Tips & Tricks to Living in Hyde Park Making the most of your student budget! Buying Groceries 1) Hyde Park Produce (1226 E 53rd St 60615) Accessible by #172, East route Fruits & veggies, bulk grains only! Anything else = $$$ 2) Valley of Jordan (1009 E 53rd St 60615) Accessible by #172, North route Meat, bulk grains, lots of Mediterranean foods 3) Open Produce (1635 E 55th St 60615) Accessible by #171, Central & East routes Fruits & veggies! Catalog w/ prices online 4) Harper Foods (1455 E 57th St 60637) Accessible by Central route Little bit of everything, lots of foreign products 5) Save a Lot (4701 S Cottage Grove 60615) Accessible by North route or CTA #4 Very cheap, regular grocery store selection 6) Aldi s (6621 S Cottage Grove Ave 60637) Accessible by CTA #4 or Green Line Very cheap, regular grocery store selection 7) Jewel Osco (downtown 1220 S Ashland Ave) Accessible by South Loop route, #192, Green/Red line 24 hr supermarket, Target & Trader Joe s also nearby 8) Pete s Fresh Market (multiple locations 5724 S Kedzie Ave) Accessible by CTA #55 or #59 Very cheap groceries, especially Latino brands 9) Fairplay Foods (4640 S. Halsted St) Accessible by CTA #4 North > #47 West 10) Jewel Osco (Bronzeville 443 East 34th Street) Accessible by CTA #4 North *~ Freeze fresh fruit and veggies to extend their life! ~* *~ Buy in bulk whenever possible ~* freefood@lists.uchicago.edu Attend RSO/campus events!
Cleaning/Household/Misc 1) Valley of Jordan (1009 E 53rd St 60615) Toilet paper, cleaning supplies, etc 2) Ace Hardware (5420 S Lake Park Ave) Accessible by #171, Central & East routes Light bulbs, curtain rods, tools, etc. 3) Jeffery Dollar Store (1443 E 53rd St) Accessible by East Route 4) Cornell Dollar Plus (1631 E 55th St) Accessible by #171, Central & East routes 5) Family Dollar (6349 S Cottage Grove) Accessible by #4, South Route Student ID Discounts (all 10%) Kikuya Sushi (1601 E 55th St) Thai 55 (1607 E 55th St) Valois Cafe (1518 E 53rd St) *CASH ONLY!* Cedar s Mediterranean Kitchen (1206 E 53rd St) The Sit Down Cafe and Sushi Bar (1312 E 53rd St) Noodles etc (1333 E 57th St) Pepe s Mexican Restaurant (1310 E 53rd St) Harold s Chicken (1208 E 53rd St) Siam Thai Cuisine (1639 E 55th St) Pockets (1307 E 53rd St) Chant (1509 E 53rd St) Starbucks Coffee (5700 S Maryland Ave) AMC River East (322 E Illinois St) Student Price = $7.50 on Thursdays! Ordering Online Rajun Cajun, Thai 55, Cedar s, Shark s Fish & Chicken: sign up at Eat24 online, $2 coupon emailed every weekend! Noodles etc: 1 point every order, 10 points = $5 off Cedar s, Mellow Yellow, Sit Down, Seven Ten Lanes, UPS store, Zberry, Bergstein s NY Deli, Nathan s Chicago Style: sign up for Belly Bites loyalty program! earn points, get rewards!
Cheap Meals Wednesday Lunch in Swift Hall (Divinity School): $5 homemade three course vegetarian lunch + lecture from a faculty member. Every week at 12:00pm. Sign up by Tuesdays at 12:00pm to reserve a spot! More info: https://divinity.uchicago.edu/wednesdays swift hall Harold s Chicken (1333 E 57th): 2 thighs, 2 drumsticks, fries, coleslaw = $3.51 The Nile (1162 E 55th): Wraps for $5 (ask for wraps rather than the plate) Dunkin Donuts (1418 E 53rd): Be nice after midnight, might get free donuts! Medici Bakery (1327 E 57th): Half price pastries after 10 pm Maravillas (5506 S Lake Park): Most meals <$10, dine in for free chips & salsa Domino s (1453 E Hyde Park): Medium pizzas = $5, split costs with friends! Great Steak and Taco Time: Cheese steaks, burritos, burgers = $6 McDonald s (5220 S Lake Park): When in doubt, Dollar Menu! Cheap Restaurants outside Hyde Park Sweet Station (Chinatown, 2101 S China Pl) Chi Cafe (Chinatown, 2160 S Archer Ave) El Milagro (Little Village, 1927 S Blue Island Ave) plates = $5, burritos = $4 Blue Line Bar (Wicker Park, 1548 N Damen Ave) Wed & Sun = $5 cocktails 5411: Gourmet Empanadas (Lakeview, 2850 N Clark St) $2.25 for big ones Nuevo Leon (Pilsen, 1515 W 18th St) so cheap, so good Podhalanka (Melrose Park, 1549 Division St) Polish; soup $4, sandwich $5 ~Fun Things To Do~ Harper Theatre (5238 S Harper Ave): $7 students (Online survey = free snack) Take ticket stubs next door to Mellow Yellow (1508 E 53rd) for 20% off NExT Program at Lyric Opera: $20 student tickets, sign up online UCID = Arts Pass: Free admission to Art Institute, Museum of Cont. Art, Smart Museum, Oriental Institute; discount tickets to Goodman, Steppenwolf, etc Court Theatre (5535 S Ellis Ave): many student ticket prices ($15, $5, or free!) Like ORCSA s Facebook page for other discounted tickets Kimbark Beverage Shoppe: Loyalty Program earn 100 points, get $5 coupon RedBox (outside CVS or Walgreens): sign up for text alerts (727272), receive free DVD rentals on certain days
Buying Clothes Good Will (West Loop 30 N Racine Ave) Accessible by Green Line Morgan stop Wealthy area, so lots of designer clothes! Saturdays = 10% with Student ID Salvation Army (Uptown 800 W Lawrence Ave) Accessible by Red Line Lawrence stop Especially good for: furniture, couches, jeans Discovery Clothing (Multiple locations) North Riverside Park Mall (7501 W Cermak Rd) Accessible by Red Line (Chinatown) > CTA #21 West Sears, JCPenney s, Old Navy, Carson, many other mall stores Encore Clothing (1553 E Hyde Park Blvd) Hyde Park s own thrift store! Accessible by CTA #172 or UChicago East shuttle Ross Dress for Less (1300 E 47th St) Accessible by CTA #47 West Places of Worship Congregation Rodfei Zedek (5200 South Hyde Park Blvd) Offers Jewish High Holiday meal tickets as a courtesy to students Hair/Nail Salons You & Me Beauty Salon (3652 W 26th St, Little Village) Haircut for ~$7, both men and women Buying Textbooks 1. Amazon: Use a cnet alias to extend your Student Prime free trial! https://cnet.uchicago.edu/mailaliasing/ (Five maximum) 2. AbeBooks, Half.com 3. Chicago Public Library Can claim Illinois residency, even if living in the dorms Airplane Tickets 1. Southwest Airlines: cheap domestic airfare 2. Porter Airlines: To/from Canada, Northeastern/Midwestern USA 3. Check Skyscanner for general deals on tickets!
Public Transportation Where Does Each Route Go? Buses 1. 171: Walgreens, Open Produce, 55th St restaurants, the Point, Reynold s Club 2. 172: CVS, Kimbark plaza, 3. 170: UC hospitals, Logan, BJ, Law School, New Grad, Breckenridge, I House, Lab Schools, Ida Noyes, South Quad/Classics Archway 4. 55: Garfield Red Line stop, Midway airport (~1 hour) 5. 59: Garfield Red Line stop, Midway airport (~1 hour) a. More convenient than 55 for students living south of the Midway! 6. 4: Roosevelt CTA stop, Chinatown, Michigan Ave, a. More convenient than 6 for students living near Cottage Grove 7. 6: Michigan Ave, AMC River East, downtown CTA connections a. More convenient for students living in East Hyde Park b. Can connect with UChicaGo shuttles at various points to get home quicker i. Particularly if you live south of Midway: connect with Central @ 55th St 8. 2: Michigan Ave, AMC River East, Navy Pier, downtown CTA connections a. Runs express weekdays during rush hours b. Morning route: begins Midway & Cottage Grove, north on Cottage, east on 51st c. Evening route: begins 60th St (Burton Judson, Law School) 9. 192: Union Station, Ogilvie Metra Station a. Runs express weekdays during rush hours b. Stops at Goldblatt Pavilion (where SCC is) or 57th & Cottage Grove 10. 28X: Union Station, Ogilvie Metra Station a. Runs express weekdays during rush hours 11. 15: 51st Green Line stop, a. More convenient than 55 for students living in north Hyde Park/Kenwood El Trains 1. Red Line: Chinatown, Roosevelt, downtown, Lincoln Park, Evanston 2. Green Line: US Cellular White Sox stadium, Roosevelt, downtown, West Loop a. Especially convenient for students in South or Burton Judson (<5 min walk!) b. Station still within UCPD jurisdiction. Increased security after construction improvements Metra Lines 1. Millenium Park Metra Line: downtown, southern suburbs
UChicaGo Shuttles 1. North: Valley of Jordan, Save a Lot, 51st St restaurants 2. East: Jimmy s, CVS, Kimbark Plaza, Harold s, 53rd St restaurants, McDonalds, the Point, the Cove, 55th St restaurants, Treasure Island/Walgreens 3. Central: Jimmy s, Treasure Island/Walgreens, 55th St restaurants, the MSI, 57th St Metra, 57th St restaurants, Harper Foods, 4. South: near 63rd St Green Line station, Logan Center, various dorms, CTA #6 5. Roosevelt: Red, Green, and Orange lines, Jewel Osco, Target, Walgreens, Trader Joe s, Michigan Ave, Showplace ICON Theatre a. Across the Chicago river bridge: Best Buy, Michael s, Whole Foods, Dominick s, Home Depot, Vogue Fabrics, DSW, Marshall s, JoAnn s Fabrics, PetSmart 6. Friend/Metra: Treasure Island/Walgreens, 57th St Metra, CTA #6, 59th St locales, UCMC Hospitals 7. 53rd St Express: Barnes & Noble, CTA #6, Stony Island, 53rd St Restaurants, Harper Center, Kimbark Plaza, Ratner Gym This document will be continuously updated Have any suggestions or additions? Submit them here! http://tinyurl.com/sdasuggestions Presented by: Chicago Academic Achievement Program The College at the University of Chicago