Recommended dishes: Eggs and Hash Browns, Potatoes, French Toast, Onion Waffle, Gravy, Belgian Waffle, Texas Toast, Veggie Egg White Omelette, Ham and Cheese, Biscuits and Gravy \u0026 Pecan Roll, Scrambled Eggs w Hashbrowns and Ham, Chicken Sandwich
Vanessa Latimer
Spinach and feta cheese omelette and ham. The meal was good the atmosphere was very friendly and comfortable. Their coffee was delicious. I'm a picky coffee drinker. This coffee was a good as my own coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggs and Hash Browns, Spinach and Feta Cheese Omelette
Robin Gutierrez
Fantastic breakfast as always! We love Fred's Diner and have been going here for 40 years!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Aaron Krumbein
The soups here are great and everything is fresh. It isn't beautiful but its exactly the way a diner should be at the same time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sonia A.
Overall, great food, great people, and a laid-back atmosphere. Definitely adding this place to my go-to list.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Ann Petersen
First time here. What a great old fashion diner. The food was so good I dug in before taking a picture, but it was beautiful! We will be back!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jade Chang
I was gonna give it a 6/5, because how could we have a set of food below $10 in this economy! 2 eggs with Corn hash comes with potatoes and pancakes for $9.25. And honestly it’s the best meal I’ve had since coming to Chicago. Not too salty, the beef hash balances the mildness of the potatoes. Good stuff until then… I knew it was too good be true. We each ordered a set of food and 2 coffees, but the bill stated $42.75. no matter how I calculated it, it sums up only to $36. Asked the waiter if this price includes tips? He explained that it was the price including tax, but not the tips. But 42.75/36 amounts to around 20%. How could the tax be 20%???? My dad still gave the waiter a 20% tip so we payed $50 in total including tips. The service and food was both great, but the dishonestly that they demonstrated was unacceptable. Why should we be so nice when they tried to rip us off??? I think we should’ve just payed them $45. Oh well…
Norman Hightree
Another perfect breakfast! B/W photo shows when Fred's was a horse's stable, taken in 1890 😊
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
orchardm2025
I used to love Fred's for a simple breakfast. This last visit was really bad. Everything we ordered was bad and poorly cooked. After our food was delivered, we never saw a server again. My small coffee mug sat empty, and most of our food was left uneaten.
PJ1600
When did Fred's change? Lousy service. Was not given a menu. Had to ask. My 1/2 turkey sandwich came with two slices of turkey. That was it! The waiter must have read my face and then asked me if I wanted tomato and lettuce. Uhm! I would think so. No mayo either. Waited 10-15 minutes for the check even though our table was cleared. Won't go back!
Not many options at 5:30 in the morning and this fit the bill. Huge portions, great service, everything prepared on the spot. I could have got two meals out of my skillet. Freds has been around forever and now I know why. Cash only, FYI.
J. L
I'm sad to give this place 3 star as it was once a 5 and the new owner is really trying to make it succeed. Please consider my advice... The new owner was the existing chef, which made great food. But now he's trying to run the place which he's not a very good at, and hired someone else to do the cooking which the new cook is not as good and they are loosing many long time customers because it doesn't taste the same and orders are often wrong. The owner should get back to being the chef, and a capable front-end manager should be hired. Not the owners wife, who I'm sorry to say, does not speak english, moves incredibly slow, and puts very little effort into helping customers. Sorry if this sounds rude, but I'm trying to give helping criticism to help this place survive.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Ricki Smart
Cool little off the path diner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex
Old time dinner and I believe new owners. Food is as good or better than it was. Service was great, Prices fair. Try it, you'll love it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Toast
Juanfra Dimas
An authentic place with very good pancakes. My favorite place for breakfast in the area.
Great place, Home cooking ,
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Eggs and Hash Browns, Potatoes, French Toast, Onion Waffle, Gravy, Belgian Waffle, Texas Toast, Veggie Egg White Omelette, Ham and Cheese, Biscuits and Gravy \u0026 Pecan Roll, Scrambled Eggs w Hashbrowns and Ham, Chicken Sandwich
Spinach and feta cheese omelette and ham. The meal was good the atmosphere was very friendly and comfortable. Their coffee was delicious. I'm a picky coffee drinker. This coffee was a good as my own coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggs and Hash Browns, Spinach and Feta Cheese Omelette
Fantastic breakfast as always! We love Fred's Diner and have been going here for 40 years!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The soups here are great and everything is fresh. It isn't beautiful but its exactly the way a diner should be at the same time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overall, great food, great people, and a laid-back atmosphere. Definitely adding this place to my go-to list.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
First time here. What a great old fashion diner. The food was so good I dug in before taking a picture, but it was beautiful! We will be back!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was gonna give it a 6/5, because how could we have a set of food below $10 in this economy! 2 eggs with Corn hash comes with potatoes and pancakes for $9.25. And honestly it’s the best meal I’ve had since coming to Chicago. Not too salty, the beef hash balances the mildness of the potatoes. Good stuff until then… I knew it was too good be true. We each ordered a set of food and 2 coffees, but the bill stated $42.75. no matter how I calculated it, it sums up only to $36. Asked the waiter if this price includes tips? He explained that it was the price including tax, but not the tips. But 42.75/36 amounts to around 20%. How could the tax be 20%???? My dad still gave the waiter a 20% tip so we payed $50 in total including tips. The service and food was both great, but the dishonestly that they demonstrated was unacceptable. Why should we be so nice when they tried to rip us off??? I think we should’ve just payed them $45. Oh well…
Another perfect breakfast! B/W photo shows when Fred's was a horse's stable, taken in 1890 😊
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I used to love Fred's for a simple breakfast. This last visit was really bad. Everything we ordered was bad and poorly cooked. After our food was delivered, we never saw a server again. My small coffee mug sat empty, and most of our food was left uneaten.
When did Fred's change? Lousy service. Was not given a menu. Had to ask. My 1/2 turkey sandwich came with two slices of turkey. That was it! The waiter must have read my face and then asked me if I wanted tomato and lettuce. Uhm! I would think so. No mayo either. Waited 10-15 minutes for the check even though our table was cleared. Won't go back!
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Not many options at 5:30 in the morning and this fit the bill. Huge portions, great service, everything prepared on the spot. I could have got two meals out of my skillet. Freds has been around forever and now I know why. Cash only, FYI.
I'm sad to give this place 3 star as it was once a 5 and the new owner is really trying to make it succeed. Please consider my advice... The new owner was the existing chef, which made great food. But now he's trying to run the place which he's not a very good at, and hired someone else to do the cooking which the new cook is not as good and they are loosing many long time customers because it doesn't taste the same and orders are often wrong. The owner should get back to being the chef, and a capable front-end manager should be hired. Not the owners wife, who I'm sorry to say, does not speak english, moves incredibly slow, and puts very little effort into helping customers. Sorry if this sounds rude, but I'm trying to give helping criticism to help this place survive.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Cool little off the path diner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Old time dinner and I believe new owners. Food is as good or better than it was. Service was great, Prices fair. Try it, you'll love it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Toast
An authentic place with very good pancakes. My favorite place for breakfast in the area.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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