Golden Nugget... How 'bout Bronze Nugget! ((I gave myself a high five on that one!))
After eating at their rivals across the street, Cornerstone Cafe, I can't help but compare and ultimately recommend their competition. Â Simply based on the quality of food, quantity, and price, this pancake house doesn't cut it.
Unless you're looking for a cliche 1970's diner and mediocre at best food, this is your place. Â Oh, my fiance commented and I agree, the restaurant is the kind of place where they'd film a movie. It does indeed have a very movie-esque feel to it, which I suppose is kind of appealing, BUT that doesn't make up for the food.
I love me some breakfast but sorry GN, I'll have to pass. Â Maybe you'll just be my late night, craving some greasy food, nugget! :)
Quick seating, vast menu and very heavy breakfast. I got the mushroom and cheese omlette with hash browns and toast on the side. There was an abundance of cheese and a bit too much butter on my toast but it was a hearty breakfast. Love that they refill your coffee so many times and they have flavored creamers. I don't know if it beats IHOP for me but it was a good place.
Review Source:Service is "great", friendly and really quick. It took 10 minutes to get the food for all of us ( 7 people), in another restaurant had taken up to 30 minutes,lol.
The food was amaizing, delicius and a pretty good price.
I definetely recomend this place.
I will be back !, lol.
P.S. They need a bigger parking lot though.
The outside sign that said 4.99 breakfast with pancakes, sausage or bacon, and eggs caught my eye......like a moth to flame I was in this place checking it out. It's your typical family restaurant menu. The prices were great, and I was pretty happy that my food was not too greasy. The pancakes were heavy, but good! I really enjoyed the hash browns, and the sausage was good! Eggs as well! Sunny side up just like I like em! I shall be back! #that's all folks
Review Source:I really loved my food! I got the country fried steak, which was delicious, with mashed potatoes (the gravy was good) and steamed vegetables (also good). I got the chicken soup, which tasted good but the noodles were total mush. My husband had the Philly cheese steak, which he said was very dry. He did like the onion rings, though. My daughter got the waffle special from the kids menu, which she seemed to enjoy (although it's hard to say, she's 2). Our server was very attentive (possibly out of boredom, the restaurant was empty when we went) and was quick with refills and checking in. I will be back!
Review Source:What can I say, I'm a sucker for greasy spoon restaurants, and this one lives up the the name. Â
Last time, I ordered a plain American eggs-and-toast breakfast but couldn't stop staring at my friend's mexican breakfast, which I will definitely be ordering next visit.
Service is above-average for a place like this. Â Parking could be a bit of a problem during peak times, though.
The number one thing about this place is that it is open 24 hours. It's a great place to go after an evening concert on the weekend. A friend and I crashed the one on Diversey after seeing the Pixies last night (it was the one nearest my car) and I'm pretty sure I've been to the one on Irving Park before.
Pretty typical American fare. I always get breakfast regardless of the time of day in a place like this, though my friend's enchilada sandwich looked really good. Sometimes I feel awful after I eat a greasy breakfast, but this time it sat alright with me. Pancakes, eggs, and bacon for me. Pancakes were much better than I expected, served with plenty of real butter and not too dry.
I don't remember the prices being as high as they were. It's just so hard to order the right combination of things you have a taste for and stay under your budget. I had a taste for french fries and pie, but didn't need the extra calories or to spend the extra money.
Nothing spectacular, but no unpleasant surprises either. I'll probably be back the next time I go to a show and hungry after midnight. I would like to try the stuffed french toast at some point.
Golden Nuggets are a staple in Chicago. When I was a teen in the suburbs we would always go to a Golden Nugget after coming to Chicago for concerts--as an adult Golden Nugget is the preferred eatery after a night of heavy drinking.
The food is just what you need to prevent a hangover, heavy, greasy, and delicious. Last night I had biscuits and gravy with a side of onion rings--that's what kind of place this is.
That having been said, I don't think I've ever been here sober, nor, I imagine, will I ever. I'm sure post 2am the place is filled with drunk idiots, but having been one of them, I've never noticed.
Eh....it is what it is. Â I live not-so-far from this place (west Humboldt Park, which is a restaurant oasis), but it's not my first or even second choice for breakfast. Â Food, even their breakfast, is thoroughly average. Â Nothing wrong per se, but just bland, not-so-great portions and a little pricey. Â Service is mediocre. Â I've never had a 'bad' experience here, but doesn't blow me away. Â Being open 24 hours is the best argument for its existence. Â If I just want a cheap, greasy breakfast, I go to Johnny's Grill, or get food similar to but better than Golden Nugget at IHOP.
Review Source:i live down the street so hit up the nugget every couple of weeks. great diner style menu- i usually order breakfast regardless of what time it is. Â prices are pretty much what you would expect. coffee isn't great at all- if that's important to you. i have never had a problem with food or service at te golden nugget. the breakfast place across the street (cornerstone cafe) is also good and has a really cute outdoor patio.
Review Source:Oh how I rarely eat late night food. This is experience is going to make it less desirable.
Of course, a little 2 a.m. food can't be that great, right? In this case, that's true.
I got a burger with fries. Simple, yet not good. The burger was cooked fine because its a millionth of an inch thick) but just tasted like grease instead of burger. The fries were fine but not much better that fast food.
Many of the folks also felt similar during this experience. You know how I love pizza, right? Well, I saw a tragedy. A half eaten piece of pizza on the floor. I'm not even sure if they serve pizza.
The staff was slow. This was not a packed house but things could have moved on a little stronger. I'm sticking with IHOP!
A-OK!
I have been here twice and I did not see anything wrong, unlike the other reviews. Â Everything was good. Â One time I had an omlette, and it was very good, only complaint is that slices of carrots do not really go well in an omlette, it's kind of a weird thing to put in there, isn't it? Â But it was a "veggie omlette" and carrots were listed on the menu description. Â For some reason I didn't care. Â Second time I had the French toast and it was GREAT. Â Probably had 900 calories, but it was good. Â I tried the hash browns and they were not nasty like at other diners, they were pretty decent. Â The food was better than I expected from the look of the place... Â The look of the place is kinda tacky. Â And why would they put those hard plastic seats in the booths, it's like the back seat of a friggin cop car.
"LIKE SAID" previously, Â This place is great and we just ate breakfast there for our Thanksgiving Breakfast..... Before a big home cooked Dinner. But why should I cook when they are offering a complete Turkey Dinner.....Because I dont think my inlaws would like me very much.. Their Stuffed French toast is soooo sinfull but yet very rewarding. And I love that they are always open EVERY HOLIDAY!!!!!!!!! Â EVERYONE!!....24HRS.
Review Source:Decent breakfast place. Â My experience with the service was actually quite above average, with many, many coffee refills. Â The atmosphere was like a cross between a Denny's and your basic "Chicago Mexican", which is a surprisingly good combination for Sunday brunching. Â Both cuisines are available for breakfast.
The food, on the other hand, was very mediocre, more on the Denny's side of things. Â I had Chilaquiles and I found them to be a bit dull and flavorless, and that considered, overpriced at $8. Â My companion's hash browns were the worst--soggy strips of barely cooked potato (almost looked steamed instead of fried) and when she asked about pan fried potatos she was told they didn't have any, which is pretty inexcusable in my eyes.
DON'T EVER EVER GO HERE!!!!! Honestly out of all the Golden Nuggets in the Chicago area this one is the worst. The service is slow. All of the waitresses just sit at the counter and talk while people wait for their food. We couldn't even get a 2ND cup of coffee. The manager was the rudest person i HAVE EVER SPOKE WITH. Instead of trying to help the customers he becomes defensive. While placing a to-go order I repeated myself 3 times they still got it wrong. None of these people should be in the service industry.
Review Source:My husband and I have been living in Chicago for 4 years. Â We used to go to this place a lot, we loved the pancakes, etc. Â We don't go anymore. Â Why you ask...b/c the manager ( a woman) is the biggest biotch you will ever deal with. Ever. Â Seriously, we were loyal patrons, good tippers, never made a fuss and all the waitresses knew us. Â Mistakenly, we once went and brought the wrong credit card (Amex) which we didn't know they don't accept. Â Problem is, we had no cash and no debit card b/c my husband lost his and I didn't bring mine. Â Fine, our bad. Â So, we try to work it out with said bitoch, and tell her I know my debit card number, expiration date and security code by heart and that she can run it, and since we go all the time, it really shouldn't be a problem. Â NOPE. Â She assures us, rudely, that our bank is open on Sunday, makes us leave our IDs with her to make sure we return, which we would've anyways. Â So we get in our car and trudge through traffic to find out that, as we had thought, our bank wasn't open, so we couldn't get any cash. Â Instead, we had to go all the way home, to pick up cash and go back. Â This was probably at least 1 1/2 process. Â
Now I wouldn't make such a big deal about our mistake had we not been loyal patrons for the past 4 years. Â She could have ran our card without making an imprint, but whatever. Â So my husband runs in and pays the dam $19 bill and has some words with said biotch. Â He says basically what I described above, and she starts screaming and yelling at him and tells him not to come back b/c they can refuse service to anyone. Â Then she THROWS our Ids at his face, which hit him.
I will never ever return to this godforsaken s**t hole again, I hope the owners read this post and fire the manager, as she causes them to lose business, is constantly rude and demeaning to customers and treats everyone, including her staff, terribly.
The coffee is always amazing at gross places like this. Â How? Â I spent four full minutes trying to engage everyone else in this conversation. Â No one would have it. Â And there's no breakfast place closer to my house that I'd rather visit to make me wish I never went there in the first place.
Right through me. Â Every time.
This G-Nugg is by far the BEST Golden Nugget in town!! The pancakes are always fresh, made to order and fluffly like beautiful pillows! The waitresses are always nice, bright and quick on their feet. The kitchen help is friendly, and coffee refills are a constant, love it!
MY FAV!!
6/8/08 Update:
Im sorry, but the Ravenswood location is starting to kick some ass. Their service is comparable to this location, but the food is coming out a lot better. Gonna have to knock a star off, 4 outt 5!!
I saw someone's review and it reminded me I have been here a few times. Â People working there are GREAT. Â Food is ok but the last time I was there AFTER we paid I saw a baby cockroach walking on our table. Â Just can't bring myself to go back there. Â I didn't say anything and probably should of. Â This was in October, 2007 so chances are they might have fixed the problem. Â Realistically many places have bugs I am sure.
Review Source:I like the nugget. I probably go here two or three times a year. There food isn't mind blowing but they do have some good deals and there open late and when craving a cup joe that has a consistency of mud and will kick your ass into gear then go here, that's what I do. Anyways sometimes the service can be slow but not to bad. I think the only thing i don't like about this place is the cops that show up here.... they stare at you like you should be at home instead of this joint.
Review Source:Wouldn't it be cool if you had a time machine? Â Would you go to the time of Joan of Arc and save her from being burned at the steak? How about the time of the dinosaurs? Â Hell, you could even wish Mr. Jesus a happy birthday if you wanted to...
Well friends, good news. Â I have a time machine. Â It's reasonably priced, open 24 hours, and closer than you think. Â Only catch is, it doesn't go to any of those places I mentioned above. Â In fact, it only goes to a creepy, 1970's, Las Vegas-esque restaurant. Â I know... Â Just take a deep breath and we'll be there soon... Â
Ok sure- The food might not be as fancy-schmancy as, let's say, Lula Cafe, or even Burger King; but that's not really why it's worth the trip. Â There's just something that happens to me when I'm there at 3am, no one has been to my table in over 20 minutes, and the two creepy cops sitting in the booth across from me take off in a rush that I say to myself, 'I'm lucky to be alive." Â I also have not been to a restaurant with so many "Do Not..." signs since Chuck E. Cheese's. Â They read things like, "No separate checks!" and "Patrons must leave after 20 minutes of finishing meal." Â They fill the restaurant walls and it's sort of creepy.
It's hard to explain, but you will understand if you just give it a try. Â I recommend the Onion Ring Burger, but stay away from any of the burritos. Â Going incredibly high also helps.
Not the healthiest food in the city, but if you are going to a waffle house, you really shouldn't be thinking this is going to be a healthy meal., cause it won't be unless you get a salad with dressing on the side. Yet, this place for some reason just keeps me coming back. I discovered that the secret is to learn what nights certain waitresses are working and go on those nights. Plus since there are several locations throughout the city, you have to decide which one's "qwerkiness" you prefer. The one on Diversey and Western, you have to tell the waitress the amount of the tip you want added to your credit card, which if you had bad service from a particular waitress you may not want to add anything or very little, but this is not the case at all of them. I like the one at Irving Park and Kedzie because I can go almost anytime of day/night and there is some kind of a special that will include more than enough for me. Some are breakfast some are dinner, some are really random, but they are usually under $8 each. My husband and I went the other night and spent $18 including soup/salad, entree, drinks, desert and tip. We even brought home the other half of our food and had a snack for later.
Review Source:The WORST diner in the history of the world. And no, this is no exaggeration. I have unfortunately dined at this "restaurant" four times. And every time has been terrible. The service is boring and weird (if you're paying w/ a credit card, they ask how much you want to tip them b/c they have to ring in the tip and total at the same time so you're sitting there like "uhhhhhh..."), the food is disgusting (they just dump pie filling on their waffles, their chicken is I think honestly, shoe leather... etc...), and the prices are outrageous for what you get! You're paying $8.95 for an average meal there and they should be paying ME to sit there and eat that crap! I hate that it's the only 24/7 place near me. Yikes, don't go there!
Review Source:dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun....Golden Nugget...
So I hear Golden Nugget has only had one commercial ever. Â And it went exactly like what you see above.
The previous reviewer couldn't have said it better...Yankees have no concept of greasy spoon joints...the closest things we have are our beloved coney islands and maybe White Castle, but nothin' like a Waffle House or a Golden Nugget. Â
They have excellent carbolicious pancakes, and the french toast is phenomenal. Â No better way to sober up.
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