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EXPLORE CHICAGO | | | | | | | 1152 S Wabash Ave
Chicago,
IL
60622
312-291-0100 | | | | | Description: SOUTH LOOP. This unique coffee house, full of hip, colorful decor, provides the perfect backdrop for eye-opening breakfasts. Each dish has a creative twist, such as raspberry cheesecake hotcakes, pumpkin pancakes with toasted pistachio praline butter, and decadent ginger walnut pancakes with maple mascarpone cream. If that doesn't get your mouth watering, try a breakfast burrito, eggs Florentine, or the lightest, most flavorful hash browns in town. Great brunch menu on weekends.
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| 2211 W North Ave
Chicago,
IL
60647
773-772-4552 | | | | | Description: BUCKTOWN. Actually, the comfort isn't cold at this much-loved neighborhood deli, which plies customers with hot delicious sandwiches and tasty breakfast fare. Premium deli ingredients are fashioned into classics like reubens and pastrami sandwiches. Cold, fresh sides are also available. If you stop by early on, take the time to enjoy omelets, pancakes, pastries, and coffee drinks. Desserts include a quintessential NY cheesecake and other delectable treats. During peak hours, expect to brave a line.
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| 1746 N Wells St
Chicago,
IL
60614
312-337-2454 | | | | | Description: OLD TOWN. This all-day breakfast favorite serves diner classics to a diverse crowd of business folks during the day and to young folks at night. Pancakes, eggs, omelets, and waffles are flawless, and the coffee is always fresh and hot. Several options accommodate non-breakfast eaters during the day, but breakfast items are the most appealing.
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| 2632 Gross Point Rd
Evanston,
IL
60201
847-328-9703 | | | | | Description: EVANSTON. Resembling a diner from the mid '60's, this eatery serves deliciously basic fare that has transformed first-timers into a virtual cult following of locals. Early morning devotees chow down on scrambled eggs, bacon, ham, pancakes, and biscuits. The worn brick exterior and striped awnings welcome diners into small digs that feel like home.
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| The Original Pancake House1517 E Hyde Park Blvd
Chicago,
IL
60615
773-288-2322 | | | | | Description: HYDE PARK. This old-school local chain has a faithful following of devotees who love, as the name indicates, pancakes. The friendly, casual restaurant serves them up many ways, and you'll find Dutch baby pancakes, apple pancakes, and a variety of waffles. Omelets and crepes are also available. The eatery fills up quickly each morning if you can, snag a more private window table that looks out onto Belleview Place.
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| 3258 W Foster Ave
Chicago,
IL
60625
773-267-9888 | | | | | Description: ALBANY PARK. The laughing trolls painted on the walls and the lacey curtains hanging at the windows warmly welcome you to this cheery Scandinavian restaurant, which serves up breakfast, lunch, and dinner to eager patrons. Breakfast items range from Danish pastries to French toast and Swedish pancakes while sandwiches and beef, pork, and fish entrees make up the lunch and dinner menus. No alcohol served, but feel free to bring your own.
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| 2100 W Roscoe St
Chicago,
IL
60618
773-665-0227 | | | | | Description: ROSCOE VILLAGE. Watch passers-by through large plate-glass windows in this bright, cheery brunch nook. The fare is vegetarian, but with ingredients like soy sausage, veggie bacon, and marinated tofu, you won't miss the meat. Omelets and frittatas contain tasty add-ins like feta, goat cheese, pesto, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes. French toast is dressed up with peach butter and maple syrup or with raspberries and whipped cream. A delicious variety of pancakes, cereals, and granola rounds out the offerings. This eclectic eatery changes up traditional brunch fare by serving their savory, filling breakfast menu into the afternoon.
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| Walker Bros. Original Pancake House620 Central Ave
Highland Park,
IL
60035
847-432-0660 | | | | | Description: HIGHLAND PARK. For times when nothing but breakfast fare will do (even at lunch or dinner!), indulge your craving for carbs with the scrumptious menu at Walker Bros. Oven-baked omelets, lacy potato pancakes topped with lingonberries, and classic French crepes with a Southwestern twist come in mammoth proportions and are perfect for sharing. Treat yourself in a charming, comfortable dining room, or take some frozen dishes home to enjoy later. Salads and sandwiches are also available.
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| 200 N Columbus Dr
Chicago,
IL
60601
312-444-9494 | | | | | Description: DOWNTOWN. This hotel dining room has made quite a name for itself even outside of the property's confines. It draws rave reviews from business folks and other locals who can't get enough of the kitchen's Continental-Asian fusion fare. Flatbread pizzas and pan-roasted osaka black cod are notable, along with masaman-style braised veal shank and chestnut-crusted filet of striped bass. The dining room is nicely accented with mosaics and tapestries, and a sushi-and-sake lounge promotes relaxed nibbling.
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| 15 S River Ln
Geneva,
IL
60134
630-208-7433 | | | | | Description: GENEVA. This elegant restaurant, tucked into the Herrington Inn, affords lovely views of the Fox River, as well as three meals a day of tasty nouvelle French fare.
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