Breaking Bread - Crystal Lake

The sweet owner walked across the tracks this morning to give my daughter an avocado egg sandwich before taking the train to Chicago. He heard my daughter wanted one and he was so kind to Bring her one. Btw my daughter enjoyed it on the train! Thank you again for your hospitality!

I really do love your sandwiches but you just cannot use day old bread!

from a picky eater and vegetarians pov i LOVE the pizza grilled cheese with no salami

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

What a great place and the food is outstanding.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing food, owner was such a great guy as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love this place! They make me feel so welcomed and they actually take the time to get to know their customers who keep coming back to get their food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tried the Turkey Club which wasn’t that good. Cheese curds were fantastic though! Friendly staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Amazing sandwiches and make sure to order the house made dill sauce -its amazing! It's delicious with there homemade chips but I especially love it with the corned beef

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This charming sandwich shop is a MUST for anyone traveling or living in Illinois! We went there for our first time just after Christmas and had an Outstanding rueben and Scrumptious turkey club. The owner, Chris, even checked up on us and chatted for a bit. Such a Great restaurant and experience!! We're heading back after new years to enjoy more quality food!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Turkey Club, Reuben Sandwich, Home Chips with Dill Sauce

Poor cleanliness standard, sandwich was okay but a giant black hair in it.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

I’ve lived in Crystal Lake for about 5 years now, and Breaking Bread has my favorite rueben, hands-down. Meat and kraut are what you’d expect, but this place really shines with the cheese and bread. Delicious melty swiss and fluffy rye with a nice, exterior crunch. The 80s dad-rock playlist is a plus for me, and my gluten-free partner highly recommends their celiac-safe options. Crystal lake staple.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Reuben Sandwich

So happy we have this fresh option right downtown Crystal Lake. Getting off the train and grabbing dinner super easy. They make a really great sandwich, but their cinnamon rolls are amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best turkey club and homemade chips! Great addition to downtown Crystal Lake!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Homemade Chips

We popped in on Johnny Appleseed Day to just grab a bite on the way out of the downtown festival. We walked in at 4pm and and little did we know they also closed at 4pm and we're shutting everything down for the day. They still took our order and it was still amazing even when they didn't have too. It was fantastic even though they were closing up shop for the day. I always recommend this place, good stuff fast and great people!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Reuben Sandwich

Great food at reasonable prices. They do tend to get busy.

Parking: Limited space because of multiple businesses on site.

Wheelchair accessibility: No beveled curb or oversized doors.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Turkey Club, Chips and Dill Sauce