Simple breakfast food, classic ambiance, and great service! Debbie was very thoughtful and attentive, food came out fast and was good, no complaints ! read more

The Village Grill - Biscuits and Gravy w/Turkey Links - Diners Near Me - Arlington Heights, Illinois

Best biscuits and gravy! Really good hamburgers too! Wasn't a fan of their gyros or scones. Saw on nextdoor app they were struggling during the covid quarantine, so I ordered out a lot then. Last time we ate there, I over heard that they are still struggling, esp on week days. Glad they stayed opened. The door on the corner is wheelchair accessible, but narrow. The door in the middle has a small ledge. read more

The Village Grill - Mug - Diners Near Me - Arlington Heights, Illinois

Nats were swarming around our food, the restaurant is outdated. Service was good, but overall the restaurant was dirty.

The village has been an excellent establishment for many years. It is family owned and the quality of products and service vs price is very generous. This place deserves your business! The food is great. Service is incredibly friendly. Prices are very reasonable. read more

The Village Grill is a go-to for breakfast. It isn't all remodeled like new-age brunch places, but the classic diner vibe feels homey. The service is excellent and accommodating. read more

Standard grill place. Family owned and operated. Went for lunch and got the grilled chicken salad sandwich. Comes with soup, or fries or fruit. Went with cream of chicken with rice. The soup was average and not very warm. Looked and tasted like it had been in the pot too long. The sandwich was grilled perfectly and the chicken salad was slightly better than store-bought. Service was friendly and with a smile. Overall, not bad, and the prices were right. Worth a trip to try! read more

Great local breakfast diner. The hash browns are great. My go-to is the Arlington Ham scrambler. I end up taking half of it home for breakfast the next day. The service is fast and friendly. They get to know their regulars. read more

Another great breakfast over at Village Grill, thankfully now open Mondays. Place was clean and pleasant. Service was top notch. Food was perfect! read more

I simply asked for warm syrup with my French toast, and the staff seemed confused by my request. I was later told, "It's right there on the table, and that's the only way it comes." I swiftly canceled my order prior to its arrival, and then the staff tried to apologize, saying it could be microwaved. Of course, my appetite had disappeared & so did I. read more

Went to this "greasy spoon" (in the best sense of the word) with four friends. Set in downtown Arlington Heights, this small town cafe is a gem. I ordered the "Arlington ham scrambler." Great meal with a side of hash browns and gluten-free toast. Our food literally came out of the kitchen in less than 5 minutes : ) I think it was the same waitress I had 5 years ago, last time I was here. Out the door (with tip) for $15. You can't afford not to try the Village. read more

Service friendly and great to excellent- our breakfasts were tasty but to be honest, they were basically the same as many hundred other Greek style diners in the greater Chicagoland area. Other reviewers mentioned that parking is somewhat of a problem- we had no problem on a Sunday mid-morning. Heck the Arlington Heights Metra station lot is right across the street... A solid pick if you are hungry and don't want a long wait in some of the fancier and pricier breakfast places in the western 'burbs. read more

The Village Grill - Business Card - Diners Near Me - Arlington Heights, Illinois

So I was walking around down town Arlington heights to kill some time while my car was being repaired by my favorite auto shop, Ace Tek, when I walked by Village Grill of Arlington Heights. So I decided to have some breakfast. I was greeted by a most pleasant waitress with an inviting smile and wonderful personality. She explained the menu to me. I decided on the standard eggs, sausage, etc.. I have to say this place is a wonderful diamond in the rough. The food was tremendous. Service, impeccable. How I missed this place in the past 14 years I will never know but this is my new favorite. I strongly encourage everyone to come try this great place for food! And a nice smile! read more

Always a great place to stop in and get a good meal. Servers are fast and efficient. Food comes exactly the way you like it. Parking can be a challenge but otherwise this is a great diner to hit up read more

I really liked this little breakfast/lunch joint. I had a great breakfast of ham 'n eggs with a very generous portion of ham off the bone, perfectly cooked eggs and crunchy potatoes. See my pic. I was there on a Saturday mid-morning and by the time I left there was a short line. I'll bet Sundays are really busy. They also have counter seating and you can see the grill chef work their trade. Great service too. read more

The Village Grill - Ham n eggs - Diners Near Me - Arlington Heights, Illinois

I came here for the first time, deciding to try a new breakfast spot for my usual Friday morning ritual. This place is old school and I love it. Counter seating with comfortable booths, all tucked into a cozy environment. You could hang out here for a long time with a cup of coffee. I had a made to order omelette that was prepared perfectly, along with some fruit and pancakes that went down well! Service was pleasant and the price was perfect. They also have free wifi!! read more

I'll echo Kensey W's thoughts on Village Grill - the portions are definitely generous, but the food itself is kinda meh. My crepes were pretty floppy and spongy and the filling (strawberries) were likely unfrozen at the last minute. Thus, I didn't find any wow factor in my breakfast. That being said, there are some redeeming qualities about this locally run diner. Hubs' omelette was giant and super affordable, the interior, while a bit dated, was clean, and the service was friendly and very, very fast. Our food came out in less than 10 minutes when we visited before the church crowd on a Sunday morning. I'd give Village Grill another go, but I'd opt for something other than crepes next time...probably something eggy and cheesy. read more

The Village Grill - Strawberry crepes - Diners Near Me - Arlington Heights, Illinois

Needed a lunch place in Arlington Heights so I turned to my trusty Yelp app and it didn't steer me wrong! Village Grill is a cute, very clean and super friendly diner located just north of the tracks in downtown Arlington Heights. I wish I could remember our server's name as she was terrific! Friendly and personable she welcomed us to her section like we were a part of her family! The menu has so many options it is hard to choose but I went with a basic BLT, my friend had the patty melt and another the club sandwich. The food came up fast, was tasty and came served with these crinkle cut fries that reminded me of the kind my mom used to make in the oven. You remember them . . the frozen ore ida ones . . .not on trend for today's foodies but they made me nostalgic just the same. Tons of people around us were still on breakfast so we got to see the omelettes and pancakes go by and they looked just as good as our lunch entrees. We were in and out and in no time with full tummies and only about $10 poorer. And even though you are downtown, there is plentiful street parking. It's never going to be gourmet food, but that's okay with me. Any diner with clean menus (seriously, they looked like they had been printed that morning and dirty menus are a pet peeve of mine!) friendly welcoming service and decent food for a good price gets my visit any day. See you at the Village Grill! read more

Home cooked flavor and good portions at good prices. It's not exactly gourmet food but it's done competently and quick. Not a bad place to stop by if you're in the area. read more

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First of all people kept coming to our table every three minutes I finally have to ask them to stop. The food was absolutely terrible. $16 for a skillet breakfast and the ingredients were chopped so fine. It was like eating baby food up charge of an English muffin. Tried to order mashed potatoes and was told they don't have mashed potatoes because of Covid and a potato shortage but yet they serve french fries and potatoes in the skillet breakfast which makes no sense read more

The Village Grill is open for business! Same great food for breakfast and lunch! You can still do takeout and they bring it right to your car within steps of the Grill! Let's promote our Arlington Heights businesses!! read more

If you want a decent homecooked breakfast with nothing pretentious, this is a solid choice. It's what hometown restaurants used to be before everything became themed place. Eggs, pancakes, hash browns, and all the other breakfast staples shine here. A clean, homey place, with attentive service and reasonable prices. read more

The Village Grill never disappoints - anything off the menu is absolutely delicious. Very friendly, welcoming staff and clean restaurant. Pleasantly surprised they are still open during the coronavirus! Picking up food is quick and easy! read more

Most amazing omelette and great customer service! We were immediately greeted when we arrived and offered coffee before we even sat down. Staff was very friendly and quick to bring our food and drinks. The food was the best! We both ordered the garbage omelette and thought it was one of the best omelettes we've ever had (we've definitely had our fair share of them)..... We will be back here often! read more

The Village Grill - Garbage omelette - Diners Near Me - Arlington Heights, Illinois

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If you enjoy a greasy spoon, traditional diner type breakfast, this is definitely your place! My dad loves coming here, and I do too! Everything is fantastic, whether you're getting eggs, pancakes, French toast, a skillet, you name it. My favorites are the corned beef hash skillet (believe it or not, it is pretty easy to mess up corned beef hash [see my review on max & benny's] but these guys know what they're doing) and the biscuits and gravy. We're in Chicago. Any place that can do biscuits and gravy that have flavor and aren't watered down, winning. read more

I was willing to overlook the handful of low star reviews I read this morning. I got my hopes up at finally finding a really good breakfast place. I should not have. It was not. The place itself has a nice, quiet, laid back feel to it. It seems like the type of place where you could sit down and just drink coffee all day. There was no rush of people, so there was no rush for the staff to be turning your table over to get you out the door. That is why I am giving it two stars. The food was mediocre at best. My first complaint was the ham steak. The menu says off the bone ham. Now when I read that I am expecting a large bone-in ham in the kitchen where they carve off slices of it. This looked like it was one of those round ham-steaks that you get in the grocery store. Technically it was ham, but it did not taste like any off the bone ham I had ever had before. Well, any except the prepackaged ones you get at the grocery store. The ham also had a chemical taste too it, like it had been cooked on a grill that had not had all the soap washed off it it. It was quite disgusting. I could have overlooked it being a ham steak and not true off the bone ham, but it was just too damned disgusting. My friend had the biscuits and gravy, and the gravy had the same chemical taste to it. As did the bacon. The sausage links did not have that chemical taste to it. But they did not taste like sausage, either. I am not sure what they tasted like. It was kind of like someone had just stuffed ground meat into a casing and had forgotten to include the spices. It was meat. That is about the best I can say about it. The corned beef hash was OK, but not 5-star worthy. Nor 4 or 3 star worthy. It was definitely better than the canned hash that so many places serve, but that is not really saying much. I give the hash by itself 2 stars. But, the potatoes are worth -1 stars. Now, I love shaved hash browns. It is my favorite style of cutting/preparing potatoes for frying up to go with your breakfast. These had no flavor to them. Bland. Dull. Boring. Just like my 11th grade history text book. At least my history book had useful information in it. The only message these hash browns sent was "Stop eating me." Which I did. Now on to the eggs. Three eggs came with the hash browns. I like my eggs sunny side up, which these eggs were. I do not, however, like eggs where the bottom is rubbery and you have to grind back and forth with the edge of your fork to cut them, which these eggs were. I do get it that sunny side up eggs require a bit of skill to cook just right, and I would hope that the owner/cook would have mastered the art after all the years this place has been in business. My hopes were seriously disappointed today, from start to finish. Except the staff. They were all very friendly. But, I do not pay for friendly staff. That should be the default setting in every establishment. I pay for good food. This was not good food. I will not be returning to this place. read more

This is a demotion to 2 1/2 stars from 4 stars. I got the 2x2x2 for $8.25. I've been getting it forever. Two scrambled eggs, 2 pieces of delicious French toast, 2 pieces of crispy bacon. It's always awesome except today I got barely 1 scrambled egg. Not the end of the world but my husband looked at it and said we should let them know. That they'd want to know. Asked the manager "Does this look like your usual 2 egg portion?" "Yes, it does." She left so fast I didn't get to point to my husband's 2x2x2 which had more eggs - a scant two scrambled. Maybe he had some of my portion. Maybe they are using miniature eggs. Whatever. read more

Came in to grab a quick lunch with my co-workers. The workers and servers were all really nice and greeted us with a smile. Their menu is extensive which includes omelettes, pancakes, skillets, burgers, and sandwiches so if you're going with a few people, it will likely have something for everyone. I think we took more time to look through the menu and decide what we wanted than the time it actually took for them to make our food which was great because we were starving! I also really liked all the light that was coming in through the wall-to-wall windows. Fast service, friendly faces, clean restaurant, and hearty food makes for a good dining experience. read more

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Came on to have breakfast with my son and it was great. Food was on par and the service was friendly. Felt like an old time diner with some regulars eating at the bar.. read more

My Go-To Spot for Breakfast I have been going here for quite a few years--not sure why I've never reviewed it. Better late than never, right? This is a great ma and pa place for breakfast. I've never had anything here that isn't good and plentiful. It's really hard to find home made corned beef hash. I've been told at other places by wait staff that they're "pretty sure" it's home made, but you can tell it's from a can (which can still be good, but certainly not home made). Theirs is definitely home made and delicious--and they even serve you a side of fried potatoes (I've seen many places that cut out the potatoes when you order hash). Their skillets are good. Their service is very friendly and efficient. Their prices are reasonable. I can't think of anything negative to say! Oh yes! And they have awesome rye toast! read more

This is my favorite place for breakfast: The coffee is just amazing! I usually get the skirt steak skillet, it's really good and huge Now, the two things that set this place apart are the coffee (did I tell you it's great??) And the pancakes. Those pancakes are the glory!! If you've never been here, give it a try. You're not gonna regret it! read more

My husband surprised me by taking me here on the weekend before a surgery and it is really close by (aka walking distance). I'm not really of fan of breakfast food, and the only one breakfast foods I do eat are not always great. This place is the exception! My favorite breakfast of Biscuits and Gravy was on the menu and was delicious! And the chocolate milk that came with my breakfast was great and not watered down. (P.S. Yes I am 30 and yes I still get chocolate milk with my breakfast!) my husband got the 3x3x3 with eggs, bacon and french toast and devoured it, meaning it was really good. The staff was polite and very friendly! My only problem was my leftover biscuits and gravy didn't hear back up very well in a microwave, so I guess that means I'll have to go back so I can get more! I will definitely come back! read more

Great: pancakes, service, potatoes. Good: cheese omelette. Iffy: parking, but you can't blame them! They need more offerings for lunch besides beef. Barely any turkey. Just a real, nice coffee shop out of 1970. read more

If you're looking for a hole in the wall, classic breakfast diner, well this is the place in Arlington Heights. Coffee isn't so great but their service and AMAZING, I repeat, amazing corn beef hash is worth the 5 stars. For a family of 4 it gets pricy for us to dine out however, here, it was gentle on our pockets and great in our stomachs! This will become a regular for us! read more

I don't know how this place survives with such bad food and mediocre service, especially with all the other breakfast options in the area. I ordered a three egg omelet with spinach, tomato, mushroom and onion. I asked for a side of avocado, but apparently that's too much too ask, because the waitress literally snorted at me and with a sneer told me they don't serve avocado. Ok, no prob, but she probably should have also told me that I'd be better going to Jewel Osco across the street, because I think every ingredient in that whole restaurant comes out of a can. I don't expect healthy recipes at a diner, but I do expect fresh ingredients at the least. The spinach and mushrooms in my omelet were both soggy and brown, with weird after tastes, I think they were both out of a can. The tomatoes were not ripe and had edges of white and green. The eggs had no taste whatsoever, no matter how much I tried, I just couldn't finish my meal. I would give this place negative stars if I could. read more

The Village Grill is a terrific option for breakfast in downtown Arlington Heights. The owner and waitresses are always friendly, and the service is efficient and attentive. Village Grill is definitely an old-school diner that offers all the basic choices and some daily specials for breakfast and lunch. I tend to alternate between the house-made corned beef hash and the ham with eggs, and both are delicious. The standard breakfast order includes three eggs instead of the usual two. Eating at the counter is a nice option when eating alone. This place offers outstanding value, as the food is good, and the prices are far lower than most competitors in the area. The only weakness is the mediocre coffee. I wish they would upgrade to something stronger and more flavorful. Still, it offers a satisfying breakfast and a friendly atmosphere. read more

when it comes to breakfast food, giant portions tend to win me over. this place has giant portions. but the food is mediocre. i'd still come back though. for the deal and the convenience of its location, since i work nearby. i got the corned beef hash. i like to try corned beef hash at different breakfast place. it was pretty good here, but not great. slightly just above average but i probably won't get it again since i only like to get corned beef hash again if it's great. one good thing about it was that it wasn't terribly greasy and the beef wasn't minced and mushy like it is at some places. but the texture was still kind of grainy and i didn't like that. like i said, the portion was huge. it came with three eggs (scrambled for me), pancakes, and hash browns(!). i really liked their hash brown. they were slices of potato than shreds. seemed heartier than normal hash browns but not as dry as country potatoes. the eggs and pancakes were okay, but nothing exciting. the service was also good. the waitress was nice, my water stayed full, and she the only one working. she was sweet and little awkward, in an endearing way. and even though nothing was amazing, i'm still looking forward to my leftovers. read more

Nice establishment which has that old hometown diner feeling. Friendly waitresses, the owner is the cook, which he does in an open cooking area. Breakfast is served all day and everything is delicious! They're only open for breakfast and lunch so get there before 2:00pm read more

Nothing beats a nice little old mom and pops diner. Literally, mom and pop the owners are there every day. Everyone is very friendly and the meals are served hot and quick. I go once a week or two and have not been disappointed with anything I have gotten there. I can not say for sure that one thing sticks out as a go thing to get but I can say that I always leave there thinking that was pretty good, very reasonably priced, and looking at other plates "that looks pretty good". You know, where I grew up they are all mom and pop shops and this has that same small town feeling. Warm and welcoming. Update: You know, I was looking at my ratings and I noticed that I gave Village Grill a 4/5 stars. I eat here once a week, I walk in and they took the time to learn my name so it's always "Good Morning John". When I realized I eat here once a week, get take out at least once a week for lunch, that told me I needed to update my review and give 5/5. read more

I loved it. It was a busy Sunday morning with a wait, but in true diner fashion we were quickly seated in a roomy booth for our party if 2.5 (2 adults & a 3 year old). Our waitress quickly greeted us & drinks were delivered. Fresh squeezed oj & coffee. The latter was ok... Juice was fresh, but not that day fresh. It was, however, priced well $3/large juice. My skillet was prepared with fresh veggies, not over cooked or oily. They offer gluten free toast with no up charge, that was a nice break. It wasn't smothered in cheese, that's a plus in my book. I could actually taste my food. Hash Browns were crispy. Staff checked on us throughly throughout our meal. In summary, fast delivery of well prepared fresh food & service with a smile. We'll be back. read more

The Village Grill - Counter peeps - Diners Near Me - Arlington Heights, Illinois

We moved to Arlington Heights about four years ago, and have made the grill our Saturday go to for breakfast. Food is always great and excellent service! Highly recommend!! read more