(773) 489-9554

2537 N Kedzie Blvd
Chicago, IL 60647 41.9266 -87.7068

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Neighborhoods: Logan Square, North Side

LULACAFE.COM

Price:

$

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Cash, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Breakfast, Lunch Spot, Live Music, Brunch, Outdoor Dining

Cuisine:

Eclectic & International

Smoking Permitted:

No

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What People Are Saying About Lula Cafe

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In Short – Twinkle lights, vintage modern furnishings and curated art fill this cozy space, with counter and table seating for about 50. While the weather holds, Lula's also has a sidewalk cafe with bright green chairs that beckon crowds for weekend brunching. The regular menu teems with intriguing choices like tineka, a spicy, Indonesian update on the peanut butter sandwich. Sesame maki rolls make a crisp vegetarian starter, while the mild tamarind chicken sandwich offers fresh basil and tomatoes. Recent weekend brunch specials included Parmesan grits and blackberry-stuffed brioche…

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The Extras:
Wall art is for sale and rotates regularly, making this a great place to check out up-and-coming new talents on the West Side.
Save Money:
On Monday nights, the restaurant features a three-course "farm dinner" with locally grown produce and meats for $22-$25.
When to Go:
Sunday brunch is served from 9am to 2:30pm.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “We loved the warm atmosphere of the restaurant, and the neighborhood charm.”
  2. “The food is consistently excellent, the staff is friendly and efficient, the atmosphere is mellow and there's no attitude.”
  3. “This restaurant serves upscale yet approachable, sometimes homey food in a nice atmosphere.”
  4. “it has such a cozy feel, walls covered in beautiful art and sich a great atmosphere all around.”
dessert
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “Most dishes are great, but some (such as the cinnamon-laden tagine or overpriced desserts) could be better.”
  2. “The carrot cake is also a favorite.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “The drinks are awesome.”
  2. “Before Lula the cafe was called the Logan Beach Cafe, now,that was a cool place to hangout, meet friends or just have coffee and good food.”
  3. “So while I can're recommend the food (expecially the turkey sandwich) and coffee enough, I'd say call ahead and take the food home.”
  4. “My friends enjoyed their breakfast burritos, and the morning drinks are delicious as well!”
  5. “Their brunch is the best in the city bar none, the best biscuts and gravy I've ever had and the marscapone stuffed french toast- intense.”
food quality
97.70000457763672% positive
  1. “My friends enjoyed their breakfast burritos, and the morning drinks are delicious as well!”
  2. “continue to go there for breakfast, as I consider them one of the best for that favorite meal.”
  3. “the waiters are very nice and recomend good food but i think there food is very easy to make and i can do it my self at home in half the time.”
  4. “lulas has very good food but it is not one of my favorite resturaunts.”
  5. “The food is consistently excellent, the staff is friendly and efficient, the atmosphere is mellow and there's no attitude.”
  6. “the food was great, the menu was simple with a good selection.”
  7. “an extraordinary, ever-changing specials menu gives you a new, amazing dish every weekend before 2, and even it's regular dishes are great.”
  8. “The feta cheese place is delicious!”
  9. “The menu is a little small but the food is very fresh and tasty.”
  10. “it really is one of the best places to go for consistently good contemporary food, that's not too fussy, at amazingly reasonable prices.”
  11. “Excellent unique food”
  12. “from the street it looks like it would some hole-in-the-wall diner, but really it's some of the BEST food i've ever had in the city.”
  13. “Now everyone there is super friendly, helpful, and committed to making your meal great.”
  14. “used to live in Logan Square and ate at Lula about once a week, and I absolutely LOVED the food, but it was mostly carry out.”
  15. “The brunch is also great, try the french toast.”
  16. “Their brunch is the best in the city bar none, the best biscuts and gravy I've ever had and the marscapone stuffed french toast- intense.”
  17. “So while I can're recommend the food (expecially the turkey sandwich) and coffee enough, I'd say call ahead and take the food home.”
  18. “Before Lula the cafe was called the Logan Beach Cafe, now,that was a cool place to hangout, meet friends or just have coffee and good food.”
  19. “I've been referred to Lula's by a friend, have since then have taken many friends on many weekends to this delicious, savory spot!”
  20. “Overall, Lula's boasts great food, great ingredients, and sometimes overpriced.”
  21. “The food here is very creative and always tasty.”
  22. “great little neighborhood restaurant with local artists' work on the walls and a wide variety of food for all tastes (and budgets)!”
  23. “Problems with service I have noted in the past have been remedied, with some really inexcusable sloppiness now replaced by a loose and friendly but efficient style with an increasing level of professionalism that may soon catch up with the impeccable qual”
  24. “Best turkey sandwich I've ever had”
  25. “Most dishes are great, but some (such as the cinnamon-laden tagine or overpriced desserts) could be better.”
  26. “This restaurant serves upscale yet approachable, sometimes homey food in a nice atmosphere.”
  27. “They have a regular cafe menu with great, cheap dishes (I day-dream about their beet brushetta and shitake quesidillas) For dinner they offer an ever changing specials menu as well which is fantastic.”
  28. “The specials at Lula have become essential dining -- innovative, artful and most important delicious alternatives to the already outstanding cartes menu.”
  29. “Really good food, hipsters yes, but the friendly kind”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “the food was great, the menu was simple with a good selection.”
  2. “The menu is a little small but the food is very fresh and tasty.”
  3. “They have a regular cafe menu with great, cheap dishes (I day-dream about their beet brushetta and shitake quesidillas) For dinner they offer an ever changing specials menu as well which is fantastic.”
  4. “an extraordinary, ever-changing specials menu gives you a new, amazing dish every weekend before 2, and even it's regular dishes are great.”
  5. “great little neighborhood restaurant with local artists' work on the walls and a wide variety of food for all tastes (and budgets)!”
  6. “The specials at Lula have become essential dining -- innovative, artful and most important delicious alternatives to the already outstanding cartes menu.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “great little neighborhood restaurant with local artists' work on the walls and a wide variety of food for all tastes (and budgets)!”
  2. “Decent, but I wouldn't even consider it the best restaurant in Logan Square.”
service
88.88999938964844% positive
  1. “Problems with service I have noted in the past have been remedied, with some really inexcusable sloppiness now replaced by a loose and friendly but efficient style with an increasing level of professionalism that may soon catch up with the impeccable qual”
  2. “my one complaint USED to be that they always had terrible service.”
  3. “Now everyone there is super friendly, helpful, and committed to making your meal great.”
  4. “The staff was friendly and inviting.”
  5. “friendly lula”
  6. “The service is good and the waiters have been there for years.”
  7. “Really good food, hipsters yes, but the friendly kind”
  8. “the waiters are very nice and recomend good food but i think there food is very easy to make and i can do it my self at home in half the time.”
  9. “The food is consistently excellent, the staff is friendly and efficient, the atmosphere is mellow and there's no attitude.”
value
86.66999816894531% positive
  1. “It's slightly overpriced breakfast entrées are always incredibly creative in their tastes and ingredients.”
  2. “They have a regular cafe menu with great, cheap dishes (I day-dream about their beet brushetta and shitake quesidillas) For dinner they offer an ever changing specials menu as well which is fantastic.”
  3. “it really is one of the best places to go for consistently good contemporary food, that's not too fussy, at amazingly reasonable prices.”
  4. “Overall, Lula's boasts great food, great ingredients, and sometimes overpriced.”
  5. “Most dishes are great, but some (such as the cinnamon-laden tagine or overpriced desserts) could be better.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “I've been dedicated to Lula's as my favorite breakfast spot for a long time.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/12/10

The Best Caesar Salad You Will Ever Have!

by PRincessJules at Citysearch

If you are a salad lover this is the place to be! There Caesar salad is the best one you will ever have. They make their own dressing and they add red pickled onions you want to ask for extra onions because they totally make the salad it would be as good without the onions! If I could have this salad everyday I would.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/11/08

wonderful

by peterwolfe at Citysearch

the good: food, service, and overall atmosphere are top-notch. an extraordinary, ever-changing specials menu gives you a new, amazing dish every weekend before 2, and even it's regular dishes are great.

the bad: waiting. in the winter. outside and miserable. also, it rarely isn't crowded, even in the bar waiting area, and you're lucky if you're only in there 15 minutes.

the ugly: though the art itself is beautiful, it rarely changes, and while an exhibit of R.E.M.-inspired artwork is interersting, i doubt anyone looks at it and thinks 'this will never get old', the flowers always look like they've been dead for six months, and if you bring your kids prepare to have everyone in the building hate your fertile guts.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

07/15/08

Good for a casual lunch with a couple friends

by tnoves at Citysearch

I went to Lula's for an early lunch with some friends one morning. It is a little small, and has an indie vibe. The waiters are in regular clothes. It seems sort of run down from the outside, but that adds to the charm, as it is very modern in the inside. There are exotic flowers at every table. The menu is a little small but the food is very fresh and tasty. It's healthy too, no deep-fried chicken here. I would recommend the fruit smoothie. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here, but if I'm walking by I would definitely stop in.

  • Pros: Tasty, lean food
  • Cons: Semi-decent service
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/25/08

Delicious!

by lilboyblu at Citysearch

I've been referred to Lula's by a friend, have since then have taken many friends on many weekends to this delicious, savory spot! The Sunday line is annoyingly long, but the food is well worth the wait! The STRADA is the absolute BEST! My friends enjoyed their breakfast burritos, and the morning drinks are delicious as well! The only disappointing thing was the French Toast... I'd go elsewhere for those...

  • Pros: Savories!
  • Cons: the long line, the French Toast
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/07/07

Lula saves the day!

by sophialinn at Citysearch

Lula Cafe saved my birthday when another place dropped the ball. Thanks for being reliable and yummers. I should have gone here first.

  • Pros: reliable, great menu options.

The Details on Lula Cafe

Place Categories:

  • great unique food
  • loved warm atmosphere
  • friendly staff
  • delicious feta cheese place
  • favorite breakfast spot
  • great dish
  • better most dishes
  • delicious morning drinks
  • great brunch
  • good service
  • favorite meal
  • best turkey sandwich
  • beautiful art
  • hate fertile guts
  • recommend fruit smoothie
  • great regular dishes
  • overpriced desserts
  • great ingredients
  • always incredibly creative breakfast entreacutees
  • friendly lula
  • best strada
  • beautiful ugly
  • recommend coffee
  • best little neighborhood restaurant
  • really good hipsters

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