The Spoke & Bird (South Loop)
Tyler Gubala · 149 Google reviewsThe Spoke & Bird (South Loop) — bakery in South Loop. The look is curated without feeling cold. Quality product you can taste, and vegetarian-friendly. Justin Andrus-Bearden: "The coffee was delicious, one of the best pumpkin lattes I’ve ever had" [$$, patio]
What 1,422 diners keep saying
What 1,422 diners keep saying
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“Chill atmosphere with music on the large dog friendly terrace. Fine pup-cup”
“Great place to hide and get some work done on Sundays. Food is great, coffee is delicious. Beautiful spacious outdoor patio. Had to come back and upgrade my rating. I go here very often. Unique coffee spot in the south loop.”
“The food was great, the customer service was excellent, and the atmosphere was warm and welcoming. The recommended iced banana bread coffee was absolutely delicious! I’ll definitely be returning. Thank you”
“Great corner spot built into the lobby of a larger building. There's indoor and outdoor seating along with a good variety of food and drinks on offer. Everything we got was of high quality and brought directly to our table.”
“Best sandwich ever, food is soooooooo GOOD! Im not from chicago but i definitely wanna come back to this place 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾”
“Good coffee with a good cookie. The omelette was a bit oily for my tastes but was also decent. The patio was a great spot on a sunny Tuesday morning, would recommend going for a short walk from the convention center area for a conference, it’s only about 15 min!”
“I walked by this place many times during the late summer and early fall months and noticed that this spot had many people using their indoor and outdoor dining areas. Also, good mix of people of all ages that seemed to be from the neighborhood and surrounding. I would have to try this spot before it got too cold. Finally got around to it and ordered some of their signature breakfast offerings. I had to try their egg breakfast sandwich with ham and cheese on a brioche bun. This was really tasty and the ham was more reminiscent of ham carved off the bone similar to those at Christmas dinner. It was a bit too salty for me but still devoured it with gusto. I also tried their swiss and mushroom omelette. To me it was a fairly decent sized omelette, and they sure did not skimp on the mushrooms. Well-seasoned and earthy sauteed mushrooms with the salty melted cheese all wrapped up in an egg blanket was delicious. Only thing I felt amiss here was the pricing which I felt was a bit overpriced. But still really enjoyed everything here. Washed it all down with a tall cup of coffee (it wasn’t quite as hot as I like my coffee). I would like to try the outdoor seating next season during summer.”
“Too long of a wait for a simple espresso especially that there was no line. The espresso was priced comparably to other places in the city. It had some nice chocolate notes, however, it seemed too acidic. That concept where you order in one place and they make it in the building is interesting. They run like ants between the buildings which keeps them in shape, I guess. Maybe it is the owner's way to avoid medical bills/claims. Added after the owner's *response*. Your rating has been gradually dropping, owner. Your automated response tells me you feel/are very unsecured. Why would I take time to call you? Who does that? Maybe if I lived across the street from the Cafe I would care. I was passing by and made genuine effort to try your product by finding parking and walking two blocks to your establishment to just be disappointed what I would encounter.”
“While visiting Chicago we happened across this wonderful little eatery and turned out it was the best meal we had while we were there. The food was cooked perfectly and tasted fantastic and the coffee was excellent too! I highly recommend this restaurant! Will definitely go back if I’m ever in Chicago again!”
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