Not a spot I would normally look twice at- strip mall, not eye appealing. Sign on door said Cash only today, I generally don't carry cash but had it and was hungry. Service was fair. initial wait staff was not friendly at all. Threw menus in the table and walked away. Food was ok, not exceptional and don't think I would return read more

Can't say enough good things about this place. We were famished after landing at O'hare and found this place on Yelp. So glad we did! The Reuben, the gyro, Cobb salad, and pancakes were delish! Service was friendly and efficient. Kids and I liked it so much we stopped here again for brunch on our way back to O'hare. Our server totally remembered us and we got excellent service and good food (again). Loved the corn flake French toast. Super yummy! I got the sense that this place attracts lots of "regulars"-- the staff seemed to know the customers by name. These kinds of places are getting harder and harder to find. Made my heart all warm and fuzzy to be there for a Sunday brunch. The upshot: family-owned place with great food, friendly service, and decent prices. What more could anyone ask for? Will definitely make it back here the next time I am in Chi-town! read more

Never expected to be eating a 5 Star meal but that is exactly what I had !!! Even the house salad is a thing of beauty. The crab cake appetizer was the best crab cake I have ever eaten - even better than New England and the fresh mango salsa took it over the top. Had the fish tacos and again, best fish tacos I have ever had. Not to mention my waiter was fabulous! I highly recommend this place and will be telling all my co- workers about the express lunches and weekly dinner specials!!! What a gem this place is !! read more

What a hidden gem. The food was great. I had the pork schnitzel. It was delicious. Service was good staff was friendly.

A wonderful place to enjoy fantastic food and kind people. The food gives a downtown resteraunt a run for its money. Really enjoyed what I'd describe as a romantic dinner in a diner. The charm and warmth of the place is cute in every way. The food is soooo good! read more

I wanted to go to the Mexican joint next door, but they were opening late, so I just walked down the strip mall into Sunrise Grill. A few things - this has a casual, diner feel. The prices are reasonable, and the service is friendly. I got a club sandwich which came with a side of soup. Man oh man was that bowl of soup big! The sandwich was quite delicious, also. Even though they ran out of turkey, Sunrise Grill was more than willing to substitute the filling with something of my choosing. My fiance got a savory crepe that was of the perfect lightness. Delicious! read more

They catered our moms' group breakfast and it was great! I'll definitely be ordering from them in the future. Loved the Nest!

Delicious! Service was great, our waitress was so friendly, everyone was attentive. The food was perfect! We both got the pesto omelet and it was stuffed full of avocado and veggies. Would recommend to anyone read more

We stopped in to try the place out and we are glad we did. We started off with the skirt steak street tacos for an appetizer. They had a delicious flavor. I ordered a beet salad that had arugula, candied pecans, beets, goat cheese with a balsamic sauce. It was very good. Lastly i had a Rueben sandwich. I have to say the sandwich has got to be the best ive had. Its a sign of excellence when the chef prepares a simple dish with a ton of tlc. I will be stopping back to try more off the menu. read more

Sunrise Grill - American Near Me - Des Plaines, Illinois

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Hidden gem for sure! Really great specials and its BYOB. Ive had the lamb shank, eggplant, crab cakes, steak, short ribs, and a couple fish specials and they were all very good! Soup or salad comes with meal. Will be back! read more

Found this place while trying to decide what breakfast spots were in the rosemont/des plaines area. Ended up coming here because I saw their crab cake Benedict which looked really good in photos and wanted to try it out. I had seen some reviews and most were good with a slight jab towards the service from the servers. I will start off by saying that the service started off very friendly and quick at the start. I got the Crab Cake Benedict and some biscuits with gravy. Order came out correct and seemingly quick. I'll start off with the food first, the crab cake Benedict was first of all delicious, it had a nice homemade sauce with some pesto infused in it that really gave it a different look and taste than other places that serve benedict plates. The biscuits and gravy with eggs were tasty but the gravy could use just a bit more flavor and seemed just a bit watery. Some thickness and flavor added will definitely make that biscuits and gravy plate pop. The service kind of slowed down after we got our food which in a way I could say is understandable since some more people came in, but at a certain point it seemed like we were forgotten about. The Head cook/Chef was picking up plates from tables and helping out, which is normally something you don't see. The place is located in a small shopping center it looks like and can be missed easily when driving by. Overall, the food was pretty good, service was decent, and the place had a nice setting. With some little improvements, I really think will really stand out. I'd still say it's a place worth checking out to try. read more

Disappointed after hearing this was a good place. Had the corned beef sandwich that ranks up there with one of the worst I have had. The beef was sparse, dry, and crumbly (knda like if you made a BLT with bacon bits). One slice of bread was dry and stale. Fries were ok, coleslaw was runny. My wife liked her salad or I would have rated them lower. read more

In town fir a couple days and found the Sunrise via Yelp reviews. My gosh, what a perfect neighborhood gem. Friendly service, generous portions, delicious diner breakfast, good strong coffee. Good not possibly ask for more. read more

Stopped in for 1st time here to grab lunch. Pleasantly surprised at this strip mall restaurants quality. Service was a little slow because they were busy. It was worth the wait however. The tuna melt on rye is hands down the tastiest I have had ever. Will be back next time in area. read more

I wish the service was better at this place because it's so close to our house and the food is good. Service is ALWAYS awful.

First time in here. Our server was fantastic! Very generous amount of food for the buck.

We had a great Experience. Great Pot Roast. Loved the beet salad (even tho it was a $3.00 up charge). Seriously great Pricing for above average food. And BYOB!! Everyone loved their meal. The dessert sounded amazing but was terrible. A chocolate cake with ganache. It was dry and lacked flavor. Check Facebook for daily specials. read more

I've read my share of reviews of misguided Yelpers in search of a good suburban brunch spot who ended up at a Denny's or got sick at some buffet place. Well, I got a great find, everyone! Actually, my mother-in-law found it first a few months back with the grandkids, but I finally got to go there. For several weeks, I kept finding these big, thick and fluffy leftover pancakes in my fridge and I'd eat them, wondering where they came from. So I finally checked out the place on a Sunday morning right before noon, at a peak brunch period. Sunrise Grill is located on Touhy in a drab stretch of strip mall between Evan's Gyros and a 7-11. Inside, it is a clean and bright place with brilliant shades of yellow, blue and green on the walls and a mural of a sunrise over the dining counter area. Clean tables and clean floors, and fast service impressed me. It was pretty crowded with the after church folks when we got there, but the waitress got us our water and menus pretty quickly. The thing about eating out with kids is keeping them occupied till the food arrives. Without paper mats to color, the next best thing are the little square containers of jams, butter and the sealed half & half shot-sized cups. Sorting and stacking games ensued for the next 10-15 minutes as we waited for our food. And when it arrived, it was just plain awesome. I ordered a bacon, egg & hash brown skillet, which comes with 2 of those big pancakes as well! My eggs were over-easy and perfectly prepared, with the yolks oozing and coating the strata of bacon and hash browns below. My kids got an adult-sized mostaccioli dish they split. It came with 2 pieces of a zesty, cheese-covered garlic bread too. My wife got an egg white omelet and 2 more of the giant pancakes. Even as the tables around us were filled with patrons, our waitress took good care of our table. In all, for the meals we ordered as a family of 4, our total was $20, tax included! Talk about a great value. And as a bonus, I'm staring down 2 more yummy, giant leftover pancakes calling to me from the fridge this morning.... read more

We had catering done by Sunrise Grill and it was wonderful. The food was so good, everyone talked about it! I would use them again in a heartbeat. read more

haha. I pretty much have no words for this place. My dad originally heard about this new place Sunrise grill and gave it a try. I asked him how it was, and he replies, "really good. really different but really good." When I asked him what "different" meant, he couldn't really describe it....and after trying it out for myself I'm pretty much stuck as well. After the 20 or so minute drive it took to get to this place.... we pulled into a strip mall-like kind of dingy parking lot. I'm already like, "Ummm dad...." well, It's BYOB so we conveniently grabbed a $10.00 bottle of moscata at the liquor store that sits right next door. After walking in...I'm still thinking.."ummmmm dad...." when this little 3 ft lady walks up to us with menus and tells us to sit anywhere. The place was pretty empty around 5pm, and looked like a diner with a TV and the owner (the little lady) sitting at the stools watching TV the whole time we were there. Anyways, the menu looked very dingy-diner like as well but my dad kept reassuring me it was really good. So I ordered a 10.95 eggplant parmasan special, which came with chicken noodle soup and pasta. wooooow. By the looks of this place, you are expecting some drab diner-esque food, but my pre determined thoughts of the atmosphere led me to a mistakingly harsh assumption of the food! REALLY good. Although the atmosphere is strange to say the least, the food was really a pleasant surprise, especially for what you are paying. The "specials" that are different each day written on a little chalkboard in the front come with soup or salad and a side, and all very reasonable prices. & their garlic bread is pretty amazing....make sure you ask for it.... Definitely give this random place a try, because more than likely, you will be walking out saying, "hmmmm" read more

YOU DO NOT WANT TO GO HERE!!! ......This place has terrible, helps bad, bad food, no parking, terrible dirty..STAY AWAY!!!!!! BUT REALLY if you come here then there's less room for the rest of us who know the place has GREAT dinners ( Wed to Sat ) Breakfest is good standard stuff served with endless coffee. Lunch has standard menu and specials with homemade soups. Dinner on menu are better then most. HOWEVER dinner specials are great food at modest prices. Four or five things a night on the list.... when there gone and you didn't get yours, SUCKS TO BE YOU!!! read more

Maybe there is a restaurant in a parallel universe at this same address, the reviews say this place is great, but oh my god this place is the worst. Here are the highlights from Sunrise. * upon entering, two dirty coffee cups on the table * I different waitress brought our orders to the table and after digging in the original waitress comes back and tells us the order is wrong with no further explanation what was wrong. * we find out by the evil stares from the table behind us, that one of the plates was theirs. And every few minutes they would turn around and just look at us. * had to back to the counter and ask the waitress what was going on and just got a blank stare. * had go back and ask for jelly for our toast. * the entire time while we were eating, they offered coffee refills to everyone except us. * also during the time we were sitting there, two other tables got the wrong meals. * the food and coffee were just warm, no where being hot The question is what did we do wrong. On the way out the hostess asked "how was everything", I replied with a polite "shitty", in which her response was "okay" No what was wrong or what can I do to make it right. read more

OK, SO, I would like to preface this review with the fact that I can only rate the food and employees, as I ordered food to go (so I can't rate the cleanliness, though it looked clean, or the dining room service); I also had a coupon, which made this a phenomenal deal. I'll start with the bad: there was a bay leaf in my soup. (I know this isn't actually bad.) Now the good: I ordered a side salad, which was huge, for a side salad. There was romaine and red leaf lettuce in it, no iceberg (freakin' awesome, I HATE iceberg). There were also sweet onion pieces, cucumber dices, and tomato dices. It was exceptional for a side salad. I also ordered the green avocado wrap, with a side of soup (instead of chips or fries), totally expecting to taste the soup and either toss it or save it for later. The wrap has pesto on it, and avocado, which don't seem like they would be great together, but they do. There was the perfect amount of each on the wrap. You could taste everything, and it was delicious. The wrap also had deli turkey, sliced tomatoes and more red leaf lettuce. It also came with a pickle spear and coleslaw; the pickle spear was good, it didn't taste commercial, and the coleslaw was good as well, it was creamy, sweet and tangy. Good job with all that. Finally, I had the navy bean soup. It. Was. Delicious. It was definitely homemade, it had chunks of ham in it, the vegetables were irregularly cut, and it was hot. Some of the best soup I have had in a long time. Needless to say, I ate the whole bowl... This is how restaurants should be. Everything was fresh and of good quality. They do the things in their restaurant that you see on TV. When someone calls Gordon Ramsay to save their restaurant, he tells them you have to use fresh ingredients when possible, and you have to make food fresh. Great job owner/chef/cook/manager. On to service. When I walked in, the place was about half full, and one of the waitresses said sit anywhere you want. I told her I wanted to order to go, and she said "OK, gimmie a minute, I'll grab a menu for you." She did. Then the woman behind the counter asked if I was ready to order, and took my order, and told me it would be 5 minutes. She was right. They were both very nice. The woman who gave me my food actually gave me a full cup of iced tea and another of ice, so I would get more tea. Seriously? Super thoughtful. I will be back. This place has everything I look for in a restaurant: good ingredients, good food, reasonable prices, and homemade stuff. read more

We love coming to this place! We live almost right across from Sunrise Grill and we didn't even know about it until a few months ago. Actually we were initially hesitant to try it out. Most places in the suburbs that I've visited are not worth coming back to. Not so with Sunrise Grill. They serve huge portions, the food presentation and taste are restaurant quality, and the service is great! My favorites for this week are seafood omelet (breakfast), pot roast (dinner) and short ribs (dinner)! read more

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After dropping a friend at O'Hare around 11am on a Sunday, stopped in for breakfast. Chose the restaurant based on the high YELP reviews and scores. Restaurant wasn't particularly crowded but it took nearly 30 minutes to get a cup of coffee. When the waitress finally came to take our order, she still didn't bring coffee although we had asked for coffee twice by now. Someone else finally poured us a cup of coffee. When our meals arrived, the waitress did not bring my husband's entire meal. She said she would go back and get the rest of the order--but never came back. A table near us had several of their meals wrong and asked for them to be remade. Upon paying our bill, we mentioned to the cashier my husband's meal was not complete; the response was only a grunt. The food was decent for a good price but did not make up for the poor service. Will not return. read more

I love food and I love to cook food. I was very impresed by the love and time put into the food at the Grill. From the salad to the Beef Stroganoff I was delighted. We even had Key Lime cheesecake, our favorite. I highly recommend this grill for a wonderful meal that will give you plenty to take home. Sarah and Joe read more

I have driven by it a zillion times. Found it on Yelp and finally stopped Cute little place. They welcome the regulars by name. I ordered an omelette. Plenty of cheese along with grease. It seemed like the grill was over greased. Waitresses okay. They seem to work as a team. As good a place as any to stop. Think I would go elsewhere for breakfast. I will return for dinner and see how that goes. read more

Eggs are delicate. Cooking them requires a similarly gentle touch. A chef I knew once told me that the true test of a chef is how they cook eggs since they are so easy to overcook or undercook. This is all prelude to this simple but wonderful statement: Sunrise Grill knows their eggs. While I was there, I went for a classic diner plate and ordered eggs over easy with hash browns and toast. The eggs over easy were done perfectly. Not greasy, not overcooked. Perfectly shaped with a runny center. I loved my breakfast plate and would take anyone here for a classic breakfast. They also carry a wide selection of imaginative crepes and pancakes. I might head back to test those out next time. read more

The pork tenderloin schnitzel was pretty mediocre. The breading wasn't crispy at all and instead was very soggy. I'm not a schnitzel expert, but I'm fairly sure that's not how it's supposed to be. Two stars because the pork itself was decent. Very meh dinner experience. read more

We take our foodie friends here and they rave. Can't get enough! We had Jose make us 5 gallons of his SPECTACULAR BBQ sauce for our wedding. We fell in love and this is our place to eat! BYOB! read more

This is definitely one of my family's favorite restaurants. The location might not be the hippest or the most convenient via public transportation, but if you've got the means, Sunrise Grill is a must. We go here fairly often ever since we heard about it four years ago. My dad and I were a bit incredulous about how great this place actually was because we overheard some women in church jabbering on about it for about 10 minutes during a service one day. Then my mom mentioned that one of her good friends told her about this place, so we went for it. This discovery was one of the most valuable ones we had ever made in terms of cuisine. For around 13 dollars, I got beef tenderloin medallions(which were probably some of the best damn things I've ever eaten), potatoes au gratin, a massive piece of broccoli, and a side salad(or soup depending on how you're feeling). No matter what I order, I'm always blown away, and my plate is usually spotless. The waiters and waitresses are always fun too. They're all extremely outgoing, but they know how to treat their customers right without getting too lackadaisical. The sun always shines at 1930 E Touhy Ave. read more

Sunrise Grill - 13 dollars for some fine dining. Forget the steakhouse. - American Near Me - Des Plaines, Illinois

I ordered a Reuben sandwich, expecting it to be great because of other Yelp reviews but it really wasn't that good. However, the fries were perfect, great crispiness. My friend ordered the fish tacos and liked the soft texture of the fish. The service was great though, very friendly people. read more

Sunrise Grill - Reuben sandwich with fries, Baja fish tacos, Caesar salad - American Near Me - Des Plaines, Illinois

I came here last night for dinner to-go. I had a long day of shopping and was tired and wanted to try something near and close. I don't know how long this place has been in business but hopefully this place sticks around for a long time. I actually arrived there at 9pm which is when they close most of the week. I was real hungry and tired and honestly did not want to drive to another restaurant. I walked in at 9 and they didnt even close yet. I kind of walked up to the register and started looking at the menu. They didn't tell me to leave or say they were closed because I was getting the meal to go. The grill was turned off for the night but one of the pretty ladies asked the chef if he could cook up another meal and the chef was more than happy to do it. I ended up getting the belt-buster burger which is 2 smothering thick patties topped with bacon and onions and sauce. Man, this burger along with the fries filled me so much I haven't had a meal where I felt super stuffed in a looonnngg time!!! I didn't feel terrible like you usually do when eating a mcdonalds meal I felt real full but satisfied then the food coma kicked in. mmm...The fries were alright. They were a bit cold when I got them and not barely salted. They were thick cut fries with the skin attached. The meal ended up being $8.45. I payed 10 bucks end gave the rest as a small tip due to them turning the grill on for me and not refusing me. This place is like Omega or Denny's but better. Its got a very diner feel to it and this place it brightly lit up inside. They do serve shark and other seafood here as well which surprised me on the menu. I'll come back again probably before the year is over. Consider me a fan! :) read more

Simple, friendly, cheap local diner with average food and good service. +: extended menu: scramblers, crepes, salads, sandwiches, soups... -: Nothing special about the food... Will do the job at feeding you below $10. read more

I was looking for a place around O'Hare to have some lunch meetings with coworkers from around the city and stumbled upon Sunrise Grill. I am SO glad. I went for my first time a few weeks ago and its cozy place that wasn't too crowded on a weekday morning. The service was fine and the food was your typical diner fare. But the prices were reasonable and the food tasted GREAT. I had beef barely soup and a tuna melt, which was all delicious. My coworker got a salad and enjoyed it as well. If you are looking for a great diner in a geographically strategically area near the airport, Sunrise Grill is your place. I am definitely going to be coming back to Sunrise Grill. You should check it out, too. read more

A f*k!ng Gem. A great place for breakfast before work. Fast & fun service. Clean environment. We will be back

Working in the Chicago suburbs in January. Hotel breakfast so depressing and expensive. Tried this little gem... Service is fast and super friendly. Food is really good too. A nice change from airport hotels. Really glad I ventured out here. Twice, actually. read more

I went for my birthday on oct 15, we went for lunch with my friends Michael and his wife Denise my friend Micheal called Jose the owner and asked Jose if we can order from the dinner menu for lunch he pre ordered crab cakes for appetizers and mussels. Then he pre ordered lamb shanks for lunch. appetizers were delicious. we also had butternut squashed ravioli with meat sauce topped with aqrugala and shaved parmesan cheese and was also delicious. we also had oven roasted walleye fish with lemon mornay sauce that was cooked perfect very good flavors. we also had gorgeous arguable salad with avocados shari tomatoes croutons shaved parmesan cheese, olive oil and reduced masonic vinaigrette. we also had another salad with arugula with apples strawberries pecans and gorgonzola cheese perfectly prepared, good flavors, that was delicious. then he surprised me with a beautiful and delicious flan. everything was great we enjoyed everything thank you Jose and Maria his wife. and also thank you Michael and Denise for picking this place. read more

Great food, service has been a little slow when we've been there on busy Sunday mornings, but everyone was friendly and helpful. From the outside we thought it was a dive-type diner but the food selection is much higher quality than a Denny's or Eggsperience. Highly recommend. read more

Sunrise Grill - Ranchero Neat. Chorizo omelette wrapped in hash browns. Delicious. - American Near Me - Des Plaines, Illinois

One of our favorite Chicago area restaurants! Jose and his staff are exceptional. So unassuming on the outside, but a bright spot of sunshine on the inside! Great food! Great prices! Also had a family catered party last year and it was exceptional! read more