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The Cafeteria

Restaurant Bar Meal takeaway Meal delivery Ice cream shop Mediterranean restaurant Noodle shop Vegan restaurant Dessert shop Juice shop Food court Salsa bar

Modern pit stop for health-minded bowls & salads including prepared items to-go & fresh juices.


Address

840 N Orleans St, Chicago, IL 60610, United States

Website

www.thecafeteriachicago.com

Contact

+1 312-835-7787

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (92 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 10 am to 8 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 8 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 8 pm
  • Friday: 10 am to 8 pm
  • Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
  • Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm
  • Monday: 10 am to 8 pm

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 Atishay J. 1 year ago on Google • 166 reviews
    Really great food! It was healthy and tasted really good as well!! Do try out 'what's up Doc' - it's the most refreshing juice I've ever had. The smoothies are epic too. I'm planning to be here at least once a week now! Love it!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gail L. 2 years ago on Google • 3 reviews
    I never knew this place was so close to my job. I love the fact that it’s both quick and healthy food. Usually quick, unfortunately also means unhealthy. The best part is all of their food is beautiful! It doesn’t look like a lot of the meal prep food that you see, it looks fresh and vibrant. All of the flavors are amazing as well!
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Charles H. 8 months ago on Google • 31 reviews
    It’s really quite nice of a setup. It’s like a cafeteria - stalls with options ranging from Mediterranean to açaí bowls to salads to ramen. It’s largely build your own bowl style. The prices are decent. The food is healthy and tastes good. I ordered a bowl with roasted veggies, cauliflower, and couscous - it tasted quite fresh, balanced, and flavorful. I’d definitely come back here - it’s a great spot for weekday lunches.

  • 5/5 Steve P. 11 months ago on Google • 8 reviews
    I don’t believe in leaving anything less than 5 stars, but the quality of this place has gone down drastically. I used to get dinner salads from here at least 4 times a week but it looks like they hired new staff and trained them to be extremely cheap on ingredients. I hope they go back to their old standards.

  • 5/5 Tae Jetz (Tae J. 1 year ago on Google • 5 reviews
    Food and drinks are great I fully recommend coming here the customer service is excellent Lamicha has been great 👍🏾 😌

  • 5/5 Joshua W. 11 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
    I did a TooGoodToGo pickup here and loved it. Great food options & portions, and really friendly staff. Always appreciate places with compostable packaging as well!

  • 5/5 Jolanta B. H. 1 year ago on Google • 4 reviews
    One of the kindest staff I have dealt with and the food is amazing ♥️ Highly recommend! My daughter had the Tofu fusion ramen soup and I had an Açaí black widow bowl. 🤤

  • 5/5 D P. 1 year ago on Google
    I got catered lunch for a event and the food here was simply delicious!! It was more than I expected. I will definitely be returning. Great food and customer service! Everyone was completely satisfied.

  • 5/5 Woody B. 1 year ago on Google
    Let me start this review By saying that I just absolutely love the trend of cafeteria-style dining establishments that is going on right now. The only bad thing about this place is that there’s too many great options. I had trouble deciding between all of the delicious-sounding option available, such as an açai bowl, a wrap, Ramen, or juice. I ended up going with the wrap and I’m very glad that I did but my lovely girlfriend got the açai bowl with peanut butter and chocolate on it and, while I didn’t eat any of it, it looks amazing. My wrap was also amazing and really hit he spot, especially after a long night of drinking. The two people That assisted us were extremely kind and helpful. My predicament of not being able to choose what I wanted to eat was easily satisfied by the kind lady and gentleman behind the counter who have inspired this review and the fact that this will certainly be a place I will come back to whenever I’m in Chicago.

  • 5/5 Edward F. 1 year ago on Google
    We stopped by to have a quick lunch before going to some galleries and both enjoyed the delicious ramen. Clever concept with just the right equipment to produce the different styles of food available. Love that they have dairy free ice cream!!!

  • 3/5 S 1 year ago on Google • 1 review
    Great service! Huge Salads! But I ordered the Hot Buffalo Salad and the cheese didn't taste like blue cheese, it tasted like spoiled cheese. I'll come back to try the Noodles. Hopefully the ingredients taste fresher.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tyler G. 2 years ago on Google • 1 review
    Living up to its name, the Cafeteria has a variety of dishes/cuisines with some tasty gems. We ordered a few things off the menu, but were particularly impressed with the Mediterranean dishes. The falafel was awesome, and served with delicious sides for a super reasonable price. A very filling/balanced meal. The BEST baklava I’ve ever had. Seriously, I’d come back just for the baklava The juices we tried were good quality, and priced well compared to others in the area.

  • 1/5 Bookiebae 1 year ago on Google • 1 review
    I went here three days ago, the people there were so rude to us. We couldn’t sit down the owner was yelling at us and the manger was just looking at me and my three kids mean because they were being loud. There kids what do you expect from triplets who are 4 years old. I wanted to come in and get ice cream for there but I was told the machine wasn’t working. The abric guy who I guess is the owner came from the back made himself ice cream and left. I find that very rude. Oh and the owner doesn’t wear any gloves when we is fixing anyone food. Can somebody call the health department on them. I will never be coming here again. The prices is crazy too.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Salad bar
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Happy-hour food
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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