Chicago is known for its delicious food, from expensive to college student affordable. Here are our favorite budget friendly eats, just a stone’s throw from Columbia!
Art of Pizza
727 S State St, Chicago, IL, 60605
Pizza by the slice, a Chicago classic! Thin crust or deep dish: you decide. For fans of supreme pizza: check out Art’s Special!
Devil Dawgs
767 S State St, Chicago, IL, 60605
The true Chicago champion of street food: a Chicago dog. With hearty food and sweet milkshakes, you’ll understand why Devil Dawgs is a landmark.
Cafecito
7 N Wells St, Chicago, IL, 60605
Right across the street from 33 Ida B Wells hides the perfect Cuban gem: Cafecito! Enjoy a delicious salad, wrap or sandwich with the perfect amount of kick. Their coffee is also strong enough to wake anyone up for their 9am class!
Harold’s Chicken
612 S Wabash St, Chicago, IL, 60605
Classic fried chicken any way you want it! Wings, fried chicken sandwhich, tenders, dark or light meat, hot or mild: Harold's has it all! Don't forget to try their heavenly lemonade as well!
Peet’s
41 E 8th St, Chicago, IL, 60605
While this is a technically national chain, only Chicago is fortunate enough to have some of the only Peet's Coffee stores! This one is next door neighbors with our Student Center and sells deliciously yummy brekafast pastries and sandwhiches, paired with
Tilly’s Bagels
34 E Balbo Dr, Chicago, IL, 60605
If there's any place you absolutely NEED to try, It's Tilly's Bagels. Handmade sourdough bagels (you can see the bagel's made RIGHT in front of you), specialty cream cheeses, and the most unique and tasty bagel flavors. If you live in 30 East, it's just downstairs! (The hardest challenge is trying not to go every day.)
Frannie’s Cafe
754 S Wabash St, Chicago, IL, 60605
That's right! Inside of our very own Student Center lives the oh-so-delicious Frannie's Cafe. There's a huge variety of food to eat from chicken pesto sandwhiches to grab 'n' go salads. Plus, you can order right here on Engage! Open up the app or website, open up the tabs, click on the food icon that says "Frannie's Cafe," and order whatever you please!
We hope you enjoy Chicago's food and please explore every single restaurant you can while you're here! These are just our top picks, but everyone needs their own go-tos!