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DINING
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DINING Frommer
Silver Cloud
1700 N. Damen Ave
(At Wabansia St)
tel.: 773/489-6212
Location: At Wabansia St
Cuisine: American
Price Category: Inexpensive

The motto of this casual cafe is "Food like Mom would make if she was gettin' paid." Silver Cloud is comfort food central, with a laid-back pub-meets-diner decor and suitably attitude-free clientele. If intimate conversation is your priority, try to snag one of the roomy red leather booths. While the food isn't extraordinary, the restaurant does deliver consistently reliable home-style favorites: chicken potpie, grilled-cheese sandwiches, pot roast, even sloppy joes with a side of tater tots; retro desserts include Frito pie and s'mores. While Silver Cloud attracts a mix of families, couples, and groups of friends during the day and early evening hours, it becomes more of a cocktail lounge at night -- serving up specialty martinis and allowing smoking after 10pm. A warning for those with sensitive ears: The jukebox volume gets turned up at night, too. The Sunday brunch is especially popular; the "Hangover" specials attract a fair amount of hip young things recovering from nightly adventures.

Main courses $6.50-$10 lunch, $8-$12 dinner.Open: Mon-Thurs 11:30am-12am; Fri 10am-2am; Sat 10am-3am; Sun 10am-midnight.Reservations accepted.Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V.Subway: Blue Line to Damen.


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