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Home > Dining Out > Restaurant Guide > Green Zebra
Green Zebra
1460 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
Hours
Tuesday to Thursday, 5:30-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 5:30-11 p.m.; Sunday,
5:30- 9 p.m.
Chicago’s Green Zebra is a fresh, fun departure from the hustle and
bustle of city life—an opportunity to enjoy creative vegetarian cuisine
in a soothing, contemporary atmosphere. Manager Greg Morrissey likes diners
to use all their senses while dining, taking the time to enjoy and revel
in their dining experience. He wants it to be fun, with a fresh and surprising
menu and a friendly and knowledgeable waitstaff.
Green Zebra’s menu, designed by the award-winning trio of chef Shawn
McClain and co-owners Sue Kim-Drohomyrecky and Peter Drohomyrecky, is influenced
by the owners’ international travels, with a strong East-meets-West
flavor. Some dishes are vegan, and many can be made so upon request. With
tantalizing treats like the California Inside-Out Roll, Canadian Wild Rice
and Barley Cake, sweet potato dumplings, celery root soup, pumpkin soup,
and Shiitake Mushroom Roll, your taste buds will be blown away by this Windy
City wonder. Morrissey says that reactions to Green Zebra’s vegan
fare have been very positive, noting that “the flavors are so powerful
that the majority of our guests are unaware that they are eating vegan dishes.”
The California Inside-Out Roll, Green Zebra’s most popular vegan dish,
is prepared like a sushi roll, with avocado, almond paste, chili garlic
sauce, mung bean sprouts, scallions, and daikon radishes, all wrapped in
nori seaweed and cucumber and rolled in freshly grated coconut, served with
a sauce of coconut milk, yuzu, orange juice, and freshly grated wasabi.
The sweet potato dumplings are handmade with a purée of Okinawan
sweet potato and ginger and served in a star anise broth with fresh pea
sprouts and water chestnuts.
The Green Zebra’s decor is as cultured and eclectic as its food, with
an earth-toned color scheme and jazz music to accentuate the dining experience.
The restaurant features a private dining space that can accommodate parties
of up to 40 people.
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