Experts' Choice Award Sweet Maple Cafe
7 expert reviews
“Omelets, grits, scrambles, sandwiches and salads are on tap at this cheerful, bustling breakfast and lunch spot near the UIC campus. B and L (daily).”
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Fodor's "On a Sunday morning, this breakfast-all-day spot is easy to find on Taylor Street: just look for the line out the door." Full review
Zagat "Regulars "recommend" this "tiny" Little Italy American given its "phenomenal", "down-home" daytime fare; toss in affordable tabs and solid service." Full review
Michelin Guide "You know that neighborhood breakfast spot where locals grab a cup of coffee en route to tide them over while they stand in line outside waiting for a table?"
Time Out "Most weekends you’ll find a crowd spilling onto this breakfast spot’s sidewalk, as servers carry plates toppling from the weight of sweet-milk biscuits and bone-in ham." Full review
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Don’t miss the Southern-inspired dishes like the fried catfish, grits and compact, crispy salmon cakes, all of which are served on weekends only.
Not For Tourists "Super-homey breakfast, homemade biscuits."
Lonely Planet "The creaking floorboards, matronly staff and soulful home cookin' lend the Sweet Maple Cafe the bucolic appeal of a Southern roadside diner." Full review
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