5/5 Tom L. 3 years ago on Google
My
initial
thought
upon
leaving
Chicago
was
to
get
our
breakfast
at
some
combination
of
Starbucks/McDonald/Dunkin.
It
wasn't
what
I
wanted
to
do,
but
I
knew
it
would
be
fast
and
efficient
before
an
8-hour
drive.
But
as
I
was
pondering
these
unpalatable
possibilities,
I
remembered
a
coffee
shop
on
Clark
St.
that
I
had
passed
on
a
few
of
my
walks,
and
also
remembered
that
they
offered
a
cream
cheese,
lox,
and
onion
sandwich
on
an
onion
bagel.
I
had
always
meant
to
try
it
out,
and
so
I
decided
to
make
the
stop
on
the
way
out
of
town
at
the
Coffee
Studio.
It
was
a
wise
decision
on
my
part.
I
ordered
a
large
dulce
Americano
to
go
with
the
sandwich.
Of
all
the
places
I
went
looking
for
Jewish
bagels
and
sandwiches,
this
one
finally
hit
the
mark.
It
was
a
pretty
solid
onion
bagel,
there
was
a
generous
shmear
of
cream
cheese,
the
lox
was
cold
and
fresh,
and
the
raw
red
onion
on
top
was
nice
and
crisp.
The
coffee
was
brewed
nicely
as
well.
We
took
our
sandwiches
over
to
the
lake
shore
for
one
last
view
of
Lake
Michigan
and
ate
the
sandwiches
with
quiet,
melancholy
pleasure.
I
got
chewed
out
by
the
server
because
I
failed
to
see
the
sign
that
only
allowed
one
customer
in
the
store
at
a
time
for
pickup,
and
I
deserved
it,
so
kudos
to
the
staff
for
making
the
place
safe
for
customers
and
everyone.
Hopefully
the
next
time
I
am
in
Chicago
I
will
be
able
enjoy
this
sandwich
again
while
spending
a
few
hours
sitting
in
their
shop
drinking
coffee
and
wandering
the
internet.