Schwa

Schwa is an upscale restaurant run by chef-owner Michael Carlson and chef de cuisine Caleb Trahan. It is located on Ashland Avenue in , and is known for its unconventional approach to foodservice.
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  • Type: Restaurant
  • Description: Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Address: 1466 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church and Pulaski Park.

Church
Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church is a historic Polish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago that is located at 1351 West Evergreen Avenue in the Pulaski Park neighborhood of Chicago, , . is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Schwa.

Park
is a park in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1912, and was named after American Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski.

Theater building
Photo: Chopintheatre, Public domain.
is an independent performing arts venue located in . Reopened in 1990 by Zygmunt Dyrkacz, a Polish immigrant, the theater has become a significant cultural hub known for its eclectic programming and commitment to avant-garde and experimental performances. is situated 2,200 feet south of Schwa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wicker Park and RANCH Triangle.

Photo: Victorgrigas, Public domain.
is the vanguard of music, nightlife, and fashion in . This article also includes the sly, enjoyable Ukrainian Village, immediately south, and pieces of the greater West Town area.

Neighborhood
is a small neighborhood within . The word is an acronym composed of the boundaries of the neighborhood: Racine, Armitage, North, , and Halsted.

Suburb
, northwest of the on 's West Side, is one of the city's officially designated community areas. Much of this area was historically part of Polish Downtown, along Western Avenue, which was then the city's western boundary.

Schwa

Latitude
41.90894° or 41° 54′ 32″ north
Longitude
-87.66795° or 87° 40′ 5″ west
Open location code
86HJW85J+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6297643296
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­restaurant
Wiki­data ID
Q7433122
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Schwa”. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.