicago’s famous Do-Rite donuts and savory snacks. Laid back ambiance. Worth waiting in line for!
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Walker Bros. Original Pancake House
153 Green Bay Rd
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Delicious Mexican Breakfast/Brunch Joint! Just north of Downtown Evanston. Walkable
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OVO Frito Cafe
1936 Maple Ave
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Delicious Mexican Breakfast/Brunch Joint! Just north of Downtown Evanston. Walkable
Fabulous artisan breads made with ancient grains. Their brioche cloud like cinnamon bun is like biting into heaven.
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Hewn
1733 Central St
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Fabulous artisan breads made with ancient grains. Their brioche cloud like cinnamon bun is like biting into heaven.
Slammin sandwiches, super soups and tasty pastries.
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Great Harvest Bread Co. Evanston
2126 Central St
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Slammin sandwiches, super soups and tasty pastries.
Fabulous vegetarian restaurant. Excellent service and food! You must try their carrot cake for dessert or bring it home for breakfast next morning:
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Blind Faith Cafe
525 Dempster St
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Fabulous vegetarian restaurant. Excellent service and food! You must try their carrot cake for dessert or bring it home for breakfast next morning:
Great food, great service and indoor/outdoor dining.
Lush Wine & Spirits Evanston
2022 Central St
Great food, great service and indoor/outdoor dining.
Five and Dime is downtown Evanston. Walkable about 20 minutes. Indoor/Outdoor rooftop dining.
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Five & Dime
1026 Davis St
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Five and Dime is downtown Evanston. Walkable about 20 minutes. Indoor/Outdoor rooftop dining.
Who doesn’t need a little spice in their life?
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The Spice House
1941 Central St
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Who doesn’t need a little spice in their life?
Fresh produce, local baked goods. Saturdays from 7AM-1PM, May until first Saturday of November.
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Evanston Farmers' Market
1800 Maple Ave
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Fresh produce, local baked goods. Saturdays from 7AM-1PM, May until first Saturday of November.
Santouka in the food court has the best tonkotsu ramen. Very popular. Long lines, so go early.
Mitsuwa Marketplace
100 E Algonquin Rd
Santouka in the food court has the best tonkotsu ramen. Very popular. Long lines, so go early.
You’ll probably wanna take a cab/Uber/Lyft. It’s a brewery, bring your own food. Sometimes they’ll have food trucks and a live band. Call em first.
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Temperance Beer Co.
2000 Dempster St
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You’ll probably wanna take a cab/Uber/Lyft. It’s a brewery, bring your own food. Sometimes they’ll have food trucks and a live band. Call em first.
The food is ok but their real fruit smoothies (not powdered fruit) with tapioca balls are addictive!
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Joy Yee Noodle
533 Davis St
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The food is ok but their real fruit smoothies (not powdered fruit) with tapioca balls are addictive!
Wonderful supper club! Great steaks, ice cold martinis and professional service!
EJ's Place
10027 Skokie Blvd
Wonderful supper club! Great steaks, ice cold martinis and professional service!
I’m not vegetarian, but I almost cried when I took a bite of their “meat loaf.” I can feel the goodness from their food!
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Chicago Diner
3411 N Halsted St
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I’m not vegetarian, but I almost cried when I took a bite of their “meat loaf.” I can feel the goodness from their food!
Izakaya style Japanese restaurant in Mount Prospect Il.
Sankyu Sushi Japanese Restaurant
1176 Elmhurst Road
Izakaya style Japanese restaurant in Mount Prospect Il.
KANSAKU
1514 Sherman Ave

Sightseeing

Try out a guitar, banjo, Ukulele.. finger thru their song books.
Hogeye Music
1920 Central Street
Try out a guitar, banjo, Ukulele.. finger thru their song books.
Take a walk along the arboretum that will lead you to the Skokie Sculpture park.
Evanston Ecology Center
2024 N McCormick Blvd
Take a walk along the arboretum that will lead you to the Skokie Sculpture park.
Beautiful lakefront campus. 20 minute walk.
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Northwestern University
633 Clark St
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Beautiful lakefront campus. 20 minute walk.
Wanna place to meditate or reflect? Walk or drive to the Baha’i Temple and walk around their beautiful garden. Or step inside and feel the peace and tranquillity of the temple. It is just across the street from Gillson Park.
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Bahai House of Worship Welcome Center
112 Linden Ave
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Wanna place to meditate or reflect? Walk or drive to the Baha’i Temple and walk around their beautiful garden. Or step inside and feel the peace and tranquillity of the temple. It is just across the street from Gillson Park.
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Gillson Park
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Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
3001 Central St
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Canal Shores Golf Course
1030 Central St
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Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
North McCormick Boulevard
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Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Rd
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Arrington Lagoon at Dawes Park
1647 Sheridan Road

Live music venue

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Evanston SPACE
1245 Chicago Ave
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Bookstore

Bookends and Beginnings
1620 Sherman Ave

Healing

Heartwood Center
1818 Dempster St
Zen Shiatsu Chicago
818 Lake Street

Beaches

Great little beach, at the historical Evanston lighthouse. Jens Jenson Garden, and dunes. About 1 mile from house.
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Lighthouse Beach
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Great little beach, at the historical Evanston lighthouse. Jens Jenson Garden, and dunes. About 1 mile from house.
You can rent kayaks here.
Dempster Street Launch Facility
1251 Lake Shore Blvd
You can rent kayaks here.

Laundry

This is a self serve laundromat and/or they will do your laundry for you. It is located in the Noyes Street business district. 817 Noyes Street Evanston
Good News Laundromat
817 Noyes St
This is a self serve laundromat and/or they will do your laundry for you. It is located in the Noyes Street business district. 817 Noyes Street Evanston