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East Rogers Park
Map 34
East Rogers Park is stitched together with Loyola students, civic-minded young professionals, new immigrants, old hippies, and blue-collared middle-class denizens. While densely populated and lively, the neighborhood’s seams sometimes show as crime and gang activity continues to be a problem. The draw of easy access to public transportation, lakefront accessibility, cultural diversity, and Loyola’s campus makes East Rogers Park an inexpensive, colorful neighborhood to reside in.
Landmarks
• Angel Guardian Croatian Catholic Church •
6346 N Ridge Ave
773-262-0535
1905 red-brick Romanesque church. Turn-of-the-century German stained glass windows by Franz Mayer and F. X. Zettler.
• Bach House • 7415 N Sheridan Rd
One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s final “small” houses, c. 1915.
• Jackson/Thomas House • 7053 N Ridge Ave
Lovely Italianate home dates back to 1874.
• Loyola University of Chicago •
1032 W Sheridan Rd
773-274-3000
One of the largest Jesuit universities in the US.
• Robert A. Black Golf Course • 2045 W Pratt Blvd
312-742-7931
The newest Chicago Park District course. 2,300-yard, par 33 layout for all skill levels.
• Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society • 1447 W Morse Ave
773-764-4078
Photos/memorabilia/historical documents of the community’s history detailing its ethnic diversity.
Nightlife
• Jackhammer • 6406 N Clark St
773-743-5772
Gay bar with a welcoming neighborhood vibe.
• Mayne Stage • 1328 W Morse Ave
773-381-4551
Catch a comedy show and more.
• Red Line Tap • 7006 N Glenwood Ave
773-274-5463
Brews and bands on the Red Line.
• Touche • 6412 N Clark St
773-465-7400
Drunken gay leather bar.
Restaurants
• A&T Grill • 7036 N Clark St
773-274-0036 • $
Classic diner-grill.
• Act One Pub • 1330 W Morse Ave
773-381-4550 • $$$
Round out a show at the Mayne Stage with dinner.
• Buffalo Joe’s • 1841 W Howard St
773-764-7300 • $
Wings and fast food carryout spot, with a soul food flava.
• Capt’n Nemos • 7367 N Clark St
773-973-0570 • $
Free soup sample while you wait at this always jovial local sandwich chain.
• Caribbean American Bakery • 1539 W Howard St
773-761-0700 • $
Jamaican bakery featuring meat pies, pastries, and jerk chicken for carryout.
• El Famous Burrito • 7047 N Clark St
773-465-0377 • $
Best greasy burrito in Chicago.
• Ethiopian Diamond • 7537 N Clark St
773-764-2200 • $$
Roger’s Park outpost of beloved Uptown Ethiopian.
• Ghareeb Nawaz • 2032 W Devon Ave
773-761-5300 • $
Indo-Pakistani lunch counter on the east side of the strip.
• Good to Go Jamaican Jerk and Juice Bar •
1947 W Howard St
773-381-7777 • $$
Jamaican cuisine.
• Heartland Cafe • 7000 N Glenwood Ave
773-465-8005 • $$
Brown rice, socialist newspapers, and vegetarian tidbits reign here.
• Insomnia Cookies • 6470 N Sheridan Rd
877-632-6654 • $
Late night cookie delivery service hits Loyola.
• Jamaica Jerk • 1631 W Howard St
773-764-1546 • $
Jamaican comfort food best for carry-out.
• Masouleh • 6653 N Clark St
773-262-2227 • $
Within this unassuming storefront lies the best Iranian food in the city.
• Noon Hour Grill • 6930 N Glenwood Ave
773-338-9494 • $
Korean diner and grill is neighborhood favorite.
• Sauce and Bread Kitchen • 6338 N Clark St
773-942-6384 • $
Sandwiches starring the café’s housemade hot sauces and baked goods.
• Tamales Lo Mejor de Guerrero • 7024 N Clark St
773-338-6450 • $
Carry-out tamales so good, they may ruin “the tamale guy” for you.
• Taste of Peru • 6545 N Clark St
773-381-4540 • $
Barebones spot for cheap, authentic Peruvian food.
• Thai Spice • 1320 W Devon Ave
773-973-0504 • $
Look beyond the grim exterior for freshly prepared Thai.
Cheap eats abound if you know where to look in East Rogers Park (hint: follow the students). Health-nuts will feel at home in the Heartland Café which features a gift shop, open mic nights, and live music. Head to Clark Street where Mexican eateries offering authentic food at low prices dot the area, while Howard Street’s Caribbean American Bakery gives you a sweet taste of Afro-Caribbean culture. The Jackhammer complex of gay bars offers something for everyone—a sports bar, a fern bar, and a leather bar, all in one. Weekend nights, catch a comedy show at the Mayne Stage and have dinner next door at gastropub Act One Pub.
Shopping
• The Armadillo’s Pillow • 6753 N Sheridan Rd
773-761-2558
Score some paperbacks for cheap.
• Flatts & Sharpe Music Company •
6749 N Sheridan Rd
773-465-5233
Cheap guitars ($150), offering lessons and music accessories.
• Marjen Furniture • 1536 W Devon Ave
773-338-6636
Cheap futons, dorm furniture.
• Newleaf Natural Grocery • 1261 W Loyola Ave
773-743-0400
Adorable, horribly expensive organic grocery, as per usual.
• Romanian Kosher Sausage Co. • 7200 N Clark St
773-761-4141
Kosher meat and poultry.