Nov. 10th, 2010 03:03 pm
New on the block
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muckefuckYou know what they say, that God never shuts a drive-thru except that He opens a hot dog stand. Or something. Anyway, my disappointment at the replacements for Pita Pete's and JK Sweets has been mitigated somewhat by the appearance of two new eateries: Cafe 527 and Hummingbird Kitchen. The former is an Asian-fusion café and the latter an honest-to-goddess food truck. I know! In Cook County! I almost walked right past it thinking it was just another workmen's vehicle.
So how are they? I DON'T KNOW! Unfortunately, I was with a co-worker who apparently had set her heart on the Szechuan broccoli at Joy Yee. And though she gamely checked out both alternatives, she couldn't be convinced to buy in. To be fair, she doesn't eat meat and neither was exactly crazy with vegetarian choices. All I remember seeing at the café was single vegetable sandwich, and the featured offerings at Hummingbird were caesar salad, steak tacos, and chicken breast.
What's wrong with that list? Seems majorly uninspired, though with quality ingredients all those things would be worth eating. Cafe 527, however, is jumping on the Korean taco bandwagon, which has taken long enough to reach this far. I find their choice of location curious, however: they are literally next door to Joy Yee. Is their cooking good enough to overcome the small size of their menu--especially when the place next to them hands you a laminated Book of Mormon-length list of dishes? Something tells me I'd better make a return trip soon if I intend to find out.
So how are they? I DON'T KNOW! Unfortunately, I was with a co-worker who apparently had set her heart on the Szechuan broccoli at Joy Yee. And though she gamely checked out both alternatives, she couldn't be convinced to buy in. To be fair, she doesn't eat meat and neither was exactly crazy with vegetarian choices. All I remember seeing at the café was single vegetable sandwich, and the featured offerings at Hummingbird were caesar salad, steak tacos, and chicken breast.
What's wrong with that list? Seems majorly uninspired, though with quality ingredients all those things would be worth eating. Cafe 527, however, is jumping on the Korean taco bandwagon, which has taken long enough to reach this far. I find their choice of location curious, however: they are literally next door to Joy Yee. Is their cooking good enough to overcome the small size of their menu--especially when the place next to them hands you a laminated Book of Mormon-length list of dishes? Something tells me I'd better make a return trip soon if I intend to find out.
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