Fancy Plants Cafe

"Fancy Plants Cafe, owned by Kevin Schuder, attempted to reach out to Foxtrot and Dom’s to connect them with the Great Chicago Food Depository for food donations, but has been unsuccessful. The owner expressed frustration over the lack of response and the decision to throw away food." - Ashok Selvam

"Fancy Plants Cafe, Schuder’s tiny Lakeview restaurant, is temporarily closed while the chef concentrates on Lincoln Park. Schuder yearned for a larger playground for his experiments, regularly holding pop-up dinners that showcased his talents for plated meals." - aimee.levitt

"Despite his elaborate multicourse dinners spotlighting cuisines from around the world — think Japanese, Greek, Korean, Italian, Spanish, and Burmese — with dishes ranging from housemade kimchi and spanakopita to mazeman (no-broth ramen), it’s chef Kevin Schuder’s burger that might actually make people sit up and take notice. Which is all the more ironic as the burger, like all the food Schuder makes at Lakeview’s Fancy Plants Cafe, is vegan." - Lisa Shames

"Walk-in diners would have a better chance at Fancy Plants Cafe, the vegan restaurant on Briar and Broadway." - Ashok Selvam

"Chicago’s open roads initiative kicks off Friday on Broadway Street in Lakeview, part of the “Make Way For Diners” program which intends to close six major streets to make room for restaurant tables and chairs. The program’s goal is to help restaurant serve customers as the city recovers from COVID-19. There are 32 participating restaurants so far in Lakeview. These include... vegetarian and vegan cafe Fancy Plants..." - Naomi Waxman