Food was boring and lacked flavor, but it was hot and the plates was clean. Service was excellent. The server was attentive and friendly. So basically it's a diner with nice waiters and waitresses. I ordered bottomless coffee for $2.89 and a veggie breakfast skillet with 2 eggs on top. It was veggie but not vegetarian as I could taste that it had been on the grill with meat. I loved the decor of the diner and that it has a fireplace in the middle of the restaurant; but the restrooms were dirty. Also, the nasty carpeting bothered me a lot. I dropped my lipgloss and decided to just leave it there. I would eat here again because the staff was so accommodating. Good service is important to me. read more

Portillos has a breakfast place?!?!!?????!!!! Yes...yes, they do. It's a cute little space. Menu is monstrous. They have tons of breakfast, brunch, & lunch choices for all of your desires. Our server was really cool. On too of the game. Thumbs up! The food was standard...good, not knock your socks off. Overall, I would stop back if I was in the area. read more

Honey-Jam Cafe - Baked pancake! - Cafes Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

In spite of a long wait, the food and service here are top notch. The waffles were excellent, but the star was the chicken, biscuits and gravy. And the strawberry orange juice was the icing on the cake. Our server David K. was also top notch, attentive and eager to please. David was the very font of restaurant servers, the gold standard. I highly recommend this place, but be aware of long wait times during peak periods. read more

Honey-Jam Cafe - Don't be chicken! Check out the Honey-Jam Cafe! - Cafes Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

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Avoid this location and drive the extra 10min to Downers Grove!!! Took friends from out of town to this location and were extremely disappointed in the food compared to the Downers location. Got the breakfast poutine and it looked like there were 2 tablespoons of sausage gravy and barely any cheese. Downers location had ladles of gravy and cheese all over it. Also ordered the Monkey Bread at both locations and this one gave us about 1/3 of the Downers location. No way it is worth the money at this one. Check the pictures for comparison... And when asking the waitress if this was a half order she just said "I don't know, that's what they gave me" and then walked away. Very disappointing visit and will not recommend to anyone to stop here. Much better to drive the extra 10min and hit Downers location. read more

Honey-Jam Cafe - Monkey Bread in Bolingbrook location that is 1/3 the size of Downers Grove. Horrible value. - Cafes Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

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Went for breakfast and not impressed at all. Ordered the potato pancake Benedict and not only was it overly greasy the eggs were completely over cooked. I ordered fruit vs hash browns and got hash browns. Requested butter and ended up getting from another table. Over all just not a good experience and won't be going back. read more

I ordered a cranberry and Turkey panini.. The Turkey was border line frozen and cold when presented the cranberry seemed rancid... I sent it back modestly, as I am a restaurant manager. My replacement meal was avocado toast...which came back to my table noticeably burnt toast... the hoh person and the server saw it, yet it was still served to me...no manager was sent over. I will not be back. read more

I was excited to try this new place and was disappointed. They have such potential and seemed busy but the food lacked flavor. Side of pancakes waz absolutely nothing to speak of. Better of to tell them to just keep them. We had the cornedbeef hash skillet. While the potatoes were crispy cornedbeef wasn't not flavorful and basically mush. Over medium and over easy eggs were overcooked. Nothing to write home about. read more

This review is for the Honey Jam on Boughton Ave. The employee who took us to our table was very rude when we asked to sit in a booth instead of the table for two..it was right next to a large group..the girl in the group even had her purse on the chair of this table. Tells you how close it was. So she brought us to a booth that she had to clean up.,when we called her back to wipe areas she missed she very rudely said..ok there that's great! I complained to our waiter,.no comments from him But he did inform the manager. She was very nice and apologetic..said she would talk to the girl.. our breakfast was nothing special..we usually go to the Honey Jam in Lisle..waiters remember us and are very good. Food is always good! Five stars for that location..we wont be going to Boughton location anymore. read more

Y'all need to take things in perspective! I had an amazing experience here! The food was delicious and the service was awesome! Yes, it's a pretty large establishment and the website I feel hinders what a gem this place is so b ing your next breakfast here!! read more

The red velvet French toast was excellent, but sort of small for the price. On the other hand, the s'mores pancakes seemed to be large but tasted dry and bland. The bacon was tasty, if overdone. The AC was cranked to full blast and was dripping on multiple customers. read more

Honey-Jam Cafe - S'mores Pancake and Side Bacon - Cafes Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

This is a very good breakfast establishment. The restaurant gives off good vibes. Brunch food was not out of the ordinary but was not bad either. Its A-OK. read more

First time visiting in my hometown Jan 7th, 2015 around 1:45pm. Went there with a friend. Upon waking in I was instantly pleased with the atmosphere. Very cabin-like. Warm and dark furnishing, a fireplace, dark oak wood. Just nice feeling overall. Plenty of seating too. I was given a table instantly and had a waiter serve us drinks a few minutes after. My waiter was 'Adam,' he was helpful in helping us choose our items. I got the Classic scrambled eggs with no meat and pancakes. And my friend got the Denver-style omelet. It came, with a good serving size of eggs, perhaps 2 eggs, hash browns and 2 pancakes. DELICIOUS! The waiter had a good eye when our water was running low refilled. My meal only costed me $5.50 and with tax $6.05 and with a tip $7.30. Good food and nice restaurant. I will definitely visit here again. Located right next to the Portillos on Route 53/Boughton Rd. read more

Foods always good as is the service. Kathleen was our server today at the Downers Grove location and she went above and beyond and had a wonderful attitude and personality. We need more people like her! read more

I am a frequent visitor of the Butterfield honey Jam cafe. Very disappointed by my latest experience. I ordered the oven Dutch pancakes which is usually very large like a pie and it is $11. What I received was something very different I'm not sure if they have a new cook but it was basically a thin pancake with Apple slices inside very small and light. If I would have known this is what they would give me I would have just ordered pancakes and not spent $10 each on a single pancake. read more

I couldn't really decide whether I wanted to give it a 3 or 4 star rating, but we've had pretty good service and enjoyed the food each and every time we've been here, so I'm going with 4 stars. This place gives you a lot of food. A LOT of food. I don't understand why people call this pricey for what it is; when I visited with my brother and cousin, the three of us ordered four entrees and coffee and paid $50 for three people. We even took food home. That's quite a lot of value for just under $17 each. Oh, and the food was excellent! On my recent visit, I ordered the Julian's Benedict and split the Bananas Foster crêpes. Both were fantastic and just perfect. My brother ordered the chorizo & eggs and my cousin ordered waffles with strawberries and bananas. Both my brother and my cousin were pretty satisfied as well. The chorizo & eggs was really good and the waffles were huge! I couldn't believe how big the entrees were. It was plenty of food - probably more than they needed to serve. I think it's a great value. The server was really funny. Maybe a little weird, but really funny. She did try very hard even though she wasn't the fastest server; that's okay, she didn't make any big mistakes and always refilled our coffee and water promptly. I like this place and I'm really glad there is one in Bolingbrook. It's a perfect family place and Bolingbrook is where my family is at, so it's ideal. I will definitely be back. read more

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Really nice service! It was a nice ambience and they attended me real quick. The food was also so good.

Not the first time I'm unhappy but gave them an opportunity to get it right. We all have moments. This time my pancakes were hard... they go back. I asked for links they gave me bacon.... she orders the links. I bite I to my eggs and they're freaking cold. I had to grab my plate and walk it up to the front. Had to wait once again for my meal to be served. Got the bill and not even a discount. No manager apology. I guess what most of my friends have told be about this place was right on. Thank goodness for other restaurants in my community. No longer will set foot in this establishment. Hasta nunca Honey Jam read more

The host/waitress was unfreindley rude, so I asked her to switch me to the other side, the other waitress was better. I guess this waitress is old and she limps so probably she is in pain, or she is just mean. Over all poor service. read more

This is my first time coming here, I brought someone else. The service was good, but when we received our food, my food had a bit of hair in it, and the person that brought had burnt food. Food wasn't anything special either, though the strawberry orange juice was good. read more

Love this place! Cozy feel inside with a great menu! I enjoyed my breakfast poutine fries! They have a classic breakfast menu and an excellent specialty menu if your looking for something different! My wife had the biscuiladas and it was a beautiful twist on the classic! Come check this place out you won't be disappointed!! read more

Honey-Jam Cafe - Biscuiladas - Cafes Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

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I had the turkey sausage omelette, with potatoes, and pancakes. The omelette was good, but the potatoes were a little over cooked. My friend had the strawberry cream cheese French toast he said it had good flavor but just way too much cream cheese which made it not as good. The service was good, but probably wouldn't return. read more

Hash browns had no seasoning and barely crisped, hollandaise sauce was curdled, poached eggs were over cooked, and English muffins were barely toasted so became very soggy. Two stars because our server was very nice and the coffee was good. read more

Terrible service and food went to eat breakfast with my wife they keep bringing her food wrong and we spoke with the owner and told us to get out and never come back, WOW so when they bring you food wrong you're not supposed to complain just eat it, ****update**** Thank you for responding but unfortunately there was no misunderstanding on my part about being asked to leave. I was specifically told, "Since there's no pleasing you, I'm gonna have to ask you to leave" all while patting me on the shoulder. read more

Serious dissatisfaction. I picked my daughter up at O'hare early. Stopped by Honey Jam, last time we ate tho it was really good. Total change. Ordered biscuits, arrived at the table did not look like biscuits but figured just different. No, zero taste. Told waitress who was very cordial and she asked if we wanted another order, no thanks she did get us a credit since we really just had a bite or two. Ordered corned beef hash skillet, hash was very hard and had practically no cheese at all. I left 75% because it just was not good. Came with pancakes, they were average. With tip almost $40, a waste of money.. how can a restaurant be so good then take a complete turn the wrong way? read more

This was a pleasant surprise as my daughter and I were looking for a place to have a brunch. The menu was extensive and had several items that we've not seen in any of the other places we've gone to. The place is nice, clean, and staff is very friendly. We came at around 11 am and it wasn't crowded so we enjoyed the attentiveness of our waitress. Our meals arrived quickly and were hot and delicious and also very tasty. While the price is a little high for the portions, the meals were well prepared and worth the cost. We totally recommend this place! read more

Honey-Jam Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Cold food sausage cooked to rubber and good luck getting a second cup of coffee Bolingbrook location

First time here and the place smells amazing. 9:45 am on a Sunday and it's packed, but my party of 3 was able to get a seat right away..... Coffee was hot and fresh and service was prompt. Off to a good start. I opted to go with my omelet and fruit! Always my go to breakfast when I am dieting....sigh..... Everything was absolutely delicious!!!! Service to get food took a little while, which is the only reason I didn't get 5 stars. However if you are in Bolingbrook this place is a must if you are looking for a tasty breakfast! read more

Honey-Jam Cafe - Honey & Jam Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Just had the worst experience here. When I've come in the past it's been really great, but today was awful. We just spent 2 hours in this place. We waited about 30 mins to be seated the rest of the time was waiting for our food which they couldn't even get the order correct. They served me legit raw eggs. My plate was taken back to the kitchen and they did something with the eggs to cook them a little more but the raw uncooked egg white was still sitting on the food. I looked at the plate and said no-there's raw egg I'm not eating it. The hostess not even the waitress took the plate back again. I decided I no longer wanted the food at all at this point. I hadn't seen my waitress since she took our food order so I found a different waitress and said they took my food back can you ask them to just cancel I don't want it. Then our waitress brings the food out and I said I cancelled it and she tells me they remade it. So I was like fine you can take it to go bc we have somewhere to be and we're now late. I open the to go container our curiousity and it's the exact same food and I know that because egg yolk is just cooked into the top of the food now. I threw it directly in the trash. Sorry you're not going to microwave my food and tell me it's a new plate. Disgusting. I think it's also disturbing that our waitress not once came back to the table after taking our order. She didn't ask how everything was, didn't ask if we needed anything and never brought us water after our cups were empty. Really disappointed in this trip. Not sure I'll be back. read more

It is a heck of a huge place that is tastefully appointed. It reminds me of an Olive Garden for breakfast. Might I add that I am not an Olive Garden fan. To me, both of these are impersonal food factories for the those who are impressed with a smoke and mirrors dining experience. I have tried Honey Jam on three separate occasions, all of which left me underwhelmed. Despite its impressive size, there is usually a wait to be seated. It feels chaotic. It is not a place to relax and eat breakfast made with care and quality ingredients. It tries to do to offer a fresh juices, quirky coffees and an impressive variety of entrees. Unfortunately, they value quantity over quality. If you are going to stand in line waiting for a table at a breakfast joint in the area, do yourself a favor and make your way over to Egg Harbor or Butterfields. read more

Sadly, another Portillo establishment gone down hill Since becoming corporate. The quality of the food and customer service has gotten so much worse since Dick Portillo sold. Our bacon and sausage had been precooked and the microwaved, The eggs were rubber and the toast was cold. We won't be back. Portillo is no longer the high quality food establishments they were when they were a Chicago institution. So sad. Don't bother eating here. Other good places in the are. read more

Both of us really enjoyed our skillets, and the service was good. Rating 4 stars because the interior needs some updating. Bonus, the Girl Scouts sell cookies outside every Sunday. read more

Honey-Jam Cafe - Sweet potato Sweet Potato and Chorizo Skillet - Cafes Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

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What a gem! They handled several family gatherings perfectly. Waitress was great. Food was absolutely delicious!! Impressed!

I used to love coming to this restaurants Bolingbrook location but one of the waitresses was very unprofessional in the way she spoke to me while trying to order. read more

The food was good but the service wasn't the best experience! The waitress had a horrible attitude from start. When they brought our food they were very aggressive while handing the food and placing it on the table. Dealing with unfriendliness makes the whole experience upsetting. read more

Poor review. It was bad. My partner & I were there for over 2 hours. The avocado toast was awful and bland. Not fresh. The cheese on it was not a good combo. After we ordered our entrees they came back later after a long time and said we were forgot about your food so here is some extra bread fruit. Gross. They then must have forgot again because it was almost a hour till we finally got our food. Raisin French toast with Vermont syrup. Mediocre at best. Cold at the time. Syrup was good. Patty melt was nasty. Poor customer service. Fries were good. read more

Delicious food . Very friendly stuff chef very understanding of food allergies and went above and beyond accommodate everyone in family very happy . Highly recommended. read more

My kids, wife and I have been dining at Honey Jam 1-2 times a week almost since it opened. The staff is wonderful and feel like family to us. That's what makes this review so hard. Since the change in ownership in August, the food quality has gone down, and down, and down. I would compare it now to an iHop with a nicer interior. They have changed everything from their toast, silver dollar pancakes, turkey sausage ... all NOT better! This morning may have been the final straw ... they changed their Pumpkin Waffle!! It was smaller, didn't taste the same, and was served with much less topping! We feel like we are breaking up with a long relationship, but we have tried Eggs, Inc now a few times and the food is MUCH better. We went to Honey Jam one last time this morning and had our usual experience to what we have had over the last few months ... The staff was WONDERFUL and the food was TERRIBLE! RIP Honey Jam. read more

AWFUL. They decor is about the only thing that was positive about this place. After waiting for 30 minutes to sit down (not unreasonable considering it was a Sunday brunch). We ordered our coffee and food. Coffee was excellent and came out in a timely fashion. 45 minutes AFTER ordering, I asked our waitress to check on the food. 5 minutes later it came out luke warm. It looked appetizing and it tasted so-so but this is BREAKFAST AND IT TOOK 50 minutes to get to the table!! Yes it is Sunday brunch and their busiest time, but that is no excuse. You are cooking eggs, hashbrowns, toast, and pancakes. It should never take 50 minutes to get your breakfast. On top of that, the manager, Robin came to our table and clarified for us that the "kitchen was busy." There was never a sense of urgency and it never felt that she was all that concerned with the situation. Most managers of restuarants will emphatically state their concern and apologize to the nth degree, not make up an excuse that the kitchen is busy. It's a breakfast joint, the kitchen is SUPPOSED to be busy. Most people eat breakfast from 8:30am to 12pm on SUNDAYS. Expect your restaurant to be busy and prepare for it. Sorry for my mini tirade. However, Robin seemed incompetent to run this restaurant which is sad because Dick Portillo has put together such great establishments. I will also mention that we had to request business cards/contact information on two separate occassions until Patty from corporate finally stopped by to offer 50% off our meal. Note to Patty from corporate, this was THE worst customer service I have ever experienced. It took you 15 minutes to stop by our table after we requested to speak to a manager. Customer service and product quality is how businesses succeed. Right now Honey-Jam is failing at 1 and the other is just ok. There are plenty of other breakfast/lunch places in the Naperville/Bolingbrook dont waste your time (1 hr 45min to be exact) going to eat at Honey Jam. read more

For the last three months or so, we now have been coming in here on at least a biweekly basis. I'm very happy they got over their grand-opening shortcomings from the first few times we came here. I really am a fan of this place now, for both breakfast and lunch options. No service glitches at all anymore. Every server we have waiting on us has been pleasant, informative, and spot on! I would like to give a special shout-out to Justin, though. We have him often as a server, and let's just say to watch this guy work a crowded section of the restaurant is amazing. He's quick, nice, and overly efficient. This guy deserves an award or something. Like I said, we have been coming in quite often, so here's a little list of my personal do's and dont's of the Honey Jam Cafe: Do skip the steak and eggs. For $14, I expected a pretty huge meal, and one that tastes pretty good as well. The steak is Angus, but I'm still not impressed. They cook it to order, but it is a small, under seasoned, plain piece of meat. One thing I do like, is they will happily substitute out my potatoes for some cottage cheese. Do get the crepes. I'm not sure about the fruit filled crepes, but the plain crepes are excellent. Pair them with a side of Applewood smoked bacon for a great breakfast dish. The bacon is good, although sometimes a bit overcooked. Do skip the chorizo and eggs. I like the authentic style Mexican breakfast, but this falls rather short. First off, their chorizo lacks any of the signature orange colored grease, which makes the sausage's flavor. It is rather dry and tasteless. Served with nearly plain white rice and soupy black beans, this will never be one of my favorite dishes here. For lunch, do get the 1/2 sandwich with soup or salad. I like the California wrap. It is a veggie tortilla with sliced turkey, avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and 1,000 Island dressing. It comes with fries, and be sure to ask for a side of southwest ranch dressing to dip the fries in. So much better than plain catsup any day! For the soup, I really enjoy the thick and tasty Chicken Tortilla soup. read more

Not sure what all the fuss is about. Someone made another Egglectic but just made it 100 times the size. Not too many healthy choices on the kid's menu. The side of fruit was pitiful. Was that A grape? Ohh pineapple...A piece! We asked for egg yolks for our infant and they came slathered in butter. DRIPPING with butter. Yeah good idea. Pay registers are poorly placed in entrance traffic pattern so small children are being trampled and lost all over the place. Won't be returning and it's sad that so many people support giant corporate fat cows like Portillos' and Friday's and Applebee's when the ma n' pa shops are trying to offer us healthy food from local providers made fresh with fresh ingredients. Won't be returning as it's just not our style at all and we went to meet a friend who "loves" HJC. We'll pick the place next time. If you made it to here in my review and are fuming because you love Portillo's and Applebee's and Friday's, rest assured that HJC will not let you down. You will get good service, large portions, flavorful food (lots of butter and salt and cream and sugar where applicable) at an affordable price. read more