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Earwax Cafe

1561 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

(773) 772-4019

7737724019

Avg Price: $ (Under $10)
Cuisine: Coffee Shop & Diner Eclectic & International Vegan Vegetarian
Hours: Mon-Thu 9am-11pm, Fri-Sun 9am-12am
Payments: Visa, MasterCard
Services: Breakfast Kid Friendly

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Earwax Cafe Menu

Breakfast
	Eggs
	1 2 3 4 5 Two Eggs Two eggs served any style with toast and roasted potatoes
	1 2 3 4 5 Omelet Three eggs with your choice of 2 of the following ingredients: scallions, bell peppers, red onion, smoked ham, tomato, mushrooms, spinach, swiss, feta, or cheddar cheese. Served with potatoes and your choice of toast.
	1 2 3 4 5 Salmon Benedict Poached salmon, steamed spinach, mushrooms, and two poached eggs served over an English muffin with hollandaise sauce and potatoes.
	1 2 3 4 5 Tofu Benedict Sauteed tofu, steamed spinach, mushrooms, and two poached eggs served over an English muffin with hollandaise sauce and potatoes.
	1 2 3 4 5 Short Stack Two buttermilk pancakes, two eggs any style, choice of turkey or veggie sausage. Served with maple syrup.
	1 2 3 4 5 Huevos Rancheros*
	1 2 3 4 5 Steak and Eggs
	1 2 3 4 5 Breakfast Burrito A flour tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, refried beans, cheddar cheese and avocado. Served with salsa and sour cream.
	1 2 3 4 5 Veggie Hash*
	Pancakes and French Toast
	1 2 3 4 5 Buttermilk Pancakes Three buttermilk pancakes served with pure maple syrup.
	1 2 3 4 5 Vegan Banana Walnut Pancakes* Three pancakes served with pure maple syrup.
	1 2 3 4 5 French Toast with Pastry Cream Challah bread stuffed with pastry cream and topped with whipped cream and strawberries. Served with pure maple syrup
	Other Choices
	1 2 3 4 5 Baked Fruit Granola Homemade granola (walnuts, rolled oats, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds) freshly baked with peaches, blueberries and apples. Served hot with yogurt.
	1 2 3 4 5 Homemade Granola & Yogurt Homemade granola (walnuts, rolled oats, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds) served with yogurt.
	1 2 3 4 5 Oatmeal* Served with walnuts, raisins, brown sugar, bananas, and soy milk.
	1 2 3 4 5 Bagel Sandwich* Your choice of bagel served with cream cheese, red onion, lettuce, bell peppers, and cucumbers.
	Sides
	1 2 3 4 5 Turkey Sausage Patties
	1 2 3 4 5 Veggie Sausage Links*
	1 2 3 4 5 Potatoes
	1 2 3 4 5 Cream Cheese
	1 2 3 4 5 Bagel
	1 2 3 4 5 Toast - Wheat, Rye, or French Bread
	1 2 3 4 5 Seasonal Fruit Cup
Lunch and Dinner
	Appetizers
	1 2 3 4 5 Chips and Salsa* A plate of tortilla chips with homemade salsa.
	1 2 3 4 5 Hummus and Pita with Vegetables* A spread made with chickpeas, tahini, garlic and lemon, served with two rounds of pita and carrots, cucumbers, green peppers and onion.
	1 2 3 4 5 Quesadilla Cheddar cheese, tomato and scallions served inside a flour tortilla and topped with cilantro pesto.
	1 2 3 4 5 Edamame* A bowl of fresh soybeans served cold and lightly salted.
	Vegetarian Burgers
	1 2 3 4 5 Vegetarian Burgers All burgers are served with a choice of fries, potato salad, sesame slaw or chips and salsa. Substitute soup or garden salad for
	1 2 3 4 5 Veggie Black Bean Burger* Our secret Earwax recipe made from scratch with black beans and quinoa, topped with cheddar, avocado, and salsa. Served on a whole wheat roll.
	1 2 3 4 5 Messy Burger* Our black bean burger topped with caramelized onions, coleslaw, cheddar, and spicy chipotle bbq sauce.
	1 2 3 4 5 Mushroom Swiss Burger* Our black bean burger topped with sauteed mushrooms and melted Swiss cheese.
	1 2 3 4 5 Tempeh Burger* A tempeh patty fried to a crispy golden brown, served on a whole wheat bun with vegan mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and onion.
	Burgers
	1 2 3 4 5 Burgers All burgers are served with a choice of fries, potato salad, sesame slaw or chips and salsa. Substitue soup or garden salad for
	1 2 3 4 5 Buffalo Burger This extra lean 1/3 lb. of meat is grilled to a medium rare and topped with tomato, lettuce, and carmelized onions. Served on a whole wheat roll.
	1 2 3 4 5 Feta Spinach Turkey Burger Handmade with turkey, feta, spinach, onions and garlic. Grilled and topped with tomato, onion, and lettuce
	Sandwiches
	1 2 3 4 5 Sandwiches All sandwiches except for the falafel are served with a choice of fries, potato salad, sesame slaw or chips and salsa Substitute soup or garden salad add
	1 2 3 4 5 Sweet Spice Jerk Sandwich* Strips of chicken or seitan marinated in red wine, onions, jalapenos, soy sauce, and spices served on French bread with vegan mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and onion. Highly recommended with seitan for the wonderful absorption of flavor
	1 2 3 4 5 Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Turkey Slices of roasted turkey, tomato, onion, lettuce, provolone cheese and sun-dried tomato pesto served on French bread.
	1 2 3 4 5 Feta, Garlic, Tomato and Swiss Served open faced on toasted French bread.
	1 2 3 4 5 Seitan Ruben* Strips of marinated seitan, sauerkraut, swiss cheese and vegan thousand island dressing. Served on rye bread.
	1 2 3 4 5 Smoked Ham and Cheese Smoked ham, lettuce, and tomato served on French bread with your choice of cheese
	1 2 3 4 5 Blue Cheese Steak Sandwich Grilled ribeye steak marinated in citrus and spices, topped with melted blue cheese, carmelized red onions, lettuce, and tomato. Served on French bread.
	1 2 3 4 5 Falafel Sandwich* Three falafel balls served in pita bread. Served with a side of tahini sauce, hummus and veggies.
	1 2 3 4 5 Portobello Sandwich* Sauteed portobello mushrooms marinated in red wine, balsamic vinegar, garlic and fresh herbs. Served on French bread with caramelized onions, goat cheese and fresh spinach.
	1 2 3 4 5 Tuna Melt Earwaxs homemade tuna salad topped with tomato, onion and swiss cheese on French bread.
	1 2 3 4 5 Sloppy Seitan* Ground BBQ seitan sauteed with onions and green peppers. Served on a whole wheat bun.
	1 2 3 4 5 Tuscan Seitan Sandwich* Sauteed seitan with basil, garlic, green olives and escarole. Served on Italian bread with roasted red peppers, red onion, sun dried tomato pesto and grated Parmesan.
	1 2 3 4 5 Sides All dressings and condiments are made from scratch.
	1 2 3 4 5 Sides: salsa, cilantro, pesto, chipotle, BBQjerk sauce, vegan mayo, vegan 1000 island, hollandaise sauce, salsa verde, balsamic vinaigrette, garlic mustardhoney mustard, caesar add
	Burritos and Quesadillas
	1 2 3 4 5 Bbq Seitan Burrito* Flour tortilla filled with whole black beans, saut peppers and onions, tomato, carrots, brown rice, BBQ seitan, avocado and cheddar. Served with chips, salsa, and sour cream.
	1 2 3 4 5 Vegetable Burrito* Flour tortilla filled with whole black beans, sauteed peppers and onions, tomato, carrots, brown rice, avocado and cheddar. Served with salsa, chips and sour cream.
	1 2 3 4 5 Chorizo Burrito* Homemade seitan chorizo with roasted potatoes, onions, cheddar, tomatoes, and refried beans. Served with salsa, chips and sour cream.
	1 2 3 4 5 Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadilla Mashed sweet potatoes, black beans and cheddar cheese served inside a flour tortilla and topped with cilantro pesto.
	1 2 3 4 5 Goat Cheese Quesadilla Corn, jalapenos, roasted red peppers, scallions, and goat cheese served inside a flour tortilla and topped with cilantro pesto.
	Salads Dressings: Balsamic Vinaigrette, Garlic Mustard, Honey Mustard or Caesar. ( 2.50)
	1 2 3 4 5 Small Garden Salad* Romaine lettuce, cabbage, carrots, red onion and bell peppers.
	1 2 3 4 5 Earwax Garbage Salad Romaine lettuce, spinach, carrots, red and green peppers, mandarin oranges, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, green onions, tomatoes and blue cheese tossed in a ground mustard and honey dressing.
	1 2 3 4 5 Spinach Salad* Spinach, goat cheese, walnuts, carrots, red onions and fresh friut.
	1 2 3 4 5 Caesar Salad Romaine lettuce and croutons tossed in a classic Caesar dressing and topped with Romano c
	1 2 3 4 5 Jamaican Salad* Romaine lettuce, spinach, scallions, sliced almonds and mandarin oranges topped with strips of marinated seitan and tossed in a tangy pineapple vinaigrette.
	1 2 3 4 5 All Salads Can Be Topped with The Following Options:
	1 2 3 4 5 Add Grilled or Blackened Salmon for
	1 2 3 4 5 Add Grilled or Blackened Chicken for
	1 2 3 4 5 Add Grilled marinated Seitan for
	Other Dishes
	1 2 3 4 5 Jerk Chicken* This Caribbean classic with a twist is made of a boneless chicken breast marinated in a spicy jerk sauce, then grilled and served with brown rice, mashed sweet potates and black beans. Subsitute jerk seasoned seitan to create a vegan entree.
	Soups, Chilis & Stews All of Our Soups and Stews Are Vegan ( 7.95)
	1 2 3 4 5 Soup of The Day*
	1 2 3 4 5 Soup and Sandwich Toasted cheese sandwich and cup of soup.
	1 2 3 4 5 Stew of The Day* A huge bowl of stew made with fresh vegetables and served over brown rice.
	1 2 3 4 5 Seitan Chili* A huge bowl of spicy chili made with seitan, kidney beans, carrots, corn, jalapenos, tomatoes, and spices. Served over brown rice and topped with cheddar, sour cream and onions.
Drinks
	Coffee And Espresso Drinks
	1 2 3 4 5 House Coffee Our house coffee is 100% fair trade and organic made with a blend of beans from Sumatra and Nicaragua
	1 2 3 4 5 Bottomless Coffee Without an entr
	1 2 3 4 5 Iced Coffee Our iced coffee is cold filter processed and only available seasonally
	1 2 3 4 5 Latte
	1 2 3 4 5 Cafu Lait
	1 2 3 4 5 Espresso
	1 2 3 4 5 Cappuccino
	1 2 3 4 5 Mocha Cappuccino
	1 2 3 4 5 Americano
	1 2 3 4 5 Extra Shot of Espresso
	1 2 3 4 5 Made with Mocha
	1 2 3 4 5 Made with Soy Milk
	1 2 3 4 5 Made with Torani Syrup
	Teashot Tea $2.25
	1 2 3 4 5 Black English Breakfast Earl Grey, Ceylon, Darjeeling, Lapsang Souchong, Black Currant
	1 2 3 4 5 Green Japanese Bancha Dragonwell, Jasmine, Genmaicha
	1 2 3 4 5 Oolong Mainland Oolong
	1 2 3 4 5 Medicinal Ginger Aid, Throat Coat, Gypsy Cold Care, Calming, Breathe Easy
	1 2 3 4 5 Herbal Peppermint Chamomile, Lemongrass, San Francisco Spice, Sassafrass, Rose Hips
	Smoothies and Ice Cream Drinks
	1 2 3 4 5 Tropical Smoothie* Pineapple, bananas, ginger and coconut blended with ice.
	1 2 3 4 5 Blue Velvet* Blueberries, bananas, apple juice, sweetened with honey and blended with ice.
	1 2 3 4 5 Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie* Chocolate, peanut butter and soy milk blended with ice.
	1 2 3 4 5 Fresh Fruit Smoothie Your choice of seasonal fruit blended with yogurt, honey and ice.
	1 2 3 4 5 Espresso Milk Shake Two shots of espresso blended with ice cream and topped with whipped cream.
	1 2 3 4 5 Milkshake Your choice of fruit or torani flavor.
	1 2 3 4 5 Vegan Milkshake* Ask your server for soy ice cream flavors.
	Other Drinks
	1 2 3 4 5 Soda Our sodas are from Filberts, a local Chicago business. Black Cherry, Root Beer, Cola, Cream Soda, Orange, Blue Raspberry, Ginger Ale, Diet Root Beer.
	1 2 3 4 5 Italian Soda
	1 2 3 4 5 Milk
	1 2 3 4 5 Steamed Milk
	1 2 3 4 5 Torani Steamed Milk
	1 2 3 4 5 Hot Chocolate
	1 2 3 4 5 Apple Cider
	1 2 3 4 5 Chai Tea
	1 2 3 4 5 Iced Tea
	1 2 3 4 5 Lemonade ( Seasonal)
	1 2 3 4 5 Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
	1 2 3 4 5 Cranraspberry Juice
	Desserts, Muffins & Cookie
	1 2 3 4 5 Desserts, Muffins & Cookies
	1 2 3 4 5 Chocolate Sin Cake
	1 2 3 4 5 Turtle Cheesecake
	1 2 3 4 5 Cherry Apple Crisp
	1 2 3 4 5 Chocolate Brickle Cake
	1 2 3 4 5 Vegan German Chocolate Cake
	1 2 3 4 5 Vegan Carrot Cake
	1 2 3 4 5 Vegan Brownie
	1 2 3 4 5 Cookies
	Kids Menu
	1 2 3 4 5 Kids Menu For kids age 12 and under All selections below can be served with an extra side of edamame or french fries.
	1 2 3 4 5 Cup of Fruit and Bagel
	1 2 3 4 5 1/2 Order Baked Fruit Granola with Yogurt & Honey
	1 2 3 4 5 Grilled Cheese On Wheat Bread With a side of fries or edamame
	1 2 3 4 5 Plain Chesse Quesadilla
	1 2 3 4 5 Grilled Chicken, Brown Rice, & Sauteed Spinach
	1 2 3 4 5 Pita, Peanut Butter & Honey Served with slices of banana.
	1 2 3 4 5 Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream Your choice of fruit or chocolate syrup.
	1 2 3 4 5 Scoop of Soy Ice Cream Your choice of fruit or chocolate syrup. Ask server for available flavors.
	1 2 3 4 5 Small Fresh Fruit Smoothie

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