Ambiance is nice, staff is friendly. Chocolate cake was good (not pictured) but rainbow cake was terribly hard almost had a frozen quality. For $14 my daughter and i shared a small sliver of Chocolate cake. read more

IKEA - Rainbow cake - Scandinavian Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Ikea has everything a house wants, great varieties and price. Go to place to get everything you need. Great experience at IKEA! We ended up getting a chair and quite a few other things that were much needed before moving into our new house. Good variety, reasonable prices, and everything we needed in one place. Always a reliable stop for home essentials. It is huge , spacious and easy to find everything read more

IKEA - Ikea - Scandinavian Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Be prepared to do alot of walking as this store is huge!!! They do a nice job setting up the rooms so buyers can visualize how much can fit into a small space. The prices are reasonable and check out was quick. You can park your car right in front in various spots by the front entrance to load your vehicle. read more

After working here for 15 years, it's always nice to go shop. They always have new and different things to try and have a very wide price point! You can always find something for everyone! read more

Love coming to IKEA for a quick cheap meal. The Swedish meatballs and the almond chocolate bar cake are my favorite. Sometimes I'll get the Caesar salad and order the chicken tenders to put them in my salad. The service is pretty quick and friendly. The ambiance is pretty simple, but majority of the tables weren't wiped down or cleaned. read more

You can find almost anything for the home at IKEA. It's not as cheap as it once was, but still pretty affordable, and for household basics, everything from furniture and cookware to dishes and bedding, to lighting and fake plants, it's a good place to start, especially if you want to see it in person. As a person with mobility issues, I increasingly dislike extremely large stores, but IKEA is the exception. Why? 1) there are elevators and escalators 2) there are plenty of places to sit down if I become fatigued, even if it's a model bed 3) I LOVE as someone using a cane that they have little carts to carry your tray on (try juggling an unevenly weighted cafeteria tray with one hand when your balance is already terrible and you will really appreciate this) 4) there are shortcuts so you don't have to walk the entire store if you don't need/want to/can't I was there today and I am glad to see that they have moved the Swedish marketplace area to a better location (it used to be basically past the registers, which didn't really work well). There's also seasonal stuff to look for such as the Advent Calendar at Christmastime. Overall, IKEA is a great place to start for household goods...or just to get your Swedish meatball fix! read more

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Bring your walking shoes, but don't come hungry -- mainly because I don't really like the cafeteria but the ice cream is okay. There's also a new market area to walk through to purchase imported foods. I find it amazing how IKEA makes you feel like you need new everything when you visit. I try not to go with my kids because they want things they don't need like a plant pot, or tea light holder or a lamp. I visited recently for some silverware and the service was non existent. I couldn't find an employee anywhere. In the end I got the forks without spending extra on unnecessary things. read more

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The young employees do nothing....literally nothing but stand around. When you ask a question they act like you're bothering them. I was flabbergasted with the eyeball, and " I have no idea" response. I wish they would bring back their solar lanterns. They were one of the best things at IKEA. read more

What started out as just a shopping trip turned into a lunch outing. It's been years since I've been to an IKEA and that long since I ate there in their cafeteria style restaurant. We decided to sample a couple things and I have to say my favorite was not the Swedish meatballs, but the salad with lox. Very fresh and outstanding that came with a little potato salad that was tasty as well. read more

IKEA - Scandinavian Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Meatballs were meh, nothing special. An order of those, texas toast, small salad, potato pancakes and a drink for $20 I thought was steep, especially considering how cheap the hot dogs are here. It's filling enough, but don't come here intending to eat unless you really have to because you're so hungry from aimlessly walking around the giant maze that is Ikea for hours. You order via a kiosk but the food came out quick. It was easy finding a table, although it was dirty. read more

IKEA - Scandinavian Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Completely unethical. They did not deliver $835 worth of merchandise on an order that was supposed to be delivered from this Bolingbrook store to my house. For months now, I have followed up to get this refunded. I have chat transcripts from 10 different agents and also spoke to many more on the phone all promising to handle this and get me my refund. They never did. I filed a dispute with my credit card and they submitted false evidence from other refunds I got for completely different returns. I am flabbergasted that such a large company whose products I used to love could be so unethical and steal money from loyal customers. Never again will I shop here. There are serious systemic unlawful practices going on. I may look into legal action, but I'm also so drained by how many hours they've made me fight to get back the money they stole from me. read more

I went to my local Ikea with my dad and sister to buy room decor and eat lunch. The food is consistently good. My only complaint is how plain and sandy the mashed potatoes are, they're the only things I've had from Ikea that I dislike eating. I also recommend that you save yourself the $2 for a fountain drink because they're pretty lacking in my opinion. Not much to comment on for their service because there's minimal interactions except for asking for your hot dish and paying. read more

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Wish I could give ZERO STARS. Terrible experience. Line was ridiculously long and moved very slow and this was at 2:00. Started with no clean silverware. Then desserts were mostly empty, specifically the gooey chocolate cake. Watched a couple employees stand and talk for a bit during all this not sure why they weren't busy restocking food. Purchases drinks for 3/4 of us and half the drinks did not work!!! Also only have one small drink dispenser area to accommodate everyone with drinks!!! I thought there used to be a better set up for the drinks so not sure why this was changed. Ridiculous for a busy location. Terrible experience and definitely won't be back anytime soon!! Wish we would have ate somewhere else! read more

This is till my most favorite place to shop! It never gets old! They are having a pretty good sale happening now so stop in for some good savings! read more

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Nice walk around the store checking out all of the tables, chairs and home accessories. In the market for something I can put together myself; not too many steps and EASY directions. Anyone looking for Jurassic World Dominion dinos; Ikea has all of them and at a great price. Although, I did not find what I was looking for, I did leave with something. Chicken meatballs and a peg board. read more

IKEA - cars parked in front of a ikea store - Scandinavian Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

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The food here reminded me of when I was in the military with the exception of even though they showed about 10 different choices of what you can eat. They only had one thing meatballs with mashed potatoes and peas. They were supposed to have two different kinds of fish they had none they had no other vegetables. They did have macaroni and cheese, so let's talk about the food. Absolutely no seasoning on anything whatsoever. The Lincoln berry was the star of the dish. It made everything sweet and it did taste pretty good by itself. The meatballs were very processed and that they reminded me of banquet or frozen meatballs. The mashed potatoes were not real potatoes at all it was Water tasted like water. No taste whatsoever were frozen peas were cooked. Everything was warm but again for the price they charge. It was crazy that people would actually wait that line for this stuff style but only one quarter of the food vans had actual food in them they weren't serving everything else. It was a total bust. I would never come here again. It was a complete waste of time the foodwas lower quality, then old country buffet or anything like that read more

To preface this I am not that big of a fan of ikea in general. I've been to this location a couple of times. Usually years in between my visits. Plenty of parking. Once you go up the escalator inside it's a madhouse. One of the things I can't stand is the free for all of parents letting their children run everywhere and jump/test out all of the furniture. Trying to maneuver through the crowds is one of the things that I don't like about the store. We were looking for a dresser and found one we liked. It said was available in multiple colors. Then when it came to picking out there was only the one color available. When it came to the line for checkout on my day of visit there were only 2 registers open. No joke took like 15 minutes to check out (at least, maybe longer). Cashier was friendly, but she could only do so much. When I left there was probably a good 30 people in each line. read more

What can I say just disappointed. I came to this place from Chicago for this dish. The mash was dry and the food on plate had no flavor, and the drinks don't get me started. Sparkling everything it's bad enough they took away the corn bread...but now the change in food. read more

IKEA - Scandinavian Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Love Ikea! I come here often for walks with my family if the weather is bad outside. Usually end up visiting the restaurant for a light snack and coming home with some household trinket or plant. We like walking around checking up the different set-ups. Love the Swedish meatballs and fried chicken at the restaurant. If you're a member, you can score a free cup of coffee every time you visit. Service has always been friendly and helpful. Will definitely be back here! read more

We had lunch at the ikea cafe yesterday while shopping at ikea. Sitting in the cafe is always fun with colorful decor and nice views looking outside. We were very hungry and got a lot of food. We got the veggie balls platter - the veg balls were very flavorful and the gravy with it was good as well. It came with steamed vegetables and we got the lingonberry jam which is always our favorite. We also got the lemon crusted cod with mashed potatoes and peas. The cod was soo fresh and light. Flavor was amazing too! We also got the tea which is free for ikea family members. We also got the salmon plate with veggie medallion - so so good. And the fish was perfectly seasoned and flaky and fresh tasting. After a round of walking around, we got the strawberry vanilla swirl. Tbh I preferred the plain vanilla yogurt to this, plain vanilla is my favorite! Ikea cafe makes for a fun place to eat once in a while! read more

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I actually came here to window shop because I've actually never been to an ikea in my entire life and it definitely was not my typical shopping experience. Like I had to go up an elevator through a maze of everything to get to the end. I know ikea is purposely designed like this too but literally this storm is full of brainstorming ideas for many rooms in my house and what I would want in my future man cave. The best part at the end of the journey you can find the discounted section and the food area that sells veggie dogs with chips and drinks for 4 bucks for the combo. What a great place worth visiting but the prices are really high! read more

Cafeteria food so not much in flavor or looks. Plates are old and look like there from Goodwill

Many things not in stock .. (isn't IKEA supposed to be a warehouse store?). Deliveries ALWAYS late - DAYS later than promised. Projects slowed waiting for IKEA's damn deliveries. Amazon delivers next day, sometimes even SAME day ... IKEA ...nope nope nope. UNACCEPTABLE. Clearly, IKEA should keep their stock at Amazon warehouses around the country and have Amazon deliver their stuff. Couple this with the IKEA store layout .. a rat maze - they make you walk through EVERY inch of the store just to get to an exit. It's disrespectful to customers and manipulative. I avoided IKEA for YEARS ... only went there this time because their DIY cabinetry was available nowhere else. read more

14 carts in line now and only one cashier. Self checkout is backed up as well. Still waiting. read more

Horrible shopping experience. Moved to the BACK of a line as if this were the year 1950. I can't say this was ALL staff however 1 staff member was very rude and as much as I don't want to say racist it really seemed like directing us to the end of the line was racially motivated. We even attempted to speak with the supervisor on duty and our concerns were dismissed. read more

Coming to IKEA is always a fun time to me, and I often stop by their restaurant and grab a quick bite. Their entry setup is SO much better than one in Schaumburg. There's one (1) single entrance that leads to you to dessert, appetizers, hot entree, soup, and pastries. I like their princess marzipan cake. It isn't too sweet and perfectly portioned. If you're an IKEA family member, you can get free coffee and tea with re-fills (value of $1, as of 04/07/2018). I recommend to come in during non-lunch or non-dinner hours to avoid the crowd. Seating is plenty, but you can even get a few more cups of joe, get some work done, and even chill for a little bit if they are not busy. Most food items they offer in the restaurant can be purchased at their market near the exit. They added the Icee type of drinks at their exit cafe near the checkout counters. However, the line is always long. Since we were done shopping, both hubby and I just wanted to leave and moved on. Oh well, that was understandable, so perhaps we will give a try next time. read more

IKEA - Salmon salad - Scandinavian Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

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- Customer service was really good. - The item I wanted was in stock. - The price was fair. - Thumbs down on the delivery end. Unfortunately there was a mistake made with the delivery. There was no easy way to fix it (not sure why) so the order was cancelled. Three stars due to the delivery mistake and never receiving the item I wanted. I pretty much wasted a lot of time to end up with nothing. Also, the refund process is redundant and slow. read more

I trick my husband into going shopping by saying "Let's go get some Swedish meatballs." It works every time. I don't know much else about the hot food offered here because I literally only come for the meatballs, but honestly you don't need anything else. If you don't know, the restaurant/cafeteria is located upstairs. You queue in line with options for dessert first, then entrees, then rolls, soups, and salad. I usually pick up a cheesecake, then my meatballs with lingonberries of course (they're pretty similar to cranberries... I'm not convinced they aren't the same), a roll, a cup, and I scadattle to a table. My husband is always disappointed when he remembers that they don't offer Coke products, but he needs to drink less sugar anyway. They do however have an unusually variety of fruity sodas (think: flavored soda water) and a cola variation. I usually go with the pear soda. So if you can't tell... the meatballs are sooo good! They're never dried out and always have the perfect ratio of meatball to gravy and mashed potatoes. And if you are a fiend like me, you can add four more for a dollar, but the normal portion is actually a good amount. I did also mention I normally grab a cheesecake and I'll say they're really not memorable other than the fact that most days the fruit is still a little frozen, but I keep getting them because it feels like the right way to end a meal. And price wise it's all relatively inexpensive so it doesn't hurt my heart to pay to eat something that's just okay. Outside of the kids drop off area downstairs, there is a play place upstairs in the restaurant too... you just have to watch your own kids. The area surprisingly stays clean and it's all pretty open so you can sit just about anywhere if you have the kiddos along. I will forever be a fan of the IKEA Swedish meatballs and I will continue to trick my husband into thinking we're just going there for them. read more

I always wanted to try the food here and finally had the chance to. This overall experience is this: if you are in the store shopping, go ahead and eat here. Otherwise there are probably better places to eat in the area. The line was short and the people serving you are nice. The food is not bad, but not great. The broccoli cheddar soup is for sure not worth getting. They had no more salads left even though it was 6 pm on a Saturday. But most importantly the portions are really small. This is not the place to fill up on food if you're starving. read more

IKEA - Short line - Scandinavian Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

The restaurant always has veg friendly options and the store is filled with people that are willing to assist your design needs.

IKEA Restaurant offers fresh meals at low prices. Most of the items are organic. They have beautiful salmon plates, salads, and a soup du jour. Of course, the top seller is the $6 meatball plate: a dozen meatballs with gravy, mashed potatoes, and lingonberry sauce. Sometimes it includes a veggie, too. There are more than 5 kid's meals and many families eat here. Hence the super noisy restaurant. A big lunch with pastry and coffee is $9 US. That's a good deal. read more

IKEA - Scandinavian Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

I went into this restaurant and thought I was in the kitchen of the county jail I work at. The food looked like it had been setting out. I order the food. I wait and I get the food. Upon going to the table I then noticed the Swedish meatballs were cold as Well as the vegetables and the soup was also cold. I complained to the manager and that person could care less. This place is ran horrible and I'd avoid it. No pepper in the pepper shaker for god sakes! I reached out to the customer service email and got a bs corporate response. This location needs to fire kitchen staff and start over. Your better off going elsewhere read more

The air conditioner was broken or not working - Idk - but it was so hot and miserable to shop, I cut my visit short. When I told the cashier - her reply was - you can go stand over there in the customer service line and wait to tell them. Hmmmm, or you could relay my complaint. I felt like I could have fainted it was so miserable. People don't shop when it's hot in the store. read more

Pros: It's cheap. Dinner for 2 was $5. The food was decent. The guy working was nice. Cons: The food was only decent. The place was an absolute mess. No plates. Seriously. They didn't have plates so we had to eat off napkins. read more

IKEA - Pizza - Scandinavian Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

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IKEA's food sucks, after I was done eating and almost done drinking my coffee I noticed hair in my up. I went up spoke to one of the service ladies and all she said was "oh that's a first, that never happened here it gets washed in a dishwasher." no APOLOGY no nothing and she just walked away........rude? The service is blah, could open a few registers when u see the lines so LONG, reminds me of Walmart service. There's one old sweet lady at the door who greets and gives you a bag she's the only good thing about this location. read more

IKEA - THERE WAS A HAIR IN MY COFFEE - Scandinavian Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

A highlight of shopping here is enjoying the fabulous Swedish meatballs! They have gotten healthier with steamed vegetables with every dish. Limited menu but great classics and very fast service. Self serve beverages allows for refills. Perfect price with a kids menu that rocks! The thrifty Scandinavians got this one right! You can also purchase frozen meatballs to go when you are leaving the store! A great break when you are shopping! read more

First time getting food at ikea and I was impressed! With the prices and the food! There are so many options to choose from. Beef, chicken, salmon, veggies, soups, garlic bread! Salads, juice boxes! Was an awesome experience visiting Sweden in Illinois. read more

IKEA - Food line - Scandinavian Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

A lot of merchandise but sometimes you can't find the colors you re looking for curtains Draperies and lichen mats read more

Always happy at IKEA. Since we were gonna spend more than $100 on household items we decided to go all out on at the restaurant and try some new stuff in addition to stuff we always get. Good tip, you get the amount of your restaurant bill off of your ikea bill if the ikea bill is over $100. So we ordered our standards gravaux lax (cured raw salmon) and meatballs. Those were great as usual. Also snagged the newer veggie balls which were bland. The white bean soup was not that good either. We did enjoy the smoked salmon and veggies a lot. Finally the lingonberry juice was perfect. And my husband enjoyed his free coffee. We'll definitely be back when we need to get that perfect piece of furniture only ikea has...or when I simply get the itch to be in one of my happy places. read more

IKEA - Swedish meatballs, smoked salmon, veggie balls, gravaux lax - Scandinavian Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

You can't go wrong with having a restaurant in this large of a store!! Food is super cheap and very delicious and if you are a Ikea family member, free coffee!! Discounts on everything! Meatballs is what we come for. The salmon is also so Good! The desserts are good as well and you can buy everything they serve, frozen to take and make at home! read more