Fresh Start Cafe
1038 S York St, Elmhurst
(630) 279-9997
Customers' Favorites
Create Your Own Omelette
Mediterranean Omelette
Country Skillet
Corned Beef Hash
Mediterranean
Fresh Start
Waffles
Toast
Most Popular
Fruit Crepe
Apples and cinnamon or peaches, and whipped cream.
Strawberry Waffle
Golden waffle with compote.
Eggs
2+2+2
Two eggs any style, two pancakes, French toast or half waffle, two bacon or sausage.
Breakfast Sandwich
Scrambled eggs and cheese. Served with your choice of protein and side.
Eggsactly
Two egg any style.
Biscuits and Gravy
Two warm flaky biscuits served with homemade sausage gravy.
Sampler
Two egg omelette (Mile High, Mediterranean or Ham & Cheese), one crepe (Portobello, Fruit or Fresh Start), and choice of french toast, 1/2 waffle or pancake.
Eggsadilla
Scrambled eggs, green peppers, onion, cheddar cheese, served in a flour tortilla with salsa, and sour cream.
Texas Egg Tacos
Three tacos stuffed with seasoned and scrambled eggs, bacon, peppers, onion, and cheddar cheese. Served with sour cream, jalapeños, and salsa.
Eggscellent
Two eggs with corned beef hash.
Empty Nestegg
One egg any style.
Mexadilla Wrap
Tortilla stuffed with scrambled eggs, chorizo, onion, and tomato.
Morning Wrap
Tortilla stuffed with scrambled eggs, green pepper, mushroom, cheddar cheese, and choice of protein.
Skillets
Create Your Own Skillet
Country Skillet
Bacon, ham, sausage, onion, pepper, mushroom, jack and cheddar topped with country gravy.
Simple Skillet
Bacon, tomato, spinach, pepper jack, and cheddar cheeses, topped with sour cream. Two eggs any style. Served with toast.
Olé
Chorizo, onion, pepper, avocado, and cheddar cheese, topped with sour cream and salsa, served with tortilla. Two eggs any style. Served with toast.
Harvest
Sautéed peppers, zucchini, and onion. Two eggs any style. Served with toast.
Gyro Skillet
Rotisserie gyro, onion, tomato, and feta with cucumber sauce. Served with toast.
Omelettes
Create Your Own Omelette
Mediterranean Omelette
Spinach, tomatoes, onions, and feta cheese. Three eggs.
The Works
Bacon, sausage, ham, mushroom, onion, tomato, pepper jack, and cheddar cheeses. Three Eggs.
Mile High Omelette
Ham, green peppers, onions, pepper jack, and cheddar cheeses. Three eggs.
Buenos Dias
Chorizo, peppers, avocado, onions, topped with salsa and sour cream.
Vegetarian Omelette
Tomatoes, zucchini, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, and cheddar cheese. Three eggs.
Gyro Omelette
Rotisserie gyro, onions, tomatoes, and feta cheese. Topped with cucumber sauce.
Benedicts
Benedict
Two poached eggs served on English muffin halves. Canadian bacon and hollandaise.
Southern Benedict
Canadian bacon on a biscuit and sausage gravy. Two poached eggs served on English muffin halves.
Florentine Benedict
Two poached eggs served on English muffin halves. Spinach, tomato, mushroom, and hollandaise.
Crepes
Nutella Crepe
Filled with Nutella and banana
Ham and Spinach Crepe
Scrambled eggs, ham, spinach, and hollandaise.
Strawberry Crepes
Portobello Crepe
Scrambled eggs, portobello mushrooms, red pepper, spinach, and tomato.
Fresh Start Crepe
Spinach, sprouts, mushroom, bacon, and cream cheese.
Apples & Cinnamon Crepes
Chicken and Avocado Crepe
Avocado, chicken, and hollandaise.
Blueberry
Pancakes
Chocolate Chip Pancake
Three buttermilk pancakes with chocolate chips.
Potato Pancake
Three potato batter pancakes with applesauce and sour cream.
Classic Pancake
Three buttermilk pancakes with powdered sugar.
Silver Dollars Pancake
Eight dollar pancakes.
Berry Pancake
Three buttermilk pancakes.
Apples & Cinnamon Pancakes
Three buttermilk pancakes with apple slices.
Crunch Cakes
Three granola & blueberry pancakes topped with bananas, and drizzled honey.
French Toast
Classic French Toast
Thick sliced Texas toast with powdered sugar.
Bananas Foster French Toast
Thick sliced Texas toast with sauteed bananas, pecans, and powered sugar.
Cinnamon Raisin French Toast
Cinnamon raisin bread with powdered sugar.
Waffles
Strawberry Waffle
Golden waffle with compote.
Classic Waffle
Golden waffle with powdered sugar.
Blueberry Waffle
Golden waffle with compote.
Bananas & Honey Waffle
Golden waffle with banana and drizzled honey.
Apples and Cinnamon Waffle
Light Options
Yogurt Parfait
Greek yogurt with blueberries, strawberries, and granola.
Oatmeal
Homemade with cinnamon, brown sugar, raisins, granola, and blueberries.
Fresh Fruit Plate
Seasonal fruit with cottage cheese.
Most Popular
Chicken Caesar Wrap
Grilled chicken, romaine, and parmesan with Caesar dressing.
Wraps
Chicken Caesar Wrap
Grilled chicken, romaine, and parmesan with Caesar dressing.
Honey Mustard Wrap
Chicken tenders, lettuce, and tomato with honey mustard dressing.
Club Wrap
Turkey, bacon, lettuce, and tomato.
Mediterranean Wrap
Marinated chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, onion, and feta with house dressing.
California Wrap
Turkey, avocado, tomato, and sprouts with ranch dressing.
Hot Sandwiches
Pepper Panini
Turkey, beef, chicken breast or portobello mushroom, sautéed peppers and jack cheese
Reuben
Turkey or corned beef, sauerkraut & swiss with Thousand Island dressing.
Gyro Sandwich
Gyro, onion, tomato, cucumber sauce in pita bread. Open face served with feta and olives.
Pesto Chicken Focaccia
Chicken breast with pesto mayo on focaccia.
Turkey Artichoke Focaccia
Turkey, sautéed onions, pepper jack, and spinach artichoke mayo on focaccia.
Salad Panini
Tuna or chicken salad with tomato and cheddar.
Ultimate Grilled Cheese
Cheddar, jack, swiss, tomato, and bacon.
BLT
Bacon, lettuce, and tomato.
Turkey Reuben
with sauerkraut, swiss and 1,000 island dressing
California Focaccia
Turkey, avocado, tomato, sprouts, and Swiss with ranch dressing on focaccia.
French Dip Sandwich
Beef and au jus on french bread.
Cold Sandwiches
#1 Roast Beef, Lettuce, Tomato, Cheddar and Mayo Sandwich
Served with homemade chips.
Tuna Salad Sandwich
Served with homemade chips.
#3 Turkey, Avocado, Cucumber, Sprouts, Lettuce, Tomato, Jack cheese and Mayo
Served with homemade chips.
Chicken Salad Sandwich
Served with homemade chips.
Turkey, Lettuce, Tomato, Swiss and Mayo Sandwich
Served with homemade chips.
Burgers
Plain Burger
Lettuce, tomato, and pickle.
Monterrey Burger
Bacon, grilled onion, and pepper jack.
Soups
Soup of the Day
Call for choices
French Onion
Turkey Pepper Panini Combo
1/2 sandwich, soup of the day and side salad.
Tuna Salad Soup Combo
1/2 tuna salad sandwich, soup of the day and side salad
Chicken Salad Soup Combo
1/2 chicken salad sandwich, soup of the day and side salad.
Portobello Panini Combo
1/2 sandwich, soup of the day and side salad.
Salads
Strawberry Almond Salad
Spinach, grilled chicken breast, strawberries, toasted almonds, red onions, and feta.
Greek Salad
Spring greens, tomato, cucumber, red onion, olives, and feta.
Caesar Salad
Romaine, onion, croutons, and parmesan with Caesar dressing.
Cobb Salad
Grilled chicken breast, bacon, hard boiled egg, avocado, cucumber, red onion, tomato, and cheddar.
Harvest Salad
Spring greens, grilled chicken breast, pecans, avocado, cucumber, dried cranberries, and apples.
Spinach Salad
Spinach, bacon, hard boiled egg, mushrooms, and croutons.
Chicken Pecan Salad
Spring greens, grilled chicken breast, bacon, tomato, dried cranberries, pecans, and cheddar.
Stuffed Tomato Salad
Tuna or chicken salad with cottage cheese and an English muffin.
Stuffed Avocado Salad
Tuna or chicken salad with cottage cheese and an English muffin.
South of the Border
Chicken Quesadillas
Grilled chicken with sauteed with onions and peppers, topped with jack cheese. Served with sour cream, salsa and guacamole. Served with Spanish rice
Steak Quesadillas
Grilled steak with sauteed with onions and peppers, topped with jack cheese. Served with sour cream, salsa and guacamole. Served with Spanish rice
Steak Fajitas
Grilled steak with sauteed with peppers and onions. Served with sour cream, salsa, jalapenos, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, Spanish rice and tortillas
Tilapia
Served with rice and beans. Seasoned filet with Spanish rice and side salad.
Fish Tacos
Three soft shells with flaked fish, lettuce, tomato, lime cream sauce and salsa. Served with spanish risce
Chicken Fajitas
Grilled chicken with sauteed with peppers and onions. Served with sour cream, salsa, jalapenos, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, Spanish rice and tortillas
Drinks
Fresh Orange Juice
Juices
Tomato, Grapefruit, Cranberry or Apple
Coffee
Lemonade
Fountain Drinks
Iced Tea
Sides
Corned Beef Hash
Short Stack Pancakes
2 pancakes
Bacon
3 strips
Seasonal Fruit
Homemade Potatoes
English Muffin
One Egg
Turkey Sausage
Canadian Bacon
Toast
Ham
Tortilla
Sausage
3 links or patties
Cottage Cheese
Biscuit and Gravy
1/2 biscuit
Kid's
Kid's French Toast
One French toast slice with bacon or sausage.
Little Starter
One scrambled egg, bacon or sausage, and toast.
Kid's The Bear
Plain or chocolate chip pancake with fruit and bacon to make a smile.
Kid's Grilled Cheese
Served with fries, home made chips or fruit cup
Kid's Cheeseburger
Served with fries, home made chips or fruit cup.
Kid's Mac and Cheese
Served with fries, home made chips or fruit cup.
Kid's Chicken Tenders
Served with fries, home made chips or fruit cup.
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Recent Reviews
Stopped here for breakfast, 1st time and I would definitely recommend it. The service was excellent and the food was great (real, fresh, hot, cooked to order)! I had the sampler with oatmeal pancakes and they were delicious!!! My other options included the chicken avocado crepe and Mediterranean omelette. The coffee was good, it came to the table in its own thermal to stay hot.
I highly recommend!!
September 2025
My friend found Fresh Start on the map so we could stop by for take-out on September 24, 2024. As soon as I walked in I wished I could have stayed to eat rather than take-out. The dining room was homey, comfortable looking, and filled with happy customers. The wait staff were very nice. The cashier was aware of my time crunch and tried very hard to make everything as nice as possible. I had a student with me, as we were on our way to a camping event, and my student was impressed...
September 2024
Fresh Start has falling off! Since covid been rampant, you guys been holding back on certain things. For example, I normally get the Gyro skillet. Before covid hit they used to give me an ample amount of meat in my skillets. Now since covid spread like wildfire, I get little scraps/small portions of gyro meat in my skillet. I really like this place, but that kinda tuned me off somewhat.
September 2024
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