We're here 2-3 times a month. Food is always good. It's the service that's inconsistent. Our waitress today was great. Paying was a different story. They occasionally offer coupons on local flavor. My husband tried to use one. Three women at the register. First one was having trouble getting verification on it and handed it to the next woman who entered it in a different device. Not uncommon for local flavor to run slow. Second woman also having trouble.Third woman gets involved. I'm watching through the foyer window right next to the register. Third woman says it's fine, then says no, it's already been redeemed twice. Then realizes it's from the previous two attempts and says it's ok. Then they're trying to figure out the total. A discussion on what the correct amount should be with coupon and tax. Woman one gives him too much change. He tries to return the overage. Woman one thinks he's wrong, he says fine, he's done and turns to leave. SHE FLIPS HIM THE FINGER. I walk in and ask if she just flipped my husband off. She says yes- he was being rude. Woman three says she didn't- in fairness she may not have seen it from where she was standing. I say yes, she did, I saw her through the window. Woman one once again admitted she did it and again says he was rude. Woman 3- one of the managers I think- says nothing. I tell woman one I won't be discussing it with her and leave. Blueberry Hill- as a customer (maybe former now) a couple suggestions 1)Train your employees A) on how to verify the coupons you choose to offer B) being rude to customers isn't good For business. Flipping them off Behind their back is immature and shouldn't be tolerated C) how to make correct change. Especially since you add on a Service charge for using a credit card- which encourages the use of cash. read more

The only location I will go to is on 22nd Street in the Oakbrook Promenade. It is newer, more efficient. Parking is tough on weekends but that's anywhere. The La Grange location, where it is the most difficult to park, I will not go to because it is not clean. Floors are dirty and tables are greasy. The Darien/Willowbrook location has great service and is always busy. However, the restaurant could use a good remodel. Booths are tight (1side is bigger than the other side. This restaurant is also greasy feeling so my family does not go there anymore. Carpeting is gross. Food is overall decent breakfast/lunch but the atmosphere in LaGrange and Darien locations is "icky." What a shame because the Oakbrook location is further for my family to travel but undoubtedly a better overall atmosphere for breakfast and lunch. read more

My 10 years old son loves exploring different restaurant deals with me on Groupon and Local Flavors so we came across this deal for Blueberry Hills cafe in Darien. It was buy $15 for $30 coupon but you get two $15 coupon where you have to go twice to get your money's worth. But we decided to try anyway. The place looked like a nice diner type of restaurant. I didn't really like the water pitcher already filled and out in the open before I sat down. Maybe I'm picky but all the ice was melted and I had no clue how long it's been sitting there so we didn't drink any of the water. We ordered a lemonade mixed with Sierra mist to share instead and that's ok. I don't care for water either way. My son ordered the chunky monkey which was a huge waffle with fresh bananas, pecans, chocolate syrup, powdered sugar and whipped cream. We shared that and it was excellent! Not too sweet and it came together very nicely. Whoever thought of this combination was a genius. I ordered the King of the hills omelet but we took out the onions and potatoes because well....my son didn't like the ideas of having potatoes inside his omelet and he hates onions of course. So it ended up being sausage, ham, bacon, green peppers and cheddar cheese on top. It was very tasty. It came with a side of pancakes with powdered sugar and I don't get pancakes often but it fell apart so I'm not sure if that means it's fresh? I took it home for my little one instead and he inhaled it in two minutes so it was very good I take it haha My waitress was very nice and friendly. She cracked jokes with my son and he was laughing left and right. But the service desk where we paid, those girls was not very friendly. No smiles and too busy counting their cash register to even look up. I waited with my son until they decided to acknowledge us. After we paid, no thank you, please come again, no eye contact. Is it because I paid with a local flavor deal? Not sure. I have to come back to use the coupon again so we will see. I would have given a 4 star or even a 5 star because the food was excellent and our waitress was nice. But until the minute I walked up to pay...the great experience was over. Oh well. We will see the next time we go again to use the coupon before I can recommend this place to my fellow foodies. read more

Blueberry Hill - King of Hills omelet with ham, sausage, bacon and cheddar cheese on top - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Darien, Illinois

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Hadn't eaten here in a long time because the last time I ate here the food wasn't that great. However I wanted to get delivery this morning (breakfast) but I also wanted to order something for later in the day since I was home and a bit under the weather. I ordered my usual favorite (really good) their pumpkin pancakes which I love because the vanilla sauce they serve with it is extra good. Ordered it with "crispy" bacon. Bacon was crispy but tettering on the edge of burned, but still acceptable. I did ask for crispy, so maybe I should have said "crispy but not burned." Now I know. I'd rather have almost burned than flabby bacon so it was fine :) For later I ordered fries and a tuna melt. For me fries are fries. You rarely get amazing fries anywhere. These were basic fries. The tuna melt was fine, except the tuna was perhaps the most boring tuna salad I've ever tasted? It only had two flavors, tuna and mayo. I mean it didn't even taste like it had salt and pepper in it. There was a scant amount of something very very tiny and possibly green (celery minced so tiny it was unidentifiable? maybe a hint of the top of a scallion?) Whatever it was I couldn't identify it because there wasn't enough to make an identification, LOL. They really need to up their game on the tuna. Add some seasoning folks! How about a little sweet pickle relish to give it some zip? Salt & pepper? Maybe some small chopped celery and a dash of onion powder?? Really it needs some flavor. In terms of quality and quantity the food was good. They lost a star on the tuna salad flavor though. read more

This was disgusting. It tasted undercooked and was cold. The cheese was barely melted and the crust was underbaked. read more

Blueberry Hill - Child's pizza meal - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Darien, Illinois

Blueberry Hill is in a strip mall and parking can be a bear, so I would go a little early for breakfast. They have a good sized menu and the service is very friendly. I love their pancakes and eggs. I have also had eggs with hash browns that were very good. I have had the eggs benedict and they were pretty good, but not great. I love all the pancake offerings and I will stick to that next time I am in town. They owner/mgr is very sweet and we had a lovely time. read more

This spot is OK w Covid - offers indoor dining with seats separated w plastic barriers, also outside dining. Staff is friendly and accommodating. Menu has plenty of options, and price is good. No waiting time to be seated (Sat noon) and service was quick. Dishes are big. We ordered Oakbrook Omelettes (5/5), Veggie Omelettes (son said a little bland, but can add hot sauce), pumpkin pancakes (loved it), veggie burger w tomato soup (delicious) and avocado toast (with eggs). Hushbrown potato is also delicious. To top it, coffee is delicious too. Staff offered us free samples of coffee to try at home when asked about its brand. I would highly recommend this place again and will come back for sure. read more

retired started coming to blueberry hill for three years now . the breakfasts here hav outstanding favors. the pork belly bacon is a must try when they offer it. large variety on there menu . when my wife need a breakfast fix this is the place thank you blueberry hill u guys rock read more

Blueberry Hill - a plate of food with a fork and knife - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Darien, Illinois

Does not look like much when you walk up the curb appeals is just just a simple sign blueberry hill but when you go inside the staff is very welcoming and kind and seated us down very quickly, the waitress was quick, and ask up what we wanted to drink then gave us time to look over the menu I order the old country biscuits and gravy plate with a side of eggs and suage we didn't want long before our food arrived hot and delicious my biscuits were light and fluffy the gravy was so good and smooth tasty my eggs were light and fluffy the whole meal was so yummy hit the spot took me back took the county breakfast I used to have when I was younger excellent service and atmosphere read more

I grabbed a carry out here last weekend. The food was phenomenal. I will definitely be making a return trip. I ordered a ham and cheese omelette with potatoes and the portions were large and I was able to eat it more than just one meal. And that's coming from a guy who is almost always a clean plate guy and has no leftovers. Great job!!! read more

Have always had great service and food here until an incident yesterday that has made me decide to NEVER return here. We ate our breakfast and a group of 12 young girls came in and sat down and ordered. They were loud and obnoxious and then threw some food around. As patrons and parents, my friends and I had to say something. The girls were very rude and disrespectful to us. And then the waitresses were also rude to us. No bad language was used but the disrespect from all parties was something I have NEVER encountered in my life. The staff and manager never asked us what was said or heard our side of the story, which as customers is the worst customer service experience ever. read more

I've given them a try a few times. I didn't think it was the worst breakfast place but definitely not the best. The inside needs updating.

favorite breakfast place in the neighborhood. Everything is reasonably priced and great service

Very good pancake house fare! Don't ask for a cappuccino, just trust me. All the other food is yummy.

Place was packed on a Sunday about 10:40. Only a 15 minutes wait though and we were in (3 of us). Waiter was great and got us drinks a food in at a good rate. I got an egg white scrambler + raspberry pancakes. Mom got the mile high crepes and my Dad got a scrambler as well with pancakes. Everyone enjoyed their food. It came literally within 10 minutes piping hot! Pancakes were good (way better than IHOP or Dennys). Scramblers were great with fresh veggies. Tried my moms crepes - great if in the mood for something savory. Would recommend!! read more

Blueberry Hill - Side of raspberry pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Darien, Illinois

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Fast, friendly, filling, and tasty. What else could I ask for? We'll be back to Blueberry Hill. PROS: -Despite being a Saturday morning, the restaurant still managed to get us sat and fed relatively quickly. We were on a time crunch, so that was important to us. They seem like they're pretty experienced with handling the weekend crowd as we regularly saw people sat and tables cleared seconds after the occupants left. -Service was friendly as well. The waitress we had was pretty friendly and refilled our water container a couple times without prompting. She was clearly busy, but we never waited for anything we wanted. -The S'mores pancakes are definitely dessert-type pancakes you aren't going to find anywhere else. -Both of our meals were particularly filling, and we ended up leaving food on the plate. While you may not have enough to require a to-go box, it's definitely a full experience, and you don't leave hungry. -Noise level, even at a full restaurant, wasn't terrible. It definitely was loud, but there was no overarching music trying to compete or anything else. -Booths have a decent amount of privacy/space - even when the restaurant is entirely full. If you get nervous being seated close to other people, booths are where you're going to be comfortable. -They have coupons on their website that you can use. Their prices are already pretty fair, though - especially for being in Chicago. CONS: -Bathrooms were apparently a madhouse. My tablemate says they could benefit from a larger restroom area. read more

Blueberry Hill - Smores pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Darien, Illinois

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Stopped in at the perfect time on Father's Day for breakfast. No wait, but the place was packed. And there was a line of people waiting when we left. Huge servings and the food was excellent! Would definitely go back. read more

Visiting from California found this place on Yelp. Excellent customer service. Very clean and lots of staff. Extensive menu with many breakfast options. Coffee could have been stronger but loved the creamer options. Food presentation was excellent. The actual food and taste could have been better. French toast was more like regular toast did not have much egg batter or flavoring. Overall, a pleasant experience. read more

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Went during the week. Great service and atmosphere: not too quiet or too loud. Very friendly attitudes all around. The food was excellent. Very happy with the portions and taste. Our server Jesus was amazing, patient and made sure we had the best breakfast. Thanks! read more

Blueberry Hill - Delicious omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Darien, Illinois

Love this place. The staff is always so nice and the food is great! I love the old diner feel of the place too!

Consistent traditional family restaurant. Not great but definitely good. Food comes out fast

Really???? I ordered stuffed apple French toast and they sent this. French toast with a cold piece of cheese in between and a couple pecans read more

Blueberry Hill - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Darien, Illinois

Heard about this place from my hubby's co-worker. Love all the fun options for pancakes and waffles! Hubby had the chunky monkey was very sweet but good. I had the blueberry hill special with banana bread French toast! What a fun new twist! Was super moist and full of flavor. We also sampled the biscuit and gravy! The biscuits were light and fluffy and the gravy was not floury. Certainly will be back again. read more

Blueberry Hill - Hubby's chunky monkey waffle - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Darien, Illinois

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One of the best breakfast restaurants around. I enjoy their breakfast and the service is very good. It is rare when you see a dirty table. They are getting a little stingy when you order soup to go. read more

I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill. On Blueberry Hill where I found you. I mean, don't you really just want to sing that song to the hostess and your wait person? So, keep your eyes open, because if you are traveling south on Route 83, there is no signage and the entrance is hidden by trees, but trust me, that's where you will find this place, right on the corner. Never having been here previously, I found the hostess desk hidden to the left of the front door, even with the booths. If there is a crowd, you would never see it. Ah, the crowd, mostly seniors, which is fine with me, and then young families. I can understand that ~ the prices are very reasonable and the food is tasty. Servings are generous and ours arrived very quickly and very hot, just like it should. Carafe of ice water left on the table and coffee refills frequently. However, I found it interesting that despite open tables spread throughout the restaurant, when someone left, the table was quickly cleaned and the next party seated, that means a little nudge to vacate your table and get on with your day. No wait on a very hot weekday morning. read more

My wife wanted to try this place since her friends said they enjoyed it. They must have gone to a different location because the server gave terrible service, the food was just as terrible and we noticed that some of the utensils were dirty. In addition, we came the morning of Mother's day and this server had no clue how to be polite to the mother of my children, not even one word of greeting for Mother's day. The table was missing cups and place settings from the start and the waiter never came back with cups or place settings after he came back with our drinks, so my son's who wanted to drink water, wasn't able to drink anything until I flagged someone else down. We needed an extra minute for our food order, but when we were ready, I tried flagging this waiter down again - and he clearly ignored us. Other wait staff had to tell him that we were ready. When he finally came to us, he immediately said, "You weren't ready, so I took everyone else's order," without an apology, and in a way that made it sound like it was our fault. Then he never came back to check on our drinks. We finally got the food and every dish we ordered had a problem with it. The turkey bacon in my omelette that I custom ordered was not cooked. The 3 orders of blueberry french toasts were dry, like old french toast. A large portion of the waffle we ordered was cold and other parts were warm. So the waffles must come from a freezer and warmed up somehow! The way he responded when we told him that a side dish was still missing, was rude and uncalled for and the waiter never even came back to check on our food while we ate. He came back to give me coffee, but that was when we got the food. After that, we did not see him again until we got the check. Even so, he did not ask how the food was, he simply gave us the check. This was the first time we ate here and I told the manager that I'm never coming back again and there will be no tip. They discounted my meal, but we left unsatisfied and upset since the waiter was so rude to us. It felt as if it was because of the color of our skin. Do not go to this restaurant. read more

Food was great! Service was excellent! I recommend the skillets and the red velvet pancakes! read more

Blueberry Hill - Red Velvet Pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Darien, Illinois

We tried this place out based on reviews. I'm so glad we checked it out. There was a bit of a wait because the place was packed on Saturday morning for brunch. The food was delicious and prepared pretty quickly. The portions were HUGE. I probably could have split one savory and sweet dish between two people. We had plenty of left overs. I ordered an omelette and crepes. Both were fresh and really hit the spot. My total came to about $30 for two dishes and a coffee. Service was great. Our waitress seemed a bit flustered and was straight to the point when taking our order. Regardless, she was attentive so that's all that matters. read more

Blueberry Hill - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Darien, Illinois

Flavorful sausage and perfectly cooked French toast. Attentive service. Very good find.

The last time I was in the area I stumbled upon this place as a place to get breakfast before flying back to New York. It was nearby, served breakfast, and seemed like it wouldn't be bad. On this past trip, eating there was built into the plans long before we even landed. It was just something that you have to do if you are around. The pancakes are that good. I even got the same thing as I did the first time. And it was just as good as I remembered it being the first time. We stopped on a Thursday morning, around 10 and had no problem getting a table. I definitely remember on the previous visit, a Saturday, there being a wait of about 30min. But the staff is so organized and on top of things that they seat you, feed you and charge you with almost no wasted time in between. And they do it in a way that doesn't make you feel rushed either. The coffee was good and constantly being refilled, and the food is solid breakfast fare. The Blue Moon Pancakes (Whole Wheat with Pecans and Walnuts and Blueberries) come with the highest recommendation. They manage to be as light as traditional pancakes, but have this nutty, earthy flavor because of the whole wheat. And they don't skimp on the pecans, which is a plus in my book. And the best part is you can eat a whole order and not feel (as) weighed down. It even comes with a side of fresh fruit. Some reviews talk about the price point being a little on the high side, but I don't think the bill came to more than $15 with tax and tip. So it may not be affordable on an every-day-of-the-week scale, but it's by no means inherently expensive. I'm already looking forward to Blue Moon Pancakes Round 3. read more

Blueberry Hill - Blue Moon Pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Darien, Illinois

Don't worry if there's a line, it will move pretty fast. Good food, clean, and great service. Never had a single negative experience at any of their chains. I've been to this location a few times now, and the staff is always friendly. Great local breakfast place! read more

Atmosphere: This is a very typical looking diner, nothing unexpected or distasteful of the interiors, plenty of seating, booths, wooden tables & chairs, home-y kitchen looking, clean. Crowd: Typical suburban crowd, families, friends, old, young, caucasian Food: Huge variety on the menu!!! We had the french toast sampler and veggie skillet. Hefty portions, make sure you have plenty of room in your tummy! Great presentation especially on the french toast! The texas toast french bread with strawberries was my favorite! Savory! I wasn't a huge fan of the banana bread and cinnamon raisin bread being "french-toast-ed"; it ruined the natural flavors of the bread :/ But, I do admit, that is an interesting & creative idea. The veggie skillet was delicious! However, now that I compare all diners with my all time fave diner, Kappy's (Villa Park, IL), I'm pretty critical when reviewing diners. Service: Good! Friendly servers. Overall: Slightly above average diner. Above average all around from service, presentation, taste, price, portions, atmosphere :) 3.5 stars. read more

Blueberry Hill - French Toast Sampler: banana bread french toast w/ bananas, cinnamon raison bread french toast w/ apples, texas toast w/ strawbr - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Darien, Illinois

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Always a reliable comfortable local spot for fast excellent service, hot delicious food and decent prices. Have never had a disappointing experience here. Love the California skillet! And Sophia is constantly a smiling efficient friendly server. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming no matter how busy it is. A delightful way to start your day! read more

The food here is good, fresh & cooked to order. The breakfast is pretty standard; it's not a place that has wild crazy things. Which is fine! They need to improve on their service. The staff was sitting around at empty tables. No one on staff had masks or gloves on. There's a pandemic people! read more

A few of my newbies & I went there a couple of weeks ago n the food was outstanding! I got the seafood omelette with the potatoes that had onions, green & red peppers in them, with a side of raisin toast. The portions were huge!!! I took more than half of it home as I was too full. Coffee was fresh, servers were friendly. I went on a Saturday morning, so we had a 5-10 min wait, but it was so worth it. read more

The stuffed French toast had slabs of plain cream cheese inside. Not what I was expecting. My husband's chicken fried steak came out of the freezer. Disappointing. read more

Won't be back. Service: kind of rude, not attentive, and don't expect any refills of any kind. Food: pretty much on par with IHOP. The majority of their menu is pancakes and waffles topped with sweets. Also, they claim to have "gluten free" options, but their only "gluten free" offering is a plain waffle. They don't have gluten free toast, so that basically means you can only order eggs without toast or a relatively plain omelette. Kind of lame if you ask me that a breakfast/lunch place in the Chicagoland area doesn't have gluten free bread??? The food we did order honestly didn't even taste good. It was just bad. And that, coupled with the bad service, means we'll never be back again. Way, way overhyped and I'm wondering where all of the stellar reviews came for this place? read more

My GPS told me this place was actually about a mile north of where it was. Fortunately I opened up Google maps and found it. The place was nice. The server was pleasant and attentive. (She kept the coffee coming until I was floating). All the food was fresh, hot and good. Nothing to do backflips about, or to complain about. I'd go back if I was in that area. read more

Blueberry Hill - This is the main dining area. There is another room to the left. Front windows to the right. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Darien, Illinois

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Good value for great food! I love the discount of the blueberry dollars off and the incentive of the 10 meal card.

I love a great breakfast place! This place is always packed and now I know why! I had an excellent breakfast here yesterday! I had the Country Skillet w/eggs and 2 pancakes. Everything was fresh and very tasty. I loved the pancakes, they were the fluffiest pancakes I've ever had. The orange juice was freshly squeezed, for real. The menu was huge and the prices were good. They give you tons of food so you can easily share or have leftovers. Great place for someone with a big appetite! Check this place out next time you want a great breakfast! read more