Chicago Raw

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!

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.