I don't want to know the nutritional value of a Thai iced tea smoothie. I only want to know how many unicorns gave their lives to make this magical concoction possible.
Pick up a draft beer before you start shopping, nod along to a few live tunes from the in-house jazz band, then go figure out which exotic bit of protein you'll throw on the grill tonight.
Get here early on a summer evening, colonize a big table on the back patio and hold court with several of your fellow beer lovers until the tamale man arrives with reinforcements.
On a nice night, skip the long line to be seated and get your tacos from the takeout window to the left. There are too many good things to do in Wicker Park to waste your time in a 2 hr queue.
If you love espresso but can't decide whether or not you want milk in it, try the "one and one". Yes, friend, you can have it both ways.
Go for the excellent late-night menu. Stay for vague feeling that you're in a New Orleans themed vampire film.
Coffee contains more aromatic and flavor compounds than wine. The good baristas here tease out the best of them. Try a shot of espresso and pourover side by side to taste what I mean.
On a muggy summer evening, grab a peanut butter blowout concrete mixer and nurse your sugar buzz on one of the lovely benches outside.
They apparently import their air fresheners from Colorado, but much of the talent here is home grown.
