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by jrockway 5645 days ago
I would be more concerned about not moving to a grocery store hole, which is surprisingly easy to do in Chicago. All of Hyde Park, for example. (When I worked at UofC and we wanted to do our semi-monthly soda run, it involved driving to Jewel at 75th/Stony Island. Pretty interesting!)

I used to live up by Chicago/Ashland and that was not fun either. The options were walking a mile (or taking the bus) to Divison/Ashland, or taking the Chicago bus downtown and hitting Whole Foods.

Anyway, there are plenty of Dunkin Donuts. Base your move on something more essential if you don't have a car.
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tptacek 5645 days ago
He's at very little risk of being in a food desert on the north side. No, wait, he's at zero risk of being in a food desert on the north side.

I don't get the Dunkin' thing at all, though. There's a guy in my office that prefers it to Intelligentsia. Psycho.

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jrockway 5645 days ago
I guess it's OK if you put a lot of cream and sugar in it. Does Intelligentsia even have cream or sugar? I've never looked.
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tptacek 5645 days ago
Not only do they, but they use ganache for the mocha. They're a class act.
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jrockway 5645 days ago
Well, no excuses then :)
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biotech 5645 days ago
It would be a challenge to find a spot on the North side that wasn't near a Dunkin Donuts. That being said, I think this is a reasonable thing to look for if you aren't sure. I personally don't go to DD, but if you enjoy going there on a regular basis, it can improve your quality of day-to-day life. I've had the same thought regarding living near a Borders/Barnes & Noble.

To the OP and anyone else interested in the North Side of Chicago: I don't think you can go wrong anyplace near the lake between Downtown and Irving Park Rd. It's all beautiful; plenty of grocery stores and Dunkin Donuts'.

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enf 5645 days ago
Wow, is it that bad now in Hyde Park? Back in my day, there was the Co-Op, Mr. G's, and Village Foods, plus University Market and the produce store on 53rd.
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MattHampel 5645 days ago
There are many grocery stores in Hyde Park -- it certainly is not a food desert.
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cpher 5645 days ago
There are a few,but not many: Hyde park produce, treasure island, village foods and the one on 47th & wood lawn. The problem is that they're expensive compared to the south loop Target.

But I agree with the earlier comment that choosing your apartment shouldn't be based on DD but rather groceries (and transportation)

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