Skooglund Cafeteria

Culled from: Drury, John. Dining in Chicago, New York: The John Day Company, 1931, p. 224.

Note: The Newberry Library holds the personal papers of author John Drury.

SKOOGLUND CAFETERIA, 1136 Wilson Avenue

Although a cafeteria, Skooglund's is an uptown culinary landmark. The cuisine is both Swedish and American and you can get a large assortment of food items — baked goods, vegetables, salads, meats, and fish. Here you can also eat the delicious Dundee cake and those savory little wafer pancakes that the house specializes in. The Swedish hors d'oeuvres alone would make a meal. A bakery and delicatessen is conducted in connection with the cafeteria.