If you want great food at an awesome price, this is the place for you! Â I went to Dappers while in Chicago visiting friends. Â Our food was excellent, and they could actually be charging a lot more money for what they are serving. Â It was fresh, handmade and abundant. Â I am from New York and am used to excellent family restaurants, and I would say that the food at Dappers is even better than what I have had in New York
I found the staff pleasant, and the owner was attentive and friendly- you could tell he was a very hardworking guy. Â It is family owned and definitely had that warm familial feel. Â If you love supporting local/family restaurants and want great food, a visit to Dappers is a must!
P.s Try the Greek dishes, it is Greek owned and the flavor is out of this world :)
Food is ok but service is terrible. I have given this place several chances and have sat there during my lunch break waiting for service. I once mentioned it to the owner that I had been waiting for a long time and no one has taken my order and he replied "that's the waitress job" I was dumbfounded
Review Source:This place is awesome! Looks a bit sketch from the outside and inside it hasn't has a make over since 1973 but the food and staff are great! Great breakfast that sets you up for the day!
Lunch is huge! Defo need a box
Price reasonable omlette and coffee around $12
Staff soooo nice
This is my new fav weekend hang out
Terrible service and mismanaged. My wife ordered a stuffed avocado and she couldn't find the avocado . The tuna was runny as well. Spoke to a manager( typical arrogant Greek ) about the issue and he refused to anything about it. Well, so long Dappers! After eating there for over 15 years, they are off the list. Our meal started
with a Bloody Mary made by a waiter who had no idea that celery and olives are part of a good BM. Poor service, mediocre food and poor attitude by management.
The service is extremely slow - we had to wait almost 30 min for drinks, and for another waitress to come over and actually notice something was wrong and take our  order.
Plus, the food is nothing to write home about. I got a chicken sandwich and it was dry and unsatisfying. They brought me fries instead of onion rings, which I specifically ordered.
Overall, I think the most satisfying part was the bill, but I would have rather paid for better service and food.
Good Food and Large portions. We walked in for Mothers Day. It was extremely busy but well paced. The service was still friendly and did not feel rushed at all. Our waitress was extremely nice and pleasant. Food was fresh, hot and huuuge. We had doggy bags to take home. I would love to come back and try the desserts next time.
Review Source:Breakfast, lunch and dinner, I always like the food here. Dapper's  is a family owned restaurant. There was a time a few years back that they had to cut back on the  hours.
I think this made some people realize that they better shop local or it could be gone.
Funny thing how you get noticed when you cut your hours. I am s soup person and Dappers has some of the best soup around. Beef Barley Soup  the old fashioned kind. yum yum. the prices work here, for the money you will not leave here hungry.
I tried the new salads they are huge, so much food in the salad that it is not low cal.
Crepes, omelets, burgers, fries, Greek style chicken all my favorites.
4 stars for a good old fashioned diner-ish restaurant servin' up big plates of moderately priced food. Â *With a parking lot. Â
Went here for breakfast over the weekend and was surprised at the keeps-going-and-going indoor space - it's huge. Â Dappers is an end-cap at a strip mall next to a Target. Â You can't really tell what's going on in there until you enter the large revolving door, and even then you can't see the back dining rooms, but this place is big and can definitely handle large crowds. Â
Large, simple breakfast menu (and lunch/dinner), ample coffee refills, good sized portions - I like all of that.
I ordered the 3-scrambled egg plate + potatoes + turkey sausage + wheat toast. Â yah. Â It was a lot of grub and I it was good. Â ( I wasn't a big fan of the sausage - it was a little rubbery.... )
I'd return to Dappers because sometimes it's just nice to go to a no-frills kind of place to get your serious eats on and not deal with small / overpriced / fancy plates.
I've been going to Dappers since I was in early grade school so it will always have a special place in my heart. The restaurant is diner/family style. The biggest difference between then and now is that the prices have gone up quite a bit but the food is still bountiful and good. The owners/managers and waitresses are all really nice people. I've had most of what's on the menu and have no real complaints. I guess I could go over some highlights...
The california pita pocket is yummy, being one of my favorite things to get when I don't want breakfast. I usually get breakfast, which usually involves and omelet, which are always fluffy and chock full of gooey cheese.
The tapioca pudding is my go-to dessert. One important thing about dessert, the cakes can be kind of dry. Hence, the pudding preference.
Everything is fresh, especially the fruit. I've had some really great fruit plates here during the spring/summer.
You get a lot of food. I don't think I've ever finished a full meal here.
Their coffee is really good. They serve Papa Nicolas, which I happen to like a lot. I sometimes get a vanilla latte.
I guess you could say, the only things that I don't like about Dappers are the price increases over the years. That's it for now!
I wake up on my one day to sleep in (Sunday) there is light floating thru the windows, snow falling outside, a soft cloud of warm blanket enveloping me and a beautiful man passing me a delicious, fresh, hot breve and asking me what I want for breakfast.
Breakfast?
Have you SEEN my kitchen?!? He's lucky he could make coffee.
The dishes are doing their best impression of the Parthenon. Life-sized procrastination at its finest! Complete with the falling and breaking. Not pretty, and not wasting half my day off to power-hose it all down either.
Like the genius I am, I reply: "We are going out for breakfast."
I had never been to Dappers before: Date tells me Greek immigrants couldn't find a market for their authentic cooking, so instead opened casual diners. Voila! Income, community and good eating. Lots of families here, very personable. The cost can't be beat, They even take cards where you can add a big tip for your server.
I had memories of my childhood fave late-night movie "I Married a Witch" and thus ordered the waffles. These are the kind of waffles Miss Veronica Lake ate endlessly, tantrumed and threw things for- <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.filmclassics.byethost18.com%2F%3Fp%3D1566&s=aa32b9dc01cb7da16af0990310501fd4712bb685fe0a04b6b3f14a81ab16bec7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.filmclassics.…</a> golden, creamy soft inside, crispy and buttery outside, dotted with pecans, chocolate and lots of fresh, sliced bananas on top. You can ask for syrup and whipped cream too, if you are into that sort of thing.
Date had a skillet with corned beef, hash and a stack of pancakes on the side. After eating my waffle, I helped him with the fluffy pancakes. And the crispier hash. Scrumptious!
The total for the two of us, eating like Veronica Lake (see link above) less than $20.00!
Now the only negative: Though smoking has been banned for a bit, it still has that old, foul, stale smoker air. Gentle suggestion, Perhaps a battalion of plug-ins, a healthy wash of febreeze spray and multiple boxes of  baking soda stashed under the booths would remedy? I'll throw down another star...
If you are looking for that typical family style diner with great food for any time of day, head out to Dapper's east. Â I eat there because it's right across the street from me. Â I usually get breakfast there. Â They have huge portions and tasty food. Â The place is very accommodating to families and they have lots of room so waiting is never an issue. Â The wait staff and hostess are very nice and I always get that family friendly style feeling when I visit.
I usually get the skillets or an omelet. Â The portions are hefty enough to make two meals out of them. Â Couldn't ask for a better diner.
Another excellent family diner, this is my new thing this year in visiting diners for breakfast. I really enjoyed watching all the food by as I learned I shouldn't go on an empty stomach. Plus the staff was very friendly and prompt.
Have a side dish of potatoes. I think the portions are large.
A very decent family restaurant, especially for breakfast. We came here on a Saturday morning, and they had a pretty decent sized crowd. The menu for breakfast was large, and everyone in my party found something they could enjoy.
I went for the NY Strip steak and eggs. And I was not disappointed. It was cooked exactly how I wanted it, which was very rare. (Nothing tastes better than beef blood, eggs, and hash browns all mixed together!) The potatoes were cooked crisp, and the eggs done perfectly. Not a complaint to be had.
Our server was busy, but genuinely friendly, and never let our coffee cups get below half full.
But the parking lot to this place is also shared with a strip mall and a Target, making walking through the lot a hazard to your well-being. I think I almost got nailed by vehicles twice on my way in. But the breakfast was well worth it.
I'd gone to Dappers West years ago after a Bead Society meeting, and while I liked it well enough, I didn't honestly think about it too much afterwards. Â But this morning, Dawn and I were doing some errands and wanted a quick breakfast before we came home to make cookies. Â As we were headed east anyway, she suggested we try this place, and I'm glad she did.
Dappers is a classic Hot Brown Food restaurant, and the food is frankly quite good. Â But what really elevates the place above most other HBF places I've tried is the cleanness and the quality of the staff. Â Not only was the place virtually spotless -- there wasn't a speck of food on the carpet in the section where we were sitting -- but our waitress was friendly, competent and about as obliging as you could ever hope for. Â She even offered to take our check up to the register for us!
Hot Brown Food places aren't for fine dining, they're for honest, basic, reliable meals. Â And Dappers is a very good specimen of the HBFR.
I've been going to Dappers East, at least intermittently, for years. Â Their food is consistently good (for what it 'is'), service is decent, prices are average. Â It's your prototypical Greek-owned, way-too-big-menu place.
I don't get their new hours (MINUS one star).....why have the big menu, the bar, the large space, if you're basically going breakfast-only (closing at 4, really?). Â Why not try to promote, cut prices, close off parts of the restaurant, take advantage of Target, etc., rather than basically give up and close at 4? Â Doesn't sound like a good business decision.
This place has EXTREMELY disappointed me. The food and the service is still good, no problems there. The problem lies with them reducing their hours to 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
Lara and i used to go here quite often for dinner when we just wanted someplace quiet, and reliable where we could relax in comfort. I guess they did not have enough business for dinner. Ummmm... Before you start alienating your customer base by closing down early you could have at least tried the following ideas:
1) The place is divided into three sections. Instead of keeping the entire place open all of the time. Shut down the unused sections of the restaurant.
2) The menu is massive here. They could easily eliminate the bottom 10% sellers on their dinner options without many people even noticing at all.
Due to this decision by management, it unfortunate that Lara and I will not be frequenting this place as often as we once did.
I went here 1 time - nothing special. It was for dinner though and this is probably a WAY better breakfast place. I remember the waitress telling us the soups and it was like split pea or clam chowder (sickness all the way around).
But - the name of the place rocks... Dappers....every time I see the name I think that a chick with a 1940's puffy skirt is going to walk out kicking up her legs Rockette's style. (I know the visual is disturbing.)
I have quite a few meals here over the years, seeing as I grew up not too far from this place. They are very consistent, not much at all has changed here since I was a kid.
Wednsday night before Blue Man Group was the most recent visit here. It was the place my Dad choose for all of us to have dinner together before the show.
There is nothing fancy about this place. It is your typical Chicago Greek family style restaurant. They have  big comfy tables and a rather open dining space. Perfect for big families.
We were promptly seated and given lots of time to choose what we wanted. The menus have something for everyone. The waitresses that work here are really friendly, I have yet to receive bad service out of all the times My Dad and I have eaten here. In fact on this night she overheard me saying how I didn't want to wear my Potbelly shirt out to the show, and she chimed in and said "Oh I LOVE Potbelly you should be proud to work there" (which I mostly am, I just didn't feel like smelling like our seasonin' mix all night)
Drinks are always kept filled, food is brought out in a timely manner. Most of the items I have had are nothing to write home about, but nothing bad ever either. This night I went with the gyros plate, with the cream of chicken soup. The cream of chicken soup was excellent, tasted almost home made. The gyros, were not greasy nor dry and had a great flavor. My only gripe was that they gave me enough meat for two sandwiches but not enough pita bread to make a second one. I will have to say that it's been my favorite dinner item here (I have also had the salads, a couple of the steaks, and a wrap, but like i have said nothing to write home about). I enjoy their breakfast skillets (the Chorizo one being my fave and yes they'll let you choose pancakes or toast!)
I give them the fourth star for super friendly service and consistency(I'm a creature of habit...) . Three stars (A-OK) for the food.
I really enjoy Dapper's, we go here quite a bit for lunch because my job isn't far away. I've had several different things and they're all pretty good. It's nothing to give a blue ribbon to but it's good quality food and you go away stuffed. The Chicken Supreme is maybe my favorite it's a chicken breast with bacon, lettuce and tomato on a croissant. The fries are nice and big! I also really enjoyed their burger there and their club sandwhiches. The clubs are HUGE, I only eat two parts and always have two left for the next day.
I'm going again for breakfast Friday so hopefully I'll try some of this delicious breakfast food I'm reading about!!
I love this place. I've been coming here since I was a little girl with my parents. The food is sooooo good. Mmm... I'm hungry! lol
The waiters are always quick to keep the tables clean, the waitresses are very nice and attentive. Never have an empty coffee cup.
I think the owners run a pretty tight ship here. Probably sucks to work here lol but it gets a 10 out of 10 in my book.
I have a love for diners that is unmatched by any of the 'fancy' brunch places - you know who you are. There is something noble about the simplicity of having a typical breakfast.
We went here early (like 8 am on a Sunday early) and surprisingly, were not the only people there. The youngest, without a doubt. Inside, the space is much larger than I had initially thought, and immediately felt cozy. This feeling was of course enhanced by the large booth they gave us, the pouring rain outside, and the knowledge we would soon be having our arteries clogged.
I had the breakfast croissant which was on special that day, and my friend had the eggs benedict. Unfortunately, the waitress came back to us after we ordered to inform that the kitchen was out of english muffins. Seriously? It was not even 9 am - you're next door to Target, GO BUY SOME! My friend opted to try it with biscuits instead, but the lack o' muffins was pretty symbolic to me of the entire visit.
Our waitress was nice enough, but she forgot to bring out the side of bacon which was ordered - something she didn't even realize until the check was brought to us with the item still on it. There was also a lag in trying to get refills even though the busboys were huddled in the corner talking to a couple of waitresses instead of doing much.
The food was fine, nothing exciting. I guess that's why i've waited so long to write this review - the experience wasn't all that memorable.
I remember my mom taking me here when I was little for our "girls' night out." Â
Recently, my husband and I came in for a late lunch. Â Currently, I'm trying to eat healthier, so I got the salmon, which is usually a no-no in diner-type restaurants. Â But it was cooked perfectly! Â The steamed veggies were done well, too. Â
Hooray!
Dapper's East is conveniantly located two minutes from my apartment, so the location gets a thumbs up in my book. Â I've been to Dapper's numerous times since I moved to the city. Â Mainly on the weekends after a night of cocktails. Â Their breakfast is hands down dynamite. Â The prices coincide. Â I reccomend the Apple Pancakes or Strawberry Waffles. Â Any Egg combination with a side of bacon and pancakes is worth the trip. Â You can spend under $20 dollars for a breakfast for two.
The service makes you feel at home and haven't had a complaint once. Â The only pitfall is the menu after breakfast. Â Lunch is still not too shabby, however, I wouldn't recommend their dinner. Â I've had it a couple of times including Pot Roast, Steak Salad and a beef kabob platter. Â All a tad dry.
All in all, great place for getting some yummy breakfast with reasonable prices and mid-west hospitality.
I was getting ready to do some Target shopping next door and stopped in Dappers for dinner pretty much because it was the only restaurant around. Â It's a family-style diner sort of place. Â Interior decorating is not so great but we had a neat old picture of Wrigley Field at our table which we loved looking at.
Service was good, nice server. Â I ordered the Greek chicken kabobs (can't remember the Greek name for it, started with an S). Â The chicken was a little dry, but still it was full of flavor and the vegetables tasted fresh.
This isn't the kind of place I'd recommend you to drive far to visit; however, if you're in the area and hungry, it's worth a shot.
Tried this place out last night for a little late night dinner. Â I was pleasantly surprised with pretty much everything that this diner has to offer.
As a start me say the service is excellent. Â This was the best service I've had in a long time. Â Our waitress did everything you could ask for and beyond. Â First I have to say she was just so friendly, I know that there job to be extra nice, but this didn't feel forced one bit. Â She brought an extra plate for my salad even tough we didn't ask for one. Â My partner didn't get the option for soup or salad with her meal, so it was nice even though the salad sucked balls. Â Two refills on soda's without us having to ask is every diners dream. Â She was so good I left her 11 dollars on a 26-dollar check. Â I just wanted her to know that her awesome service was appreciated. Â She deserved every penny of it.
I ordered a gyro's platter, which came with a choice of soup or salad. Â The salad is where this place lost a point. Â It was so soggy, I thought they just grabbed it out of a bathtub and threw it on my plate. Â The dressing had too much lemon flavor for my taste as well. Â I pretty much only ate a piece of lettuce and the cheese. Â The rest of the meal was awesome. Â My gyro meat was cooked to perfection, well done just the way I like it. Â The plate included, feta cheese, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, a pita and cucumber sauce. Â I was impressed with how much food there was for the reasonable price. Â My ex ordered a tuna melt that looked very nice. Â They also have STEAK FRIES! Â I love me some steak fries.
All in all it was a great dining experience. Â Two nice meals plus a meal to go for only 26 dollars is hard to beat. Â I'm excited to try out their breakfast sometime hopefully it will be as good as the dinner!
Probably the best diner food around. At least the best diner food I've had in Chicago, compared to about 10 other diner places I've been to.
Great Matzo Ball soup, salads, scrumptious sandwiches and regular atmosphere. Nice selection of daily specials. Reuben Panini...very nice!
Before going there, I was I was told the waitresses were gruff, but I find them just the opposite...almost too friendly at times.
Basically, a typical diner, but better food than most.
I find this place extraordinarily average. If I lived in the hood or shopped in the mall more often, I might stop in here. Or if I was retired. Or if my mother was still alive. Today, it was me, a bunch of old ladies, some with grown daughters, a few young mothers with children, a couple of guys in suits (salesmen working at or servicing the mall?), and a handful of blue collar guys. A decent crowd, none of whom you would be likely to find at the latest gastropub.
I've been here a few times -- once or twice with my now-deceased mother -- and stopped in today to refresh my memory, just so I could write a Yelp review. (I was in the neighborhood.) Someone mentioned biscuits and gravy in another review, so I was pumped for that, only to discover they only serve it on weekends. I got the Monte Cristo sandwich, something I use to judge diners, and it ... well, the ham was very good. The sandwich was very moist, and not in a good way. I'll assume it was cooked in butter. I usually ask for mustard with my Monte Cristo, since it's a ham and cheese sandwich, after all, but my waitress didn't stick around long enough to ask me if I needed anything. She did bring me a refill on my soda, um, iced tea. At first I ordered a diet coke, but I changed it to an iced tea. She brought me a diet pepsi. So when she offered me a refill, it was on my "soda, um, iced tea." Yeah, too late.
This place is Dappers East, and I've always wondered if there was a Dappers West. But not enough to look it up. Thanks to the wonders of Yelp, I now know that the original Dappers *is* west, at 5050 N Cumberland, and there's also a Dappers South, in River Grove. And now you know ... the rest of the story.
I just had lunch at Dapper's East today in between a foray to the T-Mobile store and Target. Conveniently located in the Addison Mall, between Western and Sacramento, Dapper's is as previously mentioned in a few of these other reviews, a pretty standard Chicago, greasy spoon, with one notable exception, it is "dapper"!
Not content to stop at the name on the sign,like similar restaurants, ie. Golden Nugget in terms of engaging in its simulacra, Dapper's East in true post-modern fashion, combines elements of a Victorian gentleman's club and a late 1920s-30s night club toward a visual representation of contemporary conceptions of dapper-ness.
When my companion and I entered through the large revolving door, clearly chosen for its evocation of similar doors in the grand luxury hotels  of the gilded age, or perhaps just to keep the cold out we were whisked away to a dining experience that both concealed and revealed the limitations of the simulation.
The booths, whose vinyl cushions are decorated with an obviously Morris inspired pattern, are set within a booth constructed of the finest maple veneer. The cushion's stepped pattern again provides the diner with a rarefied nod toward the sophistication of the era of Art Moderne. While the top cap, otherwise unremarkable, was furnished with an Japanese-inspired planter filled with a variety of artificial flora, supported by two vine-like cyma curve brackets. How very Art-Nouveau indeed!
The green glass lamp shades that hang over most of the tables again, combine both modern impuses in term of their fixtures while evoking the green glass lamp shades of the reading room or again the gentleman's club.
While there are other simulacral elements worthy of deconstruction, I shall not spoil all of them for you , but rather I implore you to visit Dapper's East and engage in them for yourself. The glass etchings of the dapper gentleman and his lady friend are exceptionally rarefied.
As a bonus, the food is worthy of a discriminating pallette, and its servings are of substantial proportion. The staff are polite, attentive and courteous.
Despite most of the clientele being of the usual crowd one would expect to find in a diner, the presence of two elderly ladies in full length minks though, left us wondering if at Dapper's East the representation truly precedes reality.
Your typical Chicago style diner. Â Hideous interior (although they do have a couple of old black & white pics of Chicago that are interesting). Â Service is usually very attentive and friendly.
I have only been here for breakfast and it is a good, reliable choice. Â I only order 1 of 3 things out of the entire menu because the portions of most items are really disgustingly big and I hate to waste food. Â You can never go wrong with any of their egg dishes, they are always prepared well. Â
Whatever you do though, dont order the turkey burger plate (yes, its a "low-cal option" on the breakfast menu.). Â I had it once and it was good, but somewhere along the line they changed it. Â Now it tastes like wadded up Kleenex soaked in white glue and vinegar. Â Vile.
This place is one of a million Greek diners in Chicago , for whatever reason , my wife's family chose this one. The service there is always ok , not great , but they don't screw much up and when they do they fix it right the first time. They have a diverse menu , and alot of it I have tried , most of it is pretty good to very good. I liked the fried chicken although the breast was a tad overdone and dry , pretty good overall. The griller sandwiches are great , I order them sans the peppers (don't like 'em , never have) and they are great , especially the steak griller. Had the fish combo , fried and what you would expect from a diner , but not bad. The sandwiches are probably the best thing they do , I usually get the BLT or the Turkey club , both excellent. They also do a great job on their soups , and there is almost always one soup of the day I like.
The inlaws have converted me into a fan of this place and now I give my opinion to you , do with it what you will.
My family been coming for years and the hostess/owner are so friendly. Every time I'm there they ask how my family is.
And they honestly are wondering how everyone is.
Phil said it best, it's a Greek restaurant.
Grecian chicken is to die for. I love the cream of chicken rice soup on Sundays.
When my 2.5 year old nephew "pays" the bill he gets a piece of candy.
Great place.
Here's the skinny folks - it's a Greek diner. Â I don't know where you are from - but most likely you had a Greek diner around somewhere in your neighborhood. Â They all have a few things in common: 1) You will be treated like a guest in their home - and this begins the second you walk in. Â 2) There will be specials on a board - or placed within the menu - and at least two of them will be Greek in nature. 3) You will leave happy.
All of these things apply here, and then some. Â Without fail, there is a nice Greek blonde woman who immediately recognizes us - as we are regulars - and seats us just as quick. Â I really like it here - it is the perfect Sunday morning sobering up place. Â
Your coffee cup will always be full. Â
You will enjoy any of the skillets - except the veggie. Â
Their biscuits and gravy is where it is at.
There is no dance floor . . . only good food.
They have skillets. Â The skillets are actually good. Â This alone is enough for me. Â I've been here multiple times and besides the last time I went, everything was good.
I went on Sunday and it took the waitress about 40 minutes to take our order, even though she two two other tables orders that got their after us. Â It was somewhat understandable though, it was Sunday at like 1. Â Although when breakfast takes 2 hours, its a little annoying. Â So what did I do? Â Left a $10 tip on a $20 bill. Â Maybe that made her day better.
This is what I would call a diamond in the rough. Â I ended up here randomly one afternoon when I was shopping at Target and was looking for non-fast-food to eat. Â I was pleasantly surprised to find out that this is not the hole in the wall that you might expect from the outside.
The service here is quick and very friendly. Â The food, although a little greasy is hot and a lot and tastes pretty good too. Â Although Dapper's is a little out of the way, if you ever happen to be in this area, it is a solid lunch choice.
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