Guidebook for Evanston

Denise
Guidebook for Evanston

Food Scene

Good and inexpensive Chinese food that delivers!
Hunan Star
3339 Golf Rd
Good and inexpensive Chinese food that delivers!
Moderately priced, build your own grill food.
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Flat Top Grill
3200 N Southport Ave
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Moderately priced, build your own grill food.
Yummy Indian food.
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Mt. Everest Restaurant
630 Church St
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Yummy Indian food.
Yummy moderately priced breakfasts. The Florentine Eggs Benedict is not to be missed.
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Symphony's Cafe
1945 Central St
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Yummy moderately priced breakfasts. The Florentine Eggs Benedict is not to be missed.
Gelato. So good.
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Backlot Coffee
2006 Central St
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Gelato. So good.
Nice little dive/diner. Cheap eats.
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Prairie Joe's
1921 Central St
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Nice little dive/diner. Cheap eats.
You know what this is.
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Starbucks
3232 Lake Ave
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You know what this is.
This is the only deep dish you should get.
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Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
1120 N State St
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This is the only deep dish you should get.
Yummy and fresh custard, oh and they are open late! Just a few miles away downtown Evanston.
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Andy's Frozen Custard
719 Church St
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Yummy and fresh custard, oh and they are open late! Just a few miles away downtown Evanston.
There are three of these in Evanston. The one I've listed here is a mere mile or two away! Best. Wings. Ever.
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Buffalo Joe's
812 Clark St
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There are three of these in Evanston. The one I've listed here is a mere mile or two away! Best. Wings. Ever.
Chicken. Shack. Fried yumminess.
Evanston Chicken Shack
1925 Ridge Ave
Chicken. Shack. Fried yumminess.
Nice. Thai. Cheap.
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Cozy Noodles & Rice
1018 Davis St
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Nice. Thai. Cheap.
Wonderful Russian High Tea. Casual day attire. Make a day of it and visit the Chicago Institute of Arts right down the street.
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Russian Tea Time (closed For Renovations Through October!)
77 E Adams St
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Wonderful Russian High Tea. Casual day attire. Make a day of it and visit the Chicago Institute of Arts right down the street.
Oh my oh my. If you love BBQ, you better not miss this. Rated the best in Chicago for a reason. Tell Mike that Dene sent ya.
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Smoque BBQ
3800 N Pulaski Rd
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Oh my oh my. If you love BBQ, you better not miss this. Rated the best in Chicago for a reason. Tell Mike that Dene sent ya.
Downtown Chicago. This is the stuff.
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Pizzeria Uno
29 E Ohio St
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Downtown Chicago. This is the stuff.
Cool bar. This is the other stuff.
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Pizzeria Due
619 N Wabash Ave
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Cool bar. This is the other stuff.
Nice old-timey ice cream parlor close to home. Take a 15 minute walk. Get some ice cream.
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Hartigan's Ice Cream Shoppe
2909 Central St
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Nice old-timey ice cream parlor close to home. Take a 15 minute walk. Get some ice cream.
Really good pie and "arty" food. It stays open until 10pm on weekends! Downtown-ish south Evanston.
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Dollop Coffee & The Hoosier Mama Pie Company
749 Chicago Ave
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Really good pie and "arty" food. It stays open until 10pm on weekends! Downtown-ish south Evanston.
Very good sushi. Kinda pricey. Blocks to home.
Coast Sushi & Sashimi
2545 Prairie Ave
Very good sushi. Kinda pricey. Blocks to home.
Kinda Thai. Reasonable prices. Blocks from home.
Pinto Noodle & Rice
Kinda Thai. Reasonable prices. Blocks from home.
Greasy and a local hot dog and burger joint. Right next to Ryan Field. Blocks from home.
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Mustard's Last Stand
1613 Central St
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Greasy and a local hot dog and burger joint. Right next to Ryan Field. Blocks from home.

Drinks & Nightlife

Pub fare blocks from home.
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Bluestone
1932 Central St
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Pub fare blocks from home.
One of my Dad's favorites pubs.
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Celtic Knot Public House
626 Church St
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One of my Dad's favorites pubs.
Has great food and a hopin' live music scene.
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Union Pizza
1307 Chicago Ave
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Has great food and a hopin' live music scene.
Brewery. So cool. Downtown Evanston.
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Smylie Brothers Brewing Co.
1615 Oak Ave
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Brewery. So cool. Downtown Evanston.
Very nice and sorta shabby chic.
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Bangers & Lace Evanston
810 Grove St
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Very nice and sorta shabby chic.
Great drinks and yummy fusion type food. Moderately priced, just blocks from home!
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Ten Mile House
1700 Central St
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Great drinks and yummy fusion type food. Moderately priced, just blocks from home!

Shopping

For unique spice gifts!
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The Spice House
1941 Central St
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For unique spice gifts!
Local fashion designer bridal and couture boutique.
Dame Couture
480 Dover Drive
Local fashion designer bridal and couture boutique.
Outdoor mall. Apple store, Victoria Secret, and Hollister - to name a few.
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Old Orchard Center
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Outdoor mall. Apple store, Victoria Secret, and Hollister - to name a few.
Drug store. Ice. Pop. Basics.
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Walgreens
1403 Waukegan Rd
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Drug store. Ice. Pop. Basics.
Really cool hardware store, if you are into that sort of thing. Take a 15 minute walk. Then go across the street and get some ice cream from Hartigan's.
Harolds True Value Hardware
2912 Central St
Really cool hardware store, if you are into that sort of thing. Take a 15 minute walk. Then go across the street and get some ice cream from Hartigan's.

Essentials

Fancy grocery and prepared foods.
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Foodstuffs
2106 Central St
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Fancy grocery and prepared foods.
Sure it's an expensive grocery store. But they have some wonderful edibles.
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Whole Foods Market
2748 Green Bay Rd
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Sure it's an expensive grocery store. But they have some wonderful edibles.

Sightseeing

It is an amazing sculpture in Millennium Park, downtown Chicago. NOT TO BE MISSED.
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Cloud Gate
201 E Randolph St
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It is an amazing sculpture in Millennium Park, downtown Chicago. NOT TO BE MISSED.
Art Museum. Go to the Impressionist wing. Weep.
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave
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Art Museum. Go to the Impressionist wing. Weep.
Spend the whole day here!
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The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
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Spend the whole day here!
Lovely walk around Chicago park.
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Millennium Park
201 E Randolph St
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Lovely walk around Chicago park.
Beautiful new park downtown Chicago. A tribute to our former mayor's wife, Maggie.
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Maggie Daley Park
337 E Randolph St
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Beautiful new park downtown Chicago. A tribute to our former mayor's wife, Maggie.
There is a German submarine in there. SO COOL!
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Museum for Videnskab og Industri
5700 S Lake Shore Dr
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There is a German submarine in there. SO COOL!
Beautiful and serene just a few miles away.
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Bahá'í-huset for tilbedelse
100 Linden Ave
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Beautiful and serene just a few miles away.
Go Wildcats! Fun sporting events. Beautiful campus and lovely beach.
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Northwestern University
633 Clark St
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Go Wildcats! Fun sporting events. Beautiful campus and lovely beach.
Lovely town to just walk around.
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Downtown Evanston
922 Davis St
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Lovely town to just walk around.
Lovely to stroll through these beautifully diverse gardens. Free entry, but $25 parking. Just up I94 W - about 15 minutes from the house.
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Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Rd
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Lovely to stroll through these beautifully diverse gardens. Free entry, but $25 parking. Just up I94 W - about 15 minutes from the house.
Go watch the Cubs loose. Take the CTA red line.
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Wrigley Field
1060 W Addison St
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Go watch the Cubs loose. Take the CTA red line.
The 606 serves as a community connector for the Bucktown, Wicker Park, Logan Square, and Humboldt Park neighborhoods, turning the physical barrier of old railroad embankments into a unifying park.
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The 606
1805 North Ridgeway Avenue
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The 606 serves as a community connector for the Bucktown, Wicker Park, Logan Square, and Humboldt Park neighborhoods, turning the physical barrier of old railroad embankments into a unifying park.
We love to go to Chinatown and eat Dim Sum. We have a few favorite restaurants. Lots of cool stores and a nice art gallery.
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Chinatown
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We love to go to Chinatown and eat Dim Sum. We have a few favorite restaurants. Lots of cool stores and a nice art gallery.
A nice gallery and walk in art studio.
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St
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A nice gallery and walk in art studio.

Arts & Culture

Go see a movie.
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Century 12 Evanston / CinéArts 6 and XD
1715 Maple Ave
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Go see a movie.
Lots of concerts. Take the Metra.
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Ravinia Festival Box Office
418 Sheridan Rd
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Lots of concerts. Take the Metra.
I have never seen a bad stage play there.
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Goodman Teater
170 N Dearborn St
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I have never seen a bad stage play there.
Beautiful stage musicals and plays in downtown Chicago.
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James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W Randolph St
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Beautiful stage musicals and plays in downtown Chicago.

Everything Else

This is where you catch the purple line. During rush hour weekday it will take you to the loop (Downtown Chicago). Check schedule. About a 15 minute walk from the house. Site: www.transitchicago.com
Central
1022 Central St
This is where you catch the purple line. During rush hour weekday it will take you to the loop (Downtown Chicago). Check schedule. About a 15 minute walk from the house. Site: www.transitchicago.com
This is the commuter train (Union Pacific North line) that goes to downtown Chicago at Ogilvie Station. Just a few blocks from the house. Check schedule. Site: metrarail.com/metra/en/home.html
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Central Street station
1826 Central St
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This is the commuter train (Union Pacific North line) that goes to downtown Chicago at Ogilvie Station. Just a few blocks from the house. Check schedule. Site: metrarail.com/metra/en/home.html