True Food Kitchen Opens First Healthy Restaurant in Midwest in Time For Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving only two days away, are the owners of True Food Kitchen trying to tell Chicago something? True Food, which has a menu developed in part by a holistic physician and claims its food is healthier than most restaurants, opened its first Chicago location this morning. The restaurant could be the prescription to counter typical holiday over-indulgence.

This is True Food’s first location in the Midwest, and they serve an all-day menu, a weekend brunch menu and a kid’s menu. Those selections, heavily dependent on produce, will change seasonally. The chain debuted in 2008 and has 16 locations across the U.S, with five more on their ways.

There’s a lot of chatter about wellness, hiking and yoga in their promo materials. It’s probably a good place to check out to detox after a Chicago-style hot dog bender. Check them out today in River North.

True Food Kitchen, 1 W. Erie St., (312) 204-6981, open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Monday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday; 10 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Sunday.