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Olive Mediterranean Grill to return to downtown Evanston after pandemic closure

May 8, 2025

Fast-casual eatery Olive Mediterranean Grill will return to downtown Evanston this summer after closing during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Khat Ghani, the restaurant’s head of marketing, said the...

Budlong uses peanut oil — but many students didn’t know

October 31, 2018

The Budlong Hot Chicken, one of the restaurants that opened this fall in Norris University Center, has put signs up stating that their chicken is fried with peanut oil after facing pushback from students. The...

Presenting the 2015 Best of Evanston winners

February 27, 2015

You told us your Evanston favorites and we listened. The Daily presents its third annual Best of Evanston guide – a what's what of the best restaurants, shops and hot spots around town picked by Northwestern...

Best Delivery Service: Jimmy John’s

February 27, 2015

Jimmy John's advertises with the tagline "Freaky Fast," deliberately setting themselves lofty expectations. And yet, the sandwich chain consistently exceeds my highest hopes of delivery time. When I...

I’m Jewish, and I’m hungry: Evaluating Evanston options for Passover

April 16, 2014

Subway, Jimmy John’s, Cosi, Einstein Bros, Panera Bread. All sandwich shops. All less than one block from campus. These bread-filled heavens mock me as I walk past. The sourdough rolls taunt me...

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