When Café Robey emerged from the pandemic, they strictly returned with their brunch program whereas ready, like the remainder of us, for issues to be regular once more. That day lastly got here in Might of 2022 after they had been capable of develop their hours and start providing dinner as soon as extra. I make an effort to dine at new locations reasonably than revisiting others however Café Robey holds a particular place in my coronary heart after my first go to again in 2019. And fortuitously, all that point that handed was completely well worth the wait!
To be fully on model, I wished to order each single starter on Café Robey’s “To Share” menu. Thankfully for our stomachs, we solely picked the Tempura Shrimp, a colourful serving to of tempura-battered shrimp glazed with a sticky and candy chili glaze atop a mattress of a crunchy, soy sesame slaw.
We’ve been dreaming of the day that we might get again to Café Robey and relive the scrumptious glory that’s their Double Cheeseburger. Just a few months in the past, I wrote about how good The Homestead Room’s burger is, Café Robey’s model is a really shut second on my listing. And it was simply pretty much as good as we remembered it – slices of American cheese melting on every patty complemented by a garlic Dijon aioli, caramelized onion, pickles and shredded lettuce. Many issues have modified since our final go to, however we thank the meals gods that their burger has remained fixed.
Essentially the most comforting of dishes on Café Robey’s winter menu is the Ricotta Gnocchi, a semi-sweet dish of pillowy gnocchi and roasted mushrooms wearing a celery root truffle sauce.
Sadly, our Robey reunion didn’t finish one of the best with dessert. We opted for the Mocha Brownie however acquired a flavorless hockey puck of bone-dry brownie topped with caramel-covered banana slices and a big scoop of cinnamon ice cream. What I imagined could be a pleasurable stability of heat brownie and chilly ice cream was a disappointing, crumbly mess and even the ice cream was overpowering on the cinnamon taste.
On a extra redeeming notice, Café Robey’s cocktails – Sage Queen, Oaxacan on Damaged Glass, Make My Day – highlighted the night virtually as a lot because the Cheeseburger. The Sage Queen is a employees favourite concoction of Sipsmith Gin, lemon and a home made sage-honey syrup. Oaxacan on Damaged Glass will take your tastebuds south of the border with Banhez Mezcal, Ancho Reyes chili liqueur, lime and hellfire bitters. The third imbibement will actually Make (your) Day with sips of Maker’s Mark 46, Punt E Mes, candy vermouth and fernet.
Café Robey is completely located at 1616 N Milwaukee Ave on the underside ground of The Robey lodge. Escape the madness of the notorious Six Corners of Wicker Park to take pleasure in dinner and cocktails beginning at 5pm every single day.
