TrueNorth Cafe Hyde Park
TrueNorth Cafe Hyde Park
The Godfather Sandwich and chips
a person holding a sandwich
a man sitting at the counter
the interior of the restaurant
the menu
a cup of coffee
The Mae Wilson
a chalkboard sign
Freakin Vegan
Strawberry Shortcake
interior
menu
Blueberry Coconut Smoothie And Freakin Vegan
menu
Kale Me Maybe Smoothie
menu
Pig on a Pretzel
Don't Tell Tal
The Classic
Curriculum Meat-ea
Sandwich Platter
Overnight Oats
Kale Banana Smoothie
Brandon B.
Dec 25, 2023
Beautiful local shop for coffee and pastries, a place you could hang out and enjoy. I wish we had something like this in the Loop, it's an old school cafe/coffee shop like they used to be. I got some takeout coffee and it kept me going the rest of the afternoon.
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Ama S.
Sep 22, 2023
I went here to grab a quick sandwich and smoothie. The customer service was great. The food was prepared and came quickly. The restaurant and bathrooms were clean. I ordered the strawberry shortcake smoothie hoping for a rich and creamier smoothie. I could not taste the whey powder or yogurt, and it tasted like coconut milk was used instead of almond. I tried the freakin vegan sandwich which was a decent, unique and tasty sandwich. I would recommend larger servings of sandwiches for the price paid. The coffee menu looks great. Next time I will try the coffee.
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Allison C.
Aug 2, 2023
This place was nothing like I had expected, and yet exceeded all expectations. I'm not a breakfast person usually, but coffee is important to a nice start to my day. I planned a bachelorette party and included this as the beginning of our day to caffeine up and if anyone wanted to eat something before walking and touring the city all day. The cafe was open fully with a bar area of seating close to the side walk but not jutting out, and had a counter to order from with menus everywhere from the walls to signs on the counter to paper copies laying around and easily available. Our barista was nice and wonderful with assisting us with the plethora of allergies our group had, even when the banana and walnut allergic bride wanted a blended drink- they got her what she wanted and safely. All of the drinks were amazing, I had an almond joy iced latte and absolutely loved it. The breakfast food is honestly where this place really shines- and for a simple reason. Everything tasted so homemade and fresh. It tasted like I went back there and made it myself, and as someone who can usually cook better food than most places I've eaten at, it was refreshing to get such a tasty sandwich. Although I usually don't get hungry til 2pm, that sandwich hit every spot it needed to and left me drooling and craving another. If you want a good breakfast sandwich and a lot of options in your morning drink with top notch service and some inside seating, then this place is for you. If I was a local, I'd 100% make this my daily coffee shop after the experience we had. If you're just visiting, make sure you swing by and start your day right with True North Cafe in Hyde Park.
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Gerry H.
Apr 15, 2024
I used to love this cafe, but I can't return anymore because of a middle-aged woman barista with dark hair and glasses who is constantly rude. Every time this barista is there, it is a very uncomfortable experience. She isn't friendly and seems to be annoyed at serving any customer. She seems to also arrive late, as the cafe is supposed to open at 7:30 AM, but she places a hand written note on the door of its delayed opening. Until she improves her customer service or she is fired, I won't be returning to this establishment. It is a shame how a single employee can defer repeat customers. If you want proper customer service, just head next door to Medici bakery, they serve coffee there too without the terrible customer service.
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Zach S.
Apr 8, 2024
The food was pretty good and affordable. The service was great and very quick. The ambiance was very nice, cozy and quiet in the morning.
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Robert S.
Jul 8, 2023
Nice little student-run place. It isn't fancy, but their coffee was fine (Metropolis).
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David C.
Jun 29, 2022
While walking down the street looking for a place to have a late lunch, we found the True North Café. We read the menu posted in the window and we were hooked.We went inside and were warmly greeted by a young man. We further perused the menu, and after a recommendation we selected our choices and he told us our order would be delivered to our table.We both ordered turkey sandwiches. Hers was the Turkey Pesto sandwich on a Panini and mine was the Mae Wilson served on toasted sourdough with bacon and guacamole. Both sandwiches were absolutely delicious. The turkey was obviously fresh sliced deli, perfectly folded in Artisan bread with guacamole and bacon cooked perfectly. The atmosphere can be described as welcoming with a hipster vibe. Several youngish patrons (I am 70 so I guess numbers are relative) were absorbed in their computers which made me think that WiFi was free.We are visiting from out of state however if we lived here, this would definitely be a place we would frequent.
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Steve A.
Jan 30, 2022
Good place next to Medici that's a little better to be honest. It has a kind of cafeteria feel to it but it's certainly better than cafeteria quality. TrueNorth is pretty popular among UC faculty and students. Just going here is enough to make you feel smarter and act like you know everything. Prices are kind of high on some things but it's expected because of the location and there's lots of organic ingredients used in things. Came here with a friend because Medici was too busy like any morning. It was still busy here but not as much. This is set up cafeteria style. Long tables with lots of chairs. We got smoothies. It's $6.25 for the regular. These are made with top notch organic stuff. I had the Blueberry Coconut. This is made with agave, bananas, blueberries, chia seeds, coconut milk, and mint. As for food we each got a sandwich, and liked it. I had the Freakin Vegan. It's $10.45 for a too small sandwich, but it's so good. This is on a pretzel bun, and has baby spinach, peanut tofu, pickled red onions, and sriracha. It was a tasty bun. The peanut and sriracha flavors really helped the tofu. She liked her sandwich, and I would get that one the next time here. There's just too much good but it's too expensive to get a lot. Fairly happy with all we got here. It has some pretty healthy things like smoothies and sandwiches. The prices are the worst thing but these aren't even that bad truthfully.
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Catherine N.
Dec 30, 2023
(Belated review from July 2023.) I can recommend the tasty sandwiches, smoothies, and the chocolate muffin.
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Maricel J.
Nov 12, 2021
Late postYesterday, my colleague and I ordered lunch from here. Everything on the menu looked so good and we had a hard time deciding, but in the end, decided on the Godfather sandwich. It came with a bag of potato chips. We were glad we chose this sandwich because it was delicious. We will definitely be back!
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Rated: 4.6 (94 reviews) · $
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