Café 53

I told a friend that I\'d bring lunch to his office, so I bought sandwiches from here. It was my first time so I didn\'t know exactly what to choose from the menu. The place was busy but the owner patiently made suggestions to me and he suggested I take it all on french bread. Everything was good but the garlic chicken was outstanding. The owner also brought me a cup of masala chai whilst I waited for the order.

My family visits this location every single time we go to Chicago even if it\'s only to grab something on the way to pick someone up from the airport. The subs are amazing, well built and full of flavor. They have such a great variety that you can go there regularly and not try one of everything for months. In addition to the hot and cold sandwiches, they have bakery items like cannoli, cheesecake, danish, pound cake, cookies, muffins, etc which are always a great treat. AND they have gelato in about a dozen flavors. The owner is very welcoming and friendly. They have an outside seating area in the back of the restaurant\'s courtyard which is open in the warm weather. This makes the snug dining area much less of a worry when you\'d just rather be outside anyway.

The sandwiches are so warm and tasty. We had the sumac chicken, garlic chicken sandwich as well as the kefta. The French bread was fresh baked and the taste was delicious! The owner was super nice and offered us masala chai latte.Will definitely visit again.

The food was amazing and so was the customer service. Definitely worth checking out! I plan to try everything on the menu in the near future! :)

Went there over the weekend and it was awesome. The food is all halal and they have ice cream! They also have seating in the back patio. I had a garlic chicken sandwich that was really good. Definitely a place to go if your in the neighborhood.