Lutz Continental Cafe
3.8
from - Neighborhood: Lincoln Square
- 2458 W. Montrose Ave.
- Chicago, IL 60618
- 773-478-7785
- Price range: $$ ($9-$15)
Seasonal and holiday pastry displays fill the window, drawing customers into this long-popular German konditorei specializing in fancy pastries and baked goods, cookies and marzipan creations. Pass through the bakery to the cafe, where meals are served with Old World refinement at linen-draped tables that make you feel you're visiting your grandmother. (Too bad Grandma didn't have a revolving pastry case in her dining room.) The menu includes sauteed veal, poached salmon and a number of quiches. Individual pots of coffee arrive on doily-covered platters with two kinds of cream -- liquid and whipped. A green, leafy outdoor patio accommodates diners in warm weather.
Getting There
- Cross Streets:
- Montrose and Western.
- Parking:
- Street
- Public Transportation:
- CTA Bus: 78 Montrose, 49 Western. Brown Line Train: Western.
- Wheelchair Access:
- Yes
The Basics
- Hours:
- Cafe: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Pastry shop opens at 7:30 a.m.
- Cuisine:
- Austrian and German
- Meals Served:
- Dessert, Dinner, and Lunch
- Price Range:
- $$ ($9-$15)
- Reservations:
- Accepted
- Alcohol:
- Beer and Wine
- Smoking:
- No
- Restaurant Style:
- Bakery
Features
- Carryout:
- Yes
- Atmosphere and Personality:
- Romantic
- Specialties:
- Pastries and Old World cuisine.
- Payment Methods:
- Checks Accepted, Mastercard, and Visa
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes. For 50
- Seating :
- For 50 inside.
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"After listening to food critic..."
By Bobbie Mignin from Warrenville, IL, July 1, 2005
After listening to food critic James Ward gush about this place on CH 7 3 years ago,it has been on my "to visit list" for a while. DISAPPOINTING! W...
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"Oh my gosh-I LOOOVE this..."
By Razia from Chicago, IL, March 11, 2005
Oh my gosh-I LOOOVE this place. If you have a sweet tooth, you MUST check out this place, it's a secret treasure. Everything tastes absolutely heav...
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"When you go to Lutz,..."
By Sarah from Chicago, IL, January 4, 2005
When you go to Lutz, you go for the desserts. They are first-rate. I have been coming here for years and learned long ago to order the pot of cof...
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