Reviews

Overall Total Score
4 out of 5
Impressive | 1208 reviews

What User likes about Pick Me Up Cafe:
This was the best vegan French toast I've ever tasted! It came with a fantastic root beer float topped with vegan vanilla ice cream. The service was incredibly friendly, and I definitely don’t regret saving room for dessert! View all feedback. What User doesn't like about Pick Me Up Cafe:
We ordered three different dishes for dinner, and to sum it up briefly: the food was boring, bland, greasy, and below average, served in large portions. They even managed to mess up the fries. Overall, I came away with a disappointing impression of the typical American kitchen. I’m giving it two stars, solely for the staff's efforts. View all feedback.

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Happycow
3.5 ★ from 58 reviews
ChristyBorovoy
02.08.2024 - 12:15

They are very aware of their vegan customers and sensitive to our sensibilities, but if you still have people along who wont eat vegan, this is a great place to...

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jadaruss
02.08.2024 - 12:15

Lots of vegan options with okay quality. The matcha latte was good tho!

NoFussVegan
02.08.2024 - 12:15

We had three different dishes for an evening meal. I’ll put this short and sweet: boring, bland, greasy and below average food in huge portions. They couldn’t e...

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Lomky
02.08.2024 - 12:15

The best vegan french toast I've ever had. Paired with a delicious root beer float with vegan vanilla ice cream. Extremely friendly service. I regret not having...

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philipadrian
02.08.2024 - 12:15

I’ve never been disappointed in Pick Me Up. I’ve lived in Chicago for nearly 15 years and although their in a new spot, the value and quality of time, food, and...

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Menu
3.4 ★ from 10 reviews

We ordered three different dishes for dinner, and to sum it up briefly: the food was boring, bland, greasy, and below average, served in large portions. They ev...

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This was the best vegan French toast I've ever tasted! It came with a fantastic root beer float topped with vegan vanilla ice cream. The service was incredibly...

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I have never been disappointed by Pick Me Up. I've lived in Chicago for almost 15 years, and it still gives me the feeling of having a good time in a fresh, qua...

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We thought of brunch and I was not overly impressed, but eating was good. tried the vegan benedict, the chocolate chip pancakes and a matcha salad. the pancakes...

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Have had a few different dishes from the menu and have enjoyed all of them. Menu is clearly marked and they have a lot of both vegetarian and vegan options to c...

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Google
4.6 ★ from 1714 reviews
Eduardo
24.01.2024 - 22:51

PMU Cafe has such a cool and welcoming atmosphere. Our host and server were great and the drinks/food came to our table pretty quickly. I had the Paloma cocktai...

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Lorie
24.01.2024 - 22:51

Was up North for appointment so decided to try VEGAN options at PICK ME UP CAFE. I got there about 1:30pm only waited 5 minutes to be seated (I was with myself)...

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Tom
24.01.2024 - 22:51

2023: Nice atmosphere. Wish it was open later, but at least it's open as late as it is. Hot chocolate ain't all that. Hershey's syrup and milk. But it is big __...

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Landry
24.01.2024 - 22:51

I would suggest getting there early before brunch hours for table of two or definitely more. At the other end of Andersonville but still very popular. I’d hones...

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david
24.01.2024 - 22:51

Super cool Cafe! Great good fast service and large portions I got the clown combo and I'm stuffed Really neat look on the inside too. Got recommended by Chicago...

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Restaurantji
4.2 ★ from 281 reviews
John
28.10.2023 - 07:47

Been to this Pick Me Up a number of times.. food is always delicious..waiter/waitress service is always friendly and quick! The reason for the 2 stars? The host...

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Matthew
28.10.2023 - 07:47

Pick me up Cafe is a really cute cafe with funky colors and an old school diner feel. They had a separate gluten free menu and the server was knowledgeable abou...

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Tom
28.10.2023 - 07:47

Erratic describes both the service and the kitchen as of late. Although bigger and brighter than the old location, the waitstaff has seemingly shrunken, and the...

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Theresa
28.10.2023 - 07:47

This is a brightly decorated vegetarian restaurant with a huge selection of yummy brunch choices. We had a table of 4 adults and 3 kids and there was something...

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Sarah
28.10.2023 - 07:47

Great experience and food at Pick Me Up Cafe! Everything we had was delicious, it was pretty quiet midweek, service was great too. We ate the vegan nachos and t...

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Tripadvisor
4.4 ★ from 75 reviews
Gastroranking-us
4.0 ★ from 869 reviews

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