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Dawn AM Eatery

4.0 (311 reviews)
Open • 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Updated 3 months ago

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Blake B.

I enjoyed my experience here but I will say the value didn't match the price point and the inconsistency in quality of food was the issue. It is still a great place to go if you're in the area, the coffee based drinks were made well and the service was good for it to be a busy weekday morning. The fish was good but it wasn't fried crispy and the smothered potatoes lacked a lot of flavor. I felt like they were being conservative with flavor and seasoning.

Shrimp poboy... it was okay the coleslaw was delicious
Regena K.

We decided to eat here after visiting the Presidential Obama Center, my first time. The service was good but I think the chefs were struggling with the orders as something was missing from each of our entree or added something that we omitted. Anyway I got the Gumbo and by golly it was delicious and had a nice kick to it. I also got the shrimp po-boy it was okay but I asked for onions and there were none. I will come back for breakfast/brunch and try again though! It's nestled at the bottom of a beautiful condo building and parking on the street.

Myia S.

This has been on my list to try for years. I will say its great to see the longevity this business has. The place was decorated beautifully and the staff were pleasant. We ordered pancakes for the kids. Then we had salmon croquette meal. We also had the basic breakfast. The food was good. We ordered a biscuit with our meals. Those biscuits were the best I've ever had. They have some special butters they serve with the biscuits the plan whipped butter was good enough for me. Overall I would definitely come back and I recommend

Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs
Gino W.

When my ex-wife came in town to see her godmother, we met for lunch at Dawn AM Eatery before having a go of the town. We shared the smoked salmon deviled eggs. The yolk didn't have a strong mustard base, but it was still good. The saltiness of the capers would have been a bit much on them. My ex ordered the catfish with collard greens and a side of slaw. I must admit that they scored high for the crust in terms of crunchiness and flavor. The greens could have used a little more seasoning. I am no fan of slaw, so I cannot speak to how it tasted. I ordered the pot roast and jalapeno grits. You can have shrimp and grits. Give me pot roast and jalapeno grits any day. The pot roast was tender and the grits were creamy without being runny. Dawn AM Eatery packs out fast. The website recommends making reservations. Because we were playing by ear, we went as a walk-in and had a 30-minute wait. It was well worth the wait, from service to good eating. Next time we will make a reservation. Note: I was so in the moment that I didn't photograph our other dishes.

Pot roast
Felicia D.

Love this restaurant. The people are very friendly and the food is amazing. We had Na'Kiya as our server this time, and she was very friendly. I had the pot roast, my go-to, and it never misses. My son had the cinnamon roll French toast, which he enjoyed. It tasted just like its name. Then we shared the chicken n waffle bites. Unfortunately, those were a miss. They lacked flavor overall. The chicken wasn't seasoned and the breading wasn't delicious. I would not order these again. Outside of that, everything was great! Will definitely be back here.

Jerry H.

My experience at Dawn has Pros and Cons. The food was so good. I have the devil eggs, the breakfast sandwich, ground turkey patty on a biscuit, Yummy. However my server was lack luster. She was not attentive and forgot us on several occasions. A hostess who noticed our servers lack of attention had to start helping us and pouring water and taking our order. I would go again but I will make a point to share any concerns immediately.

Chili crab noodles
Stephanie T.

We tried Dawn AM Eatery based on a friend's recommendation. Fortunately we had a reservation so we were seated promptly. We ordered the following: bang bang broccoli (5/5; crispy and delicious great sauce), summer roll (3/5; okay. Peanut sauce wasn't great. I've had much better at Thai restaurants) , 1000 layer crispy potatoes (4/5; quite good. Flavorful and tender potatoes) , unagi eggplant (4.75/5; really really good, tender and great flavor. My favorite dish of the night), red dragon sushi (4/5; quite tasty. Well balanced. The carrot was quite tender), chili crab noodles (3.5/5; decent. Nothing stand out), peri peri kebab (4/5; everything was well cooked and the sauce was tasty), umami hour drink ( similar to old fashioned w miso; 3/5- idk just disappointing. Muted almost. I don't think miso belongs in this drink ultimately. I thought this would be a safe order after I sent my lychee keen back but no...). Our waitress was nice and attentive though and they have nice outside seating. Probably a 3.5/5 meal overall but this was one of my few dinners in Chicago so I'm fairly upset.

Lemon ricotta pancakes
Lovoria W.

Dawn Eatery was excellent. The decor is beautiful. The entrees are unique. I had the lemon raspberry waffle, it was delicious. My husband had the cornbread French toast with fried chicken. He liked it, the chicken was moist, but the chef stopped seasoning it a little bit before the ancestors told them to. So the chicken could have been a bit more flavorful. Our friend had the lemon pancakes and she loved them. The restaurant was full, but so was our coffee and water glasses. The server was attentive.

The Big Benny
Chanel F.

I would have given this place 4 stars but I strongly dislike restaurants with a "whole party must be present before we seat you policy". We made a reservation and my friend arrived before me. Mind you we are visiting this area and aren't sure about parking and I have a baby so coordinating those things can make you delayed. Needless to say my friend was unable to be seated until we arrived. Once I did arrive it still took about 15 minutes to actually be seated because the hostess is backed up helping other people. Seems like a staffing issue as well the experience was chaotic to start. Now our server was very nice and had good recommendations. I got a cookie butter latte and it was so good! Over priced for basically a 8 oz drink though. We all got the Big Benny and it was really good I enjoyed the fried green tomato as the base instead of an English muffin. I got a side of hash browns and my friend got a side of pancakes and both were good as well. Someone else brought our food out but we didn't have any silverware so we had to wait a few minutes before we could actually eat. I might come back here but was turned off by the initial seating experience.

Jambalaya Skillet

I had a pick up order. Arrived early for my pickup time, food was ready but it wasn't given to me for another 10-15 minutes. Service was extremely poor. Restaurant was quite full and a bit loud but not unbearably so. I ordered brioche French toast, jambalaya skillet, and 2 banana pudding matcha lattes. The matcha's: Only one matcha latte was made and I had to request the second. Neither were banana pudding anything, literally bananas weren't even in the room. No banana taste at all. I said to them it had no topping, no whipped cream, no vanilla cookie crumble. After saying something and waiting an extra 5 minutes for them to check that they said "yeah we ran out of that". So you think you should just serve people whatever they want despite what they actually ordered?? No banana syrup in them despite being told "it still has all the banana flavor". Ultimately told them I didn't want them and I wanted a refund. Brioche French Toast: No powdered sugar, no mascarpone, no syrup. Only thing they remembered was the toast itself and berries. French toast was dry, unsweet, and truly not worth it in my opinion. Ordered for my boyfriend and he said it was underwhelming. He said he would give it a 1.5/5. I'm inclined to agree. Jambalaya Skillet: Quite literally worst jambalaya I've ever had, it tasted like it was leftovers and they just put cheese and some scrambled eggs on top. The jambalaya was cold and bland. Even adding hot sauce did nothing. Barely any spice. Lacking sausage, with few pieces of chicken. I would give it a 1/5. Genuinely wouldn't recommend or order again. This was my second time eating food from Dawn (Once dining in and once ordering to go). The first time wasn't bad but it wasn't memorable. I don't know if it's worth a 3rd try.

Dawn K.

I really enjoyed this place. I don't get much soul food so maybe I'm just excited. But the greens, cabbage, Mac n cheese with the fried catfish is absolutely delicious

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Earl R.

### Dawn AM Eatery Review Got up this morning and everyone decided to have breakfast at Dawn AM Eatery. My sister made reservations for our family. She initially tried to make one reservation for 12 people but was told she could only make **two reservations for six people each**, both for 9:00 AM. That was the first red flag. I walked in at 9:00 AM, and as a Kenwood Academy alum, I saw the Kenwood Academy sign and thought to myself, *"This place is going to be good!"* Boy, was I wrong! Everyone who was already there had been seated, but our family was split up--half on one side of the restaurant and the other half on the complete opposite side. One side had a long bench with approximately 16 tables, and that entire section was practically empty. I asked the manager if our family could be seated together on that side since the tables were empty. She told us **no**. I asked why, since there were plenty of open tables. She simply said, *"We have other reservations."* I explained that there would still be plenty of tables available for those reservations, but she remained firm and completely unwilling to accommodate us. Then she told us that if we wanted to sit together, we could sit **outside**. Keep in mind--it was raining, and we had my **80-year-old mother** with us. Needless to say, sitting outside was not an option. What really bothered me was the manager's attitude. There was no apology, no attempt to find a reasonable solution, and no sympathy for the situation. She was rude and completely unaccommodating. We also had three additional people join our group unexpectedly, and they were told they would have to sit outside because we had more people than originally reserved. Then came the service. Our waiter was extremely inattentive and acted as though he didn't really want to serve our group. He took our order, and then we waited...and waited...and waited. At one point, I went outside to check on our other family members who were seated separately. They weren't waiting for their food--they were **well into their meals**. It was around **10:20 AM** when our waiter finally came over and said, *"Your food will be out shortly."* Our food finally arrived at approximately **10:25 AM--an hour and a half after we arrived!** Unfortunately, some of my family members were visiting from out of town and had plans to go to the **Obama Presidential Center** after breakfast. Because of the extremely long wait, they had to leave immediately after eating and couldn't enjoy the rest of the day with us as planned. So, unfortunately, our experience was: Poor service Rude and inattentive waiter Unaccommodating management No apology or attempt to resolve the situation Family unnecessarily separated 1 1/2-hour wait for our food** The only reason I'm giving Dawn AM Eatery **one star** is because the food itself was decent. For a family gathering of 16 people, this was a very disappointing experience. We came together to enjoy breakfast and spend time with family, including relatives visiting from out of town. Instead, we spent most of our time waiting, being separated, and dealing with poor customer service. **Needless to say, I will not be returning anytime soon.** Dawn AM Eatery--you can do better.

What a cute little diner! We went to the Science and Industry Museum to see the Anne Frank exhibit and we needed lunch.. Thank you fellow YELPERS for helping me with choosing this wonderful gem! We both orderd the homemade chicken noodle soup. Very good. We both had the pot roast sandwich. I had mine with a side of broccoli and my husband had his coke slaw. We both enjoyed our sandwiches. If it wasn't so far, we would diner here again!

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