Lula by the Numbers
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Yesterday we announced the name of our new street-level restaurant: Marisol. Opening this summer, the restaurant will feature a menu designed by Lula Cafe's owner and cochef Jason Hammel. As we count down to Marisol's opening, we follow our series profiling key figures involved in this major redesign with a closer look at a number of Lula Cafe’s unique offerings and undertakings.
5: Menus Lula Cafe offers
Whether you’re in the mood for breakfast, brunch, a quick bite, dinner, or dessert, Lula Cafe has you covered. The restaurant features five different food menus to satisfy any appetite.
6: Courses in Lula Cafe’s vegetarian tasting menu
Some restaurants offer only one meat-free dish to satisfy vegetarians, but not Lula. Lula Cafe's six-course vegetarian tasting menu is a mainstay on its constantly rotating menu.
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17: Years Lula Cafe has been open
When Lula Cafe opened its doors in 1999, the Logan Square restaurant lived in a small storefront. Equipped with only a four-burner stovetop, Hammel and cochef Amelia Tshilds used a dented collection of secondhand pots and pans to serve up meals for their customers. 17 years later, Lula Cafe now spans three storefronts and has been dubbed the “best neighborhood restaurant in Chicago.”
450: People who routinely flock to Lula Cafe for Sunday brunch
No one likes getting up early on Sundays—unless that means booking it to Lula Cafe to beat the crowd. As one of the city’s most popular brunch spots, the restaurant serves hundreds of people each weekend.
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