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For non-brunch meals, the Med is expensive, overcrowded, and not so amazing. But if you get there before 11am on a Sunday it's the perfect place to read the paper over a cup of coffee and some awesome eggs. The squeeze-your-own orange juice is a classic. Two of us shared pancakes, eggs, potatoes, a turkey croissant, bacon, sausage, coffee, and oj for about $25 - not exactly pocket change, but a great brunch.

I wouldn't go here if there were other options in Hyde Park. The service was so bad it made me feel like I was in France. The food was average.

The Medici is only popular because it is convenient to University of Chicago students. It is overpriced and the food is not very good. There is absolutely nothing remotely healthy to order on the menu. The waiters ignore you, and the hostess acts like you're wasting her time.

I've been going to the Med since I was literally an infant, and it's basically exactly the same as it ever was - pizza, burgers, a few random menu items, all served by jaded U of C students who are perpetually in a rush. Food's good, not mindblowing, but you're not there to expand your palate. The "Obama Eats Here" t-shirts are a little silly, but by Hyde Park standards this place is golden.

The last review was right. Medici's could only exist in an atmosphere like Hyde Park, where competition is limited. It is overpriced, average quality, and service is slow. Hyde Park has a tradition of what i call, "zombie restaurants". They are restaurants that you rarely have anyone in it, but somehow are able to stay open, for example Orley's and Picolo Mondo. Medici's is considered good because it is competing against these zombie restaurants.

The food is utterly unremarkable and the service is terrible, yet it's always packed. It's the best that Hyde Park has to offer, which sure doesn't say much for Hyde Park.

Living in Hyde Park for the past four years, I love eating at the Med. The food quality is great, the pizzas are made to order, and the drinks are wonderful (I highly recommend the Grenadine Float if you are eating in - lemonade if you are ordering out). It is not fine cuisine, but suitable for a college student wishing to treat themselves to a good dinner.