Keep an eye on this post guys because I've just gone to Mario's but I know I'm going back soon to try more flavors already!
LOCATION: 1066 W TAYLOR ST., CHICAGO, IL 60607
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Mario's Italian Lemonade is this staple of Chicago especially if you go to UIC. It's right around the corner from East Campus and I've heard about it since I moved here two years ago but their on one of those summer schedules and I never understood the hype so I didn't go at all last year. This year we saw them reopen again a couple days ago when May 1st hit and Chicago decided it wanted to finally be hot and kill us with the first 80º day of the year so today Christel and I decided to stop by on our way back to campus from lunch.
One bite and I understood the hype. This Italian Lemonade is so good. It's not too icy and frozen, it scoops super easily but melts super slow and is still drinkable through the straw a little too. It's cash only so I'm pretty happy Christel had some on her so that we could finally taste these.
Today we opted for Pomegranate and Lemon and we were both pretty excited about it. I'm so happy I have Christel to try these things with because I just steal her cup and hand her mine for impromptu switches while we walk back to the studio and this way we basically get a pomegranate lemon mix without the messy mixing. We've already planned our trip for tomorrow and strategized what flavors we want to try that still go well with each other. I'm starting to understand why this place is so popular and I don't have a problem with it.
Watermelon with fruit chunks hidden inside. Did not disappoint