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    Goldy's Grill

    4.2 (114 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 2:30 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Bob K.

    This is my favorite breakfast place in the whole world - old school diner charm with reasonable breakfast prices. ~ specials every day and the staff is excellent!

    Patti O.

    Wow! Glad we tried this place. Old school diner feel with a huge menu and cheap prices! Cash only spot; that's how you know the place is a gem!

    Pork chops and eggs. Also came with two mini waffles.
    eric h.

    This is a great place for breakfast. Lots of great quality food at very reasonable prices. Constant hot coffee refills. I eat here every time I'm in town.

    Bacon, eggs, fruit, toast, french toast, coffee
    Geoffrey R.

    Cute, small old-fashioned diner. It's a very different atmosphere from most modern restaurants. Super friendly service. There are many regular customers who just have friendly conversations with the servers the whole time, so it's a very sweet, warm, family kind of environment. The coffee is great, eggs, bacon, and french toast were good. Not expensive at all like most typical places you go to. Very friendly environment and nice, simple breakfast if you want something different from your norm.

    Goldy's is the best breakfast & lunch spot in the area. Owner Florin is a short order cook extraordinaire! Friendly service, orders cooked to one's preference, and affordable pricing. Florin gets it right every time - never a miss! We've been coming to Goldy's on Sundays (and sometimes during the week) since they opened over 20 years. If you want a great breakfast - this is THE place!

    Cheeseburger Club. Yum!
    Bill M.

    Goldy's has the hardest working short order cook in the business. He is a show all in himself. I don't live in the area but my dentist does and I try to hit Goldy's every time I have an appointment. I'm real sad when they are closed or my dental work prevents me from eating. The food here is excellent. They do the basics but they innovate also. Last December I had a Cheese Burger Club. See picture. Where else could you get that? Listen it doesn't always work but I applaud the effort. Can't go wrong at Goldy's one of the best diners I ever been to.

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    2 hours ago

    Outstanding place especially their skirt steak and eggs everything is outstanding from The waitresses to the food to the Cook

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    2 months ago

    Excellent food! Just found this gem of a breakfast place - only wish they weren't so busy that they asked us to finish up and leave :(

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    2 months ago

    Great food and service! I enjoy being in a diner atmosphere. The breakfast, wraps, and burgers are great. The daily soups are OUTSTANDING!

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    2 years ago

    Food was great. The service is even better. Super nice and quick service including refills.

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    Nice little diner. Good food, great service (extremely friendly). Wish it wasn't cash only.

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    The food was amazing and everyone makes you feel like you are right at home. Could not have been better! Highly recommend!!!

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    4 years ago

    A classic, good ol' fashioned diner that keeps the coffee flowing and food the coming out quick. My pancake special was really tasty!

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    I'm glad this place close. This place was a joke. The cooks like eating food straight from the…read moregrill into their mouths then you can watch them make your plate of food without washing hands or wearing gloves. They Charge extra for potatoes with your breakfast and use lowest quality products. My neighbors called this place a dinner an a show. every time you come here the waitresses are always arguing with each other and clearly feel the tension. This place won't be missed!!!

    Super good little hole in the wall. Very friendly staff that welcomes you as soon as you walk in…read more They provide coat rack in the winter which is helpful. It's an old school diner feel - box cereal, pies in a cooler, cooks busting out great meal after meal. Takes you right back to the 90's. My first time here and brought my parents. We all loved it. Dined for $115 with tip and we all had an omelette with a protein, side of bacon, and coffees. I got the Spartan omelette. It was recommended and right up my alley with mushrooms, tomatoes, spinach, and feta cheese. I also added bacon and it was delicious! I was able to get it with a cut banana and it was perfectly ripe. My husband got the Denver omelette which is also know as a Western- ham, onion, bell pepper, and American cheese. He really liked his as well as my parents who ordered Corned Beef Hash omelette and Spartan. I will definitely be back! It was so good, we didn't even take a second to snap a pic!

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    Pancakes and bacon
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    Greek omelet
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    Elly's Pancake House

    Elly's Pancake House

    3.9
    (722 reviews)
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    I work remotely for a company out of state, but two of my colleagues were in town for a conference…read moreat one of the many O'Hare/Rosemont area hotels. They asked if I wanted to meet for breakfast, and so after looking up the options close to their hotel (which was surprisingly limited), I stumbled upon Elly's. After looking at Yelp reviews, it seemed like a great option and would be easy for them to Uber to. And it was a great choice. We ordered coffee, which they promptly refilled multiple times for us, and then two of us got the crepes with either strawberries or blueberries on top, and the other got one of the omlettes. The crepes were extremely good. Portions are great and prices are reasonable given the amount of food. The staff was friendly at 6:45 in the morning (they were way more awake than I was) No photos of the food because it was my first time meeting one of my colleagues IRL (and only the second time meeting the other) and I didn't want to be weird haha. But trust me that the food looked great. I took my leftovers home to my parents' house (because I was visiting them afterward). I let my dad have them because I knew they wouldn't survive the extra 90 minutes back to my house when I was done with my visit. He told me later he put vanilla ice cream on them and they were delicious, so they held up well in the 45 minutes it took me to get from Elly's to their house, and being reheated later in the day. I'd definitely go back anytime coworkers are at a conference and want to meet up (which is surprisingly often. Perks of living near a hub!)

    I've been to Elly's before (definitely the one in Jefferson Park, possibly this one too) but it's…read morebeen more than five years since. I don't remember it being this bad but... now I know, I guess. Food was not great. The pancakes were kind of--well, gummy is the word that springs to mind. Not pleasant to eat, at any rate. The omelet I ordered, the Southwestern Omelet I think, was ok. It was a bit thin, but maybe that's just because there were a lot of ingredients in it. The "Homemade" lemonade tasted like it was fountain lemonade. I left half of it, and the half that was consumed was mostly because my child wanted some. That was especially disappointing, because I don't order lemonade at restaurants unless it's not Minute Maid because that stuff is awful--and if Elly's truly has homemade lemonade, they should be embarrassed that it tastes identical to what Coke sells. I don't usually eat everything when I go out for breakfast and am happy to take half home for another breakfast, but I didn't want to take any of this home with me. I will say that they're fast--we were here less than an hour. I think it took fewer than 15 minutes from the time we were seated to when we got our meal, and we didn't order immediately upon being seated. We went on Saturday round 9:45 a.m. and it was half empty, though it was Easter weekend so I'm not sure if that had any impact.

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    Meat lovers skillet
    A cute Ukrainian Catholic temple near by. Found on a walk while waiting for the food

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    A cute Ukrainian Catholic temple near by. Found on a walk while waiting for the food
    Lola's Diner

    Lola's Diner

    4.1
    (254 reviews)
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    Super cute little retro diner in Park Ridge. The food is delicious and service impeccable. I've had…read morebreakfast twice there and they do not disappoint.

    My husband and I came here for the first time recently because we needed to fill some time before a…read moredoctor's appointment, and overall, we were content with the experience. The diner has a classic, retro feel with a checkerboard aesthetic that gives it a traditional diner vibe. It is not very modern or trendy, but it is clean and well-kept, which is really what matters. The space feels simple and comfortable, making it a place someone can visit regularly for a quick, reliable meal. The menu is very straightforward and features typical diner staples. The food was pretty good, but the dishes were very basic with nothing particularly unique about them. It felt like the kind of food you might make at home, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it wasn't especially memorable either. I ordered an egg sandwich with cheese and sausage ($9.95). I also ordered bacon on the side (3 for $4.25). The egg sandwich was okay, but the bagel tasted like those cheap bagels you would get at a hotel during their complimentary breakfast that come from a bag. The sandwich didn't have anything on it other than exactly what they called it on the menu: a bagel, sausage links cut in half, an egg, and cheese. Nothing on the sandwich was seasoned or flavorful. My husband enjoyed his food much more than I did, and he ordered the Big Texas Breakfast ($12.95). This came with country-fried steak with sausage gravy on top, 2 eggs your way, and hash brown potatoes. He also ordered sausage links on the side (3 for $4.25). The service was friendly, and everything came out in a reasonable amount of time, which worked well for us since we were on a bit of a tight schedule. Overall, Lola's Diner delivered a simple diner experience with homemade-style food. I would come here again, but it wouldn't be my first choice for breakfast.

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    Retro seating area
    Retro seating area
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