North and Clark Café

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  This was my first time at North and Clark Cafe. I have to say I was expecting a high priced venue considering it was attached to the museum. Boy was I surprised when I arrived the cafe serves salad, panini's, burger's, and sandwiches
  
  I had the O'Hare chicken sandwich. It was grilled chicken, mayo and choice of 3 cheeses. I chose Cheddar. You could order fries for an additional .75. The sandwich tasted good and the fries were good as well.
  
  For a place in the downtown area of Chicago the food is very fair priced. My sandwich was $7.50 plus .75 for fries instead of homemade potato chips.
  
  If your heading to the museum I'd advise eating here, plenty of space to eat and affordable.

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  Posted on 03.01.13 Joshua B.

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  Might have given more stars if I could have actually found my way in. Tried two doors that were locked.  I just wanted a cold beverage.  Whys it gotta be so hard?

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  Posted on 08.02.12 Paige W.

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  This is one of my neighborhood favorites.   The staff is always friendly and the food really good.  They serve basic lunch fare salads, wraps, sandwiches at good prices and they have a full coffee bar.   The seating area is so pretty with large windows.  I just wish they had longer hours so I could stop over after work.

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  Posted on 07.19.12 Happiness L.

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  Hmmm, hungry and in need of some food while at the chicago history museum, North&Clark cafe is a very easy solution.
  
  All I needed was a sanwich, so I settled on a chicken+cheddar+bbq sauce. It had the kitschy name of our fair airport: midway. this was pretty good. Granted, put a bit of bbq sauce, add some cheddar, and I'm probably gonna enjoy it regardless.
  
  The only disappointment was the chips. They were just too greasy for me. They also looked like they had been cooked a bit too much as well. Since I was hungry, eating them was happening, it just took me longer to eat them
  
  The price wasn't too bad all things considered, it is the old townish area after all. I ended up paying like $9ish for the full meal. It didn't really come off as a museum meal type place, if that makes sense. It was a solid sandwich with below average chips. So, 3 stars it is

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  Posted on 10.06.11 Keith A.

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  Did you know that you can eat gourmet sandwiches, nosh on fancy fries, gulp down grape soda (made with sugar and not hfcs), and sip on aromatic coffee... at one of the best museums in the city? I didn't know it either until I ate at North & Clark.
  
  Usually museum cafes have a 'keep it moving' mentality. The food is nothing special. I can't blame them. Getting so much foot (and tourist) traffic, the goal has got to be efficiency. Makes sense. But, at North & Clark, they've slowed their step just a bit and the quality shows. I've had two meals there so far and they've both been quite satisfying. The paninis I had were both full of ingredients and flavor. I had a 'special' and an Italian-inspired sandwich and both hit the spot... and filled me up. I have a big appetite and I wasn't left feeling hungry. Sandwiches come with a dill pickle spear (love when places include this) and fries. You can fancy yours up for a slight upcharge. I liked mine the way they were served, so I left well enough alone. And, any time I can get locally-produced grape soda made from the real stuff... well, that's always worth an extra star (comes in orange as well).
  
  You can choose to either sit in the main lounge or in the back open-air cafe/atrium thingie. Choose the latter. The tables are metallic and the chairs are comfortable... but the view will draw you in. Fully ensconced in glass, you'll feel as though you're dining in a giant birdcage with views of Lincoln Park. The temperature control is spot on. You won't feel cold in winter or warm in the summer. And, the reason why you can luxuriate in this splendor? You're waited on. That's right. You order at the counter, take a number and wait for your food to be brought to you. It's a little touch but one I enjoyed. The employees I dealt with were all nice and professional. Again, I felt as though I was in a separately-operated restaurant and not a museum eatery. It only takes a few minutes to improve upon a dining experience but the impression will last forever. Well done, North & Clark, for setting the bar high.

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  Posted on 02.03.11 Johnny T.

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  Nothing special - we had lunch here a few months ago, after visiting the Chicago History Museum. The food was good, but it did not feel like a cafe at all... The upside was there the museum shop was just around the corner, so it ended up for being an OK experience after all.

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  Posted on 01.09.11 Ermelinda C.

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  We ate here today only because we were in the Chicago History Museum (where the cafe is located) and others in my party didn't want to venture elsewhere to dine. Mistake!
  
  If you order a sandwich, don't plan on getting it any other way than the way it comes. I ordered the bacon grilled cheese and asked for no tomatoes; they brought it with no onions. I said that was wrong; they took it back and returned in too short a time to have made a new sandwich with a sandwich with no tomatoes. Yet when the sandwich was opened...telltale tomato seeds and juice inside. Have some class and make a new sandwich. Have you never heard of allergies? You could make someone sick doing things like that.
  
  In addition, the hot chocolate I ordered was all hot milk with only the barest hint of cocoa flavor.
  
  Skip this place. Museum restaurants are usually never any good and this one certainly wasn't.

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  Posted on 08.17.09 S. M.

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