Place to eat in the loop on Sunday?

When did the Berghoff start being open on Sundays?  That has to be a pretty recent change.  Also, if the Dill Pickle is now south of Monroe that would mean it moved again.  Once it moved from the original location over by the MCC I think it changed hands; it just wan't up to snuff (IMO) compared to the old one and I stopped going.  At that time it was north of Monroe.

Anywhoo . . . given the Wacker/Monroe location you are pretty darned close to Lou Mitchell's, which I believe is open til 3 PM on Sundays.  You can get either lunch or breakfast.  Lou's is in the 500 block of West Jackson, just west of Union Station.  There's also the Ticker Tape in the Midland Hotel on Adams just east of Wells (next to the McD's which is probably open, too). Of course if the weather is cooperative you can always venture over to Greektown on Halsted; Santorini and Pegasus are both very good and right there at Adams/Halsted.

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> Someone wrote:
> > x-no-archive:  yes
> >
> > I'm going to be attending a computer class all day Sunday.  Lunch will
> > not be provided, and I'm afraid that noplace will be open on Sunday.
> > Anyone know of a place that will be open, near Monroe and Wacker?
>
> How about the Billy Goat? There' also Irv's Dill Pickle a little to the
> South. And there's always the Berghoff. It's been a while since I
> lunched in the loop on weekends, so I'm sure there are now many others.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dusty
>
>

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Rene G. wrote:
>
>   Karl H. wrote:
>
> > Anywhoo . . . given the Wacker/Monroe location you are pretty darned close
> > to Lou Mitchell's, which I believe is open til 3 PM on Sundays.
>
> Yeah, Lou Mitchell's would be a good choice.

Funny, I was about to recommend that, too.

> I always forget it's open
> Sundays now. I've been going to LM for quite a while and was always very
> impressed with the place. I always thought they did the standard American
> breakfast about as well as it was possible to do (I only eat a standard
> American breakfast maybe once a year, usually at LM, so I guess I hardly
> qualify as an expert). I've only been once in the last few years and still
> found it to be pretty good. Recently I was surprised to see some negative
> comments from Jane and Michael Stern, authors of Roadfood and whatever their
> new book is called. I always respected their opinions especially when it
> comes to diners and breakfast places. I grant you the place is not the same
> without Lou handing out the Milk Duds, but my last omelet and hash browns
> were awfully good. I'd be curious to hear some other opinions, particularly
> from regulars. Has it really slipped as much as Jane and Michael say?

I had a feta cheese omelette at Lou Mitchell's a few weeks ago, and it was the best damn breakfast I'd had in a while.  My companions loved their food as well. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a classic American breakfast this generous and well-prepared.

>
> For the negative review see:
>
> http://food.epicurious.com/g_gourmet/g04_sterns/chicago-il4.html

I think the review is off the mark and some of the comments are irrelevant.  I rather liked waiting in line -- everyone standing with us was really friendly.

Just another data point for our original requester - Lou's does serve some darned good lunches, too.  While I've only ever dined on weekdays so I can't comment on what Sunday lunches are like, the Dover Sole lunch special is usually excellent.  Real sole, lightly breaded (not caked), cooked perfectly (and a large portion) with delicious, textured, mashed potatoes (or fries). I find it hard not to order that every time I go there for lunch. I tend to eat at Lou's on average about once (maybe twice) every two weeks. Usually service is very good (even under the new ownership).  Last week I must admit the service sucked - but I chalk that up to one server in particular.  The other servers sensed what was going in and pitched in to help us out even though it wasn't their station; I observed that other stations covered by our server received the same "sucky" service.  That was the first time I've ever felt I had bad service at Lou's and that's going back almost 20 years - I can live with once every 20 years. For anybody eating alone I strongly recommend the counter - the people waiting the counter are friendly and quick and it's easy to read a paper and eat because the spacing is fairly generous.

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> Rene G. wrote:
> >
> >   Karl H. wrote:
> >
> > > Anywhoo . . . given the Wacker/Monroe location you are pretty darned
close
> > > to Lou Mitchell's, which I believe is open til 3 PM on Sundays.
> >
> > Yeah, Lou Mitchell's would be a good choice.
>
> Funny, I was about to recommend that, too.
>
> > I always forget it's open
> > Sundays now. I've been going to LM for quite a while and was always very
> > impressed with the place. I always thought they did the standard
American
> > breakfast about as well as it was possible to do (I only eat a standard
> > American breakfast maybe once a year, usually at LM, so I guess I hardly
> > qualify as an expert). I've only been once in the last few years and
still
> > found it to be pretty good. Recently I was surprised to see some
negative
> > comments from Jane and Michael Stern, authors of Roadfood and whatever
their
> > new book is called. I always respected their opinions especially when it
> > comes to diners and breakfast places. I grant you the place is not the
same
> > without Lou handing out the Milk Duds, but my last omelet and hash
browns
> > were awfully good. I'd be curious to hear some other opinions,
particularly
> > from regulars. Has it really slipped as much as Jane and Michael say?
>
> I had a feta cheese omelette at Lou Mitchell's a few
> weeks ago, and it was the best damn breakfast I'd
> had in a while.  My companions loved their food as well.
> I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a classic American
> breakfast this generous and well-prepared.
>
> >
> > For the negative review see:
> >
> > http://food.epicurious.com/g_gourmet/g04_sterns/chicago-il4.html
>
> I think the review is off the mark and some of the
> comments are irrelevant.  I rather liked waiting in line --
> everyone standing with us was really friendly.
>
>
> --
>
> Kerry

  Karl H. wrote:

> Anywhoo . . . given the Wacker/Monroe location you are pretty darned close
> to Lou Mitchell's, which I believe is open til 3 PM on Sundays.

Yeah, Lou Mitchell's would be a good choice. I always forget it's open Sundays now. I've been going to LM for quite a while and was always very impressed with the place. I always thought they did the standard American breakfast about as well as it was possible to do (I only eat a standard American breakfast maybe once a year, usually at LM, so I guess I hardly qualify as an expert). I've only been once in the last few years and still found it to be pretty good. Recently I was surprised to see some negative comments from Jane and Michael Stern, authors of Roadfood and whatever their new book is called. I always respected their opinions especially when it comes to diners and breakfast places. I grant you the place is not the same without Lou handing out the Milk Duds, but my last omelet and hash browns were awfully good. I'd be curious to hear some other opinions, particularly from regulars. Has it really slipped as much as Jane and Michael say?

For the negative review see:

http://food.epicurious.com/g_gourmet/g04_sterns/chicago-il4.html

Lou Mitchell's
565 W Jackson Blvd
Chicago
312-939-3111