Mid Kitchen — Restaurant in Evanston Township

The pleasure for today was Mid Kitchen in Evanston. I went here today because Yelp said it was New and Hot! I did think it was Hot as I'm trendy but certainly a little warm inside this morning.  I read a few reviews with a few complaints about service not the food. I had no problem with either. I talked to the manager. He said they had only been opened a month. Only a month?? Well of course there would be some problems because they were still working things out after their opening but nothing that was horrible from my point of view.

The food was pretty good. I ordered 4 things total. I had the Chicken & Waffle,  Classic Pancakes,  Jasmine Tea and a order of pork sausage.

First the Chicken and Waffle.  It was ok. A boneless pretty thick chicken breast over a Waffle already with syrup. If I could suggest a few changes the first would be to NOT put syrup on a person Waffle. To me this is a personal thing. Some like none to a lot of syrup. I think this place might be getting orders back if they continue this path. What would be better is providing one syrup and ASKING if more is needed. I needed and got more syrup but I'm an easy less picky customer. The next would be season the chicken a little more. It is the savory & sweet combination that makes this dish work wherever it is made. The chicken had a great crunchy coat but no salt, no savor! Not bad but certainly could be better.

The pancake were interesting.  I expected a traditional stack. I got 5 cakes about the size of saucer plate in diameter. Now this is not a complaint it actually was a pleasant surprise because I can individualize each cake to how I want it. There was no butter served with this although I felt it should have been so that's something for them to think about if they are not doing so or if it was just an oversight while I was there. I started eating them and they were pretty good A my intention was to just eat one and save the rest for later but I ended up eating all but 1 and a portion of another pancake. I just got full! Between the chicken and waffles most of the pancakes I eat and the delightful jasmine tea that I turn from hot into cold I filled up pretty good.

I did miss that they had a nice selection of Teas at the counter. Had I known that they had some different types of Teas I would have ordered something different then Jasmine. When I went to the counter I noticed they had a white strawberry tea. I was disappointed I didn't know about that cuz I would have definitely tried it. Oh well maybe something to look forward to next time because there will be a next time.

As I was enjoying my food the couple next to me was enjoying theirs as well and then ordered some sausage of course I didn't know what it was when I looked at it. I asked him what was it and they told me sausage. Then I asked was it pork sausage and they confirmed it was pork sausage. But it wasn't your normal pork sausage. It was kind of like the sausage you get in a role where you make your own Patty and I like that so I made myself have room for a little sausage patty. You get to with an order and I ended up eating one it was very tasty but it could have used a little bit more sage in the mixture. I suppose they make their own because I was reminded that they make their own fresh chicken breast for the chicken and waffle everyday by my server. It reminded me of when I used to buy the roll of pork sausage and make my own pork patties when I was a kid. Those two would be misshapen and also very tasty.

This place is pretty good. It's certainly worthy of returning to to try something else on their menu. The atmosphere is nice, the soft music they play is very pleasant. I look forward to doing that and I would recommend this place to anyone willing to try something else little...

The food was okay. It seemed like I could probably execute the dish better if I bought all of the ingredients and made it myself. I had the vegan chicken sandwich, which was basically a Lightlife chicken alternative, w/ lettuce tomato, avocado, and sauce on a store bought bread. Same goes for the vegan BLT that my wife had. The seasoned fries were very good. The seasoning was slightly unconventional, which I liked. My omnivore father-in-law said his chicken bowl was decent. The service can be improved upon as well. My wife and in law got their food pretty quickly, but after they were halfway through their meal, the waitress noticed that I'm without mine, and mentioned that she forgot to put my order on the ticket, so I only got my meal after both people in my party had already finished theirs. She comp us for my meal at least, so we left with a somewhat...

I came here on a Wednesday afternoon. Upon walking in, it was a bit awkward bc no one was there to seat you. It was confusing to know whether I was going to be seated or if I could seat myself... the seating wasn't super clean and their seating spaces were limited and not very roomy. I ordered the chicken and waffles and was disappointed and unsatisfied with it. I've had better waffles, they seemed a bit dense and dry instead of light, crispy and fluffy. I didn't like that it came with syrup on it bc I believe that people should be able to put their own syrup on their food. The chicken was juicy and breaded with a nice crispness but it had absolutely no flavor. It tasted so bland and it didn't help that the waffles tasted "mid". I left still hungry bc I only half of what was on my plate. The only thing not "mid" was the coffee. I won't be coming back to try...