Can’t Believe It’s Not Meat Menu – Chicago, IL

Type : Vegan restaurant

Location : Chicago, IL

Our mission is to shift the culture around being vegan & vegetarian by cultivating healthier & flavorful versions of your favorite comfort food dishes.The owner is a successful women based in Chicago , converting everyone over one customer at a time. If you are based within the Chicago area, this season we would love to extend an invite to stop by the popular yummy eatery and conduct a traditional food review or even 21 questions with the owner; as it relates to plant based recipes , truly being healthy in 2020 and more.

Artsy, upbeat joint doling out vegan & vegetarian takes on burgers, tacos & hot dogs. Based on 689 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

Can't Believe It's Not Meat 60615

Address:
1368 1/2 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615

Phone: (773) 675-8208

Website:

Hours

Monday

(Labor Day)
11 AM–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM
Thursday 11 AM–9 PM
Friday 11 AM–7 PM
Saturday 4–10 PM
Sunday 11 AM–9 PM

Menu

New Items
NEW!!! PHILLY CHEESESTEAK CHIMICHANGA
Our vegan steak sauteed in grilled onions, green peppers, mushrooms. Topped with, vegan or dairy mozzarella shredded cheese, mayo and jalapenos wrapped in a crispy flour burrito tortilla.
$15.95
CORN BEEF MELT ORLAND PARK LOCATION ONLY
NEW!!! Corn Beef Melt!! Grilled vegan corn beef slices on a grilled bun. Topped with our house made thousand island, mustard, sauerkraut, with your choice of vegan or dairy American
$15.95
GRILLED CHEESE BURGER
1/4 Grilled patty fully loaded with our fresh green mix, tomatoes, grilled red onion, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below) and our Epitome sauce! Comes with seasoned fries!
$15.50
DOUBLE BACON CHEESEBURGER
Grilled double patty fully loaded with our fresh green mix, tomatoes, pickles, grilled red onion, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below) and our Epitome sauce! Comes with seasoned fries!
$21.95
GYRO BURGER
1/4 Grilled patty topped with tomatoes, pickles, grilled red onion, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below), green leaf, gyro slices and our vegan tzatziki sauce! On a toasted vegan Brioche Bun. Comes with seasoned fries!
$17.95
NEW!! GREEKTOWN GYRO
Vegan Gyro! Made with sliced marinated style Seitan, topped with House made vegan Tzatziki, Dairy or vegan American cheese slice, lettuce, tomato, and onions. Served in a bed of seasoned Fries!
$15.95
SURF AND TURF BURGER
Savory vegan burger patty, drizzled in our sweet chilli sauce, vegan American cheese, jalapenos, vegan bacon and vegan Shrimp. On a vegan Bun!
$20.95
NACHO PHILLY CHEESESTEAK BURGER
vegan chopped steak marinated in green bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and green peppers. Topped with vegan nacho cheese tomatoes, Mayo and green leaf lettuce on a vegan bun!
$16.95
TRUFFLE FRENCH FRY BURGER
Savory vegan burger Patty topped with vegan American cheese slice, seasoned fries drizzled in truffle oil, pickles, green leaf lettuce, tomatoes, ketchup and Mayo on a vegan bun!
$16.95
BBQ MUSHROOM BURGER
Savory Vegan Burger Pattie, drizzled in BBQ sauce, tossed caramelized Red onions, mushrooms, vegan white American cheese, green leaf on vegan bun
$16.95
CHIK’N BIRRIA TACOS
Marinated in birria sauce on a corn tortilla topped with cilantro, onions, and served with a side of birria sauce.
$16.95
JERK NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE NACHOS
Corn Tortilla chips loaded with our famous vegan taco crumbles, cheese sauce, green onions, house made pico de gallo, jalapenos, & your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese. Jerk it and add more flavor and spicy.
$13.50
NEW!! THE BIG NASHVILLE CHIK’N SANDWICHORLAND PARK LOCATION ONLY
NEW!!! The Big Nashville Chik’N Sandwich..Kick’n with FLAVOR! Vegan Crunchy Chik’n Filet, Tossed in our house made Nashville Sauce, topped with Cole Slaw, and drizzled spicy Mayo and pickles!
$15.95
NEW!!! BIG BEN’S MEATBALL SANDWICH
Vegan Italian Meatball Ball Sandwich.. Hand Made Meatballs served on a toasted Garlic French Roll. Topped with Marinara sauce and Mozzarella Cheese.
$15.50
LOADED TATER TOTS $13.95
Fresh Salads
Southwest Taco Salad
A bed of our fresh green mix, diced tomatoes, green onions, with Cheddar cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below) and a side of our house-made cilantro lime vinaigrette
$14.95
Strawberry Field Salad
A bed of our fresh green mix, diced tomatoes, red onion, fresh strawberries, almond, with Feta cheese and a side of our house-made strawberry vinaigrette
$13.75
Famous Entrees
Can’t Believe It’s A Pizza Poof
Made with our vegan meat, spinach, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese. Served with a bed of fries and side of mild sauce
$13.95
Philly CheeseSteak Egg Rolls
Vegan egg roll wrap, stuffed with vegan protein, green peppers, onion, jalapenos, mozzarella cheese, drizzled in a red sweet heat sauce, served with seasoned fries.
$14.85
Philly Chik’n Egg Rolls (Wells Location Only $14.85
Buffalo Chik’n Egg Rolls (Hyde Park Location Only)
Buffalo vegan chicken stuffed in a delicious egg roll. Served on a bed of seasoned fries with ranch on the side. Choice of cheese (rolls come with cheese)
$13.95
Lil Italy Lasagna
Made with our Can’t Believe it’s Not Meat sauce, plant-based meat protein, spinach, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese. Served with garlic bread
$17.95
BANG’N Buffalo Shrimp
6 vegan shrimp tossed in a buffalo sauce, served over a bed of fries and a side of vegan ranch.
$14.95
Loaded Fries
Seasoned fries loaded your choice of vegan nacho cheese or dairy nacho cheese, vegan taco meat, jalapenos, green onions, tomatoes, vegan sour cream
$14.75
Gumbo & Garlic Bread
Vegan gumbo veggies, vegan shrimp, vegan sausage
$13.80
Spicy Cheese Stix
Made with our spicy jalapeno vegan cheese.
$8.25
Supreme Chili
Vegan chili topped with cheese, vegan sour cream, green onions
$8.95
Signature Burgers, Brats & Hot Dogs
The Big Mik Burger
Two all vegan patties, special sauce, pickles, lettuce, sesame seed bun, and your choice of vegan cheese or regular cheese. Comes with bed of seasoned fries
$15.95
Who Betta Burger
1/4 grilled patty fully loaded with our green leaf tomatoes, pickles, grilled red onion, our Epitome sauce and cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below) Comes bed of seasoned fries!Double +$6 Add Vegan Bacon +$3
$14.95
Ms. Patty Melt
Vegan burger patty, cheese, grilled onions, and vegan mayo on grilled wheat bread. Served with bed of seasoned fries
$14.95
Chicago St. Hot Dog
Topped with onions, sports peppers, tomatoes, relish, and mustard. Comes with chips
$8.75
Hot Digitty Chili Dog
Vegan hot dog topped with our vegan home style chili, onions, and your choice of vegan or dairy nacho cheese
$11.50
BuckTown Bratwurst
Topped with grilled onions, green peppers, sports peppers, mustard, and served with fries
$14.75
Sandwiches & Wraps
Hold Up! Wait A Min! Philly Cheesesteak
Made with our meatless protein and topped with red lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, mushrooms, vegan mayo, and your choice of vegan mozzarella cheese or dairy mozzarella cheese. Served with bed of seasoned fries
$15.95
Moonie’s Sweet Steak
Chicago classic sweet steak! Soft hoagie bun filled with vegan protein cooked in fine chopped onions, topped with sweet green peppers, mild peppers, tomatoes and sweet sauce! With your choice of American cheese (vegan or dairy)
$14.95
Triple Decker Vegan Turkey And Bacon Club
Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, vegan bacon grilled vegan turkey protein, sweet mustard, vegan mayo and served with bed of seasoned fries
$13.95
Chik’n Sandwich
Chik’n sandwich..loaded with red leaf lettuce, tomato, vegan mayo, honey mustard, and your choice of vegan cheese or regular cheese. With a bed of seasoned fries. Don’t forget too add that vegan bacon
$14.95
Hoagie Sub
Smoked hickory Vegan lunch meat served on French bread, Loaded with tomatoes, onions, giardiniera peppers, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese option below), green peppers, onion, deli
$13.95
Shrimp Po Boy
Our vegan fried shrimp with our house made epitome sauce, topped with tomatoes, lettuce, and pickles. Served with bed of fries
$15.95
Italian Not Beef
Our new vegan Italian not beef… Served on french bread with our thinly sliced vegan protein cooked in sweet peepers, mild giardiniera peppers (not hot ), and your choice of vegan cheese or regular cheese. Served with bed of seasoned fries
$14.95
Pops Big Fish Sandwich
Our vegan fish fillet topped with red leaf lettuce, tomatoes, house made tartar sauce, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese. Served with a bed of fries
$13.95
Buffalo Chik’n Wrap
Our vegan buffalo chicken wrapped in a flour wrap topped with green leaf lettuce, tomato, onions, ranch, buffalo sauce, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese
$15.25
Big Ben’s Meatball Sandwich
Vegan Itialian Meatball Ball Sandwich.. Hand Made Meatballs served on a toasted Garlic French Roll. Topped with Marinara sauce and Mozzarella Cheese.
$15.50
Philly Melt
Made with our meatless protein and topped with green peppers, jalapenos, onions, mushrooms, vegan mayo, and your choice of vegan mozzarella cheese or dairy mozzarella cheese on toasted wheat bread. Served with bed of seasoned fries
$15.95
Healthy Eatery Vegan Chik’n
Chi-Town’s Mild Sauce Fried Chik’in
Three drumsticks of seasoned lemon peppers
$14.95
New!! Chik’n Philly
Made with our meatless chik’n protein…topped with red lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, vegan mayo, and your choice of vegan mozzarella cheese or dairy mozzarella cheese. Served in a bed of seasoned fries
$15.95
World Famous Chik’in Nuggets (Spicy Or Original)
Comes with (8 pieces or 4 pieces) nuggets served with bed of seasoned fries
Boneless Buffalo Wings
6 pieces boneless wings. Served with bed of seasoned fries! With your choice of buffalo sauce or sweat heat sauce
$13.95
Authentic Vegan Mexican
Talk-About-It-Taco
Three beef less yellow corn tortilla tacos topped with our famous veggie protein, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below), tomato, cilantro and salsa verde
$14.75
Chik’n Tacos (Wells Location Only)
Three vegan Chik’n yellow corn tortilla tacos topped with our famous veggie protein, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below), tomato, cilantro and salsa verde.
$13.75
Not-Your-Average Nachos
Loaded with our famous veggie protein, cheese sauce, green onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, and our homemade salsa verde. Nachos are dairy only
$13.50
Big Burrito!!
Stuffed with our famous veggie protein, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below), tomato, cilantro, vegan sour cream, red leaf lettuce, jalapenos, and salsa verde
$14.75
New!!! Walking Taco
Your choice of Fritos (VEGAN) or DORITOS mixed with Corn Tortilla Chips (Vegetarian) With vegan protein taco meat, pico, nacho cheese, shredded cheese, vegan sour cream, cilantro, and jalapenos.
$14.75
Pizza
Truffle Surf & Turf Pizza
Our house made pizza sauce, with our plant based Italian sausage, vegan shrimp, spinach, sweet red peppers, and your choice of vegan cheese or regular cheese
$29.95
The Bahama Mama Pizza (Orland Park Location Only)
ORLAND PARK LOCATION ONLY !!!!! Our vegan italian sausage, pineapples, sweet mixed peppers, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese. ORLAND PARK LOCATION ONLY !!!!!
$26.80
Pepperoni Lovers Pizza
Our vegan pepperoni pizza with the option to add vegan sausage
$24.95
London Supreme Pizza
Italian vegan sausage, mushrooms, onions, giardiniera peppers, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese
$24.95
Fabs Italian Sausage Pizza
Our house made pizza sauce, vegan Italian sausage, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese.
$22.95
Bang’n Buffalo Chick’n Pizza
Our house made pizza sauce buffalo chicken drizzled with ranch, garnished with fresh green onions, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese
$22.95
Cali BBQ Chik’n Pizza
Our vegan BBQ pizza sauce, vegan bbq chicken, onions, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese
$22.95
Bakers Cheese Pizza
Our house made pizza sauce and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese
$16.95
A la Carte / Extras
Banana Pudding $6.60
Seasoned Fries $3.99
Garlic Bread $2.00
Cup Of Cheese $1.00
Cookies
Fresh baked cookies chocolate chip or oatmeal
$5.50
Extra Sweet Heat Sauce $1.00
Mild Sauce $1.00
Buffalo Sauce $1.00
Epitome Sauce $1.00
Honey Mustard $1.00
Sour Cream $1.00
Ranch $1.00
Mayo $1.00
Jalapenos $1.00
Pickles $1.00
Cupcakes $5.50
Salsa Verde $1.00
Strawberry Vinaigrette $1.00
Sweet Mustard $1.00
Tarter Sauce $1.00
Drinks, Smoothies and Desserts
House Made Lemonade $4.99
Spring Water $3.99
Anti Bad Vibes Smoothie
Very berry antioxidant smoothie. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and house lemonade
$8.75
The Bad & The Boujee Smoothie
Fruit tropical smoothie. Strawberries, pineapples, mangos, and house lemonade
$8.75
The Hulk Smoothie
Made with apples, kale, peaches and apple juice fruit smoothie
$8.75
The Passion Fruit Smoothie
Passion fruit juice mixed with pineapples
$8.75
Cookie Monster Shake
Made with vegan non-dairy ice cream, Oreos, and non-dairy whip cream
$7.95
Ice-Ice-Baby Shake
Made with vegan non-dairy ice cream, and non dairy whip cream
$7.75
Epitome Berry Shake
Made with vegan non-dairy ice cream, strawberries, and non dairy whip cream
$7.75
Ism Cakes
Vegan cheesecake
$5.95

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Reviews

Angie Morales
Everything was great. I had the Philly Cheesesteak Egg Rolls & a Mango Peach Lemonade.

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Naomi Hirsch
This place is incredible! I think literally everything on the menu can be made vegan even if it originally comes with dairy cheese. My partner got the cheese pizza, and it was so incredibly good and hit the spot. Does strawberry milkshake was insane – I cannot believe how good it was, the non-dairy ice cream they used was outstanding. Literally everything we tried was amazing and I can’t imagine that there’s anything on their menu that isn’t. I really feel like this place could trick any meat eater with how good their stuff is!

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L
Kudos for plant based wings! Ordered via Uber-eats, the wings and fries are still crispy despite being cold. Both wings and fries are delicious but over salted. Would give 5 stars but I cannot get over how tiny the portion is! Fries are smaller than McDonald kids meal fries, and only come with 6 “nuggets”, and all this for $14.99+tax. Would only recommend them if they have a deal going on.

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Julian Foster
I have been eating vegetarian food my entire life and this was by far some of the best I’ve ever had. The meat was not too greasy or attempting to mimic real meat, yet had a very flavorful taste to it. I was extremely impressed with the staff as they were extremely helpful and friendly. They have wonderful recommendations and provided excellent information about the restaurant and it’s offering. I got the loaded fries because I wanted to taste the freshness of their veggies and I was thoroughly impressed. Please give this place a try, whether you are vegetarian or not, the food will still blow your mind.

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Kelly Jurkowski
Amazing food and friendly service. As the name states, you can’t believe it isn’t meat!! And the shakes were like dairy handdipped shakes. I had the chicken Philly and a strawberry shake

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Sarai Perez
Great tasting vegan comfort food at a great price. I gave a 4 star atmosphere because I wish the kitchen vent system was improved. After eating my delicious food inside, my clothes were smelling like food for a long time and unfortunately that’s one of my pet peeves. Other than that, great great place.

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Berto Garcia
Absolutely LOVED the food! This was our first time here and we were so impressed.

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Tamiko N.
My grilled cheese burger was sooooooo good from the bun to the grilled onions, it tasted like a real burger! Loved the crispy fries too! Will

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Artesia Watson
Annnnnndd another one! Let me say this, being from the south, black owned restaurants are in abundance but being a black owned restaurant that is known for great food, AND customer service is extremely hard to come by. While on our Chicago tour my mom and I visited this location in Hyde park. We we greeted by Nyjiel and he was the absolute sweetest! He made sure to explain the menu and answer any of our questions and even went out of his way to let us try the strawberry shake and the Buffalo chicken egg rolls on the house! Believe the name because everything we tried tasted like it contained animal meat but NOPE! They have the secret gem to vegan/vegetarian food on lock. Nothing was without flavor and hands down the best meatless spot I’ve ever eaten at. Thanks again for the hospitality we were shown. I can’t wait to get back to this spot soon!

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Erin Hoskins
I had the nachos today. They were favorable and good. A little too salty, overall I was pleased. Yes, it was my first time trying vegan food. I will definitely come back for more.

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