Atmosphere/Ambiance (10%): 5/5 Cleanliness (10%): 5/5 Service (30%): 4.5/5 Food (50%): 4/5 Overall: 4.35 Great food at a good price. We ordered the "Mixed Plate for 2 People." Definitely more than enough food considering they also give you bread and 3 cheeses. All the cheeses were delicious. Cevaps, beef pillows, and the sausage were my favorites. read more

Skadarliya - Mixed plate for two - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brookfield, Illinois

Amazing European food. Nice place good service. Had the mushrooms and tiger shrimp so good. read more

Skadarliya - Pasta carbonara. Yum - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brookfield, Illinois

Avoid the buffet, very dry, poor quality. You may not expect much for $15, but that's what Old Country Buffet and Golden Corral charge. I have had an enormous number of meals at dozens of European restaurants, and sadly this was the worst. Two members of my party declared their a la carte meals passable (a kabob that looked and tasted fried and a dry salmon). A dessert torte and jumbo eclairs were adequate. The saving grace was that cheesy and loud but cheerful live band. The crowd was an interesting bunch, mostly young to middle aged shaved-head men and their female companions, and a large parking lot full of expensive vehicles with tinted windows. Everybody was friendly and seemed to be having a good time. I would not return for the food, but I might consider going back for the ambiance. read more

Soo loud you can't hear your company talking. Lower the music and maybe more customers would return. I will not return. More options available I would rather go to a restaurant where I can converse with the people I came with. read more

Delicious fresh salads make Skadarliya one of our favorites for take-out. Highly recommend.

Picked up a mixed grill plate for 6 earlier today. Absolutely amazing cuisine! Being of Serbian decent, I'm familiar with SFRY cuisine. Coming back to Chicago area after some time and sharing this with a large diverse group of people we all had a good dinner. Would reccomend for bonding. The plate had a good variety of grilled Balkan meats, everything was tasty and well cooked, except the cevapi. Also, I reccomend ordering a salad on the side with this dish. Will be coming back soon. read more

Very good food. Great size portions and all tasted yummy. We will be back again I really enjoyed it

Let's start off with the multitude of reasons for my rating, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't great. I'm not sure how this place has received so many 5 star reviews because half of them point out reasons why they should be lower. I've been there both just to eat and to see live music, this is going to be a review of both experiences. For starters I am Serbian but was born in America, but I have been eating this food since I was a child and have been to Serbia numerous times. I know what the food is supposed to be. Let's start with the name, it is a play on Skadarlija, the famous street in Belgrade that is known for cafes and live music. Try and Google Skadarlija and their name would be buried, I think this was smart on their part if they want to have a more universal appeal to cultures other than Serbs. From the way they've renovated the building (which if fantastic) to their curb appeal they knocked it out of the park as far as Serbian restaurants go in Chicago. It's a much more modern feel than their namesake, but it does tell you what they're about. Food and music. Looking at their website it seems to be they are trying to cater to a broader crowd that just Serbs. I'm saying this because the whole thing is in English. For the most part it's pretty well done. That said, with them being new and having music every weekend, one would think they would keep the events page updated with who was going to be there and when. There is a couple of other places to find this information out, but it definitely isn't their website. Now lets move on to the food. My niece was coming to town and wanted to go eat Serbian food. At this point I gave her the option, we can go to my trusty spot right down the street from Skadarliya, Zupa or we can try the new place. It was convenient since it was a Friday night and I have friends that are musicians that were playing there that night. We arrived about an hour and a half before the music was supposed to start. The place was pretty much still empty, there was one table that was pretty lively, Veljko Paunovic the coach for the Chicago Fire was there with a group. Other than that not many people. When we walked in and said we wanted to eat the response was not what I was expecting. We don't have any tables, as in they are all reserved for the music later. While I can understand that I explained that we just wanted to eat and would be happy to give up the table when we were done. We were seated and then it was time to peruse the menu. I was impressed by the variety and prices of the menu. The selection is there and the prices are very reasonable for food. When it comes to Serbian food like any other cuisine there is some differences into how it's prepared based on where the person cooking it grew up. The seasoning or the meat make up of the cevapcici can vary if someone grew up in Belgrade or Kraljevo as an example. Cooking it well should not vary. So I ordered the "Montenegro Schnitzel" or Crnogorska Uvijac. It is a pork filet that is stuffed with cheese and the wrapped in bacon. I regularly order this at Zupa and have nicknamed it the Crnogorska Ubijac, which translates to the Montenegrin Killer for what it probably does to my cholesterol, but hey it's the weekend who cares. What came on the plate was two of the rolls with a side of french fries and two spreads, kajmak (which is butter, cream cheese and sour cream mixed together) and a spicy garlic cheese spread that I can never remember the name of. I guess french fries are the easy way to include potatoes with the meal, but my baba (grandmother) never made french fries with any Serbian meal. It was always homefries or potato salad. Regardless they weren't salted (which is a surprise from a Serbian place) and very bland. The meat was cooked through and wasn't overdone, but was overly dry. Thank god for the melted cheese to give it some moisture or I probably wouldn't have ate it. My niece had the pljeskavica (basically a Serbian style hamburger) this is probably what I should have ordered, but it still feel through. The same fries that I had came with it, we won't relive that. The pljeskavica took up half the plate, that is to be expected. However the biggest disappointment is with pljeskavica comes lepinje. Lepinje is a Serbian style flat bread that goes hand in hand with Pljeskavica. The was nowhere to be found. What came with it was a basket of sliced italian bread that probably came from Jewel down the street. This was my only time I've ate here, and unless something dramatically changes I'll continue to eat at Zupa down the street or Balkan Taste in Downers Grove. Balkan Taste is unique in that the owner is actually a Cordon Bleu trained chef that puts his spin on Serbian food. It isn't traditional, but that's the charm. I'd give my review of the bar, but don't have enough space left, but will be brief. It's way overpriced ($15 for vodka tonic) and don't even try for a cocktail read more

Skadarliya - Crnogorska Uvijac - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brookfield, Illinois

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I have been here four times since they opened. I've tried to let them get over the startup phase. As of now the menus are frayed. But that's not too important because they rarely have what I order from the menu available anyway. Also the cute perky waitresses naïveté started out as kind of delightful. Unfortunately like a child suffering arrested development the servers have been stuck in their own personal Ground Hog Day where everyday they start is as of it's their first day and repeat into infinity. For example, Forget about ordering a drink though they have a full bar. "I'd like a screwdriver please." "What is screwdriver?" "It's a mixed drink made from orange juice and vodka." "I'm sorry, we don't make mixed drinks." "Could you get me a glass of orange juice and a shot of vodka?" "Of course, what kind vodka you like?" At which point my head is only made to feel better by slamming it on the table and hoping to be Tasered back into the real world. The food is lovingly prepared in advance. Chilled to await an order, then warmed for serving to the point that even Velveeta cheese wouldn't melt from the two seconds it gets being waved under a serving lamp. I don't rate one star lightly. In fact my typical rating is 5. I suspect this is a place that caters to Serbian nationals and seats others as a courtesy. After four tries I have to say I won't be back absent some compelling information that the fundamentals of the restaurant biz have been mastered. read more

Great food awesome staff very professional Had lunch awhile back it was it was fantastic. Very friendly waitress made our first visit memorable. Second visit was a last minute carry out on a Saturday night. I called ahead arrived a bit early. Had a drink at bar. When the food came out it was packaged well after after a 45 min drive home it was still warm. Fresh bread, kajmak and enough meat to feed 10 people under $90 Thank you we will be back again! read more

I have been there many times since they have opened. I am Serbian and this is pretty darn good for authentic Serbian food. Their menu is a little weird in the fact that they do not have all the items all the time. I suppose it has to do with the amount of business they expect on certain days. Like sarma, they only have it on Friday and Saturday. This is understandable as it's a labor intensive meal to make. Everything that I have had is fresh. There is no large container of salad sitting waiting to be dished on a plate. That's just not Serb mentality. When you order a salad the slice and dice and put it on a plate. The prices are reasonable especially based on the portion size. I've looked through the reviews and there ere a few about staff inattentiveness but that's not really an issue for me. First of all most of the staff are recent immigrants so some of that could be language barrier. The drinks are reasonably priced. They have free valet parking. It's actually the only parking on busy nights. I always tip the valets $5. I'm a softy because they are countrymen. (I've been here for 52 years) . read more

If I can give a -1 Star I would. After reviewing this establishment seen great reviews of this place and food, went on a Saturday night around 10ish, place was well vibe , so seem to be able to get a seat at bar with 2 friends. Well that didn't happen greeted by a very large man ask if had a reservation? Us no sir wanna sit at bar!! So called manger standing next to him spoke a foreign language to him and said to us no the manger won't let us in?? Now dnt wanna play the race card but felt very much like it did. A lot of Caucasian ppl within and running place. Guess didn't want 3 well dressed Latinos in there establishment. Mind you as this going on there was about 5-6 ppl that just walked right in ( Caucasian). Seemed to us that the race card was played!! Well played my friends well played.. read more

Wow come here when you havent eaten in days gigantic portions. But their food is so delicious. Will be coming here again many times. First time having Serbian food and was happily surprised. And the bread they give you here is delicious also. Delicious read more

Skadarliya - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brookfield, Illinois

It was my first visit on 2/25/16 From the beginning i was very excited about this place. Such a nice place! Very good food.... I'm vegetarian so ordered a fish soup they bring me pork soup then grilled fish with mash potato and vegetables they bring me with french fries! Then no forks! I'm not that picky! I ate a little bit and rest i was thinking to take to go. So there was leftover almost whole plate(french fries,vegetables and grilled fish untouched) The waitress took my plate to the kitchen and then come back with the box in the plastic bag. I paid+ good tip and left happy. Then i arrived home and just opened to see if it's everything ok...AND GUESS.......IN THE BOX WAS ONLY THE GRILLED FISH AND Lemon!!!!!ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????? REALLY ??where are the vegetables and French fries??? This is not professional at all!!!! Next time I'll check everything before to pay. read more

Seriously good food. Absolutely delicious BBQ, Burek... well everything! Good staff, plenty of parking (and free valet). My go to place for a taste of home - Macedonia! read more

Skadarliya - Delicious! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brookfield, Illinois

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Absolutely the best Macedonian food in the Midwest and perhaps the whole USA . Starting get from the Shopska salad to the Kebapi pork style to the mix grill platter and the enormous kofte pleskavica which is soo delishes and finally to the best thing on the menu Palachinke. Yummy. Can't wait to come back and try the rest of the menu. I think the burek is on the list next time I come by and some of the serbian slivovica. Ps try the home made baklava as well it's like none other . The staff is friendly and they have a cool TV screen that shows your picture of you hash tag #skadarliya. You'll see it in a matter of few minutes of hash tag lol. Super cool read more

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Amazing food with a great staff! The meat platter was excellent and the place was very clean. Highly recommended read more

Skadarliya - Meat platter - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brookfield, Illinois

To be honest this place isn't bad, I like the atmosphere. It's good for lunch. You just need to know what to order and what to not. Never been here for anything other then lunch so my opinion on it is not bad. I like the patio tho cause it reminds me of Miami, there's not really places like that around here with outside seating like this. Plus this place is cheap as hell hah. The platter that says 4 people is more like 5-6 people. There's so much food, if you don't like something that's on it just ask for chicken breast or something. People act like this is some fancy place, it's not. It's just a hangout. read more

Went with my wife on a mid Wednesday afternoon. Had a late lunch. Admittedly, the place was not too busy as it was between mealtimes, but the service was superb and quite attentive...and the waiter indulged us in explaining some authentic, serbian dishes quite well (along with recommendations upon my asking). We both had never had any Serbian ethic food before (never heard of it either)...but my meal of a combination pork and beef rolled (with spices) into small grilled like meatballs WAS THE BEST AND MOST UNUSUAL MEAL I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE! My wife's dish of similar pork/beef in a different sort of flavoring and in a large size, pancake like (in size presentation was ALSO superbly cooked and uniquely tasty! And we're both 61 years old...so that says something! I have had all sorts of cuisines in my life - from New York City to San Franciso. But if you want a unique tasting, superb tasting dish -- all at a very reasonable price (each of ours was $12 - and we both took good go boxes back home to boot), THEN THIS IS THE PLACE! Bravo to Skadarliya and its cooking and wait staff! I've known one or two Serbians that really knew how to party in my time. BUT I NEVER KNEW THEY WERE SOME OF THE BEST COOKS ON THE PLANET!!! :) read more

I don't think it's three dollar signs. I thought the prices were lower than that. In any case, interesting place. I found out that apparently there's a buffet on Sundays in a very narrow window of 11-2? I hear that that's the best time to go to get a sampling of things. I ordered the cevappi and my husband got the skadarliya. The food was fine. I would like to go back and try other things though. It didn't wow me. The service was very friendly and the interiors are beautiful. This place gets packed on the weekend. I think they have live music of some sort. read more

Skadarliya is really a Southeastern European-oriented (Balkan Peninsula) social club/sports bar/night club that tries to be a restaurant sometimes with varying degrees of success depending on how crowded it gets. If you grew up in Chicago and still identify with your family's ethnic/cultural heritage you know these kinds of places very well. The hired help are usually newcomers, friends of friends of the owners and not at all trained as wait staff. This place is by and primarily for it's particular crowd and you'll hear a mix of different Southeastern Europen langages which is kind of cool. So, if you come here with standard American fare service and quality expectations you're likely to be disapointed. If you set "Check Please" (Chicago-based restaurant rating show) mind-set expectations aside, you'll enjoy the eclectic 'adventure'. We came on a Sunday on an invitation. Parking can be tough. You may have to park in the neighborhood across the street. Upon arrival our party organizer told us the restaurant marked us as "no shows" and gave our table away because they recorded the arrival time for an hour earlier. They were checking if they would seat us. We got a large booth which was a little awkward but we were not going to let that deter from the occasion. The place was jammed to the gills for a Balkan Brunch. We ordered a la carte which in retrospect was a mistake but much more interesting. Besides, the term "Brunch" is a generous interpretation of the small offering as it is actually the "unch" part with a lot of spiced meats, as tasty as they are, it is not at all a "Brunch" and especially not at $20 a pop. Nevertheless, all of the staff speak English moderately well and this can cause some confusion and a surprise in what comes out of the kitchen but chances are it will be pretty good. However, your orders may not come out together or in what you might consider standard order. One person in our party got her dinner salad and feta cheese plate within a few minutes, another person received their entree a few minutes later. The rest of us waited another half hour. My "Classic Burger" was completely cold so I asked if they could please heat it. It came back almost 20 minutes later after reminding the well meaning but in-over-their-head wait person. They promtly popped it in the microwave, pickle spears and all, and I got piping hot pickles on the side but I have to admit the burger was decent and the fries nicely done despite being cooked then microwaved. There is also some creative interpretation of sandwich ingredients (See pic of Chicken Sandwich). The bacon originally came out in a strip along side the sandwich. The customer asked if they could please put the bacon on the sandwich as advertised and they promptly took the plated piece and broke it into pieces on to the sandwich-- not much finesse but moderately effective if not horrifyingly entertaining. Drink selection and prices are on the higher end for completelely standard stuff and they do nickel-n-dime you on small things like refills on your coffee which they push as if it were a breakfast place. In fairness to the server, she was basically covering almost the whole place while "management" focused on the bar and European football matches (they do get some great games though). Case in point, don't come wound too tight. If you're wired that way, that's cool too, just avoid this place. Nevertheless, their statement in Time Out Mag sums it up: "Welcome to Skadarliya. In our restaurant we are striving to bring you the flavor and variety of the Balkan cuisine, the cuisine so familiar yet so unique, and just when you think you tried just about everything, we will surprise you with something new. Our every dish is made with love and served with our hearts, and we will never stop to look for ways to improve your experience." read more

Skadarliya - Balkan Brunch Bash! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brookfield, Illinois

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I'm Macedonian who lives in California, and good Balkan food is a rare occasion for me. I've been to Chicago 4 times so far and have tried all the Balkan restaurants in the area.Skadarliya, with no doubt has the best customer service and the best quality of Balkan food that I've tried so far. Their breakfast cheese bread (Burek) was good as back home on the Balkans, and their stews, soups, and quality of meat was super tasty. Now whenever I'm back in Chicago, I know what place tastes the most like home. read more

Skadarliya - The latest are enormous and of good quality. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brookfield, Illinois

Love this place, come with my mom and friends to eat all the time. Try to remember this is a Southern European resturant, y'all need to be a little more assertive and direct read more

Great Serbian food in the suburbs. Great friendly service. Anyone looking for a quick Serbian food fix check this place out!

This place was awful! So racist!!! Unbelievable people! We went there two days ago, we asked to be seated and they told us to wait. We waited for over a half hour! And in the end we would have to wait even longer if somebody would leave to be seated! Watching every else being seated just because they were Serbian or polish or Russian or anyone else from their culture! They ignored us just because we didn't speak their language! So disrespectful I will never step foot to that place ! So racist I wish I could make them feel just how they made us feel! RACIST! read more

Our first trip to Skadarliya. Defiantly won't be our last. Shopska salad. Calamari. And meat platter for two! Ha. Fed my family of four. And very reasonable prices. Desserts were amazing. read more

Skadarliya - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brookfield, Illinois

We stopped by for dinner and had pork medallions in a Serbian style sauce with home cooked fries. We enjoyed our meal very much. Our waitress, actually a very nice looking woman, no make that stunning, was on the spot at every moment we needed her. This is a very pleasant modern and clean location on Ogden Ave in Brookfield. There are so many things on the menu I wanted to try, but there is only so much room, "SO" we will be back again. read more

We went for the brunch. We thought the food was very good. Not being Serbian, I cannot comment on its authenticity. But you had a lot of choices. My only complaint is that they need signs on the food to tell what you're eating. I'd like to go back and have full meals, but I have no idea what it was. Be aware that although the restaurant opens at 11:00, the brunch doesn't start until noon. That was my fault, because it does say that the buffet is from 12-5 (it's not only open till 2 which is something another review stated). Also, you MUST valet park your car (for reasons unknown). I would go back and eat there again. read more

Fantastic space, beautifully decorated.. perfect for drinks, lunch, or a nice dinner date.. They seem to host all sorts of parties, events, live music.. We had dinner and it was really good.. Staff is professional and polite.. Ample parking.. Easy to get to from 294.. Cheers! read more

The bossess fired all my favourite people that used to make my day and i used to go there because of them.I am not coming anymore because of that.Goodbye. read more

We had dinner at this place on Friday night and it was good so I thought I would call today and order take out. I told the lady who picked up the phone that I would like to place an order for take out. This was literally her response and then she hung up the phone "We are very busy, call back later." read more

This place has a very European feel, although it sits on Ogden Avenue across from the colony motel in Brookfield. The bread and cheese spread was amazing. However, we order the mixed dish for 2 people, and it was not for American taste buds. There was so much meat and sausages of unknown origin on top of French fries with some onions and lettuce and tomatoes on the side. I now know why the onions were there...the meat was incredibly gamey. I'm sure if you're Serbian and grew up on this, it's incredible...but it tasted so strong of recently hunted game, that I wondered if I was eating a squirrel and raccoon from the alleys of brookfield or Bemis woods. The taste would not leave my body for hours. So just a heads up, if you weren't born and raised on food like this, this will be a not so pleasant experience. For hunters and highlanders...besides that, it was great! read more

Great chicken tenders. But why do they serve them with tartar sauce? It's not fish........ weird. ZIVELA KRAJINA

I went to this restaurant yesterday. I had the salmon fish with mashed potatoes. As well shared 10 piece of Cevapis with my bf. The food was delicious and the service was great. I will definitely be back to try other dishes/desert next time. read more

This place is good Service was friendly food took a while but it was totally worth the wait, we ordered the big meat platter with peppers vegetables sausages etc so good the manager was very friendly asked us how everything was price was very very reasonable 30 don't let the bad reviews keep you away I was skeptical at first but everything was really good I plan on coming back again read more

The ambience is great, much better than Dunav. The service is great, very fast and servers are very friendly...but both meals we ordered - stuffed cabbage and a meat stew with vegetables are EXTREMELY salty. I have been drinking water for the last few hours. I asked the waitress and she said: "This is how the chef likes it". I am afraid to risk it again. read more

Looked promising, Russian/Czech although the name doesn't translate to either. The limited parking was a little hard to handle, they did have a valet service that was pretty good except the workers either couldn't or wouldn't speak English. (an attempt at reinforcing the strong ethnic feel of the place??) The atmosphere is heavy ethnic and all the staff looked authentic to the suspected origin without any weird outfits or costumes...that's about it! The drinks tasted watered down and one persons martini that was sent back returned tasting so heavy on the vermouth it remained unfinished. The servers were not very attentive and I had to go to the bar for my own drink (bottled beer) twice. The buffet looked promising with stuffed cabbage, pork, a vegetable medley and potato dumpling casserole. Although the desserts were unrecognizable I accepted that as regional and took the bait on the buffet. I should have ate the bait! The food was cold, EVERYTHING! After pointing it out to the sever and struggling through some of the offerings I finally shared my wife's dish, a stuffed something (advertised as cabbage) that was, thank heaven, warm but a just bland, unseasoned and pasty ground meat mixture. I never thought you could over cook cabbage. The sliced meat, which I assumed would be a seasoned ham, was dry and leathery like jerkey. Everyone in our parties opinions were that this place needs a tune up, from top to bottom, of course I'll never know because I'm not going back. All that and it came in at a slightly (we felt even IF the food would've been acceptable) higher end price, about $38 each. No value here diners! At least our car wasn't damaged. p.s. I couldn't help but notice the Sterno heating cans were still not lit on the buffet when we left. read more

I was with a party of 7 on Friday night. I called at 3:30 to see if we could make a reservation at 6:00. The person who answered the phone didn't speak when he answered. Hello, I need to make a reservation A reservation? Yes, do you take reservations? Yes Okay, I would like to make a reservation for 7 people. Could we make it for 6:00 PM? Okay Okay... the name on the reservation is for Andrew. Okay We got there at 6:00, met by the hostess who turned out to be our server. There was no reservation on file. There were about 30 tables in the restaurant and 3 were occupied. She looked at someone behind the bar who said something to her. She said she could push two tables together for us.. fine. We get seated. She says "I'll give you two menus for now. What would you like to drink?" We tell her we would like to look at the drink menu before ordering. She walks away. She comes back 10 minutes later. We order our drinks. She walks away. She comes back 10 minutes later with our drinks, two at a time. She doesn't have a tray and no one is helping her. Someone from our table says we would like to order some appetizers. She takes the order and leaves. Fine. We get one appetizer. We eat it. 15 minutes late we get two more appetizers. We eat them. She comes back after the plates are removed to see if we want refills on our water.. "Can we order?" we ask. "Oh you want to order?" Uhm yes... so we do. Food comes out reasonably quickly. The food was fine. By now we are enjoying Karen G's review and realizing what's going on. They cater to a crowd that comes after 7:00 and we weren't it. read more

Fabulous new place in the neighborhood! We're thrilled to have them. Great food, fun bar, beautiful staff, great drinks, enclosed atrium, and outdoor patio! We had Birthday Drinks there on Saturday, and had the best time. The Bartender "Dragon" and the owner made us feel so welcome. Highly recommend you try this gem of Brookfield :) read more

Great atmosphere and great food. Had a smorgasbord of beef for four (that would feed more than four) fried cheese and great salad. Highly recommend. read more