Decent outdoor seating area, indoor seating pretty well set apart. Good food, lots of options. Staff kind and accommodating. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Outside seating area - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

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Homestyle food options. A nice variety of food choices. Service has always been A+ whenever I have dined there. They are skilled with order taking and bring out hot food in a reasonable amount of time. read more

The family , not staff, THE FAMILY, has created an experience you will not be disappointed. Attention to every need of yours. They bring you into the family! And the food, Chris (owner) pays attention to every plate of food heading out. You will enjoy every item on the menu! Even the ice water tastes better!!! Love this place!!! Ed, Nikki, Torie, Mia, and Eli Hasan!!! read more

Great service and food at this wonderful breakfast spot! Large portions at a fair price.

The food is great and the service is excellent. I go to the Pomegranate restaurant twice a week and I have always been satisfied with the menu selection and the service provided. They have a private room for special events. The ambiance is good and the waitresses are pleasant to talk to. Would recommend this restaurant to individuals and families. Emily and Christine go out of there way to please the customers. read more

Great breakfast location and has a nice shaded outdoor arrangement. I had the chilaquiles w/ chorizo. The sauce was a green salsa, that was delicious but not spicy. Service was great as well. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Chilaquiles w/ chorizo - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

Came here for the first time and will definitely be back! The service was excellent. Our server, Emily, was fantastic and the food was phenomenal. We ordered the Tijuana skillet, cinnamon roll pancakes, and corned beef hash -- to die for! read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Bloody Mary, Tijuana skillet, Corned Beef Hash, Cinnamon Roll pancakes - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

Slowest service ever. Literally 40 minutes to get our food and as this was happening more and more people kept getting seated. Finally got the food and the order was wrong. The "hash browns" had zero flavor. I know the food issue is not a server error but the server should have informed management of the issues to have someone come and talk to us and apologize and that never happened. Needless to say, I won't be returning. read more

What a great breakfast place hidden behind Fox Valley Mall. Okay, First off, this place has the three most important things for a great breakfast: (1) Outdoor Seating - Again, this place is a hidden gem behind the mall. This means no heavy traffic to listen to while eating on the patio. It is very serene and quiet, peaceful, which makes the outdoor experience all the better. (2) Fresh ingredients/Great Pancakes. I know this may sound weird, but my omelet tasted like it was made with fresh eggs. You can tell whether its fresh or from a carton. Also, not every breakfast place can make pancakes, but this place can! (3) Lastly, amazing coffee. Usually breakfast places have average coffee. This place has specialty latte's etc. I order a Vanilla Latte and it had the right amount of Vanilla/Coffee balance, which means the coffee was not extremely strong. I will be back to this place very soon! Enjoy =)) read more

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What a great place; I can't believe we didn't come here sooner. It's a hidden gem, to say the least. As busy as this place was, we only encountered a 15 minute wait at 12:30 p.m. Parking can be a nightmare, though. Our waitress came to take our drink order; we of course chose the Bloody Mary's. The garnishes weren't anything impressive; just a stalk of celery, a lime wedge, and two green olives on a spear. But the drink itself was fabulous. We placed our orders; I stuck with my ol' standby, but the fiance actually tried something new. I ordered the Tijuana Skillet, which had Chorizo sausage, jalapeno peppers, onions, salsa, cheddar cheese, and sour cream. I went with my usual eggs over easy and wheat toast. M ordered the Mexican Fiesta Omelette, which is oven baked and had Chorizo Sausage, black olives, green onions, jalapenos, tomatoes, and jalapeno Jack cheese. He chose an english muffin in place of toast and opted for no tomatoes as he hates them. Our food arrived in a timely manner. There's only one word to describe it: foodgasmic. I've had tons of Mexican style skillets, but the one at Pomegranate is by far the best. Everything was cooked perfectly and tasted to fresh. M was equally impressed with his huge omelette. We were going to call it quits as we finished our meal, but our sneaky waitress managed to have us order another round of Bloody's before departing. Damn, she's good and she received a generous tip from us. I'll definitely be returning in the future, as their vast menu has some rather tempting items, including a Bacon Waffle, Chocolate Chip pancakes, and Biscuits and Gravy. Their lunch choices look good, too. read more

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This place just gets better every time I come. The menu is just ridiculously good. I can't have most of it while dieting but I know good food and their selection is fantastic. It's Greek- infused so I always get my usual: gyro skillet and add spinach. But EVERY item here is made so well. Trust that their chicken is perfectly seasoned.. Their pancakes and specialty items are to die for... They have good crepes, blintzes and waffles. Even their coffee is good. Large portions. I love bringing the kids here. In the summer they have outdoor seating! This is my go to place when I'm craving good eats. read more

Wey nice and wonderful place and service, kids friendly! Foods is amazing and delicious!

We had just landed in Chicago and were absolutely starving. Luckily Yelp was recommending this place so we decided to check it out. The interior is really cute, a definite homey feeling with home cooked foods. We ordered the Irish skillet with pancakes and the eggs Benny corned beef with thick cut French toast. The portion size is also really big!! Irish skillet, pancakes and eggs Benny were good, nothing too special but just a standard good. The French toast was not that great, what's funny is that I had made French toast a day before we left and mine tasted a lot better (I had someone 2nd that). The waitress didn't really seem to care about us too much, she wasn't rude but she wasn't friendly either. Just kind of gave us our stuff and left, never smiled at us or anything. When I asked for hot sauce she didn't offer ones they had or which one they had and instead just grabbed one and put it on the table and left. Overall, food was good. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Irish skillet and eggs Benny - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

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I love this family restaurant! My husband and I pretty much visit once a week. Chris, the owner, always greets us with a smile, handshake and asks how we are. He gets to know his patrons and is always visiting and making sure everything is good, when he's not running the register. Very nice man and his wife is very nice, too! We came in today to celebrate my mom's birthday and Chris came by to sing a little, tell a few jokes and made sure my mom received a HUGE piece of cake with a candle on it, for all of us to share. So hospitable! The restaurant is always clean and the service and food is consistently great. We come here consistently and when we do, I see other regulars. This is a "come back to" place. I'm the type of person that orders the same most of the time, so I can tell you a couple of things. The ranch dressing is phenomenal! I'd put that stuff on just about anything. I ordered the pecan/banana waffle, today and joked with the server that I'd have ranch on the side. Now, that's just gross.. and I was kidding, but that stuff is so good! Their baked french onion soup is delicious, as well. I get a cup almost every time I'm here. The seasonings are a little bit different, which makes it so much more yummy than other restaurants. I've become an expert in peeling off the baked on cheese all around the cup! mmm mm mmmm mm! I've had their Prime Rib.. great, salads.. fresh and full, burgers.. good, sandwiches.. tasty, breakfasts.. awesome. Nothing like one of their hot chocolates on a cold winter day. BUT WAIT!! THERE'S MORE!! I'm not even sure if it's a good idea to tell you.. ummm... debating.. debating.. debating.... ok.. They just put in 5 slot machines in a new addition about 2 weeks ago! My mom and I had to check this out after lunch. What a fun time! I could have come home more of a winner, but I am a gambahol dummy. I played on $40 for nearly 2 hours and left a little more than doubling my money. Chris was so nice to have made us a couple of Pomegranate Mimosas, on the house, while we played. I have never had one of their alcoholic beverages here, but wow.. it was so good!! Fruity and refreshing. I want another one, right now! :) Support this great, local business.. great people, great food... and now, fun slots! read more

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Great for smaller family but large groups (12 plus) ultimately leave after a two hour wait time. Sad because they have great service once seated, hot coffee, excellent food. Come any day but Sunday or holidays as it's super busy. Plan accordingly! Worth the wait! Got here at 11 am 1:10 pm and still no food served yet. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

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Wow..first time I can remember that I was offered more hot water without having to wave someone down! That is indicative of the extreme service at Pomegranate. The owner/manager stopping to check on satisfaction, frequent coffee refills,,it's all there. And the extensive choices make ordering a difficult process. This is the also the first time I've ever ordered breakfast without oatmeal, even though they had THREE choices (including baked with fruit, which was fire-roasted). I just could not resist the cinnamon swirl French toast with caramelized apples, raisins and pecans. I did order egg whites, scrambled, hoping to head off a sugar buzz and crash, but I'm not optimistic about that. He had the ultimate restaurant challenge...chicken fried steak with eggs, pancakes, and hash browns. He gave me a half pancake (to counteract my really sweet toast) and still left full and happy. And, as other reviewers mentioned, there is a patio for al fresco dining. Wish we lived closer. read more

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Came in for Saturday brunch. The hostess was not very pleasant and our outdoor table was covered in syrup- we are not off to a good start. Thankfully, our waitress was attentive and much nicer than the hostess. And she cleaned the syrup off the table. I ordered the Tijuana skillet and it was very good! I would only ask for more veggies to balance out the meats and cheese. I was not able to substitute the toast for a fruit cup... Weird. I would've been fine paying an up charge, I'm just trying to make good choices! My husband ordered the steak and eggs and said it was "okay". He's a man of many words. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Full pot of tea! - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

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Taste so good, especially the French toast and onion soup. The Belgium French toast is like puff and donuts. It is fried outside with milky cream inside. It matches great with powder sugar and fruits on top. The skillet is just soso. However, the swerving size is worth the price;) Like the environment. I will try sit outside next time. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Onion soup - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

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Pomegranate Café without pomegranates? What, did Persephone come back to finish 'em all? It'd be less of a problem if some of the best menu items didn't prominently feature them. The food was still decent without the seeds, of course, but without the hook, it's a simple, if humdrum, café. It does have a dessert case (with an Edy's ice cream counter!) and full-service bar. The menu is extensive and has an option for every imaginable palette. I'd love to try it again, as my hopes were held sky-high to find my new favorite haunt. -1: The waitress was a doll, but rather rushed: it was walk-by service. She did forget my soup, and I wasn't afforded a chance to ask for it. The wait was 35 minutes in an empty restaurant. The bus boy, however, was extremely sweet and very attentive. read more

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Love ordering their built your own skillet. The potatoes in the skillet are really good. I usually get skillet with onions, green and red peppers, cheddar cheese and potatoes. Eggs scrambled with salsa inside them. Double the eggs if you want extra eggs. Salsa and sour cream on the side. read more

There's lots on the menu, but come for a nice lazy Saturday/Sunday morning late breakfast. Sit outside on the patio in the sun, drink coffee, read the paper, enjoy some terrific home-style comfort breakfast. read more

Not bad place for breakfast or lunch. The service was okay. We had the pomegranate Benedict and western skillet. They were both pretty good. The baked goods is the reason for my 2 star review they were store brought I saw because the tags were ripped off the container. Not impressed. They do offer gluten free options and have a lot of other choices for breakfast and lunch. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

We came here after early Xmas shopping for brunch. This is a pretty sized restaurant. There were several people waiting in line before us, and the wait time was probably less than 10 minutes. I think the restaurant manager brought us to our seat which was in their private room. I like the fact that they opened up their private room to serve their customers..instead of making us wait. This other lady who was the hostess was going to make us wait even longer, but we're thankful the manager brought us to our table. I ordered one of their skillet dishes and my husband ordered some kind of breakfast item that I can't remember. My skillet was good. Nothing really can go wrong with a skillet. My husband liked his dish. He also ordered a side of chicken noodle soup which was yum. They serve Lavazza coffee. My husband had a cup. I had a glass of their homemade fresh squeeze OJ which was good. Our waitress was nice. Although majority of her tables were on the opposite end of the restaurant so we didn't get to see her much, but she does check in every now and then and told us that we can ask the other waitress if we need anything and she's trying her best to check in with us every now and then. She also left us a pitcher of coffee, but the waitress behind our table took our pitcher and fed it to her table of guests GRRR. We thought she would return it but she never did. Good thing my husband didn't want any more coffee. Overall it was a nice brunch place to eat! read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Skillet! - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

When I'm back in the cozy Naperthrill burbs and someone mentions brunch, I immediately think of Pom Cafe. To rattle off a few of their virtues: Unique and varied menu, HUGE portions, reasonably priced, Italian Lavazza coffee (!!), relaxed and comfortable ambiance, great service. I'd recommend the portabella mushroom and ham off the bone omelette. I kid you not, the size of those mushroom and ham chunks are about the size of my eyeballs. Delicious. I like also that the management and servers are super nice and they don't mind you chilling there even after your food is gone. Which I appreciate because usually when I'm brunch-dating someone, I mean some serious catching-up business that takes more than just one round of coffee. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - portabella and ham omelette - so good - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

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Our server, Melissa was the worst ever. She should spend less time with the line cook in the back and more time tending to the tables. Good gets cold waiting for proper table set up. read more

I love breakfast places and they had a diverse selection to choose from. I had an omelette that had tomatillos in it which I never would have thought of and it was delish. I had a mimosa and didn't even realize there are more than one flavor. Needless to say it was a great choice, would go back again. read more

PARKING Medium sized parking lot and we had no problem finding a spot at all. INTERIOR/ EXTERIOR Display glass of cakes available right in front and the bar to the right of walking in! There are tables outside if you choose to sit out on a nice day. There are many tables inside and it looked busy upon our arrival for brunch. MENU We were famished by the time we got to the restaurant. The party of three ordered a three piece Strawberry Crepe, Hawaiian Omelette, and the order of two eggs that came with a small fruit bowl and pancakes. The omelette was easily my favorite with bacon and pineapples inside. Everything else was delicious as well, though I did not like how the strawberries on top of the crepes were warm. However, I really liked the whip cream that came on the side! SERVICE Our waitress was so sweet and nice! She made sure to get our order in as soon as possible because they were a little backed up and did not want us to wait. She brought us everything we needed and even made recommendations that would best suit what we were looking for! read more

With the experience I had I don't think l will be ever going back to the restaurant. The waitress was pushing her opinion down to our throats she brought something to our table that we didn't order neither did we want. just because she thought we were sharing and apparently sharing isn't allowed at their restaurant.. none of us touch the extra item that was brought to our table since we didn't need or want it. I feel like they need to have more options in food and their customer service needs to be better. Overall staff is okay but this waitress was not great. She ruined pomegranate for us.. read more

This place is fantastic for a delicious and quick breakfast. They have a lot of menu options, both sweet and savory so you're sure to find something! I went with sweet and got the French Connection without walnuts. The French toast was perfectly cooked with a nice crust on the outside and warm and fluffy on the inside. The apples were fresh and tasty and the caramel sauce was perfect -- no need for syrup on this dish! My husband and our guest went with savory dishes: a chorizo omelette which was HUGE and the Mexican skillet (equally gigantic). Oh my goodness, I tried both and they were incredibly tasty! I think my favorite dish of the meal was the Mexican skillet. The eggs over easy were perfectly cooked and mixed in so well with the rest of the dish to make it creamy. Also, the hash browns that came with the omelette were warm with a delightfully crispy outside. As for the service, it was incredibly quick, but almost too quick as if we were being rushed out. It wasn't busy, so I don't know why they would want to turn the tables so fast. Our water glasses were always full so I can say they were attentive. For a great breakfast at a great price, I would highly recommend Pomegranate... just don't plan on spending too long there! read more

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Stopped by for breakfast today based on a local recommendation. Ordered the lemon blueberry pancakes but the blueberries were TINY and in a frozen jam like sauce. Was not impressed. Orange juice was also very disappointing. Others in the group ordered the skillets and they looked MUCH BETTER. If you go here definitely get the !!! Service was good and very friendly. read more

The mark of a good place is that it's fraught with regulars. I sat in the waiting area for a bit on a busy Sunday morning, and the servers greeted guests as they came in by name which I was surprised about. The host also said a 10-15 minute wait, but was able to seat me in 5-7 minutes. Service is fast, food is fast, turnover is fast which is delightful. The food comes in huge heaping portions as well. I got the portabella omelette and upgraded my pancakes to the Oreo pancakes. It also comes with some hashbrowns. I was probably able to finish exactly 1/2 of everything and I felt super full. The omelette is a bit watery, likely because of the portabella which was a bit eh, but the omelette otherwise was very good. I was glad for the Oreo pancake upgrade, probably my favorite thing I ate, I love Oreo anything so I am a little biased, but me and my very friendly server agree, they are the best! read more

Everyone at the table liked their food. Yes breakfast food may be easy, but some places can screw up pancakes or scrambled eggs. But there is one drawback that is really unfair and not right. My friend wanted a side order of scrambled eggs with her almond French toast. But there is no such thing as a side order of scrambled eggs. You have to buy the eggs breakfast which includes 2 eggs, hash browns and 2 pancakes. Which is a lot of food. But she ended up taking most of it home. Cheating your patrons to buy more is not the way to keep them coming back. I hope they change this. My portobello omelette was delicious. It's a lot of food. It comes with hash browns and 2 pancakes!! A lot of food for the price. read more

When you walk in the door you defiantly don't get a cafe feel. I am not saying that it is bad, it's actually very nice. It just wasn't what I expected. Everything is priced very well. I started out with french onion soup "super duper" ( its my fav.). I had a gyro and it was okay, but nothing great. There is something about this place, I am going to have to try it again, but this time around was soso. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

Pomegranate Cafe is comfort food central. The lunch/dinner menu is fantastic - Rubens, ribs, tons of other sandwiches, and most importantly waffle fries. Breakfast is no joke, either. I am not an omelet person, but I seriously crave their Old Santa Fe omelet: chorizo, jalapenos, avocado? Forget you, egg whites and toast! The interior is cozy and pretty standard. The service is okay if you dine inside. What keeps this place from being five stars is service if you sit outside - I've had some seriously sub par experiences outside. Service can be incredibly slow, and I've had issues like not having silverware when the food is out, etc. Lame sauce, but the positives outweigh the negatives. I heart you, Pommy Caffers! read more

i ordered a bacon waffle with the idea the batter would be sweet and bacon would be mixed in the batter and cooked with bacon sprinkled on top, a side of bacon (4slices good deal actually idk the price tho) and 2 eggs egg white style) tots of 23 and some change. the lady who check me out was very nice and the food was warm but the waffle batter was not sweet at all and only bacon crumbled on top. the bacon was also salty as heck but went ok w the eggs cause i didn't need any there. also the 2 packets of syrup they include are not enough cause the dry ass waffles absorbs them and still leaves your mouth dry. i'm disappointed because i always brag on them. i gave it an additional star because they are open during the pandemic which most aren't. but come on. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - bacon waffle but really just crumbled up bacon - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

Love that this place is so close to me! They have really good coffee, great service & food. I always get corned beef hash breakfast items because they make it awesome here. I also always elect to get their Greek toast, it's my favorite. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Corned beef hash with 2 over medium eggs, fries in replacement of hash browns - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

Nice breakfast spot with good service. We ordered a veggie omelette which came with avocado slices and a veggie skillet - both good options. Restaurant was short-staffed but server let us know about wait times prior to ordering to manage our expectations. In the end they overdelivered! read more

Usually have a good experience. But today my food was not good . My husband food was fine . I told the waitress I did not like mine and I would like to order of bowl of cream of chicken and rice soup . She tells me I still have to charge you for the food I told her I did not ask you that I want soup . Then I told her never mind I don't want the soup either . You feel rushed . I ordered the sampler #3 french toast was cold and hard and the egg I like over hard was tuff and rubbery . The only good thing was bacon which I gave to my husband . I paid my bill they ask how it was I tell them I did not like my food and what happened with waitress all the young lady said was sorry . Not like it used to be . Terrible experience. read more

Pretty good food and great service! Our late breakfast started off good with great service. The waitress serving was really understanding about taking our order late and waiting for a friend to come to the right restaurant, aha things happen. The place has a traditional set of food to choose from for a breakfast/lunch place. I wish there were more Pomegranate options and I'll be sure to come back to see if there are! Everyone was satisfied with their meal. We got the pomegranate waffle, stuffed French toast (SO MASSIVE), and gluten free option. My gluten intolerant friend was so happy to try some gluten free options and the waitress was super accommodating again. Laid back, good food and servcie. I'll be back! read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Pomegranate Waffle - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

A perfect brunch. I was greeted and then walked to our booth. Donna knew the menu inside out and did substitution of Benedict additives. Calm confident and caring. Food was of great quality and fresh. Nothing more I could ask for. This is probably the only 5*, I've given on yelp so far read more