Chicago Raw

Raw food and dessert options, with takeaway options. I went for a green juice and was welcomed with friendly and helpful service. The juices weren’t labeled with “made on” or “consume by” dates, so don’t entirely know how fresh it was. Tasted good though. Though the juices are in glass bottles, there’s no deposit or discount for returning them. Nice simple indoor and outdoor seating. Could easily get a snack or meal or ingredients to take home there.

Wow am I glad this place exists. Talk about gluten free, dairy free heaven! The tiramisu is absolutely outstanding. I love the selection of thoughtfully crafted vegan treats with high quality ingredients. They use dates, coconut sugar, and agave as sweetener. The price point is high ($14 for the standard size tiramisu) but is mostly justified given how labor intensive crafting these goods can be. The pitaya “slice of heaven” cake had a gorgeous hot pink color but was a bit too tart for my taste. The donut is absolutely scrumptious, my only critique is that they seem to leave off the ingredients for the sprinkles and chocolate glaze on the label. The savory options do not appeal to me as much but I enjoyed the lasagna and the pizza. Compared to the desserts, I find the savory options to be much further off from the non-vegan item they are named after - they taste more like salads or flatbreads than they taste like “pizza”, “lasagna”, “noodles”, etc. It’s also phenomenal that they have made to order smoothies, bowls, and hot drinks. They gave me a sample of dandelion tea which I thought was a lovely caffeine free herbal alternative to coffee. My only critique is that the milks that they use for lattes (almond, oat, soy) have cane sugar and other additives. The overall atmosphere is very grab and go, take out forward. They have some samples but not a ton of seating, it seems like more of a pickup spot. The seating outside was enjoyable though during times when the weather is nice. Everything is sold in disposable plastic packaging, I wish there was a more eco friendly or slightly more formal (dine-in) option. Shout out to Rawmio chocolates and Jem Organics nut butters! Incredibly delicious and high quality treats that are sold in store.

The food is great! Not just “good”, but “delicious”! It’s not fancy. The restaurant has a few stools inside and some tables outside. I had the lasagna and beet juice. They were both “Ratatouille movie great” - the food transported me to a better time and place. The lasagna was one of the best things that I have ever eaten. Advice: 1 entree is a feast. (The food looks small and seems like it is “light”, but it fills you up. In the photo, you can see the lasagna (open package), the burrito that I plan to eat at my hotel for breakfast (Hotel Felix, which is also awesome), and the dessert that I could not even start b/c I was so full from the lasagna.)n

We came here for two days in a row around brunch time while visiting Chicago. There aren't many healthy plant based options in the city. The food does not disappoint. We had the smoothies, the bowls and some desserts and all were delicious. The owner is extremely friendly and personable. A highly recommended stop for all plant based fans in Chicago.

Admittedly pricey even for a raw vegan restaurant, but overall fantastic raw vegan food! I'm also impressed that they even changed the pizza to make it gluten free using Cassava! My only complaint, albeit a big one, is I wish they used maple syrup or monk fruit instead of agave nectar. Best raw vegan restaurant in Chicago hands down!