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    Continental Restaurant

    3.8 (240 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Patty melt and fries.  Very tasty.
    Bob A.

    My first visit in 31 years. This is a hidden gem. The soups and meals are awesome. I definitely Wilke back much sooner. Great service, bathrooms were very clean.

    Sweet and Sour Cabbage soup
    Matthew K.

    I have been meaning to stop by The Continental Restaurant for a good while and have never been able to make it. Boy was I wrong in not visiting sooner. I went with my wife and mother and we all thought the food was great. We started with some bread which was very good and then we had some soup. My Matzah Ball soup had the biggest matzah ball that I think I have ever had. My wife's Sweet & Sour Cabbage had such a flavorful broth and was chock full of cabbage goodness. My mother really liked her lentil soup too. I think we were all pretty full from the bread and soup and then they served our actual entrees. We tried out the West Coast Burger, the Continental Club, and the Chicken Salad Sandwich. All were very good, but we had to take most of it home due to filling up on bread and soup. Our waiter took good care of us and I look forward to returning.

    Female restroom, dirty floor
    AnnaLynn S.

    This restaurant is a classic of the Buffalo Grove area, Been here for ages. I've been visiting this place since the early 2000s The restaurant quality is good though they do run out of soup by evening rush, take note of this if you want soup best come earlier in the day. Green phosphate soda isn't available but they made a cool black cow and I had a good drink experience I hadn't done before so I'm perfectly happy. The hygiene audit is where things get messy. The women's bathroom is within acceptable limits but on the lower end of acceptable cleanliness. The men's room is outside of normal acceptable limits with damaged fixtures and aged units. Worth noting the women's room handicap stall someone was rude enough to leave a brown bomb in the toilet.. Come for the food, stay for the WiFi, don't use the toilets here. Seriously you'll regret it.

    Chicken noodle soup
    Jim K.

    Great soups, especially for me the chicken noodle , packed with noodles!Great service very nice people work here, the owner is terrific .

    Ira M.

    When you eats here you're guaranteed to know half the people in the restaurant. Pete is always so nice. #iraeats. #iraeats1

    Family style Greek place.
    Michael R.

    Pretty meh. Tuna "melt" was cold. Bagel was burnt. Corned Beef Hash was solid. Coffee was bad. Serv9ce was froendly. Check took a while to show up.

    Stuffed Tomato, Cantaloupe or Avocado

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    Good food good service and good choices! The owner, Pete, is always very welcoming and attentive! Always a good visit!!

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    Great food and generous portions. Fabulous soups.As of late pricing has increased quite a bit.

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    Good food and service always excellent. Never fails to be a lovely experience with friendly staff and reasonable prices.

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    The service was amazing they gave us a lot of food. The food was amazing. The atmosphere was amazing

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