Awesome food, quick, friendly service at a great price! Love West River!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mari Martinez
As a local Albany Park resident for the past five years, West River Cafe has become my go-to neighborhood spot - and for good reason! Not only is it walking distance, but the food is consistently amazing with great prices and everything made fresh. There’s so much culture in the kitchen and you can really taste it. The atmosphere is warm and homey - it’s literally like hanging out with your neighborhood friends. It gets packed (first come, first seated), but that’s because it’s just that good! The staff is incredibly attentive, friendly, and kind. Joni has taken care of me over the years and we’ve become friends - she provides some of the best service in the industry, hands down. I go to five-star restaurants that don’t match the quality of service I get here. The menu has great variety, but those waffles are some of the best in the neighborhood! They serve syrup from a fresh warmer, have an amazing coffee selection, smoothies, and desserts. Soup lovers rejoice - they have soup seven days a week, all year long, which is a total lifesaver. Now they’re open later into the early evenings too, so you can grab an early dinner. If you’re in the neighborhood looking for something special, West River Cafe is a one-stop shop that should absolutely be on your list. You won’t be disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Cruz-Kneeland
Joanie, our server was awesome, she has a Great sense of humor. Wonderful service and damn good food. Found a new breakfast spot for me and the wife!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
araceliz vazquez
Great breakfast right in the neighborhood never a bad meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Villaseñor
Had great burgers and good service!
Felix Rodriguez
We accidentally found the West River Cafe and I'm so glad we did. It was a cozy diner, playing great music and serving generous portions of comfort-food style breakfast. Literally the best hashbrowns we've ever had. Plus, our super pleasant server, Joanie was awesome! Really, get the hashbrowns!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Perry Gold
Good food. Excellent service. Decent prices
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
chintot
No nonsense neighborhood diner. Finally able to come after 20 some years of seeing it on my way home. Basic diner fare. Waffles had a nice crispy texture. Strawberries fresh. Accommodating servers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kelly Searight
My son took me there for my birthday breakfast yesterday. Great food and excellent people work there. Highly recommend them.
Adam Woodburn
Standard breakfast. A bit pricey for what you get and the menu misrepresents the food, somewhat.
I have ordered lemon meringue pies from the establishment for going on two years. When you buy any pie from them, it comes in a high-quality steel pan which if you decide/are able to return to their establishment you can trade that pan back in for a five dollar rebate on your next pie. I have always done this. Also, I have only ordered pies ahead of time which took no more than three days for them to fulfill my order. In the rural badlands of The North Woods of Wisconsin I consider this impressive. The pie always has ultra flaky crust with no less than 3 1/2 inches of meringue (I have measured with a tape measure) as well as a further 2 inches of lemon below the meringue and above the crust. The young women who check me out At the counter when I pick up my order and pay are always cheerful and professional when they were at their busiest with sitdown clientele I never waited more than two minutes. In this way, they are in my opinion the gold standard of what a customer could expect from service In this area of the state. That said? I also always and only pick up my orders wearing an N 95 mask to protect myself and others in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which is afflicted the world since 2020. As a direct result of my health decisions, I have on more than one occasion received undue stares and insulting giggles at my appearance while I was paying good money as well as cash tips For their products and services. For this reason, I have not returned in several months despite their out of this world product.
Perhaps I will have better and more respectful service the next time I have occasion to order and drive the more than 45 minutes required to pick up what I consider some of the best pie on the North American continent (my current vocation has afforded me traveling to three different continents on this earth as well as enjoying Michelin star rated baked goods). Maybe not. I shall update my review as time, tied, and service allows.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emmy Strzyzynski
This is the neighborhood diner people dream of having nearby! The folks here are welcoming and kind. You can order anything on the menu and it somehow comes out exactly as you hoped - every time. Coming to a place where everyone is happy to be there is the perfect way to start your day!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
BH 1111
I love this diner. First off, the owners and staff are very friendly and take pride in their business. Just as important, the food is delicious. Their biscuits and gravy remind me of home when my mom used to make it. And don’t leave without buying a piece of apple pie.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ken L
West River Cafe is a good, honest neighborhood diner . . . something that is increasingly difficult to find. The food was fresh, well prepared, and tasty. The service was friendly and efficient. We'll definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Josh lopez
Milano chocolate macchiato!!! Been eating here for over 15yrs the food is amazing, the service exceptional! Never fails
Awesome food, quick, friendly service at a great price! Love West River!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
As a local Albany Park resident for the past five years, West River Cafe has become my go-to neighborhood spot - and for good reason! Not only is it walking distance, but the food is consistently amazing with great prices and everything made fresh. There’s so much culture in the kitchen and you can really taste it.
The atmosphere is warm and homey - it’s literally like hanging out with your neighborhood friends. It gets packed (first come, first seated), but that’s because it’s just that good! The staff is incredibly attentive, friendly, and kind. Joni has taken care of me over the years and we’ve become friends - she provides some of the best service in the industry, hands down. I go to five-star restaurants that don’t match the quality of service I get here.
The menu has great variety, but those waffles are some of the best in the neighborhood! They serve syrup from a fresh warmer, have an amazing coffee selection, smoothies, and desserts. Soup lovers rejoice - they have soup seven days a week, all year long, which is a total lifesaver. Now they’re open later into the early evenings too, so you can grab an early dinner.
If you’re in the neighborhood looking for something special, West River Cafe is a one-stop shop that should absolutely be on your list. You won’t be disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joanie, our server was awesome, she has a Great sense of humor. Wonderful service and damn good food. Found a new breakfast spot for me and the wife!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great breakfast right in the neighborhood never a bad meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had great burgers and good service!
We accidentally found the West River Cafe and I'm so glad we did. It was a cozy diner, playing great music and serving generous portions of comfort-food style breakfast. Literally the best hashbrowns we've ever had. Plus, our super pleasant server, Joanie was awesome! Really, get the hashbrowns!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food. Excellent service. Decent prices
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
No nonsense neighborhood diner. Finally able to come after 20 some years of seeing it on my way home. Basic diner fare. Waffles had a nice crispy texture. Strawberries fresh. Accommodating servers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My son took me there for my birthday breakfast yesterday. Great food and excellent people work there. Highly recommend them.
Standard breakfast. A bit pricey for what you get and the menu misrepresents the food, somewhat.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I have ordered lemon meringue pies from the establishment for going on two years. When you buy any pie from them, it comes in a high-quality steel pan which if you decide/are able to return to their establishment you can trade that pan back in for a five dollar rebate on your next pie. I have always done this. Also, I have only ordered pies ahead of time which took no more than three days for them to fulfill my order. In the rural badlands of The North Woods of Wisconsin I consider this impressive. The pie always has ultra flaky crust with no less than 3 1/2 inches of meringue (I have measured with a tape measure) as well as a further 2 inches of lemon below the meringue and above the crust. The young women who check me out At the counter when I pick up my order and pay are always cheerful and professional when they were at their busiest with sitdown clientele I never waited more than two minutes. In this way, they are in my opinion the gold standard of what a customer could expect from service In this area of the state. That said? I also always and only pick up my orders wearing an N 95 mask to protect myself and others in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which is afflicted the world since 2020. As a direct result of my health decisions, I have on more than one occasion received undue stares and insulting giggles at my appearance while I was paying good money as well as cash tips For their products and services. For this reason, I have not returned in several months despite their out of this world product.
Perhaps I will have better and more respectful service the next time I have occasion to order and drive the more than 45 minutes required to pick up what I consider some of the best pie on the North American continent (my current vocation has afforded me traveling to three different continents on this earth as well as enjoying Michelin star rated baked goods). Maybe not. I shall update my review as time, tied, and service allows.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the neighborhood diner people dream of having nearby! The folks here are welcoming and kind. You can order anything on the menu and it somehow comes out exactly as you hoped - every time. Coming to a place where everyone is happy to be there is the perfect way to start your day!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love this diner. First off, the owners and staff are very friendly and take pride in their business. Just as important, the food is delicious. Their biscuits and gravy remind me of home when my mom used to make it. And don’t leave without buying a piece of apple pie.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
West River Cafe is a good, honest neighborhood diner . . . something that is increasingly difficult to find. The food was fresh, well prepared, and tasty. The service was friendly and efficient. We'll definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Milano chocolate macchiato!!! Been eating here for over 15yrs the food is amazing, the service exceptional! Never fails
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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