"This vegetarian Israeli cafe in Lincoln Heights has quickly become one of our favorite dinner spots on the Eastside, and its wrap-around patio is a big reason why. With patterned walls, red canopies, and a basketball hoop, Mazal works just as well as a casual midweek date spot as it does a big friend hangout on the weekends. We recommend going all-in on the spreads (hummus, madbuka, babaganoush) and rounding out your meal with a fresh Israeli salad and a Jerusalem bagel toast that comes with melted provolone, spicy schug, kale, and pesto. If you feel like drinking, most of their wine bottles fall in the $30-40 range." - jess basser sanders, brant cox, brett keating
Jakob Layman
