Northwestern University - Area Immediately Around Campus

Rating	Posted By	Comment
5 - Excellent	blackremotes February 05 2012	Evanston is steps away and the houses around are soooo nice. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	noimagination April 02 2011	Tons of restaurants, shops, etc. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	danieljluebke March 06 2010	Very affluent- there's a Whole Foods less than a minute away! [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	Okashii December 29 2009	Downtown Evanston is very cute. There are great stores. Outside of the downtown area, it gets a little sketchy, but it's not ghetto or anything. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	Boulder_Debater September 24 2009	Ate at a whole foods a block from campus that gives discounts to Northwestern Students. Definitely a plus. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	vinceh September 05 2009	Very suburban neighborhood feel on the north side of campus. Small shopping dining area off campus to the south. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	vinceh September 05 2009	Very suburban neighborhood feel on the north side of campus. Small shopping dining area off campus to the south. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	valentinocuevas September 28 2008	i love evanston.. its so nice... nice houses.. nice stores.. everything you need for basic living. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	danceluvur26 August 17 2008	Evanston is great. It has everything you'd ever need and is right by campus. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	skiskidder94 July 21 2008	BORING. I walked from my hotel in the middle of Evanston, in the middle of the day, in the middle of the week, and STILL saw very few ppl. Shops/Food were good but WHERE WERE THE PEOPLE??? [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	indiejimmy June 12 2008	Lots of little restaurants and shops and movie theaters and bars. Evanston is a great little college town/city! [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	whitelulu May 28 2008	Downtown evanston is so adorable. I love all the restaurants and shopping. Le Peep was very tasty! [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	sanjenferrer March 30 2008	Downtown Evanston has everything a college student could need and possibly want: Whole Foods, CVS, Einstein Bagels, Starbucks, Chipotle, Borders/B&N, all kinds of clothing stores and eateries. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	unckid23 March 19 2008	Pretty upscale, has many restaurants, shops, etc. Also, it's only 20 min. to Chicago, which is great. [View Full Report]
	shiftyeyes December 20 2007	That lakeshore location is just stunning! [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	pccool52 October 03 2007	Evenston is an amazing area. It has a downtown with just about anything you need. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	jpark5 August 15 2007	I like the suburbs, since I have lived in a suburb all my life. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	DrumsAreForGirls August 14 2007	Cute suburban neighborhood with a bunch of shops and restaurants (Whole Foods, Urban Outfitters, etc.) just down the street. Then Chicago is apparently 20 min. away by bus, 40 by train. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	Lauren521 August 11 2007	a [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	Mmomm August 10 2007	Beautiful houses with a neighborhood feel surround much of the campus. Gorgeous Lake Michigan can be seen from campus as well. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	super18blue July 31 2007	There is nice shops around but it's kinda...blah...nothing special [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	terrapin7 July 31 2007	Evanston has a gorgeous pedestrian mall, sidewalk sales, grate ethnic food, etc. Looks lively and fun. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	sidjenks June 28 2007	SO MUCH FOOD. Evanston is the ultimate college town. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	DSC June 20 2007	Evanston is a cool town,, combines the student style stores and other fancier places. You have places like Clarke's Diner for great simple college food, or gourmet if you want too. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	ridewitbd24 June 07 2007	Evanston is a great place to live. My host gave me a tour in his car and downtown had a lot to offer a college student. i wouldnt say it had everything, but chicago is close enough so not a big deal. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	actormcfamous April 28 2007	Downtown Evanston (though small) is very well-kept and there's a lot of "young" "hip" stores for the college students. Plus, the school is on the shores of Lake Michigan... ni [View Full Report]
	craig117 April 19 2007	Spent most of my time on campus. But I was told that kids on south side go into Evanston a lot for dinner, groceries, movies, bars, cafés... Not a big town. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	MNgirl08 April 16 2007	Evanston is okay, but of course you have chicago minutes away. nice location [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	lovelyspotlight February 27 2007	I have a number of food venues which are firmly anchored into my lifestyle. Luckily, NU has almost all of them within a couple of miles from the outskirts of the campus. How convenient! [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	Jeremybeach February 04 2007	Evanston is a booming metropolis...it's absolutely AMAZING! [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	honied_dreams December 22 2006	Evanston is thriving these days, and though Northwestern is very close to Chicago, Evanston in itself is a great place to hang out. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	NewtoNU October 20 2006	Liked Evanston [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	Keb August 16 2006	Evanston is a pretty ritzy area. The homes near campus are absolutly huge! [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	xxalexi_32 August 13 2006	Again, the south side is closer to downtown, and is known for more problems, but there is almost no chance of a problem even during nighttime. Many shops, restaurants, etc, adjancent to campus for convenience. [View Full Report]