I lament this greatly, because my family owned a diner downtown for 35 years (where the Goodman is now across from the Daley Center). I grew up with people sitting down and having breakfast before work. I find nothing in the Loop proper really worthy any more.

Lou Mitchell's is the classic, but for some reason I haven't been there in years. There's a place out around 1400 West Randolph that I've been meaning to try some morning that I'm driving downtown.

In River North, my guess is that Cambridge House over on Ohio near St. Clair is probably still good. I almost stopped in there this morning as I had a meeting in that part of town, but I was running late.