Choose from pork tenderloin schnitzels, beef rouladen, sauerbraten and roasted herb-crusted snapper. Surrounded by authentic German memorabilia, this charming country inn offers diners hearty and comforting dishes, a wide beer menu and German music on weekends. Enjoy a smoothie or a juice bar creation. The menu features a variety of vegan dishes including falafel, tacos and seitan sandwiches.
It specializes in vegan, raw and some soul food, in the sense that the mac and cheese is made with soy to help people as they transition to a vegan diet. Located just a few blocks from Harvey in the small town of Phoenix, the owners of Unity Café want to promote good health and thoughtful eating. While it does have set hours, since it's staffed by volunteers it is a good idea to call before you go.
The café also offers education on eating raw foods and classes on how to prepare dishes.
Like Grandma's Spaghetti is nut free sundried tomato marinara over zucchini noodles. Begin with mushrooms stuffed with pine nuts, herbs and spices. And all its profits go to support Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn. This all-volunteer café is on a mission: To restore and promote good health through raw vegan foods. Every Thursday after work come in for a signature martini for $5. Enjoy outdoor dining on the second story patio and live music on Friday nights. Entrees include Department chicken - a boneless breast topped with spinach, plum tomatoes, artichokes, feta cheese and kalamata olives. Begin with baked crab cakes served over wild rice and topped with a creamy lobster sauce. Set in a historic building just blocks from Rialto Square Theatre, The Department combines a cozy and romantic atmosphere with an eclectic menu that will appeal to all tastes.
The Department Restaurant and Liquor Lounge Cuzin's also offers thin crust and pan pizza and sandwiches. Off the beaten path, customers come here for friendly service and familiar bar fare while watching sports or meeting up with friends over icy, cold brews and hot half-pound hand-patted burgers. $ Breakfast and lunch daily for both locations Or come in for a house-made soup, sandwich or a salad. For heartier appetites, guests patiently wait for the restaurants' oven-baked pancakes, like the large apple that serves two to three. This bright and cheery place always welcomes walk-ins with its tried and true pancakes, waffles, blintzes, meat and vegetable omelets and crepes. Popular skillets include the Santa Fe, a choice of chicken or sliced sirloin, peppers, onions, tomatoes, melted Monterey Jack cheese, topped with fire-roasted salsa. This breakfast and lunch storefront offers a number of specialties, such as the Down Home Benedict - toasted English muffin topped with sausage patties, two poached eggs and homemade sausage gravy. Try the 18-Wheeler Challenge: Eat an 18-inch Italian beef sandwich topped with mozzarella cheese, hot peppers, sweet peppers and grilled onions, one extra large order of chili cheese fries, and a 20-ounce milkshake in under 20 minutes.
A specialty is the pepper and egg sandwich. Side items include tamales, garlic butter fries and onion rings. It serves Vienna beef hotdogs and polish fixed the old Chicago way. Max's is a colorful casual eatery filled with kitsch and memorabilia. Other entrees include broiled orange roughy, steak and blue cheese salad, and a buffalo burger. Hackney's is tops with guests who long for its famous hamburgers and crunchy french-fried onion rings. Soak in some South Side Irish hospitality at this Hackney's site complete with high vaulted ceilings and a quaint glass-enclosed dinner scene in the lobby.