🥢🍰 Bites of Uptown: A Global Food Adventure! 🍜🍷

🥢🍰 Bites of Uptown: A Global Food Adventure! 🍜🍷

🌮🥟9th Annual Taste of Uptown 🍴🌍

We did this last year and it was FABULOUS 🙌 — well worth the ticket price, especially if you are a foodie! We’ve done this for the past few years and everyone loved it.

👉 This year, we’re doing the BOWL Route — it has more vegetarian & vegan options! 🥦✨

🎟️ TICKETS (This is a TICKETED EVENT!)
You MUST purchase tickets online ahead of time — this WILL sell out (it did last year!).
👉 🎟️ Buy Tickets Here

• $30 – Early bird (through Sunday, Aug 31)
• $40 – Regular (Sept 1 – Sept 21)
• $45 – Last minute (Sept 22 – Sept 23)
• $55 – Walk-in (if available)

⚠️ Make sure to choose THE BOWL ROUTE (there are two routes this year)!

🍴 What is Taste of Uptown?
The 9th Annual Taste of Uptown celebrates Uptown’s amazing cultural & culinary diversity. 🌏🥘

It’s a restaurant crawl featuring small bites & samples from 24 Uptown eateries (some include liquor 🍷). You’ll receive a passport at check-in and stroll from spot to spot, trying signature dishes.

This is a foodie’s dream — a great way to explore new restaurants while supporting local businesses!

🚶 Our Walking BOWL Route (~2 miles total)
📍 Start: Uptown Chamber of Commerce – 4619 N. Broadway (near Wilson Red Line)
1️⃣ Demera Ethiopian Restaurant (4801 N Broadway)
2️⃣ Fat Cat (4840 N Broadway)
3️⃣ Nabala Café (4660 N Broadway)
4️⃣ Uptown Deli (4759 N Sheridan Rd)
5️⃣ RAKKAN Ramen (4926 N Broadway)
6️⃣ Rupee Wine & Spirits (4812 N Broadway – 21+)
7️⃣ Sun Wah BBQ (5039 N Broadway) 🦆
8️⃣ Hon Kee BBQ & Seafood (5009 N Winthrop Ave)
9️⃣ Kie-Gol-Lanee Oaxacan (5004 N Sheridan Rd) 🌮
🔟 La Patisserie P (1050 W Argyle St) 🥐
1️⃣1️⃣ Uni Uni Boba (1130 W Argyle St) 🧋
✅ End: Near Argyle Red Line station

👉 Expect ~35–40 minutes of walking (not counting food stops).

👉 Wear good walking shoes 👟 and dress for outdoor weather ☀️☔.

🗓️ Event Details
📅 Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
🌧️ Rain or shine event (no refunds, but you can resell tickets)

🚗 Transportation & Parking
🚇 CTA Red Line: Wilson (start) / Argyle (end)
🚌 Multiple bus routes nearby
🚘 Metered Street parking (Broadway, Lawrence, Sheridan, Argyle) + free side streets (watch signs).
💡 Try SpotHero or ParkingWhiz for garages.
CTA Trip Planner: https://www.transitchicago.com/planatrip/

📌 Meetup Notes
We’ll meet at check-in (4619 N Broadway) and start together.
We’ll walk as a group, but if one spot is too crowded, we can skip & move on.
Remember: we finish about 1 mile from where we start, so plan parking accordingly!

🍽️ Food + drinks + community = guaranteed good time!

✨ Last year sold out — don’t wait. Grab your ticket and join us for this multicultural Uptown feast!

👉 🎟️ Buy Your Ticket Now (BOWL ROUTE!)

✨ RSVP / No-Show Policy

• Please RSVP only if you are certain you can attend — tickets are limited and the event usually sells out.
• If you cannot attend after RSVPing, please notify the group or transfer your ticket to another participant.
• No-shows without notice may affect future event invitations.