Chicago Health Foods

I received a promo $ 10 and decided to try this place out. I am by far the NONE healthiest eater in the world, to my surprise this is by far the best tuna sandwich wrap thingy I ever had!

I love what this place is all about — health and happiness. The owner is very honest, knowledgable and passionate about what he does. The shop has a great vibe and is very up-​to-​date with their merchandise. Plus, very reasonably priced.
Two kinds of kombucha always on tap. Healthy sandwiches (the tuna melt I s INSANE and they have yummy gluten free bread), smoothies and juices. Vegan/​Veg/​Paleo/​GF friendly.
Pre-​made selection of sandwiches/​salads if you are in a hurry and the greatest variety of speciality diet groceries.

This store is a hidden gem!
They have a sandwich shop in the back of the store that serves vegetarian and vegan friendly wraps, sandwiches, some freshly made healthy juices and more. All tasting good.
The shop has tons of vitamins and supplements, plus the regular assortment of healthy products. The staff is friendly. If you order to stay there is a seating area in the back and a couple of seats by the window. They deliver!

I’ve lived 4 blocks from this place for two years and always breezed past thinking it was a vitamin shop. Thanks to a search on Unilocal for lunch options because my beloved Chipotle was closed until 3pm across the country today (the horror!!), I discovered this place is also a vegan/​vegetarian friendly sandwich shop. I got the Seitan sandwich and it was amazing and super filling. The service was quick and friendly. They lost one star because the chips I got were stale and I noticed the «Best Before» date was yesterday. Nothing that is going to kill me, but they should probably be more on top of those things. Can’t wait to go back and try the other things on the menu.

The best thing about Chicago health foods is that they are actually affordable. Unlike the other health places were its super over priced…
They have bunch of options but I usually go with the veggie wrap and I love it. Its one of my favorites. Overall this is a nice place.

Great deli with fresh juices and really good food. Wish they carried vega one. Kombucha on tap is great especially the pear.

Love this place. So much. I am a firm believer in eating healthy and buying healthy. This place has the best juices and sammies. The black bean burger is awesome. ESP when I place it over spinach to save on carb consumption ;)

Wow I can’t believe I have never written a review for this spot, I come here all the time in the summer. I love their healthy green juices, wheat grass, and cold killer shots. I also love the friendly service and that they give out samples occasionally. They have a huge selection of protein powders, holistic health cures, lotions, and beauty products. i am really glad this is in the neighborhood.

Showers of Golden Nuggets: I like this place because the food is legitimately wholesome & I can afford it.
Yesterday, they were out of my favorite bean burger due to extra busy-​ness. So, he suggested his favorite & gave me a dollar off for being patient. The falafel sandwich with sprouts was like a party in my mouth!
Then, the on-​sale lip gloss that I took with me to my table thinking for sure I’d buy turned out stale & dry. The gentleman at the counter threw away the last of the batch & gave me one of the best lip glosses they had for free to make up for it. Whatta guy! I was reeling.
Everything that could have gone wrong turned up right in spades.
They truly know customer service.
:) (:

Ordered the turkey wrap on a gluten free pita. Really really good! I had to double confirm that the pita was gluten free because it was soooo good. I guess they get them from a local gf bakery. Ending up getting a couple packs of the pitas. Also had a green juice, really delish.

I was walking over to the Ace hardware store and there was a guy standing with samples outside. I went over to talk to him and somehow I had never noticed that this awesome Health food store was practically across the street from my apartment! They have such a good variety of supplements for whatever is ailing ya, and a huge selection of gluten free foods and other healthy snacks! I have never ordered a healthy juice concoction before and the lady at the juice bar was so helpful! She made sure I liked the way my juice tasted, and even went back and juiced another apple into it for me! I feel so much better after drinking the juice, I definitely understand why this is a thing now! I also picked up some Pharma Gaba tablets and I don’t know if its just a placebo, but after taking it I feel much less anxious, and my anxiety and depression is pretty severe. I am really excited about this place. Finding it right by my apartment was like Christmas! R.I.P. my bank account. lol. Check this place out and don’t be afraid to try something new! I am so happy I did! :)

Can’t say much about the store and its wares since I get most of my healthy food items from Amazon but the juice/​smoothie bar in the back is a gem!!! My friend lives in the area and frequents this place so she recommended we check it out the morning after a late Friday night. My friend and I decided to each order the green juice which had an ingredient list filled with vegetables. For a 20 oz juice, it’s only $ 6.29. It was a ridiculously good value. Though my drink wasn’t ver sweet, I felt really great energy from all the nutritious stuff inside. Will definitely be back to try some of their unique smoothies!

I wasn’t really interested in the vast array of healthy foods to be purchased here. No, my focus was the vegan soft-​serve ice cream. Delicious and well-​priced! I hope to be back and indulge in that sweet, soft, delicious, creamy goodness again.

Really love this place! It has a huge selection of supplements, superfood powders, organic/​non gmo vegetarian and vegan health foods here. Whenever I can’t find something that would be a specialty item at Whole Foods, I come to CHF.
Also, you should try the vegan soft serve ice cream! YUMMM!

Great store, great service. After having a delicious late breakfast at Hash House A GoGo, we took a short walk to Chicago Health Foods. We aren’t that familar with the area so we got so turned around, but the weather was beautiful so no biggie. I’m not sure if the guy that helped us was the manager or owner, but he was very knowledgeable on all of the products. My folks are really into the holistic approach to everything so I went there telling him exactly what I was looking for and asked him about the comparison to similar products. I was very pleased with this shopping experience. We spent way too much money, but it was definitely worth it.

I discovered this place 5 days ago and have literally been every day since. Their smoothies are ACTUALLY healthy (unlike Jamba Juice that has 20 g of sugar in it), tasty, and not too expensive. I go after yoga and get a small green drink, and a small order of one of their homemade soups (they make 2 different ones every day) for under ten dollars. The soups I’ve gotten are cabbage Thai, fiesta corn, black bean avocado, and «beef» (it’s all vegan so the beef is not really meat).
Long story short — I’d tell anyone to go here!

HOW HAVE I NOT BEEN IN HERE???
It almost saddens me that I’ve gone this long without this place. It’s location makes it such an easy glance-​over for this unassuming oasis in the VT.
As with all health food stores, you’ll find the usual kale-​flax-​chia suspects, veggie/​gluten-​free items, coupled with supplements you never knew existed. If you’re new to the health food world, its shelf contents are enough to piqué your curiosity. But the one thing that will have me coming back is their café in the back corner. Metropolis coffee, fresh squeezed juice, smoothies, wraps, vegan soft serve, even special elixir teas to help ailments. They had a trainee when I stopped in but I didn’t mind taking the time to explore while they prepped my lunches to-​go. The boy and I did halfsies: the falafel wrap and black bean burger were great choices washed down with their red and veggie juice concoction. The burger had this great lingering, spicy tomato-​jalapeño-​sauce. Both were a little skimpy on the sprouts. Next time, I’ll ask for some extra sprout lovin.
Great place to settle down in their café with some healthy bites. They also have a variety of grab-​n-​go salads in the adjacent fridge. One thing that definitely caught my eye… vegan chocolate truffles– so sinfully immaculate yet jam packed with tons of antioxidants. Surely don’t expect convenience store prices for items of this caliber. I used to go to the Whole Foods on Huron for my chia seed pudding. Since this place is a shorter walk, Chicago Health Foods gets my business!

Day 3 of Chicago food trip, and my system was in serious need of a good detox before the grand event at Alinea that evening. I started off by visiting a local yoga studio, and afterward, to my pleasant surprise, found that just two doors down, there was a health foods store with an awesome juice bar. (Here I was afraid I’d have to settle for… Jamba Juice or something. Or even worse — a juice from Starbuck’s!)
The juice bar has a nice variety of supplement options, and makes both juices and smoothies. There are a few juices on the menu, but you can basically customize them however you wish. They are stocked with typical juicing produce: beets, celery, kale, spinach, carrots, apples, oranges, bananas, etc. These are served in compostable cups.
The store also has an awesome refrigerator section with hummus, various salads (tempeh, eggplant, lentil, etc), and spreads. I picked up an apple kale flax seed salad that I took back to my hotel room. It really hit the spot and was the perfect snack to precede my epic meal later that night.
When I paid for my purchases, I was still happily buzzing about having found the shop. The owner, after asking where I was from, agreed that he gets plenty of customers from LA who see the store as an oasis in the sea of deep dish pizza and extra cheese that is downtown Chicago.
I’ve since returned on subsequent Chicago trips, and it just keeps getting better and better each time. The juice bar is cheerfully manned, and owner even remembers me and treats me very fondly. With the yoga studio and juices a few doors down, perhaps I’ll be making Maple Street my home away from home while in Chicago. That is — when I’m not at Aviary or Alinea!

So I love my Cool Whip, Sour Cream & Cheddar Ruffles and Diet Coke as much as the next girl, but I do dabble in the natural/​health foods. Or, I’m trying at least. Ok ok, well – I like to look. Seriously, I can browse through all the different types of nut milks and flaxseed chips and drinks with chia seeds bobbling in them like Orbitz outta the 90’s for hours, inhaling the patchouli scent of this place.
They do have a pretty impressive array of sports nutrition and energy bars, which I’ll pick up if I’m in a pinch for Gu or whey protein or Clif bars, but otherwise, it’s a bit of a spendy place to go for those things.
But if you are looking for specialty items such as coconut oil or vegan cheese or kombucha, this is your place. Half the fun is the hunt, and the other half is the products you end up buying that you had no clue even existed.
Yeah, I’m looking at you, male-​enhancement chocolates.

Big selection of vitamins and supplements. Good prices too. Apparently they have a juice bar or something in there — I didn’t get anything. The staff is meh — the place I use to go to in Lakeview had friendlier people working there but this is convenient.
They have vegetarian food and such in the freezer section. It has just about everything you’d want out of a place like this.