• Cafe 53

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Middle Eastern
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Serves meat, vegan options available. Vegan choices for oven-baked sandwiches, pita wraps, salads, and pastries. Vegan sandwiches are in a separate section of the menu. Other choices include hummus and falafel pita wrap and hummus plate. Salads include house, fatoush, spinach and apple; pastries are raspberry/apricot bars, scones, brownies and ginger/molasses cookies. Tea and espresso drinks. Open Mon-Sun 8:00am-9:00pm.


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18 Reviews

First Review by lavender25

MadhuriPydisetty

Points +218

Vegan
26 Nov 2023

Yummy Toasty Vegan Sandwiches

I enjoyed the vegan sumac (amazing) & vegan buffalo sandwiches!!! Hope to go back soon!

Pros: Flavorful , Filling , Reasonable price

elvisw

Points +24

Vegan
19 Oct 2023

Favorite sandwich in the city

The vegan sumac chicken is my favorite sandwich and something that I make regularly when I’m away. The vegan meatball and kufta also never disappoint.

The hidden patio out back is nice in the warmer months and the owner is great. The sandwiches are quite reasonably priced and well portioned. Cafe 53 is easily my favorite place to go for a byte in Hyde park.

Pros: Great vegan menu, Nice patio

Haley_Kat

Points +277

Vegan
13 Oct 2023

Surprising!

I was just in the city and really needing to grab a quick bite. Didn’t expect anything special but the vegan Buffalo chicken sandwich here was SO good! I’ll definitely be stopping in again if I’m in the area.

lonie

Points +119

Vegan
26 Feb 2023

Excellent vegan bbq chicken sandwich. Bread was toasted perfectly. Yum dessert

Great choice of bread, pita,, or lettuce

Pros: Vegan options well marked, FAST, Meat options for non vegan family

Cons: None

EdgarJust

Points +68

Vegan
26 Feb 2023

Hard to find treasures!

Amazing vegan menu full of unique items.

Pros: Vegan Sumac Chicken on Dutch!

rikkio16

Points +647

Vegan
26 Nov 2022

Stellar sandwiches

This is my go-to-place in Chicago for a delicious sandwich.

hannahsf

Points +200

Vegan
14 Nov 2022

Huge yummy sandwiches

This cafe had so many vegan options including vegan pastries. I ordered the vegan meatball and it was good but I felt I wanted more variety. Luckily someone else in the restaurant was feeling the same way (you can always tell) so we swapped half of each our sandwiches. The vegan pesto chicken was delicious. Very filling, couldn’t even finish everything believe it or not. The man behind the counter was very kind and helpful.

Thanks to the nice reviewer who recommended the dutch crutch for bread option, it was real crunchy and good.

Pros: Friendly and knowledgeable staff, Clearly marked options, lots of them, Nice atmosphere

diannec

Points +430

Vegan
14 Nov 2022

Filling meal on a chilly night

Couldn’t decide between the many vegan sandwich options, so I decided to split the chicken pesto and meatball with someone else in the restaurant. Also got a vegan banana walnut brownie which was better than it looks in the picture. Sandwiches were huge and pretty yummy, the pesto chicken was my favorite. Thanks to the other reviewer who recommended the Dutch crunch bread, boy was it crunchy! Service was friendly and knowledgeable about which pastries were vegan. Would definitely stop here again if I was in the neighborhood.

Pros: Lots of options, Reasonably priced , Vegan pastries

Cons: Can be hard to get seating

MikeLunde

Points +67

Vegan
19 Aug 2022

Absolutely Delicious Sandwiches

Try your sandwich on their delicious Dutch Crunch bread. I used to get the Vegan Meatball regularly (which is incredible), but just tried their vegan Cajun chicken sandwich, which is out of this world on Dutch Crunch. So good!

Pros: Delicious sandwiches, Great variety, Cool location

Cons: Not cheap, but good value for what you get

Phthisis

Points +72

Vegan
11 Aug 2022

Excellent variety for non-vegan restaurant.

Most of the sandwiches have a vegan version, they are all interesting and tasty. Soy, almond, coconut and oat milk available for drinks. I recommend the back patio if the weather permits.

Pros: Good selection., Nice ambiance.

Cons: No vegan dessert options.

01nataliam

Points +158

Vegan
13 Apr 2022

Good vegan selection

There is a big vegan sandwich menu and although there are a lot of vegan options in this area, cafe 53 is one of the most affordable! Plus they have some vegan pastries

Pros: Vegan sandwich menu, Vegan pastries, Quick service

evelyn_m

Points +84

Vegan
30 Oct 2021

Great sandwich selection

Had the avocado artichoke sandwich with the Dutch bread and it was delicious!

Pros: Interesting sandwiches, Various bread/lettuce wrap options

AutumnTierra

Points +1442

Vegan
01 Jun 2021

Solid option

We tried a few places that were closed due to the holiday and stopped here. I was worried based on the reviews and the the menu did not knock my socks off, but I was pleasantly surprised. I would not go out of my way to eat here, but it had many vegan sandwiches, lots of teas and coffees, a great chip selection, and some vegan desserts. The food was good and filling. I had the meatball sub. My brother tried a dessert. We’d go back if needing a quick bite.

Pros: Many vegan sandwiches, Vegan options labeled , Chips that aren’t full of junk

Cons: They stop selling food about 20 mins before close, Small place, few tables

gagliarg@yahoo.com

Points +70

Vegan
20 Aug 2020

Expect the worse

The falafels were old and mushy so was the pita bread. Fattoush salad had cheap ingredients. I would not be surprised if the vegan falafel sandwich had a sort of dairy ranch

Pros: Many vegan sandwiches open til late

Cons: Last option type food

Choobaloo

Points +164

Vegan
16 Nov 2019

Cool sandwich shop

I had a falafel and hummus sandwich but there were two rows of vegan options. Great place for me and my Omni family. Everyone left full and satisfied

Pros: Lots of option , Food was delicious , Several vegan desserts!

MaryCateHickman

Points +25

Vegan
28 Aug 2019

Best vegan sandwiches EVER

This place has SO MANY vegan sandwiches (that are nut-free too). The workers are nice and the atmosphere is cool. I cannot recommend enough, especially the artichoke chicken sandwich. 10/10 incredible

Pros: Huge vegan menu

DanMiller

Points +141

Vegan
30 Jun 2018

Good food and drinks

Lots of options for everyone, many drinks, I tried a new vegan sandwich, it was fresh and delicious

lavender25

Points +276

Vegan
11 Feb 2018

sandwiches and dessert!

They have a ton of vegan sandwiches and a few vegan dessert options.




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