Burgundy Diner is a classic breakfast-and-brunch spot that does exactly what it should--and does it well. A true old-school diner vibe with all the breakfast classics done right, plus a solid brunch menu that keeps you coming back. One of the standout surprises is their homemade soups--comforting, flavorful, and clearly made in-house. Whether you're stopping in for a hearty breakfast, a casual brunch, or a warm bowl of soup, this place delivers consistent quality and that familiar neighborhood feel. Great place for service too! read more

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Jimmy has been here a long time And still surviving. Good food An appreciative owner Good service with good prices Thanks Nanci for taking great care of us today read more

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Good food friendly staff and relaxing atmosphere plenty of parking on streets great area

I'm a vegetarian and stopped in one day to see what they offered. Well let me tell you, they have the best homemade vegetable soup around. They are my go to now for soup. Good Diner food. Give them a try. Extensive menu. read more

Located on the northwest side of Chicago in the Portage Park neighborhood, this restaurant is an old-fashioned diner with good breakfast & lunch items on their menu. I ate French toast and eggs w/coffee. Satisfied. 4/5 stars. read more

The Burgundy Restaurant is a super nice kind of old time diner where the food is very good and the service is great....Give it a try. A nice clean local restaurant. read more

Seeing the negative reviews on here surprised me as I have been finding myself returning to the Burgundy Restaurant again and again. I typically only get the breakfasts and every time they have been phenomenal, and reasonablly priced. The service is always top notch and so kind! The ambiance is that of a chill, laid back, 70's diner. Out of all the newer breakfast spots that pop up in the area this one has stood the test of time for an obvious reason, consistency and quality from your first visit. Let me be clear this is not the greatest breakfast in the world where every bite will blow your mind, but the food is good and in my 4+ visits now it has been good every time. The menu is simple but executed exceptionally well with classics being served the way they should be. This is a no-frills family diner where you can grab a steak, a skillet, or just a slice of pie and know you're in for a well-made meal/snack. I Highly recommend for breakfast if your in the area and I am looking forward to trying them out for dinner sometime soon! read more

It's what you expect, small cozy local corner diner. Traditional. Came in toward closing and they still treated us with respect, food was made fresh to order, two workers were doing all the roles but very nice, friendly, caring, quick, polite. Food was good. Would go back again. read more

Food is incredibly delicious and the service is wonderful I love the ambiance it's so welcoming and warming

Burgundy Restaurant is a diner located at the corner of Irving Park and Austin. My buddy had been there before, but I made my debut visit there on Sunday. We were going to eat lunch at another restaurant, but that place was not ready to open at its listed opening time. Since Burgundy is big on breakfast, we figured that this would be a sure thing to be open for our noon lunch. They were doing a brisk business, with many of its booths filled with mask-wearing customers. Our waitstaff were all prompt and courteous, and we appreciated that our beverage glasses were being filled without us asking. I tend to order meat loaf at diners, so here I go again. The soup that came with my meal (I chose cream of chicken rice, my bud went with chicken noodle) was filling but bland. The crackers did not help too much. The meat loaf came with mixed veggies, and I asked for hash brown-style potatoes. The meal was fine but not particularly memorable. My bud wolfed down his plate of mostaccioli and meatballs with little comment. Burgundy Restaurant was fine for our get-together lunch, but I would not select it as a first-choice place to go. read more

A craving for meatloaf took me to the Burgundy Restaurant on a Saturday afternoon. I haven't been to this place in about 40 years. This place is probably great for a weekend breakfast, but I was not impressed with the dinner. It was just okay. Golden Corral meatloaf is even better. Also, I can't figure out why the owner posted pictures of the food on the walls, just below the ceilings. It's tacky and makes it look more like a fast food restaurant. I was expecting much more from this nostalgic visit. read more

Such a classic corner diner. Can't go wrong with anything on the menu. The servers are all very funny and clearly care about making sure the restaurant sticks around for years to come. This is a great place for a casual weekend brunch with family and friends when you don't feel like cooking. Love! read more

Burgundy Restaurant - French Toast and Egg Plate - Diners Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

ya know, it's a solid breakfast place. the usual pancakes and waffles are just fine. they are friendly and like to top off the mimosas ;) not must in the way of veg options for lunch/dinner. but it's a diner where you can sit and talk or take a book. --the restrooms are not the cleanest. i'd say 3.5. and round up for the service. read more

Great neighborhood place to grab a bite and a drink. Friendly people, clean, good food. We order a breakfast sandwich came with hash browns, and a #1 (eggs, bacon, pancakes). We were happy satisfied campers read more

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This place took me by surprise. When we were searching for diners and came across this restaurant I was skeptical cause of the pictures I saw but on getting there it was very different from my imagination. The ambiance was GREAT! It was very neat and gave me nostalgia cause I am a diner person. The food was amazing, cooked fresh! We started with the rice chicken soup and it was so tasty. Even the Lipton tea I had there was amazing! I ordered a three meat omelet and it was really tasty! The server a kind nice lady was amazing too. In fact if I can give more than 5 star I would. I HIGHLY recommend! read more

Burgundy Restaurant - Three meat omelett with veggies. - Diners Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This has got to be one of the worst efforts I've seen from a restaurant, we ordered a Turkey and gyros plate and it was literally the worst cooked meal I've had in a long time, I would've preferred fast food from the dollar menu over this. The gyros was burned to a crisp and looks like it had been re-heated and the turkey club had no bacon so when I called to ask why it didn't have bacon I was told that the one with bacon is the turkey clubhouse ?!?!? I live less than a block away and will never return to this place, not to mention the turkey seemed like it's been in the fridge for weeks. No pride in what they do here. read more

Burgundy Restaurant - How the gyros meat looked 5 minutes after picking up - Diners Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I had high hopes for this place. It has been here for as long as I can remember. As I am walking up 3 of Chicago's finest are walking out. Usually places where cops eat are good. If not a good value. Inside the place is a classic 70/80s restaurant. Nice breakfast bar for single patrons, old school sugar containers at each table. They also had an old school mechanical cash register. I was very excited. They even had biscuits and gravy on special! The seasoned staff failed to seat me, this was my fist indication that things may not be great. I think the owner eventually told me to sit wherever. I know places are short staffed and if there were more than 5 other people in the place I would totally give a pass on this as I appreciate how hard it is to be a server. It was dead though. I sat in a booth which needed seat repairs badly. The vinyl looked nice but the seat underneath was clearly broke. I ordered bng 2 eggs over easy. 2 sausage patties, coffee and fresh squeezed orange juice. The oj was by far The best part of my meal. The sausage patties were cisco but so was everything if I had to guess. At least these were ok, and what ended up being a majority of what I ate. The coffee was weak, the gravy was white with no seasoning and like 6 tiny pieces of sausage which were completley different tasing that the patties. This has to come from a can, if I had to guess. The biscuits were the thawed pre made pucks. They were server Luke warm and not toasted even. I have had the pucks taste pretty good when skillet warmed with some butter. Hell, even the eggs came out and were bland. Like no seasoning was used what so ever. The pancakes looked good but with everything else sucking so bad I can't see coming back. The cost was reasonable 23buck before tip. read more

Best diner around! Everything I have ordered has been good. Wish it was open later in the evening.

Burgundy Restaurant is located on the southeast corner of Austin and Irving Park. I feel that almost every neighborhood needs a family-friendly, affordable diner place like this. Fortunately, Burgundy offers "breakfast-all-day" option and it's open until 10pm from Mondays to Saturdays, and 9pm on Sundays. Breakfast is Rosa's favorite meal because it may be the only meal she can have in a peaceful, non-hectic setting. However, hubby and I wanted to grab a quick bite before heading to a friend's Halloween party. We ordered these following dishes: - tuna melt: it came with soup (navy bean soup was his choice) and fries, unless you ask for a special accommodation. Hubby munched it quickly before I had a chance to talk to him. I guess I was caught up with the soccer game playing on TV. - steak skillet: it came with a choice of toast (wheat in my case). Poached eggs were done impeccably! Those were really the highlights. Otherwise, the steak and hash browns were passable. Hubby also requested coffee, so the grand total came to $24 after tax. Credit cards are accepted, yet unsure about the minimum purchase. Like I have mentioned in the first paragraph, a diner like Burgundy is essential for a neighborhood. It's within walking distance and I know I will be back for certain. read more

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What a sweet waitress Kelly js. One of the best ever. Ham off the bone was delicious. Eggs were pretty good. Clean place. Hard to find free parking. read more

Go to for hearty bfast or lunch. Staff are super nice, friendly & have been there for many years! Like the local neighborhood feel & booth seating best where you can watch the world go by. read more

The food is delicious and it has the Chicago old family owned vibe that the city was built on

A great find with clean comfy booths, nice waitstaff and support, and dang good food ! Impromptu coffee and breakfast gathering randomly wound up at Burgundy. Insert gag about keeping it classy, I don't mind, Ron. Burgundy can handle a joke, a curveball, or, in our case, a boisterous five-top that was grateful to be here. It was only afterwards outside that I noticed one of their signs trumpeting the Ham off the Bone. Well, it caught my eye when it mattered - on the menu. Trust that the sign if you must, but they are signing the Truth. Cause, y'know? It was tasty. An unapologetic border of fat, that you could do with what you please, but most important: It was meaty and not too salty. It appeared in my Pancake Sandwich. Two eggs, Two pancakes and between the cakes rested the ham. I opted for poached, separately, and they were cooked just right -- without me specifically even asking. And yes, they came on the side. Always a good sign from the kitchen and the Staff. The meat scramble that someone else had looked awesome: full of meat and veggies. It was huge, so he had a lil somethin' somethin' for later. Another asked for fries ,if they were available at breakfast (this was before 10am). Again, no problem. I wish I knew of Burgundy Restaurant when I lived in Chicago. It's not my typical neighborhood, and that's what makes it that much cooler. You can come home again - and still find 'new' places. read more

Burgundy Restaurant - Hard-working kitchen does a great job. Loved my Pancake Sandwich. - Diners Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Perfect place for comfort food. It's friendly staff will make you feel welcome and the tasty cuisine will bring you back again and again. We've been here a few times. We sometimes get whatever is on special but everything that we've tried was good. It's open till about 10pm weeknights for those of us that are late night eaters. Street parking. Fully bar, Huge dessert selections. Great place for relaxing with your honey and filling your tummy. read more

First time going there so my review is basically on breakfast. I ordered an omelet with potatoes on the side and white bread my boyfriend ordered a chorizo skillet and white bread as well. I ordered a root beer float and my man ordered chocolate milk. The root beer float was my favorite! Personally I thought there was a good balance between the root beer and ice cream portion. My omelette was in good portion and my potatoes were nice and crispy on the outside but soft in the inside. My boyfriends enjoyed his skillet and thought there was a good amount of flavor. The chocolate milk was made the old school way ( syrup and milk). The diner had a nice traditional feel and the server was a sweatheart. I would go head again for the breakfast. read more

Literally made a yelp acccount just to leave this review--if I could leave a thousand stars instead of just 5 I would. The Burgundy Pancake house is one of my favorite restaurants in all of Chicago. They have all sorts of food for anything you could possibly be in the mood for. The restaurant, including the bathroom, is clean and visibly well taken care of. The staff are so kind and welcoming to everyone and it gives the entire restaurant such a warm and comforting aura. Great prices, great people, and great pancakes! :) read more

I disliked the meal I had here today. Chicken was bland and tasteless and I was given 1 hard dinner roll. Too pricey for dull food.

Sunday Brunch. How I love thee! My boyfriend and his family love coming here to have brunch and he was talking about it all week. I was starting to get a bit jealous because I wanted to try this place out too. Luckily we all decided to go there for a quick brunch. WIN! Cute little place. Lots of seating. It's def an older diner and nothing too fancy. We parked on the street and my boyfriend's mom told me that there are some free spots but mostly metered parking. The staff at The Burgundy informed us that you can actually park across the street at the bank on the weekends. DOUBLE WIN! We were sat promptly and we placed our orders. I ordered the HOMEMADE corned beef hash with 2 eggs. My boyfriend had the scrambled eggs with bacon and sausage. Both of our meals came with fluffy pancakes. Both of our meals went off without a hitch! Both of them were absolutely delicious. My BF also ordered some orange juice. This ain't from concentrate either, fresh squeezed, baby! It was a nice added touch to a fantastic brunch. I believe that this place would be best for breakfast and lunch. I am looking forward to my next visit to The Burgundy. read more

This mom and pop place is worth it. Owner is a nice guy staff is very friendly. You get a ton for your money which now a days is super rare! They do take out and have lots of seating read more

Ordinary diner. A better menu than my movie theater food option. No trek necessary. CORN BEEF HASH SKILLET ($8.99) -- skip it. Impossible to taste Corn Beef Hash as it is hidden by Potatoes. Nicely chopped green pepper and onions. Perfectly cooked over easy eggs. STEAK SKILLET ($10) -- may be a better option. CUP OF CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP ($2) -- a bit skimpy and scarce on ingredients. Good flavor. You may get a bone. BOTTOMLESS COFFEE ($2) -- tinted, light, typical diner coffee. White Sugar is the only option. ALCOHOLIC DRINK -- available. Stick to basics. Beer. On the rocks. Additional 1-star because: - Chicago PD hangs out here - one of two restaurants near Patio Theater - open - VENUE -- Clean. Organized. Blast from the past niche. - SERVICE -- "Ms K" has a good heart and a sincere concern citizen. Staff works as a team with quick clean-up. read more

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Pretty decent food here. The waitresses are very nice, and the cook does this thing in the kitchen. I like to go here and eat because they make me feel comfortable. Their food is great, and the prices are fair. I recommend the spot if you're looking for a good family diner to eat at. read more

This is your typical American food diner. Looks like a throwback place as well which is kind of cool. Takes you back when you were a kid walking in to places like this which is definitely not a bad thing. The food and the service is good. I enjoyed my visit and had no complaints. There was alot of variety on the menu as well. The menu items range from breakfast to dinner. It's a standard go-to place. read more

Not horrible by any means, but not the greatest diner either. The menu is overwhelming and has near everything you can think of, which to me, usually means that the food is "just okay." My friend and I stopped there for a light bite to eat while taking a walk through my neighborhood. It was a Saturday night and the place was DEAD. I think there was one other party there, which is okay, and typically doesn't alert me, except that half the lights were off in the restaurant. That made us feel rushed. My friend had breakfast: eggs, bacon, pancakes. The pancakes rocked. I had spinach pie that the waitress recommended. It was really good and not greasy like some of them can be. It came with a fruit plate. I wish the fruit was fresh. You can't really get a fruit plate wrong unless you serve old, mushy fruit which is what I got. Old watermelon and mushy grapes. Lastly, there was a bug on our table when we sat down. Ewww! read more

I started writing this review right after I first went...but the experience was so lackluster that I couldn't bring myself to post it. It reminded in my "Unfinished" reviews list for months and months. Today I got a "Write More" compliment and decided to post it...so here it is.... A while back, I led a friend on a wild goose chase around the Northwest side of the city. I claimed I wanted to go to Super Cup diner. Well, Super Cup Diner was out of business, so then we kept driving. After making a stop at Eli's Cheese Cake world, we were starving. We drove down Harlem and made it to some little Italian conclave. We tried stopping at Capones for pizza and pasta, but they were closed for a private party. On to drive some more, we finally spied Burgundy Restaurant and went in. Meh...the food was boring, The waitress was very slow to get to us to take our order and very fast to complete it, so I ended up forgetting to ask for cheese on my veggie omelet. The rye toast ended up as white and everything was just palatable. It's standard diner food, and at least it's not closed like everything else in the vacinity. read more

This place is sick. the soup tasted like old granny socks and diluted chlorine. AND the fries tasted like soap. I should not have ordered a burger at this place. Maybe pancakes woulda been better. Never coming here again. read more

Came here with my girlfriend. Our waitress' section was not at all busy but it took nearly 20 minutes for her to take our order (with attitude). After serving our food she ignored us while tending to every table around us. My meal came with soup but was never given. When we asked for it we were again ignored. I had the country fried steak and it was bland and soggy. And I was thirsty. I still remember that thirst. Why won't she refill our drinks? The only thing The Burgundy is serving is disappointment. Stay away. read more

Glad I gave this place another chance. The staff is friendly, and the food is your typical greasy spoon diner food, which is exactly what we were in the mood for. read more

We live in the area so we wanted to try this place out. We sat down right away the bus boy brought us water and coffee. My husband went to drink the water and when he placed the cup down he noticed the other side had old lipstick on it still. To top that off it took over 15 minutes before a waiter decided to approach us. By then my husband was already mad and disgusted so we left. Poor service. The owner see how busy the place is and he should of helped instead of standing around. read more

Wouldn't recommend going out of your way for here. If it wasn't for the fact my last few visits I took my chances and ordered some traditional Greek items that surprised me, I think I would give this place one star. This is the rare diner where for whatever reason, I have no idea why they can't get breakfast items right. Heck, it makes the mediocre pancake dish I got at Elly's Jeff Park almost good in comparison. If it wasn't for the fact my friends infrequently come here and that I sometimes go along to give them company, I'd never come back. Honestly if you're don't know the diners out on this part of town well, I'd suggest going to Lucky Grill instead. Heck, I have an odd feeling you might have a better experience going to Big Top(open 24/7 IIRC, and at least is open just as late if they now only do 24 hours on weekends by some chance), or A's instead(northeast corner of Irving/Naragansett, and too bad it doesn't stay open past 5pm). I badly need to bookmark the latter, for a future visit. read more

I have to start by saying I love breakfast places! I have been to this one twice before and it was always "nice", never stood out. I had a veggie omelet with feta, substituted hash browns for mashed potatoes since they didn't have grits. The veggie omelet was fairly good. Not mind blowing amazing, but not dry, well cooked on the inside, lots of veggies, and the feta was not too chunky. Yum. The gravy that came with the potato was unexpectedly flavorful (where did yoooou come from?) Now this is where the true stars are earned and I felt compelled to jump on Yelp. The waitress was attentive and very nice. My mother asked if they had cheese blintzes (God, mom, aren't you full?! I'll have to help you eat that, obviously, help you from yourself.) Apparently they didn't since she went back and checked...BUT then came back and said they could try to make them. They used cottage cheese in the middle and they were...AWESOME. My mother being a huge fan of them declared them the best she has ever had and I concur. SO, points to them for accommodating our craving and fulfilling it so nicely. Burgundy you have exceeded my expectations. read more