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    Gail's Carriage Inn

    3.9 (239 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Hanky Panky with Nikki & Karen
    Karen D.

    Everyone knows how much I love Gail's and EVERY person in it! Today was way special, Nikki actually put my name on the Hanky Panky - her own recipe she shares. It's comfort food that is beyond delicious. It's basically a 'cheesy sloppy joe' on sourdough toast!

    Michael G.

    Stopped in for breakfast with an old friend that's been going there for years. Food was fast and good your mom and Pop type breakfast diner with a typical breakfast seating layout it was decently busy, but the waitress made sure she checked on us often.

    Gail's Kitchen
    Rachel C.

    Food is delish and a bang for your buck. Never leave hungry! Service is great. We love Gail's!

    Apple Strudel special
    Ryan C.

    Oh god am I full. That was my bad. I kept eating long after I should have stopped. We once ordered delivery from this place when we were in a hotel room for months. The food was good too, but today we visited the restaurant for the first time and it blew us away. My son the picky eater said their crepes are his favorite anywhere and he did a number on them. I had a pulled pork skillet from the specials menu. It had new potatoes, onion, mushroom, red pepper and bbq sauce with eggs on top. It had great proportions and it kept me eating. The pancakes that came with it were really good too. My wife enjoyed the cranberry bundt cake french toast. It had a fresh cranberry relish on top that I loved. It came with eggs, bacon and sausage too! The prices here were really great for what you get. Good coffee, good service. All around, a great experience. Can't wait to come back!

    a breakfast of eggs, potatoes, toast, and toast
    Mark N.

    You know, we're really being as electic as we can be, given the overwhelming preponderance of pancake houses in the midwest. So, when we saw "home of the original spud omelette", we felt we simply HAD to try. In a somewhat woebegotten part of Des Plaines, Gail's Carriage Inn has a "days gone by" look that looked almost rustic (for a diner, isn't that the point?). The parking lot has cracks and crevices, but it's functional - we parked, looked at the menu online again, and decided we HAD to try. Ok - we walked in, saw heaps of fresh-made mini-loaves of banana bread on the front counter, and were immediately seated in a booth whose springs have seen better days (the vinyl, mercifully, still had its druthers but the springs....oh my god. The springs..... seating in the booth wasn't necessarily comfortable. That is the ONLY reason for a 1 pt deduction on my review score. I did a quick bathroom run, and seeing blue sinks and tile really took me back to the 50's or 60's. Not always a good thing, but - you get the idea. But let's chat a bit about ambiance - snowflake decorations hung from the ceiling, the furnishings were prior to the 1970's, and cute little porcelain chicken figurines featured in our booth/window area. All in all? Very charming if not as comfy a spot as I'd like to have sat in. We were quickly brought coffee, and hub-hub ordered the original spud omelette (essentially a cheese omelette with hash browns cooked around it - needless it say, it's unique and that's what got us in the door! I ordered an asparagus and jack cheese egg dish with potatoes and rye toast. My god. Talk about yummy. The flavor? Yes. Worthy of another visit. The toast? Had a great toasty flavor with moisture - perfect. And even better? The prices were VERY reasonable. Yeah! Hubby loved his original spud omelette, which came with a piece of warmed up banana bread (which I, of course, had to try). I quickly determined my dad would approve (as he LOVES his homemade banana bread) and tried the original spud omelette - bravo, Gail. Something unique, flavorful, and awesome in the breakfast arena! In short- we WILL return. Good on you, Gail's Carriage Inn!

    Down Home Skillet
    Stephanie S.

    Oh my god, yes. Just yes. Now, I'm not a fancy food kind of girl, so this place was perfect for me. We were visiting Chicago and found this place for breakfast. Looks like a place that's been here awhile, is popular with the locals, and serves down home diner food. The menu is quite extensive, which can be overwhelming. Thankfully, our server showed up and asked if we were ready to order before I had a chance to get too deep into the menu rabbit hole. I got the Down Home skillet, and it was so freaking good. Huge portion (plenty for breakfast leftovers!) and it came out in less than 5 minutes. I chose the banana bread as the side; it wasn't my favorite, but it wasn't bad. My husband got the Original spuds omelet and licked the plate (ok not really, people were looking). I had to dip into that goodness, I couldn't resist. It's an omelet with hash browns on the outside. Who would've thought? Lawd, it was so good. He had the pancakes for his side. Everything here was outstanding- food, service, diner atmosphere, prices. I'd make a trip to Chicago just to eat here again.

    Gentlemans Spud Omelet
    Ho T.

    Their gentleman's spud was fantastic. A coating of crunchy shredded hash browns covers the omelet, giving it a distinctive look. The omelet has freshly cut onions, green peppers, and mushrooms along with well-seasoned steak. There is flavorful, gooey cheese in every bite because the cheese is well distributed.

    Egg scramble (Knock Knock Joke) and pancakes
    Jim T.

    Egg scramble (Knock Knock Joke) and pancakes Friendly fast service and old school environment

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    The food was plentiful and delicious, service wasn't so good the server didn't seem like she wanted to be there that day

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    Amazing diner place; we have been going for almost a decade. One of our favorite brunch place!

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    Best omelettes EVER!!!!!! seriously delish topped with hashbrowns. It is a hidden gem

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    incredible food and service! the spud omelette is delicious and highly recommended. the meat you in the middle spu omelette is my go to.

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