Hallowed Grounds — Restaurant in Hyde Park Township

You ever go to a place that’s so good and you love it so much that you almost don’t even want to share it with anyone? It’s so special that if other people knew about it, they would overcrowd it, and then it would be too busy for you to enjoy it? That’s my fear with this place, but I owe it to the people running it to let them know how amazing they are and how much I adore coming here. It’s worth it, even if it’s too busy for me to ever find somewhere to sit inside ever again.

I’ll begin by saying that it’s inside of University of Chicago and it’s on the second floor, past a lobby, on the left, when you enter the building. You take the stairs up and you feel like you’re in Harry Potter, ascending to one of the common rooms for gryffindor or something. The decor in the whole building definitely reminds me of hogwarts.

I learned last time I went there that this is a student run coffee shop, which makes it extra welcoming. All people there are super relaxed and play the best music.

Anyway, so you walk in and you see a counter to your left that had a microwave and supplies for your drink or food. Immediately to your right is the bar where you can place your order. Along the wall, beyond the bar, they have fridges with food offering vegetarian and vegan options. The main floor of the space is quite interesting too. The are two rows of couches that center around coffee tables closest to the entrance. Then, farther from the door, there are three billiards tables. Beyond that, round tables with chars as well as comfy cushiony chairs around small coffee tables line and sprinkle the rest of the space. Along the floor, they have outlets to charge your electronics (nice touch, considering how medieval it looks). Also, the shelves under the coffee bar where you order hold at least 5 different kind of board games for you to enjoy.

My favorite parts about this place: the windows make you feel like you’re inside a castle the windows can double as reading nooks, and they have extra pillows (but not too many) for you to get comfy, too. you have a good chance of talking to a student or two, and they’re all very nice and intelligent and open minded. I don’t think you need to buy anything to be there, but I love the overall welcoming and cozy atmosphere. I hope they don’t mind, but I usually take my shoes off and put my feet up on the couch or in the reading nook. That’s how comfortable it is!!! It’s like the perfect study space!

The only drawback is if you’re not a student, there is no WiFi, but that can be a good restraint sometimes if you don’t need internet but do need to seriously focus.

This is by far my most favorite place that I have ever written in or otherwise worked in. It gives me the warmest feeling in my heart. I...

We had to stop by while we were in the area. I was worried it wouldn’t be accessible due to the age of the building and architecture. There was no need to worry at all. There are multiple elevators and I was able to access it with no problems! The accessible entrance is on 57th st. And I did have to follow signs to get from one elevator to the next, but it was pretty easy. This would also be VERY accessible to electric chairs. The only tight squeeze would probably be around lounge chairs by the top of the stairwell, but honestly, it’s pretty doable. I didn’t stay to hang out, so I’m not sure how easily my chair would fit under the tables, and I didn’t use the restroom there. But I’m very happy I was able to see the inside of this gorgeous campus from...

First of all it doesn't look like this it's literally just a room where they can have two pool tables and a bunch of kids that view you're looking for is downstairs where there's no coffee also, every time I go into this place they have about 20-year-olds working there and they are the worst customer service you can tell they've never ever been taught those skills in their life the gen Z honestly most the places on this campus are ran by 20-year-olds so it's a no with...