Evanston Lodging and Restaurants
 

I will be visiting Northwestern Univ. with my daughter in the next few weeks. Any advice on a hotel or restaurants in the area? As I will be paying for college, I would be looking for something nice, clean but not too pricey.<BR><BR>Thx.

One of the Priceline options for the Chicago area is Skokie/North Shore (I think that's how its listed - I'm sure about the Skokie part). Skokie is next to Evanston...maybe a 20 minute drive to the campus. If I were you...I'd bid for a 2 1/2 star (minimum) hotel...I'm sure you'll wind up with something decent. Our P'line experiences in the are have all been good.

I lived in Evanston for three years and enjoyed these restaurants:<BR><BR>Blind Faith Cafe, 525 Dempster Street,(847) 328-6875 (Great for vegetarians.)<BR><BR>Dave's Italian Kitchen, 1635 Chicago Avenue, (847) 864-6000 <BR><BR>Pine Yard Restaurant, 1033 Davis Street,(847) 475-4940 (Great Chinese.)<BR><BR>The Lucky Platter, 514 Main St (847) 869-4064 <BR><BR>Yesterdays, 1850 Sherman Ave, (847) 864-8464 <BR>

Try these restaurants - all good values<BR>Trattoria Demi (downtown Evanston, Italian)<BR>Kuni's (Main St. and Chicago Ave., sushi)<BR>Lucky Platter (across from Kuni's, eclectic)<BR>Also try Judy's Bakery on Main Street just west of train tracks.<BR><BR>There aren't a lot of hotels in Evanston. The Orrington is by far the closest and nicest by NWU. The Old Orchard area is a big, upscale mall in Skokie with some reasonably priced chains (Doubletree, Hampton Inn) It's about 15 minutes west of the campus. <BR>

More info (check out new Hilton Garden Inn) and maps at<BR><BR>http://www.evanston-illinois.org/

There's a Holiday Inn in Evanston, and also a squaint place called the Margarita Inn.<BR><BR>Yesterday's restaurant is unfortunately closed. You could also try Las Palmas for Mexican.