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Explorer Café — Restaurant in Chicago

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Explorer Café
Description
Burgers, pizzas, salads & comfort food dished up in an informal eatery within the Field Museum
Nearby attractions
Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605, United States
Museum Campus
337 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Shedd Aquarium
1200 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Soldier Field
1410 Special Olympics Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Lakefront Trail - Grant Park
Lakefront Trl, Chicago, IL 60605, United States
Agora
1135 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Wild Reef
1200 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Grant Skate Park
1135 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Abbott Oceanarium
1200 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Grant Park
Chicago, IL
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The Original Rainbow Cone - Ice Cream Truck
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The Chicago Firehouse Restaurant
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Burger Bar Chicago South Loop
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Chicago Waffles South Loop
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Giordano's
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Minghin Cuisine - South Loop
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Nearby local services
Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet
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SUE: The T. rex Experience
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Chicago Horizon
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Shoreline Water Taxi
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NEMA Chicago
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Statue of Christopher Columbus
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1250 S Michigan Ave
1250 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
THC by Chitiva South Loop
1250 S Michigan Ave Suite E, Chicago, IL 60605
Versailles Massage and Bar
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Explorer Café

1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
2.5(19)$$$$
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Burgers, pizzas, salads & comfort food dished up in an informal eatery within the Field Museum

attractions: Field Museum, Museum Campus, Shedd Aquarium, Soldier Field, Lakefront Trail - Grant Park, Agora, Wild Reef, Grant Skate Park, Abbott Oceanarium, Grant Park, restaurants: Little Branch Cafe, Nepal House (South Loop), El Campeón Piña Colada, The Original Rainbow Cone - Ice Cream Truck, The Chicago Firehouse Restaurant, Burger Bar Chicago South Loop, Chicago Waffles South Loop, Yolk - South Loop, Giordano's, Minghin Cuisine - South Loop, local businesses: Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet, SUE: The T. rex Experience, Field Museum Store, Chicago Horizon, Shoreline Water Taxi, NEMA Chicago, Statue of Christopher Columbus, 1250 S Michigan Ave, THC by Chitiva South Loop, Versailles Massage and Bar
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Phone
(312) 665-7686
Website
fieldmuseum.org
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Tue10:30 AM - 3 PMClosed

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Nearby attractions of Explorer Café

Field Museum

Museum Campus

Shedd Aquarium

Soldier Field

Lakefront Trail - Grant Park

Agora

Wild Reef

Grant Skate Park

Abbott Oceanarium

Grant Park

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Soldier Field

Soldier Field

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Nearby restaurants of Explorer Café

Little Branch Cafe

Nepal House (South Loop)

El Campeón Piña Colada

The Original Rainbow Cone - Ice Cream Truck

The Chicago Firehouse Restaurant

Burger Bar Chicago South Loop

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Nepal House (South Loop)

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Reviews of Explorer Café

2.5
(19)
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1.0
3y

I hope I checked the review of this place before I go into it ! I was getting hungry and desperate !

We purchased a lightly burned 3/4 size frozen pizza for 36 dollars ! You are right ! It is the pepperoni pizza you got from Walmart and it is only 3/4 of it and it is slightly burned in the oven ! I blame myself for not doing the research and choosing the wrong cafe

Just cuz this cafe is in an important position , doesn’t mean it should take its customers for granted ! The server has got an attitude too —got a god style poker face sever! It must feel very important working in an important cafe in an important museum ! They are just lucky my spouse is quite easy going person !

Whew! Just let you guys know if you guys see this post !

Save your time and looking for other cafe in the museum or just buy some snacks !

Don t get mistreated here ! They don’t. Deserve you ! Unless they decide to change their way of sincerely serving with sincere food speaking...

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2.0
3y

I won't harp about everything being 100% overpriced because like Disney Land, they have a captive patronage and they price accordingly. My big issue here is you have to go up the the counter to place your order, but if you want a salad, you have to navigate back through the crowd control devices to get what you want, and then the salads aren't labeled, there is lettuce hanging outside the plastic container (extremely unsanitary) and they don't have everything in stock that is on the menu... I think anyway, because there is no way to know what they have and don't have since nothing is labeled. It's a really lazy and haphazard set up. The staff were friendly which is the only reason I'm rating two stars...

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4.0
2y

We got in at the beginning of the lunch rush on a not so busy day at the Field. It was clean and easy to grab a seat. The pizza is horrible, skip that for sure. The fries are what you’d expect. Chicken Caesar salad was decent (pick up your salad in the cooler before you go to the counter). The CHEESEBURGER, though? I feel like I found a hidden gem for a good burger! Smashed patties with nice crisp on the edges, buttery bun, melty cheese… So good! It was the only thing we ordered that was maybe worth the...

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