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    4.0 (69 reviews)

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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Rhonda F.

    My friend invited me out for breakfast near her home so I drove out toward Midway Airport from downtown. What I found was a lovely and quaint little diner. The customers were obviously regulars of this husband and wife spot. It was adorable! The exterior doesn't look like much. I almost thought they were closed. There is an L shaped parking lot that wraps around the back of the restaurant. Living downtown, I always appreciate easy parking. We were very happy to find that they were open. Once inside, I found a classic Americana diner that felt cozy and welcoming. Booths and a counter service are reminiscent the innocence we all long for. It was super clean and I felt quite comfortable with the safety protocols they offered. The sweet hostess/server greeted us warmly and sat us right away. She was friendly and very helpful. The owner stopped by to chat a couple of times. When I checked the time and mentioned it was close to closing time, she graciously told us to stay as long as we like. Before I left I was able to meet her husband who prepared our food. I told him how much I appreciated the quality of our breakfast and his talent in preparing everything perfectly. He was as equally gracious and friendly as his wife. I ordered a Veggie Skillet that was filled with tons of veggies and was very light on the oil. My Greek toast was thick and toasted to the perfect golden brown. My friend ordered some sort of Spanish omelette at the suggestion of the owner. It looked great and my friend loved it. The owner even stopped by and brought us each a piece of candy. I was enjoying the atmosphere, service and breakfast soooo much I forgot to take photos!! I never forget to pick up my phone to snap a few shots. So you know this was an incredible experience. I will definitely return and I won't forget to take a few photos!!

    Stan D.

    A gem of a diner on the southwest side of Chicago! My friend Joe Kalas talks about Café 63 and Chef Dale Andrews's (who we also talk to) approach to dishing up good, honest food, made with fresh ingredients. Joe's favorites are the breakfast skillets, Friday fish fry and homemade chips and coleslaw. We're also talkin' fried bologna... Joe's had just about everything on the menu and it's all forkin' great! Ratings The Conway County & Mexicali Skillets 5 forks Homemade Chips and Cole Slaw - 5 forks Friday Night Fish Fry - 5 forks Overall - Service, atmosphere and other dishes - 5 forks Listen to Joe's review: https://www.eatinwitaregularguy.com/episodes/cafe-63-chicago

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    Aaron G.

    Nice family style diner. Quick service, good food, decent amount of parking. Not to far from midway airport for a quick bite to eat that isn't a chain.

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    Food very good.perfect portions staff very friendly and helpful. Will definitely go back

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    Ordered a curb side order this am and the waitress was exceptional. The breakfast was DELICIOUS! Thank you.

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    The new owners are great. The food is good, not too pricey because you get a lot. The owner always makes sure your experience went well.

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    I am John plantman Wagner and was there and had a café 63 blt with a pound of bacon on it. Will return soon

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    I recently moved into this neighborhood and was excited to see Chicago Waffles nearby! I think it…read morehas the potential to become a regular breakfast spot for me. The service here was decent. I was greeted quickly and warmly when I walked in. I was seated immediately and my server came over with water. I received my food very quickly. The menu is pretty extensive and there is a nice variety of both breakfast and lunch foods to appeal to a wide variety of tastes. I got a combo which came with pancakes, eggs, and turkey bacon. Everything was really good! Pricing is fair and the portions are quite large, so I think it is a good value. I will be back to Chicago Waffles for sure.

    Another great experience at Waffles, 1400 S Michigan! Thank you!…read more Shout out & accolades to Diamond, for her warm welcome & stellar service. It's always a pleasure to eat here as the food is served hot and nicely presented. Pro Tip: the breakfast tacos, see pic. Just amazing! And with spicy syrup? What a great twist! NB: 3% charge for credit card so bring cash to avoid it. I highly recommend this restaurant. I'm sad to see the less than stellar reviews. I've eaten here at least 10 times over the years & it's always been nothing but fantastic. I've reviewed it previously but this one is from March '26. Give it is chance, I just don't see how it would disappoint. Thank you, Patrick

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    Chicago Waffles

    3.5(261 reviews)
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    I stopped in with a few friends on a Saturday afternoon around 1:00pm. Chicago Waffles wasn't my…read morepreferred destination, but I went along with it because one of my friends enjoys the south loop location. We walked in and were greeted promptly by the host. She seated us in a quiet spot in the corner near the restrooms. Our waiter was attentive and funny. For me, he was the best part of the entire experience. I don't care much for breakfast food, so I had the American burger. I prefer my burgers well done but ordered it medium well because I didn't want the cooks to burn the patty. The burger was very greasy, and not very good. It also had a slight off-putting smell that made me worry about becoming ill. (Thankfully that didn't happen) It tasted okay, but I can't say that it was enjoyable. It was edible, which isn't saying much. The waffle fries were nothing spectacular either. I was disappointed with my food. I also had the mango smoothie, which was decent. My sister had the corned beef hash, eggs, toast, and potatoes. She really liked her food, especially the corned beef. My friend Shannon had the French toast flight, but she didn't eat much of it because she said it was too sweet. Our other friend had the eggs, bacon, and potatoes, which he enjoyed. I wouldn't visit Chicago Waffles again, but everyone else in my party said they would so take that for what it's worth. The restaurant was busy, but the staff did a great job running the show. The space is bright and cozy. We didn't feel rushed even though the restaurant was bustling. I'm giving it 3 stars since two of my friends enjoyed their food.

    Never again. I wanted to love this place, but alas the food is medium and the service is…read moreaggressively bad. Do your self a favor and avoid. The Pancake House is a block away. Less than a mile away is PQM and Breakfast Club in opposite directions. I brought my wife and young daughter there. We were placed at the heart of the restaurant. I earnestly feel that the staff was playing a game of who can bump the chair the most. If it were one, two, or even five times I would chalk it up to servers hustling to get people their food. But it didn't stop at 5. After we hit 10 times that a server had run into my chair, I literally had to move furniture behind it. And this was after I had put my backpack on the back of a chair so there was no way that it was them. Simply not seeing me. I will never again go back to this location of waffles so long as I live. Quite frankly, do yourself the service joining me.

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    The food and service are always wonderful here!…read more This review is not about the restaurant. This is actually for the reservation system through the Yelp Guest Management system. I called the number provided here on the Yelp webpage for this restaurant. I had a phone conversation with what I now believe was an AI representative that told me that I had a reservation for a party of 6 for this coming Sunday. I felt like the phone call was a bit off, because AI can definitely give an uncanny valley feeling. Also, I knew from past experience with this restaurant that they didn't use to take reservations. I went to the restaurant's website to check it out and lo-and-behold the number is different! I called the restaurant's real number and asked about the reservation. The employee was very polite and kind and explained that they don't make reservations (first come, first serve). Thank you again to that kind employee, because that had to be a confusing call. Sorry about wasting your staffs' time with this by the way, Batter & Berries! I cannot imagine if I had brought my party of 6 to a very busy brunch spot expecting to get in right away because I thought I had booked a reservation, so I alerted the business on the call, and then I went to alert Yelp. Surely this is just a small mistake, and Yelp can get this broken AI reservation system taken down for this particular restaurant so this doesn't happen to anyone else. Surely this is not a big deal! Lol. Of course it was. I spent half-an-hour looking for ways that I could inform Yelp via customer chat, email, or even call. Nope! Yelp is now offering services to supposedly book tables for potential diners, but they still only have customer service for the businesses. I tried the one customer service number that Yelp does have (877-767-9357). I tried repeatedly to go through its AI menu. However, whenever I would answer that I was a customer and not a business, it would end the call. When I stated that I was a business just so that I could be directed to a human being, I was told by a very helpful representative that Yelp doesn't have human representatives that help non-advertising costumers or businesses. TL;DR Do not use the reservation feature on Yelp's website. They do not care if it is accurate, and there is no way to even inform Yelp of their mistake. And definitely no customer service or support for you as the person that used their broken system to make a fake reservation. But Batter & Berries itself? AWESOME!!! That 5 stars is for them. Negative 5,000 stars to Yelp for using a broken AI reservation system and having no support for when it inevitably creates problems for diners and the restaurants they want to enjoy. Edited to add: I just got done trying to fill out a correction on the phone number that Yelp has listed on this webpage for Batter & Berries as it is not correct. When I went to fill out the correction form Yelp auto-fills the information they have currently for the business listing. Would you all believe that they had the correct number for the business in the form already? So they know the correct number, but are putting their AI reservation number up instead. Why would they do that? I do not know, but I'd guess it's not for any selfless reasons. This will be the last time I use Yelp for anything, and I am looking into ways to report them for fraudulent advertisement at this point. I know it's probably silly, but changing the number to your broken AI system when you know the business' real number is a bit too much. The actual restaurant number at this location is (773) 248-7710 if anyone needs to get in touch with the real restaurant.

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    Let me start by saying the good reviews don't do this place justice. Here are just a few perks…read moreoutside of the food. Parking on site, excellent wait staff, family friendly, clean, accommodating, working clean high chairs, and fresh to order food. The ambiance was pleasant and the place is bright and inviting there are tables and booths available. It is handicapped and stroller accessible. Now to the food!!! Delicious, hot, fresh out the pan, well seasoned and wonderful portion sizes. We ordered the classic French toast which hubby said it was good enough to eat without syrup. My oldest (11h had the Oreo French toast and said it was better than good! The Oreo cream on top was his fave! I had the blue your own breakfast with gas over hard, bacon and pancakes! Listen ihop has NOTHING on how good these pancakes were. Crispy edges, buttery and golden brown! Food was baby approved as my picky toddler ate without hesitation everything he was offered! They were so kind to our family and when they had extra chicken tenders from and order they brought them out to my kids for free. Finally I tried a new drink on the menu pictured below! It was an Auga Fresca with apple and lemonade and came with the cutest flower garnish! Delicious and refreshing. I can't say enough about this gem! We will be coming back! Like tomorrow! I highly recommend if you're visiting Chicago to check them out! You will not be disappointed!

    Came here on a whim after a long walk. And what a pleasant surprise. everything we ordered was…read morefantastic and delicious! The churro waffles was tasty and the ice cream was a nice surprise. The skirt steak was with the eggs and hash browns! The homemade pancakes were divine- I usually don't care for pancakes but these were good and memorable. The horchatta was excellent too!! Our waiter was amazing! He was good at his job! The inside of the restaurant was very clean, it really stood out to me!!

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    The place has been around a long time in the neighborhood, but no one knew exactly how long. The…read moreservice was efficient and friendly. The staff worked together as a team--refilling drinks and bringing out meals. It's the corner diner we see on old TV shows. There were plenty of "regulars" coming in when our party of 3 arrived. My cousin ordered the Cinnamon Apple waffle and said it was great.

    It's a small space and very very loud inside but if you can get over that this breakfast spot…read moredefinitely offers up some good food, reasonable prices and decent service. On a Saturday morning around 11am there was surprisingly no wait but I also think we got the last available table inside. Note here that they do offer outdoor seating. Anyways, we sat smack dab in the middle of the restaurant and got to observe a lot. After sitting a young lady brought waters over to the table. I asked her a quick question but she noticeably had AirPods in and didn't respond. I was just looking for the bathroom but I found it myself. It was clean and well stocked. Our waitress was nice. Attentive and present. We ordered the 2+2+2+2 and a Moons over Miami sandwich. The food took less than 10 minutes to arrive and everything was very hot. My mom and I both enjoyed our breakfast. I personally really enjoyed the French toast. I thought the portions were filling. At the end we were asked if we'd be paying by cash or card. A ticket was never presented but we were just verbally told an amount. I thought that was kind of odd. We chose cash because you get a discount. We asked again what the total was and she again just verbally told us and then took the cash. We had exact change but I still think it was weird to not have a visual. Overall, this was a great meal and an overall good experience. I'd add this to your list of breakfast spots to try in the area.

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