Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant

Consider having brunch on a Sunday at this iconic Chicago diner. You should check the weather: Long into the afternoon, a line forms outside the door and onto Lou Mitchell Way. While customers wait, they are given fresh, sugar-dusted doughnut holes, but once you are seated, the real feast begins. The omelettes arrive in sizzling skillets (try the rich, sweet apple and cheese variation), and the luscious, gooey patty melts seem too huge to eat. Stacks of "meltaway" pancakes are wonderfully browned. But you'll find room, just like you did with the other delicious dishes.

At Lou Mitchell's, enough fresh eggs have been cracked, turned into omelets, fried in skillets, and served as breakfast items to circle the globe more than a few times. We have made enough of our special coffee to fill the Chicago River, and they have enough of our delectable pancakes to fill Wrigley Field. And to think that it all began in Illinois with a single man's gastronomic fantasy.

Google Rating: 4.6/5.0
Address: 565 W Jackson BlvdChicago60661
Phone: 312-939-3111
Opening hours: Breakfast, lunch
Website: www.loumitchellsrestaurant.com