Jess Cafe

If Jess tells you it's good, just order it. Pho, pad woon sen, deep fried pork knuckle, Thai style fish, beef brisket soup... Too many to mention. It will take me a lifetime to try the entire menu. Everything is well done here, you cannot go wrong, even if you're a vegetarian.

When I lived in Portage Park this was absolutely my favorite place to be. I probably ate here once a week and have had everything worth having on the menu. The food is great and Jess can cook just as good or better than Joy Yee's (which it has been affiliated with). My favorite food item would have to be the Korean Kimchi Beef Bowl with rice. As far as drinks go, I regularly got the red bean and coconut but I have concocted my own combination of jackfruit and lychee which was amazing.

Just went back for the lunch special this time...score! Gotta try this one people.