23 Best Diners near Evanston

“This is your quintessential breakfast and lunch joint. Been there forever, but remodeled recently. Friendly, sassy staff who treat everyone who walks in the door like family. Food’s good too!“

“Since high school, this has been a favorite and I've proudly indrocnated my wife and kids to the love of this food.“

“Great service. Perfect for an easy dinner on their patio.“

“Great service and delicious food;)“

“Shavaonne is one of the sweetest and nicest servers I have come across“

“I was in the area for a show at the Vic Theater and saw this place was close by. I'm glad I decided to stop in because this place was amazing. I ordered the country fried steak, and they had it ready within 10 minutes. The meal was delicious. The seitan steak tasted almost exactly how I remember real country fried steaks to taste. The gravy was savory, and the potatoes were super creamy. If I'm ever in the neighborhood again, I'll definitely be coming back. While everything on the menu is vegan, vegetarians can get real cheese and eggs if they ask. Since the restaurant is located in the Northhalsted neighborhood, it's also a safe space for LGBT folks. Like every business in Northhalsted, they proudly display pride flags, and many of the staff are queer themselves. Updated from previous review on 2025-04-30“

“Great food! fast service for carryout!“

“Terrific food, great service and wonderful hospitality! Lucky to have this gem in my neighborhood! PS...dont forget to try the Milkshakes!“

“I loved it. Have been passing by this place since over a decade ago and never had the time. By coincidence I checked it out a few days ago and I ordered a double cheeseburger with onion rings and it was delicious! I also had a chilli which I recommend if you’re into dips! Very good service. Modest prices.“

“We went to Alexander’s for breakfast on my brother’s birthday. The staff was exceedingly nice and sang happy birthday to him.

On that day, there was something wrong with the waffle maker so they told us it would be a 30 minute wait. We ended up waiting over an hour for our food. The staff were very apologetic and comped our food. Very impressive service!

The food was delicious and we will definitely be coming back for breakfast another time.“

“good food and good service“

“OMG - what a great place! We tried corned beef hash, pulled pork hash, pancakes, and chipped beef. All delicious and for me - best pulled pork ever. Plus super friendly staff and patrons. My new weekly spot“

“I had come from a con going one nearby it was a Saturday but it was not busy at all we got a our food very quickly it was so good. I ate it very fast. the portion sizes were very nice and the staff was very nice. They could've been a bit more attentive to us but overall very nice.“

“Brilliant breakfast, great service and very friendly staff. Thanks to all the staff, Merry Christmas to you.“

“Perfect rainy morning to stop at the diner and I'm glad we did!
The Greek omelette with sliced tomato and feta was 10/10.
Country fried steak was very flavorful yet light/not greasy. I loved the potatoes. Orange juice was fresh. My daughter had mickey mouse pancakes with whip cream and perfectly done bacon. The server was very kind and homey! She made sure we were good without overbearing. :) thank you! Will be in again.“

“Friendly quick service The best French toast I’ve ever tasted!“

“This place is always very good for their food and nice atmosphere. The new owners are very kind as well. It's in a very safe place and nice windows to look at the passerbys. Food is very good at a reasonable price and the workers and management is very nice.“

“Food: I got a Gyro for the first time and it was good but was a lot of the same flavor, not much variance since the meat is all ground up. Probably just not for me personally. Pizza looked really good!
Service: the cashier we had was awesome and helped with recommendations for someone who has never been to Chicago or had Chicago food.
Atmosphere: loved the diner feel to the place!

Parking: Pretty small parking lot out front, fits maybe 10 cars.“

“You just can't beat how delicious the food is!! For over 30 years, I've been eating their food and have never been disappointed. How is that possible??
Service is prompt and friendly.
Tiny side note .. the staff wear their hair down and shaggy, and I just can't help imagining hair in my food. Is that okay by the health department??“

“some of the photos uploaded for this place are actually photos from the hot dog station, which isn't here anymore and which is a different restaurant altogether

this place was good though, reasonable prices and good food. waitress was super nice to us and gave us recommendations“

“está chingón el pollo.y el arroz .“

“NICE PLACE relax everyone relax me“

“For roughly four decades this 24-hour restaurant hss delivered high quality fare, nicely presented and reasonably priced. What makes it special, besides the round the clock delivery of delicious food is a menu with excellent Mexican-American fare. Some of my experiences with Chicago's many excellent Mexican restaurants leads me to believe that not all the menu items are perfectly "authentic" but, why give a darn when it's so good? The kitchen is conscientious, the service is friendly, and the parking is often difficult during traditional meal times despite the fact that this is a six corner intersection. I have a monkey for their chilaquiles that I can't shake. That being said, it's worth it if one must feed a meter. If you live within a few miles and don't want to give up your street parking space overnight, you might check the CTA bus schedules since there are three bus routes going this way and that on the big converging arterial streets.
The ambience is characteristic of a no-nonsense diner. Try it, you'll probably like it. And if you don't, there are probably a few dozen places within a few miles, except not at 2:00 in the morning. Arriba! Arriba! Andale! Andale!“