First, the service was wonderful because we had an order that required various modifications from the menu. We accomplished the changes with flying color. Now, the food, the candied walnut salad, turkey club sandwich and the gyros were terrific. We definitely will be returning for other Sunday nights meals. read more

The food was incredible. The service...not so much. The servers were screaming at each other and it took almost 45 minutes for our food to come out (we were there during lunch). read more

Well first thing my waitress was extremely nice and helpful. She recommended the strawberry orange juice that I didn't know they had and it was tasty for sure. Very sweet waitress she deserves a raise for sure! The bacon was very crispy and good. The waffles I got were also very flavorful and soft. The whole meal was delicious. I went on a Saturday morning and it was very cozy and chill in the restaurant. read more

have been there several times in last year, food is good, price average. group of 4 friends attended each lunch. we each noted poor service with the waitresses not even coming to our table in first 5-10 minutes. these meals were each at 2pm on Fridays with very few customers . we decided to try one more time 2/6/25. It got worse, only one table of customers finishing their meal. 3 waitresses on other side of restaurant doing I have no what after a full 10 minutes i walked up to check out and asked manager can we get a waitress , he seemed surprised about my complaint but did call one over , she apologied but still took full 10 minutes to bring drinks , Too many good places to eat these days without having to put-up with this attitude read more

Haven't been in years but wanted some place close on a cold day. My wife and I had different omlettes and we both agree they were as good or better than any we've had and we eat breakfast all over. Service was prompt and friendly. If you been lately you should revisit. We will be back soon! read more

I think I found a winner! I was getting errands nearby and wanted to stop here for a lunchstop. It felt like an unassuming diner but when I walked in I was greeted with a warm smile and someone immediately started attending to my order. I ordered take-out, and didn't get a chance to sit down, but the place is a really cozy diner and it feels right at home. Some customers stopped by, and they seemed like regulars because the guy at the front desk was asking about them. I ordered one of their sandwiches, fries, and a cream of rice in soup, and ate it back home. The tuna melt and fries were phenomenal. I devoured it, reason why I don't have a photo of it. The fries are thick, and chewy in the right places. The tuna melt was a great meal. The soup was delicious. Will be coming back with friends and sit down for a meal - seems like a warm, great place to eat at a brunch out with friends or family! :) read more

I don't go to the restaurant but order through a delivery service. Just breakfast but I'm never disappointed. Large portions. Kind of funny. I once ordered the trail rider skillet. Really good. Lots of everything. But I don't think I'll order it again. They give you so much food, I ate it for FOUR meals. read more

I drive past this place every day but have never stopped until recently. The menu was huge and so were the portions. Prices were the best I've seen in ages. Service was fast and funny. We loved all of our food. I had the open faced roast beef and had plenty for leftovers the next day. We'll definitely be going back to try other items. Don't pass on dessert! read more

This is one of those restaurants that has been around forever...unassuming,,Now that I've been there, I'm kicking myself for driving past for so long....Yesterday (6/16/25) we were in Wheaton for dental appointments. My husband said when was the last time you went to Carol's Garden ? The answer to that was "never" So, we were very close and really hungry..It was almost 4:00...so we stopped. There was almost no one there, so we were greeted and seated very quickly. Our server, Dina, was wonderful..the menu is enormous, so many delicious choices. My husband had the Reuben Burger and he loved it ! I had a breakfast skillet that was delicious...Both of us toted home enough that we will have another great meal later today. The restaurant is very clean, has peaceful "background" music Service was impeccable. We'll be going back soon.....It was worth every cent we spent. Thanks Benny and Dina for a wonderful experience. read more

Stopped in for breakfast this morning with my husband and enjoyed relaxing conversation and a tasty meal to start off our day! The menu is enormous and I always have a hard time making a decision. Everything I've had so far has been very good especially when I'm looking for comfort food! Thanks Carmen for your service and keeping our coffee cups filled! I can never finish it all but I'm happy to have leftovers read more

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Carol's Garden Restaurant is a nice spot to have breakfast, where the staff is friendly and the food is tasty. We stopped in early on a Sunday morning and nearly had the place to ourselves. Other customers were sparse, as was the staff - things must pick up later around here. Nonetheless, we were greeted, seated, and served by an inviting staff who wore big smiles. The menu is varied, offering pretty much everything you'd be looking for with breakfast. And, when it arrives, the food is hot and is scrumptious. My eggs were perfectly made! We enjoyed out meal and the out of pocket cost. I could see us returning again in the future. read more

Went here based on google reviews - should have checked Yelp instead! Ordered the eggs benedict, and while the eggs were cooked perfectly as was the bacon/canadian bacon, the hollandaise sauce had zero flavor, making it very bland. The hashbrowns looked like they would be good, but were scorched and somehow undercooked and burned simultaneously. My mother ordered the open-faced turkey meal and said it was terrible and one of the worst things she had ever had at a restaurant. The "gravy" was flavorless, white and so runny it was as if they just poured milk on the toasted bread underneath the small, thin slices of turkey like you would find in a TV dinner. Said the mashed potatoes, which are almost always ok, were also bad. Most of her meal minus the thin turkey she scraped clean of the milky sauce remained uneaten. The coffee was the worst I have ever had at a family restaurant as it was as weak as it was bland, so basically brown-tinted hot water. My son said the pancakes were good, which was a relief, but I tried his scrambled eggs assuming they would be good since mine were decent, but they had the strangest consistency and taste to them, neither of us could eat them. I will say the waffle smelled and looked delicious that was served to other customers, and the bacon was tasty, but overall, the food was disappointing to say the least. There were very few customers at lunchtime, which should have been a sign, but we received slow, nearly nonexistent service as she came to the table only to take our order, bring the coffee she forgot after 5-10 mins, bring our food, then the check. No refills, no checking on us, no asking how the food was or if we needed anything throughout our meal, and we did not even see her around the restaurant between these infrequent interactions. We will not be visiting again. read more

Service was great and restaurant was clean. The waitress was very friendly and attentive. Refills were quick. This was our first time here and she was helpful navigating the large menu. I ordered my burger well done and it was cooked just as asked. The best part was that it wasn't dried out and was still flavorful. The lettuce and tomato were very fresh - lettuce was crisp and tomato was good. The French fries were hot and fresh. The chicken dumpling soup was also good. The other person with me ordered the breakfast tacos. They were delicious - especially with the pico de gallo. The pecan roll for desert was also tasty. read more

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The menu has so many options, it's kind of overwhelming. Food was good overall, though some things are misses. I guess that's because of having such a large menu. But overall, good prices, service, and big portion sizes! read more

Carol's Garden is a great family style restaurant. I've been coming here for years for breakfast and lunch. The food is excellent, big Menu selection, generous portions, served quickly, super friendly staff, great atmosphere, perfect for families with kids and prices are reasonable. Wanted to give a shout out to the chef for his creativity, in which he prepared my Fresh Fruit Plate (picture). I've had a good experience every time, highly recommend, you won't regret it. read more

Carol's Garden Restaurant - The Fresh Fruit Plate - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carol Stream, Illinois

Went to this restaurant with a friend on Sunday, 04/14/2024. 30 minutes after our lunch served, the waitress pushed us to pay because she was about to change the shift and leave. The male manager came to help the waitress to handle the payment. The manager asked me to give the tip by cash. I said I preferred to put it on the card. He then pushed me to write down the tip immediately on the bill, before he took the card to run the total. I put down $11.00 over $55.00. The manager loudly yelled, "You're giving $11.00 tip. Okay." in front of my gues! That was super rude and embarrassing!!! Very unprofessional presentation! What an idiot! I swear I'm not going to go to that restaurant ever! read more

I saw all the positive reviews and ordered dinner and appetizer for my husband and I. $70 later, I'm throwing away the majority of it. French Onion Soup - tasted like it was supposed to be diluted with water and wasn't. All salt - no french onion. Ribs were like jerky. Absolutely dry as a the bone they were dried to. Received no mashed potatoes as ordered. Crab cakes - first bite was so fishy I was concerned about whether it had gone bad or not. Hard pass. Greek salad add on for shrimp dejohnge was ENORMOUS and riddled with anchovies. And, finally, for a restaurant with GARDEN in your name, you should be ashamed of what you did to the vegetables that came with our entrees! read more

Carol's Garden Restaurant - Dried out ribs and utterly devasted "steamed" vegetables. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carol Stream, Illinois

18 health violations here. Standard not met: Proper date marking and disposition Standard not met: Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean Standard not met: Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display Standard not met: Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used Standard not met: Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices Standard not met: Non-food-contact surfaces clean Standard not met: Adequate handwashing sinks, properly supplied and accessible Standard not met: Single-use/single-service articles; properly stored, used Standard not met: All food employees have food handler training Standard not met: Garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained Standard not met: Warewashing facilities, installed, maintained, used, test strips Standard not met: Proper reheating procedures for hot holding Standard not met: Hands clean and properly washed Standard not met: Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used; held for retail sale, properly Stored Standard not met: Food and non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used Standard not met: Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Standard not met: Proper cold holding temperatures Standard not met: Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, clean read more

Tried this place today, and it was amazing from the telephone service to the cashier part and I must say the food was excellent and piping hot! Forgot to take a picture but stop in for yourself and get a wonderful experience! read more

Waited over ten minutes just to be ignored. Was given a menu and then for ten minutes nothing. No water, no hello I'll be right with you. Despite the place being DEAD this is very poor customer service. We will never come here again. There were only four tables with customers at 6:30 at night. We left and will find a place that knows how to run a restaurant. Good luck. read more

If I could give 1/2 a star to this place I would. Went there for breakfast with my family ,yes we were a party of 6 , but they sat us down like it was not a problem. They even seated a table of 9 shortly after, right behind us. We ordered our food after waiting 15 mins for a waitress to finally come over. We were waiting & waiting for our food when the waitress started bringing food out for the table of 9. They were seated after us AND placed their order after us. We had been sitting there for 1HOUR now with no food . We went to the manager to say something he said he would check but just went back to the register. We got up and walked out and the manager yelled "what do you want me to do with your food" we told him he could eat it and he said "there's the door" NEVER GO TO THIS PLACE they have no customer skills and cannot handle multiple customers read more

My family and I love this restaurant! We have been going here since I have been 6 years old. I came back from college and food is still amazing. The family that owns this restaurant is always very nice and welcoming! I also always love their soup and homemade bread! read more

Carol's Garden Restaurant - Chicken salad with cucumbers tomatoes and feta - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carol Stream, Illinois

Not being from here we relied on yelp and google to search for a place for lunch. We called to see if they could accommodate our hockey team and families, a party of 40, for lunch on short notice of less than 2 hours. They said yes and they were amazing. The service was great and fast. The food was awesome and homemade. We had quite a variety of orders and everything was great. Would definitely recommend coming here. Thanks for the great service and accommodating our group! read more

The menu here is huge, which naturally made me nervous, so I didn't have high hopes from the start. I just moved to town and decided, what the hey! I'll give it a try and maybe be pleasantly surprised! I wasn't. Sadly, as expected the food was...well...just OK. I ordered the liver and onions for myself- the meat was not very good quality. My husband got chicken parm and the pasta was over cooked with some veggies on the side that had no seasoning at all-quite bland. We will not be dining here again unfortunately. I do think that the cooks are just doing way too many different types of food and the quality is going down because of that. Maybe shrink the menu just a tad? Any way, just a my opinion but I would chat with the crew to see if they agree if I were the manager of this establishment. Take care! read more

Best dessert I've ever had me and my family ate at a burger place and then afterward they came here just to grab desserts the baklava, chocolate cake and tiramisu were all gigantic yet made with excellent technique read more

We have been to Carol's Garden and it's a great place! We love their breakfast and dinner food! They have a big menu with lots of variety. Everything is delicious. The service is fantastic, wait staff is friendly and attentive. read more

The owners of this establishment leave something to be desired. They are just not customer focused or friendly. Maybe they have been too successful for too long I don't know. I just try to avoid them when I am there. Our food is always good. That and they are located close to home brings us back there from time to time. The food is very home style. The appearance on the plate when it is served is not very presentable but trust me when I say it tastes much better than it looks. The service is always friendly and the food is always good. So I will return occasionally but this will not be a regular stop. read more

We've driven past this restaurant many, many times but frankly, from the outside appearance there was nothing to draw us in. Yesterday we decided to give it a try for a late Saturday afternoon (1:30pm) lunch. We loved it! The interior is very, very nice. Comfy booths, nice chairs on wheels. They have a selection of 5 soups everyday. Lunch started out with a small loaf of warm bread. It was fabulous. My husband had the chicken stir fry. It was a very large plate and there was enough there that he brought half home. I had the chicken breast with cheddar and monterey jack cheese. I loved it, also. Service was impeccable. Drinks were refilled throughout the meal and she checked on us often to be sure everything was ok. I asked that the soup that comes with my meal be packed to go. She included 3 rolls and crackers with the soup. Nice touch. I was happy to leave a generous tip. The menu is extensive so there should be something for everyone. We are looking forward to returning soon. read more

For many years l drove past Carol Restaurant.. i judge a book by it covered. One day my Husband pulled up into Carol Restaurant parking a lot. My first time I order Ribs.... Carol Restaurant have the BEST RIBS IN TOWN. I love their Salads & Cream Chicken Rice Soup. Awesome! My Husband favorite is the Alfredo Shrimp Dish.. Carol Restaurant Food Is Delicious & the Bonus for me they have huge space where I don't feel crowded... read more

Carol's Garden Restaurant - Nice Tender Ribs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carol Stream, Illinois

Sure, kissing this frog doesn't bring me my prince, but he's so cute and delicious it really doesn't matter! Carol's Garden is not a place where you're going to get the best steak meal in town, but that's not what they're going for. Traditional American comfort food like pancakes and pot roast are pretty solid. Daily soups and a side of bread are a guarantee! Oh! Don't forget to get a chocolate frog to go! read more

I went there today and had a sweet cabbage soup with my meal, it was absolutely delicious! I highly recommend this restaurant their food is great and the service is very good! It reminds me of restaurants I would go to with my family when I was a kid. Thank you Carol's Garden for a great meal and memories! read more

I used to work right down the street from Carol's Garden and would meet friends for lunch here quite often. Sometimes it was hard to get in and out within an hour for lunch. They are willing to do separate checks if you go with a group, which we really appreciated. My favorite part of Carol's Garden is their chicken noodle soup that they have almost every day- very simple but delicious. They used to offer a bread basket at lunch time but now offer a warm loaf of bread with is tasty but you have to slice it yourself. Carol's Garden is a typical family restaurant but is very comfortable with a pleasant atmosphere. It is very popular at lunchtime. They have a very large menu with many choices. I enjoy their salads but have not enjoyed their sandwiches. You do get good sized portions and the prices are fair. read more

Carol's Garden Restaurant - The yummy homemade chicken noodle soup - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carol Stream, Illinois

Everything was very good. I especially enjoyed the lemon rice soup and the onion sticks.

We normally love this place. Today. Is making me not want to come back. Today, there is an older man (60s easily) sitting in the dining room with an IPad set up and it's blaring like he is a 5 year old watching Baby Shark videos. It is completely disrupting our meal and this isn't the first time we've encountered him here but normally there is other noise to lessen the audible attack. Not happy with that currently, however, the service is wonderful (Rene) and the food phenomenal as always. Just having no one ask the man to lower his volume is a bit off putting. And I'm not just being a jerk or overly fussy. I can assure you it literally sounds like he is watching videos of aircraft taking off with someone recording on the flight line with a high pitched shriek noise repeatedly playing over and over. Worst part. The owner/manager is sitting in the table next to him periodically and isn't saying a word. Very much hinders the desire to come back. read more

Carol's Garden Restaurant - Chicken Dijon Dinner. I forgot to take a photo of the plate when it was brought out due to..... being distracted - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carol Stream, Illinois

Carol garden count your days . Local diner sucks, and our plate of food came out disgusting they don't know how to wash dishes. The food tasted like foot water, and dishwater mixed couldn't finish my plate of food because the taste of dirty dishwater ruined it . On top of that our server checked on us probably twice . We waited 20 minutes for a sprite just for it to come out as dirty sprite with floating particles. Worst experience of my whole entire life don't go here . The Benedict is the only thing that was good hahaha read more

Carol's Garden is one of the few family restaurants left in the Carol Stream area that is not a corporate chain. The ambience of it is that of an old fashioned, traditional family restaurant. Their homemade soups are wonderful. They have an extensive menu of delicious meals. Food is served warm and in a timely manner. My family has made this the go to place to go and relax and enjoy a good homecooked meal. The owner/manager is on the premises should there be something that did not satisfy your dining needs and it is promptly corrected. You get generous portions that are fairly priced. I would highly recommend Carol's Garden for your dining needs. read more

awful. don't waste your money & don't request bread with a bowl of soup they will charge you. rude. smells bad. never going back

Visited this restaurant twice and still have not had the opportunity to eat there. First time was told they close at 8 even though online and sign on door say they are open later. Second time after being seated and waiting over 10 mins left due to no service or acknowledgement that I was waiting for service. When leaving the waitress asked if I was ready to order, I replied that I was leaving due to she must be overly busy to take new orders. Place looked like it would be a great local restaurant and review looked good but both of my experiences were not favorable. Good luck to you if you attempt to eat here. read more

This is one restaurant that seems to be forgotten in the listings of restaurants in the Wheaton/Carol Stream area. We have gone to this place for years and are never disappointed. I talked my husband into ordering today and it was so worth it. She said that our order would be ready in about 15 minutes. I am only about 5 minutes away so left 10 minutes later. The order was ready and correct. We have enough food for another meal. The chicken rice soup is always the best as well as my spinach salad and mom's summer-fest salad. She has enough left over for three days. It came with bread and butter as well. Check this place out. You will not be disappointed. read more

Outstanding service. The food couldn't be better. Waitress was very kind. The cook was spot on with the food. I'll be sure to recommend this little spot when I'm in the neighborhood again. Excellent place for breakfast read more

Carol's Garden Restaurant - New York Steak, Scrambled eggs and hash browns - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carol Stream, Illinois