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Originally Posted by Schurr
The Pancake House on Bellevue in the Rush Street area is very, very good so long as you only want pancakes and don't mind standing in line. For Tempo and the Pancake House, you have to be in the neighborhood for some other reason because parking is horribly expensive.
Needless to say, I like going out for breakfast! Although the original Tempo is no more and has moved across the street, it still has a decent breakfast. Love the omlettes and potatoes in the skillet. |
Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
Fox & Obel Café
401 E. Illinois St. (312) 379-0112 The cafeteria-style cafe at the rear of the upscale Fox & Obel Food Market offers a lengthy breakfast menu. Some, but not all, would transport just fine. Forget truffled eggs Benedict ($10) and pick the lox platter ($11) instead. Our order contained plenty of lightly salted smoked salmon garnished with generous slices of cucumber, capers, leaf lettuce and the best tomatoes I've been served yet this summer. Sturdy steel-cut organic oatmeal ($3.50) with raisins, bananas and maple cream syrup tasted delicious back at my desk. So did chicken sausage ($4), flavored with apples and sage, and a granola parfait ($6) with vanilla yogurt, strawberries and blackberries. Orange juice ($3.99) and grapefruit juice ($2.99) are squeezed fresh each morning, then sealed in plastic 16-ounce bottles that make them great travelers. Breads and pastries are baked in-house daily. You won't go wrong with the orange Danish ($1.89), speckled with orange zest and glazed with marmalade, the buttery croissant ($1.69) or the feather-light blueberry muffin ($1.69). But nothing about the sweet angel food muffin ($1.69) says breakfast. It should be renamed a cupcake and moved to the noontime shift. The cafe opens daily at 7 a.m., but even an hour later, when I arrived for three separate visits, the unsmiling staff could have used a wake-up call. Outside, the weather was steamy. Inside, there was a chill in the air. Had the Croque Madam: Madrange Ham, Saucisson Salami, gruyere cheese and pesto on toasted sourdough bread, topped with two sunny side up eggs. YUM !!! This is a big meal and could easily be shared by two, I didn't have room for most of my american potatoes. The Challah French Toast probably would have been my second choice. The free validated parking lot is no longer available BUT Fox & Obel offers free valet parking (up to two hours) with purchase. ^ -- |
One of my personal favorite breakfast joints is the Bongo Room in Bucktown.
1470 N Milwaukee Ave, though the wait can easily be 1 hour. One of my favorites is the Breakfast Burrito its a cilantro tortilla filled with scrambled eggs and guacamole and served with melted cheese. The pancakes are phenomenal, this season they serve white chocolate & macadamia nut pancakes in addition to caramel & banana pancakes. The coffee is very good and they serve truly fresh squeezed juices. http://www.bongoroom.com/ (Although the posted menu is three years old). |
Originally Posted by FightingIlliniUAL
One of my personal favorite breakfast joints is the Bongo Room in Bucktown.
1470 N Milwaukee Ave, though the wait can easily be 1 hour. One of my favorites is the Breakfast Burrito its a cilantro tortilla filled with scrambled eggs and guacamole and served with melted cheese. The pancakes are phenomenal, this season they serve white chocolate & macadamia nut pancakes in addition to caramel & banana pancakes. The coffee is very good and they serve truly fresh squeezed juices. http://www.bongoroom.com/ (Although the posted menu is three years old). |
Originally Posted by cawhite
Sounds yummy ^ So which weekend are we going for breakfast?
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Originally Posted by iluv2fly
Does anyone else think those Ann Sather rolls/sticky buns/whatever they are called are soooooooooo overrated? I think they are awful.
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Originally Posted by Gargoyle
Actually, I think Ann Sathers is soooooooo overated, not just her sticky buns.
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I'd also echo the recommendations for Bongo Room, Toast, Orange, Wishbone and Tempo, and add:
Mamacita's 2439 N. Clark great Mexican breakfasts Original Frances' Deli 2552 N. Clark omelets, deli sandwiches, etc. Oak Tree Restaurant 900 N. Michigan upscale coffee shop/cafe Phoenix 2131 S. Archer dim sum (get there by 10 a.m. on weekends or be prepared to wait) Brett's 2011 W. Roscoe St. upscale Roscoe Village eatery, American with ethnic twists...delicious basket of baked goodies will tide you over until your breakfast arrives |
Tried Wishbone for the first time last weekend, following the encouragement of SweetWillie. I would highly recommend the chorizo hash...something different, and very tasty.
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Originally Posted by FightingIlliniUAL
One of my personal favorite breakfast joints is the Bongo Room in Bucktown.
1470 N Milwaukee Ave, though the wait can easily be 1 hour. One of my favorites is the Breakfast Burrito its a cilantro tortilla filled with scrambled eggs and guacamole and served with melted cheese. The pancakes are phenomenal, this season they serve white chocolate & macadamia nut pancakes in addition to caramel & banana pancakes. ... |
People have already pointed out most of the highlights. Walker Bros., closely followed by the other Original pancake house locations, serves in my humble opinion the best breakfast in the world. The 49'er Flapjacks are phenomenal. They do other things well -- homemade corned beef hash, salami & eggs, bacon waffle etc. -- but it's madness to go there and skip the specialty pancakes.
Wishbone is also terrific. They do good Southern fare like cheese grits, but they also have more creative dishes like the salmon cakes. The buttery corn muffins with bits of cooked onion melting inside...heaven. |
If you are in the 'burbs (Aurora, Bridgeview, Darien, Homewood, and La Grange), you might try Blueberry Hill. Quite cheap and good food. Humongous club sandwiches for lunch.
http://www.blueberryonline.net/index.html |
Best Breakfast in Chicago?
My friend (boeingair) and I were recently in ORD for a day and enjoyed an incredible breakfast at the Park Hyatt. I will put a tiny menu below (because I am a dork). Anyways, what great breakfasts have you had in Chicago?
Menu: Boeingair: Belgian Waffle with fresh berries warm walnuts (we UA ppl love our warm nuts) and whipped cream. + OJ because hes a caffine hater. Me: Omlet with spinach, motz, and tomato with choice of pastery and coffee. It was enjoyable, nice view too! |
The breakfast at a diner that i think is called Lou Marshells is pretty good. Now i think about it thats the wrong name it sits at the end or start of route 66
Yada |
The Bongo Room. Plan to wait 45 mins-1 hour.
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