Blind Faith Cafe
Evanston, IL 60201-4728
Phone: (847) 328-6875
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Hinman Avenue
- Directions:
- El: Purple Line to Dempster
- Best of Citysearch:
- Healthy Food 2007, Healthy Food 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 9am-9pm, Fri 9am-10pm, Sat 8am-10pm, Sun 8am-9pm
Editorial Review for Blind Faith Cafe – by Citysearch Staff
In Short
With batik hanging from the wall, the Beatles playing in the background, and bean and rice dishes on the menu, Blind Faith Cafe is a throwback to the decade that gave rise to its namesake '70s supergroup. Seitan (a wheat-based meat substitute) slips into a variety of dishes here, from seitan Marsala with rich Italian wine sauce to Mongolian seitan stir-fry and seitan fajitas. Desserts include winners like vegan chocolate cake, complete with tofu "buttercream" frosting.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoIf you're in a hurry, head for the self-serve counter, where you can order anything from the menu to go or for dining in without waiting for a server to wait on you.
User Reviews for Blind Faith Cafe
07/02/2008 Posted by IceMouse
I recently went to the Blind Faith Cafe and thought it was a wonderful experience. There was a short(Less than 10 minute) wait, but the hostess was constantly reassuring me that a table was almost ready. We aren't often able to find a lot of vegetarian food to eat, so the large menu was a relief. All items were vegetarian or vegan and compared to any restaurant in Pittsburgh, BFC had at least three times the amount of vegetarian options, We ordered a berry banana smoothie, I got the seitan quesadilla and my girlfriend ordered the pear and goat cheese salad. The food was delicious and well presented, much nicer than the name let on. The waitress was also extremely hospitable. I almost drowned with how often she refilled my glass of water, and she didn't mind at all when she brought out our dessert and my girlfriend said she was allergic to nuts and asked for something else. The vegan chocolate cake with raspberry was delicious! I would love to come back here, the only part that I didn't like about it was how far I had to travel from the loop to get here
Pros: Large menu, food, service, desserts
Cons: Distance from city
04/21/2007 Posted by kmsstrickland
I have a difficult time understanding how anyone could give Blind Faith Cafe anything less that a 'Highly Recommended' review. I've been a vegetarian for almost ten years and find the food and the service at Blind Faith to be excellent. Living over an hour from Blind Faith, we usually go for special occasions or when we're in the area. We've been about ten times over the past three years. My favorite dish was the enchiladas which are delicious, but now I can't get enough of the mongolian stir fry. The chocolate peanut butter cake is TO DIE FOR! It's also great to try their specials of the day. My husband and I took our friend from Maryland who has been a vegetarian for over 25 years and a very picky eater. We picked him up from the airport and sped all the way to Blind Faith, hoping we'd make it before they closed. When we got there, they had already closed there dining area, but seated us anyway and we received absolutely expectional service for the next hour and a half. Our server never tried to rush us out; he was helpful and very friendly. The manager even came out and gave us all peanut butter chocolate cake on the house. My husband and our friend both had the special of the day which was a Honey Mustard seitan with veggies and purple mashed potaoes. It was absolutely delicious! I ate off their plates as much as I ate from my own. Now, everytime our friend comes to visit, we HAVE to eat at Blind Faith at least once during his visit. On his last visit, he took back a whole peanut butter cholocate cake! BLIND FAITH CAFE IS A MUST TRY!! I think you will love. The service is great, the food is out of this world! Almost forgot...YOU MUST TRY THE VEGGIE CRAB CAKES....YUMM!!
Pros: variety, flavor, service, portion size
Cons: none
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