Clarke's

I feel torn over Clarke's.  I love diners and breakfast places and there was some to love about this place and other things that could really be improved on.  

Food was pretty good - I loved the pancakes on the side and its definitely an enormous portion of food you get with the breakfast items.  

My two complaints - the omelet was awful.  It looked amazingly fluffy so I thought it would be delish, but they must add something to make it fluffy because the egg had little to no flavor and a very, very strange texture.  It was so strange!  
The service is lacking. I don't want to complain too much because it has that mom and pop feel to it which I love... but asking me how everything is and me being able to find you if I need something is really important.  Our server was missing for over 20 mins and we really wanted the check, so kind of annoying.

I'll definitely go back and try a different breakfast item since the majority of the meal was fine.

I'm really surprised at the not so great reviews on here but my experience at Clarke's was fantastic. I had the regular waffles with maple syrup and cheese north shore potatoes and both were delicious especially the waffles. We got our coffee and  pitchers with lemon water refilled very quickly without asking. It was kinda loud in there but the northwestern game was on so it was to be expected.

Clarke's is better than Denny's and IHop without a doubt, but the quality of the food isn't exactly stellar.  I'm not a big fan of peasant potatoes, so I never end up finishing the skillet dishes.  Again, Clarke's doesn't have the best food, but if you're looking for a hearty meal while catching up with your friend, then Clarke's would be the place in Evanston.  One thing that I do enjoy from Clarke's is the freshly squeezed OJ.  For those healthy eaters, Clarke's has an egg-white veggie omelet option, so that may be a plus.