It happened to be next to the bus stop, so I figured what the hell, I'll try getting some dinner here. Now I'm patting myself on the back for making such a great decision!
I got the chicken fried chicken breasts, which came with eggs, biscuits and a side of buttermilk pancakes--I might as well have ordered two separate breakfasts, because the portions were huge! Best of all, the food was GOOD. All this at a really decent price, too.
If you want a decent and full breakfast that is cheap Golden Nugget is the place. Â I was in dire need of pancakes on a Sunday morning, but did not feel like waiting 30 plus minutes for some of the more popular and trendy breakfast joints in my area so I chose Golden Nugget and didn't regret it. Â There was no waiting even though it was pretty crowded. Â Took some time to peruse the menu (a place that is open 24 hours will have a lot to choose from). Â The pancakes are good and huge! Â We came in hungry and left stuffed-can't go wrong with that.
Review Source:Me and my hubby go here almost every sunday. Im a fan of their wild west omelet. My hubby loves the pancakes. The service is always good and we never wait very long for our food to arrive. They give u a ton of food, its cheap, and it keeps us full most of the day when we go for breakfast.
Review Source:This place deserves a 5 stars for the morning shift but never go in the evening their breakfeast is delicious and service is great wen the place is being managed correctly. i have been goin here for years for their great breakfast but last week i went there after goin bowling at waveland and decided to give it a try. as i walked in the sign said please wait to be seated so me and my wife standed there and waited and the manager walked up and said ahh ur supposed to seat yourself so i sat down waited 15 min for a menu then another 10 min for my water after i got up and asked the waiter that was sitting there txing her life away. we ordered a cheeseburger and a meatball sandwich the burger was great but the meatball looked like meatloaf so we asked her if it was meatball or meatloaf she stated it was meatball so we tried eating it once more and was disgusted wen she came to get the plates the burger was finished and the whole sandwhich was still there and she didnt even asked if it was a problem or how was the food and still charged me full price i was very un pleased with the food or the service. fire that manager cuz you definetly lost a good loyal customer i believe her name was shelly
Review Source:Walked in sat down and was immediately put on a pay no mind list, glanced briefly at our menus and passed some time listen to the tortuous Lite FM Â which is usually just background noise unless you are starving and being ignored by the wait staff, Kevin Cronin is woefully droning "keep on loving you" Â while my blood pressure starts to slowly rise
Now were waiting almost 15 minutes and suffering thru back to backs from Peter Catera and Huey Lewis when we finally get some service, turns out our waiter is the same guy that  was standing around doing nothing but text messaging for at least 10 minutes!
We get our cups of coffee and order our meal, Maroon 5, Adele  Taylor Swift and Train and I start checking the clock, Eddie Money , Men at Work and Irene Cara screeching what a feeling and what do you know our waiter stops by to fill our cups but no food, I start to count how many customers are in this hole and there is 8, so it's not like they are slammed, Journey, Katy Perry and Paul Young and  still no food! Finally while Duran Duran is hungry like a wolf our food arrives
my wife got 2 french toast wedges 2 bacon and 2 eggs which costs $8.99 Â probably was an $8.40 profit, since the 2 wedges were 1 slice of bread cut in half, 2 tiny strips of bacon and 2 eggs, somehow this took 40 minutes to make
I had the Tennessee breaded steak and eggs for $12.99 of which they probably made a $10.99 profit! Â The steak was like shoe leather, probably a 50 cent steak and I know my 50 cent steaks from years of eating at Ronnie's steak palace, the big dry pancakes were like eating an oven mitt and the hash browns tasted like they might of been cooked in the chefs hair oil, Jessie girl plays while I finish my last bite and my stomach is already gurgling.
Bill comes for $30 and change and I feel like I just flushed $30 down the toilet, which is where my meal ended up less than 1 hour later!
My friend and I came here because we kept passing it by and were curious to see what they had. Huge portions, cheap prices, open 24 hours, and friendly staff. FOUR good reasons to come here when you're hungry. I cannot emphasize how huge the portions are. I've only been here twice but definitely plan on coming back. My friend and I vowed to try everything on the menu... that may take forever to do that.
Review Source:I'm not sure if this is really the only place in the neighborhood open for breakfast at 3am, but my mind is convinced of this regardless. This must be the only reason I keep ending up here. Greasy, undercooked food in a sketchy environment. The people are 10 times more interesting than the food is edible.
Review Source:You're at the Golden Nugget because:
1. You just got divorced and need somewhere to have your sad just-divorced meal with a Carpenters song playing in the background.
2. You just woke up after Vincent stuck you in the heart with a syringe full of adrenaline at Lance's house and you're in the mood for pancakes.
3. You left a Bucktown 5AM bar and want some biscuits and gravy but also want to be leered at by a hooker or listen to gangbangers discuss issues like "that muthafuckah try rollin' on me again I'ma serve his ass" or "I gotta be at County in four hours."
The pancakes here are astonishingly fluffy and tasty and the recipe (along with the Age of Aquarius ceiling decor) hasn't changed since I was an up and coming zygote. Ambiance aside it's a pretty solid diner good for any time of the day. The skillets are great hangover grease bombs too.
Cozy Corners are kind of reliable. Â To a degree. Â The pancakes are awful. Â I've been to this Elston/Diversey/Western location, as well as the one on Irving Park/Kedzie. Â Neither one has made a decent pancake. Â They are too thick, usually over 1/2" thick, and dry and crumbly inside. Â If you are into that, enjoy. Â
Beyond that, the omelettes are a bit pricey for wht they are. Â You get quantity, but not so much quality.
I decided to stop here for breakfast on a whim. Â I'd been here a few times before and it's really no different than any other diner. Â I thought the service was attentive and friendly and my food was pretty good (I got biscuits and gravy). Â The biscuits were huge and fluffy and my coffee cup stayed full the whole time. Â I think this is a perfectly fine place to grab breakfast or a quick meal by yourself.
Review Source:We found a receipt in our van this morning for Golden Nugget, a funky looking diner we've been avoiding since moving to Chicago. Using the receipt, we've been working  backward to try to piece together what exactly transpired last night. It's like Memento over here. The only possible conclusion is that we did indeed patron the Golden Nugget in Logan Square at approximately 1:45am this morning.
We'll start with what we know. Last night was New Year's Eve. We received free tickets to State & Madison and Local H at The Bottom Lounge. With Local H headlining, we were at least momentarily sure we were ringing in New Year's 1998. There was an open bar. Free cocktails, wine, champagne, and Schlitz beer -- classy all the way around. And that's the last thing we remember.
Austin vaguely recalls trying to convince everyone on our CTA blue line bus, including the driver, to join us for late-night breakfast at Golden Nugget. Apparently there was one taker, a drunk guy at the back of the bus, but we must have lost him during transit because we have no recollection of him actually making it to the restaurant. He's likely still wondering down Western trying to find pancakes. We use the term "restaurant" loosely. It's pretty dank in the Golden Nugget Pancake House. Imagine an IHOP unbeholden to any sort of national standards, or imagine any regular Denny's. The décor is 70s diner, with wood paneling accents, and what seems to be a thin layer of butter covering the entire establishment. It's surely a fire hazard.
According to our receipt, someone ordered biscuits and gravy with 2 eggs sunny side up for $6.50. Austin thinks it might have been his order and says of the meal, "I think it was probably pretty good." Hawley ordered a side of hash browns and one pancake for a total of $4.00. We propose rewording the menu to call it an order of butter with a side of pancake. Alex and Carolina split a side of biscuits and gravy and a "Pancake Sandwich" for a total of $10.00. Don't be fooled by the name -- Golden Nugget's "Pancake Sandwich" is terribly misleading (the fine print should read: "some assembly required"). The "sandwich" consisted of a stack of three pancakes, and on a separate plate, 3 eggs cooked to your choosing. Had Alex and Carolina known they were going to be assembling the Pancake Sandwich themselves, they might have ordered something else. Disappointed but resilient as always, Alex scraped the over-easy eggs onto the top of the pancake platter and went to work. At one point during the meal, Alex may have claimed that Golden Nugget's pancakes are the "best pancakes ever in the world." In retrospect, that may have been a bold statement, but we're sure the pancakes were pretty awesome at the time.
The service at Golden Nugget is exceptional. With a clientele of mostly drunken college students and prostitutes, the staff manages to treat every customer with attention while keeping Golden Nugget from turning into the hellhole it has every right to be. During a questioning session of our young waitress regarding just "what makes the pancakes so damn good," we learned that she is a single mother working holidays to make some extra money. With a hardworking mom like her, that kid of hers is in good hands. Our one piece of advice to the new mom? Don't ever let her kid grow up to be the kind of person who would willingly eat at Golden Nugget.
If you want cheap food in the middle of the night and don't want to die of food poisoning, go here. It's right off of the #49 Western bus and only 4 blocks from Belmont, so public transportation is close at hand (both buses run 24/7). The food is cheaper than Clarke's or Hollywood Grill, it's a little more old fashioned but the menu tends to be better than either of the other places.
It's also homier, it feels more "authentic", whatever that means, and it's less overrun with drunk hookers (not that I have a problem with drunk hookers, but if you've had too much to drink yourself or have a migraine from a long day at work, you might be looking for some peace an quiet).
Ah how I miss you. When my friend and I were both pregnant this was our naughty greasy fix when we'd meet. We all know pregnant moms are suppose to eat salad but all I craved was greasy food and chocolate cake. You served me well Golden Nugget. I'm sure you were the entire cause of my weight gain - not my child. But I forgive you. I am so sorry I haven't been in.
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Review Source:Damn good Breakfast this morning
so we got this free $10 voucher from <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2FBuyzooka.com&s=812ced65d88e47e893d59c00fc76dbc6e43abf9fda853660da9e542aac7d17a9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://Buyzooka.com</a> and we were gonna go get a hair cut around the corner at Joe the Barber, so we figured lets have breakfast before our haircut
parking for this place stinks they have a very small lot behind the restaurant and I do mean very small, don't bring a truck or big SUV unless you want to park on the street and pay for parking
but we got parked and went in and the young girl was grabbing menu's to seat us as we walked through the door, and they got us coffee and water right away, I got the Chicken fried steak and it was very good with a nice thick country gravy on top, 3 Eggs scrambled hard as I do not like runny eggs, and the hash browns were some of the best I have had in years nice and brown and crisp, and 2 slices of toast
I tried my partners pancakes as that what they advertise that they have been making since 1966 and I could see that they were nice and fluffy an looked really good, and tasted just as good as they looked if not better
I look forward to going back good food at good prices even without the coupon it was under $25 for us both and they are open 24/7
We go here a lot because my wife really likes the pancakes. She says they're the fluffiest around. I usually have other things and most of what I've had is pretty good. Just don't have high expectations because it is a diner. I have to mark them down for the parking lot. I don't know why they bother. It's an accident waiting to happen.
Review Source:When I first moved to Chicago, locals told me to avoid Golden Nugget. After living in Logan Square for 5 years, I finally decided to stop in here late one night. To my delight, their breakfast foods are great! I love their waffles and bacon. I've had a salad and a BLT and maybe some other things here too and everything's been A O K.
I have a very sensitive tummy and usually diner food makes me sick immediately (got sick within minutes of eating at the IHOP at Diversey/California), but not here!
Yes, it is greasy and cheap etc, but it's just right for late nights or when you're just tired of all the yuppie BS at the new places in Logan Square.
It's a diner, plain and simple. As long as you keep that in mind, you won't be too disappointed. I tend to forget that their booths are made of hard plastic ala McDonald's, but how else would I know I'm at the Golden Nugget? Â As far as diner's are concerned, the food is on par with some of my other local hangouts.
Perfect for late night burger + fries cravings
It was after 11:30pm. My cousin, BF and I were craving a hot dog from the infamous Weiner Circle. Little did we know the Circle would greet us with a blasted green sign, "Sorry... Weiner Circle is SHUT DOWN". We walked along the sidewalk and bam... Golden Nugget beckoned us in for some delicious round-the-clock breakfast. We got the breakfast deal for about $5. Great place for a late night snack. I highly recommend the breakfast deal.... poached eggs and sausage!
Review Source:I usually come here for breakfast. Â It's probably their best meal. Â I've had most flavors of their pancakes and Belgian waffles. Â It's always been good. Â Prices are reasonable and service is usually adequate. Â This is the value play of Cornerstone, across the street. Â Their menu says they do carry out which could be convenient but I've never tried it.
Review Source:Yeah I know it's a diner, but, it can't get any better than diner food at 3am, with friends, and of course drunk. Â The prices are perfect and the food is greasy enough to knock out any hangover you'll have in the morning. Â
No need to find a Denny's or IHOP, you'll be wasting your money and calories for the day. Â Be smart and hop over to a Golden Nugget to get late night grub.
Sometimes I don't want Macadamia Nut Pancakes with White Chocolate Creme Anglaise.
Sometimes I just want pancakes. Fluffy pancakes with a crapload of whipped butter and maple syrup. With two pieces of bacon.
And at times like these, the Nugget is my destination. The service can be sometimes spotty, but the breakfast food is always spot on. Comfort food- diner breakfast at it's best.
Keep your lingonberries, Ann Sather! Â Flout your daal and eggs elsewhere, Treat! Â Shove your cherries jubillee french toast, Bongo Room!
Just give me my pancakes. Plain. And keep the whipped butter and syrup a-coming.
Ok -- this has been my crew's default 'after the bars' hangout for a couple years now. Â No matter how much we say we hate the place, we always end up coming back. Â Don't ask us why. Â The breakfast food is the big draw; however, the omelettes seems to have less and less cheese every time. Â The service is pretty mediocre, too. Â I think one time the service was SO slow that we actually left to go to the GN on Irving instead. Â
OH - and the last time we were there, Â the waitress totally tried to tell me that the $20 I put down on the counter wasn't MY $20 - that it was another customer's money. Â Shady, I tell you.
This review is going to be broken down into parts. The two stars I'm giving this location need explanation:
The wraps -- Lacking something. Not that great. Get something else.
The 1/2 lb. burger -- Lacking something. Not that great. Get something else.
The soups -- Chicken noodle, cream of potato, chili, etc. These are usually pretty good.
The breakfast food -- GREAT! Great waffles, great pancakes, and yumm-o-licious omelets (mainly the ham and cheese omelet).
The service at this location -- Hit or miss. I've had some great waitresses, and some waitresses that never came back to the table. My group and I got up and left once; we didn't even get offered water after 20 minutes of sitting, sitting, and more sitting. You best believe we high-tailed it to the one on Irving Park.
I keep coming back, though. I keep trying new lunch items to pick out the diamonds in the rough. The breakfast, though... Man. I never go wrong with their breakfast. It gets 5 stars all on its own, lemme tell you!
G. Nug... Despite disappointing me on some levels, why do I keep coming back to you? Why?
Ah, yes. The alluring call of the ham and cheese omelet...
Whenever I drove past this place, I always thought it was a bit cheesy because I was constantly envisioning this old-time gold miner (the kind you would see in bugs bunny cartoons) saying: "lets all go to the Goooolllldenn nugggget". Â Eventually I got around to trying this place out, and I was just amazed by how great their food was! Â The omlets are great, and dare I say it, they have the best toast ever! Â Well, maybe not the best toast ever since I gave that title to Opa Opa Coney Island Restaurant in Dearborn, MI...but their toast is either tied for 1st place or a close 2nd.
Either way, give the Goooolllldenn nugggget a try!
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