Fons - Plant Based Empanadas
2566 N Clark St, Chicago
(312) 874-4080
Customers' Favorites
Sweet Potato Chili
Jackfruit Tinga
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Recent Reviews
i've been checking out their menu and seeing these cute empanadas everywhere for months so when i was downtown i thought it would be a good idea to stop by. the workers were very friendly and helped recommend flavors to choose! the store is small, but there are a few seats along the wall. i think it's ideal to take out, but i ended up eating at one of the seats along the side since i was hungry.
i ordered one tinga, one sweet potato chili, one andean, and one smoky mushroom...
As with most restaurants in this part of Chicago, there is not much space to sit and it's on the more expensive side.
However, it's worth the money. The empanadas are more filling than they look, and they are all vegan. Most of the drink options are vegan or easily veganized (I enjoy the green smoothie with no honey).
I ate here many times at the small bar area and never had any trouble. My favorite flavors were the Andean, Tinga, Ropa Vieja, and Smoky Mushroom. The...
But this is something out of the world. Got 4 empanadas,
Jackfruit Tinga (Bestest), Andean, Smoky mushroom, and sweet potato chilli, with garlic sauce. The flavors so good, had proper heat and spice in each of them. Sad to see it is temporarily closed, but hope they reopen.