Fantastik Fruit Cart

After having passed it many times in the car or without cash when on foot, today I finally was in the right place at the right time with cash in my wallet. I love fresh fruit and I’ve long been interested in trying it prepared this way with salt and chili powder and cheese.
I went with the big bucket of fruit for $ 9, and while they prepared it they gave me a mango pit on a stick, cut up a bit so it was easier to eat. They also gave me some honeydew melon as a sampler. It was fascinating to watch them efficiently chopping and creating my cup of fruit along with orders for other people. They stacked fruit 4 – 5 inches higher than the top of the cup, necessitating the plastic bag they put the cup in. I was amazed at how much fruit and juice and toppings they put on! It was stacked so high that when I took the cup away after paying and wasn’t paying attention, some extra pieces of fruit they gave me fell too the sidewalk. Woe!
I’m looking forward to many more visits this summer and all the future summers. They said they’ll probably be open until October.

We drive all the way from Wheeling to get the best fruit you can find in Chicago. Always sweet and ripe. The owner prepares the gashpachos to your preference letting you taste it before he finishes. This man is a chef!!! I am not big on eating sweet food but I love the spicy Chile power he puts on the fruit! !!

Probably the best part of living in Rogers Park in the summertime. Huge portions of super fresh fruit! I like to get the large «bucket» with pineapple, mango, watermelon, chile, salt, lime and orange juice. Ask them for easy salt if you don’t like it too salty. Also, you get to see them make it which is fun. Often they hand you a sample piece of fruit! Only reason I’m not giving them five stars is one of the guys straight up lied to me about putting orange juice in my order. I watched him make it! He doesn’t put it in. I ask him for OJ. He says it’s in there. Eating on the walk home, all we taste is lime juice. Don’t be rude, lazy, or dishonest to your customers. Especially when they are big fans and can bring you word of mouth business.