Some cherubs eat three meals a day, seven days a week, in the dining hall. Others, even if they love the cafeteria\u2019s pizza and chicken fingers, venture off campus for a bigger selection.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had enough of the Western food here, especially in the dining halls,\u201d Shirley Xiao of Shenzhen, China, said. \u201cI really wanted to try some Chinese food.\u201d<\/p>\n
To satisfy her cravings, Xiao walked a few blocks to downtown Evanston.<\/p>\n
Here are a few places that cherubs checked out:<\/p>\n
Deep Purpl:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n This cherub favorite is one of several places that sell acai \u2013 but in cups, not the usual bowls. It comes in four sizes and can be paired with 21 different toppings.<\/p>\n \u201cI really like the environment,\u201d Yisu Zhang of Great Neck, New York, said. \u201cThey have tables and seats that are really comfortable, and it\u2019s really welcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n Zhang and her friends go to Deep Purpl every weekend. Her caveat: \u201cIt\u2019s on the pricier side.\u201d The most basic cup starts at $8.15, plus 10.25% sales tax.<\/p>\n TOMO Japanese Street Food:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n This restaurant serves ramen, curries, poke bowls, bento boxes and stir-fried noodles \u2013 all through online ordering.<\/p>\n \u201cI love the digital order system because you don\u2019t have to wait for a check,\u201d Cami Culbertson of Houston said.<\/p>\n Culbertson ordered the karaage ramen, which had Japanese fried chicken and a spicy broth. Her advice: \u201cDefinitely get an egg.\u201d TOMO offers a slightly fancier dinner experience, with the cheapest ramen on the menu priced at $16.95.<\/p>\n \u201c[TOMO] would not be sustainable to eat at regularly,\u201d Culbertson said.<\/p>\n Shang Noodle & Chinese:<\/strong><\/p>\n Shang Noodle & Chinese serves dishes from Mandarin duck and beef noodle soup to familiar favorites like chow mein and orange chicken. Looking for a Chinese restaurant, Xiao found Shang Noodle & Chinese. At first, Xiao was skeptical because \u201ca lot of Chinese food in America isn\u2019t like real Chinese food.\u201d Still, they \u201cdid a great job with the flavors\u201d and the soup \u201cwas made in a very Chinese way,\u201d she said. The chow mein is $14, and many entr\u00e9es are under $18.<\/p>\n P\u00e2tisserie Coralie:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n P\u00e2tisserie Coralie serves coffee, tea, croissants, danishes and \u201ccroiffins\u201d (croissants crossed with muffins). Chandeliers light the caf\u00e9, and coffee tables are made from rolling pins and baking trays.<\/p>\n \u201c[It\u2019s] like a classic bakery,\u201d Evelyn Won of Great Neck, New York, who tried the macarons, said. They had \u201ca crispy shell, but were also soft and chewy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The colorful macarons in the display case are $1.90 each, and sandwiches range from $6.90 to $7.95.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cherub foodies recommend local restaurants and caf\u00e9s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":143,"featured_media":5227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,19],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[326],"class_list":["post-4861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-living-in-evanston"],"acf":[],"authors":[{"term_id":326,"user_id":143,"is_guest":0,"slug":"camillalowe","display_name":"Camilla Lowe","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b6967f16a67d8c488db37b1dd2610084a2c2bc379a713128e03ac897136e237c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Lowe","first_name":"Camilla","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4861"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6587,"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4861\/revisions\/6587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4861"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=4861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}