This are, in my humble opinion, the raw-friendliest places in Chicago, offering organic and/or raw food on the menu (in no particular order):
Cousin’s Incredible Vitality All raw and vegan and mostly organic and local.
Karyn’s Fresh Corner All raw and vegan and mostly organic.
Karyn’s on Green (new!) Gourmet vegan and a handful of raw food dishes.
The Chicago Diner Vegan and vegetarian with some raw dishes.
Lake Side Cafe Vegetarian and organic.
Borrowed Earth All raw and vegan and mostly organic. (30 minutes west of the city in Downers Grove)
Doc’s Juice and Smoothies 2151 W Armitage Ave (Bucktown) Fresh juices, smoothies and GREEN SMOOTHIES!
Crust Eat Real 100% Certified Organic Pizza restaurant. Great salads. Just bring your flax crackers with you!
Places to Shop in Northside Chicago: Some Grocery Stores and Tips
Stanley’s Fruits & Vegetables–1558 N. Elston Ave., Chicago. Has a great selection of organic and non-organic produce here (on the left hand side of the store). Go Thursday-Sunday for the freshest food. Some of the food may need to be consumed quickly as it may be found already very ripe.
Favorites here (all organic): Kale, Parsley, Collard Greens, Dandelion Greens, Watercress, basil, mint, kiwis, bell peppers, celery, berries, apples.
Okay to buy non-organic: zucchini, cabbage, broccoli, oranges, bananas, blueberries.
Trader Joe’s –1840 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago. Good for staples like organic nuts and dried fruits, organic wine, 100% juices if you like juices. I wouldn’t buy their supplements.
Whole Foods -1550 N. Kingsbury Street, Chicago. (this is seriously the biggest and best WF ever!)
Life Spring Foods-1463 W Webster Ave and 3178 N Clark St, Chicago. The Clark store has a much larger selection and has E3 Live. There is only metered parking though and it’s a bit hard to find it. The Webster store has a parking lot that is free with validated purchase. Great for supplements and certain foods. They stock David Wolfe’s line. Supplements are usually 10%+ off of the suggested retail price.
Karyn’s Fresh Corner- 1901 North Halsted Street, Chicago. Stop by for a special treat for yourself (kale chips, raw ice cream, etc). Try writing down the ingredients of your favorite foods/snacks and making them yourself!
Golden Pacific-5353 North Broadway at Belmoral. Get your young coconuts and frozen Durian here. Get at least 6-8 coconuts to last you two weeks or so so you can minimize trips here. One case of 9 is usually $10.50. Also find exotic fruits (though frozen) to try out like Mangosteen, Jackfruit, and Custard Apple.
Costco- 2746 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago. Find the best avocadoes in Chicago here, huge tubs of organic spinach, big bags or organic baby carrots, and regular broccoli florettes. Medjool dates, raw almonds, walnuts, and pinenuts (although not organic), are a great buy here too. I go here every 1-2 weeks. A membership card is usually well worth it, especially if split between you and a friend (each membership is $50/year for up to two cards).
The Green Grocer 1402 W. Grand Ave. This is a grocery store specializing in organics. The owners are super-nice and have some great stuff on the website about their mission and values. They have organic wines, a small local organic produce market, some superfoods, some raw snacks, a small bulk section, and Cru-Cacoa Chocolates–yum!
And a bit farther north…
New Leaf Natural Grocer 1261 W. Loyola Ave (Edgewater or Evanston). This place has a ton of raw grocery and superfood items as well as a small produce section (GREAT prices on burdock root here!). They also have a nice bulk section. Bonus: You can get a weekly box of organic seasonal fruits and veggies from $15-33/week, depending on the box size. I was there when they were assembling the boxes and the produce looked great!
True Nature Health Foods 6034 N. Broadway St. (Edgewater). They have a juice bar and a non-raw soup and sandwich delis. Juice prices are pretty reasonable. I like their dry grocery and supplement selection. They also had a small produce selection but the prices were sky high and the avocados were about 5 days past ripe. Bonus: this place is also home to Edgewater’s recycling center, and they have a co-op program with Kings Hill Farm that you could join for a weekly or yearly fee.
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