7-Pieces of fried chicken, corn bread, collard greens and navy bean soup for 9.95. Wonderful service and great food. I came in hungry and left happy.
People complain that there's no businesses on the South Side. UofC students complain that there's nothing close to campus. Problem is, people don't know where to look. And one of the first places you should start is Daley's my friend. Welcome to Woodlawn.
This place has good home cooked style foods, with great prices.  You get plenty on your plate too, so don't over order.  I would say that this is like Roscoes Chicken & Waffles but Chicago style.  And they're doing  a good job.  It's clientele and employees are real down to earth people.  So if you're too cool for school, maybe this place isn't for you.  But I loved the food and the cost. Â
Beware, the neighborhood is a bit shady, so be aware of what's going on. Â I was solicited to buy some watches and shoes on my way in. Â I declined so I made it out full and safe, Lol....
This place is a total hidden gem. I ate here with my girlfriend, and when you first walk in, they tell you to sit anywhere. At first glance you may be thinking, "What did I get myself into," because the floors are dirty and it truly is a diner in its essence. But once we sat our butts in a booth, we were greeted by an extremely friendly server. Now when it comes to the menu, they have most of the soul food fixin's you can think of, and as most reviewers have said before, the Belgian waffles or French toast and chicken wings are absolutely delicious. Served with a bottle of hot sauce, they're extremely satisfying and not too much food. The next time I am in the area I will definitely be coming back here! You will think you died and went to heaven and back. And your pocket will love you as well. Just more money to go in the servers pocket because they sure do deserve it.
Review Source:I just want to say this place has the best chicken wings I've tried in a long time. Â The hot sauce they give you with them is a must for dipping too. Â Mix that with waffles or french toast.....OMG amazing! Â We were the only white people in the whole place, but nobody treated us like outcasts. Â You just get the whole "southern hospitality" feel from everyone working there. Looking over the menu, they had a lot of soul/comfort food. Â I love it! Â I had to try the chicken and waffles after seeing all of the Yelp reviews though. Â You can tell this is a neighborhood go-to spot, because the employees knew just about everyone that walked through the door. Â The only reason this place doesn't receive 5 stars is because of the cleanliness of the establishment. Â The floors were really dirty and the bathroom seemed pretty unsanitary. Â If you can look past a dirty restaurant, then you can enjoy some amazing food!
Review Source:This place has the best french toast and fried chicken wings omg!!!ItAnd they offer flavored creamers with your coffee.Prices are very reasonable .A lot of people are sleep on this place.Now i tend to be a restaurant snob.The truth is the food is cravable and so good.Yes its has a lot of neigborhood folks in there.
Review Source:Been here twice in the past two weeks - consistently good service and delicious food both times. Â Their breakfast options are fantastic - crispy hash browns, unbelievable pancakes and French toast and spot on fried chicken. Â Will be back to try the daily specials next. Â Just remember if you see an open table you like go sit down they will be with you in a jiffy and if you are Caucasian you are neither rare nor special no matter what other posts may suggest. Â The diners and the waitstaff don't care if you're purple.
Review Source:Ordered a salad today delicious julienne ham and turkey the restaurant is cozy and homey with seems like regulars that come in all the time for a great home cooked meal and I mean the meals I seen at tables were home cook smelled  delicious looked delicious but the customer service those waitress and order taker gave was completely horrible ATTITUDE and horrible ones almost didnt wanna order just mean and rushing people they need to change their staff there cause they are horrible loud and rude. When I first came in I stood in front to place my order for carryout and she looked at me like I was stupid and said carryouts are taken in the back like I seen the sign way in the back (mind you it was my first time there) just rude I'm sure they know new faces and if someone come in like I did and place a carryout ordering the front and not got straight to the back it must be their first time duh! Well anyway besides that food was good they are not stingy with portions and I will go back to order some of that soul food but I will continue to carryout
Review Source:I'm surprised this place only has 19 reviews. Daley's was a really great brunch/breakfast place that offers both a great atmosphere and a full menu; my friend and I went on a Saturday morning so the place was packed and service was a bit slow but well worth the wait.
My friend got an omelet with hash browns and biscuits and I got pancakes. The pancakes and biscuits were so great. A definite great.
For meat eaters which isn't me but it would behoove me to say there are a lot of options for you at this breakfast place. And fried chicken at 9am? Yes, also at Daley's.
Wow-I must confess that I'm surprised to see Daley's here. Their food is pretty good. I have had probably the entire menu(I used to work across the street-okay)! Â I have to say though, I'd do some real traveling for their patty melts-yes they are that good!
I remember they had  a take-out Daley's along 63rd  that  made a mean taco salad!  Here I am, 10 years later, still trying to lose that weight!
Been back three times this winter. Â It is a consensus from the entire family that this is as good as a traditional American style breakfast gets. Â
When you arrive just seat yourself. Â If it seams you have been missed it isn't so, Â they will be there in a flash. Â Once they do arrive I have found the service to be intense and quite efficient. Â That is right up my alley.
Our new favorite is the wings and pancakes. Â 6 perfectly fried chicken wings, Â always cooked to order, Â always awesome. Â Served with "home made syrup", Â I asked what is home made syrup? Â and I got what I deserved, Â "we make it here" Â I was told. Â I still am not sure what they are referring to, Â I see no maple trees, Â I see no room for giant vats of reducing syrup, Â but I will say it is the best damn syrup I have had. Â I like to take the "home made syrup" Â mix it with the hot sauce about equal parts and this is a damn fine dipping sauce for your perfectly fried wings. Â The other half of this dish, Â the pancakes are perfect, Â light, Â fluffy, Â with a slight crunch on the edges, Â there is no off flavor from too much leavening agent, Â like I said perfect.
I am still a big fan of the biscuits, Â the hot links are unparalleled. Â Spicy, Â sweet, Â porky I am salivating thinking of these. Â Eggs are always as you like. Â This is the kind of breakfast you eat so much more than you should and yet feel no guilt. Â Like a last meal, Â a once in a lifetime feast you will keep cramming unjustifiable amounts of food down your gullet until you realize people are watching, Â shrug your shoulders and then eat some more.
When dining at Daleys you will be crammed into your table, Â good luck fitting four or more at a table with winter coats, Â you will have to sit on each others laps to make it work, Â but you will, Â yes you will.
Well I'll be honest. My dad and I were the only two white boys in the restaurant but that is how I knew it was going to be good. Having never had soul food before I jumped right in and ordered chicken and waffles with a side of biscuits. The fried chicken was the best I have ever had. Breaded perfectly and fried to a golden brown hue, the meat literally fell right off each wing. The waffle was great, and the home made biscuits that we ordered were the softest most scrumptious biscuits I have ever tasted. Though the service was a little bit slow, I really didn't care because the food was so good. If I lived next to this place I would probably gain 50 lbs weekly. With classic diner ambiance and food to die for you really can't go wrong with this place. I Â will be going back for sure.
Review Source:I REALLY hate to give this place only 3 stars but I really had to weigh the pros and cons. The food (though admittedly I have only once tried anything besides the breakfast) is very good. Especially... the biscuits. They are. SO. FRIGGIN. DELICIOUS. If heaven serves biscuits, I'm guessing they taste like the ones at Daley's. The breakfast is always fresh, made just right and not over or under seasoned. And they're pretty quick with the coffee. The real reason this restaurant couldn't get more than three stars is A. The service and B. The fight for a table. Some (not all) of the waitresses are rather short with you and not very attentive. You really have to work to get their attention sometimes which is a definite check minus for me. As for the tables, I like that you get to seat yourself, the only problem is that you have to run for a table as soon as it opens up or someone else will nab it. This sometimes results in you squashing yourself into a booth that still has someone else's dirty dishes on it. All in all, if you just want a quick, hearty and SUPER affordable meal, Daley's is the place.
Review Source:Pros:
* friendly service and patrons;
* fantastic value, particularly if you go for one of the daily dinner specials; and
* fresh ingredients.
Cons:
*while good, the fried chicken was a bit bland -- the batter could do with being a bit more seasoned;
* the string beans were extremely overcooked; and
* service was a little slower and more inattentive than I would like.
Overall, Daley's is a good place and it's worth checking out if you're in the neighborhood. Â I do wonder if the area around the restaurant might be a bit unsafe at night, though.
i guess i really can't comment on too much i went here to grab some quick food and i had the bacon and cheese omelet and coffee...it's a diner with a lot of history but other than that it just didn't seem that WOW to me...maybe i'll have to go back and try some other things on the menu, esp the chicken and waffles, in order to get the full effect
Review Source:Solid. Â A Greek diner with soul food options for the neighborhood.
I had the turkey neck special with rice and a side of peas, solid.
Girlfriend had the burger, solid.
Mom had the baked chicken (which comes out smothered) and cornbread stuffing. Â Mom said the chicken was OK, but it's hard to get good chicken anywhere anymore. Â But she really like the stuffing, and we both agreed that her lima bean side was delicious! Â It came in some kind of corn-based gravy.
This place has very real history. Â The Greeks survived the '60s and everything that's happened since because they understood how to cater to the Blacks in a respectful manner. Â Black folks manage the place, the service is great, the place is a warm, comfortable, clean, sit-and-conversate-as-long-as-you-want diner oasis in the
straight-up-watch-yo-back-and-everything-else 'hood. Â It's decorated with pictures and campaign posters and all kinds of mementos of the history to which it has been witness, as well as with teddy bears dressed up for Christmas. Â It may be Chicago's oldest restaurant. Â How many places in Chicago can claim existence in three different centuries? That's right, ladies and gents, this place has been here since 1892 - when the owners were Irish.
I. LOVE. THIS. RESTAURANT. Besides the adorable kids at the House of Hope, this is one of the few things that will get me south of 61st street. This has been a staple of Woodlawn for years, and once gentrification takes over because of New Dorm, I'm hoping this will still be here. It's the best cholesterol-increaser in the whole damned city of Chicago. 5-course soul food meal for $12.99? YES PLEASE! I'll be honest, it's always a little uncomfortable being one of the few white people in here and you always get stared at, but nobody really cares because you're all there for the same thing: because the food is just that good. This place is a fabulous hangover cure, a place to get a filling and cheap meal on a Saturday night, and a great reason to get your friends to cross the Midway.
Review Source:I suppose it's not technically a diner, but I'd still rate it the South Side's best. Â Rumor has it, it's the oldest eatery in the entire city too, established somewhere in the late 19th century, probably in the early 1890s, by John Daley (not of the mayoral family), although the sign outside claims that it's been there only since 1917 (this isn't true). Â
The place is filled with interesting old photos, and the booth tables are all covered with a collage of old photos of the neighborhood--pictures of the World Fair's White City, the incredibly ornate Tivoli Theatre (a movie palace modeled on the chapel at Versailles which stood next door until 1962), pictures of the 63rd St Green Line stop in the 19th century, etc. Â It's also almost always filled with hungry patrons from the neighborhood, since this is the only sit down restaurant around (that is, west of the Metra line by the lakefront). Â The place is in good shape, with lots of comfy booths, and is a really pleasant place to sit over a drawn out brunch with great coffee, a newspaper, donuts, pancakes, oatmeal, you name it.
The food is mostly really good--in my experience especially the Belgian waffles, greens, eggs, pancakes, and salmon patties. Â Avoid the salt pork, though, other places nearby do it much better. Â I've found the service top-notch too, although I hit it up on off hours. Â It's open 5AM to 9PM every day, and shouldn't cost a single person with a big appetite more than $10 unless you're getting a steak for dinner. Â It's also really easy to visit, since it's right underneath the 63rd St L stop (which unfortunately sees a disproportionate amount of violent crime), and there's usually on street parking like right in front of the place.
I have been eating at Daley's restaurant since the 1970's.  This is great soul food.  My two favorite things on the menu are the collard greens and  the hotlinks with rice.
Everything on the menu however is good. The french toast and all of the breakfast items are DELICIOUS. Â The coffee is ALWAYS fresh.
If you stop by Daleys, tell them "soul brother's baby" sent you!
Black people south of Hyde Park: isn't there a single one of you on yelp?
Why is it that when I choose to review any place that's bustling but also south of U of C, I'm one of the first reviewers? Â
Anyway, Daley's is well known and always full. Â I first came across it when checking out an awesome nonprofit upstairs (<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstopchicago.org&s=03c5f06430ba94c38762e9788431d87715cbbc3262ce2a7412c20b01bce6bda6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://stopchicago.org</a> - you should check it out; they do good work) Â
And I must say: best scrambled eggs EVER. Â Truly fantastic. Â Pretty decent pancakes as well. Â They have a lot of fried fish dishes on the menu, but you can request them grilled or broiled and they're still great. Â I'm a fan.
The service is okay - warm and friendly and prompt, but inattentive. Â There's a woman who sits at the counter as soon as you walk in - she might yell at you for no reason, but if you laugh it off or have a quick witty response she'll respond by being super nice. Â I love south Chicago man.
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