Tucked away on the ground floor of a residential high-rise and well off the main downtown paths, this is the kind of neighborhood breakfast and lunch spot people almost hesitate to recommend because I don't want it getting too crowded. The atmosphere is relaxed, the prices are surprisingly reasonable for a major downtown area, and the portions are consistently generous. The staff really makes the place stand out. The servers are genuinely friendly, attentive, and clearly take pride in what they do -- especially Karen, who always goes out of her way to make people feel welcome. Food comes out fast, hot, and fresh every time, whether you're stopping in for a quick breakfast or a laid-back lunch. A hidden gem that deserves far more attention than it gets. read more

Eggs, Inc. Cafe Restaurant - Turkey Club Sandwich (I omitted the tomato) w/Fresh Fruit as my side. Also served with a cup of soup. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Ive never left negative reviews, so the fact that I'm writing this says a lot. My wife and I came here after seeing multiple reviews calling this place a "hidden gem," so we were looking forward to try it on Unfortunately, the experience started off poorly the moment we walked in. We both immediately felt something was off. The restaurant looked dirty, with stained walls, stained couches, and dirty tables. The food was also disappointing. We ordered the country fried chicken with gravy, and the chicken tasted like a frozen patty straight from the grocery store. The pancakes were the only bright spot. Service didn't help. Our server wasn't welcoming, never introduced himself, and didn't check on us once during the meal. I ALWAYS tip regardless, unless the experience is truly bad. This was one of those rare times. What happened next completely confirmed how disappointing this experience was. As we were leaving, our server noticed there was no tip and actually came outside to confront me about it. That was incredibly unprofessional and uncomfortable. If the same energy had gone into cleanliness, service, and food quality, this review would likely be very different. read more

Eggs, Inc. Cafe Restaurant - Booth - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Love this place! It is easy to miss if you don't live hearby. The food is fresh, fast and delicious. We often order to-go and food seriously is usually ready in 5 minutes or less. Love the turkey club and if you get breakfast, highly recommend getting an english muffin. They're unique and so good! Prices are very reasonable. Recommend for sure. read more

I had to deal with fruit flies as I was eating. Overall, the food was ok. The english muffin was salty for the traditional eggs Benedict. The fruit didn't seem fresh and was mushy both as a side and on our crepes. Our waitress was great and friendly. Although, not a place I would come back with other options in the city. read more

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The Hollywood Omelette gets a Rotten Tomato review from me. I expected an action packed crowd pleaser - the trailer promised avocado, sautéed mushrooms, garlic, and two kinds of cheese. Instead, I got an avocado spread that was well past its prime in appearance and taste, mediocre cheese, and a garlic flavor that ruined most scenes. And let's not talk about the lukewarm-warm performance of the hash browns. I doubt this will become a franchise. And it was certainly not worth the price of admission. Maybe I was just looking for an indie or European dish today... read more

My go-to breakfast spot in Streeterville. The menu is extensive and the food tastes fresh and cared for. Love the different choices and multi dietary offerings. read more

My family and I stopped in to grab breakfast while they were in town and it was ok. The menu had a wide range of breakfast and lunch options, we all kind of stuck to breakfast foods. It was good, I would say a little more seasoning on the savory foods. Our server was nice and very friendly, there was an event there that got really loud but other than that it was pretty cozy. read more

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Placed a $50 order and it was missing about a 1/3 of the food. What we received was bland and mediocre. Called the restaurant and the guy I spoke with was dismissive. read more

"Eggs Cafe" is sort of a misnomer - its signs say "Eggs, Inc." and that is how we've known it for the past 5 years that we've been eating here. It is our "go to" breakfast place at 680 N Lake Shore Drive. It's not all that easy to find unless you're looking for it. When we walk past Wildberry at Water Tower and see people lined up waiting an hour for a table on a Saturday or Sunday AM, we'll often suggest to the crowd that they walk the 4 blocks to Eggs, Inc. instead. All of their food is good. Service is always brisk, and they are extremely accommodating for any changes requested. It is a great place for families with kids. They have breakfast and lunch dishes equally available at all times. (It's open in the morning until the early afternoon every day, it is not open for dinner.) I'm always surprised that it is not more crowded than it is, as we have never waited for a table. (We have become regulars, however.) Unqualifiedly recommended! read more

Cute, clean restaurant that offers a breakfast and lunch menu. The server was good and the food arrived quickly. We enjoyed our breakfast at this cute little restaurant. read more

This is a straightforward little diner on the first floor of one of the big office buildings in Streeterville. It gives off a hospital cafeteria vibe, but if you look past that, it's a reasonably nice and tasty place. You can get a good omelet, or a sandwich and a cup of soup, hot coffee, etc. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here for the food, but I wouldn't exactly be sad to stop in here for a hot lunch after a doctor's appointment either. read more

Eggs, Inc. is on the first floor of my obstetrician's office, and I hadn't heard of it before. When I've gone to an appointment I haven't stopped in but yesterday I had an appointment and headed to work after so decided to get something for lunch. The restaurant is large, and whenever I've passed by on the way to the doctor they've never been very busy. I ordered mine to go so I could get to work and it took about 10 minutes. They have an extensive menu, lunch and breakfast, and though I love an omelet I decided to go with the reuben of the classic variety (they have a turkey reuben as well, and I have to admit it was hard to decide between the two). The sandwich was really quite good. Unfortunately I totally forgot about the thousand island, which I found later in a bag that had the side of soup that comes with the sandwich. But even without the dressing it was excellent and I'd happily order it again. It's making me hungry for one right now, actually. The soup was less good. They had chicken noodle and split pea, so chicken noodle it is! But unfortunately the chicken noodle tasted like something that came out of a can, with pressed cubed chicken and all. It went in the trash after a couple bites but luckily the sandwich was huge and filling. read more

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The food here is very good, but the service is terrible. I was served by a very arrogant and despotic man. I won't return to this place again, just to avoid being served by this man. I felt harassed. read more

The service was really great, all the staff were nice & helpful with our orders. My friends and I had extremely great meals. The seating was good too & it definitely a good start to someone's day read more

Eggs, Inc. Cafe Restaurant - THIS AMAZING S/Raisin Toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I was so pleasantly surprised by this unassuming spot. I always see it when I go to my doctor and thought it might be more like cafeteria food. So I finally had a chance to check it out and was very pleasantly surprised. It was full service and nice atmosphere. The coffee was good and I was really impressed with the pancakes! I enjoyed my meal and lol forward to stopping in the next time I'm in the area! read more

Eggs, Inc. Cafe Restaurant - Stack Attack (3) - really great pancakes and fresh fruit!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

For starters I came with my girl to get a quiet breakfast. I wasn't that hungry, really wanted a cup of coffee. My girl was hungry so I figured I would eat a couple bites of what she had and enjoy my coffee. My girl orders and she says " we are just going to share" to the waiter. He says oh, we have a $3 charge for sharing. I ask, is that because you split the food in half. He says no, it just a charge for sharing. I was going to ask more but then he said the dreaded "it isn't me it's management". Then the food came, with an up charge for the two extra plates thank you very much, and I ate my two bites and my girl ate most of the rest. Now about the good, my girl got gluten free pancakes that were pretty good, back to the bad. The rest, a veggie omelette and hash browns were not that good. So buyer be ware, if you want to share a breakfast that is so so and pay an extra $3 for the waiter to bring you extra plates then by all means this is your place. Myself, I will not be back to Eggs Inc or Eggs Cafe whatever they want to call themselves. read more

I actually liked this bit of a hidden gem. Its a no frills breakfast diner spot. It seemed a little empty when I was there, but the food was excellent. I got the country fried chicken with eggs. Exactly what I wanted! The service was also top notch! She did an awesome job. I did find it a tad expensive, but I fully understand this is downtown dining. Also, the food was good so that softened the blow a bit! Of course I will be back! Its right by Northwestern so this will be my food spot! read more

This cute Chicago diner is always warm and welcoming. Comfy seats (not on top of one another), big windows, friendly staff and wonderful food! I love the eggs and toast combo, but all items fresh and good without ridiculous prices. It's my go to restaurant in the city. read more

Food was delicious, quick service, and no wait. Definitely a little gem. Close to pier, I will come again when in town.

Eggs Cafe is incredible... Pete and Gus are great hosts and the food is off the charts. I definitely will return, sone off the best breakfast food and soups I've ever had. Thanks guy for creating a great breakfast and lunch spot near Northwestern Hospital. read more

Delicious skillets! I had the garden skillet which was very veggie...but really more cheese and potatoes than veggies. And...I'm not offended. I paid an upcharge to have the banana crunch pancakes. Next time I could probably do fine with just regular pancakes. Coffee was good. Service was fast and friendly. I came on a Thursday about 10:30 and there weren't many customers, again...fine by me! Drawback, of course, is that it's not easily accessible...it's inside a big medical/residential building on LSD so very little parking. However I got lucky and got a spot ($4.50/hour) Nice place to stop in if you've got time surrounding a doctor's appointment. I'd come back if I'm in the building again. read more

My wife and I ordered 1 side of fruit and were charged a $3 surcharge for "sharing". Our server was absent for 30 minutes and was not friendly. I would avoid this place at all costs. Terrible experience. read more

Eggs, Inc. Cafe Restaurant - $3 surcharge for sharing a side of fruit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food was great from the start. The location is tucked away near residential housing and right off the edge of Lake Shore Drive. The service was amazing and the server was very helpful and courteous. I ordered the veggie omelette with English muffin and the omelette was light and fluffy and had a good amount of veggies while also adding a kick to it with jalapeños and pepper jack cheese. The English muffin was crispy as well. We also ordered the berry pancakes which was made with a grain based flour and topped with Greek yogurt and berries. It was a good topper to the savory and very dense yet tasty. The food was great and no complaints across the board. read more

Eggs, Inc. Cafe Restaurant - Veggie omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

So the 4 stars is a compromise between me giving a 7/10 and fiancé giving a 9/10 haha. I should add that due to quarantine I had to get this order for takeout. They originally forgot the baklava pancakes side (which we paid extra for) so I had to go back and wait plus a car ride home meant my pancakes and the rest of the food sat for quite a bit. They did give me a free can of pop for the wait. He has the fried chicken with gravy and upgraded side of baklava pancakes. The fried chicken and gravy were super good! Surprisingly a lot of bfast places mess up the gravy but we liked it here. The baklava pancakes were a letdown to me. If they were advertised as cinnamon sugar walnut pancakes, they'd be spot on but baklava... they were not. As a Russian, we def would have preferred pistachio accents like classic, they were fine... just cinnamon sugar was all I got. I got the Denver omelette sub egg whites and upgraded to the lemon blueberry pancakes. The omelette was above average! And a good portion. I got the fruit side which had a good mixture of fruit! The pancakes were alright... good, not great. Good flavor cooked in but not as fluffy as I prefer personally. The mascarpone had completely melted and ran all down the side so I didn't get to taste it too much but that was due to the pickup status. I didn't really get lemon, just blueberry. Again good... 7/10 but left something to be desired. read more

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This is a hidden little unsuspecting breakfast and lunch spot in some sort of business building. Tbh if you don't know it exists there you probably would pass right by. I found it on Yelp so that's how I knew to go. It was in a great location for us - right by the 'beach' which we went for a walk on prior to getting breakfast. I don't think they do reservations but it's large and we didn't have any wait on a Sunday morning. Service was quick and friendly. The menu is pretty big with all the typical things you'd find on a breakfast menu. Prices are superrr fair for Chicago too! No cocktails or alcohol offered here though, so no mimosas. We were fine with that though. Our food was yummy and portions were big. Mine included fresh fruit which I can sometimes be picky about, but, to my pleasant surprise the fruit was truly fresh and high quality. read more

Eggs, Inc. Cafe Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I was skeptical of stopping in here thinking it was more of a location spot... definitely wrong. Good service and food was ready fast. I had the veggie breakfast skillet that was killer ...cooked perfectly and cheesey!! For carb I upgraded the pancakes to the lemon marscapone blueberry... OMG. I just ate here 2 hours ago and I would go back. Check this breakfast spot out ..MANY options, expected okay prices for area, hefty portions, fast service and delicious food. read more

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Eggs Cafe was tolerable since there's never a long wait for a table even though the food was so-so until we found half a cricket in our water... If you still want to know about the food/service, here you go. Food: 3 Skirt Steak Skillet comes with the standard mix--steak, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, and cheese. The steak was fairly tender for the price, but there were hardly any mushrooms. Athenian Frittata: I actually liked the idea of this dish, but the execution wasn't perfect. The mix of gyro with eggs, feta cheese, fresh and sun dried tomatoes, and cucumber sauce was fantastic. It was a rich savory dish but the tomatoes and cucumber sauce helped keep it from becoming too heavy and added a nice touch of acidity/lightness. It was a little undercooked though... California Panini: I didn't know paninis could be made poorly, but they proved me wrong. It was basically just a toasted sandwich, but it was soggy and cumbersome to eat. Service: Anywhere from a 0 to 5 Eggs Cafe is a rollercoaster of a dining experience in terms of the service. At the door, we are always largely ignored since there is no host and the servers are busy. We've waited anywhere from 5-15 minutes to get seated, all the while the servers running around avoid making eye contact with us. Eventually, once we're seated, our waiter is always super friendly, which makes up for the odd seating experience since it's still a shorter wait than any other brunch place in the area. My biggest complaint is when we found the cricket in our water. We were already mostly done with dinner before my friend noticed half a cricket in his water cup. We flagged down our server to let her know, and all she could muster was "I'm very sorry" a few times. She didn't offer to comp us or any form of consolation for what would be a very traumatizing experience for most diners. Ambiance: 2 Eggs Cafe is a fairly large restaurant with lots of seating. It isn't the cleanest restaurant, and most of the tables and seats are somewhat sticky or stained. For the most part, I don't think the shortcomings in service or cleanliness are really the staff's fault. It feels like they are fairly understaffed. read more

Very clean, accommodating, quick service. A very wide variety of delicious looking options. I had the eggs with feta. Perfectly cooked, hash browns crispy. If you require accessible options, ramp is on the lake side. Definitely will new back to try the red velvet French toast read more

Solid breakfast place with friendly service. Came here after flying in on a red eye and needed to kill some time before checking in to my hotel. I had the garden skillet which was pretty good and so were the pancakes. The coffee was weak and tasted diluted which was disappointing since I needed a pick me up that morning. Decent breakfast though. read more

I had the El Gordo skillet which I really enjoyed. Love that they offer you hot sauce and ketchup. I opted for Cholula. Also enjoyed the buttermilk pancake which comes with it (you can choose toast if you'd like). Service friendly and good (I was not there at a busy time). read more

Huuuuuge bug in my food and the manager comes by to "apologize" saying it's just a fly (which it doesn't matter but it was a big hairy thing with a bunch of legs) Used to be a favorite spot in Chicago but won't be back after that read more

Lots of breakfast options and selections. Something for everyone and was good. Quick 2 minute walk from the W Lakeshore.

Service was great, responsive and prompt. Eggs were not over cooked like too many places do. Fruit was fresh and bacon was crispy. Pancakes were light and airy with a hint of vanilla. My son said they were the best waffles he has ever had. read more

So, my husband hates a very popular breakfast restaurant at Water Tower Place thats always crowded. So we headed back to Eggs. I was a bit nervous about some recent negative reviews. We were seated right away a greeteed by our very competent server. They serve Philosophy coffee which was good. Because we are old (!) we almost always share a plate, especially at places with large portions like this. Ths always requires a bit of negotiation time :) We settled on the hercules omelet--with gyrons meat. onion, tomato, feta, topped with tzatziki sauce. Sides that come with are hars browns or fruit and toast or pancakes. Hubby ordered a side of bacon too. The omelet was really good and more than enough for both of us. The gyros meat was moist and tasty. The tzatziki was really good--almost as good as we've had in greece. When I told the server she said they make their own there. Hash browns were good--nicely browned and moist inside. Pancakes were fine, nothing special but fine. Service was good. It;s much quieter than other place--more locals than tourists, I would say. We'll return. read more

Excellent breakfast food! Service was fast we got asked immediately if we needed help. It was very relaxed when we got there, a few people quietly eating at tables. We got it to go but It came out quickly and it was steaming hot, and all as described on the menu. I feel like they were pretty generous portion sizes, as well. A solid breakfast for about $40-50 for downtown Chicago, I would go here again for sure. read more

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I usually don't like leaving bad reviews, but this place honestly just made me sad. There was just much potential and they didn't deliver. My order of Lemon Blueberry Stuffed Pancakes were small, it looked like there was a pancake missing on the plate. And what was worse is that the blueberry tasted like an artificial jolly rancher blueberry that stuck with my throughout the day in a most unpleasant way. Visually the pancakes weren't the most attractive, they both looked and tasted soggy (and as you know you eat with your eyes too...) My friend got the red velvet French Toast and she was happy with them they definitely looked better. But also they weren't something you can't get anywhere else. So it's not like it was uniquely good either. In terms of service, the people were curt and not welcoming, I'm not use to having server be so cold and I didn't like it. I've had this location bookmarked for so long and feel let down at how our experience went. I always tell people "brunch is an experience", and this unfortunately was not a good one. read more

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My breakfast here was pretty tasty, though I did like the West Eggs Diner a few blocks down better. The service was quick and simple, but I received my dish with cheese when I had asked for it without..oh well. I got the popeye frittata, which was really tasty. I liked the bacon and the potatoes mixed into it. This was the favorite dish at the table as well. read more

It was eggs-elent. Friendly staff. Fast service. Delicious food. Come here for brunch. You won't regret r! read more

After my appointment, my husband and I decided to try out this place, since it was in the same building. It was not busy when we came in, so that's a plus. Anyways, our server was Karen and she was lovely! The menu is decent with many options. Husband got the fried chicken and eggs with orange juice, and I simply got eggs your way (two scrambled eggs with hash browns and toast). The food was good, so no complaints on that. The prices are ehh... I mean, $5.99 for orange juice? That's a bit much. Other than that, I would say give it a try. read more

Great service and very good food. My wife loaves her French toast and my egg white cookies omelette was excellent. A hidden gem. read more

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