Best Outdoor Dining Spots in the Country

This Rogers Park institution began its mission to serve "good, wholesome food for the mind and body" 35 years ago and has remained at the forefront of Chicago's local organic dining scene ever since. While feasting on local produce, brown rice, salads and organic or Amish-raised chicken outside, there's nothing like a casual atmosphere (courtesy of live folk and jazz bands) to accompany the healthy cuisine

The Heartland Cafe on ABC's The Hungry Hound

The Heartland Cafe: Selected as one of Time Out Chicago's Essential
Restaurants in Chicago!!!!

The Heartland is as much as a playground for twenty and
thirty-somethings as it is a restaurant. Local music acts ranging from folk
to rockabilly to jazz flock to it's stage as frequently as the local art on the walls changes.Top billing, however, belongs to it's menu. To the delight of vegans, vegetarians, and the cholesterol conscious, organic whole wheat breads,
salad plates, setian dishes, and black bean burgers are offered
but red meat seekers won't be dissapointed when the turkey alternatives to
bacon and ham arrive plated next to their generously sized omelettes.