I had the burger and it was great. Fresh qualty ground beef and fresh cut fries. Standard diner food done well. A little bit erie inside of restaurant, but the service was super friendly and quick. Spent $10 on burger, fries drink and that includes my tip. For late night eating or just looking for some cheap eats you just can't go wrong.
Review Source:I love a good diner, and B&G always hits the spot, but I wish I would have known that the Saturday night special was a free side of diarrhea. Probably would have found somewhere else to go...
Good service and reasonable prices were overshadowed by below average Biscuits and Gravy and above average ability to cause diarrhea.
I actually really love this place! From the first time I walked in on a rainy day and just wanted a cup of coffee.
I have since been back several times and love the food, the service and the prices. The atmosphere has been really fun all of the times I have been in this place and I will continue to go back often.
Keep up the great work.
This is such a gem for the area, and a great diner option when Johnny's on the Square is closed. This has also been an early morning haven. When things are going to shit, I know I can walk up to D & L, read the paper, have a cup of coffee, and order one of the best griddle burgers around.
Seriously, the burger is king.
Now, I'm not saying this is haute burger quality or heaven on a pretzel roll, but it is a solid, working class, flat top seared burger. Hand formed patties at roughly a half pound, cooked to order, with fresh cut fries. At $5.99, it's a hell of a deal and absolutely delicious.
Other menu items that are solid is the Jailhouse with the fried bologna, and of course the Southern Special. Their gravy is scratch made and absolutely tasty. Also, there is one grill man here that used to work at Diner Grill back in the 70s and is more than willing to make you a Slinger like the old days. Notable differences include massive hand formed patties, scratch chili, and diced ham, peppers and onion in the hashbrowns. It's seriously a beast and kicks the shit out of the one on Irving Park.
Also, if they have the Navy Bean Soup up, order it. Home style, rich and porky.
I like this place a lot. Open 24 hours, next to the Blue Line, near my house. There is a lot of potential for me to drunkenly stumble on to some coffee, biscuits and gravy.
Speaking of biscuits and gravy, the Southern Special breakfast special is To Die For - completely worth the future clogged arteries - two sausage biscuit sandwiches covered in gravy served with eggs.
The place is tight, less than a dozen seats at the counter. But the short order cooks here are good at what they do.
Good coffee freeflowing. Newspaper always available. I like this place a bunches.
I was caught off guard when arriving here early to meet a friend and finding no one inside whatsoever and a very small setting with no more than 10 or 12 seats posted in front of the counter. After about a minute, the cook came out of the back and apologized, and he was very friendly and honest about the options.
I wanted some corned beef hash and eggs, but not the toast that comes with, so the guy was nice enough to charge me less. He also cooked my corned beef hash and hash browns to be very crispy, like I asked, and the over easy eggs were perfectly done.
I wouldn't say this place is fabulous, but it's pretty standard diner food, and the cook was nice and accommodating. If you need to meet someone for food off the Belmont blue line and you don't have much money, this is a good choice.
...ugh not again. Â Really yelpers, 4 stars? Â The D in D&L stands for diarrhea so if you were thinking of coming here you might as well drink a bottle of xlax and dig something out of a dumpster with your eyes closed to eat and call it a night. Â These asshole's poisoned me. My meal was followed by hours of indigestion and regret. Â I was so hopeful when I took my girl here last night. Â We were hungry and there's not too many options around irving park late night when we are up and have munchies. Â This place is disgusting. Â When we drove by my girlfriend said oh no we can't go in there that place looks terrible. Â I said don't judge a book by its cover. Â In this case I wish I would have. Â The diner itself was a little creepy. Â There were other people there which was encouraging at 3am but they were clearly trashed. Â The old people who run this place have no passion for food and no buisiness running a food service operation. Â They serve complete shit with no remorse and not nearly cheap enough either. Â They were watching these ancient tv shows instead of watching my burning pancakes. Â The pancakes being burnt wasnt even the problem, they were just inedible the batter was awful like days old made from some box. Â The eggs were completely unseasoned as were the hash browns. Â I feel bad for the reviewer who said the hashbrowns were the best. Â They must have never had good hashbrowns. Â We got mozzarella sticks and man were they bad. Â The sausage was pretty much the baseline for bad sausage and the bacon was ok until the cook dried off the fat in his dirty kitchen towel which he had just wiped raw egg on. Â How much worse does it get. Â If there is any justice this place will be shut down for good this time. Â Do yourself a favor and go anywhere else, your stomach will thank you!
Review Source:We live a few blocks from this place. It's especially awesome when you realize your DIY breakfast choices consist of condiments and a bowl of leftover re-fried beans in the fridge. To D & L's!
Seriously cheap. $3.99 biscuits and gravy all day long...and the gravy is delicious. Win. They only accept cash. The owners are nice and everything is made right in front of you. Open all hours. Bar style seating only. Water comes out of the tap. Generally there's some great movie playing on TNT or FX in the background. Sometimes I feel the hashbrowns are a little undercooked, but hey. For what it is, it's much appreciated, and if you're starving or drunk (or both) it's just the remedy.
leaving the bar at 3am this place was open on the way to the bus/train.
I don't even know if there were tables or if there was just bar seating.
the service was quick and everything was made fresh including the french fries. cut from a potato right before my drunken eyes.
prices were very cheap.
if i am ever in the area at 3am drunken, i am sure i will go again.
*Sober Review*
Nice people behind the counter, quick with actually good coffee. Â Had an unrushed breakfast that was about what you'd expect from this type of place. Â Not the kind of thing I would go out of my way to get, but for a cheap straight up breakfast without a lot of foofoo extras it was right on.
I LOVE DINERS!
Now this is the kind of diner that has no tables, just a counter to sit at. So its not wise to come with a huge group. I came right before work solo so I was good.
I love corned beef hash! So I ordered that, it came with eggs, hash and toast which were all good as expected. The corned beef hash is what you would get if you made it at home and I was happy with that because it's just what I wanted.
I also couldn't get enough of their coffee.
The people who slam this place have no idea of the diner and its place in our culture.
This is Nighthawks, man. This is 4 am Edward Hopper with a foul-mouthed waitress and a cheeseburger to end all cheeseburgers.
This is belly of the beast dining - away from the hipsters and cool cats and down with the heartbeat of the city.
Grease? Yeah there's grease there, Dummy. Grease is what makes things worth living for at sunrise when her sweat mingles with yours and the Pabst-stank on your breath sends the weaker ones home.
This place knows no fear. You can't if you want to crawl out of the maw of the night and back into your pitiful Chipotle existence.
Wow talk about stepping back in time. We decided to hit this small little dinner after getting some spotty service at Cobra lounge when trying to order food. Â The decor is very 1950's and the dinner itself is very small with a winding counter with maybe 12 chairs. We were helped by a very old lady with a southern accent but otherwise very nice. The short order cook looked like maybe he was her son or grandson and after we put in our orders he got up and started cooking up our food. He also was dressed in that 1950's dinner cook kind of way.
I ordered a bacon and cheese omelet which came with toast and very good hash browns. We literally were able to watch our food being made as the grill was directly in front of us. Our food came right away and my omelet was decent, I have definitely tasted worst at more expensive restaurants.
If you want an old school experience and typical American diner food definitely try out this place just for fun or for a cheap late night snack.
I was designated sober driver on the cold, snowy night I first visited the D&L. Â My passengers/navigators were blotto, so after many twists and turns I had no idea where we were by the time we arrived, around 4:30 am. Â I'll tell you one thing - it didn't matter. Â The service is surly and the hash browns are the best you'll ever eat. Â THE BEST. Â you'll ever. Â eat. Â Upon waking the next afternoon, I began to think D&L might have been a beautiful nightmare. Â Imagine my delight when, on a later, daylight trip to the Blue Line at Belmont, I saw shining like a beacon of hope. Â
Now I can drink a lot and make someone drive ME there!!
Like I would seriously take any recommendations from some guy named Dom G. Im sorry that you only like this place when you`re drunk brah, you set high standards for you`re self. God bless you and you`re willingness to support businesses like this. I hope you enjoyed your sandwhich that was mostly from walgreens sir.
Review Source:I wandered down Milwaukee looking for a 24 hour Mexican place at 5 in the am, after a night of karaoke-ing at Alices with my roommate. Â We walked for an hour only to find CLOSED Mexican restaurants that advertise "Abierto 24 hours" Â Mmm hm. Â He suggested we head to the Snack Shop, which we've both walked by hundred of times from the Blue Line to home and vice versa. Â
We went in and were attacked with the aroma of delicious greasyness, excatly what our once drunk, now hungover selves needed. Â We sat down at the bar, squinted at the menu, and placed our orders. Â It was packed, so we watched with drooling mouths as the cook made breakfast after breakfast. Â We finally got our food and from what I can remember was delicious and hit the spot. Â
The guys next to us were messing with the waitress, in a friendly way (I think) and I recall her telling them "I'll stab you!" (which we weren't sure if it was friendly or not...)
I'd go back again on another drunken stumble in a heartbeat.
After a particularly emotionally grueling evening, three very good friends required a little levity. And biscuits and gravy.
Upon hearing that I was a D&L virgin, after the looks of pity and shock went away, so did the auto - in the direction of Belmont and Kimball.
One counter, one short order cook, one friendly woman (and a few scary patrons aside from us). Biscuits, gravy, two eggs over medium, four strips of bacon and a little salt and pepper later, and we have achieved the required levity and food.
I officially love this joint and I love that it's so close to home. The burgers are wafer thin, the sandwiches and bacon greasy as you want and I'm guessing the coffee is fantastic brown water. Honestly, what more could anyone want in a counter-only diner?
PS, it should be noted that my eggs were, in fact, over medium as ordered. And that never, ever happens.
This place is a classic looking diner, pretty cheap, and with character. Food isn't the greatest, but to be honest, I don't really expect that from a cheap diner. And the main reason I'm going there is because it's open 24 hours.
During the daytime the people who work there are really nice to you, but at night they totally become the strangest late night workers. Because they're so different, I'd have to say that that shift is a reason to check the place out. All of the employees though seem like they're true Chicago residents back from the 80s or before, which is partially because the music playing is coming from an 80s radio station.
I Should also mention that there are always random people coming out of the back. I mean always, 24 hours. I've heard it's from gambling, but they're for sure not in the cooking section.
Again, awesome that it's open 24 hours because it's worth hitting up after being at a bar or when you're desperate for food but don't feel like cooking.
This place is where it's at! The food here is great, the staff is amazing, and you can't beat the price. D&L is open 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week. Go there when you're drunk, go there sober, doesn't matter. Just go! I like that there aren't any tables. It's just a bar diner. This means that you will always get good service, seeing as how your server is always right there.
The night shift staff can be a little rough if you're a softie and don't like tough love, which you're going to get a lot of. If you've never been here, I assure you that you will become hooked, just as I did!
After a late night and just enough drinks to make me appropriately stumbly, I found myself at the Blue Line Belmont stop with fifteen minutes until the next bus and a deep urge to eat a cheeseburger. When I saw "D&L Snack Shop, Open 24 Hours", it was like God himself was telling me, "Go, my son, eat well and multiply." And I obediently followed the good Lord's instructions. (Except for the multiplying part. I'm sorry Jehovah, I just don't think I'm in the right emotional or financial state for children just yet.)
It was exactly what I was looking for. A no frills, freshly grilled bacon cheeseburger. No fancy buns. No black angus burger. No apple-wood smoked bacon. No mango chutney. This is your father's and grandfather's bacon cheeseburger. The kind that puts hair on your chest and clogs in your arteries. A fair amount of grease and the exact right atmosphere (a Disney character "All Night Diner" poster, a sassy 60-something waitress and a cook that looked like Lurch from the Adams Family) made for the perfect end to the night.
Bun - Regular-ass toasted white bun.
Burger - Not particularly large, probably less than a quarter pound. The only seasoning was probably salt, pepper and grill residue.
Toppings - Regular, nothing special lettuce and tomato. A good helping of all-American ketchup and mustard.
Sides - Came with free, freshly fried and salted crinkle-cut fries (which are highly under-appreciated in the fry world, in my opinion).
Anyone who gives this place a bad review needs to grow a pair. Â Seriously.
This place is awesome for a plethora of reasons. Â One is the convenient location they occupy between Alice's and the CTA Blue Line stop. Â "Wow, I am so drunk I just sang 'Summer Nights' - the high part. Â Oh look, bacon!" Â Also, you can wait for the bus here if it's going to be a long night.
Secondly is the kitchen staff. Â Every time I'm in here, it's like I've just got done recording a long session with Elvis and Johnny and I've stopped in for a late bite next to Sun Records in Nashville. Â This broad behind the counter swears that she only used to date "truck-drivers and musicians, honey". Â I bet.
Third, the food. Â Real ingredients - butter, eggs, bacon, ham. Â Just the least health-conscious fare your $5 can buy. Â If you're looking out for your health, what the hell are you doing in a snack shop at 3am, anyway? Â Plus, they usually have little bowls of cheetos on the counter for snacks.
Fourth, the price. Â You can't get any cheaper unless you went over to the Valero and started eating stuff of the ground from the parking lot. Â And then you'd have a lot more problems than saving a couple of bucks. Â So just eat here instead.
Finally, the atmosphere. Â Places like this - which used to be America's cultural legacy, for better or for worse - are rapidly going the way of the buffalo and the affordable, safe urban neighborhood. Â Stop in, before some condo developer looks to "upgrade" the neighborhood and pile-drives this place into oblivion.
All this place needs is a neon sign in the doorway with the word "Eat." Then I could classify it with childhood memories of true dive places to eat.
If you want ambiance, take yourself somewhere else, because you won't find it here. But if you want short order food, in a true diner setting, this is the place. No booths, no tables, just about twelve stools around the counter facing the grill. But I could stay here all day and watch the cook. In my eyes, true short order cooking is a lost art form. (You know the slang "Adam and Eve on a raft." Translates to two fried eggs on toast.)
Yeah, I saw a few not so sanitary practices. but I don't give a damned. I'm sure what goes on in industrial restaurants where you can't see, is much worse. And the food was good. Scratch that, the food was great. I had a sausage and cheese omelet with hash and toast. And everything was cooked with real butter, which was sheer, artery clogging heaven. The coffee was fresh, and the waitress kept my cup full to the top. I couldn't not have asked for more. Oh wait. One thing. The ketchup was really, really runny and thin. I put it on my potatoes and had to stop and smell, to make sure it was ketchup, and not hot sauce. The best part of the experience? They had sugar shakers and little metal cream jugs. So much easier than having to mess with the individual stuff. I love sugar shakers. Â Other things to know: Â Bring cash, no plastic allowed, and this place is also open 24 hours!
Since my inaugural visit here, I have been back many times. I have had the opportunity to try several more items on the menu and everything still has been very tasty. I have not yet been disappointed. The people who work here make you feel like you are in their homes and they are very hospitable! I will be coming back again and again and again! (with or without my wife)
Review Source:How bout the old man and I went here and got two bottomless cups of coffee for $2.15? Â That's two dollars and fifteen cents, my friends. Â FOR BOTH CUPS.
How bout we also got a hearty breakfast at the wee hour of noon sharp, including delicious scrambled eggs, potatoes, toast, and FOUR pieces of bacon for $15.25? Â That's fifteen dollars and twenty-five cents, compadres. Â FOR BOTH MEALS.
And how bout it's open 24 hours? Â That's twenty-four hours a day, mon petit choux. Â All the toothless waitress you could ever want, at any time you think to want it.
I will be back here so many times. Â I'm back here right now. Â That's a lie.
I always found it funny that old greasy spoons like this call themselves "snack shops" when the median calorie count on the menu is probably 2500.
That said, I've satisfied both mid-morning and late-night grease cravings (eggs over medium and cheeseburgers, respectively) here and haven't ever been disappointed. Â The Southern-sounding ladies who work the graveyard shift are very friendly as well.
If you are in the mood for diner food, this place is the culinary equivalent of warm lotion on dry skin. Â
No tables (just counter seating,) a bottomless cup of coffee, a griddle that's seen more action than Seka...the only thing missing is a waitress calling you "hon." Â
Yeah, it's a little dirty but it's a diner! Â You want crisp linens go to the Peninsula.
The grub was just what you would expect...and delicious to boot.
Hmm...
I want coffee, eggs, pancakes, toast, hashbrowns, an assortment of different breakfast meats for breakfast, and a newspaper to read please...
...thank you D&L!
This place makes things I could make at home but am too lazy and tired to do myself...and they do it great! Â
You know that guy your aunt married in the late 70's and divorced in the mid-eighties..? Â He had a big mustache and drank a lot but was really nice..? Â It's like that...
I will agree with Rebekah k and say this joint needs help.  The cooks/ waitresses here are soo old school and would literally grab your meal with their bare hands.. Come on yo!  I get the creeps specially when they take your bread in the backroom to go toast it... grab the bacon and throw it on the pan  etc... Wear freaking gloves! This is a cash -only spot.
I am giving them 2 stars because they are open 24/7 and probably the only spot within a mile radius to have this type of availability. The location couldn't be better: Right off of the Belmont blue line stop.
This place definitely need help and could do better if the sanitation rules were followed properly.
Hey, the cops eat here and I don't think they are complaining since they get to eat something salty at last.
I have hope for this place... maybe one day they will fire all the  grammas or train them on healthy manners? For now, it's a mess!!! Don't do it.
While I cannot speak on behalf of the food, I will say that this place saved my life this morning. Â After an emergency stop off the Blue Line on the way to work, I was turned down by 3 businesses who did not have bathrooms. Â I saw this beacon of hope across the street and, although I was a little wary, decided to give it a shot. Â The cook saw the panic in my eyes and, even though the sign clearly said "NO PUBLIC RESTROOM", directed me through the maze of the restaurant to the toilet. Â Best part was that I wasn't even required to purchase anything!! Â While it may have mediocre reviews from two people past, I can attest to their friendliness!
Review Source:I have a HUGE problem with this place. Â It is FILTHY. Â The one time I ate there the person behind the counter (this place only has a counter) handled RAW PORK with BARE HANDS, then with the same UNWASHED Â BARE HANDS handled ICE which he put in our DRINKS then served to us. Â He ALSO handled MONEY with his bare hands and we BACK to handling FOOD WITHOUT WASHING. Â I said "I am not paying for this" without touching it, left, and called the board of health. Â I have NO IDEA how or why they are still open, because I have heard similar horror stories from other people who dared darken their doorway.
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